Jason HickelImagine having an economic system where ecologically urgent and socially necessary things (renewable energy, public transit, affordable housing) are not produced simply because rich people cannot make enough profits doing so. Irrational barely begins to describe it.
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Good read from Saleemul Huq titled: "The whos and hows of allocating loss and damage funds" that addresses questions on the loss and damage funding mechanism that was agreed to by countries at COP27 #LossAndDamage #climatefinance #ClimateNegotiations https://www.thedailystar.net/opinion/views/politics-climate-change/news/the-whos-and-hows-allocating-loss-and-damage-funds-3223961#.Y8lQET_Ripw.link
Ed Hawkins“The data from 2022 is stark, however you look at it. Whether you view the figures in their raw form, or look at the data as another red line added to the climate stripes, the message is clear. Excess heat is building up across the planet at a rate unprecedented in the history of humanity."
Dr. Farhana Sultana#climatebreakdown impacts have been experienced across many historically-exploited #BIPOC communities of the #GlobalSouth for decades but warnings were unheeded in spaces of power globally where #GHG emissions were primarily coming from. Now that #ClimateJustice discourse has entered the fray, such historical sufferings should be compensated better. #LossAndDamage #Reparations #ClimateColoniality
Antonia Juhasz“This isn’t a story of powerlessness; it’s a story of power,” Guyanese environmental lawyer Melinda Janki says. “This is the biggest climate change case in the world.”
I'm thrilled to share my special investigation for WIRED magazine, over a year in the making, into Janki's ambitious suit taking on ExxonMobil's massive new offshore oil operations in Guyana. Everyone in this story talks about very real existential threats: to the company, the country, and the world.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-quest-to-defuse-carbon-bomb-guyana/
Dr. Melanie BergmannThe problem is not simply that capitalism produces too much, but that it produces the wrong stuff: SUVs, fast fashion and planned obsolescence instead of public transit, affordable housing and universal healthcare. It overuses resources and still fails to meet even basic needs.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/jasonhickel/status/1595859672040640512
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“The problem is not simply that capitalism produces too much, but that it produces the wrong stuff: SUVs, fast fashion and planned obsolescence instead of public transit, affordable housing and universal healthcare. It overuses resources and still fails to meet even basic needs.”
Hannah DalyHow many must die before we start taking this seriously?
“More than 20,000 people died across western Europe in this summer’s heatwaves [the hottest on record], impossible without climate breakdown”
I gave a public lecture on climate change recently quoting these figures and the main reaction from the audience was “well that was DEPRESSING” 🫠