The Climate Crisis Post 7
By Anders C. Sørby
- 2 minutes read - 310 words
Records are being broken, but the world is not at all on track for a livable future, reports the UN in a new report. Phasing out fossil energy is vital.
Research
New study “The State of the Cryosphere 2023 – Two Degrees is Too High” from the international Cryosphere Climate Initiative warns that 2 degrees of warming will lead to an irreversible loss of the Earth’s ice masses. https://iccinet.org/statecryo23/
Energy
How much waste is produced from renewable energy? https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/renewables-waste
Nuclear power
To reduce the use of resources in the world, nuclear power is necessary https://www.replanet.ngo/post/degrowing-the-global-economy-will-require-accepting-nuclear-power
How easy is it to phase out oil? This blog post looks at some of the issues. https://zionlights.substack.com/p/what-climate-activists-wont-tell-you
Coal
The coal industry is starting an extensive greenwashing campaign: FutureCoal https://www.eco-business.com/news/coal-industry-body-rebrands-to-futurecoal-the-global-alliance-for-sustainable-coal/
Oil
American trade has laundered at least $180 million for the Kremlin https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/stop-russian-oil/american-purchases-laundered-russian-oil-worth-least-180-million-kremlin/
What happened to Iraq’s oil? https://www.planetcritical.com/p/what-happened-to-iraqs-oil
New article accepted in Harvard Environmental Law Review accuses US oil companies of murdering the population. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/22/big-oil-companies-homicide-harvard-environmental-law-review?
Climate
How hopeless are climate scientists about the future? https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2023/nov/21/if-i-was-feeling-hopeless-about-the-climate-what-of-the-scientists-so-i- asked-them
For the first time, the average temperature has exceeded 2 degrees of warming compared to pre-industrial times https://climate.copernicus.eu/global-temperature-exceeds-2degc-above-pre-industrial-average-17-november
Black autumn for a green shift https://www.energiogklima.no/meninger-og-analyse/klimavalg21/svart-host-for-gront-skifte
Broken records: “Temperature records are broken, but the world fails to cut emissions again”. New report from the UN on lack of climate action. https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2023
CO2 absorption in forests is no panacea https://www.energiogklima.no/to-grader/ekspertintervju/co2-opptak-i-skog-er-ingen-vidundermedisin
Law
The EU agrees to criminalize massive environmental damage equivalent to Ecocide. https://www.stopecocide.earth/breaking-news-2023/agreement-reached-eu-to-criminalise-severe-environmental-harms-comparable-to-ecocide
The Nordic Council is in favor of drafting Ecocide legislation. https://www.stopecocide.earth/breaking-news-2023/nordic-council-urges-members-to-join-global-ecocide-law-discussion
Activism
Scientist Rebellion calls on everyone to fight for climate action and sign this open letter https://scientistrebellion.org/sign/
Climate activists from Extinction Rebellion blocked Equinor conference https://www.dn.no/olje/skjerpet-sikkerhet-pa-equinor-konferanse/2-1-1557955
Environmental activist in Sweden escapes punishment - acted in “climate emergency protection” https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/miljoaktivist-i-sverige-slipper-straff-_-handlet-i-_klimanodverge_-1.16651142
The green wave has started and there are large demonstrations across the country against oil exploration. https://www.nrk.no/vestland/klimamarkeringar-i-heile-landet_-_-vi-treng-ikkje-dagens-feige_-falske-og-fossile-loysingar-1.16645226