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 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 Norris
@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.
Nov 16, 2022 at 12:28amWeb