This week by the numbers:
600,000 people.
700 actions.
65 countries.
All 7 continents.
THIS. IS. INCREDIBLE.
But numbers don't do it justice. This is a big, beautiful climate movement & we're calling on world leaders to #EndFossilFuels NOW. No more talk, we need action!
Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals.
But the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels.
Investing in new fossil fuels infrastructure is moral and economic madness.
BREAKING: one of the world's leading scientists on extinction says 70% of all Earth's big animals (mammals, birds) have been wiped out since 1918, along with 90% of SE Asia's tropical forests since 2000, and 98% of big ocean fish since 1973 - the rapid mass extinction scenario 🧵
Someday most people will realize what a fatal mistake it is to allow corporations and the rich to control everything. All they see is through the limited lens of quarterly profit reports, including your life, including Earth’s very habitability. I hope it happens soon.
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In case you missed it, this past Wednesday more than 150 people joined an online event featuring the voices of Adam McKay, Ash Engle, Crystal Mello, Peter Kalmus, and fellow frontline resistor Tariq Alkabu-Lan.
I still think Earth breakdown is basically all we should be talking about until we get it under control and civilization on track to a livable future. At the least, we should be talking about it and addressing it with much greater urgency. It threatens everything.
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It is a week since the highest temperatures in thousands of years hit the UK.
It is now an objective reality that this civilisation will collapse at some point in the early 2030s. Long tail possibilities are the late 2020’s and the late 2030’s on the other side.