The Climate Crisis Post 1

Why is the expansion of the oil sector a crime against humanity and what can we do to stop it?

Climate news

Leaks from gas power plants are not taken into account enough, research shows https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2023-09-29/the-climate-sleuth-uncovering-methane-leaks-for-the-united-nations

Fracking is taking lives: https://www.nrk.no/dokumentar/xl/brennepunkt-har-undersokt-equinors-risikable-frackingverskott-i-usa-1.15274533

20 countries’ fossil fuel plans, Norway included, are leading us towards climate chaos: https://priceofoil.org/2023/09/12/planet-wreckers-how-20-countries-oil-and-gas-extraction-plans-risk-locking-in-climate-chaos/

The Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate hammers away at Equinor and Norway for the opening of the Rosebank field

It is absurd that authorities in rich countries such as the UK and Norway call themselves climate leaders when you lie and continue to expand (the use of) fossil fuels. Not only are you leading your own population astray by smashing your own climate goals, but you are also depriving them of reasonable green energy. You are throwing fuel on the climate crisis fire from which we are already suffering, says Vanessa Nakate midway through her speech.

https://www.naturpress.no/2023/09/27/rosebank-her-hamrer-vanessa-los-pa-norge-og-equinor/

Report predicts 50% collapse in world economies due to the climate crisis https://www.theissue.io/how-bad-is-climate-change-going-to-get-you-dont-want-to-know/ https://actuaries.org.uk/emperors-new-climate-scenarios

The Pope warns of climate collapse and asks people to phase out fossil energy at COP28 https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231004-pope-warns-of-irreversible-climate-change-urges-un-action

The climate crisis has damaged India’s rice production and led to an export ban. A subsequent food crisis is expected https://edition.cnn.com/2023/08/28/business-india/india-rice-ban-export-farmers-loss-intl-hnk-dst/index.html

Carbon capture projects in Canada are exacerbating the climate crisis https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/fossil-gas/shell-hydrogen-true-emissions/

Research news

Tropical areas can pass the critical moist 35C limit which makes areas practically unlivable for humans in the long run. See the study here

The climate crisis is coming sooner than expected https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-00585-7

Solutions and good news

Æra explains how to achieve the circular economy https://www.era.as/posts/circularity-in-practice

Variable handles Scope3 emissions for businesses https://variable.co/

You can now properly make cheese and milk directly from plants: https://climax.bio/

Norway joins the EU’s social climate fund: https://energiogklima.no/nyhet/brussel/norge-bidrar-med-55-milliarder-kroner-til-eus-sosiale-klimafond/

Protests against Equinor’s sponsorship of UKA https://www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyheter/energi/equinor-sponser-uka-derfor-er-det-en-darlig-ide/

Actions

Join the fight to stop the oil expansion and speed up the green shift. Support the climate lawsuit and join an organization https://www.greenpeace.org/norway/klimaendringer/klimasoksmal/nytt-klimasoksmal-2023-dette-ma-du-vite/

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