We are not worth more than the people who die from the climate crisis now and in the future. Just because we are privileged enough to have been born outside the zones that are hit hardest now does not give us the right to create a climate crisis, but rather a duty to clean up after ourselves.

We have to fight against the greenwashing and make sure that the facts actually get on the table. I have now made an overview of some of these myths. Facts and research are not political, they are methodical, objective and the most important building block in a democratic society. We must therefore stand up for policies that are based on knowledge and research - the alternative is corrupt.

Climate

Dubai imports ice from Greenland that you can have in drinks. https://futurism.com/the-byte/dubai-glacier-ice-greenland

How can we have extreme cold when there is global warming? https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/15/climate/why-extreme-cold-during-global-warming/index.html

Extreme weather

https://www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-change-increased-heavy-precipitation-associated-with-impactful-storm-bettina-over-black-sea/

Research

The Gulf Stream is weakening and this will have global consequences https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/gulf-stream-weakening-now-99-certain-and-ramifications-will-be-global#lrol06l5ez6e36hcreg

Greenland loses 30 million tonnes of ice per hour https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/17/greenland-losing-30m-tonnes-of-ice-an-hour-study-reveals?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Why are these new measurements of climate sensitivity scary? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9sDyooxf4

Law

Norway’s climate verdict is getting attention in Great Britain https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/31/norway-climate-britain-oslo-rosebank-british

The state lost the climate lawsuit https://www.energiogklima.no/to-grader/ekspertintervju/staten-tapte-klimasoksmal-men-hva-betyr-det

Finance

Over 50% of investors will increase their sustainable investments in the future. https://www.morningstar.com/sustainable-investing/more-than-50-individuals-say-theyll-boost-sustainable-investments-this-year

Greenwashing

The world’s largest cruise ship claims it will go “green” with LNG, but is only doing greenwashing https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/26/icon-of-the-seas-largest-cruise-ship-human-lasagne-climate-fuel-lng-greenwashing

Swedish-Danish group joins palm oil in Indonesia. Oljefondet owns over 1% in AAK AB https://www.transitmag.no/2024/01/25/svensk-dansk-konsern-kobles-til-palmeolje-i-indonesia-oljefondet-eier-over-1-i-selskapet-aak-ab/?mc_cid =0eafad2cd6

Two false solutions to the climate crisis: CCS and hydrogen https://youtu.be/8R5iU0ZXr8s

European development banks financed illegal palm oil plantations in the DRC. https://www.business-humanrights.org/en/latest-news/drc-european-development-banks-reportedly-facilitated-illegal-oil-palm-plantation-expansion-and-land-claims/

Food

The EU is in favor of financing alternative proteins https://www.weplanet.org/post/a-community-win-european-union-commits-50-million-to-boost-alternative-proteins

European environmental organization slaughters Norwegian farming https://www.dn.no/politikk/europeisk-miljoorganisasjon-slakter-norsk-oppdrett-matkolonialisme/2-1-1590170

Nature conservation

Actions to preserve the Lågen Delta https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/aksjonerte-for-lagendeltaet-igjen-1.16712283 https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/WRE0Ag/vant-klimarettssak-mot-staten.

Bottom trawling is a climate disaster https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/18/carbon-released-by-bottom-trawling-too-big-to-ignore-says-study

Climate disasters are harmful to the psyche of young people. https://grist.org/health/how-climate-disasters-hurt-adolescents-mental-health/

Massachusetts will stop burning forests for bioenergy https://forestdefenders.eu/massachusetts-lights-the-path-for-forests-and-climate/

Electrification

Cobalt-free batteries can take over the electric car market https://news.mit.edu/2024/cobalt-free-batteries-could-power-future-cars-0118

Energy

Solar power

Combination of biodiversity and solar energy is possible. https://www.anl.gov/article/insect-populations-flourish-in-the-restored-habitats-of-solar-energy-facilities

Nuclear power

Norwegian Nuclear Power believes they can be profitable at 50 øre/kWh when the SMR race is underway. https://energiwatch.no/nyheter/fornybar/article16769218.ece

Oil

Demands an oil shutdown: - They have no choice https://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/i/RGLkkJ/krever-oljestans-de-har-ikke-noe-valg

Saudi Arabia drops plans to expand oil production. They do not expect consumption to increase. https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/30/saudi-arabia-oil-markets-production-joe-biden-prices

Ending the use of fossil fuels helps with health problems https://english.elpais.com/climate/2023-11-16/ditching-fossil-fuels-improves-health-deaths-from-particulate-pollution-have-dropped-16-since-2005.html

Shell’s owners are pushing for stronger climate targets https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/jan/16/shell-faces-shareholder-rebellion-over-climate-activist-resolution?

Activism

“Criminal and Deadly”. Extinction Rebellion campaigns against oil licences https://borsen.dagbladet.no/nyheter/kriminelt-og-dodelig/80828908

Civil disobedience is our strongest card https://www.dagsavisen.no/nyheter/navn-i-nyhetene/2024/01/21/sivil-ulydighet-er-vart-sterkeste-verktoy/

Environmental demonstrations: disobedience is essential to protect democracy. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/23/the-guardian-view-on-environmental-protest-dissent-is-vital-to-protect-democracy

UN expert condemns attacks on climate demonstrations. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/23/un-expert-condemns-uk-crackdown-on-environmental-protest?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Australia cracks down on climate protests - where is the solidarity? https://ketanjoshi.co/2023/08/04/australia-is-killing-climate-protest-wheres-the-solidarity/

Equinor keeps details of London event secret for fear of demonstrations. https://www.dn.no/olje/equinor/demonstrationsjoner/olje-og-gass/equinor-hemmeligholder-detailer-om-london-arrangement/2-1-1586043

“Yes to soup throwing, no to more cruise traffic”. While people are starving in France, it is time to rebel against the system to ensure justice. https://www.nettavisen.no/norsk-debatt/ja-til-mer-suppekasting-nei-til-mer-cruisetrafikk/o/5-95-1617574

“The climate protesters are not the criminals”: Case against Greta Thunberg was rejected. https://www.transitmag.no/2024/02/02/klimademonstantene-er-ikke-de-kriminelle-sak-mot-greta-thunberg-ble-avvist/

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