The Climate Crisis Post 16

The last 9 months have set extreme heat records. It doesn’t look promising. How are we going to manage to get society into the emergency mode we need to solve this problem? Everyone should become climate activists.

Climate

Climate scientists warn of runaway sea temperatures https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/27/climate/scientists-are-freaking-out-about-ocean-temperatures.html

A poorly thought-out transition to a hydrogen economy could make the climate crisis worse, scientists warn https://energynews.us/2024/02/28/scientists-warn-a-poorly-managed-hydrogen-rush-could-make-climate-change-worse/

It is very important for democracy that the state follows the law and the principle of separation of powers. https://e24.no/energi-og-klima/i/RGvlV2/aker-bp-faar-oljetillatelse-nok-er-nok

February 2024 also broke the heat record for March https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-february-2024

Politics

European voters have not given up on climate https://www.delorscentre.eu/en/publications/detail/publication/debunking-the-backlash-uncovering-european-voters-climate-preferences

Food

The EU is to invest €50 million in precision fermentation https://www.foodbev.com/news/eu-to-invest-e50m-in-supporting-precision-fermentation-start-ups/ https://www.weplanet.org/post/a-community-win-european-union-commits-50-million-to-boost-alternative-proteins

Research

Climate scientist: If you knew what I knew, you would also be terrified https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/07/opinions/climate-scientist-scare-doom-anxiety-mcguire/index.html

Warm models can boil the globe much more than expected. Is there cause for concern? https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/revisiting-the-hot-model-problem

How the UN downgraded the climate effect of livestock-based agriculture. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/the-anti-livestock-people-are-a-pest-how-un-fao-played-down-role-of-farming-in- climate-change

Energy

Who is responsible for quality assurance of consultant reports? https://statogstyring.no/hvem-har-ansvaret-for-kvalitetssikring-av-konsulentrapporter

Renewable

The oil industry has opposed green innovation since the 1960s https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/08/oil-industry-has-sought-to-block-state-backing-for-green-tech-since-1960s

Large forests are being torn down for wind farms. Is it worth it? https://dailysceptic.org/2024/03/08/germany-begins-felling-120000-trees-from-fairy-tale-forest-to-make-way-for-wind-turbines/

Nuclear power

https://world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/British-company-pioneers-new-nuclear-welding-techn

Fossil

Statistics Norway: Create final strategy for Norwegian oil and gas https://www.energiogklima.no/nyhet/ssb-lag-strategi-for-sluttfasen-til-norsk-olje-og-gass

Finance

Pension funds in New York are being sued for withdrawing investments from the fossil fuel industry https://www.desmog.com/2024/02/28/nyc-pensions-are-sued-for-shedding-fossil-fuels/

It is expensive to underestimate the costs of the climate crisis https://www.dn.no/inllegg/klimakrise/okonomiske-modeller/forsikring/det-er-dyrt-a-undervurdere-klimakrisens-kostner/2-1-1604890

Danske Bank will withdraw from all fossil investments https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/viden/klima/danske-bank-fik-hug-groenne-loefter-og-sorte-investeringer-nu-vil-de-skille-sig

Development

Decolonization of climate https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S096262982200052X

Activism

Vulcano Group accepts responsibility for extensive sabotage against the Tesla factory in Germany https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-left-group-claims-act-of-sabotage-on-tesla/a-68440976

Facebook has taken down the pages of Extinction Rebellion Norway https://www.naturpress.no/2024/02/20/facebook-har-tatt-ned-sidene-til-extinction-rebellion-norge/

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