Peter Kalmus
Today officially marks 8 billion humans on Earth. Meanwhile humanity has wiped out 70% of wild animal populations since 1970. We don't live outside of nature.
Nov 15, 2022 at 3:23pmWeb
Show threadPeter KalmusNov 15, 2022
Biodiversity on Earth is in crisis.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/13/almost-70-of-animal-populations-wiped-out-since-1970-report-reveals-aoe
Animal populations experience average decline of almost 70% since 1970, report reveals

Huge scale of human-driven loss of species demands urgent action, say world’s leading scientists

The Guardian
Show threadPeter KalmusNov 15, 2022
The immediate path to minimizing the risk of large-scale collapse is to end the fossil fuel and animal agriculture industries as quickly as possible. We are currently doing neither.
Show threadJohanna KähäriNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman we all can sign https://fossilfueltreaty.org/home
English — The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative
Show threadKim Spence-Jones #FBPENov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman We should also be doing the easier things, such as insulating residences and improving public transport. They won’t solve the problem, but they will buy us more time to fix the hard things.
Show threadRobotbeatNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman nitpick: wouldn’t that, without appropriate replacements already in place, just accelerate collapse of civilization? I would think we need to focus on deploying replacements instead of destroying energy sources we currently rely on. I think of fossil fuels as the seed corn which we’re currently gorging in instead of planting it (leveraging) for clean energy replacements.
Show threadbhorstNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman @Robotbeat It is staggering how inefficiently we use energy. Driving a multi ton car several miles to a store to buy a few pounds of groceries at a time is completely typical in the USA. And then going back the same day for forgetting something… Or keeping one’s house hotter in the winter than in the summer. Constantly buying, discarding, and then buying again. Waste is everywhere in our systems and doesn’t even contribute to our quality of life!
Show threadRobotbeatNov 15, 2022
@bhorst @ClimateHuman Inefficient use of energy matters a whole lot less if we’re not using fossil fuels. I suspect the fastest road to a survivable climate is to rapidly replace fossil energy with clean energy.
Show threadbhorstNov 15, 2022
@Robotbeat @ClimateHuman While that is true to some extent, I think the scale of the problem, and the reality of human behavior, requires both approaches to be pursued aggressively and simultaneously.
Show threadRobotbeatNov 15, 2022
@bhorst @ClimateHuman agreed! I just think emphasizing the abundance brought about by sustainable energy is more politically tractable.
Show threadEd NorrisNov 15, 2022
@Robotbeat @ClimateHuman This is the fundamental principle behind the IRA Act, which funnels funds to expand clean energy options. 2021 was the first year more money went to clean energy than fossil fuel development. Now is the time to accelerate that transition.
Show threadRobotbeatNov 16, 2022
@EdWNorris @ClimateHuman Yes, for all its flaws (like handouts to really dumb uses of hydrogen), the IRA is a big deal.
Show threadEd NorrisNov 16, 2022
@Robotbeat @ClimateHuman Next up, permitting reform. There's a criminally monumental quantity of clean energy in queue in the US, and hundreds of gigawatts need to be freed to reach users.
Show threadClay RosenthalNov 15, 2022
@Robotbeat @ClimateHuman my personal take, in the US at least, is we should start rapidly phasing out all subsidies to fossil fuels and phase in way more subsidies to renewables, and green infrastructure . We are spending billions on destroying the planet
Show threadLightning Bjornsson*  Nov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman One of those things is good and necessary. The other would directly lead to my death.
Show threadAtul HariaNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman
fyi
https://theconversation.com/honeybee-lifespan-could-be-half-what-it-was-50-years-ago-new-study-194476?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2015%202022%20-%202464824682&utm_content=Latest%20from%20The%20Conversation%20for%20November%2015%202022%20-%202464824682+CID_8c28c28695107b0ae5d9a33fd08c89fd&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk&utm_term=Honeybee%20lifespan%20could%20be%20half%20what%20it%20was%2050%20years%20ago%20%20new%20study
Honeybee lifespan could be half what it was 50 years ago – new study

The report results could help explain honeybee colony deaths.

The Conversation
Show threadMarcos M. 🚲Nov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman Can you please embed an Alt description? Blind people cannot read the image. Thanks. =)
Show threadAilantd Sikowsky🔻Nov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman That is not the success of a species, this is suicide.
Show threadRhiFauxNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman This is horrifying. It’s hard not to see stats like this and feel absolutely hopeless. But I know we have to keep fighting to save what we still can.
Show threadMarcoNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman
I just leave these two images here as further emphasis of your point
Show threadgrob (teeth era) 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️Nov 15, 2022
@marcogineer @ClimateHuman This grossly underestimates the share of asses. 🥁
Show threadKarsNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman
I'm so glad to find you here.
Very sad pictogram.
Show thread...hukka.Nov 15, 2022

@ClimateHuman - Here's another graphic of the same thing.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-the-biomass-of-earth-in-one-graphic/

All the Biomass of Earth, in One Graphic

Our planet supports nearly 8.7 million species. We break down the total composition of the living world in terms of its biomass.

Visual Capitalist
Show threadGraziano GiulianiNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman : which cluster is "cats and dogs" and where are the "mouses"?
Show threadPhoenixSerenityNov 15, 2022

@ClimateHuman We are also nature's babies. We're the only natural species who has let greed, corruption & selfishness to override innovative intelligence, strong community building & avenues to equitable ecojustice. Humans destroy the very habitats that we need to keep surviving.

Far too many humans have become too disconnected from natural life forces of earth, sky, water & astros. You destroy what you're not connected to & when that is nature - you inevitably destroy parts of yourself.

Show threadTPNov 15, 2022
@ClimateHuman I wonder which of the blocks are the chickens? The bunch at the top above the humans perhaps?