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Audubon Florida Climate and Energy News Roundup

Today we share news about the potential for renewable energy to help prevent blackouts, Audubon’s message at COP29, the importance of mayors in fighting climate change, and more.

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New Study: More Renewable Energy on the Grid May Prevent Severe Blackouts

From Environment Florida

“New research out from the University of Tennessee suggests that integrating renewable energy sources into power grids may enhance – rather than weaken – overall grid resilience. The study, which was published in the journal ‘Nature Energy,’ analyzed over 2,000 blackout events across 278 U.S. cities, and found that regions with high renewable energy integration experience fewer severe blackouts than those using traditional power systems.”

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Audubon and the Global Conservation Community

From the National Audubon Society

“The two pillars of COP29 are “Enhance Ambition” and ‘Enable Action.’ At COP29, Audubon is focused specifically on three main themes that intertwine climate actions and biodiversity actions and support the aims of both, including science, technology and innovation, and digitalization; food, agriculture, and water; and nature and biodiversity, Indigenous people, gender equality, oceans, and coastal zone.”

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Mayors Are the Leaders We Need to Help Fight Climate Change

From New Scientist

“By 2050, 70 percent of the world's population will live in urban centers - that's just one reason why mayors will be essential to addressing the climate crisis, making vital adaptations to cities to make them more bearable in a warming world… In light of this failure by politicians on the international stage to get to grips with the reality of climate change, other leaders need to step up – and, surprisingly, city mayors may be best placed to do so. Adapting cities to cope with the specific effects of urban heat will be essential.”

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Biden Visits Amazon, Vowing Help to Fight Climate Change

From the Miami Herald

“After an aerial tour of one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems, Biden signed a proclamation declaring every Nov. 17 to be International Conservation Day and vowed that the United States would spend millions of dollars across the Amazon on restoring land, planting native tree species, supporting biodiversity efforts and increasing fertilizer efficiency programs. It was the first time a sitting U.S. president had visited the Amazon.”

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