{"id":47800,"date":"2022-12-15T11:21:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T11:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/?p=47800"},"modified":"2022-12-15T13:37:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T13:37:28","slug":"best-climate-stories-2022-must-read","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/12\/15\/best-climate-stories-2022-must-read\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Home\u2019s five must-read climate change stories from 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In 2022, Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine broke energy markets around the world, one third of Pakistan was submerged by unprecedented floods and US-China tensions put climate cooperation in suspense.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Climate Home News reported on major events &#8211; including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/10\/31\/brazil-election-lula-victory-raises-hope-for-amazon-rainforest\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">world-changing elections,<\/span><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/08\/08\/us-china-climate-working-group-cancelled-after-pelosis-taiwan-visit\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">clashes between major economies<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/11\/20\/what-was-decided-at-cop27-climate-talks-in-sharm-el-sheikh\/#:~:text=At%20Cop27%2C%20countries%20agreed%20that,workers%20affected%20by%20the%20transition.\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">climate negotiations<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &#8211; while digging deeper into mysteries and underreported issues.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Here are five of our must-read stories from 2022, on the international dimensions of the climate crisis and the complications of addressing it. Keep up to date with our news, investigations and analysis by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/subscribe\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">subscribing to our weekly newsletter<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>1. <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2022\/01\/28\/crypto-bubble-hype-machine-behind-70000-carbon-credit\/\">Crypto bubble: The hype behind a $70,000 carbon credit<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Early in the year, the sale of a single carbon credit for an eyewatering $70,000 at auction <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2022\/01\/28\/crypto-bubble-hype-machine-behind-70000-carbon-credit\/\">caught Chlo\u00e9 Farand&#8217;s eye<\/a>. <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">At the time, millions of credits from the same project were selling on the market for less than $20 each.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Who would pay such a premium? The answer lay in a cryptocurrency venture called<span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Save Planet Earth and a community of investors convinced it was the next big thing. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Unfortunately, their faith was unfounded. SPE claimed it had contracts to plant 1.1 billion trees in Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Maldives, but was not able to back this up &#8211; and experts on the ground said it was not credible.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>2. <a href=\"https:\/\/climatechangenews.com\/2022\/01\/07\/race-lithium-sparking-fears-water-shortages-northern-argentina\/\">Race for lithium pollutes water in Argentinian villages<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The transition towards cleaner energies comes at a price for communities in Argentina, where a key mineral used in batteries is extracted. There, lithium mining companies have sparked fears of water shortages among locals.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Natalie Alcoba, traveled to Fiambal\u00e1, a small Argentine mountain village which is rich in metals that will fuel the renewable energy revolution.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">But the methods for extracting lithium from the ground consume a lot of water and can pollute freshwater deposits.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>3. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/08\/26\/visuals-extreme-drought-dries-up-rivers-globe-satellite-images\/\">Extreme heatwaves dried up water sources across the world<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Extreme weather kept breaking all records in 2022. Last summer saw extreme heatwaves all over the northern hemisphere and their impacts to water sources were visible from space. <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">An analysis of satellite imagery by Sebasti\u00e1n Rodr\u00edguez, in partnership with the monitoring platform Planet, shows how freshwater ecosystems degraded across the world.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rivers and lakes were at the frontline of this summer\u2019s extreme weather. If we use these ecosystems as measure of our readiness to climate change, experts said we\u2019re not prepared.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatechangenews.com\/2022\/11\/24\/late-night-fossil-fuel-fight-leaves-bitter-taste-after-cop27\/\">Fossil fuel fights at Cop27: how the industry escaped censure<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Fossil fuels were one of the strongest forces at play in this year\u2019s UN climate negotiations, as industry lobbyists outnumbered almost every national delegation. In late-night closed meetings, the industry\u2019s efforts paid off, as fossil fuels escaped censure at Cop27.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Joe Lo and Chlo\u00e9 Farand reconstructed the industry\u2019s role in this years climate negotiations, and told the behind the scenes story of how oil and gas producers managed to delay decisive climate action at the UN summit.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">One diplomat called the 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