The Atlantic
The Planet Could Have Catastrophic Surprises in Store
20+ min · · The geologic record carries a terrifying warning. · Shared by 266, including Amicitia, Liv 😷, Tim, Arin Basu, Rick King, Antonio Vieira Santos, Shannon Stirone💀, Barry Ritholtz, David Frum, Paul Kedrosky, David Wallace-Wells, Prof Michael E. Mann, Dr. Marigo Raftopoulos, Prof Steve Keen, Andrew Dessler, Wolfgang Blau
The Guardian
Coalition criticised after Great Barrier Reef Foundation receives $351,000 in jobkeeper payments
3 min · · Foundation has received $400,000 in total pandemic support despite being awarded $443m government grant three years ago · Shared by 18, including Terry Hughes, Noely ⚡️🏐, Liv 😷
The New Yorker
How the Refrigerator Became an Agent of Climate Catastrophe
6 min · · The evolution of cooling technology helps to explain why supposed solutions to global warming have only made the situation worse. · Shared by 99, including Felix M, Paul Kedrosky, David Wallace-Wells, Liv 😷, Tactical Tech
Current Affairs
What Would It Look Like If We Treated Climate Change as an Actual Emergency? ❧ Current Affairs
7 min · · If we accept the facts of climate change, we also have to accept the radical changes necessary to address it. · Shared by 47, including Stowe Boyd, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Tom Connor, Liv 😷, David Wallace-Wells
Gawker
Meet Australia’s Batshit Insane Mining Billionaires
5 min · · If you want to know why a country that regularly catches fire has such disastrous climate policy, start here. · Shared by 30, including Noely ⚡️🏐, Liv 😷
ccacoalition.org
Methane emissions surged in 2020 despite pandemic shutdowns
2 min · · Human caused methane emissions comes from three main sectors: fossil fuels, agriculture, and waste. Natural sources include the decay of organic matter in wetlands and from climate impacts like… · Shared by 7, including Liv 😷
Financial Times
Crime of ecocide could transform fight against climate change
· The threat of international legal repercussions for mass environmental destruction is gathering pace · Shared by 22, including Vishal Gulati (I back scientists), Prof Steve Keen, Liv 😷, Kenneth Cukier
Al Jazeera English
‘Historic moment’: Legal experts unveil new definition of ecocide
3 min · · Authors of draft law want ICC members to adopt it in order to hold big polluters to account. · Shared by 15, including Liv 😷, David Owen, Svein Tveitdal
The Guardian
How to spot the difference between a real climate policy and greenwashing guff
5 min · · Unless actions by governments and corporations cut emissions here and now, a dose of scepticism is in order, says Guardian environment editor Damian Carrington · Shared by 101, including Damian Carrington, Tim, Greta Thunberg, Liv 😷, Laura Paddison, Adrien Salazar
The Guardian
Fire and flood: 'Whole areas of Australia will be uninsurable'
7 min · · Extreme weather events caused by the climate emergency are an existential threat to homeowners and industry alike · Shared by 40, including Liv 😷
Los Angeles Review of Books
Writing Fiction in the Age of Climate Catastrophe: A Conversation Between Anne Charnock and James Bradley
20+ min · · James Bradley and Anne Charnock discuss what it’s like to write fiction in the age of climate catastrophe. · Shared by 16, including Damon Young, Liv 😷
Scientific American
Climate Deniers Shift Tactics to ‘Inactivism’
5 min · · Fossil fuel interests are trying to blame climate change on individuals while also sewing division, says Michael Mann, one of their prime targets · Shared by 76, including Katja Evertz, Prof Michael E. Mann, Liv 😷, Tim, 🧠 Larry G. Maguire
The Guardian
Heat-resistant corals offer hope as climate crisis warms up oceans
4 min · · Reefs from Gulf of Aqaba in the Red Sea survived rise of seven degrees, say marine scientists · Shared by 36, including Liv 😷, Katja Evertz
Treehugger.com
Would you do a carbon fast for Lent?
3 min · · Climate Caretakers offers a 7-week guide to reducing your carbon footprint. · Shared by 8, including Liv 😷
The New York Times
Knitters Chronicle Climate Change One Stitch at a Time
4 min · · Volunteers use different colors of yarn to make “temperature scarves” that serve as fashionable records of a warming world. · Shared by 28, including Bailey Richardson, Allison Arieff, Liv 😷, Katja Evertz