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2023 was the hottest year on record
#ClimateChange #FossilFuels #capitalism
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/09/2023-record-world-hottest-climate-fossil-fuel
2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin
Rapid reduction in fossil fuel burning urgently needed to preserve liveable conditions, say scientists, as climate damage deepensDamian Carrington (The Guardian)
Quoting because I don't think I can get to them and the rest of the conversation is important. Saying "WE are consuming the oil" is technically correct as no other species on Earth has figured out how to do it, but this observation and four quarters gives you a full dollar.
Ultimately people use what is affordable for them, including availability and cost. Using alternatives to fossil fuels is currently more expensive, whether in research, time or straight up money. There are several reasons for this, subsidies and marketing playing no small part, but boiling this question down to personal responsibility is either ignorant of the larger picture or incredibly privileged as in "if I could do it, anybody else can easily do it".
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/catastrophic-climate-doom-loops-could-start-in-just-15-years-new-study-warns
#TippingPoint #ClimateChange #nature #ecosystems #FossilFuels
Catastrophic climate 'doom loops' could start in just 15 years, new study warns
A new study of climate "tipping points," such as the loss of the Amazon rainforest or the collapse of the Greenland ice sheet, could come within a human lifetime, scientists have said.Ben Turner (Live Science)
World needs to offer trillions, not billions in overseas support
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/18/countries-are-drowning-climate-expert-calls-for-urgent-rethink-on-scale-of-aid-for-developing-world
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‘Countries are drowning’: climate expert calls for urgent rethink on scale of aid for developing world
World needs to offer trillions, not billions in overseas support, says leading climate economist Avinash PersaudFiona Harvey (The Guardian)