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  1. The #EnvironmentalCost of #ArtificialIntelligence: #Carbon, #Water, and #LandFootprints

    #AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.

    Date Published 3 Jun 2026

    UNU-INWEH Report: Aczel, M., Chamanara, S., Matin, M., Farsi, A., Marwala, T., Madani, K. (2026).

    "This report, Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints, by the #UnitedNationsUniversity Institute for Water, Environment and Health (#UNU-#INWEH) on its 30th anniversary, examines one of the most underexplored consequences of AI’s rapid expansion: the environmental footprints of the energy required to power it. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in economies, public services, research, communication, and everyday life, it depends on a growing physical infrastructure of #datacenters, advanced #chips, #CoolingSystems, #ElectricityGrids, #WaterResources, land, and #CriticalMineral supply chains. The report shows that AI is not only a digital technology, but also a material system with measurable #EnvironmentalCosts.

    "The report moves beyond a carbon-only lens by quantifying the carbon, water, and land footprints associated with the electricity used to train, deploy, and operate AI systems at scale. Its central finding is that AI’s environmental costs depend not only on how much electricity is used, but also on where that electricity is generated and which energy sources power it. Every kilowatt-hour used by AI carries carbon, water, and land implications, and these footprints do not always move in the same direction: low-carbon electricity is not automatically low-water or low-land. The report also shows that AI’s footprint is shaped by both major infrastructure trends, including the rapid growth of data centers, and everyday use patterns, including model choice, output length, modality, and the growing use of text, image, and video generation.

    "Importantly, the report frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens of data center siting, electricity demand, water withdrawals, #LandUse, MineralExtraction, and #EWaste can be concentrated in specific communities and regions. To address these risks, the report calls for a responsible AI ecosystem grounded in transparency, efficiency by design, equity and #EnvironmentalJustice, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation, and sustainable use. By making AI’s carbon, water, and land footprints visible and comparable, the report provides a practical basis for integrating AI into energy, climate, water, and land-use planning, ensuring that innovation advances without shifting environmental costs onto vulnerable communities."

    Download PDF:
    unu.edu/inweh/collection/envir

    #AIBoom #Electricity #Hyperscale #BigTech #BigData #CarbonFootprint #EnvironmentalRacism #EnvironmentalDegradation #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #AIAgents #BotTraffic #GreenSpaces #Farmland #Prairies #Woodland #TechGiants #ProtectNature #NoDatacenters #EnergyConsumption #USPol #WorldPol #Datacentres
    #DatacenterMoratoriums

  2. The #EnvironmentalCost of #ArtificialIntelligence: #Carbon, #Water, and #LandFootprints

    #AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.

    Date Published 3 Jun 2026

    UNU-INWEH Report: Aczel, M., Chamanara, S., Matin, M., Farsi, A., Marwala, T., Madani, K. (2026).

    "This report, Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints, by the #UnitedNationsUniversity Institute for Water, Environment and Health (#UNU-#INWEH) on its 30th anniversary, examines one of the most underexplored consequences of AI’s rapid expansion: the environmental footprints of the energy required to power it. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in economies, public services, research, communication, and everyday life, it depends on a growing physical infrastructure of #datacenters, advanced #chips, #CoolingSystems, #ElectricityGrids, #WaterResources, land, and #CriticalMineral supply chains. The report shows that AI is not only a digital technology, but also a material system with measurable #EnvironmentalCosts.

    "The report moves beyond a carbon-only lens by quantifying the carbon, water, and land footprints associated with the electricity used to train, deploy, and operate AI systems at scale. Its central finding is that AI’s environmental costs depend not only on how much electricity is used, but also on where that electricity is generated and which energy sources power it. Every kilowatt-hour used by AI carries carbon, water, and land implications, and these footprints do not always move in the same direction: low-carbon electricity is not automatically low-water or low-land. The report also shows that AI’s footprint is shaped by both major infrastructure trends, including the rapid growth of data centers, and everyday use patterns, including model choice, output length, modality, and the growing use of text, image, and video generation.

    "Importantly, the report frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens of data center siting, electricity demand, water withdrawals, #LandUse, MineralExtraction, and #EWaste can be concentrated in specific communities and regions. To address these risks, the report calls for a responsible AI ecosystem grounded in transparency, efficiency by design, equity and #EnvironmentalJustice, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation, and sustainable use. By making AI’s carbon, water, and land footprints visible and comparable, the report provides a practical basis for integrating AI into energy, climate, water, and land-use planning, ensuring that innovation advances without shifting environmental costs onto vulnerable communities."

    Download PDF:
    unu.edu/inweh/collection/envir

    #AIBoom #Electricity #Hyperscale #BigTech #BigData #CarbonFootprint #EnvironmentalRacism #EnvironmentalDegradation #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #AIAgents #BotTraffic #GreenSpaces #Farmland #Prairies #Woodland #TechGiants #ProtectNature #NoDatacenters #EnergyConsumption #USPol #WorldPol #Datacentres
    #DatacenterMoratoriums

  3. The #EnvironmentalCost of #ArtificialIntelligence: #Carbon, #Water, and #LandFootprints

    #AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.

    Date Published 3 Jun 2026

    UNU-INWEH Report: Aczel, M., Chamanara, S., Matin, M., Farsi, A., Marwala, T., Madani, K. (2026).

    "This report, Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints, by the #UnitedNationsUniversity Institute for Water, Environment and Health (#UNU-#INWEH) on its 30th anniversary, examines one of the most underexplored consequences of AI’s rapid expansion: the environmental footprints of the energy required to power it. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in economies, public services, research, communication, and everyday life, it depends on a growing physical infrastructure of #datacenters, advanced #chips, #CoolingSystems, #ElectricityGrids, #WaterResources, land, and #CriticalMineral supply chains. The report shows that AI is not only a digital technology, but also a material system with measurable #EnvironmentalCosts.

    "The report moves beyond a carbon-only lens by quantifying the carbon, water, and land footprints associated with the electricity used to train, deploy, and operate AI systems at scale. Its central finding is that AI’s environmental costs depend not only on how much electricity is used, but also on where that electricity is generated and which energy sources power it. Every kilowatt-hour used by AI carries carbon, water, and land implications, and these footprints do not always move in the same direction: low-carbon electricity is not automatically low-water or low-land. The report also shows that AI’s footprint is shaped by both major infrastructure trends, including the rapid growth of data centers, and everyday use patterns, including model choice, output length, modality, and the growing use of text, image, and video generation.

    "Importantly, the report frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens of data center siting, electricity demand, water withdrawals, #LandUse, MineralExtraction, and #EWaste can be concentrated in specific communities and regions. To address these risks, the report calls for a responsible AI ecosystem grounded in transparency, efficiency by design, equity and #EnvironmentalJustice, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation, and sustainable use. By making AI’s carbon, water, and land footprints visible and comparable, the report provides a practical basis for integrating AI into energy, climate, water, and land-use planning, ensuring that innovation advances without shifting environmental costs onto vulnerable communities."

    Download PDF:
    unu.edu/inweh/collection/envir

    #AIBoom #Electricity #Hyperscale #BigTech #BigData #CarbonFootprint #EnvironmentalRacism #EnvironmentalDegradation #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #AIAgents #BotTraffic #GreenSpaces #Farmland #Prairies #Woodland #TechGiants #ProtectNature #NoDatacenters #EnergyConsumption #USPol #WorldPol #Datacentres
    #DatacenterMoratoriums

  4. The #EnvironmentalCost of #ArtificialIntelligence: #Carbon, #Water, and #LandFootprints

    #AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.

    Date Published 3 Jun 2026

    UNU-INWEH Report: Aczel, M., Chamanara, S., Matin, M., Farsi, A., Marwala, T., Madani, K. (2026).

    "This report, Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints, by the #UnitedNationsUniversity Institute for Water, Environment and Health (#UNU-#INWEH) on its 30th anniversary, examines one of the most underexplored consequences of AI’s rapid expansion: the environmental footprints of the energy required to power it. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in economies, public services, research, communication, and everyday life, it depends on a growing physical infrastructure of #datacenters, advanced #chips, #CoolingSystems, #ElectricityGrids, #WaterResources, land, and #CriticalMineral supply chains. The report shows that AI is not only a digital technology, but also a material system with measurable #EnvironmentalCosts.

    "The report moves beyond a carbon-only lens by quantifying the carbon, water, and land footprints associated with the electricity used to train, deploy, and operate AI systems at scale. Its central finding is that AI’s environmental costs depend not only on how much electricity is used, but also on where that electricity is generated and which energy sources power it. Every kilowatt-hour used by AI carries carbon, water, and land implications, and these footprints do not always move in the same direction: low-carbon electricity is not automatically low-water or low-land. The report also shows that AI’s footprint is shaped by both major infrastructure trends, including the rapid growth of data centers, and everyday use patterns, including model choice, output length, modality, and the growing use of text, image, and video generation.

    "Importantly, the report frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens of data center siting, electricity demand, water withdrawals, #LandUse, MineralExtraction, and #EWaste can be concentrated in specific communities and regions. To address these risks, the report calls for a responsible AI ecosystem grounded in transparency, efficiency by design, equity and #EnvironmentalJustice, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation, and sustainable use. By making AI’s carbon, water, and land footprints visible and comparable, the report provides a practical basis for integrating AI into energy, climate, water, and land-use planning, ensuring that innovation advances without shifting environmental costs onto vulnerable communities."

    Download PDF:
    unu.edu/inweh/collection/envir

    #AIBoom #Electricity #Hyperscale #BigTech #BigData #CarbonFootprint #EnvironmentalRacism #EnvironmentalDegradation #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #AIAgents #BotTraffic #GreenSpaces #Farmland #Prairies #Woodland #TechGiants #ProtectNature #NoDatacenters #EnergyConsumption #USPol #WorldPol #Datacentres
    #DatacenterMoratoriums

  5. The #EnvironmentalCost of #ArtificialIntelligence: #Carbon, #Water, and #LandFootprints

    #AI’s rapid growth drives huge energy, water, and land use, raising environmental and equity challenges across its global infrastructure.

    Date Published 3 Jun 2026

    UNU-INWEH Report: Aczel, M., Chamanara, S., Matin, M., Farsi, A., Marwala, T., Madani, K. (2026).

    "This report, Environmental Cost of Artificial Intelligence: Carbon, Water and Land Footprints, by the #UnitedNationsUniversity Institute for Water, Environment and Health (#UNU-#INWEH) on its 30th anniversary, examines one of the most underexplored consequences of AI’s rapid expansion: the environmental footprints of the energy required to power it. As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in economies, public services, research, communication, and everyday life, it depends on a growing physical infrastructure of #datacenters, advanced #chips, #CoolingSystems, #ElectricityGrids, #WaterResources, land, and #CriticalMineral supply chains. The report shows that AI is not only a digital technology, but also a material system with measurable #EnvironmentalCosts.

    "The report moves beyond a carbon-only lens by quantifying the carbon, water, and land footprints associated with the electricity used to train, deploy, and operate AI systems at scale. Its central finding is that AI’s environmental costs depend not only on how much electricity is used, but also on where that electricity is generated and which energy sources power it. Every kilowatt-hour used by AI carries carbon, water, and land implications, and these footprints do not always move in the same direction: low-carbon electricity is not automatically low-water or low-land. The report also shows that AI’s footprint is shaped by both major infrastructure trends, including the rapid growth of data centers, and everyday use patterns, including model choice, output length, modality, and the growing use of text, image, and video generation.

    "Importantly, the report frames AI’s environmental footprint as a governance and justice challenge, not only a technical problem. The benefits of AI often flow across borders and sectors, while the environmental burdens of data center siting, electricity demand, water withdrawals, #LandUse, MineralExtraction, and #EWaste can be concentrated in specific communities and regions. To address these risks, the report calls for a responsible AI ecosystem grounded in transparency, efficiency by design, equity and #EnvironmentalJustice, lifecycle responsibility, global cooperation, and sustainable use. By making AI’s carbon, water, and land footprints visible and comparable, the report provides a practical basis for integrating AI into energy, climate, water, and land-use planning, ensuring that innovation advances without shifting environmental costs onto vulnerable communities."

    Download PDF:
    unu.edu/inweh/collection/envir

    #AIBoom #Electricity #Hyperscale #BigTech #BigData #CarbonFootprint #EnvironmentalRacism #EnvironmentalDegradation #NoisePollution #LightPollution #WaterIsLife #AIAgents #BotTraffic #GreenSpaces #Farmland #Prairies #Woodland #TechGiants #ProtectNature #NoDatacenters #EnergyConsumption #USPol #WorldPol #Datacentres
    #DatacenterMoratoriums

  6. Pride 2026* (Stand 14.07.)
    11.04. #WA :komfortcheckin:
    02.05. #LD :komfortcheckin:
    16.05. Eppelheim :komfortcheckin:
    23.05. #UNU :komfortcheckin:
    30.05. #FG :komfortcheckin:
    13.06. #WWR :komfortcheckin:
    20.06. #RF :komfortcheckin:
    27.06. #MHODE :komfortcheckin:
    11.07. #MFR :komfortcheckin:
    12.07. #BHF 🏳️‍⚧️ :komfortcheckin:
    18.07. #ELUE
    25.07. #MEG
    26.07. #MMF
    01.08. #MWO
    05.09. #KM 🏳️‍⚧️
    19.09. #KR

    *Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr, kurzfristige Änderungen möglich

  7. Pride 2026* (Stand 14.07.)
    11.04. #WA :komfortcheckin:
    02.05. #LD :komfortcheckin:
    16.05. Eppelheim :komfortcheckin:
    23.05. #UNU :komfortcheckin:
    30.05. #FG :komfortcheckin:
    13.06. #WWR :komfortcheckin:
    20.06. #RF :komfortcheckin:
    27.06. #MHODE :komfortcheckin:
    11.07. #MFR :komfortcheckin:
    12.07. #BHF 🏳️‍⚧️ :komfortcheckin:
    18.07. #ELUE
    25.07. #MEG
    26.07. #MMF
    01.08. #MWO
    05.09. #KM 🏳️‍⚧️
    19.09. #KR

    *Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr, kurzfristige Änderungen möglich

  8. Pride 2026* (Stand 25.07.)
    11.04. #WA :komfortcheckin:
    02.05. #LD :komfortcheckin:
    16.05. Eppelheim :komfortcheckin:
    23.05. #UNU :komfortcheckin:
    30.05. #FG :komfortcheckin:
    13.06. #WWR :komfortcheckin:
    20.06. #RF :komfortcheckin:
    27.06. #MHODE :komfortcheckin:
    11.07. #MFR :komfortcheckin:
    12.07. #BHF 🏳️‍⚧️ :komfortcheckin:
    18.07. #ELUE :komfortcheckin:
    25.07. #MEG :komfortcheckin:
    26.07. #MMF
    01.08. #MWO
    15.08. #KKR
    22.08. #MPF
    05.09. #KM 🏳️‍⚧️
    19.09. #KR

    *Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr, kurzfristige Änderungen möglich

  9. Pride 2026* (Stand 14.07.)
    11.04. #WA :komfortcheckin:
    02.05. #LD :komfortcheckin:
    16.05. Eppelheim :komfortcheckin:
    23.05. #UNU :komfortcheckin:
    30.05. #FG :komfortcheckin:
    13.06. #WWR :komfortcheckin:
    20.06. #RF :komfortcheckin:
    27.06. #MHODE :komfortcheckin:
    11.07. #MFR :komfortcheckin:
    12.07. #BHF 🏳️‍⚧️ :komfortcheckin:
    18.07. #ELUE
    25.07. #MEG
    26.07. #MMF
    01.08. #MWO
    05.09. #KM 🏳️‍⚧️
    19.09. #KR

    *Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr, kurzfristige Änderungen möglich

  10. Pride 2026* (Stand 25.07.)
    11.04. #WA :komfortcheckin:
    02.05. #LD :komfortcheckin:
    16.05. Eppelheim :komfortcheckin:
    23.05. #UNU :komfortcheckin:
    30.05. #FG :komfortcheckin:
    13.06. #WWR :komfortcheckin:
    20.06. #RF :komfortcheckin:
    27.06. #MHODE :komfortcheckin:
    11.07. #MFR :komfortcheckin:
    12.07. #BHF 🏳️‍⚧️ :komfortcheckin:
    18.07. #ELUE :komfortcheckin:
    25.07. #MEG :komfortcheckin:
    26.07. #MMF
    01.08. #MWO
    15.08. #KKR
    22.08. #MPF
    05.09. #KM 🏳️‍⚧️
    19.09. #KR

    *Alle Angaben ohne Gewähr, kurzfristige Änderungen möglich

  11. Aviation weather for Dodge County airport in Juneau area (USA) is “KUNU 210310Z AUTO 06015G20KT 10SM OVC009 07/06 A2978 RMK AO2 T00660058 TSNO” : See what it means on bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kunu/en #juneau #usa #dodgecountyairport #kunu #unu #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

  12. Aviation weather for Dodge County airport in Juneau area (USA) is “KUNU 210310Z AUTO 06015G20KT 10SM OVC009 07/06 A2978 RMK AO2 T00660058 TSNO” : See what it means on bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kunu/en #juneau #usa #dodgecountyairport #kunu #unu #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

  13. Aviation weather for Dodge County airport in Juneau area (USA) is “KUNU 210310Z AUTO 06015G20KT 10SM OVC009 07/06 A2978 RMK AO2 T00660058 TSNO” : See what it means on bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kunu/en #juneau #usa #dodgecountyairport #kunu #unu #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

  14. Aviation weather for Dodge County airport in Juneau area (USA) is “KUNU 210310Z AUTO 06015G20KT 10SM OVC009 07/06 A2978 RMK AO2 T00660058 TSNO” : See what it means on bigorre.org/aero/meteo/kunu/en #juneau #usa #dodgecountyairport #kunu #unu #metar #aviation #aviationweather #avgeek #airport vl

  15. Heute lautlos durch die Nacht. Bei 2°C fallen mir zwar die Finger ab, aber hey, Frühling! #UNU

  16. Heute lautlos durch die Nacht. Bei 2°C fallen mir zwar die Finger ab, aber hey, Frühling! #UNU

  17. Heute lautlos durch die Nacht. Bei 2°C fallen mir zwar die Finger ab, aber hey, Frühling! #UNU

  18. Heute lautlos durch die Nacht. Bei 2°C fallen mir zwar die Finger ab, aber hey, Frühling! #UNU

  19. Heute lautlos durch die Nacht. Bei 2°C fallen mir zwar die Finger ab, aber hey, Frühling! #UNU

  20. #UNU
    #Ucraina: Rapporto Nazioni Unite sulle vittime #civili, aumentati nel 2024 del 30%. Preoccupa l’aumento dei #bambini morti o feriti a causa della #guerra - AgenSIR search.app/Ect1XM9R644skaRi7

  21. #UNU
    #Ucraina: Rapporto Nazioni Unite sulle vittime #civili, aumentati nel 2024 del 30%. Preoccupa l’aumento dei #bambini morti o feriti a causa della #guerra - AgenSIR search.app/Ect1XM9R644skaRi7

  22. #UNU
    #Ucraina: Rapporto Nazioni Unite sulle vittime #civili, aumentati nel 2024 del 30%. Preoccupa l’aumento dei #bambini morti o feriti a causa della #guerra - AgenSIR search.app/Ect1XM9R644skaRi7

  23. #UNU
    #Ucraina: Rapporto Nazioni Unite sulle vittime #civili, aumentati nel 2024 del 30%. Preoccupa l’aumento dei #bambini morti o feriti a causa della #guerra - AgenSIR search.app/Ect1XM9R644skaRi7

  24. #UNU
    #Ucraina: Rapporto Nazioni Unite sulle vittime #civili, aumentati nel 2024 del 30%. Preoccupa l’aumento dei #bambini morti o feriti a causa della #guerra - AgenSIR search.app/Ect1XM9R644skaRi7

  25. DER SPIEGEL: #Unu: Berliner E-Roller Start-up ist insolvent spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unu-berl
    Das ganze Zeug wird in Zukunft ausschließlich aus China kommen. Keine Chance für deutsche Fertigung (siehe auch #Kumpan).

  26. DER SPIEGEL: #Unu: Berliner E-Roller Start-up ist insolvent spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unu-berl
    Das ganze Zeug wird in Zukunft ausschließlich aus China kommen. Keine Chance für deutsche Fertigung (siehe auch #Kumpan).

  27. DER SPIEGEL: #Unu: Berliner E-Roller Start-up ist insolvent spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unu-berl
    Das ganze Zeug wird in Zukunft ausschließlich aus China kommen. Keine Chance für deutsche Fertigung (siehe auch #Kumpan).

  28. DER SPIEGEL: #Unu: Berliner E-Roller Start-up ist insolvent spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unu-berl
    Das ganze Zeug wird in Zukunft ausschließlich aus China kommen. Keine Chance für deutsche Fertigung (siehe auch #Kumpan).

  29. DER SPIEGEL: #Unu: Berliner E-Roller Start-up ist insolvent spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unu-berl
    Das ganze Zeug wird in Zukunft ausschließlich aus China kommen. Keine Chance für deutsche Fertigung (siehe auch #Kumpan).

  30. #Earth close to ‘risk #TippingPoints’ that will damage our ability to deal with #ClimateCrisis, warns #UN - Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of #groundwater vital for food supplies -
    ...
    “As we indiscriminately extract our water resources, damage #nature, and pollute both #Earth and #space, we are moving dangerously close to the brink of multiple risk tipping points that could destroy the very systems that our life depends on,” said Dr Zita Sebesvari, at UNU’s Institute for Environment and Human Security. “We are changing the entire risk landscape and losing our tools to manage risk.”
    ...
    "These “ #risk tipping points” also include the loss of the mountain #glaciers that are essential for water supplies in many parts of the world and accumulating #space #debris knocking out #satellites that provide early warnings of extreme weather."
    ...
    "The risk tipping points are different from the #climate tipping points the world is on the brink of, including the collapse of #Amazon rainforest and the shutdown of a key Atlantic Ocean current #AMOC. The climate tipping points are large-scale changes driven by human-caused global heating, while the risk tipping points are more directly connected to people’s lives via complex #social and #ecological systems."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    here is a link to the #UNU report - interconnectedrisks.org/

    #Klimakrise #ClimateEmergency #Collapse

  31. #Earth close to ‘risk #TippingPoints’ that will damage our ability to deal with #ClimateCrisis, warns #UN - Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of #groundwater vital for food supplies -
    ...
    “As we indiscriminately extract our water resources, damage #nature, and pollute both #Earth and #space, we are moving dangerously close to the brink of multiple risk tipping points that could destroy the very systems that our life depends on,” said Dr Zita Sebesvari, at UNU’s Institute for Environment and Human Security. “We are changing the entire risk landscape and losing our tools to manage risk.”
    ...
    "These “ #risk tipping points” also include the loss of the mountain #glaciers that are essential for water supplies in many parts of the world and accumulating #space #debris knocking out #satellites that provide early warnings of extreme weather."
    ...
    "The risk tipping points are different from the #climate tipping points the world is on the brink of, including the collapse of #Amazon rainforest and the shutdown of a key Atlantic Ocean current #AMOC. The climate tipping points are large-scale changes driven by human-caused global heating, while the risk tipping points are more directly connected to people’s lives via complex #social and #ecological systems."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    here is a link to the #UNU report - interconnectedrisks.org/

    #Klimakrise #ClimateEmergency #Collapse

  32. #Earth close to ‘risk #TippingPoints’ that will damage our ability to deal with #ClimateCrisis, warns #UN - Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of #groundwater vital for food supplies -
    ...
    “As we indiscriminately extract our water resources, damage #nature, and pollute both #Earth and #space, we are moving dangerously close to the brink of multiple risk tipping points that could destroy the very systems that our life depends on,” said Dr Zita Sebesvari, at UNU’s Institute for Environment and Human Security. “We are changing the entire risk landscape and losing our tools to manage risk.”
    ...
    "These “ #risk tipping points” also include the loss of the mountain #glaciers that are essential for water supplies in many parts of the world and accumulating #space #debris knocking out #satellites that provide early warnings of extreme weather."
    ...
    "The risk tipping points are different from the #climate tipping points the world is on the brink of, including the collapse of #Amazon rainforest and the shutdown of a key Atlantic Ocean current #AMOC. The climate tipping points are large-scale changes driven by human-caused global heating, while the risk tipping points are more directly connected to people’s lives via complex #social and #ecological systems."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    here is a link to the #UNU report - interconnectedrisks.org/

    #Klimakrise #ClimateEmergency #Collapse

  33. #Earth close to ‘risk #TippingPoints’ that will damage our ability to deal with #ClimateCrisis, warns #UN - Analysis also warns of further tipping points on horizon such as drying up of #groundwater vital for food supplies -
    ...
    “As we indiscriminately extract our water resources, damage #nature, and pollute both #Earth and #space, we are moving dangerously close to the brink of multiple risk tipping points that could destroy the very systems that our life depends on,” said Dr Zita Sebesvari, at UNU’s Institute for Environment and Human Security. “We are changing the entire risk landscape and losing our tools to manage risk.”
    ...
    "These “ #risk tipping points” also include the loss of the mountain #glaciers that are essential for water supplies in many parts of the world and accumulating #space #debris knocking out #satellites that provide early warnings of extreme weather."
    ...
    "The risk tipping points are different from the #climate tipping points the world is on the brink of, including the collapse of #Amazon rainforest and the shutdown of a key Atlantic Ocean current #AMOC. The climate tipping points are large-scale changes driven by human-caused global heating, while the risk tipping points are more directly connected to people’s lives via complex #social and #ecological systems."

    theguardian.com/environment/20

    here is a link to the #UNU report - interconnectedrisks.org/

    #Klimakrise #ClimateEmergency #Collapse

  34. Hier warte ich auf euch, wenn ihr bei mir eine kostenlose Probefahrt mit dem Unu Scooter gebucht habt. 🛵
    -
    Einfach Probefahrt buchen
    unumotors.com/de-de/test-ride
    -
    #unu #unuscooter #unumotors #unuscooter #unupro #eroller #elektroroller #elelktromobiliität

  35. Hier warte ich auf euch, wenn ihr bei mir eine kostenlose Probefahrt mit dem Unu Scooter gebucht habt. 🛵
    -
    Einfach Probefahrt buchen
    unumotors.com/de-de/test-ride
    -
    #unu #unuscooter #unumotors #unuscooter #unupro #eroller #elektroroller #elelktromobiliität

  36. Hier warte ich auf euch, wenn ihr bei mir eine kostenlose Probefahrt mit dem Unu Scooter gebucht habt. 🛵
    -
    Einfach Probefahrt buchen
    unumotors.com/de-de/test-ride
    -
    #unu #unuscooter #unumotors #unuscooter #unupro #eroller #elektroroller #elelktromobiliität

  37. J'ai des trucs tellement fat qui se préparent héhé ! Trop hâte de faire les annonces 😎.
    #UnblockedAndUnchained #UnU

  38. J'ai des trucs tellement fat qui se préparent héhé ! Trop hâte de faire les annonces 😎.
    #UnblockedAndUnchained #UnU

  39. J'ai des trucs tellement fat qui se préparent héhé ! Trop hâte de faire les annonces 😎.
    #UnblockedAndUnchained #UnU

  40. J'ai des trucs tellement fat qui se préparent héhé ! Trop hâte de faire les annonces 😎.
    #UnblockedAndUnchained #UnU

  41. J'ai des trucs tellement fat qui se préparent héhé ! Trop hâte de faire les annonces 😎.
    #UnblockedAndUnchained #UnU

  42. Une première date publique de ma conférence #UnblockedAndUnchained est confirmée et s'organise. Ce sera à l'Université Sorbonne Nouvelle #Paris3 début avril. Plus d'info bientôt ! #UnU

    D'ici là, bonne #grève31janvier pour aujourd'hui et bonne lutte pour la suite ✊

  43. Une première date publique de ma conférence #UnblockedAndUnchained est confirmée et s'organise. Ce sera à l'Université Sorbonne Nouvelle #Paris3 début avril. Plus d'info bientôt ! #UnU

    D'ici là, bonne #grève31janvier pour aujourd'hui et bonne lutte pour la suite ✊

  44. Une première date publique de ma conférence #UnblockedAndUnchained est confirmée et s'organise. Ce sera à l'Université Sorbonne Nouvelle #Paris3 début avril. Plus d'info bientôt ! #UnU

    D'ici là, bonne #grève31janvier pour aujourd'hui et bonne lutte pour la suite ✊

  45. Une première date publique de ma conférence #UnblockedAndUnchained est confirmée et s'organise. Ce sera à l'Université Sorbonne Nouvelle #Paris3 début avril. Plus d'info bientôt ! #UnU

    D'ici là, bonne #grève31janvier pour aujourd'hui et bonne lutte pour la suite ✊