‘Together, we are unstoppable': Greta Thunberg addresses thousands at Vancouver climate rally

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed thousands of demonstrators at a rally in downtown Vancouver on Friday, an event billed as a post-election push for Canadian leaders to take action on the climate crisis.

Teen activist Greta Thunberg attends a climate strike in
 Vancouver on Friday, marching through the downtown streets. 

"The people in power are still acting as if there was no tomorrow," Thunberg, 16, told to the cheering crowds.

"We young people are telling them to stop doing that, to stop ignoring the consequences of their actions and inactions."

Vancouver police estimate about 10,000 people gathered outside the Vancouver Art Gallery to hear Thunberg speak. 

The teenage activist began her weekly school climate strikes in her native Stockholm more than a year ago, and her following has grown in recent months.

Read the story from CBC News - “‘Together, we are unstoppable': Greta Thunberg addresses thousands at Vancouver climate rally.”

G20 countries triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis

G20 countries have almost tripled the subsidies they give to coal-fired power plants in recent years, despite the urgent need to cut the carbon emissions driving the climate crisis.

A protest against the Drax power station in North Yorkshire.

The bloc of major economies pledged a decade ago to phase out all fossil fuel subsidies.

The figures, published in a report by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) and others, show that Japan is one of the biggest financial supporters of coal, despite the prime minister, Shinzo Abe, having said in September: “Climate change can be life-threatening to all generations … We must take more robust actions and reduce the use of fossil fuels.” The annual G20 meeting begins in Japan on Friday.

Read the story from The Guardian by Damian Carrington - “G20 countries triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis."

A groundbreaking study outlines what you can do about climate change

Researchers in Sweden examined the possible steps that people can take to help tackle the climate crisis. Although a lot of resulting news coverage focused on the most effective action (having one fewer kid), the real takeaway is that individual actions still matter. A lot.

In fact, the researchers found that behavioral shifts could be faster than waiting for national climate policies and widespread energy transformations. As far as I know, this is the very first comprehensive analysis on the effectiveness of specific individual climate actions.

Read the story from grist  - “A groundbreaking study outlines what you can do about climate change.”