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You know what? In the capitalist bizarro-world, it's a crime to protest *against* ecocide and homicide committed by Big Oil.
#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #JustStopOil
There are massive differences in the GHG emissions of different foods & "local" isn't always best for the environment.
This chart continues to be a great reference I return to in my work. Source: https://ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs-eating-local #science #climate #food
You want to reduce the carbon footprint of your food? Focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local
“Eat local” is a common recommendation to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet. How does the impact of what you eat compare to where it's come from?Our World in Data
In marine systems where high nutrients lead to #hypoxia (low oxygen), it is commonly thought animals must avoid these zones - wrongly. Many types of #zooplankton seek refuge from predation in low oxygen layers in lakes and oceans. This is quite relevant to the #carbon pump off Peru because mesopelagic zooplankton, including Euphausiid #krill can graze on algae sinking in these zones, and produce rapidly sinking fecal pellets. #Climate
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-023-01140-6
Hypoxia-tolerant zooplankton may reduce biological carbon pump efficiency in the Humboldt current system off Peru - Communications Earth & Environment
Grazing of sinking particles by hypoxia-tolerant zooplankton likely reduces biological carbon pump efficiency in the Oxygen Minimum Zone off Peru, suggest analysis of drifting sediment trap samples and in situ imaging observations.Nature
Amazon rainforest could reach ‘tipping point’ by 2050, scientists warn
‘We need to respond now,’ says author of study that says crucial forest has already passed safe boundary and needs restorationJonathan Watts (The Guardian)
"The Coalition will strip funding from the Environmental Defenders Office if it wins the next federal election, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has promised."
https://abc.net.au/news/2024-01-30/dutton-commits-to-defunding-environmental-defenders-office/103403866
#EDO #Biodiversity #climate #law #destruction #conservation #ExtinctionCrisis
Dutton commits to defunding Environmental Defenders Office under Coalition government
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says he would end funding to the Environmental Defenders Office if the Coalition wins government at the next federal election, accusing the group of engaging in unethical "lawfare" that frustrates mining and energy proj…Jake Evans (ABC News)
How meat and milk companies are racing to ease your climate guilt
A climate-friendly hamburger? A carbon-neutral glass of milk? As companies make bold claims, a heated debate erupts.Evan Halper (The Washington Post)
Old forests critically important for slowing climate change, merit immediate protection from logging
Forests are an essential part of Earth's operating system. They reduce the buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from fossil fuel combustion, deforestation and land degradation by 30% each year.Beverly Law (Phys.org)
New study: For the past 20 years, the global cost of extreme weather events has been $143 billion/year.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41888-1
#Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
The global costs of extreme weather that are attributable to climate change - Nature Communications
Neman and Noy estimate the global climate change costs of extreme weather and find that US $$\$$$ $ 143 B/yr of the costs of extreme events is attributable to climatic change. The majority of this is due to human loss of life.Nature
Greta Thunberg Calls COP28 Outcome a 'Betrayal'
"This COP has once again proven that the COP processes are not working in our favor," the climate activist said.oliviarosane (Common Dreams)
Oblivia Coalmine thanks everyone for their support of the #FossilFuel industry via their #PensionFunds
#Climate #ClimateChange #Coal #Oil #Gas #Pensions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZwnnOkrvw
Oblivian starring Olivia Colman
Meet Oblivia Coalmine, the latex clad oil exec paid for by our pensions. This new film from Make My Money Matter, starring the Academy Award winner Olivia C...YouTube
Latest cartoon: Fossil fuel CEOs are very worried about "polarization"
#climate #cop28 #climatechange #climatecrisis #fossilfuel #protest
![1. The head of the COP28 climate summit, who is the CEO of an oil company, recently defended fossil fuels.
Al Jaber: "I don't think [you] will be able to help solve the climate problem by pointing fingers or contributing to the polarization and the divide that is already happening in the world."
2. Curiously enough, the fossil fuel tycoon and climate disinformation spreader Charles Koch is funding an institute to study the issue of polarization.
Koch at desk writing a check with framed pictures on the wall reading "Tea Party founding father" and "Heartland Institute".
Koch: America's political divide -- so sad!
3. It seems the concept of "polarization" is a trojan horse for allowing corruption without opposition.
Sign on wall says "Welcome to COP28". Two protesters hold signs reading "PHASE OUT NOW" and "OUR FUTURE IS FOSSIL FREE."
American oil executive: These kids are so angry and uncouth.
Middle eastern oil executive: Truly they are the world's greatest problem.
4. The future is sure to be harmonious.
COP48 held in a biodome sponsored by Petroglom as smokestacks fill the air with soot and oil flare burns. Skeleton of protester on ground with sign saying "NO MORE OIL."
Oil exec: Ah, so much less polarization now!](https://keybored.me/photo/preview/640/1193798 "1. The head of the COP28 climate summit, who is the CEO of an oil company, recently defended fossil fuels.
Al Jaber: \"I don't think [you] will be able to help solve the climate problem by pointing fingers or contributing to the polarization and the divide that is already happening in the world.\"
2. Curiously enough, the fossil fuel tycoon and climate disinformation spreader Charles Koch is funding an institute to study the issue of polarization.
Koch at desk writing a check with framed pictures on the wall reading \"Tea Party founding father\" and \"Heartland Institute\".
Koch: America's political divide -- so sad!
3. It seems the concept of \"polarization\" is a trojan horse for allowing corruption without opposition.
Sign on wall says \"Welcome to COP28\". Two protesters hold signs reading \"PHASE OUT NOW\" and \"OUR FUTURE IS FOSSIL FREE.\"
American oil executive: These kids are so angry and uncouth.
Middle eastern oil executive: Truly they are the world's greatest problem.
4. The future is sure to be harmonious.
COP48 held in a biodome sponsored by Petroglom as smokestacks fill the air with soot and oil flare burns. Skeleton of protester on ground with sign saying \"NO MORE OIL.\"
Oil exec: Ah, so much less polarization now!")
I know a lot of ppl at #COP28. But the thing is, the majority of them aren’t scientists or legislators. They’re also not working on #ClimateChange issues personally.
I can’t help but wonder if the UN #climate summits have become more of an annual festival than a productive dialogue.
According to The Washington Post, there are a record 84,000 attendees in Dubai this year due to “a large influx of business executives & lobbyists.”
1/ #Billionaire #Ecoterrorism
Kill off, sicken, or weaken, your own citizens & neighbors so long as you can make billions?
The ruling families say, "Fuck, yes!"
Toxic gas putting millions at risk in #MiddleEast
[& in the US, but shhh.🤫 ]
""Very disturbing. Big oil companies (#BP, #Shell, et. al) & states in the Middle East are violating the human rights of millions of people by failing to tackle air pollution from fossil fuels.
"Despite the massive human suffering, Big Oil & #petrostates carry on with business as usual with total impunity & zero accountability."
#climate #pollution #AirPollution #health
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67522413
Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds
The UAE, hosts of the COP28 climate summit, is breaking its own ban on gas flaring, the BBC finds.By Owen Pinnell and Sarah Ibrahim (BBC News)
At the #NextcloudConference @katrin keynoted: we need to fix the carbon footprint of the internet.
The Green Web Foundation is working towards a fossil-free internet by 2030.
#Climate #GreenInternet #OpenData
https://nextcloud.com/blog/nextcloud-conference-2023-keynote-speaker-katrin-fritsch/
Nextcloud Conference 2023 keynote speaker: Katrin Fritsch - Nextcloud
Introducing Katrin Fritsch, tech and climate researcher and consultant, who will be giving a keynote at this year’s conference! Katrin is a researcher, writer and consultant on technology, climate, and feminism.Mikaela Schneider (Nextcloud)
Gorgeous ecological comic-based journalism from Aotearoa: a clear-eyed telling of how monoculture forestry destabilizes lands and rivers even before major climate-driven events come raging through.
#ecology #climate #forest #restoration #aotearoa
https://thespinoff.co.nz/society/28-07-2023/the-side-eye-deeper-roots
The Side Eye: Deeper roots
After Cyclone Gabrielle, Tairāwhiti faces a universal question: when it comes to the environment, have we got the guts to choose long-term solutions over short-term fixes?Toby Morris (The Spinoff)
Happening NOW: Hundreds & hundreds of people have entirely shut down the Federal Reserve of New York City.
The Fed needs to force Wall Street to stop funding climate chaos!
Earth ‘well outside safe operating space for humanity’, scientists find
First complete ‘scientific health check’ shows most global systems beyond stable range in which modern civilisation emergedDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
All use of carbon fuels is deadly waste. A filtghy history ending waste.
24 Billion trees. Twenty Four Billion Trees. With a "B"
Greenland will NO LONGER allow any search, drilling exploration for oil. Ever. Done.
India interrupted their new Five Year Plan to DROP ALL NEW COAL Spending, already budgeted.
The money will be spent on renewables.
Build ALL the new energy needed to END ALL CARBON FUELS FOREVER.
UN-used UN-needed UNderground.
Carbon fuels are death.
in 2013, coal generated 175 times as much electricity as #solar power in the US. Within a decade, in 2022, coal was generating less than 5 times as much electricity (incl. estimated rooftop solar).
So far this year, coal has generated slightly more than twice as much electricity as all solar.
Coal is dying here but needs to die even faster.
#energy #climate #climateChange #ClimateCrisis
https://www.eia.gov/electricity/monthly/epm_table_grapher.php?t=table_1_01
Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels – September 2023
This September, people on every continent will join the largest-ever globally coordinated action to demand that governments end fossil fuels. Join us.Global Fight to End Fossil Fuels
I wish I didn't have to tell you about this again, but I do. It's not being reported much in the news — and you know why?
Because it's not 'new' (the origin of the word 'news'), it's old. This has been going on for months now, and corporate news outlets are simply tired of reporting it. But it is still happening.
Canada's boreal forests are burning up.
At least 1100 fires are active, more than 700 out of control. Over 13 million hectares have been burned so far, with no end in sight. It's an unprecedented climate and environmental disaster.
#Canada #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
SOURCE OF MAP -- https://ciffc.ca/
A cost-effective, scalable & available solution to reduce the #climate impact of flying?
Yes please. https://blog.google/technology/ai/ai-airlines-contrails-climate-change/
Contrails - those thin, white lines behind airplanes - account for ~35% of aviation's #ClimateChange impact.
New research reveals how #AI & satellite imagery can help us reduce their warming effects.
How AI is helping airlines mitigate the climate impact of contrails
We used AI to help airlines choose routes that are less likely to cause contrails, minimizing the environmental impact of flights.Carl Elkin (Google)
#Climate
It’s worth noting that by Fall of 2012, the majority of both Republican & Democrat voters acknowledged #ClimateChange is occurring. But not the majority of all politicians.
Back then, I ran large public opinion surveys out of UT Austin & it was the first time citizens from both parties agreed. (Here’s a 2015 SciAm piece w totals https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/plugged-in/over-3-out-of-4-americans-now-acknowledge-climate-change-is-occurring-including-the-majority-of-republicans/)
We can’t said what changed attitudes, but a drought had impacted U.S. crops that summer & the pope was also discussing #climate. /2
Over 3 out of 4 Americans Now Acknowledge Climate Change Is Occurring--Including the Majority of Republicans
Seventy-six percent of Americans now say that climate change is occurring, up eight points from one year ago. And Republicans are largely responsibleScientific American Blog Network
NYT’s opinion writer Paul Krugman is declaring #climate is now a culture war issue 🤔
I worked in the U.S. Senate ~20 years ago. Covered climate as a journalist. Cofounded an NGO focused on science policy issues during elections. Am finishing a dissertation on how Congress has made decisions about #science policy for the last 1/2 century - with climate as a central theme.
This isn’t new. #ClimateChange has *always* been a culture war issue.
The extreme heat has devastated corals. As a former marine scientist, this is a truly heartbreaking read:
“The coral didn’t even have a chance to bleach, it just died. It just felt like, ‘Oh my God, we’re in the apocalypse.’ What’s happening?”
“Demand #climate action right now. Not in a year, not tomorrow, right now. Actually yesterday.”
Climate change threatens 771 endangered plant and lichen species: Despite the risk, very few of these species have recovery plans that directly address climate change
All plants and lichens listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act are sensitive to climate change but there are few plans in place to address this threat directly, according to new research.ScienceDaily
Whenever I need cheering up about the climate, things like this really help:
"During the 2010s the levelised cost (that is the average lifetime cost of equipment, per megawatt hour of electricity generated) of solar, offshore wind and onshore wind fell by 87%, 62% and 56%, respectively"
And that dramatic fall in costs isn't stopping.
Even the most short-term thinkers must be convinced by that!
(Quote from this paywalled Economist article: https://www.economist.com/schools-brief/2020/05/23/the-worlds-energy-system-must-be-transformed-completely )
The world’s energy system must be transformed completely
It has been changed before, but never as fast or fully as must happen nowThe Economist
We spend far too much time dreading what our #climate future *may* look like instead of envisioning better outcomes & working together to achieve them.
Yes, we need to hear about extreme storms, floods, droughts & biodiversity loss. But there’s more to climate change than doomsday narratives.
We must highlight the incredible work being done by scientists, innovators & communities to meet these challenges.
I’ve been focused on climate for over 2 decades & feel hopeful. https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/no-climate-change-will-not-end-the-world-in-12-years/
No, Climate Change Will Not End the World in 12 Years
Stoking panic and fear creates a false narrative that can overwhelm readers, leading to inaction and hopelessnessScientific American Blog Network
In pictures: South America's 'lithium fields' reveal the dark side of our electric future
Demand for lithium-ion batteries is unprecedented - but is mining the chemical harmful to the environment?Maeve Campbell (Euronews.com)
Officially erased my bird site presence this morning and with it my associated contacts. I haven't seen a wide-scale migration yet of the #weather / #wxtwitter community, which accounted for half of my Twitter contacts.
As a sort of final #introduction post and calling card for the weather community, one of my primary uses of Twitter was to share my #WeatherPhotography and #storm reports. I'll probably continue to share weather and #climate content here! CW's as needed. Some of my faves below.
