Mastodawn

Fran Cummings Sep 8, 2023

Eric Lawton Sep 8, 2023

What part of "dangerous", "perilous" and "catastrophic" don't our so-called leaders understand?

UN: World falling dangerously short of climate goals.

https://phys.org/news/2023-09-world-falling-dangerously-short-climate.html

> A world facing catastrophic climate change is perilously off course in meeting goals for slashing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the UN's first official progress report out Friday.

World falling dangerously short of climate goals: UN

A world facing catastrophic climate change is perilously off course in meeting goals for slashing carbon pollution and boosting finance for the developing world, according to the UN's first official progress report out Friday.

Phys.org

Fran Cummings Sep 8, 2023

The Stock-Take: “The United Nations’ polite prose glosses over what is a truly damning report card for global climate efforts,” said Ani Dasgupta, president of the World Resources Institute. “Carbon emissions? Still climbing. Rich countries’ finance commitments? Delinquent. Adaptation support? Lagging woefully behind.” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/08/climate/paris-agreement-stocktake.html

U.N. Report Card Shows World Is Far From Meeting Climate Goals

The global assessment, two years in the making, is the first official gauge of progress under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

The New York Times

Fran Cummings Sep 6, 2023

Please join me in NYC for the 9/17 March to End Fossil Fuels: https://www.endfossilfuels.us/. Why criticize Biden on this? Read https://www.newsweek.com/biden-should-stop-supporting-oil-gas-industry-opinion-1822299.

Recent thoughts from Antonio Guterres: the #fossilfuel industry is “the polluted heart of the #climatecrisis” (https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18062023/cop28-disclosure-requirement-credbility-of-talks/).

And @algore: "DO YOU TAKE US FOR FOOLS?" (see https://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_what_the_fossil_fuel_industry_doesn_t_want_you_to_know) "The #climate crisis is a fossil fuel crisis." The #fossilfuel industry is "trying to stop progress" with their “fraud”.

Please join.

March to End Fossil Fuels

Join our mass demonstration in New York City calling for Biden to #EndFossilFuels

End Fossil Fuels

Fran Cummings May 18, 2023

Alex Verbeek May 18, 2023

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Universal ‘chasing arrows’ recycling symbol could be dumped in US.

Environmental groups are pushing for an end to the blanket use of the logo, too, claiming that its use amounts to “greenwashing” by companies.

➡️ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/18/recycling-universal-symbol-chasing-arrows

#environment #recycling #circular #waste #pollution #plastic

Universal ‘chasing arrows’ recycling symbol could be dumped in US

Biden officials consider whether symbol, created for first Earth Day in 1970, is misleading because of use on non-recyclable material

The Guardian

Fran Cummings May 18, 2023

Hip Hop Caucus: “Our team just launched a new visual project called Green Justice League: Petro Gotta Go – to expose the insidious practices of the petrochemical industry that directly harm the health of vulnerable communities. Check out the Green Justice League animated series and share it with your people”: stv.fm/29ollq

Fran Cummings May 13, 2023

How can we wrestle with our personal connection to our #ancestors’ roles in #colonial #genocide and #slavery in such a way as to contribute to our collective power to transform our economy & institutions away from exploitation and #Climate destruction — in time?

Fran Cummings Apr 6, 2023

We need more action: https://gwagner.com/tax-subsidize/ “Early economic analyses of the IRA calculate that the legislation’s provisions, like its various tax credits for #cleanenergy, create an implicit #carbonprice of around $12 per ton – scarcely one-tenth of Europe’s explicit one.”

Europe Must Tax Brown and Subsidize Green

The US Inflation Reduction Act is a landmark legislative package that should be welcomed around the world, despite its putatively protectionist features. Owing to the positive learning-by-doing spillovers that follow from green subsidies, Europe and the rest of the world ultimately will benefit, too.

Gernot Wagner | Economist and Author

Fran Cummings Mar 28, 2023

How Meat and #FossilFuel Producers Watered Down the Latest #IPCC Report, by
@curious_founder
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelthomaswrites/p/how-meat-and-fossil-fuel-producers… #Climate
#ClimateEmergency --> #EmergencyMode
#WeCanDoIt #ActOnClimate

How Meat and Fossil Fuel Producers Watered Down the Latest IPCC Report

Scientist authors recommended more plant-based diets and phasing out all fossil fuels. But those recommendations didn't make it into the final report.

Distilled

Fran Cummings Mar 28, 2023

Can we #decolonize the IPCC? Best reaction to @IPCC_CH synthesis I’ve seen so far, by @KevinClimate: if you “include #equity, most ‘developed’ nations need to reach zero CO₂ emissions between 2030 and 2035, with developing nations following suit up to a decade later.” https://theconversation.com/ipccs-conservative-nature-masks-true-scale-of-action-needed-to-avert-catastrophic-climate-change-202287

IPCC’s conservative nature masks true scale of action needed to avert catastrophic climate change

Climate models embed colonial attitudes and massive inequality.

The Conversation

Fran Cummings Mar 27, 2023

@MayorWu’s announcement of $10 million invested in deep energy retrofits in Boston is a resounding endorsement of efforts to make our building stock #ZeroCarbon4All.
Now, these efforts must be expanded statewide.
More from Emily Jones in @GlobeOpinion⬇️
https://tinyurl.com/ZCRF-LTE

Urgency heightened in Mass. in face of grim UN climate report

Instead of focusing on the goal, let’s work on setting up the right mix of policies and programs to get the job done.

The Boston Globe

#ActOnClimate
#Boston
#colonization
#decolonization