News Round-Up Climate Crisis 4/25/24
If EVs are supposed to be the car industry’s wave of the future and a major way to cut greenhouse gas emissions, then Ford has a long way to go. According to CNN, it lost $135,000 on each EV it sold in the year’s first quarter. Climatecrisis247 believes that the EV prospects of the world’s largest car companies will be a financial challenge, probably for years. While companies like BYD and Tesla, which started as EV manufacturers, are likely to continue to profit, losses at companies like Ford, GM, and most Japanese, German, and South Korean manufacturers may slow the rollout of EVs.
New Energy Source –Wind Energy Failure?
Oil Prices –Ukraine And $100 Oil
The American Lung Association has released its carefully followed “State of the Air” study. The current edition is based on 2024 data. Measurements are based on ozone, year-round particle pollution, and short-term particle pollution. Most of the cities with poor scores are in California. Taking the three measures together, the city with the worst rating is Bakersfield, followed closely by Los Angeles, Vidalia, and Fresno. The three smaller cities are north of Los Angeles. Climatecrisis247 believes that most concern about air quality worldwide focuses on cities in India, Pakistan, and China. However, the news report shows that the US has similar, if less severe, problems.
Mosquitoes
Climate change has triggered a rise in the number of mosquitoes that carry diseases, including malaria. According to The Guardian, “The insects spread illnesses such as malaria and dengue fever, the prevalences of which have hugely increased over the past 80 years as global heating has given them the warmer, more humid conditions they thrive in.” Climatecrisis247 believes that while climate change has killed hundreds of species and put over 10,000 on the IFAQ endangered species list, it has allowed others to spread. These include mosquitos and ticks.
Amnesty International
Amnesty International has released a report titled “Global: Loss and Damage Fund for climate change must not restrict the role of civil society.” The authors report, “The restrictions set on civil society participation are greater than for other bodies under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, such as board meetings of the Green Climate Fund.” Climatecrisis247 believes that this is a confusing message. It begs the question of whether it is about a broader participator of “civil society” in discussions about climate change, of a complaint about the level of its participation. Our comment is “please clarify,”
