#carbon
What Good Is Blue Whale Poo? | QI - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztWpxKGaqyk
Global emissions at record highs as we continues to overspend on 'carbon budget'
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-05/global-carbon-project-finds-world-emissions-at-record-highs/103189436
#ycombinator #Global_emissions #climate_change #carbon #statistics #budget
https://www.cyclingeu.com/105357/first-race-in-a-year-%f0%9f%a5%b5%f0%9f%a4%a2-zwift-racing-league-glasgow-crit-circuit/ First RACE in a YEAR! 🥵🤢 ZWIFT RACING LEAGUE // Glasgow Crit Circuit #avail #Bicycling #BicyclingUK #BicyclingUnitedKingdom #Biking #BikingUK #BikingUnitedKingdom #cannondale #canyon #carb #carbon #carbs #climb #Cycling #CyclingGlasgowUK #CyclingUk #CyclingUnitedKingdom #cyclist #dolan #easy #endurance #fast #fat #female #gain #GCN #get #giant #healthy #high #hills #how #kits #liv #loss #low #ribble #show #tips #to #training #UK #UnitedKingdom #weight
Carbon Capture is a necessary component to reducing emissions, but, by the end of 2023 ...
https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/04/1084381/fossil-fuel-emissions-carbon-removal-efforts/
#StitchedInkMedia #Politics #Carbon #carboncapture #Energy #Emissions #Million #Nature #Science #MIT #reality #UN #COP28 #Environment #Air #Health
This was a lot of fun :)
Charles Cormier 🖤 and I had a wide-ranging conversation covering #AI, #oligarchs, #carbon bombs, #ethics, #democracy, the #future and more :)
Check it out!
Carbon capture update: Helpful overview of the economic state of the carbon direct removal business. (Still basically non-existent, but with a plausible path forward if the tech works.)
https://www.economist.com/special-report/2023/11/20/the-temptations-of-deferred-removals
#globalwarming #carboncapture #carbon
Our first tool at
#carbonifer
is a tool to estimate #carbon emissions of a #terraform project. I'm thrilled to talk about how to lower cloud's emissions at #HashiTalks , an online conference for
@HashiCorp
practitioners. Join me Thursday at 9:45 pm CET http://hashi.co/hashitalks-deploy
"Carbon dioxide is the dominant driver of climate change, but countries convening at COP28 are expected to make agreements to reduce methane and other often overlooked greenhouse gases"
#COP28 #ClimateSummit #UAE #UnitedArabEmirates #Carbon #CarbonDioxide #Methane #GreenhouseGasses
How might you reform #markets while saving #capitalism from itself & (more importantly) do something about the #ClimateCrisis?
The head of the IMF, the European Commission President & the Head of the WTO (writing in the FT) have the answer.
Kristalina Georgieva, Ursula von der Leyen & Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala argues it #carbon pricing & #COP28 needs to decisively move on it.
they say, its fair, its cost-effective & it works.
Its certainly part of the solution but not a silver bullet, though!
From my #UNSW colleague David Eldridge:
Human Induced Regeneration Scheme lacks credibility
> Australia's carbon plan disregards evidence. Our recent letter in Science
#carbon #climatechange #soil #carbonstorage #australia #soilscience #envionment #science
When #forests are cleared or #peatland is drained or burnt to raise #livestock or grow crops [also for feed], #carbon is released into the atmosphere; #deforestation is e.g. responsible for nearly 80% of #emissions from food production in Brazil: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/factbox-how-food-agriculture-contribute-climate-change-2023-12-02/ #grazing
(2/3) #Plantbased foods typically have a much smaller #carbon footprint and have far lower water & #landuse. What can be done in wealthy countries to change #diets? Changing which food groups get preferential treatment in #farming & food policy: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/11/30/23981529/cop28-meat-livestock-dairy-farming-plant-based-united-nations-dubai-uae
The United States has pledged $3 billion to the Green Climate Fund, Vice President Kamala Harris said Saturday in Dubai at the U.N. COP28 climate summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/02/world/politics/us-cop28-climate-pledges/?utm_content=buffer1e495&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #worldnews #politics #climatechange #cop28 #us #emissions #methane #carbon #oil #gas
"#Crypto is '#Monopoly money'"
It's a scam, an updated #Ponzi scheme, literally, that's generating massive amounts of #carbon #emissions while wasting swimming pools worth of #water with every transaction.
#link: https://gb.readly.com/magazines/moneyweek/2023-11-24/655fe7c52752598ef9d43db9
The Carbon Budget for 1.5 Degrees
The #carbon budget for 1.5℃ is dwindling — and #Alberta is using up a huge chunk of it. #abpoli #ClimateEmergency https://albertabeyondfossilfuels.ca/the-carbon-budget-for-1-5-degrees/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
My #FollowFriday list for this week has an emphasis on #EarthDefenders, #ClimateJustice and #ClimateNews! I've included descriptions from respective accounts. Suggestions welcome for the next round...!
@davidho
“#Climate scientist working on the #ocean #carbon cycle and verification of ocean carbon dioxide removal (#CDR). Founder, Bamboo #Bike Project; co-founder and Director of Science at [C]Worthy. Professor at University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa; also at Columbia University in NYC and École normale supérieure in Paris.”
@brianpjcronin
"#Environmental Reporter for The Highlands Current: An award-winning, non-profit, independent newspaper in New York's Hudson Valley. I also teach journalism at Marist College. Not actually a cat."
@pvonhellermannn
"#RegenerativeAnthropology and/as #ClimateAction
#ClimateDiary; writing book about palm oil; political and historical ecology, climate justice, commoning"
@primonatura
"A passionate #Environmentalist curating a daily news feed about the #Environment & #ClimateChange.
My hobbies include using my DSLR camera, mapping on Open Street Maps, listening to music, podcasts and audiobooks on topics such as #Geology, #Nature, #Geoscience, #Sustainability, #Climate, technology & privacy."
@rahmstorf
"Head of Earth System Analysis at the Potsdam Institute for #ClimateImpact Research; professor of Physics of the Oceans at Potsdam University; dad. Opinions my own!"
@Snoro
"#environnement #Montréal #Québec #changementsclimatiques #gay #vélo #polqc #climat #LGBTQQIP2SAA #pollution #égalité #femmes #gai #gauche #équité #justice "
@ambiente
“Le notizie più importanti e gli alert mondiali sull'ambiente e l'ecologia selezionate dagli utenti di diggita.com”
@godsouza
“Sustainable Mid Peninsula, compost, diversity, cooking, bikes, subsistence, pedestrian cities, half earth. Born 309 ppm of CO2”
@ZLabe
“#ClimateScientist (Atmospheric) PhD | Postdoc at Princeton University & NOAA GFDL | UC Irvine and Cornell University alum | Sharing data-driven stories | Be kind | Views are my own”
@RSMacKinnon
“Your guide to #ClimateCollapse.”
@ExtinctionR
“Global non-violent direct action movement demanding a response to the climate and #ecological emergency. Donate at bit.ly/supportxr”
@UnicornRiot
“Independent media amplifying stories from the frontlines of social and environmental struggles."
@PariaSansPortefeuille
“« Si vous voulez aider la planète, plantez un arbre. Si vous voulez la sauver, plantez un riche » - François Avard”
@fff
“#FridaysForFuture – oder auch: "Dreimal F, F ist am sechsten Platz im Alphabet, also in dem Fall 666, da weiß man ja auch wieder, wer dahinter steckt.”
@ClimateMigration
“Follows and boosts #climate and #ClimateScience experts.”
@Bentley
“Host of @ClimateHubYYC's A Climate of Change zoomcast and The Climate Lens podcast, AB Regional Organizer for @Reality_Canada. Tweets are my own. #yyc”
@xrfrance
“Mouvement international de Désobéissance Civile Non-Violente pour la protection du vivant ”
@earthfirst - Sadly, this account hasn't posted in a while...
"The Earth First! Journal is the voice of the radical environmental movement. Published quarterly, it contains reports on direct action; articles on the preservation of wilderness and biological diversity; news and announcements about #EarthFirst! and other radical environmental groups. Follow for updates about the EF! Journal, snarky ecoposting, and updates on the struggle to minimize and adapt to climate catastrophe."
#GreaterManchester
Our guide to the important 'Places for Everyone' Modifications Consultation.
GM's Joint Development Plan.
Closing date next Wed 6 Dec.
https://steadystatemanchester.net/2023/11/19/responding-to-the-places-for-everyone-modifications-consultation/
Please share as time is short.
#Planning #DeveloperLobby #Nature #Climate #Bioregion #CityRegion #GMCA #GreenBelt #Carbon
@davidho
I likened them to "indgulences" in 2006.
https://www.flatbushgardener.com/2006/11/23/buying-indulgences-the-carbon-market/
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Carbon #CarbonMarket #Environment #CO2 #CO2Emissions
Getting Rid of #Gas #Stoves Could Lead to Mass Renovictions
#Fossilfuel #emissions from buildings account for 10-15% of California’s #carbon emissions, and building industry as a whole accounts for a quarter of state’s emissions. #Decarbonizing #California's housing stock could have some serious unintended consequences for #renters. Another bill seeks to curb “renovictions” by increasing the relocation costs that #landlords are required to pay when #evicting #tenants. https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxj7wq/getting-rid-of-gas-stoves-could-lead-to-mass-renovictions-advocates-say
Kudos to the University of California system for blowing up their #offset-dependent #carbon reduction plan.
“You can’t fly and drive and burn #fossilfuels, and then pay someone else to do something and say you didn’t have an impact.”
Fiat Lux!
#mozilla gaat er iets aan doen:
Training an AI like #ChatGPT uses an estimated 1.3 gigawatt hours — the amount of energy 120 U.S. homes use in a year (and that’s just what it took to train ChatGPT, not what it emits when you actually use it). A video call on #Zoom can emit up to 1,000 grams of #carbon per hour but switching to audio-only can reduce this by 96%.
#takeaction #climat #klimaat
https://foundation.mozilla.org/en/blog/internet-climate-change-fixes/
"The disruption to the carbon-silicate cycle is the ultimate cause to every mass extinction event out there."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxTO2w0fbB4
#Science #Carbon #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #MassExtinction #Ecology #Paleontology
Why the world’s first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage
#climatecrisis #aviation #carbon #environment #climatenews #climatechange #news
1st plane using 100% sustainable aviation fuel(SAF) flew from London to NY. SAF emits 70% less #carbon than petroleum-based jet fuel, but is several times > expensive than std aviation fuel. It’s made from waste fats & plant sugars. #aviation #climate #climatecrisis
So, I think we can all agree that the #IMF are not #green radicals... but its head Kristalina Georgieva has gone on record saying that climate-damaging carbon emissions needed to fall between 25% & 50% by 2030 but pledges so far would only lead to a "meagre" 11% cut;
She goes on: 'So that is to my mind the number one priority for this COP, is to recognise that business as usual has to be dropped'!
But she remains sure #carbon markets can ease the #ClimateCrisis
#COP28
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/imf-chief-demands-end-business-usual-ahead-cop28-2023-11-28/
Interesting new paper on community forest governance and forest benefits (carbon, biodiversity, livelihoods). What I like is that they don't assume the benefits can be seen in isolation and that different forests provide different mixes of these benefits. Finally, the look at the odds that particular forms of governance are associated with particular forest types.
(2/2) Relying on #carbon sequestration in #grasslands to offset #globalwarming effects from #ruminants is not feasible: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43452-3 #soil #sequestration #emissions #grassland #livestock #ruminants #cattle #cows #climatechange #beef #meat #dairy
Can soil #carbon sequestration in #grassland offset GHG #emissions from ruminants? Such #sequestration is time-limited. 2x the carbon in managed grasslands would be needed to offset continuous #methane & N2O emissions from the global ruminant sector: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-43452-3 (1/2)
I expect our esteemed Government will regard this article as extremist:-
'The #UK is responsible for nearly twice as much global warming as previously thought, due to its colonial history, Carbon Brief analysis shows.'
'Previous analysis had put the UK’s share of cumulative historical emissions at 3.0% of the global total, including #CO2 from #fossilfuels, #cement, land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF).'
Gas hydrate deposits are among the largest marine #carbon reservoirs on earth. A group of scientists met at MARUM to investigate the possible effects of the periodic #gashydrate states by using new #modeling solutions. Read more about the workshop here ➡️ https://marum.de/en/Discover/Workshop-on-the-modeling-of-gas-hydrates.html
"The problems of scalability, the competition of agricultural inputs with foodstuffs, #forests and wildlife, and the #carbon emissions that result from land use change are just three of the shortcomings that ensure SAFs will not be the magic bullet that the #aviation industry would have us believe. Despite this, #SAF fever has won over the White House."
https://theconversation.com/why-the-worlds-first-flight-powered-entirely-by-sustainable-aviation-fuel-is-a-green-mirage-218544
The UK is backing down from its climate ambitions at COP28.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak does not share his predecessor Boris Johnson's concern for the environment and has announced a number of retreats on key measures to achieve carbon neutrality.
#UK #Politics #UKPol #COP28 #Climate #Environment #Sunak #Carbon #CarbonNeutrality
#CO2 #carbon #emissions
#climateDebt #quotas
Past emissions from the British Empire "double the UK's climate responsibility", making it one of the biggest CO2 emitters in history. Carbon Brief, the British news website dedicated to global warming, takes into account carbon dioxide emissions from countries formerly under British colonial rule, mainly the destruction of forests in India, Burma and Nigeria before their independence. This new data moves the United Kingdom from eighth to fourth place in the list of countries with the highest historical emissions, behind the United States, China and Russia.
#deforestation #coal #industry #industrialization #carbonFootprint #UK #GreatBritain #empire #colonisation #history #climateChange #responsibility #CarbonBrief
"CO2 readings from Mauna Loa show failure to combat climate change"
#Hawaii #MaunaLoa #Carbon #CarbonDioxide #Climate #ClimateChange
Japanese companies can innovate and advance clean energy technology to better curb the country's emissions, says former PM Yoshihide Suga. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/11/27/tech/japan-former-pm-climate-action/?utm_content=bufferfb725&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #tech #yoshihidesuga #climatechange #environment #emissions #carbon #wind #renewables
Carbon Brief has done a new analysis of the UK's cumulative CO2 emissions.
Previous analysis put the UK’s share of cumulative historical emissions at 3.0% of the global total, making the UK the 8th largest contributor to current warming.
However, the UK is responsible for nearly twice as much warming as previously thought – some 5.1% of the global total – due to its colonial history.
This bumps the UK up to 4th place.
#GlobalWarming #Carbon ##UK #CarbonBrief #CO2
Dozens of projects around China are encouraging citizens to ditch cars, plant trees and cut energy use. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/27/climate-change/china-households-carbon/?utm_content=buffer3941f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #climatechange #china #environment #carbon #climatechange
"Who are the polluter elite and how can we tackle carbon inequality?"
"Ban private jets to address climate crisis, says Thomas Piketty"
#Aviation #Aeroplanes #Climate #ClimateChange #Carbon #CarbonDioxide
Wow. JWST Just Found Methane in an Exoplanet Atmosphere https://www.universetoday.com/164405/wow-jwst-just-found-methane-in-an-exoplanet-atmosphere/ #atmosphericchemistry #atmosphere #exoplanets #chemistry #methane #carbon #nircam #jwst
Will #ClimateBill lead to more #mining in #Virginia?
Four of the five 'critical minerals' for electric vehicle #EV batteries have been mined in the state in the past. Will their economics now change?
by Dwayne Yancey August 18, 2022
"The key to electric vehicle #batteries are five so-called 'critical minerals' – #lithium, #nickel, #cobalt, #manganese and #graphite. Four of these five minerals have been mined in Virginia in the past; the fifth (lithium) is suspected in Virginia but has yet to be proven. Will increased demand for these minerals make these deposits economically viable again?
"To some extent, this is unknowable because we don’t know what that demand – and those future prices – will be. In theory, if a single fleck of something is worth a billion dollars, then some company could spend a half billion to dig it out and still make a fortune. We also don’t know whether mining for these minerals will be allowed in Virginia. There’s a large deposit of #uranium in Virginia that’s never been mined and probably won’t be.
"In 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court #SCOTUS upheld Virginia’s moratorium on #UraniumMining. There’s a #gold vein in Virginia, too, that’s been mined in the past. There’s also a state study underway over whether to allow or ban gold mining in the future. Even just the potential of gold mining has stirred controversy in Buckingham County. All the minerals we’ll deal with today occur outside the traditional coal-mining country of Southwest Virginia, so who knows what the state or local reaction will be if and when someone proposes to open a mine somewhere else?
"So let’s look at what we do know.
"Electric vehicles may be #EnvironmentallyFriendly in the sense that they’re not spewing #carbon into the atmosphere, but they do require six times more #minerals than conventional vehicles, according to the International Energy Administration – so a lot more #mining will be needed to support electric vehicles than the ones we have now. Mining is generally not considered an environmentally friendly thing to do so here’s a classic trade-off: A green-friendly climate bill is actually going to promote more mining somewhere, if not in the #UnitedStates then somewhere on the planet."
https://cardinalnews.org/2022/08/18/will-climate-bill-lead-to-more-mining-in-virginia/
#Amazon’s #Climate Pledge Was a #Lie
Jeff #Bezos pledged four years ago that Amazon would lead the way on #carbon reduction. Since then, the firm’s emissions have risen by 40 percent — and its use of creative accounting suggests that the real figure is far higher.
https://jacobin.com/2023/11/black-friday-amazon-climate-footprint-worker-organizing
This was a lot of fun :)
Charles Cormier 🖤 and I had a wide-ranging conversation covering #AI, #oligarchs, #carbon bombs, #ethics, #democracy, the #future and more :)
Check it out!
Peatlands are an important #carbon reservoir, storing one-third of global #soil organic carbon.
New results indicate that #climate change may increase inputs and enhance decomposition of soil orgsnic carbon potentially destabilising carbon storage in #peatlands.
Researchers reveal how #mycorrhizal species regulate plant-soil #carbon in forests
https://phys.org/news/2023-11-reveal-mycorrhizal-species-plant-soil-carbon.html
Mycorrhizal type regulates trade-offs between #plant and #soil carbon in #forests https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-023-01864-5
"Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) and ectomycorrhizal (ECM) #fungi are the most common types of #MycorrhizalFungi. The type of plant-mycorrhizal association is critical for #forest carbon cycling by influencing plant growth, nutrient acquisition, and soil #CarbonStorage."
"The richest 1% of people are responsible for as much carbon output as the poorest 66%, research from @oxfam shows."
#Economist @jasonhickel argues: “We have to think about the rich in terms of how much they are depleting the remaining #carbon budget. Right now, #millionaires alone are on track to burn 72% of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5C. The purchasing power of the very rich needs to be curtailed." #oxfam #JasonHickel #climatecrisis
"‘Polluter elite’ are plundering the planet to point of destruction, says Oxfam after comprehensive study of climate inequality"
#Oxfam #Report #Carbon #CarbonDioxide #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange
"Twelve billionaires’ climate emissions outpollute 2.1m homes, analysis finds"
"Carbon emissions of richest 10% is up to 40 times bigger than poorest, and ignoring divide may make ending climate crisis impossible, experts say"
Electricity Map: Live map of carbon impact of energy usage broken up by region
https://app.electricitymaps.com/map
#climatechange #electricity #emissions #carbon #power #co2 #+
World is on track for "hellish" 3C of #globalwarming, #UN warns before #Cop28 #climate summit in #UnitedArabEmirates (#UAE). The report found that today’s #carbon-cutting policies are so inadequate that 3C of heating would be reached this century.
To get on track for agreed target of 1.5C, 22bn tonnes of CO2 must be cut from projected total in 2030. That's 42% of global emissions of the world’s five worst polluters: #China, #US, #India, #Russia and #Japan.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/world-facing-hellish-3c-of-climate-heating-un-warns-before-cop28 #climatecrisis
The richest 1 percent of the world’s population produced as much carbon pollution in 2019 than the five billion people who made up the poorest two-thirds of humanity, reveals a new Oxfam report: https://www.oxfam.org/en/press-releases/richest-1-emit-much-planet-heating-pollution-two-thirds-humanity Before #COP28 starts, Oxfam has launched a petition: https://makerichpolluterspay.org/
#carbon #climateJustice #pollution #billionaires #taxTheRich #ClimateCrisis #Oxfam #MakeRichPollutersPay
V Guardian:
On the 'great #carbon divide' and #Climate inequality:
Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
For #Climate, Protecting Forests Is Way Better Than Planting Trees
By allowing existing trees to grow old in healthy ecosystems and restoring degraded areas, scientists say 249 gigatons of #carbon could be sequestered, equivalent to nearly 50 years of US #emissions for 2022.
Humans have cleared about half of Earth’s #forests and continue to destroy places such as the #Amazon rainforest and the Congo basin that play crucial roles in regulating the planet’s atmosphere.
In the summer of 2023, #Vermont's Sleepers River witnessed extraordinary streamflows, the highest in decades.
Researchers studied the surge, focusing on Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM), vital for the #carbon cycle.
Their findings from this unusual event could unlock secrets about how climate change is affecting our waterways.
Add to your #AGU23
🔗🗓️ https://bit.ly/agu23121103
#Forests may capture 226 Gt of #carbon in areas where they would naturally exist, 61% by protecting existing forests & allowing them to regrow to maturity, 39% by reconnecting fragmented #landscapes thru ecosystem restoration; #biodiversity is needed, too: https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/11/diverse-forests-hold-huge-carbon-potential-as-long-as-we-cut-emissions.html
Tracking Lake Drainage Events And Drained Lake Basin Vegetation Dynamics Across The Arctic
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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43207-0 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #remotesensing #machinelearning #lake #hydrology #change #thermokarst #waterbody #waterbodies #permafrost #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #Arctic #water #ecosystems #carbon #dynamics #change #monitoring #modeling #model #satellite #drainage #vegetation #landcover #warming #climatechange #earthobservation
"Dorothy Peteet, a botanist and climate scientist, had come to measure the depth of the sediments underlying the marsh, a rare remnant of the vast wetlands that once comprised much of what is now New York City. Most have been devoured by centuries of landfilling and development, and the rest are now being slowly drowned by sea-level rise.
Wetlands are important for many reasons. Foot for foot, their thick sediments store 50 times more carbon than equivalent areas of most forests. This is true not just of tidal marshes, but inland swamps, bogs and peatlands. “Most of the carbon in a marsh is below the roots, preserved in peat,” said Peteet. “If you want to lock up carbon, instead of planting trees, we should be protecting these marshes.”"
As net zero pledges proliferate, they’re often directly undermined by the lobbying activities of the companies making them, according to a fresh study. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/17/climate-change/greenwash-common-corporate-world/?utm_content=buffer45318&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #climatechange #climatechange #emissions #carbon
China seemed to have figured out that it’s cheaper to make energy out of weather, instead of extracting and burning fossils.
Who’s next?
Analysis: China’s emissions set to fall in 2024 after record growth in clean energy.
#Carbon Brief
A study by 21 Earth scientists suggests there's a substantial chance global warming could continue even after emissions stabilize, as heat works its way through the climate system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2023/11/17/earth-science/climate-net-zero-uncertainty/?utm_content=buffer0edaf&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #environment #earthscience #carbon #emissions #climatechange
2023 #NationalClimateAssessment paints grim picture while offering hope
It's not too late to act, but transition to #renewableenergy needs to happen much faster.
“The effects of human-caused #climatechange are already far-reaching and worsening across every region of the #UnitedStates,” the report says. But it adds each increment of warming avoided through cutting #carbon #emissions will reduce the risks and harmful impacts.
https://arstechnica.com/science/2023/11/2023-national-climate-assessment-paints-grim-picture-while-offering-hope/
Great read on ~coming~ current #climatecrisis
It's not a recent article, but still intriguing:
"Ghosts In Haunted Houses Might Be Caused By Carbon Monoxide Leaks"
https://www.thevintagenews.com/2019/04/30/haunted-houses-monoxide/
#ghost #ghosts #carbon #article #interesting #science #explanation #information #knowledge
Planet-warming #pollution is expected to increase 9% by the end of the decade, according to the #climate plans of nearly 200 countries.
Scientists have previously said #carbon emissions must fall 43% by 2030 over 2019 levels to prevent temperatures from increasing more than 1.5 degrees Celsius.
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/11/14/global-carbon-emissions-paris-climate-agreement-00127018
#COP28 host UAE 🇦🇪 plans to extract nearly 40 billion barrels of oil & gas🛢️over 70 yrs
If all #oil-producing nations followed the UAE strategy, the world’s #carbon budget for 1.5°C would be exceeded many times over https://www.energymonitor.ai/sectors/industry/exclusive-cop28-host-uae-to-extract-nearly-40-billion-barrels-of-oil-and-gas-over-70-years/ #CarbonBubble
The Carbon Budget for 1.5 Degrees
The #carbon budget for 1.5℃ is dwindling — and #Alberta is using up a huge chunk of it. #abpoli #ClimateEmergency https://albertabeyondfossilfuels.ca/the-carbon-budget-for-1-5-degrees/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
The world’s #FossilFuel🛢️producers are planning expansions that would blow the planet’s #carbon budget twice over, a UN 🇺🇳 #ProductionGap report has found. Experts called the plans “insanity” which “throw humanity’s future into question” https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/08/insanity-petrostates-planning-huge-expansion-of-fossil-fuels-says-un-report
Carbon Bombs, https://www.carbonbombs.org/.
Transparent data and visualization about the world's biggest fossil fuel extraction projects, and their links with companies and banks.
Example with TotalEnergies, https://www.carbonbombs.org/companies?name=TotalEnergies+SE
- 17 carbon bombs
- 43.6 GtCO₂ emissions
- 55.7 $B financed since Paris agreement
Top banks financing TotalEnergies:
- Crédit Agricole
- BNP Paribas
- Société Générale
And so on.
Pretty useful. Banks have a gigantic impact. Choose a better bank.
@Sheril Some #hashtags to carry your message further. #farming #soil #erosion #minerals #NutrientDensity #SoilBiodiversity #NutrientCycling #carbon #CarbonSink #CO2 #CoverCrop #mulch #food #garden
"Having good chance of limiting global heating to 1.5C is gone, sending ‘dire’ message about the adequacy of climate action"
#Carbon #CarbonDioxide #Emissions #Climate #ClimateChange #NetZero
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/30/climate-crisis-carbon-emissions-budget
“The public debate and the international #climate negotiations should already be discussing how to return to 1.5C after an overshoot, so that it doesn’t end up being permanent”, PIK scientist Gabriel Abrahão on new analysis of the remaining #carbon budget: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/30/climate-crisis-carbon-emissions-budget
#Today, I am celebrating my 4 years without flying ✈️.
The #Earth’s #climate is perturbed by #human activites. One of the easiest things to do towards #sustainability is to cut air travels. Thus, 4 years ago, I cut my frequent flyer cards and decided to #StayGrounded, using only low-#carbon travel means such as #train.
#sobrietyversary #ClimateChange #climatecrisis #globalwarming #climateemergency #sustainabletransport @StayGrounded_net @labos1point5 @academicchatter
#BBCNews - #Carbon #emissions threaten 1.5C #climate threshold sooner than thought - report
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-67242386
#ClimateChange
Another research publised in Nature Climate Change finds that the amount of #carbon emissions that can be released while limiting #globalheating to 1.5C is now very small and would be used up in six years at current levels.
The analysis sends a dire message about the urgency and adequacy of #ClimateAction. It suggests that net zero emissions should be achieved by 2034 for a 50% chance of keeping below 1.5C, which is far more ambitious than current policies.
Games Industry dot biz had a big chat with Hannah of @gutefabrik about the climate report we produced, and I added a few comments on it as well.
I'm on a mission is to help decarbonise the games industry, so if you want to find out what your own game or studio's footprint is, and what you can do about it, get in touch.
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/die-gute-fabrik-and-the-necessity-to-tackle-climate-inaction
#games #sustainability #gamedev #gamedevelopment #climate #climatechange #carbon #CSR #ESG
"...80% of all #wildlife species [in the #US] depend on the...habitat beaver create."
"#Beaver should be our national #climate action plan because connected #floodplains store water, store #carbon, improve water quality, improve the resilience to #wildfire...what beaver do play an enormous role in controlling the dynamics of those systems...we should...be trying to mimic what they do."
By #nature, beaver do Everything, Everywhere, All at Once.
#Shell will cut✂️at least 15% of the workforce at its 'low-#carbon solutions' division & scale back its #hydrogen business as part of CEO Wael Sawan's drive to boost profits https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/shell-cuts-low-carbon-jobs-scales-back-hydrogen-ceo-overhaul-sources-2023-10-25/
"Planting one trillion trees is wrong,” said Makarieva. Setting a numerical or area-based target “is lying to people”. Instead, the goal should be to restore ecosystem functionality. Just as mature trees with intact soil store far more #carbon than young tree plantations, so, too, mature native #forests are far more effective at regulating #water and #climate, she said."
A beautiful plea for using the small water cycle & forests to reduce the severity of climate change.
This year's record-setting Canadian fires burned >3 times as much carbon as all of Canada's annual fossil fuel use.
Canadian fossil fuel emissions (2021): 545 MtCO₂
Canadian wildfire emissions (typical year): 290 MtCO₂
Canadian wildfire in 2023 (CAMS estimate): 1,740 MtCO₂
“Would you have guessed that crunching numbers is nearly 3 times more polluting in Phoenix than in London, and 24 times more than in Paris?”
Find out why with the help of whale bollocks as a visual metaphor at https://seethroughnews.org/computings-carbon-footprint
