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Andrew Harmer
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Senior Lecturer in global health at Queen Mary's University of London.
This IEA blog post underlines the staggering inequality in emissions disaggregated by wealth between and within countries:
"The world’s top 1% of emitters produce over 1000 times more CO2 than the bottom 1%"
Brad JohnsonAn astounding image of our moment at the precipice:
Climate activists standing against the inhuman-scale machinery of the open-pit Lützerath brown coal mine, with a wind farm visible in the distance.
#climate #LützerathLebt #coal #renewable
Great piece by @ProfTimJackson in The Guardian:
"Without health there is no wealth. Without care there is no health. Care is investment. It’s not a luxury consumer item. It’s the most fundamental investment of all".
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/16/invest-britain-economy-spend-nhs
Because the #climatecrisis is going to get much worse before it gets better, the relationship between the people and the institutions of the state (including government) is going to be severely tested. As with pandemics, there will be some political leaders who handle this fundamental political crisis better than others. Expect some mature, Western democracies to fail.
This is what Lutzerath looks like this morning. Luisa Neubauer sums up perfectly government decisions to re-open old or develop new coal mines (Cumbria, Lutzerath, etc)...
"The setting today: absurd"
Luisa Neubauer on Twitter
“THREAD: What is going on in #Lützerath? In Germany, a small village next to a giant coal mine has advanced to become an epicenter of the global struggle for climate justice. Today the eviction of the the village has started. But this is not "just" about a single village. 1/”
Tragi-fascinating study on the relationship between the decline in animal pollinators and human health (with climate change one of the drivers)..
Animal pollinator numbers decline > fruit/nuts/vegetables reduced > less and less healthy food consumed > 427,000 annual excess deaths (95% uncertainty 86,000 - 691,000)
Matt HenryFor those interested, here is the syllabus for my Climate Change and Colonialism class this spring.
https://www.academia.edu/68576018/Climate_Change_Colonialism_Spring_2023_
#envhum #environment #climatechange #climatecrisis #climatejustice #colonialism #decolonization
