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kcarruthers Aug 23, 2023

8 things the world must do to avoid the worst of #ClimateCrisis
1. Address methane emissions
2. Stop deforestation
3. Restore degraded land
4. Change what we eat
5. Go #Renewables
6. Use energy more efficiently
7. Stop burning #FossilFuels
8. #ActNow

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/21/methane-to-food-waste-eight-ways-to-attempt-to-stay-within-15c

Ht Prof Peter Strachan

Eight things the world must do to avoid the worst of climate change

Latest IPCC report highlights key measures countries must take to avoid climate catastrophe

The Guardian

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O'Shaq Hennessy Aug 23, 2023

@kcarruthers You think the worst is still avoidable? What are you calling "the worst" exactly? Even if we magically ceased all greenhouse gas emissions tomorrow, warming will still continue, oceans will still rise, still warm, and still acidify. Crops will still die, land will still burn, ice caps and glaciers will still melt. We'll still be fucked.

But we won't stop tomorrow or even soon. Capitalism won't stop until someone/thing forces it to stop.

They. Do. Not. Care.

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Jason Yip Aug 23, 2023

@OShaqHennessey @kcarruthers “…doomist thinking is dangerous because it breeds paralysis and disengagement, which is precisely what the forces of climate inaction seek.” https://www.ft.com/content/60f6e94a-eb3b-4a3e-9ef6-273262967121

The scourge of climate doomism

The truth about global warming is bad enough. We don’t need harmful hyperbole

Financial Times

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O'Shaq Hennessy

@jchyip @kcarruthers It's not doomism, it's fact. 1.5 C was the point at which scientists warned us all the above would happen. We've sailed clear past that point with no end in sight. Pretending mass extinction events, bio diversity reduction, and food chain disruption isn't inevitable is ignorant at best and foolish at worst. I'm not saying it's pointless to try. Im saying if you really believe our planet's ability to sustain our species will survive without bloodshed, you're mistaken.