An unfurled thread from NASA climate scientist Peter Kalmus (@ClimateHuman)
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I was just at a NASA team meeting for 3 days in DC. Experts on tropical rainforests told me privately that they think the Amazon has already passed its tipping point. Let that sink in. The world needs to know.

When I am at these scientific meetings, where basically every talk and poster is about precisely how Earth is rapidly breaking down, I just want to scream.

It makes me incredibly angry and frustrated and sad that Biden keeps expanding fossil fuel production and infrastructure, in direct opposition to the clearest science. What are climate scientists supposed to do? We are losing Earth, folks. We must force our leaders to stop.

Always, always keep in mind that to halt this, we must end the fossil fuel industry. Nothing else will substitute for that. Don't let them distract you with carbon offsets, carbon capture, fusion, or recycling.
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Climate scientists are scared and are furious about what's happening. We ALL should be frightened, angry, and demanding action!

As Peter says: "We must end the fossil fuel industry. Nothing else will substitute for that."

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #FossilFuels #CO2 #Emissions #Capitalism

@breadandcircuses @ClimateHuman definitely. the Amazon thing isnt really a secret, but what is really sad is how few people know or care.
while i do lay the blame at the foot of corporations, those corps are made up of ppl, and they sell to ppl. all of those people need to wake TF up.

"Over the past 20 years, the Brazilian Amazon has lost 350,000 square kilometers and has emitted 13% more carbon than it has absorbed. The trend shows little sign of reversing soon"

https://www.economist.com/interactive/graphic-detail/2022/05/21/the-brazilian-amazon-has-been-a-net-carbon-emitter-since-2016

The Brazilian Amazon has been a net carbon emitter since 2016

Rapid deforestation outweighs carbon capture by remaining trees

The Economist
@rustoleumlove @breadandcircuses @ClimateHuman they only care about the here and now