The Correspondent
We canโt afford to fix the planet โ and 11 other misconceptions about climate change
15+ min · · Itโs not too late, too difficult, too expensive or naive to try to stop climate breakdown. But it helps to get the facts straight. · Shared by 172, including Ross Wood, Katja Evertz, Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, Rick Powell, Yann โไธๅโ Heurtaux @shalf@mastodon.social, Neil Hart ๐, Tom Connor, Rob Wijnberg, Jelmer Mommers, Enrique Dans, Matthias Lampe
The Guardian
Naomi Klein: 'We must not return to the pre-Covid status quo, only worse'
8 min · · What kind of world will the coronavirus crisis leave us with? Interviewed for a Guardian Live event, the activist and author insists that the climate, equality and fairness must be at the heart of the… · Shared by 49, including Dirk von Gehlen, Neil Hart ๐, Fern, Klaus Eck, The Psychologist
The Guardian
UK's net zero pledge: what has been achieved one year on?
5 min · · The urgency of the climate emergency has grown but there has been little progress so far · Shared by 44, including Neil Hart ๐
Salon
The affluent are consuming the planet to death: study
3 min · · A study argues that it is not enough to invest in green technologies; the world's affluent must stop overconsuming · Shared by 98, including Prof Michael E. Mann, Claudia Sommer, Neil Hart ๐, Hiroko Tabuchi, Katja Evertz, Merkstatt@troet.cafe
The New York Times
Rising Seas Threaten an American Institution: The 30-Year Mortgage
7 min · · Climate change is starting to transform the classic home loan, a fixture of the American experience and financial system that dates back generations. · Shared by 94, including Emily Badger, David Wallace-Wells, Theodora (Theo) Lau - ๅไๆผ ๐ป, Wolfgang Blau, Katja Evertz, Rico Grimm, Neil Hart ๐, Deborah Blum, Terry Hughes, Dr. Prakash Kashwan, Arie Goldshlager
The Guardian
Plastic superhighway: the awful truth of our hidden ocean waste
10 min · · Solving the issue of waste in our seas turned out to be more complex than scrounging for bottles off the beach, Laura Trethewey found · Shared by 102, including Cristina โMittyโ Mittermeier, Katja Evertz, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Neil Hart ๐, Emmy van Deurzenโ๏ธ๐ ๐ป๐น๐ณ๐ช๐บ๐ซ๐ท๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ง๐บ๐ธโญ๏ธ
The Guardian
Covid-19 pandemic is 'fire drill' for effects of climate crisis, says UN official
3 min · · Lise Kingo says social equality issues must be part of sustainable development agenda · Shared by 27, including โค๏ธ Umair, Neil Hart ๐
National Geographic
The grand old trees of the world are dying, leaving forests younger and shorter
7 min · · The effects on wildlife and the ability of forests to store CO2 from fossil fuels could be enormous. · Shared by 120, including Neil Hart ๐, Katja Evertz, Jane, Liv ๐ท
The Guardian
World Environment Day: Celebrating the UKโs precious biodiversity
6 min · · To mark World Environment Day, WWF has selected some snapshots of UK nature and wildlife - from land and ocean species to breathtaking plant life - in an attempt to raise awareness of the ongoing… · Shared by 41, including Neil Hart ๐, Do The Green Thing
The New York Times
Mass Extinctions Are Accelerating, Scientists Report
6 min · · Five hundred species are likely to become extinct over the next two decades, according to a new study. · Shared by 104, including Katja Evertz, Carl Zimmer, Danielle Fong ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ, Alfie Kohn, Neil Hart ๐, Hiroko Tabuchi, Real Marsha Wrightยฎ, Rick Powell, Tim
The Guardian
Hadley climate centre turns 30: 'The human fingerprint is everywhere'
6 min · · Exclusively compiled data from centreโs supercomputer shows alarming climate trajectory · Shared by 136, including Marcel Hรคnggi, Beth Price Almeida, Katja Evertz, Neil Hart ๐, Merkstatt@troet.cafe
Bored Panda
30 Of The Best Shots From The 2020 BigPicture Natural World Photography Competition
7 min · · When the California Academy of Sciences announced their 2020 BigPicture Natural World Photography competition, they asked the photographers to send their work that will both celebrate and illustrate… · Shared by 86, including Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Neil Hart ๐, Rick Powell, Dominik Grolimund, Merkstatt@troet.cafe
Fast Company
These drones can plant 40,000 trees in a month. By 2028, theyโll have planted 1 billion
4 min · · We need to massively reforest the planet, in a very short period of time. Flash Forestโs drones can plant trees a lot faster than humans. · Shared by 171, including BrendanEich, Liv ๐ท, Neil Hart ๐, Faik Ersoy, Dr Joana Casaca Lemos, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Dan Hill (@danhill@mstdn.social), Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, Rick Powell, Katja Evertz, Marius Bleuer
The New York Times
The End of Meat Is Here
7 min · · If you care about the working poor, about racial justice, and about climate change, you have to stop eating animals. · Shared by 590, including Liv ๐ท, Gerd Leonhard, Simon C, Dom Zuend, George J Huba PhD, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, David Pearce, Massimo Banzi, Richard Dawkins, Katja Evertz, M.G. Siegler, Impossible Foods, Jansnet, Nicholas, Kainaz Amaria, Rick Powell, Philippe Surber, Stuart A. Thompson, Neil Hart ๐
The Guardian
After the Covid-19 crisis, will we get a greener world?
10 min · · Pollution and emissions are down, but we will squander these gains if governments fail to push ahead with decisive change · Shared by 98, including Katja Evertz, Neil Hart ๐
Brain Pickings
Wander: Natascha McElhone Reads Hermann Hesseโs 100-Year-Old Love Letter to Trees in a Virtual Mental Health Walk Through Kew Gardens
4 min · · โIn their highest boughs the world rustles, their roots rest in infinity; but they do not lose themselves there, they struggle with all the force of their lives for one thing only: to fulfillโฆ · Shared by 61, including Liv ๐ท, Charles Duhigg, Neil Hart ๐, ๐ง Larry G. Maguire
