Here are the big takeaways from the @IPCC_CH Synthesis Report released today.
First, climate change has already caused widespread and substantial losses to almost every aspect of human life on this planet, and the impacts on future generations depend on the choices we make NOW.
Here's my top 10 good news stories for nature from 2022, yes there has been good news!
1. Cranes are successfully breeding in Ireland for the first time in 300 years! Shows the power of rewilding ๐พ
(๐ธKarol Waszkiewicz)...
https://t.co/8pnkclLcj0
Fossil fuel extraction has caused decades of harm to historically marginalized communities, but the clean energy transition is a new opportunity to correct those wrongs! @SenAmyKlobuchar@SenTinaSmith@IlhanMN please pass the Environmental Justice for All Act!
- Won both chambers + Gov
- Historic 1st ever BW elected to MN Senate
- 1st trans legislator
- Progressive county attorneys in both Twin Cities
- Fought off racism to keep the Peopleโs Lawyer
- Nazi sympathizer lost (bye Chamberlain)
- & more
When we fight, we win. #MyMinnesota
Lake Hiawatha is experiencing a massive blue-green algae bloom. The creek has been dry for a month and the only water entering the lake is phosphorous-rich groundwater pumped from the golf course. Adapting to climate change is not some future problem. It is a NOW problem.
@nowthisnews Every vote matters! One of the things that's been making me feel empowered to actually make an impact and get climate candidates in office is working on election organizing with @theclimatevote! You can easily join an hour of action https://t.co/lHZ0yDeLvq