Zelfstandige / Proud owner of Satya. Passionate about transparency, sustainability, communication, digital technology, the environment and our common future
The decision at #COP28 to finally recognize that the climate crisis is, at its heart, a fossil fuel crisis is an important milestone. But it is also the bare minimum we need and is long overdue. The influence of petrostates is still evident in the half measures and loopholes included in the final agreement.
Fossil fuel interests went all out to control the outcome, but the passionate work of millions of climate activists around the world inspired and motivated delegates from many nations to loosen the industry’s grip.
Whether this is a turning point that truly marks the beginning of the end of the fossil fuel era depends on the actions that come next and the mobilization of finance required to achieve them.
We must ask ourselves how much longer will the world have wait before all nations summon the political will to overcome these narrow special interests and act on behalf of the future of humanity. It is up to all of us to hold our leaders accountable to their promise to transition away from fossil fuels once and for all.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS FROM #COP28! 🚨
#Colombia just became the tenth country to join the call for a #FossilFuelTreaty! 🇨🇴
"I have no doubt which position to take: between fossil capital and life, we choose the side of life." 🔥 - @petrogustavo
https://t.co/FHvP8tecYA🧵
Nieuws | Biologische boeren uit Nederland krijgen als enige uit Europa geen speciale subsidie voor bio-landbouw. De afgelopen jaren ontvingen ze daardoor minder geld dan boeren uit de rest van Europa ism @trouw@DeGroene
https://t.co/57zaEL31IW
#AI significantly impacts climate and environment.That’s why it’s important for global governance of AI @UN @UNTechEnvoy to be in line with the Sustainable Development Goals # @SustDev @UNEP @UNUCPR https://t.co/dxAIqTI6wW
MAJOR UPDATE: All planetary boundaries are assessed, and six are crossed.
For the first time ever, scientists have quantified all nine planetary boundaries. Six of them are already transgressed and we are increasing pressure on the others.
Read more: https://t.co/QkDpxH2BOl
De kern van de milieuproblemen waar we voor staan zit niet in overbevolking maar in overconsumptie. we zijn niet met teveel, we consumeren teveel. Het wordt tijd dat de 'mythe van de overbevolking' wordt doorgeprikt.
https://t.co/cFP5Fnfq9q
45% of cultivated crops (purple) are used to either make CO2-emitting fuel or feed methane-producing, water-consuming farmed animals for meat production. As crops fail and food demand grows, this percentage will need to drop dramatically. Humans can eat lentils. #climatecrisis
Klimaatzaken kansrijker door veranderingen in internationaal recht https://t.co/1c2k6isJvK
Ontwrichting is onomkeerbaar. "Er is geen grotere bedreiging. Dit schendt de rechten van mensen op zo'n fundamentele manier en bedreigt de Staat, dat de Staat niet vrij is om niets te doen"
De Europese Commissie zet in op verlengen van de toelating van #glyfosaat. Slecht nieuws voor biodiversiteit en gezondheid, een grote rem op ontwikkelingen richting duurzame landbouw. Tijd om hard aan de bel te trekken.
The deep sea, an enigmatic realm teeming with undiscovered marvels, is full of wonder and life!🐙Yet, this amazing underwater world is under threat from #DeepSeaMining😟
RT if you agree we must act for our ocean!🙌🏽 #ThinkDeeply
Alarm bells should be ringing everywhere. We seem to have underestimated the chance of climate breakdown causing simultaneous harvest failure in the world's major breadbaskets. It's an issue I discuss in Regenesis, but it appears much worse than we thought https://t.co/hOwARCkhPg
#capitalocene.
Aandeelhouders de winst in geld, gewone mensen en toekomstige generaties de gifbelt, bosbranden, hittegolven, misoogsten, overstromingen en een smeltende airco (de ijskappen).
En een maatschappij waarin sommige groepen door de chaos fascistoïde neigingen krijgen.
@KevinClimate »Pseudo technologies are a facade to avoid asking the difficult political and equity based questions. 'Net Zero' is a real dangerous term in my view and really means NOT zero. I always say 'net zero' is latin for 'kick the can down the road'.«
– Professor Kevin Anderson
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This is absolutely bananas.
There is NOTHING like this on the instrumental record. Its likely impact is probably immeasurable.
But is it leading our news bulletins & on newspaper front pages?
Nope.
When I started reporting on climate change, the prediction was the Arctic could be sea-ice-free in summer by the 2070s. Now? By the 2030s. https://t.co/iSA52WS4YD