The Climate Crisis Post 8
By Anders C. Sørby
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This week, the climate summit COP28 starts in Dubai.
These records may seem gloomy, but the main purpose is to be realistic and create an understanding of the crisis. It is always the most important and first thing one should do to understand the scale of the crisis. The biggest threat to climate solutions is that we believe that someone else will solve it.
When it comes to solutions, the key is to reveal the false solutions and ensure a comprehensive and honest analysis. All solutions have advantages and disadvantages. We don’t really lack solutions. What we lack is the will to implement them.
Climate
How much does the climate crisis cost ordinary households’ food budgets? https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/nov/27/climate-criseis-has-added-pounds-605-a-year-to-average-uk-household-food-bill?
We should listen to the world’s leading scientists when they warn that the climate crisis could be worse than thought. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-we-should-listen-to-a-renowned-scientists-warning-on-climate-change/
The universities continue to receive large sums from the oil companies https://khrono.no/universitetene-vil-redde-klimaet-samtidig-strommer-pengene-inn-fra-oljeselvenskeiten/828025
Health influencers and new age communities are helping to spread conspiracy theories about the climate https://www.transitmag.no/2023/11/28/konspirasjonsteorier-sprer-seg-for-klimatoppmote/
X/Twitter is now a center for disinformation about the climate crisis shows a new report from CAAD https://caad.info/analysis/reports/deny-deceive-delay-vol-3-climate-information-integrity-ahead-of-cop28/
Law
The new climate lawsuit is underway https://www.greenpeace.org/norway/nyheter/klimaendringer/klimasoksmalet-i-retten-dag-for-dag/
Climate activist, killed by the police in the USA, his diary is used in a trial against other climate activists https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/nov/27/cop-city-tortuguita-georgia-manuel-paez-teran
Energy
Nuclear power
Two new reports on nuclear power in Norway from Rystad Energy and NTNU. They come to the opposite conclusion. The report to Rystad Energy is accused of being a commissioned work and that the conclusion does not emerge from the content of the report. https://www.finansavisen.no/energi/2023/11/27/8063975/rystad-energy-rapport-et-bestillingsverk?
The new report on investment in nuclear power in Norway concludes by waiting until we get an answer as to whether new solutions keep what they promise. https://www.tu.no/artikler/et-ja-til-kjernekraft-kan-komme-for-sent/540320
Sign for Germany to restart its nuclear reactors https://www.replanet.ngo/restartgermannuclear
Activism
Scientist Rebellion, Extinction Rebellion and Stopp Oljeletinga blocked traffic in protest against the new university agreement with Equinor https://www.khrono.no/akademikere-stoppet-trafikken-i-protest-mot-equinor-avtale/829249
COP28
Report guide to COP28 https://www.energiogklima.no/nyhet/cop28/cop28-den-store-rapportguiden
Not only is the fossil fuel lobby occupying the climate summit, the meat lobby is also trying to greenwash its industry https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/plans-to-present-meat-as-sustainable-nutrition-at-cop28-revealed
Why are billionaires blocking climate action? Aren’t they happy with their own children for once? George Monbiot discusses https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/29/cop28-billionaires-blocking-action-save-planet-protest