Peter KalmusNov 15, 2022
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.
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 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 threadbhorst
@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!
Nov 15, 2022 at 4:14pmWeb
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.