The War on Climate Collapse
In 2027, the President made this important speech about saving the climate…
https://chappyshorts.wordpress.com/2024/12/14/the-war-on-climate-collapse/
Nigeria’s lithium mines reveal the dark side of our electric future.
Five-year-olds were found to be working in one illegal mine. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
It’s a reality of a consumer society that most companies make 80% of their profits during the holidays, most especially Christmas.
If you wanna stick it to accompany like Amazon, who, by the way is subject to a strike by Amazon workers, please consider not spending your money during the holiday holidays on a company like them. It’s the best way to kick him in the nuts.
It’s also good for the environment.
Win win win
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They mentioned the Aral Sea. I want to highlight that because the the sea was destroyed by building water management structures, dams and canals, and that sort of thing, all with the intention of supporting a cash crop industry, cotton.
The USSR believed, just as western economies, that infinite productivity can be achieved through an application of technology. 2nd law of thermodynamics takes issue with that fantasy. The 2nd law wins. Always
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_p4vBflGUc
#climatechange
A state report last year found investor-owned Kentucky Power, a subsidiary of Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP), had the highest average monthly residential utility bills of all Kentucky utilities at $187 a month.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman and an industry group are asking the state’s utility regulator to approve a settlement with Kentucky Power that would return nearly $17 million to ratepayers.
Kentucky companies set up Bitcoin mining facilities. Chinese partners mined Bitcoin for a few months, then suddenly disappeared, taking the Bitcoin with them and leaving behind a massive electric bill and unpaid rent for the space.
#Crypto #Bitcoin #Kentucky #EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #Climate
Regarding #climatechange I am beginning to hear some people giving up, with the view that it is too late for them, or us, to do anything constructive about it. My belief is that it’s never too late to stop making things worse. And we know what those things are. Am I right or wrong? #ClimateAction
TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds.
Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123 miles in gasoline-powered car a year, data shows. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/dec/12/tiktok-carbon-footprint
After 2 years, Coca-Cola’s promise to scale up reusable packaging is dead.
The pledge was born out of shareholder activism — and was withdrawn as regulators crack down on greenwashing. #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming
A federal court blocked an Indiana law that allows state utilities to get dibs on interstate power line projects — saying it violates interstate commerce laws.
#EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #Transmission
The Arctic now emits more CO2 than it absorbs.
#ClimateChange #Arctic #CO2 #GlobalWarming https://piaille.fr/@0tracas/113644431454697785
The “Green Growth” Fallacy:
It is not a major accomplishment, not something to celebrate. Switching from oil to gas is like trading cigarettes for alcohol.
The U.S. president-elect has already said he'll withdraw from the Paris Agreement and "drill, baby, drill." Others must fill the vacuum and lead global action on climate change. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/12/13/world/trump-election-climate-change-impact/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #donaldtrump #joebiden #climatechange #emissions #carbon #environment #parisagreement #un #2024uspresidentialelection
Excellent lecture by Dr. Chiara De Notaris
Agroecological practices and climate change: impacts and trade-offs
NOAA: “Observations show Arctic tundra - experiencing warming & increased wildfire, is now emitting more CO2 than it stores, which will worsen #ClimateChange impacts. One more sign of the consequences of inadequately reducing #FossilFuel pollution” https://buff.ly/41wWx2v
Useful presentation of the basic data but not sure I agree with all the conclusions.
The 2024 typhoon season in the Philippines, a country highly vulnerable to extreme weather, was extraordinary, with six typhoons affecting the country within just 30 days, several of them simultaneously active in the region.
Now, a rapid attribution study found that this year's typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change
#climatechange interesting summary. I am not a fan of nuclear, at least not in current form. Anyway, interesting data https://youtube.com/watch?v=3XNQFqUwCnU&si=b2JxGk0uTrgoIilL