Tero KankaanperäDec 11, 2023
“We need to phase out fossil fuels. But it’s also clear that a fossil fuel phase-out on its own will not keep us safe from the impacts of climate change – we need nature just as much,”
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/11/fossil-fuel-phase-out-climate-breakdown-protect-natural-world-cop28
#nature #Cop28 #climatechange #fossilfuels #carbonemissons
Fossil fuel phase-out will ‘not avert climate breakdown without protections for nature’

Top climate scientist says carbon sinks such as forests and wetlands vital to keeping temperature rise below 1.5C

The Guardian
ErNandyMay 9, 2023

Shell's reckless pursuit of profits has led to:

1. oil spills destroying marine life
2. carbon emissions contributing to climate change, and
3. deforestation displacing communities.

It's time for companies to prioritise the environment over their bottom line.

#nature #Climate #Environment #shell #deforestation #earth #ClimateEmergency #carbon #carbonemissons #marinelife #marine #Science #Photography #photo #communities #oil #stopoilfuels #ClimateAction #africa #asia #biodiversity #ecology

hesgenJan 13, 2023

A reminder that the science of #CarbonEmissons and #GlobalWarming is decades old, with oil industry scientists from #ExxonMobil accurately predicting warming rates back in the 1970s.

As for politicians, it's ironic that arch rightwinger #MargaretThatcher was one of the few to take it seriously. But then she was a chemist.

#ClimateEmergency #Exxon

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2023/jan/12/exxon-climate-change-global-warming-research?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

Revealed: Exxon made ‘breathtakingly’ accurate climate predictions in 1970s and 80s

Oil company drove some of the leading science of the era only to publicly dismiss global heating

The Guardian