#cimateemergency — Public Fediverse posts
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The Guardian: US faces another summer of extreme heat
"...This year’s summer months promise to be among the hottest on record across the United States, continuing a worsening trend of extreme weather, and amid concern over the impacts of Trump administration cuts to key agencies.
The extreme heat could be widespread and unrelenting: only far northern Alaska may escape unusually warm temperatures from June through August, according to the latest seasonal forecast from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa)...."
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/26/extreme-heat-summer-weather-forecast
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#SunkCostFallacy
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[email protected] - Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single massively expensive freeway and road widening project you’ve been working on for years, but very likely need to cancel in light of the #CimateEmergency, and the fact that they don’t actually work. #inducedTraffic #ClimateCrisis -
Attention cities & states — remember this as you reconsider EVERY single massively expensive freeway and road widening project you’ve been working on for years, but very likely need to cancel in light of the #CimateEmergency, and the fact that they don’t actually work. #inducedTraffic #ClimateCrisis
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Climate change is about saving the humanity and the corresponding ecosystem so that we people are saved. It is not about saving the planet which will change and continue. It is all about us.
#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
Reference: Climate change isn’t about saving the planet: It’s about saving the people -
Till climate change related issues move from the periphery to electoral interest
Climate change is all about saving humanity and our ecosystem. The significant human cost due to failure to address the climate change related challenges is understood very well without any ambiguity.
As per Professor Tim Lenton,For every 0.1 degrees of warming above present levels, about 140 million more people will be exposed to dangerous heat.
The high impact of climate change that causes rising global temperatures and heatwaves, fires, storms and floods hurting people today have been extensively documented by climate scientists. We are reading it everyday. So the awareness is there though it may not be enough.
Unfortunately, our climate scientists feel hopeless when they see that the responses from the politicians and the big corporations are not in the best interest of the common man. And yet, our climate scientists still passionately continue to do their job with a conviction that policymakers cannot say that they were not made aware.
The root cause that this impending catastrophe does not motivate politicians (policymakers) is that it is not an election issue. If policymakers are motivated enough, the big corporations will also act more responsibly. Elections are typically held every four to five years across the world, but the planning and execution cycles to contain climate change impacts are more than that. According to Stephen Humphreys, the politicians and the well healed won't be affected, even if there is a cataclysmic 3C rise, till there is civil disobedience.
Now India is no exception. During the ongoing 2024 parliamentary elections, no political party explicitly talked about the devastating effects of climate crisis. Except the educated middle class and above, many of us do not fully understand the scientific phenomenon of climate change and its implications on our daily lives. This lack of awareness leads to climate change not influencing our voting decisions. But the issues related to its consequences, such as water scarcity, agriculture challenges, and economic impacts are being discussed aggressively.Between 2016- 2021, climate extreme events caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares, and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country. If estimates from the report on ‘Loss and Damage Today’ by economist James Rising were to be believed, India lost 8% of its GDP in 2022.
Both the major political political parties, in India, have elaborately mentioned climate agenda in their election manifestos which are statement of intentions and not policy documents. However, Indian political parties tend to focus on immediate, emotive issues rather than long-term environmental concerns, which are not always seen as directly affecting voter in the short term. Environmental challenges and political priorities are consciously kept disconnected during election campaigns. No political party want to stir the hornet's best. Since meeting daily needs and economic growth are pressing concerns, the common people are prioritizing survival issues like employment, education, and healthcare over environmental policies.
The fate of climate change and politics is deeply intertwined. If climate issue fails to strike a strong resonance in the election campaigns across the globe, there is not much way forward.
References:
1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair
2. https://www.todayonline.com/world/climate-change-global-warming-27degc-will-expose-2-billion-people-dangerous-heat-end-century-study-shows-2178411
3. https://www.dw.com/en/india-elections-why-is-no-one-talking-about-climate-change/a-69035816
4. https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/election-manifestos-climate-change-9288078/
5. https://www.financialexpress.com/opinion/climate-on-the-ballot-why-india-needs-a-climate-conscious-majority-for-global-good/3484151/
#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India
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RE: https://shonk.social/notes/9n347fwk61b200b6 -
Your regular reminder that if you blame "politicians" for the world's woes you give a free pass to those politicians who abuse their positions and cause pain and woe, and shift their blame to those who actually try to change things for the better, limited as their reach may be.
They are not all alike. Don't treat them as one. Don't give haters, grifters and warmongers a pass.
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Till climate change related issues move from the periphery to electoral interest
Climate change is all about saving humanity and our ecosystem. The significant human cost due to failure to address the climate change related challenges is understood very well without any ambiguity.
As per Professor Tim Lenton,For every 0.1 degrees of warming above present levels, about 140 million more people will be exposed to dangerous heat.
The high impact of climate change that causes rising global temperatures and heatwaves, fires, storms and floods hurting people today have been extensively documented by climate scientists. We are reading it everyday. So the awareness is there though it may not be enough.
Unfortunately, our climate scientists feel hopeless when they see that the responses from the politicians and the big corporations are not in the best interest of the common man. And yet, our climate scientists still passionately continue to do their job with a conviction that policymakers cannot say that they were not made aware.
The root cause that this impending catastrophe does not motivate politicians (policymakers) is that it is not an election issue. If policymakers are motivated enough, the big corporations will also act more responsibly. Elections are typically held every four to five years across the world, but the planning and execution cycles to contain climate change impacts are more than that. According to Stephen Humphreys, the politicians and the well healed won't be affected, even if there is a cataclysmic 3C rise, till there is civil disobedience.
Now India is no exception. During the ongoing 2024 parliamentary elections, no political party is explicitly talking about the devastating effects of climate crisis. Except the educated middle class and above, many of us do not fully understand the scientific phenomenon of climate change and its implications on our daily lives. This lack of awareness leads to climate change not influencing our voting decisions. But the issues related to its consequences, such as water scarcity, agriculture challenges, and economic impacts are being discussed aggressively.Between 2016- 2021, climate extreme events caused damage to crops in over 36 million hectares, and a $3.75 billion loss for farmers in the country. If estimates from the report on ‘Loss and Damage Today’ by economist James Rising were to be believed, India lost 8% of its GDP in 2022.
Both the major political political parties, in India, have elaborately mentioned climate agenda in their election manifestos which are statement of intentions and not policy documents. However, Indian political parties tend to focus on immediate, emotive issues rather than long-term environmental concerns, which are not always seen as directly affecting voter in the short term. Environmental challenges and political priorities are consciously kept disconnected during election campaigns. No political party want to stir the hornet's best. Since meeting daily needs and economic growth are pressing concerns, the common people are prioritizing survival issues like employment, education, and healthcare over environmental policies.
The fate of climate change and politics is deeply intertwined. If climate issue fails to strike a strong resonance in the election campaigns across the globe, there is not much way forward.
References:
1. www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2024/may/08/hopeless-and-broken-why-the-worlds-top-climate-scientists-are-in-despair
2. www.todayonline.com/world/climate-change-global-warming-27degc-will-expose-2-billion-people-dangerous-heat-end-century-study-shows-2178411
3. www.dw.com/en/india-elections-why-is-no-one-talking-about-climate-change/a-69035816
4. indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-climate/election-manifestos-climate-change-9288078/
5. www.financialexpress.com/opinion/climate-on-the-ballot-why-india-needs-a-climate-conscious-majority-for-global-good/3484151/
#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #MastodonIndians #MastIndia #India
cc: @mastodonindians
RE: shonk.social/notes/9n347fwk61b200b6 -
Just seen Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas interviewed on C4 news (UK) in relation to the horrendous but totally expected cop-out at the current COP. I actually laughed out loud earlier, through the news that phasing out fossil fuels would not be a resolution from this COP, not happy laughter but manic why-the-absolute-fuck-am-I-not-in-the-slightest-bit-surprised kind of laughter.
This whole thing is a disgusting sham.
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Climate change is about saving the humanity and the corresponding ecosystem so that we people are saved. It is not about saving the planet which will change and continue. It is all about us.
#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
Reference: Climate change isn’t about saving the planet: It’s about saving the people -
Climate change is about saving the humanity and the corresponding ecosystem so that we people are saved. It is not about saving the planet which will change and continue. It is all about us.
#ClimateChange #CimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis
Reference: [Climate change isn’t about saving the planet: It’s about saving the people](https://thehill.com/opinion/energy-environment/3577979-climate-change-isnt-about-saving-the-planet-its-about-saving-the-people/]
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@HardBeingGreen @joannejacobs they’ve found ways to not deal with it, even with a $44 billion budget for a nuclear waste dump.
‘Nuclear waste from today’s reactors will take thousands of years to become something safer to handle. So any solution can’t require too much stewardship. It’s gotta just work, and keep working for generations. By then, the utility that split those atoms won’t exist, nor will the company that designed the reactor. Who knows? Maybe the United States won’t exist either.
‘Right now, the US doesn’t have such a plan. That’s been the case since 2011, when regulators facing stiff local opposition pulled the plug on a decades-long effort to store waste underneath Yucca Mountain in Nevada, stranding $44 billion in federal funds meant for the job. Since then, the nuclear industry has done a good job of storing its waste on a temporary basis, which is part of the reason Congress has shown little interest in working out a solution for future generations. Long-term thinking isn’t their strong suit. “It’s been a complete institutional failure in the US.’
#NuclearWaste #Insiders #auspol #cimateEmergency #Renewables #Nuclear
https://www.wired.com/story/smaller-reactors-may-still-have-a-big-nuclear-waste-problem/
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I just spent 1 minute of my day to do this. Your representative needs to hear from you. #FossilFreeFinanceAct #StopTheMoneyPipeline #ClimateCrisis #CimateEmergency #TooFuckingHot
https://stopthemoneypipeline.com/call-congress-pass-fffa/?link_id=0&can_id=61f133383e3301793fb75a058d44724a&source=email-call-congress-support-the-fossil-free-finance-act&email_referrer=email_2001598&email_subject=call-congress-support-the-fossil-free-finance-act -
Largest US Grid Declares Emergency Alert For July 27
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/largest-us-grid-declares-emergency-061927460.html
PJM Interconnection LLC has declared a level one emergency for the 13-state eastern US grid and called on all power plants to operate at full capacity Thursday during a heat wave.
#heatwave #powergrid #emergency #easternUS #capacity #cimateemergency #climatedenial #climateaction
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https://www.levernews.com/amid-heat-wave-gop-adds-climate-denial-to-spending-bills/ Elections have consequences. How much further along vould we have been if the Hillary haters hadn't given us this horrible Supreme Court? #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarmng #heatwaves #cimateemergency #VoteBidenHarris2024 #votebluetolive Amid Heat Wave, GOP Adds Climate Denial To Spending Bills
House Republicans are helping their fossil fuel donors with legislative fine print that would block climate action
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@dabertime
That's very sad. I gave up on trying to grow anything outside this year after returning home late in the growing season from travels. Between the extreme heat, the #WildfireSmoke and the risk of torrential rains, it's getting more and more iffy to grow things. Glad I'm on year 3 of getting CSA bags. Eating some of those yummy roasted veggies tonight.
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On #ClimateChange, #CimateEmergency,
I met another person, who also thinks that we won't manage climate change. Denying climate change, will become more and more a phsycological protection function.
Hence, the question is: Why would someone not deny climate change, when it only fuels apocalyptic thinking? 🤔