Evan ManvelJun 5, 2023
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe

Within my own lifetime, the last 50 years, nearly 80% of the CO2 emissions from burning fossil fuels, and close to 60 percent of all GHG emissions have been released.

There's been a near 70% decline in populations of existing wildlife species; and across the 8 million animal and plant species on earth, the human-induced extinction rate is now estimated at tens to hundreds of times greater than natural rates.

#BiodiversityDay reminds us that the profound crises we confront are just different sides of the same coin, and that our future is truly in our hands. The planet doesn't need us: we are the ones who rely on it for all the air we breathe, the water we drink, the resources we need. That's why our choices matter more today than ever: the path to a better future lies through these crises.

Read my essay here: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/one-planet-two-crises-tackling-climate-change-and-biodiversity-in-the-fight-for-our-future/

One Planet, Two Crises: Tackling Climate Change and Biodiversity in the Fight for Our Future

World Biodiversity Day reminds us that the profound crises we confront are just different sides of the same coin

Scientific American
May 22, 2023 at 5:30pmWeb
Show threadEva ChandaMay 22, 2023
@kathhayhoe
Spoiler alert: The coin is unfettered extractivist capitalism driven by eternal growth. #GreenGrowthIsALie #DegrowRichCountries #RespectPlanetaryBoundaries
Show threadES MichelsonMay 22, 2023

Dear @kathhayhoe

As far as I can determine, the United State is NOT a signatory to the CBD. Is that correct?

https://www.cbd.int/countries/?country=us

ESM

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Show threadDr. Katharine HayhoeMay 22, 2023
@esmichelson a technicality related to the intellectual property ownership of materials based on other countries' taxa is my understanding. CBD isn't the same as the Kunming-Montreal Biodiversity Framework though.
Show threadTHIS ACCOUNT HAS MOVEDMay 22, 2023
@kathhayhoe everything is fine #climatechange
Show threadDanneauMay 22, 2023
@kathhayhoe
Thank you, and please keep after it!
Show threadtoxtethogradyMay 23, 2023
@kathhayhoe And now rice is becoming endangered, along with bananas. We're going to kill ourselves...
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/wake-up-call-climate-change-threatens-rice-farming/
Wake-Up Call: Climate Change Threatens Rice Farming

Half the world’s population relies on rice as a primary food

Scientific American
Show threadLiz "Not A Convicted Felon" D.May 23, 2023
@kathhayhoe
Teterboro Airport in NJ one of the busiest private airports in the country. 160,000 jets last year. Private jets one of the biggest dumpers of CO2 emissions. Now, I find out the airport and the USDA (your tax dollars at work) are killing geese because they get in the way of these low flying jets.
Show threadDale SteeleMay 23, 2023
@kathhayhoe Sobering and critical actions must be taken.
Show threadsparseMatrix 📻May 23, 2023

@kathhayhoe

The real crisis is the vast numbers of people who are in absolute denial about all of this, turning instead to religion, or just refusing to acknowledge reason or any basis of fact at all ever.

There is among us (and it is a very large number of us, approaching half), a cult of stupidity. Not ignorance, ignorance can be addressed.

But rather a determined and sustained effort to avoid anything that resembles a recognition of fact or the usefulness of reason, as such.

Show threadsparseMatrix 📻May 23, 2023

@kathhayhoe

THAT is your crisis. To pretend that everyone 'gets it' and we have a very narrow chance of making a difference because the problem is so hard, is a bad call and contributes to the problem. The climate problem isn't hard at all. If we actually all did 'get it', with respect to the climate, we could address this problem in a near miraculous fashion and make an incredible difference practically overnight.

Show threadsparseMatrix 📻May 23, 2023

@kathhayhoe

I apologize if I seem to be accusatory, I assure you that my replies should be viewed as a full-throated endorsement of your concerns.

Show threadSam224466May 25, 2023
@kathhayhoe hmmm what's your solutions without worsening living standards?
Or you just a data gatherer ?
Forgot to mention that emission have fallen significantly since 90s in many Western nations or per person
Show threadWif StengerJun 5, 2023
@Sam224466 @kathhayhoe she wrote: Policies implemented since the Paris Agreement have already reduced projected warming by end of century from about 4.5 degrees C to 2.8 degrees C. That’s a lot: but it’s still not enough.
Show threadSam224466Jun 5, 2023
@wifsten @kathhayhoe what more can it be done without making lives harder for the people or economy???a
Show threadWif StengerJun 5, 2023
@Sam224466 @kathhayhoe life will get much, much harder later - but less so if we rapidly decarbonize now
Show threadSam224466Jun 5, 2023
@wifsten @kathhayhoe bit of bs there ..like I said you just a useless data gatherer ..later on technology will be able to keep up with lowering the emissions..only 100 years ago we were using steam and now we produce much less per person all over the world
Show threadWif StengerJun 5, 2023
@Sam224466 @kathhayhoe can you cite some concrete, realistic examples of how technology will solve the problem? Anything really feasible on the horizon? Otherwise just wishful thinking
Show threadTim EveleighJun 4, 2023
@kathhayhoe so it's your fault? 😀
Show threadMermadeJun 10, 2023
@kathhayhoe "The planet doesn't need us: we are the ones who rely on it for all the air we breathe, the water we drink, the resources we need." This is exactly correct and why I struggle to understand why the narrative is taking so long to change. Anyway thanks for your championing and clarity and work. Keep going!