Posts by largess@mastodon.au
(DIR) Post #AUOPTqp2jfhLStF572 by largess@mastodon.au
2023-04-07T00:18:50Z
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Greenhouse gas emissions rose at ‘alarming’ rate last year, US data shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/06/greenhouse-gas-emissions-noaa-report-us-data>"Noaa report shows rapid increase in atmospheric levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide"-------------Good to see we're taking this seriously. /s The last state election here in Australia in NSW last week, 88% of voters voted against any significant action, the new NSW energy Minster being someone who waa advocating for extendeibg the life of coal power plants.. Well done NSW voters /s.We've left it so long there are now no no radical futures (we either transition the economy, or we collapse civilisation) and yet voters are still in denial.What to do ? Ride a bicycle, don't fly, Vote green and eat way less meat.#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Collapse #FuckAroundAndFindOut
(DIR) Post #AUZCzVCKsuawVjTrAu by largess@mastodon.au
2023-03-02T13:47:58Z
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Top 1% emit over 1,000 times more CO2 than bottom 1%https://climateandcapitalism.com/2023/02/28/top-1-emit-over-1000-times-more-co2-than-bottom-1/>"To stop climate change, target the rich"--------------------------------------------------------------------------The new climate denial? Using wealth to insulate yourself from discomfort and changehttps://theconversation.com/the-new-climate-denial-using-wealth-to-insulate-yourself-from-discomfort-and-change-199101#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Inequality
(DIR) Post #AVLbptQmt6KMAGJnpw by largess@mastodon.au
2023-05-05T08:36:19Z
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Humanity's tipping point? How the Queen's death stole a climate warning's thunder https://theconversation.com/humanitys-tipping-point-how-the-queens-death-stole-a-climate-warnings-thunder-203143>The paper in Science was truly earth-shattering, as it heralded changes that could threaten the future of civil society on this planet. But it was the other news that captured the world’s attention. ---------------And so it goes as we collapse civilisation. Distracted by the unimportant while the exestenial threat looms even larger.>"I see no way out of revolutionary changes to how we live today .... it is too late for non-radical futures" - Professor Kevin Andersonhttps://social.rebellion.global/@ScientistRebellion/110235597189756736#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Collapse
(DIR) Post #AY05CzW6J09ZOya7Ki by largess@mastodon.au
2023-07-23T22:02:54Z
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A once in every 7.5 billion year event is unfolding in the Antarctic. And it has scientists scrambling for answershttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-24/antarctic-sea-ice-levels-nosedive-five-sigma-event/102635204> Antarctic sea ice has usually been able to recover in winter. But this time it's different, with levels taking a sharp downward turn at a time of year when sea ice usually forms reliably — and experts are worried.>To say unprecedented isn't strong enough," Dr Doddridge said.>"For those of you who are interested in statistics, this is a five-sigma event. So it's five standard deviations beyond the mean. Which means that if nothing had changed, we'd expect to see a winter like this about once every 7.5 billion years.>"It's gobsmacking."For anyone following the excellent @ZLabe this article won't be a surprise. -------Hmmm... Let's see if the PIG etal start to rock n' roll. Then my 230m ASL cottage location will have perhaps seemed prudent?#ClimateChange #SeaLevelRise #Collapse
(DIR) Post #AaYAbF9XfKKwtZYkQy by largess@mastodon.au
2023-10-08T05:04:46Z
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https://archive.md/xGz5D>*US carmaker Ford, Brazil’s Vale, China’s Tsingshan and Hong Kong’s Jardine Matheson are invested in Indonesian nickel projects responsible for the clearance of large swaths of some of the world’s most biodiverse forests.*>*Roughly 23,000ha of that — or 30 per cent — has been cut down since 2019, as demand for electric cars and the nickel batteries that power them has increased.*-----Timely reminder that to take the poly crisis of Climate Change, Pollution, resource depletion etc serisouly we MUST move away from private cars, including Ecars. Even the IPCC states this and we still keep ignoring them.https://mass.streetsblog.org/2022/04/22/international-climate-report-demands-systemic-changes-to-transportation-and-urban-planning/>but also makes clear that simply replacing gasoline with batteries won't be enough: cities must also dramatically curtail the use of automobiles and avoid "locking in" future emissions with more car-dependent infrastructure.And a Climate Scientist https://phys.org/news/2022-11-expert-comment-future-electric-fast.html>"Only by curbing all motorized transport, particularly private cars, as quickly as possibly can we tackle the climate and air pollution crises"-----Indonesia is also building GWs of new coal power plants to make ecarshttps://mastodon.social/@Snoro/110868169284217016Here's a better wayhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sGy4kS9T2w#ClimateChange #Ecars #environment
(DIR) Post #Aca5yhMPMmHnDEpYjg by largess@mastodon.au
2023-12-07T22:54:44Z
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‘Unprecedented mass coral bleaching’ expected in 2024, says experthttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/07/unprecedented-mass-coral-bleaching-expected-2024-professor-ove-hoegh-guldberg>Record-breaking land and sea temperatures, driven by climate breakdown, will probably cause “unprecedented mass coral bleaching and mortality” throughout 2024, according to a pioneering coral scientist.>The impact of climate change on coral reefs has reached “uncharted territory”, said Prof Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, from the University of Queensland, Australia, leading to concerns that we could be at a “tipping point”#TippingPoint #ClimateChange #Coral #BiodoversityLoss #ClimateEmergency-----Something to look forward to on our road to emissions reduction success vis a vis #COP28 /s
(DIR) Post #AhsyZNQZ5NGQiaD3XU by largess@mastodon.au
2024-05-06T10:05:29Z
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Nuclear power makes no sense for Australia – but it’s a useful diversion from real climate actionhttps://theconversation.com/nuclear-power-makes-no-sense-for-australia-but-its-a-useful-diversion-from-real-climate-action-226838>But nuclear power is not feasible for Australia. It is too slow, too expensive and inappropriate for our energy needs.>As a result, plans to build nuclear power plants, big or small, are completely unrealistic.>What’s more, insisting that nuclear power is the only answer to Australia’s net zero commitments is a classic move from the playbook of those who oppose urgent action on climate change>But mounting scientific evidence, along with Australia’s international obligations to reduce emissions and people’s personal experience of extreme events such as the 2019–20 Black Summer bushfires, has made outright climate denial largely indefensible for a mainstream political party in this country. --- Adam has been paying attention to my comments in here on Dutton's climate delaying stupidity.Just to be clear I am not insinuating that at all :)The only thing Adam has missed is politicians like Joyce/Dutton etal can use this as "evidence" to their voters The Greens don't support action on Climate Change ,when they don't "endorse" the stupidity of Nuclear. Joyce in particular has blamed The Greens many times for that already, using the "assert with out evidence" rhetoric conservatives world wide use. #AusPol #ClimateChange #Nuclear #ClimateCrisis
(DIR) Post #Ai9ZbAt7U1gHEwe3fc by largess@mastodon.au
2024-05-22T14:44:25Z
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Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwavehttps://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/21/monkeys-mexico-heatwave>“They were falling out of the trees like apples,” Pozo said. “They were in a state of severe dehydration, and they died within a matter of minutes.” Already weakened, Pozo says the falls from dozens of yards (meters) up inflict additional damage that often finishes the monkeys off.>By 9 May at least nine cities in Mexico had set temperature records,#ClimateChange #Environment #BiodoversityLoss
(DIR) Post #AnOOby5hHxEtO9Ve8O by largess@mastodon.au
2024-10-25T04:05:16Z
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Carbon emissions are now growing faster than before the pandemichttps://www.newscientist.com/article/2453198-carbon-emissions-are-now-growing-faster-than-before-the-pandemic/>Instead of a “green recovery”, global greenhouse gas emissions are rising much faster now than they did in the decade preceding the global pandemic. Emissions rose 1.3 per cent to 57.1 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2023. That is a far faster annual rate of growth than during the decade 2010-2019, when emissions grew on average 0.8 per cent per year>All sources of greenhouse gas emissions except land use are rising, ----Not surprising I guess, just open the flight radar web page, or glance out the window at the endless cars , hear endless dogs barking (large meat eating pets). We haven't changed how we act, which would typically lead to changing how we vote. Nearly everywhere there has been minor gains by Greens they are in retreat rather the massive surge needed to change policy. We concentrate on stupid shit like ecars rather then the changes needed.#ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency
(DIR) Post #AuZDcKzhq0aSKLnuvA by largess@mastodon.au
2025-05-26T03:32:18Z
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Glencore Australia's Ulan Coal Mine expansion near Mudgee approved https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-26/ulan-coal-mine-expansion-approved-environmental-concerns/105327044> Assessment reports for the approved NSW mine expansion state that the project will put threatened species at risk and see hundreds of hectares of land gradually sink. >Glencore Australia will be required to prepare a Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Plan,---Well that's easy, don't mine coal.Thanks #ALP voters, could have voted #Greens but decided civilisations collpase was better :(#ClimateChange #AusPol #ClimateCrisis