The Climate Crisis Post 11

Last climate crisis post before Christmas. We must not lose hope, but we must not allow ourselves to be drugged by “hopium”, the new name for false hope, either. I think the most important thing we can do for the climate is to be honest with ourselves and others. Am I willing to accept the consequences of what I do or the consequences of what I don’t do when all the facts are taken into account? And if not how can I make a bigger difference? How can I help so that we can have more real hope for the future?

Blockade of the A12 in the Netherlands by climate activists

Climate

The COP28 president uses words to destroy the planet https://ketanjoshi.co/2023/12/03/the-man-in-charge-uses-words-as-a-planet-wrecking-weapon/

Illinois farmers and environmentalists celebrate defeat of $3 billion CO2 pipeline: ‘We’ve thrown so many stones at Goliath’ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-navigator-co2-pipeline-defeat-20231108-cvar3r7onzfj3cyl6bdqz6wtiq-story.html

Australia was one of the main proponents of the word “phasing out” in the final COP28 agreement, but 130 countries wanted stronger language. https://www.vice.com/en/article/g5y3v9/cop28-transition-fossil-fuels-australia

The NTL Central Administration has adopted the following statement on the Climate Committee’s recommendations. https://frifagbevegelse.no/ntlmagasinet/utslippskutt-og-klimatiltak-i-norge-6.490.1011399.16a802a81c

- This stinks: the Petroleum Safety Authority met with companies about mineral extraction in the sea already in February https://filternyheter.no/dette-stinker-petroleumstilsynet-motte-selskaber-om-mineralutvinning-i-havet-allerede-i-februar/

Emissions from fossil sources are at a record high in 2023 https://globalcarbonbudget.org/fossil-co2-emissions-at-record-high-in-2023

Greenwashing

Kenya’s Ogiek people are being forcibly relocated to sell carbon credits https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67352067

The media’s advertising content confuses readers and delays climate action https://www.klimakultur.no/nyheter/medienes-annonsorinnhold-forvirrer-lesere-og-forsinker-klimatiltak/

Exposed child labor to obtain minerals for batteries. Being censored by Musk. https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/verden/2023/12/17/avslorte-barnearbeid-blir-censorert-av-musk/

Climate Trace provides an independent overview of emissions worldwide https://climatetrace.org/

Research

The climate crisis will force people indoors sooner than thought, research shows Video: https://youtu.be/3eErk9PapoQ Article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-43121-5

We have lost 19 years of the budget against global warming as agreed in the Paris Agreement. https://climate.copernicus.eu/weve-lost-19-years-battle-against-global-warming-paris-agreement

Studies that link the probability of extreme weather with climate change will probably underestimate due to the uncertainty in the models. https://youtu.be/KqNHdY90StU

Food

“Call me what you will, I’m going to tell the truth about animal-based agriculture,” says George Monbiot https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/14/livestock-farming-soy-soyboy

Technology

The price of batteries is falling sharply https://rmi.org/insight/x-change-batteries/

Energy

Nuclear power

NTNU rector resigns after controversy over nuclear power https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/JQmPv7/skjebnemoete-for-ntnu-rektor-etter-krangel-om-kjernekraft

New rector at NTNU after the nuclear power scandal https://www.khrono.no/tor-grande-blir-ny-rektor-ved-ntnu/834249

Dirty play by NHO and Norsk Industri in the fight against nuclear power. https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/debatt/i/APAd53/skitten-spill-av-nho-og-norsk-industri

Europe’s nuclear reactors are getting old. Can they build a bridge to an emission-free future? https://www.reuters.com/graphics/EUROPE-ENERGY/NUCLEARPOWER/gdvzwweqkpw/

3-fold declaration for nuclear power https://www.energy.gov/articles/cop28-countries-launch-declaration-triple-nuclear-energy-capacity-2050-recognizing-key

Fossil

- It is not enough to talk about “development, not decommissioning”. We need a proper discussion about Norwegian oil policy in the age of climate change, say Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen and Anne Karin Sæther. https://www.energiogklima.no/podkast/vanskeligere-for-norge-a-bade-vaere-klimaland-og-oljeland

The COP28 president says his firm will continue to invest in oil https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/15/cop28-president-sultan-al-jaber-says-his-firm-will-keep-investing-in-oil

Agreement in Dubai: Global efforts to transition away from fossil energy https://www.energiogklima.no/nyhet/cop28/klimaavtale-global-inssats-for-omstilling-vekk-fra-fossil-energi

Activism

Extinction Rebellion Campaigns outside Folkets Hus - LO calls for a home office https://frifagbevegelse.no/nyheter/aksjonerer-utenfor-folkets-hus--lo-oppfordrer-til-hjemmekontor-6.158.1011108.eca0a1aca2

Does disruptive activism work or does it just hurt the cause? https://www.theneweuropean.co.uk/just-stop-oil-britains-most-unwanted/

Climate activist is jailed for 6 months for demonstration. The UK is becoming a police state. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/15/just-stop-oil-activist-is-first-to-be-jailed-under-new-uk-protest-law

Donate to support climate activists against oil exploration. https://chuffed.org/project/gi-en-gave-med-mening-stoppoljeletinga

Can Extinction Rebellion’s surprise success in the Netherlands be replicated? https://znetwork.org/znetarticle/can-extinction-rebellions-surprise-success-in-the-netherlands-be-replicated/?sfw=pass1702411442

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