Last week, I sat down with some old friends at @PodSaveAmerica to reflect on the 15th anniversary of the 2008 election, the work our Obama alumni are doing, and the state of our democracy. Check out our conversation: https://t.co/KLJgPz5S8T
Sir #DavidAttenborough
“Things are going to get worse."
"This is the new extinction & we are half way through it."
"We are in terrible, terrible trouble & the longer we wait to do something about it the worse it is going to get."
#ClimateCrisis
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Our new report reveals more than sufficient #MaterialsAndResources to meet the needs of the transition.
Deploying clean energy tech will have significant land, water & materials needs.
On every metric the transition is either miles better or no worse than its fossil equivalent.
BREAKING: June 2023 has blown away all prior records for the month of June, coming in at a staggering 0.16C above the prior record set in 2019.
It was around 1.46C above the typical temperatures we saw in June in the preindustrial era (1850-1899).
Time for a bit of climate hope.
Solar power is the fastest growing energy technology in history, and wind is not far behind.
This graph shows how rapidly different energy technologies expanded after reaching their first exajoule of energy production, on a logarithmic scale.
It appears we are unleashing destructive forces in nature with our greenhouse gas emissions. These are climatic feedback loops and they do not get enough attention. See our report here: https://t.co/EyzZvmfTcJ Send me a DM if you want a free PDF of the article.
What does climate inequality look like?
The top map shows national responsibility for climate breakdown. The bottom maps show projected climate-change attributable health and mortality risks in 2050.
I've been wanting to get this data visualized on my climate change indicators page, so here it is: https://t.co/53ZaRhYYry - carbon dioxide over nearly the last one million years
Finland has been ranked the happiest country on earth for six consecutive years. What is their secret?
Finns derive satisfaction from sustainable lives and perceive financial success as being able to identify and meet basic needs, one professor said. https://t.co/UiwGON1XHe