The Climate Report - 12/9/21

TODAY'S CLIMATE REPORT HEADLINES FOR 12/9/21:- A 100% renewable US grid in 2050...is it possible? Is it good or bad? A new Stanford study offers some suggested answers- Joe Biden's brand new climate change executive order for all US govt operations- Global wildfires in 2021 dumped record levels of carbon out of forests and into the air, from pole to pole, hemisphere to hemisphere- Looking at personal climate goals by economic strata: the poor aren't the issue, they already are living at 2030 climate goals by necessity- Wales gov't gives away a free tree to every home...1 million trees planted over the next 12 months- CA may begin naming life threatening heat wave storms, just like hurricanes, to raise awareness and caution- The US lags way behind China and the EU when it comes to % of new vehicles sold as EV...WAY behind- US electric utilities see an opportunity to sell a lot more electricity by speeding up the nationwide switch to electric cars, and have formed a new coalition to install EV fast chargers everywhere over the next 2 years- Lastly, a very cool new personalized personal carbon-cutting app that started in Finland is being rolled out in London, and has plans to spread to 17 more countriesFor links to these articles, plus daily news headlines in between broadcasts, there is also the Climate Report social media page with daily news updates: facebook.com/KVMRClimateReportPlease listen and share! Comments, questions, feedback: [email protected]