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Exxon’s Own Research Confirmed Fossil Fuels’ Role in Global Warming Decades Ago.
Top executives were warned of possible catastrophe from greenhouse effect, then led efforts to block solutions. #ClimateChange #Nature
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/02052024/from-the-archive-exxon-research-global-warming/
"One in three Britons advocate for fossil fuel divestments in pensions, poll finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange
One in three Britons advocate for fossil fuel divestments in pensions, poll finds
A new poll has found that one in three Britons aims to avoid investing in fossil fuels through their pension, highlighting the imperative for the pension industry to divest from fossil fuels.Sidhi Mittal (edie)
Worst wine harvest in 62 years blamed on ‘extreme’ weather and climate change.
Experts blame “extreme environmental conditions” including droughts and fires that have been driving the downward trend in production. It hit its lowest level since 1962. #ClimateChange
'“It’s fucking awful,” the softly spoken scientist says, emerging from the ocean. “They said the bleaching was extensive and uniform. They didn’t say it was extensive, uniform and fucking awful.
“It’s a graveyard out there.”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/may/01/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-crisis
Great Barrier Reef’s worst bleaching leaves giant coral graveyard: ‘It looks as if it has been carpet bombed’
Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floodsMike Bowers (The Guardian)
Scientists have been absolutely clear that we MUST make immediate and drastic changes if we are to avoid catastrophic eco-system collapse. But, as Greta Thunberg has said, all we ever get from politicians and industry leaders is more useless blah blah blah…
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BusinessAsUsual
Mangroves: we used freely-available satellite images to track climate-resilient forests
"Satellites equipped with radar or specialised sensors can measure the height and structure of forests... Satellite images can also help engage local people in restoration efforts and... help scientists map changes along the coast and assess how vulnerable mangroves might be."
#climatechange #climatecrisis #sealevelrise @TheConversationAfrica @theconversationes @TheConversationUS
Mangroves: we used freely-available satellite images to track climate-resilient forests
Scientists have monitored mangroves in Mauritius, and found some forests are growing.The Conversation
#EnergyTransition: Biden Administration Moves to Speed Up Permits for Clean Energy https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/climate/biden-administration-moves-to-speed-up-permits-for-clean-energy.html #USpol
"The #Biden administration on Tuesday released rules designed to speed up permits for #CleanEnergy while requiring federal agencies to more heavily weigh damaging effects on the #climate and on #LowIncome communities before approving projects... This is a big deal because for the first time it prioritizes projects that have #ClimateChange and or #EnvironmentalJustice benefits"
It's just like purchasing carbon offsets.
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
Every day for the last 50 years, the oil and gas industry has brought in $3 BILLION in profits. Not revenues. Profits.
EVERY. SINGLE. DAY.
That’s 💵 💵 💵 $52 trillion 💵 💵 💵 in pure profit, their payoff for happily destroying our climate and biosphere.
We need system change NOW.
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
Revealed: oil sector’s ‘staggering’ $3bn-a-day profits for last 50 years
Vast sums provide power to ‘buy every politician’ and delay action on climate crisis, says expertDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
2 days ago we had the fireplace running full blast for 14 hours
Today it's over 90 degrees...in April
Last 12 months have been the hottest ever recorded on the planet
The EU's climate monitor said Tuesday that March globally was 1.68°C hotter than an average March between the years 1850-1900, the reference period for the pre-industrial era.Le Monde with AFP (Le Monde)
Latest comic: No-so-silent Spring
#leafblowers #environment #climatechange #noisepollution #cartoon #comic #climate #climatecrisis #earthday
🌪️ The #tornado last night that ripped through #Marietta #Oklahoma just demolished a huge Dollar Tree distribution warehouse and flipped semis like they were toys🌪️ #climatechange
https://youtube.com/shorts/7wgtEDlMi1I
Tornado Destroys Dollar Tree Warehouse In Oklahoma
A tornado ripped through Marietta, Oklahoma, destroying a Dollar Tree distribution center and flipping semis. #shorts #oklahoma #dollartreeYouTube
there's a reason she is called mother nature.
#p2 #BlackLivesMatter #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #ClimateAction #environmental #justice
Worst wine harvest in 62 years blamed on ‘extreme’ weather and climate change.
Global wine production reached a historic low in 2023 and climate change could be to blame, a new report has revealed. #ClimateChange #Wine
India is currently experiencing a severe heatwave, with very high temperatures in many areas. The heat is so intense that a TV presenter fainted live on air.
#heatwaves #India #climatechange
"Teleprompter Faded Away": TV Anchor Faints While Reading Heatwave Updates
Lopamudra Sinha, an anchor with the Kolkata branch of Doordarshan, could be heard slurring while reading out the information before she blacked out.NDTV
Why beavers are essential to improving the climate and preventing wildfires.
Beavers are small, but mighty creatures. #ClimateChange #Nature #Beavers
https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/beavers-climate-change-wildfires/
Why beavers are essential to improving the climate and preventing wildfires
WBZ's Jason Mikell joined the Department of Conservation and Recreation in Massachusetts to learn more about how beavers play an important role in our environment.Jason Mikell (CBS Boston)
DAVID BLACKMON: Having Biden Declare A Climate Emergency Is A Crazy Idea
This is indeed a crazy idea, but it would be a mistake to assume it is not being seriously considered, and for all the wrong reasons.Watts Up With That?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/climate/coral-reefs-bleaching.html <-- shared media article
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https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/noaa-confirms-4th-global-coral-bleaching-event <-- NOAA technical announcement
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https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/ <-- NOAA Coral Reef Watch home page
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #earthobservation #global #satellite #coralreefwatch #coral #coralreef #coralbleaching #bleaching #temperatures #climatechange #algae #ecosystems #monitoring #fish #fisheries #foodsecurity #economicbenefits #marine #coast #coastal #model #modeling
@NOAA
NOAA confirms 4th global coral bleaching event
The world is currently experiencing a global coral bleaching event, according to NOAA scientists. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.www.noaa.gov
I cannot fathom how anyone with even a shred of backbone or self-respect can happily keep chattering away at the Nazi Bar.
(Extra asshole-points for “babe.”)
#elonmusk #climatechange #Twitter
It is one thing to take inspiration from ancient religious texts.
It is a completely different thing to take them literally.
If the authors of those texts had known what we know today about physics, cosmology and evolution their messaging would likely have been quite different.
We live on a rare, small planet in the habitable zone of a stable star.
We are part of nature and have an extended family of millions of species.
All we need to do, is fit in.
#sustainability #religion #spirituality #politics #Justice #biodiversity #Nature #climatechange
Shifting the Paradigm | Aspen Proposal
The Aspen Proposal provides a description of a sustainable human civilization 200 - 500 years in the future. This is a goal that will focus our efforts, allow us to backcast and provide hope for those working for change.Aspen Proposal
It's time to get to work — on system change.
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Degrowth
Kevin Anderson is a Professor of Energy and Climate Change, holding a joint chair in the School of Engineering at the University of Manchester (UK), the Centre for Sustainability and the Environment at Uppsala University (Sweden), and the Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation at Bergen University (Norway).
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Greenwashing
Imagine if we could spend two and a half TRILLION dollars to slow climate change, protect endangered species, re-wild the planet, and bring billions of people out of poverty while promoting equality and social justice.
But where could we possibly find that kind of money? 💵 💵 💵
Oh, wait…
➡️ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/22/global-defence-budget-jumps-to-record-high-of-2440bn
#Politics #War #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateJustice
Global defence budget jumps to record high of $2440bn
For the first time, government military spending increased in all five geographical regions, Sipri thinktank findsDaniel Boffey (The Guardian)
Good. Very good.
“The regulations could deliver a death blow in the United States to coal, the fuel that..has caused global environmental damage.”
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/biden-power-plants-pollution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nE0.9-Li.cFw_Pisqs7Zz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #ClimateChange #GiftLink
EU lawmakers agree to exit energy treaty over climate fears
The 1994 treaty has at times penalized investors for not investing in fossil fuels.
Comedy can run the risk of merely distracting people from the serious climate challenges before us or trivializing the problems.
But comedy also has – and continued to be – a transformative power to educate and motivate people on very heavy and serious topics like #climatechange
https://theconversation.com/climate-comedy-works-heres-why-and-how-it-can-help-lighten-up-a-politically-heavy-year-in-2024-224457
Climate comedy works − here’s why, and how it can help lighten up a politically heavy year in 2024
Jokes can be a healing contagion as they expose hypocrisy, spark laughter and open minds.The Conversation
'We were in disbelief': Antarctica is behaving in a way we've never seen before. Can it recover?
Antarctic sea ice has been disappearing over the last several summers. Now, climate scientists are wondering whether it will ever come back.Ben Turner (Live Science)
The Financial Times and Reuters have taken down advertorials paid for by Saudi Aramco that showcased the oil giant’s preferred climate solutions.
The content, which was produced by FT and Reuters’ in-house ad agencies, disappeared following a February 20 complaint to UK regulators that the FT ads mislead readers by depicting the world’s biggest oil company as a climate champion. #ClimateChange
Financial Times, Reuters Pull Saudi Aramco-sponsored Climate Content - DeSmog
Advertorials and a podcast vanish as regulators consider greenwashing complaint against the state-owned oil giant.Joey Grostern (DeSmog)
Collapsing earth and vast chasms .
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-61d57e25-d458-4785-8a37-3ef119a504c7
#collapsed #earth #climatechange #chasm #gorge #ravine #danger #news #warnings
The vast ravines swallowing whole neighbourhoods around the world - BBC News
Huge gullies that open up suddenly, swallowing homes and businesses, are advancing at a worrying speed, warn experts.BBC News
Frog story. 🐸🔥🌡️
#ActOnClimate #ClimateChange #geography #deforestation #RenewableEnergy #geografia #FossilFuels #ActNow #environment #EndFossilCrimes #ClimateCrisis #Science #warming #Nature #climate #development #gasemissions #ClimateEmergency #climatecrisis #biologia #ClimateAction #photo #photography #GlobalWarming #cartoon #pollution #news #earth #amazon #Politics
Can wind and solar solve climate change? Foreign Policy magazine reviews a new book that "unwittingly makes the case that they can’t."
Here's their review of Brett Christophers’s "The Price Is Wrong: Why Capitalism Won’t Save the Planet."
(Subscription may be required) https://flip.it/LT82MB
#ClimateChange #Solar #Wind #Climate #Capitalism
Why Wind and Solar Won't Solve Climate Change
A new book unwittingly makes the case that they can’t.Ted Nordhaus (Foreign Policy)
Because unlike a lot of gringo fuckbagels, insurance companies do believe in and understand the idea of #ClimateChange.
>Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters https://jacobin.com/2024/04/insurance-natural-disasters-louisiana-regulation/
Insurers Are Deserting Homeowners After Natural Disasters
As increasingly severe natural disasters ravage the South, insurance companies are abandoning clients, increasing premiums, and fighting regulation measures — forcing homeowners to fend for themselves in the wake of destruction.jacobin.com
The human implications of the climate crisis are stark when bodies start piling up over natural resources. Less apparent is the burden it imposes on day-to-day life, especially those of women.
While South Sudan isn’t in an official war, peace remains dangerously fragile. And it is water—or the lack thereof—that is ominously sowing the seeds of future conflict.
Read this from Ryan Biller who traveled to the region to report.
#Journalism #climatechange #sudan
https://www.damemagazine.com/2024/04/23/sudans-water-crisis/
What the Western World Should Understand About Sudan’s Water Crisis
The scorching hot temperatures and evaporating water levels in the war-torn African nation is a warning for our collective climate future.Ryan Biller (Dame Magazine)
Remember that this is a choice — a choice that has been made for us. It doesn’t *have* to be this way.
Did any of us consent to this? Are we consenting to it now?
We can’t opt out. But can we opt in, and force a different choice?
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #Degrowth
Happy birthday to #geochemist Charles David Keeling (1928 - 2005) whose decades long observations of CO2 in air samples from Mauna Loa Observatory were some of the 1st direct data to show the human contribution to greenhouse effect & global warming. The 'Keeling Curve' (in copper & red) shows both the seasonal variations (the wiggles) & the strong upward trend with time as the greenhouse gas built up in the atmosphere. 🧵1/
#linocut #printmaking #climateChange #geochemistry #sciart #MastoArt
This #EarthDay, a series of some of our favorites on what makes Earth unique, ending #climatechange and what climate #activism is actually working ⬇️
🌎 Dispelling 3 big myths about climate activism (It's not just young people and throwing soup cans at expensive art kind of works): https://theconversation.com/climate-activists-arent-just-young-people-dispelling-3-big-myths-for-earth-day-225269
🌎 How to cope with 'eco-anxiety': https://theconversation.com/eco-anxiety-climate-change-affects-our-mental-health-heres-how-to-cope-202477
🌎 Will the Earth last forever?
https://theconversation.com/will-the-earth-last-forever-203021
🌎 The many reasons to protect the planet: https://theconversation.com/should-we-protect-nature-for-its-own-sake-for-its-economic-value-because-it-makes-us-happy-yes-180302
Climate activists aren’t just young people – dispelling 3 big myths for Earth Day
Not all activists are in the media spotlight, but they’re crucial to promoting action to slow climate change.The Conversation
More like Earth Day 2024, am I right?
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #Greenwashing
