“What determines the pathway we follow is not the physical science or even technology. We have what we need to reduce emissions. Our barriers are entirely political and economic, and such obstacles can be overcome.”

https://www.sustainableviews.com/the-antidote-to-doom-is-doing-ac97ab67/

#solarpunk #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

The antidote to doom is doing

Michael Mann is presidential distinguished professor and director of the Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media at the University of Pennsylvania.

^{www.sustainableviews.com}

I really don't get why a campaign whose only platform was 'anything other than what that guy says' wouldn't be popular.

The fact that #Biden is doing that plus fighting for #ClimateChange and building infrastructure and lowering prescription drug prices and fighting for abortion access and more and still can't get 50% of the US on board is truly baffling to me.

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/16/trump-policy-speeches-favorite-phrases-analysis

TROM II: The Climate Report https://videos.trom.tf/w/9xVJBz21bqXeXWNhP1KqXH

#climatechange #climate #capitalism #trade #pollution #co2 #un

TROM II: The Climate Report

Watch the entire documentary here - https://www.tromsite.com/documentaries/trom2/

^{videos.trom.tf}

Criticize the world's largest oil company? They'll sue you!!

(And I promise they can easily afford more and better lawyers than you can. Not to mention bribing judges.)

⬛️ https://finance.yahoo.com/news/column-exxon-mobil-suing-shareholders-100046384.html

#Law #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

"Ocean temperatures are currently hovering around the levels they typically reach in late July — and they’re likely to continue rising as the summer goes on."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/record-breaking-ocean-heat-wave-foreshadows-a-dangerous-hurricane-season/

#Nature #Environment #Ocean #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

Record-Breaking Ocean Heat Wave Foreshadows a Dangerous Hurricane Season

An active hurricane season could be in store because of ocean temperatures in the North Atlantic that broke records for more than a year

^{Chelsea Harvey (Scientific American)}

There are now two seasons in Alberta, winter and wildfire.

And the Alberta government still denies climate change exists.

#abpoli #ClimateChange #yeg #yyc

People across the world are demanding @equinor's majority shareholder Norway get #EquinorOut of oil & gas.

#climatechange #climate

📢 Here's how you can help:

1. Go to @equinor's profile and reply #StopRosebank and #EquinorOut on their posts.

2. Take more digital action here:

http://www.stopcambo.org.uk/equinor

Stop Equinor

Thousands of people across the UK will come together to #StopRosebank and all new oil and gas fields.

^{www.stopcambo.org.uk}

This chart shows annual hours of smoke-filled skies in Calgary from 1953 to 2023.

As the first wildfire smoke of the 2024 season blew into the city this week, it's hard to convey the sadness it elicited in a lot of folks here.

There's a growing realization this is our new reality. And a genuine sense of mourning.

#calgary #alberta #canada #ableg #cdnpoli #climate #climatechange #wildfire #wildfires #smoke

You just cannot make it up...

#fossilfuels #climatechange #ClimateCrisis

Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says | Fossil fuels | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/14/fossil-fuel-investment-treaties-lobbying-climate-mary-robinson-ban-ki-moon-ect

Fossil fuel firms forcing countries to compensate them, Mary Robinson says

Former Irish president and Ban Ki-moon say fossil lobbying is hampering climate progress

^{Fiona Harvey (The Guardian)}

Nearly all major car companies are sabotaging EV transition, and Japan is worst, study finds

https://thedriven.io/2024/05/14/nearly-all-major-car-companies-are-sabotaging-ev-transition-and-japan-is-worst-study-finds/ #ElectricVehicles #transport #Climate #climateChange

NPR put together this really cool visualization tool for how USDA plant hardiness zones have changed. 🪴

It’s super interesting and does a great job of explaining what the maps and data really mean! 📊

#Gardening #Outside #USDA #Data #NPR #Agriculture #Farming #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Garden #Plants

https://apps.npr.org/plant-hardiness-garden-map/

“They almost annihilated us, and that genocide continues. To destroy the environment you have to destroy the people who protect it.”

From our magazine: An industrial buildout on the southern tip of #Texas is erasing the last traces of an ancient world that still hasn’t died. From Correspondent Dylan Baddour: https://www.texasobserver.org/forgotten-keepers-of-the-rio-grande-delta/

#news #politics #USpol #environment #ClimateChange #Indigenous #SouthTexas

Defenders of the Delta: A Tribal Leader Fights for Ancestral Land in South Texas

Juan Mancias leads the Carrizo/Comecrudo, unrecognized and little-known, in a struggle against fossil fuels, SpaceX, and historical erasure.

^{Dylan Baddour (The Texas Observer)}

I guess that's the last place we haven't exploited yet...

😔

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/05/11/russia-uncovers-oil-and-gas-reserves-british-antarctic/

#Russia #UK #Antarctica #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary

Russia finds vast oil and gas reserves in British Antarctic territory

Reserves 10 times the North Sea’s output raise fears over drilling in protected region

^{The Telegraph}

Venezuela has lost its last remaining glacier after it shrunk so much that scientists reclassified it as an ice field.

Venezuela is the first country to have lost all its glaciers in modern times. #ClimateChange

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/08/venezuela-loses-its-last-glacier-as-it-shrinks-down-to-an-ice-field?CMP=share_btn_url

Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field

Scientists reclassify Humboldt glacier, also known as La Corona, after it melted faster than expected

^{Neelima Vallangi (The Guardian)}

“What I do as an individual doesn’t matter in the end. I’m just one person, right.”

“What Sweden do doesn’t matter in the end. We are such a small country, you know.”

If you really believe in what you are saying, the last resort is just around the corner. If you don’t believe in individual choices or the national democracy, how will that influence your vote in the EU election?

Is Europe big enough, or do you just don’t care about #climatechange?

Seeing lovely pictures of the Aurora from places like Ohio tonight. Wonderful as they are, the Aurora Borealis being seen at lower latitudes is a sign of Climate Change and should be concerning.

#ClimateChange

#Biden crackdown on #PowerPlants expected to speed shift away from coal https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/4625164-biden-power-plants-crackdown-coal-renewables/

"experts say that instead of trying to meet these requirements, more #coal plants may just retire — and some power companies may opt to invest in #renewables... the rule could increase the amount of coal power that comes offline between 2028 and 2035 by nearly 25%"

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #RenewableEnergy #EnergyTransition #USpol #Climate #FossilFuels

The world that capitalism and conservatives have created/destroyed:

"almost a fifth of the female climate experts who responded have chosen to have no children, or fewer children, due to the environmental crises afflicting the world."

#capitalism #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/10/climate-scientists-starting-families-children?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families

A fifth of female climate scientists who responded to Guardian survey said they had opted to have no or fewer children

^{Damian Carrington (The Guardian)}

343 US Tornadoes in the Past 14 Days!

Man-Made climate change is changing the world - today!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GlobalWarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #BreakingNews #Breaking #tornado

https://youtube.com/watch?v=iOBLvC5KPvM&si=BnHJ9n5TEDCgnhoQ

343 US Tornadoes in the Past 14 Days!

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^YouTube

Given the major concerns of #climatechange now and in the future, is it reasonable to bring a child into the world?

If so, is there a magic number of how many?
https://theconversation.com/children-are-expensive-not-just-for-parents-but-the-environment-so-how-many-is-too-many-176662

Children are expensive – not just for parents, but the environment – so how many is too many?

You can donate to environmental charities and even purchase carbon offsets, but not having an additional child typically has a much greater impact.

^{The Conversation}

Smarter than dinosaurs? Nope, not us!

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis

This is so annoying. 😡

Have you noticed that whenever corporate media decides to publish one of their rare articles about global warming, they almost always will headline it with a cheerful photo of people at the beach, or happily enjoying the sun?

It's a subliminal message.

Yes, the words you're reading might be alarming, but that's okay. We've got this. Business and industry and government will work together to solve the problem. There's nothing to worry about.

As you see here, these three young women are smiling as they relax by a fountain. Life is good!

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

Shell has sold millions of ‘phantom’ carbon credits based on emissions savings that never happened, according to a new investigation.

Shell made more than $200 million dollars selling the credits from its flagship carbon capture facility called 'Quest'.

Canadian taxpayers covered 93% of the costs of building the 'Quest' carbon capture project. #ClimateChange

https://www.euronews.com/green/2024/05/07/false-promises-and-phantom-emissions-how-was-shell-able-to-double-its-carbon-credits-in-ca

‘False promises and phantom emissions’: How was Shell able to double its carbon credits in Canada?

Canadian taxpayers covered 93 per cent of the costs of the Quest carbon capture project, a Greenpeace report reveals.

^{Euronews (Euronews.com)}

Hello fediverse!

So far we've federated 450 #Flipboard accounts which have now received more than 100,000 likes, boosts, replies and follows from people in the #fediverse. Today we are federating another 100 people who are curating terrific magazines that people in the fediverse can now enjoy.

Here's just one of my many favorites:

Addressing Climate Change Locally
By Ms. Coleman La Salle
High school Biology and Anatomy Teacher in Portland, Oregon

Federated link:
@addressing-climate-change-locally-cariecoleman

Note that it takes time for newly federated magazines to populate so click on "Browse more on original profile" in order to see all the stories in the magazine. Once you follow, you'll see new stories as they are added in real time.

Enjoy and check out this post for more great examples:
https://medium.com/fedi-curious/over-100-000-social-interactions-from-the-fediverse-to-flipboard-f76465dee4f8

#ClimateChange

Over 100,000 Social Interactions From the Fediverse to Flipboard

Flipboard curators have seen over 100,000 boosts, likes, replies and follows from people across the fediverse since in-app notifications went live on April 11. Over the past few weeks people on…

^{Flipboard (Fedi Curious)}

WARNING...WARNING 🚨🚨

Weather forecasters issued dire warnings Monday for a significant tornado outbreak that's expected in the central U.S. on Monday that could impact millions of people from Texas to the Dakotas!

STAY TUNED to your local weather source if in the affected areas!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GlobalWarming #climatecrisis #climatechange #weather #BreakingNews #Breaking

https://www.yahoo.com/news/rare-high-risk-warning-issued-175221153.html

Great, another source of emissions that has been underestimated.

The US obviously tops the charts, but other notable mentions are China, Australia and Norway.

https://norwegianscitechnews.com/2024/04/big-data-reveals-true-climate-impact-of-worldwide-air-travel/

Direct link to study: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ad3a7d

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #climate #aviation #USA #China #Australia #Norway

Climate emissions from air travel 50 per cent higher than reported

A new study that looked at almost 40 million flights in 2019 calculated the greenhouse gas emissions from air travel internationally.

^{Nancy Bazilchuk (Norwegian SciTech News)}

"Admiral Barrie said [#Australia's] government should be moving to an effective "wartime" footing on #ClimateChange — instead, it had dedicated "precisely two sentences of substance" to climate impact.

"It appears that the government either doesn't understand what our scientists are telling them, or they are deliberately hiding the facts from the Australian community," Admiral Barrie said."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-05-02/national-defence-strategy-ignored-climate-risks/103789018

Climate risks ignored in National Defence Strategy, former defence chief says

Former military and intelligence leaders, including the former chief of Australia's Defence Force, say the government has "astonishingly" forgotten the risk of climate change in its defence strategy. 

^{Jake Evans (ABC News)}