'We do not consent to the destruction of life on Earth'
George Monbiot
Daglige CO2-niveau 16. januar:
416,34
In real time: ClimateClock
Climate Crisis:
01/11-2021: The Conversation
The science everyone needs to know about climate change, in 6 charts
Take a closer look at what’s driving climate change and how scientists know CO2 is involved, in a series of charts examining the evidence in different ways
06/11-2021: The Guardian
‘The time for change is now’: demonstrators around the world demand action on climate crisis
06/11-2021: Rønne
Den 6. november 2021 blev der arrangeret klimademonstrationer i mange danske byer - således også i Rønne: Se billeder her
08/01-2022: The Intercept
PROSECUTORS HIT ANTI-PIPELINE PROTESTERS WITH FELONY CHARGES TO SEND A MESSAGE, DEFENSE SAYS
One county prosecutor asked oil company Enbridge for reimbursement to help with some of the prosecutions clogging up rural courts
This is Britain today:
"Among the new amendments are measures that would ban protesters from attaching themselves to another person, to an object, or to land. Not only would they make locking on – a crucial tool of protest the world over – illegal, but they are so loosely drafted that they could apply to anyone holding on to anything, on pain of up to 51 weeks’ imprisonment."
George Monbiot
01/12-2021: The Guardian
Jailed for 51 weeks for protesting? Britain is becoming a police state by stealth
18/11-2021: The Guardian
The moral case for destroying fossil fuel infrastructure
If someone has planted a time bomb in your home, you are entitled to dismantle it. The same applies to our planet
31/10-2021: Good Reads
How to Blow Up a Pipeline by Andreas Malm
The science on climate change has been clear for a very long time now. Yet despite decades of appeals, mass street protests, petition campaigns, and peaceful demonstrations, we are still facing a booming fossil fuel industry, rising seas, rising emission levels, and a rising temperature. With the stakes so high, why haven’t we moved beyond peaceful protest?
Podcasts:
17/12-2021: The Guardian
A tale of two pandemics: the true cost of Covid in the global south
While the rich nations focus on booster jabs and returning to the office, much of the world is facing devastating second-order coronavirus effects. Now is the time to build a fairer, more responsible international system for the future
In the News:
13/01-2022: The Conversation
Ocean heat is at record levels, with major consequences
While surface temperatures were about the 6th warmest on record in 2021, the upper oceans were at their hottest – and they’re a stronger indicator of global warming. A top climate scientist explains
13/01-2022: The Guardian
Plants at risk of extinction as climate crisis disrupts animal migration
Heating and habitat loss drive birds and mammals to cooler areas where plants can not follow, study shows
13/01-2022: The Conversation
This WA town just topped 50℃ – a dangerous temperature many Australians will have to get used to
Extreme heat over 50℃ is likely to become more common, giving us yet another reason for Australia to act fast on climate change
The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires that Run the World
Oliver Milman Atlantic Books, 20. jan. 2022 - 202 sider
11/01-2022: The Guardian - Oliver Milman: How the speed of climate change is unbalancing the insect world
The pace of global heating is forcing insect populations to move and adapt – and some aggressive species are thriving
11/01-2022: The Guardian
We study ocean temperatures. The Earth just broke a heat increase record
Last year the oceans absorbed heat equivalent to seven Hiroshima atomic bombs detonating each second, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
11/01-2022: The Conversation
Africa faces an uphill battle against western emissions to combat climate change
The African continent stands to lose the most from climate change - here’s what local governments can do to protect it
10/01-2022: The Energy Mix
Outdoor Workers at Risk as Multiple, Extreme Heat Waves Become New Normal
Very soon, extreme heat waves could cease to be world news and become merely worldwide
10/01-2022: Inside Climate News
US Emissions Surged in 2021: Here’s Why in Six Charts
The nation’s carbon dioxide emissions headed back to pre-pandemic levels after years of small but steady declines, powered by freight and coal
10/01-2022: Climate Central
U.S. Temperatures and Billion-Dollar Disasters
2021 was the 4th hottest year on record for the U.S. We were also hit with a staggering 20 billion-dollar disasters
08/01-2022: Nature
Brazil is in water crisis — it needs a drought plan
To avoid crop failures and soaring power costs, Brazil needs to diversify sources, monitor soil moisture, model local hydroclimate dynamics and treat water as a national security priority
07/01-2022: Inside Climate News
Backyard fences, decks and landscaping helped spread the flames through suburban neighborhoods and shopping malls baked by global warming
07/01-2022: The Guardian
‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried
The region’s air typically doesn’t suit strikes – so they have become an important climate crisis indicator
14/12-2021: The Conversation
Sea ice is thinning at an alarming rate. Snow is shifting to rain. And humans worldwide are increasingly feeling the impact of what happens in the seemingly distant Arctic
ECOCIDE is mass damage and destruction of ecosystems – severe harm to nature which is widespread or long-term.
ECOCIDE, committed repeatedly over decades, has created the climate and ecological emergency that we now face.
INTERNATIONAL PETITION: Support making ECOCIDE an international crime: https://www.stopecocide.earth/become
13/01-2022: Inside Climate News
They haven’t made commitments to stop deforestation related to beef, soy, palm oil and timber, and many of those that have aren’t following through
08/12-2021: The Conversation
Why it’s time to make ecocide a crime: for the sake of its victims
Criminalising ecocide means its victims will be able to receive reparations, helping to rebuild destroyed ecosystems and communities
07/12-2021: The Guardian
‘Disastrous’ plastic use in farming threatens food safety – UN
Food and Agriculture Organization says most plastics are burned, buried or lost after use
03/12-2021: The Conversation
An estimated 8 million metric tons of plastic waste enters the ocean each year – equivalent to dumping in a garbage truckload of it every minute. A new report calls on the US to help stem the deluge
STOP using FACEBOOK (META)
09/01-2022: The Guardian
UK data watchdog seeks talks with Meta over child protection concerns
Campaigners say lack of parental controls on Oculus Quest 2 virtual reality headset could breach children’s safety code
26/12-2021: The Guardian
Regulate, break up, open up: how to fix Facebook in 2022
After another disastrous year for the company, experts and activists see clear ways to tackle its problems
18/02-2021: The Conversation
Feel like breaking up with Facebook? Maybe it’s time for a social media spring clean
If you're fed up with Facebook, there are many options to step away, from taking a deactivation break, to a digital spring clean of how the platform accesses your data, to a full divorce
17/01-2022: The Guardian
‘I have no intention of getting infected’: understanding Omicron’s severity
Experts on whether getting Covid is inevitable and why, despite claims of ‘mildness’, the variant is highly dangerous
01/01-2022: The Guardian
I’ve been lied about and others get death threats. Covid has shown the power of misinformation
Being a public health expert during the pandemic has been disheartening. When the next one comes, we must do better
The latest on COVID-19, mutations and vaccine on The Conversation