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Of course we must use what we have; frameworks, agreements and goodwill. But as this is clearly far from sufficient we cannot be satisfied with that alone. The sense of urgency and action needed is still nowhere in sight. 3/n
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Yes some ghg emissions will need to be balanced out, so calling targets ”net zero” makes sense. But our main concern should be to first actually include all emissions in our targets as well as the aspect of equity while of course making immediate emission cuts at the source. 2/n
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Some very good points in this article. But still: the problem isn’t what we call these targets but what they contain and that they’re now being used as excuses to postpone real action. They've proven to be very loophole-friendly while leaving out huge parts of our emissions. 1/n twitter.com/James_BG/statu…
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The Brazilian Amazon released nearly 20% more CO2 into the atmosphere over the past decade than it absorbed, according to a report that shows humanity can no longer depend on the world’s largest tropical forest to help absorb manmade carbon pollution.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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"Instead of acting, many governments are choosing to shoot the messenger, by criminalising nonviolent protest. As scientists, we have a duty to stand with the activists who are paying attention to the science, rather than these governments"
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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Older people need to make sacrifices to protect the future, says @TimmermansEU vice-president of the EU commission.
It's hopeful when politicians are slowly starting to speak more realistic about the climate crisis.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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School strike week 141. On a clearcut in central Sweden that belongs to the Church of Sweden. #ArborDay
#MindTheGap
#climatestrikeonline
#fridaysforfuture #FaceTheClimateEmergency
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”Germany's Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that the country's 2019 climate protection act is in part unconstitutional.”
Everywhere around the world we see layer upon layer of incomplete targets and insufficient action. Little by little it’s starting to become exposed. twitter.com/dwnews/status/…
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So apparently California will continue to extract oil for another 2,5 decades... And yet this is somehow seen as “good news”.
The gap between the urgency needed and where the discussion is at is becoming more and more absurd.
#MindTheGap
theguardian.com/us-news/2021/a…
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”In the end the EU’s credibility as a promoter of science-based climate policy is at stake, whatever the Nordic countries advocate.”
ft.com/content/453e53…
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A friendly reminder: We can't solve the climate crisis without treating it like a crisis.
What does that mean?
It means we can't solve the climate crisis without treating it like a crisis. And to this day we never have. Not once. Not one single time. Ever.
#MindTheGap
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If you can’t see that “net zero targets” risk leading to these things, then you either don’t understand the problem or you have a very clear agenda.
The problem is of course not the “net zero targets” themselves, but that they’re being used as excuses to postpone real action.
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”Five countries responsible for 40% of oil & gas production have launched an unprecedented climate alliance – but leaving fuel in the ground is not on the agenda.”
Saudi Arabia, USA, Canada, Norway, Qatar to develop “pragmatic net-zero emission strategies”
climatechangenews.com/2021/04/26/sau…
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"Scientists have identified a staggering 5.5 billion ton gap between greenhouse gas emissions acknowledged each year by the world’s nations and the emissions calculated by independent models"
Everywhere you look there are gaps and loopholes...
#MindTheGap
washingtonpost.com/climate-enviro…
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"The International Energy Agency reckons that about 70m tonnes of methane were leaked into the atmosphere in 2020, roughly equivalent to the annual energy-related CO2 emissions of the EU."
Natural gas? Call it what it is: Fossil gas.
#MindTheGap
ft.com/content/6cfa07…
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A thread with some fun (and some not so fun) facts about the series A Year To Change The World!Streaming now on @BBCiPlayer . Episode 3 airs tonight on @BBCOne
Many new countries and dates TBA. twitter.com/joemyerscough/…
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"As hospitals in India run out of oxygen and the country continues to set alarming records for confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths, officials have ordered Twitter to take down social media posts critical of the government’s pandemic response." washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/…
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It's very hopeful to see how far and wide this text has spread! Imagine if we for once actually listened to what scientists say, rather than just repeat phrases like "listen to the science" while still primarily listening to companies and billionaires. Just imagine.
#MindTheGap twitter.com/GretaThunberg/…
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A Year To Change The World episode 1 will air tonight at 9.35pm on ABC in Australia.
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Yes we need to balance out some emissions that can't be eliminated (agriculture etc). But as it is now I dare to claim that these distant net zero targets aren't about that, rather they're about communication tactics and making it seem like we're acting without having to change.
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"We’ve never faced a challenge such as the climate crisis before. So we don’t know what could happen if we took action – and that is also very hopeful.
If the media started treating the climate crisis like a crisis that could change everything overnight."
bigissue.com/latest/environ…
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“So we come to the rather bewildering conclusion that it’s the Social Democrats and the Greens in Finland and Sweden who are weakening the taxonomy. Well done!” says Pascal Canfin chair of the EU Parliament environment committee on “unscientific” taxonomy. euractiv.com/section/energy…
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Heartbreaking to follow the recent developments in India. The global community must step up and immediately offer the assistance needed. #CovidIndia twitter.com/SkyNews/status…
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"Bolsonaro has approved a 24% cut to the environment budget for 2021 from the previous year’s level, just one day after vowing to increase spending to fight deforestation."
Oops... it's almost as if our "climate leaders" aren't taking this seriously.
theguardian.com/world/2021/apr…
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Autistic climate justice activist Born at 375 ppm