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The Uncharted Territory: Mass Deaths? How bad is it going to get? | February 2024 | Just Stop Oil
2024-08-29 (or before) in YouTubeTime is up, we have reached uncharted territory. Our governments are continuing to commit to new fossil fuel, and refuse to charge the real criminal responsi...
Tagged under: Activism | Science | Collapse | Fossil Fuels
Revising the cost of climate change — Harvard Gazette
2024-08-26 by in Harvard GazetteNew study of economic toll yields projections "six times larger than previous estimates."
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics
Exxon forecasts 2050 oil demand to match today's, 25% above BP estimate | Reuters
2024-08-26 in ReutersExxon Mobil said on Monday it expects crude demand to stay above 100 million barrels per day (bpd) through 2050, similar to today's levels, a forecast 25% higher than top European rival BP .
Tagged under: Oil Industry | Exxon | BP
Microplastics are infiltrating brain tissue, studies show: ‘There’s nowhere left untouched’
2024-08-21 in The GuardianTwenty-four brain samples collected in early 2024 measured on average about 0.5% plastic by weight
Tagged under: Health | Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Plastic
‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
2024-08-19 in The GuardianWhile tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population
Tagged under: Italy | Water Resources | Farming | Drought
‘We should have better answers by now’: climate scientists baffled by unexpected pace of heating
2024-08-15 in The GuardianThe leap in temperatures over the past 13 months has exceeded the global heating forecasts – is this just a blip or a systemic shift?
Tagged under: Global Warming | Science
Midwinter Antarctica 50°F Above Average
2024-08-13 by in Pressenza - International Press AgencyTemperatures for the entire month of July in Antarctica were 50°F above average, but it also experienced days when temperatures spiked up to 82°F above
Tagged under: Antarctic
Unpriced Environmental Costs: The Top Externalities of the Global Market
2024-08-07 (or before) in S&P Global S&P GlobalThe world’s publicly listed companies depend on natural capital for their operations yet cause trillions of dollars in environmental costs that are not accounted for each year.
Tagged under: Economics | Capitalism
Study finds major Earth systems likely on track to collapse: 5 things to know
2024-08-02 in The HillFour key pillars of the global climate are melting in the heat trapped by rising fossil fuel emissions, a new study has found. The relatively stable climate that nurtured human civilization depends…
Tagged under: Collapse
Major energy companies conceal 47% of biodiversity damage, according to research
2024-08-02 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyA study by the UPV/EHU's Research Group on Circular Economy, Business Performance and Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals reveals that energy companies conceal 47% of the damage wrought on biodiversity as a result of their activity. The study is published in the Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance.
Tagged under: Sustainable Development Goals | Sustainable Development | Disinformation and Misinformation | Energy | Economics
Future of the human climate niche | PNAS
2024-06-20 (or before) in PNAS - Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceAll species have an environmental niche, and despite technological advances, humans are unlikely to be an exception. Here, we demonstrate that for ...
Continuous sterane and phytane δ13C record reveals a substantial pCO2 decline since the mid-Miocene - Nature Communications
2024-06-18 in NatureMolecular fossils from marine phytoplankton reveal a substantial decline in CO2 values over the past 15 million years and may support higher climate sensitivity than previously reported.
Tagged under: Science | Global Warming | CO2
Greenhouse Gas Forcing and Climate Feedback Signatures Identified in Hyperspectral Infrared Satellite Observations
2024-05-13 (or before) in Advancing Earth and Space Sciences JournalAbstract Global greenhouse gas forcing and feedbacks are the primary causes of climate change but have limited direct observations. Here we show that continuous, stable, global, hyperspectral infra...
Recalibration of limits to growth: An update of the World3 model
2024-04-29 (or before) in Wiley Online LibraryAbstract After 50 years, there is still an ongoing debate about the Limits to Growth (LtG) study. This paper recalibrates the 2005 World3-03 model. The input parameters are changed to better match ...
World risks "collapse of everything" without strong climate action, warns British naturalist
2024-04-10 (or before) in YouTubeBritish naturalist and broadcaster Sir David Attenborough on Feb. 23, 2021 warns the UN Security Council that the planet faces total "collapse" without stron...
Tagged under: David Attenborough | Collapse
Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3)
2024-03-13 (or before) in GOV.UKThis report sets out the actions that government and others will take to adapt to the impacts of climate change from 2023 to 2028.
Tagged under: Climate Change Adaption | UK
Further wet weather raises fears of harvest catastrophe - Farmers Weekly
2024-03-12 in Farmers WeeklyFurther heavy rainfall over the last fortnight is increasing farmers’ concerns of an impending harvest catastrophe. Following relentless rain since
Tagged under: Food Production and Consumption | Collapse | UK | Agriculture
B.C. fruit farms prepared for devastating crop yields this summer
2024-03-12 by in Canada's National ObserverOne of the first indicators of how bountiful a fruit harvest will be in British Columbia comes months before any peaches, apricots or nectarines start fattening on trees.
Tagged under: Collapse | Agriculture | Canada | Trees
Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too | CNN
2024-03-07 in CNN InternationalClimate scientist Bill McGuire writes on his conundrum: what’s happening to our planet scares the hell out of him—but if he shouts the unvarnished truth from the rooftops, will that inspire you to act or to give up?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Climate Change Impacts | Activism | Science
Earth’s Fountain of Life Is Vanishing Beneath Our Feet
2024-03-03 in Popular MechanicsWith each passing year, the world’s groundwater reserves shrink.
Tagged under: Water Resources
Amazon rainforest at a critical threshold: Loss of forest worsens climate change
2024-02-14 in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyThe Amazon rainforest could approach a tipping point, which could lead to a large-scale collapse with serious implications for the global climate system. A new Nature study by an international research team including scientists from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact research (PIK) reveals that up to 47% of the Amazonian forest is threatened and identifies climatic and land-use thresholds that should not be breached to keep the Amazon resilient.
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Collapse | Trees | Tipping Points
Global Warming Acceleration: El Nino Measuring Stick Looks Good
2023-12-15 (or before) in MailchimpTagged under: Extreme Weather | Climate Change | El Niño
Earth on verge of five catastrophic climate tipping points, scientists warn
2023-12-06 in The GuardianHumanity faces ‘devastating domino effects’ including mass displacement and financial ruin as planet warms
Tagged under: Science | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change | Tipping Points | El Niño | Antarctic
Climate tipping points are nearer than you think – our new report warns of catastrophic risk
2023-12-06 by in The ConversationCoral reefs are already being lost, and four other vital climate systems may tip soon.
Tagged under: Collapse | Coral Reefs | Tipping Points
Tipping Points Report shows humanity on ‘disastrous trajectory’ - The Engineer
2023-12-06 by The Engineer in The EngineerHumanity is on the verge of triggering at least five major tipping points which could see the collapse of ice sheets, ecosystems and food production, according to a new report.
Tagged under: Agriculture | Ice Melting | Tipping Points | Collapse
Emissions Gap Report 2023
2023-11-21 (or before) in UN Environment ProgrammeAs greenhouse gas emissions hit new highs, temperature records tumble and climate impacts intensify, the Emissions Gap Report 2023: Broken Record – Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again) finds that the world is heading for a temperature rise far above the Paris Agreement goals unless countries deliver more than they have promised. The report is the 14th edition in a series that brings together many of the world’s top climate scientists to look at future trends in greenhouse gas emissions and provide potential solutions to the challenge of global warming.
Tagged under: Net Zero | The Paris Agreement | Climate Change Mitigation
Former Sky News boss John Ryley says he 'failed' on climate change coverage
2023-11-18 in Sky NewsThe ex-executive, who has co-edited a new book featuring essays from academics and journalists on the challenges of reporting the subject, argues newsdesks are not taking seriously enough their responsibility to alert the public to what is happening.
Fifth National Climate Assessment
2023-11-14 (or before) in nca2023.globalchange.govThe Fifth National Climate Assessment is the US Government’s preeminent report on climate change impacts, risks, and responses. It is a congressionally mandated interagency effort that provides the scientific foundation to support informed decision-making across the United States.
Tagged under: US Politics | Climate Change Impacts | USA
Global warming in the pipeline
2023-11-02 in Oxford AcademicAbstract. Improved knowledge of glacial-to-interglacial global temperature change yields Charney (fast-feedback) equilibrium climate sensitivity 1.2 ± 0.3°C (2σ
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change
The 2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory
2023-10-25 (or before) in Oxford AcademicLife on planet Earth is under siege. We are now in an uncharted territory. For several decades, scientists have consistently warned of a future marked by extrem
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Climate Data | Climate Change | Science
Earth’s ‘vital signs’ worse than at any time in human history, scientists warn
2023-10-24 in The GuardianLife on planet is in peril, say climate experts, as they call for a rapid and just transition to a sustainable future
Tagged under: Wildlife | Wildfires | Science
Environmental Audit Committee letter to Rishi Sunak
2023-09-30 (or before) in UK Parliament CommitteesTagged under: Rishi Sunak | UK Politics
Climate Plans Remain Insufficient: More Ambitious Action Needed Now | UNFCCC
2023-09-26 (or before) in United Nations Framework Convention on Climate ChangeUN Climate Change News, 26 October 2022 – A new report from UN Climate Change shows countries are bending the curve of global greenhouse gas emis...
Tagged under: Climate Change | United Nations | Climate Change Mitigation
More than 70% of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research across 8 countries reveals | Headlines
2023-09-22 in devdiscourse.comTo conduct the Farmer Voice, life science company Bayer commissioned an agency to independently interview 800 farmers globally, representing farms large and small from Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, India, Kenya, Ukraine, and the United States in equal numbers.Farmers expect the repercussions of climate change to continue.
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Collapse | Agriculture | India
Climate change having huge impact on farmers
2023-9-21 in Fruit NetMore than 70 per cent of farmers have already seen large impacts of climate change on their farm, new global research from Farmer Voice survey reveals
Tagged under: Farming | Climate Change | Climate Change Impacts | Agriculture
Dr Andrew Forrest at Boao Forum for Asia Perth 2023
2023-09-11 (or before) in fortescue.comTagged under: Climate Change Mitigation | Collapse | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change
Living Planet Index - Latest Results
2023-07-18 (or before) in livingplanetindex.orgGraphing tool showing the Living Planet Index over time.
The Living Planet Index (LPI) is a measure of the state of the world's biological diversity based on population trends of vertebrate species from terrestrial, freshwater and marine habitats. The LPI has been adopted by the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) as an indicator of progress towards its 2011-2020 targets and can play an important role in monitoring progress towards the post-2020 goals and targets negotiated at COP15.
Tagged under: Biodiversity Loss
Valuing What Counts: Framework to Progress Beyond Gross Domestic Product
2023-06-06 (or before) in LinkedInGross domestic product (GDP) is the most widely used benchmark to measure a countrys economic progress and the value of the goods and services it produces.
GDP also reflects a harmful anachronism at the heart of global policymaking:our economic models and measurements overlook many aspects that sustain life and contribute to human well-being, while perversely placing disproportionate value on activities that deplete the planet.
Tagged under: Economics | GDP | Economic Growth
The collapse of insects
2023-05-28 (or before) in ReutersThe most diverse group of organisms on the planet are in trouble and the consequences could be dire.
Tagged under: Insects | Collapse
Increasing risks of multiple breadbasket failure under 1.5 and 2 °C global warming
2023-04-26 (or before) in ScienceDirect.comThe increasingly inter-connected global food system is becoming more vulnerable to production shocks owing to increasing global mean temperatures and …
Tagged under: Food Production and Consumption | Climate Change Impacts | Climate Change
Who's Counting? Marilyn Waring on Sex, Lies and Global Economics
2023-02-19 (or before) in YouTubeIn this feature-length documentary, Marilyn Waring demystifies the language of economics by defining it as a value system in which all goods and activities are related only to their monetary value. As a result, unpaid work (usually performed by women) is unrecognized while activities that may be environmentally and socially detrimental are deemed productive. Waring maps out an alternative vision based on the idea of time as the new currency.
Tagged under: Economic Growth | Economics
Carbon capture has a long history. Of failure
2022-09-01 by in Bulletin of the Atomic ScientistsA new study reviews the capacity and performance of 13 flagship carbon capture projects and finds that 10 of the 13 failed or underperformed.
Laudato si' (24 May 2015) | Francis
2021-09-09 (or before) in The VaticanEncyclical Letter Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home (24 May 2015)
Tagged under: Activism | Religion | Pope Francis
Pope Francis pushes for action to limit climate change - Nature
2015-06-16 in NatureThe Pope warns of “grave consequences” from unchecked warming.
Tagged under: Global Warming | Pope Francis
Tropical beetles more sensitive to impacts are less likely to be known to science
2024-08-30 (or before) in ScienceDirect.comInsects are posited to be declining globally. This is particularly pertinent in tropical forests, which exhibit both the highest levels of biodiversit…
Tagged under: Insects
Revolutionizing Recycling: New Technique Turns Plastic Waste Into Wealth
2024-08-30 in SciTechDaily - Science, Space and Technology News 2023Chemical recycling offers a sustainable alternative to traditional plastic recycling by breaking down plastics into high-quality products. Researchers have optimized this process with a new mathematical formula. Each year, hundreds of millions of tons of plastic waste are produced globally. In re
Simple reason four million rare species are at higher risk of extinction
2024-08-30 (or before) in au.news.yahoo.comSize does matter when it comes to extinction.
Tagged under: Extinction
Viking wind farm and subsea cable boosts UK clean energy from Shetland | SSE
2024-08-30 (or before) in sse.comSITC calls for new Government focus and support on halting the decline of insects and other invertebrates across the UK - Committees - UK Parliament
2024-08-30 (or before) in UK Parliament CommitteesIn today’s report on insect decline and food security, the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee calls for “effective and sustainable crop protection strategies to be demonstrated at a commercial scale” and for Government to begin to more strongly support the development, regulation and practical application of pesticide alternatives.
Tagged under: Insects
Tropical beetles unknown to science at higher risk of extinction
2024-08-30 (or before) in The Natural History Museum, LondonHumans are having a devastating effect on biodiversity, but the impacts might be worse than we thought.
Tagged under: Extinction
Zimbabwe drought: Digging riverbeds in desperate search for water
2024-08-29 in The BBCThe southern Africa region is facing one of the worst droughts in living memory.
Tagged under: Water Resources | Rivers | Zimbabwe | Drought | Africa
There Are Limits to Storing CO2 Underground To Combat Climate Change, Say Researchers
2024-08-29 in technologynetworks.comResearch shows that there are limits to how quickly we can scale up technology to store gigatonnes of carbon dioxide under the Earths surface.
Tagged under: Carbon Capture and Storage | CO2 | Climate Change
The Uncharted Territory: Mass Deaths? How bad is it going to get? | February 2024 | Just Stop Oil
2024-08-29 (or before) in YouTubeTime is up, we have reached uncharted territory. Our governments are continuing to commit to new fossil fuel, and refuse to charge the real criminal responsi...
Tagged under: Activism | Science | Collapse | Fossil Fuels
Mathematicians crack a sea ice puzzle that advances what we know about global warming
2024-08-29 (or before) in nationaltribune.com.auA new applied mathematical theory could enhance our ability to predict how sea ice affects polar climate changes. A new paper published in Proceedings
Tagged under: Ice Melting | Global Warming | Predictions | Climate Change
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