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Greta Thunberg (@gretathunberg), from page 19 of The Climate Book:

"Most people today are living well within the planetary boundaries. It is only a minority of us who have caused this crisis and who keep driving it forward. The widely popular argument that ‘there are too many people’ is a very misleading one. Population does matter, but it is not people who are causing emissions and depleting the Earth, it is what *some* people do. It is some people’s habits and behavior, in combination with our economic structures, that are causing the catastrophe."

GET THE BOOK -- https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709837/the-climate-book-by-greta-thunberg/

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #CO2 #Emissions #ClimateJustice
A photo of Greta Thunberg, holding a microphone and speaking at a rally -- shown along with the front cover of The Climate Book.


Siberia swelters in record-breaking temperatures amid its ‘worst heat wave in history’

(CNN) — Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius).

Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of Siberia as extreme heat pushes into unusually high latitudes

https://www.cnnphilippines.com/world/2023/6/9/Siberia-record-breaking-temperatures.html

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #climate #Siberia


Greta Thunberg: "I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as if you would in a crisis. I want you to act as if the house was on fire, because it is."

#Canada #US
#FossilFuelsKill
#DontLookUp #fire #smoke
#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
Greta Thunberg: "I don't want your hope. I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act. I want you to act as if you would in a crisis.  I want you to act as if the house was on fire, because it is."


Chart that shows trends in atmospheric CO2 versus global temperature change.

CO2 concentration rises from ~315 ppm in 1962 to ~420 ppm in 2021. Chart is annotated with dates of international meetings to address climate change, none of which have had any appreciable effect.


As we look forward to #COP28 later on this year in the UAE, anticipating another joyous fossil fuel bacchanalia, I'm sure we'll be hearing plenty from our masters about "Net Zero 2050." They'll remind us once again about all those delicious carbon offsets that are going to save the world for capitalism and consumerism, allowing endless growth forever and ever. No need to worry, they'll say, we've got everything under control! 😃

#Greenwashing #ClimateCrisis #AntiCapitalism
Cartoon by @davpope@theblower.au
In this one-panel cartoon, a pair of gangsters are about to throw a captive, whose feet are encased in concrete, to his death off the end of a pier. A couple of cheerful-looking police officers are questioning the gangsters about what they're up to. The head gangster shows a certificate to the police, and says, "Relax, officer! What looks like a potential homicide has actually been OFFSET, with the purchase of tradable life credits from our local surf life-saving club!" A smiling police officer responds, "Looks like we're on track for NET-ZERO MURDERS by 2050!"


People marching through the streets with a banner saying "degrowth needs direct action" during a demonstration in Liepzig in 2014.


Report proposes tax on the ultra-rich to finance a global climate fund

Led by French economists Thomas Piketty and Lucas Chancel, the study advocates a progressive rate of 1.5% to 3% for fortunes of over $100 million

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-01-31/report-proposes-tax-on-the-ultra-rich-to-finance-a-global-climate-fund.html

#ClimateEmergency #pollution #ecology #environment #ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe
#ClimateChange #Climate


Like most people who have to engage with the #climatecrisis every day, I am sometimes overwhelmed by grief, despair or dread. As I often say, the best antidote to these feelings is action! But I couldn't really be more active & I'm still affected regularly.
In 2019 I did a thing which really helped, which was to try to practice gratitude in relation to the climate crisis every day, by thanking others who are helping in some way. I am going to try to do this again in 2023. https://twitter.com/crisortunity/status/1080235464509018112?s=20&t=PRSNHHidw1JqMBmuoSzztQ


Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed within decades, UN report finds - https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jan/09/ozone-layer-healed-within-decades-un-report we fixed this together, we can fix the #ClimateCrisis together - if we get serious now...


"The world’s reliance on hi-tech capitalist solutions to the climate and ecological crises is perpetuating racism, the outgoing UN racism rapporteur has warned".

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/dec/27/reliance-on-high-tech-solutions-to-climate-crisis-perpetuates-racism-says-un-official

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency


Electrifying the US postal service fleet as we replace the old trucks we've been using for decades was an obvious win if we could make it happen. Its now happening!

https://wapo.st/3WeG9On

#uspolitics #climate #climatecrisis #climateemergency


My town is expected to hit a high of 46 Celsius degrees for each of the next four days.

#ClimateCrisis #Heatwave #India #GlobalWarming


Can you imagine if the World was just as alarmed about #ClimateChange as it is about the current #Coronavirus?

Even then it is to late to stop it of course. People had to be alarmed in the nineties, when all facts were already there.

You can also turn it around. Imagine when the World is not alarmed at all about the Coronavirus? They just regard it as an scientific 'opinion', and only after 2040 they will start thinking about doing something about it. Just imagine!

#ClimateCrisis