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Humanity is on the verge of ‘shattering Earth’s natural limits’, say experts in biodiversity warning
As the Cop16 biodiversity conference begins, scientists and academics say human activity has pushed the world into a danger zonePhoebe Weston (The Guardian)
#FarRight Extremists Embrace #Environmentalism to Justify Violent Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
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Rather than reject #climate science like many on the right, some have followed the path laid out by environmentalist and white nationalist John Tanton, using concerns about population growth and scarce resources to rationalize their hateful agendas.
#News #Extremism #Science #WhiteNationalism #Environment
Far-Right Extremists Embrace Environmentalism to Justify Violent Anti-Immigrant Beliefs
Rather than reject climate science like many on the right, some have followed the path laid out by environmentalist and white nationalist John Tanton, using concerns about population growth and scarce resources to rationalize their hateful agendas.ProPublica
#Science #ClimateChange #MarineLife #Biology #Corals #GlobalWarming #Environment
Heat-Tolerant Corals Can Better Survive Marine Heatwaves, Study Shows : ScienceAlert
Our research group has bred corals able to better survive marine heatwaves.The Conversation (ScienceAlert)
Most soft plastic collected for recycling is burned, campaigners say
Campaigners call supermarket takeback schemes a diversion and say there is too much plastic packagingSandra Laville (The Guardian)
Clean energy can't save us - Freedom News
From green consumerism to degrowth and radical systemic change ~ Yavor Tarinski ~ It is a good thing that there is increasingly more talk about the looming catastrophe that threatens our societies because of climate change and deepening ecological c…Uri (Freedom Press)
The #Heat #Crisis Is a #Housing Crisis
"Humble told me that we talk about how sharply smoking increases lung cancer risks, up to 3,000 percent according to #government statistics. But, he added, “being #homeless increases your chance of dying from heat in Phoenix by 50,000 percent.”
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/25/climate/the-heat-crisis-is-a-housing-crisis.html
#health #humanrights #politics #environment #earth #emissions #climate #economy #fail #justice #news
What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland | Finland | The Guardian…
Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores... The Guardian #finland #environment #deforestation #forests #trees #globalwarming #climatechange #greenhousegases #carbonemissions #peatlands
What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland | Finland | The Guardian…
Natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But now, the land has started emitting more greenhouse gases than it stores… The Guardia…for much deliberation
Interesting there's no mention of an alternative to incineration - "advanced gasification". Waste is thermo chemically converted into energy (heat/electricity) and/or synthetic gas. There's no chimney and no emissions going into the local community, it's far better for the #environment.
There were plans for such plants in England and Wales but they were abandoned, I suspect due to the last Tory government's hostile environment for anything green. Fossil fuel lobbying, maybe?
Trees and land absorbed almost no #CO2 last year. Is #nature’s #carbon sink failing?
#environment #climate #emissions #news #future #crisis #forest #tree
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heatingPatrick Greenfield (The Guardian)
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating
#ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
AI / LLMs are killing our world, please don't use them. 🙏
"...global (data centre) greenhouse emissions between now and the end of the decade are likely to be three times higher than if generative AI had not been developed."
https://www.theregister.com/2024/10/14/ai_datacenters_coal/
#LLM #LLMs #AI #AIs #Environment #CO2 #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalHeating
AI's thirst for power keeps coal fires burning bright
So much for reducing our reliance on fossil fuelsDan Robinson (The Register)
"In 2023, the hottest year ever recorded, preliminary findings by an international team of researchers show the amount of carbon absorbed by land has temporarily collapsed."
"'We shouldn’t rely on natural forests to do the job. We really, really have to tackle the big issue: fossil fuel emissions across all sectors,' says Prof Pierre Friedlingstein of Exeter University."
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalHeating #Energy #CO2 #Environment
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heatingPatrick Greenfield (The Guardian)
Hey #Fediverse, I'm proud to announce the launch of https://Lone.Earth , a federated platform for sharing #video, #music, #podcast, and other #AV work with a specific focus on:
- #Nature #documentary
- #Timelapse and #slowmo nature #video
- #Wildlife behavior
- #Aerial #cinematography
- #Environment and ecology #advocacy
- #News and #CurrentEvents #podcasts
Like Earth.law, Lone.Earth is hosted at a #green datacenter in #Finland.
So check it out, sign up, and make it your #PeerTube home!
Lone Earth
PeerTube, an ActivityPub-federated video streaming platform using P2P directly in your web browser.lone.earth
Electric School Buses Are a Climate and Health Win with Staying Power
#technology #ev #electricvehicles #schoolbus #climatechange #environment
Electric School Buses Are a Climate and Health Win with Staying Power
Support from the Biden-Harris administration has boosted the already burgeoning electric school bus industry, and those gains should last no matter who wins the electionMike Lee (Scientific American)
You Should Be Furious at the Political Class For Enabling This Climate Catastrophe
As another massive hurricane bears down on Florida, let’s remember that our climate is worsening for entirely preventable reasons and the scale of these disasters is not “natural.”Nathan J. Robinson (Current Affairs Inc)
#environment
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Bekijk je favoriete video's, luister naar de muziek die je leuk vindt, upload originele content en deel alles met vrienden, familie en anderen op YouTube.www.youtube.com
No, this isn't a dragon hatchling – it's a great-eared nightjar!
A nocturnal species known for its haunting calls and unusual habit of incubating its eggs on the forest floor, the great-eared nightjar (Lyncornis macrotis) is a sight to behold for those lucky enough to spot one in the wild.
Learn more about these beautiful little birds… https://ausgeo.co/nightjar
#nightjar #bird #birds #dragon #birding #birdwatching #birder #cuteanimals #nature #wildlife #fantasy #fantasycreature
#environment #academia #research #academicchatter #biodiversity #ecology #rewilding #nature #wildlife #photography #science #scientist
The great eared nightjar looks like a baby dragon
With golden plumage, a tiny beak obscured by fluff and huge round eyes, the great eared nightjar looks like a plump little dragon hatchling.Elizabeth Ginis (Australian Geographic)
We Must Save Earth's Wildlife In Order to Save Ourselves | TIME
https://time.com/7081195/saving-earths-vanishing-wildlife/
Earth’s Wildlife is Vanishing. We Must Save It In Order to Save Ourselves
A report shows a 73% decline in the average size of monitored wildlife populations in 50 years. This decline has a dangerous ripple effect.Rebecca Shaw (Time)
I rather see you post them here. Not a big fan of Meta tracking.
RTE defends advertising revenue from 'fossil fuel' companies
The national broadcaster also said that its viewers are “ambivalent” about the climate crisis and take the view that “it’s somebody else’s problem”
this view was formed on foot of research with the audience and focus groups carried out in the last month on the issue of climate change
https://businessplus.ie/news/rte-advertising/
#Ireland #ClimateChange #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #environment #climate
RTE defends advertising revenue from 'fossil fuel' companies
Photo: Director of news and Current Affairs at RTE Deirdre McCarthy. Photo: Sasko Lazarov/ RollingNews.ieCormac Cahill (Business Plus)
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#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
How one bag of chips disrupted an entire #ecosystem
Source: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/leave-no-trace-science-ecosystem
#environment #nature #waste #trash #humanity #earth #Problem #news
How one bag of chips disrupted an entire ecosystem
You've heard "leave no trace" when hiking—here’s the science behind why it’s crucial to leave wild environments the way you found them.Melissa Hobson (Environment)
Symbolic image for the current state of our #civilization.
#meme #future #humanity #crisis #politics #society #capitalism #war #terror #finance #economy #climate #environment #nature #earth #biodiversity #memes #titanic
We Reported on Nike’s Extensive Use of Private Jets. The Company Just Made It Harder to Track Them.
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Since our story, the company has added its planes to a popular Federal Aviation Administration program that makes it harder to see where they’re going.
#News #Nike #FAA #Carbon #Environment #Sustainability #Flights #Accountability #Travel
California panel calls attention to ties between Southwest climate crisis and cancer disparities
#health #California #USA #US #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
California panel calls attention to ties between Southwest climate crisis and cancer disparities - Cronkite News - Prescott eNews
“You cannot be a healthy person in an unhealthy home. This planet is our home,” said Dr. Leticia M. Nogueira of the American Cancer Society. Photo taken onPrescott eNews
Which one will be worse?
When the dinosaur-killing asteroid struck Earth 65 million years ago, an estimated 425 gigatons of CO₂ were released.
But that’s less than HALF of what our growth-at-any-cost capitalist economy has pumped into the air within the last 30 years.
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
21 Private Equity Firms Fund Over a Gigaton of Annual Climate Pollution
"Private equity firms and their executives are making billions by investing public employees' retirement money into planet-destroying fossil fuel assets," said one researcher
https://www.commondreams.org/news/climate-change-private-equity
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #GlobalBurning #ClimateDestruction #ClimateSuicide #MassExtinction #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
21 Private Equity Firms Fund Over a Gigaton of Annual Climate Pollution
"Private equity firms and their executives are making billions by investing public employees' retirement money into planet-destroying fossil fuel assets," said one researcher.brett-wilkins (Common Dreams)
Media Fails to Link Hurricane Helene to Fossil-Fueled Climate Change
The storm devastated large swaths of the southeastern US after making landfall in Florida as a Category 4 storm.Amy Goodman (Truthout)
Canada’s 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the nation’s history. More than 15 million hectares, an area roughly the size of Ireland, burned between April and October, a new study found.
The ferocity of the fires was fueled by unusually hot and dry conditions across the boreal forest, which spans much of northern Canada. During the fire season, average temperatures were 2.2° Celsius higher than average, the study found.
By Shanna Hanbury
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2024/09/canadas-2023-wildfires-doubled-the-previous-burning-record/
#News #Environment #Fires
Canada’s 2023 wildfires doubled the previous burning record - Conservation news
Canada’s historic 2023 wildfire season was the worst on record, with over 15 million hectares burned. Driven by extreme heat and drought, the unprecedented fires forced mass evacuations and resulted in significant loss of life and property.Conservation news
As the UK shut down it's final Coal burning power station yesterday, I see that XKCD celebrated it with a calculation.
So we burned about 3 inches in depth of the UK's surface between 1853 and 2024 😲
#xkcd #coal #environment
1994: Well, we can’t just stop using fossil fuels tomorrow!
2004: Well, we can’t just stop using fossil fuels tomorrow!
2014: Well, we can’t just stop using fossil fuels tomorrow!
2024:
#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual
#EPA Says It Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels That Are Likely to Cause #Cancer
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The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable.
#News #Chevron #Plastic #Environment #Health #Government #Climate #Chemicals