“What we’re talking about here is an irreversible switch.” There is a doomsday scenario for the burning Amazon — the irreversible point at which the tropical land can no longer sustain itself … Continue reading The Amazon rainforest has a point of no return
Could economic sanctions and tariffs soon be used to fight climate change? Instead of using sanctions for purposes, usually related to oil, this use makes so much more sense. Saving the planet. … Continue reading Amazon fires: Europe puts pressure on Brazil, suggesting a new era of climate sanctions.
The right trees, planted in the right locations, could store 205 gigatons of carbon dioxide This would cost far less than another war. Source: Massive Forest Restoration Could Greatly Slow Global Warming … Continue reading Massive Forest Restoration Could Greatly Slow Global Warming – Scientific American
Major economies pledged a decade ago to phase out all aid for fossil fuels What is going on? Source: G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis | Environment | The … Continue reading G20 nations triple coal power subsidies despite climate crisis | Environment | The Guardian
Critics of the Green New Deal ask if we can afford it. But we can’t afford not to: our civilisation is at stake. And, no, it does not need to be paid … Continue reading The climate crisis is our third world war. It needs a bold response
Amazing what only a 4 degree temperature change feels like. Source: (177) The IKEA Climate Change Effect – YouTube Continue reading (177) The IKEA Climate Change Effect – YouTube
White House officials barred a State Department intelligence official from submitting written testimony to Congress that warned human-caused climate change could be “possibly catastrophic” after State officials refused to excise the document’s … Continue reading White House blocked intelligence agency’s written testimony saying human-caused climate change could be ‘possibly catastrophic’
Delays in tackling climate change could cost companies about $1.2 trillion worldwide during the next 15 years, according to the United Nations. That’s the preliminary analysis of a UN Environment Finance Initiative … Continue reading Stalling on Climate Change Action May Cost Investors Over $1 Trillion
Editorial: Policymakers ought not wait for economic theory to catch up with the environmental crisis Source: The Guardian view on a Green New Deal: we need it now | Climate change | … Continue reading The Guardian view on a Green New Deal: we need it now | Climate change | The Guardian
The human race has broken another record on its race to ecological collapse. Congratulations humanity! For the first time in human history — not recorded history, but since humans have existed on … Continue reading CO2 in the atmosphere just exceeded 415 parts per million for the first time in human history | TechCrunch
We must demand better of our political parties – and there is no excuse for the media either The money spent today addressing climate change may be a fraction of the cost in the future, including countless lives lost, if we wait to do anything. Source: Climate change costings that don’t count … Continue reading Climate change costings that don’t count the cost of inaction are worthless | Climate change | The Guardian
Too many of us work too much. It’s not just making us miserable, it’s wrecking the planet. Rather than causing us to forgo things to cut carbon emissions, a Green New Deal … Continue reading Could a Green New Deal Make Us Happier People?
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