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“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
Middle class Americans don't care much about the future inhabitability of the planet but they do love their homes and possessions so this may get their attention. Yes, the #ClimateEmergency is coming for you too.
The New York Times on the collapse of the US home insurance system:
"Across the United States, more frequent extreme weather is starting to cause the home insurance market to buckle, even for those who have paid their premiums dutifully year after year. "
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/15/podcasts/the-daily/climate-insurance.htm
A wildfire forces out hundreds of residents in Canada's oil sands hub of Fort McMurray
The Rural Municipality of Wood Buffalo says residents in Beacon Hill, Abasand, Prairie Creek and Grayling Terrace need to leave by 4 p.m.PBS NewsHour
Global Economy or Climate Emergency. Is that our choice?
If you want to know the truth...FOLLOW THE MONEY! The people who control the world's money rely on financial risk assessors to give them accurate data about ...YouTube
Canadian wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate
More than 100 active fires are burning across Canada, forcing thousands to evacuate their homes and sending smoke into the U.S. Air quality alerts have been issued across four states.NBCNews.com (NBC News)
When are we going to fucking wake up?
#climate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
‘Hopeless and broken’: why the world’s top climate scientists are in despair
Exclusive: Survey of hundreds of experts reveals harrowing picture of future, but they warn climate fight must not be abandonedAlessia Amitrano (The Guardian)
Mass die-offs and constant crisis will define the brutality of our future as we attempt and fail to adapt to a completely destabilized climate.
"Hundreds of thousands of fish have died in a reservoir in southern Vietnam's Dong Nai province, with locals and media reports suggesting a brutal heat wave and the lake's management are to blame.
Like much of Southeast Asia—where schools have recently been forced to close early and electricity usage has...
#ClimateEmergency
https://phys.org/news/2024-05-mass-fish-die-vietnam-roasts.html
Government defeated in High Court over climate plans
Activists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.By Esme Stallard (BBC News)
Fewer wildfires, great biodiversity: what is the secret to the success of Mexico’s forests?
More than half of the country’s forestry is in community and Indigenous hands – and from CO2 absorption to reducing poverty the results are impressiveLinda Farthing (The Guardian)
It's just like purchasing carbon offsets.
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Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia copes with a sweltering heat wave
Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines were ordered to stay home Monday after authorities canceled in-person classes for two days.PBS NewsHour
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)
Frog story. 🐸🔥🌡️
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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
A parasite tied to bleaching in global coral reefs has infected B.C. marine life
University of British Columbia researchers have discovered a parasite associated with the bleaching of tropical coral reefs is prevalent in their cold-water cousins like sea anemones on the West Coast.Rochelle Baker (Canada's National Observer)
Next time you hear Michael O'Leary's guff about sustainable aviation, remember this chart and the fact that Ryanair's CO2 emissions have increased by 23% over the last five years. That their emissions are 57% higher than the next most polluting airline and that they are one of only three of the top ten with rising emissions.
Editorial: Global heat record streak is a climate crisis
The planet has recorded 10 straight months of record-high temperates. If world leaders need a jolt to get into crisis mode on climate change, this should be it.The Times Editorial Board (Los Angeles Times)
Scientist Rebellion founding action: UK Crown court jury finds co-founders Mike and Tim **Not Guilty** for their action at the @royalsociety! More on this news tomorrow.
#scienceontrial #ClimateEmergency
