Three key things EVERYONE needs to know:
1. This is still just merest beginnings of climate breakdown
2. It's irreversible, best we can do is halt it at whatever level it gets to
3. It's caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has been lying and blocking action for decades
If climate change keeps you up at night, and you don’t know how to make a difference, here is a list of actions that will be more impactful than you might expect. A long but essential thread.
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”Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon surged to record levels for the month of April, nearly doubling the area of forest removed in that month last year — the previous April record”
https://t.co/IlcwivoW9p
"As a climate scientist I see what's coming, like a train coming barrelling down the track...
...all society has to do is step out of the way of this train, and it's not doing it"
@ClimateHuman and @GeorgeMonbiot in #monbiosis#DontLookUp
https://t.co/JYFZXNmAlP
Europe now has until October - when major heating demand kicks in again - to do what it should have done years ago, and free itself from Russian gas. That means a comprehensive energy transition in 7 months.
Can it be done?
Yes!
My column:
https://t.co/WjUYh6Mbj6
The role of those who oppose imperialism is not to be for or against the west, or for or against Russia.
It is to be against invasion and wars of aggression.
Whoever does it.
Toivon todella paljon, että kun ukrainalaiset pakolaiset tulevat Suomeen, niin kukaan ei aikoo kertoa, että he eivät ole oikeita pakolaisia, koska heillä on Iphonia tai hyviä takkeja.
Richest 1% responsible for twice the emissions of poorest 50%. it's fucking insane.
we could put a huge dent in global emissions just by limiting how much any one human is allowed to emit
https://t.co/W7QU2GPDWz
"Karjataloudesta luopuminen torjuisi selvästi ilmastotuhoa."
Voimme aloittaa helpoilla toimenpiteillä ja 1) lakkauttaa kaiken lihantuotannon tukemisen ja 2) ottaa käyttöön lihantuotannon haittaverot sen kiihdyttäessä ilmastokatastrofia ja luontokatoa. https://t.co/dauQuQNOqC
For years I’ve been struggling with a paradox that seems fundamental to our age. We live under a system that celebrates freedom and choice. Yet almost everyone in a position of power or influence subscribes to the same set of preposterous beliefs.
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“I doubt that 1% of people really understand what we’re facing here: the prospect of systematic environmental collapse. The collapse of the whole thing; our life support systems in total.”
@GeorgeMonbiot on the Great Global Flickering
We're living on a finite planet 🌏 and we're pushing up against its boundaries. 🏭⛏️👩🌾🔥
But some people think the global economy will keep on growing despite this.
Let's explore that, with help from the IMF, the World Bank and others. 🧵
Please, please share this piece widely. It has the potential to reach deep into the mainstream and raise public urgency on climate breakdown. It is already "most shared" across the Guardian. Push this moment
https://t.co/zTHNPKxxEe