"What is the cheapest way to beat climate change?"

https://youtu.be/ReXaS4QausQ?si=RScS-wBsK8cCuOst

Tackling climate change, viewed from an economic angle. You will often hear people whining about how expensive it is to fight climate change. Those people usually not only ignore the costs that will arise if we don't do anything, they also ignore the economic reality, usually lobbying for certain economic interests.

Funnily, there are even solutions that come with negative costs. Others (like bicycle infrastructure) don't cost much, they only need to be done.
#climatechange #climatecrisis

https://climatejustice.social/@breadandcircuses/112093951203096593 breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social - Woo-hoo, this is it!  🎉 Let’s celebrate! 🥳  If you live in the USA, today is Earth Overshoot Day for 2024!!

That means we’ve used our entire carbon budget in this country for the full year. We have exceeded our Ecological Footprint.

So, as of today, no one will be driving ICE cars or flying on airplanes. All our fossil fuel power plants are shutting down until next January. No more single-use plastics for the rest of the year. Everything is getting delivered by bicycle or on foot, and —

  — wait, what? It doesn’t mean that?

It means nothing changes at all? You mean we’ll still be polluting the atmosphere with greenhouse gases and poisoning our bodies with microplastics?

Nothing changes? Nothing??!!

Shit.

#Science #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual

Bread and Circuses (@breadandcircuses@climatejustice.social)

Attached: 1 image Woo-hoo, this is it! 🎉 Let’s celebrate! 🥳 If you live in the USA, today is Earth Overshoot Day for 2024!! That means we’ve used our entire carbon budget in this country for the full year. We have exceeded our Ecological...

#UK plans to adapt to #ClimateCrisis ‘fall far short’ of what is required | Climate crisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/13/uk-climate-crisis-plans-fall-far-short-of-what-is-required-ccc-says

#Politics #Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

Why We Need a World Without Cars

Even electric cars hurt the climate. The only way to fix it is less cars sadly. #biketooter #climatecrisis
Why We Need a World Without Cars

https://mastodon.online/@emmalbriant/112024659145414369 emmalbriant@mastodon.online - The Cloud now has a greater carbon footprint than the airline industry. A single data center can consume the equivalent electricity of 50,000 homes. https://thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-staggering-ecological-impacts-of-computation-and-the-cloud/ #ai #climatechange #climatecrisis

emergency stop...

#emergency #climatecrisis #climatechange #florida #want

I almost forgot this screenshot I took on Monday evening.

I took it after I heard that our lowest night temperature was supposed to be 24C, which I couldn't quite believe. These are the tropics, but even here February is usually cold - at least our "cold", which means 10-15C at night or lower. I switched to Summer now: Shorts, t-shirt and no more jacket on the bike.

I wonder though: If this is February, what will the real Summer be like?
#climatecrisis #climatechange #Taiwan

#UK quits treaty that lets #FossilFuel firms sue #governments over #climate policies | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/22/uk-quits-treaty-that-lets-fossil-fuel-firms-sue-governments-over-climate-policies

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

#February on course to break unprecedented number of #heat records | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/17/february-on-course-to-break-unprecedented-number-of-heat-records

#Environment #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange

Joe Biden just did the rarest thing in US politics: he stood up to the oil industry

The Biden administration suspended new permits for natural gas terminals. Can we see more of this kind of backbone?

Ten days ago Joe Biden did something remarkable, and almost without precedent – he actually said no to big oil.

His administration halted the granting of new permits for building liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals, something Washington had been handing out like M&Ms on Halloween for nearly a decade. It’s a provisional “no” – Department of Energy experts will spend the coming months figuring out a new formula for granting the licenses that takes the latest science and economics into account – but you can tell what a big deal it is because of the howls of rage coming from the petroleum industry and its gaggle of politicians.

And you can tell something else too: just how threadbare their arguments have become over time. Biden has called their bluff, and it’s beautiful to watch.

. . .

#oil #naturalGas #LNG #POTUS #JoeBiden #Biden #politics #USpolitics #environment #ecology #climateCrisis #climateChange #TheGuardian

The climate cost of Israel’s war on Gaza

The carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds the annual emissions of 20 countries, according to new research.#Newsfeed #ShowTypes #Climate #ClimateCrisis #IsraelWaronGaza #Israel #MiddleEast #Palestine
The climate cost of Israel’s war on Gaza

The climate cost of Israel’s war on Gaza

The carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds the annual emissions of 20 countries, according to new research.

In Sierra Leone, climate change worsens human trafficking of the poor

Sierra Leone’s poorest communities have long been prey to human traffickers. Climate change is making things worse.#Features #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Crime #HumanTrafficking #Africa #SierraLeone
In Sierra Leone, climate change worsens human trafficking of the poor

In Sierra Leone, climate change worsens human trafficking of the poor

Sierra Leone’s poorest communities have long been prey to human traffickers. Climate change is making things worse.

Rio Mayor on hosting World Cup, Olympics together: ‘DON’T!’

Eduardo Paes discusses his smart city vision for Rio and tech-driven progress amidst social, environmental debates.#ShowTypes #ClimateCrisis #Environment #Olympics #ScienceandTechnology #Sustainability #Technology #WorldCup #Brazil #LatinAmerica
Rio Mayor on hosting World Cup, Olympics together: ‘DON’T!’

Rio Mayor on hosting World Cup, Olympics together: ‘DON’T!’

Eduardo Paes discusses his smart city vision for Rio and tech-driven progress amidst social, environmental debates.

Wildfires rage near Colombia’s capital as temperatures soar

Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares, with blazes burning kilometres from Bogota's residential areas.#Gallery #Climate #ClimateCrisis #Colombia #LatinAmerica
Wildfires rage near Colombia’s capital as temperatures soar

Photos: Wildfires rage near Colombia’s capital as temperatures soar

Forest fires have destroyed more than 17,000 hectares, with blazes burning kilometres from Bogota’s residential areas.

The Sundarbans dilemma: Islands swallowed by water, and nowhere else to go

Women shoulder the worst effects of rising water in the Indian delta, highlighting key lessons on climate resilience.#Features #ClimateCrisis #Asia #India
The Sundarbans dilemma: Islands swallowed by water, and nowhere else to go

The Sundarbans dilemma: Islands swallowed by water, and nowhere else to go

Women shoulder the worst effects of rising water in the Indian delta, highlighting key lessons on climate resilience.

Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds

New report says climate change responsible for draining rivers, wreaking havoc on biodiversity and communities.#Climate #ClimateCrisis #Environment #LatinAmerica
Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds

Global warming drove record Amazon rainforest drought, study finds

New report says climate change responsible for draining rivers, wreaking havoc on biodiversity and communities.

Race to find dozens trapped in southwest China landslide

Rescuers struggle with snow, icy roads and freezing weather forecast to persist for the next three days.#Gallery #ClimateCrisis #InPictures #AsiaPacific #China
Race to find dozens trapped in southwest China landslide

Photos: Race to find dozens trapped in southwest China landslide

Rescuers struggle with snow, icy roads and freezing weather forecast to persist for the next three days.

Climate Crisis by Maggie Ena

https://songwhip.com/maggieena/climate-crisis

When the well is dry
Where will you turn
And which of your family
Are you gonna watch burn
No history books for you
To be on the wrong side of
What will be the meaning of
Your monetary triumph

While we all, have to pay
It's not far away

The people who deny
Yeah they know that it's a lie
They hope you buy what they are faking
The private jets they fly
All the solutions they won't try
Still here is what they're saying

"Let's keep mining coal" as if
It's saving those towns
I'm not blaming those towns
Why should we save our home?
Because when it goes down
We'll all go down
Yeah we'll all go down

#climatechange #climatecrisis

Climate Crisis by Maggie Ena

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#electriccars #publictransport #climatecrisis #climatechange #cycling #bicycles

‘Sitting back without work’: Kashmir’s snowless ski slopes hit livelihoods

Locals bear the brunt of an unusually dry winter that's being blamed on unregulated tourism and the climate crisis.#Features #ClimateCrisis #Tourism #Asia #India #Kashmir
‘Sitting back without work’: Kashmir’s snowless ski slopes hit livelihoods

‘Sitting back without work’: Kashmir’s ski slopes miss snow and tourists

Locals bear the brunt of an unusually dry winter that’s being blamed on unregulated tourism and the climate crisis.