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Wildfires, floods, droughts, heatwaves and other (un)natural disasters rage all over the world.
Many now ask "What will it take for people in power to act?".
Well, it will many things, but above all it will take: massive pressure from media and massive pressure from the public.
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📸1: EPA-EFE /Mahmut Serdar Alakus
2: Getty images
3: CNS photo/ Wolfgang Rattay, Reuters
4: Getty images
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Some people make it seem as if we’re not doing enough to stop the climate crisis. But that’s not true.
Because to not do enough, you have to do something. And the truth is that we are basically not doing anything apart from “creative carbon accounting” and creating loopholes.1/2
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What some call ”climate action” is actually outsourcing and excluding consumption, setting vague distant targets, burning biomass instead of fossil fuels and excluding the emissions, offsetting, switching from one disastrous energy source to a slightly less disastrous one etc.2/2
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So much for "carbon offsets"... twitter.com/jjaron/status/…
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July 2021 was the third hottest July globally ever measured, and the second hottest July in Europe. twitter.com/CopernicusECMW…
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"Om inte media lyckas öppna allmänhetens ögon för denna sortens falska klimatåtgärder kommer varken medborgare eller väljare kräva förändring, och så länge politiker och bolag kommer undan med att ljuga är det inte så konstigt att få kräver förändring"
aftonbladet.se/debatt/a/jz8b1…
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"Climate scientists have detected warning signs of the collapse of the Gulf Stream, one of the planet’s main potential tipping points."
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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School strike week 155, in pride colours since it’s #StockholmPride . Even though it’s summer holiday we keep on protesting on Fridays.
#MindTheGap
#climatestrikeonline
#fridaysforfuture #FaceTheClimateEmergency
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"New Zealand is one of the world’s worst performers on emission increases. Its emissions rose by 57% between 1990 and 2018 – the second greatest increase of all industrialised countries." writes The Guardian.
theguardian.com/world/2021/aug…
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"We’re on the brink of catastrophe, warns Tory climate chief" as he "backs UK’s plan for new oil and gas fields"
#MindTheGap between words and action.
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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The fashion industry is a huge contributor to the climate-and ecological emergency, not to mention its impact on the countless workers and communities who are being exploited around the world in order for some to enjoy fast fashion that many treat as disposables. 1/3
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Many make it look as if the fashion industry is starting to take responsibility, spending fantasy amounts on campaigns portraying themselves as ”sustainable”, ”ethical”, ”green”, ”climate neutral” or ”fair”. But let’s be clear: This is almost never anything but pure greenwash.2/3
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You cannot mass produce fashion or consume ”sustainably” as the world is shaped today. That is one of the many reasons why we will need a system change.
Photo by Alexandrov Klum 3/3 voguescandinavia.com/articles/greta…
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The new IPCC report contains no real surprises. It confirms what we already know from thousands previous studies and reports - that we are in an emergency. It’s a solid (but cautious) summary of the current best available science. 1/2
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It doesn't tell us what to do. It is up to us to be brave and take decisions based on the scientific evidence provided in these reports. We can still avoid the worst consequences, but not if we continue like today, and not without treating the crisis like a crisis. 2/2
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According to the new IPCC report, the carbon budget that gives us the best odds of staying below 1,5°C runs out in less than 5 and a half years at our current emissions rate. Maybe someone should ask the people in power how they plan to “solve” that?
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School strike week 156. Even though it’s summer holiday we keep on protesting on Fridays.
#MindTheGap
#climatestrikeonline
#fridaysforfuture #FaceTheClimateEmergency
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"Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’"
#MindTheGap between what people in power say - and what they actually do. #UprootTheSystem
theguardian.com/environment/20…
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It is heartbreaking and deeply shameful to watch how the world has completely failed the people in Afghanistan. It is impossible to imagine the situation they - especially women and children - now face. twitter.com/bsarwary/statu…
Autistic climate justice activist Born at 375 ppm