“If we are to continue to exist, we will require more than intelligence. We will require wisdom.”
David Attenborough's words remind us that protecting the future of our planet remains in our hands 🌏
#ActNow#MondayMotivation#COP17
The EU has awarded the International Criminal Court its top human rights award, two weeks after US President Donald Trump vowed to dismantle the court through fresh sanctions.
Did you know? 🪸
The IPCC projects that coral reefs would decline by a further 70–90 per cent at 1.5°C of global warming, and that more than 99 per cent would be lost at 2°C.
Healthy reefs shelter marine life, sustain fisheries and tourism, and protect coastlines by absorbing wave energy.
On the road to #COP31, keeping 1.5°C within reach is the most effective way to give reefs, and the communities that depend on them, a future. 🌊🐚
#COP31Türkiye #OceanAction #CoralReefs
As we mark #UNDay 🇺🇳 this week, discover the original manuscript of the UN Charter’s Preamble, complete with handwritten notes.
81 years ago, 50 nations came together in San Francisco with a vision for peace, prosperity and human rights. A vision that endures today. ✍️
Google illegally cleared an estimated 250,000 trees across 330 hectares of forest in Muhos, northern Finland, to prepare for a new AI data center before completing mandatory environmental impact assessments
And another 150,000 trees felled at Otanmäki
https://t.co/smpJX9hPR2
The situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory is out of control.
In Gaza, essential aid is still being severely restricted by Israel.
In the occupied West Bank, Palestinians continue to suffer daily attacks by Israeli settlers and journalists & diplomats are being attacked.
There must be a credible political path towards lasting peace, ending the occupation and realizing a two-State solution, with Israel & Palestine living side by side in peace & security.
Every fraction of a degree of global warming matters.
Yet greenhouse gas emissions remain at record levels.
The new @UNEP#EmissionsGap Report shows what it will take to change course & pull back from the brink of a climate catastrophe.
https://t.co/Y7GXeAg5kU
Unimaginable horror, pain and death to so very many people, animals and wildlife
An absolute #tragedy
“New figures from deforestation monitoring site Nusantara Atlas showed an area nearly 12 times larger than London has burned, most of it as drought took hold from June, exacerbated by a strong El Niño cycle”
#WakeUpWorld
https://t.co/EARwY6CWci
The top 1% emit more than the poorest 66%. The richest 100 companies are linked to 71% of emissions. This is not about "humanity" failing. It's about a tiny minority profiting.
The Arctic is Europe's northern neighbourhood.
Today, we present our new Strategy for the Arctic to strengthen cooperation on:
🛡️ Security
🌍 Climate
🌱 Prosperity
🤝 Local communities
For a safer, more resilient Arctic.
Supersized heat waves used to be rare. No longer. A Reuters data-driven examination of global temperatures reveals the emergence of what we call heat storms. They now swarm the planet, upending life around the world. https://t.co/6oOP6jpKYz
Today, we adopt our new 🇪🇺 Arctic Strategy.
The Arctic is where the tectonic plates of geopolitics collide head-on.
It requires us to change our strategic posture.
And work with like-minded partners that share our values ↓
https://t.co/B6GvgUOCQk
“Are we going to let machines target and kill human beings?”
The UN’s top independent researcher on disarmament warns AI is shouldering an ever-growing number of responsibilities in warfare, threatening to “crowd out” human judgment.
https://t.co/3bcBFcQHpa
Close, connected and critical to our future.
This is the Arctic.
Europe’s Northern Neighborhood.
Tomorrow, we’re presenting a new Strategy for our common geographical and political space.
"Let us mobilize the political will and investments needed to ensure everyone has a safe home, and the opportunity to build a life of dignity, free from poverty."
- @antonioguterres on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
#EndPoverty
It's frustrating to see UBI discussed as a full replacement for jobs in the context of no jobs to be had. UBI is a floor and a dividend. It is meant to prevent the financial harms and widely share the benefits. There will always be work for people that other people will pay for, and there will always be new challenges for people to tackle.
We do need to push hard for both UBI and for aligned AI, or else dystopia is what we will get.
https://t.co/fpDX8D0cMO
Former Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon (@hilbertspaess) and Jon Stewart discuss AI, jobs disappearing, universal income, and whether tech CEOs are creating a dystopian future
🇫🇷 🇸🇪 🪧 Greta Thunberg 'incredibly proud' of French students as she joins protests
Swedish activist Greta Thunberg said she was “incredibly proud” of French high school pupils campaigning for better learning conditions, who she joined on the ground ahead of fresh nationwide demonstrations. The 23-year-old, who became famous as a teenager for school strikes to demand action on climate change, stood with pupils outside a school in the capital's largest suburb of Saint-Denis #geneu_afp