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The New Yorker
Dimming the Sun to Cool the Planet Is a Desperate Idea, Yet We’re Inching Toward It
The New Yorker
~11 min read · · The scientists who study solar geoengineering don’t want anyone to try it. But climate inaction is making it more likely. · Shared by 29, including Bill McKibben, Prof Michael E. Mann, David Wallace-Wells
The New York Times
Extreme Heat Will Change Us
The New York Times
· Half the world could soon face dangerous heat. We measured the daily toll it is already taking. · Shared by 39, including Josh Holder, Claudia Sommer, Frederic Huwendiek, Akshat Rathi
World Economic Forum
It’s time to get serious about climate adaptation. Here’s how
World Economic Forum
1 min read · · Climate change is threatening the health of our planet and its people. Here's how we can ensure climate adaptation is part of a holistic climate change strategy.
Outside
How Bad Will Climate Change Get? Just Look at the U.S.
Outside
7 min read · · “As the world warms, the United States warms more,” reads the latest National Climate Assessment
The Conversation
Why a Warming Climate Can Bring Bigger Snowstorms
The Conversation
3 min read · · It may sound counterintuitive, but a warming climate can actually lead to bigger snowstorms · Shared by 7
NPR
See the ties that bind Antarctica and Louisiana through one photographer's lens
NPR
8 min read · · WAMU Visuals Editor Tyrone Turner pairs images to capture the connection he felt to his birthplace — the coastal regions of southeastern Louisiana — while visiting the western coast of Antarctica. · Shared by 10
Inside Climate News
How Should We Think About the End of the World as We Know it?
Inside Climate News
6 min read · · In the 14th century, the Italian poet Petrarch wrote a letter to a friend in Avignon, describing his sense of “foreboding” after an earthquake shook the foundations of Rome’s churches. “What should I… · Shared by 11
NPR
Did the world make progress on climate change? Here's what was decided at global talks
NPR
9 min read · · Delegates reached a last-minute deal to pay vulnerable countries for damages caused by climate change. But the final agreement does not put humanity on track to avoid catastrophic warming. · Shared by 13, including Jonathan Overpeck, @awscloud #reInvent R “Ray” Wang 王瑞光 #1A
The Guardian
Fossil fuel burning once caused a mass extinction
The Guardian
4 min read · · The Devon coastline reveals that Earth was in a near-lifeless state for up to five million years after the last event, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot · Shared by 19, including Brian Laung Aoaeh, CFA, George Monbiot
publicbooks.org
How to Profit from Climate Change
publicbooks.org
8 min read · · How did capitalism waste the crucial decades when climate change could have been halted? By fixating on—and downplaying—“risk.”
The Guardian
World still ‘on brink of climate catastrophe’ after Cop27 deal
The Guardian
5 min read · · Experts say biggest economies must pledge more cuts to carbon emissions but hail agreement to set up loss and damage fund · Shared by 32, including Gerd Leonhard, teresa bücker, David Wallace-Wells, Svein Tveitdal, Tom Raftery (Mastodon: @tomraftery@mas.to)
The New Yorker
Climate Change from A to Z
The New Yorker
· The stories we tell ourselves about the future. · Shared by 126, including Gavin Schmidt, Jansnet, Thomas Pleil, Amy Davidson Sorkin, David Wallace-Wells, Randy Deutsch, Gerd Leonhard, Dr. Genevieve Guenther @DoctorVive@mastodon.energy, OM
The Guardian
Why scientists are using the word scary over the climate crisis
The Guardian
5 min read · · The former BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin has spent his career talking to scientists. Now they’re telling him they’re scared of what they’re seeing · Shared by 26, including UN Biodiversity
Scientific American
Carbon Emissions Hit a New Record High
Scientific American
2 min read · · Fresh data released at the COP27 climate summit show global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels are soaring despite an energy crisis · Shared by 15
Noema Magazine
China’s Revolution Turns Green
Noema Magazine
~13 min read · · China’s leaders are building a new economy oriented to state-driven technological solutions to the climate crisis. In the process, they aim to construct an entirely different world order that at last… · Shared by 75
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The New Yorker
Climate Change from A to Z
The New Yorker
· The stories we tell ourselves about the future. · Shared by 126, including Gavin Schmidt, Jansnet, Thomas Pleil, Amy Davidson Sorkin, David Wallace-Wells, Randy Deutsch, Gerd Leonhard, Dr. Genevieve Guenther @DoctorVive@mastodon.energy, OM
The Guardian
Climate crisis: UN finds ‘no credible pathway to 1.5C in place’
The Guardian
3 min read · · Failure to cut carbon emissions means ‘rapid transformation of societies’ is only option to limit impacts, report says · Shared by 118, including Eric Holthaus, Damian Carrington, Ray Monk, William Gibson, David Wallace-Wells, Thongchai suttirut, Matt Brennan, @grzewap@mastodon.social, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Adrien Salazar, Svein Tveitdal, Paul Kedrosky, Marcel Hänggi
Noema Magazine
China’s Revolution Turns Green
Noema Magazine
~13 min read · · China’s leaders are building a new economy oriented to state-driven technological solutions to the climate crisis. In the process, they aim to construct an entirely different world order that at last… · Shared by 75
Yale SOM
We’ve Got Climate Solutions. Now We Need a Movement.
Yale SOM
8 min read · · Most Americans agree that the planet faces dire consequences if we don’t do more to address climate change. Anthony Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, outlines… · Shared by 67, including Yale University, Tim
The New York Times
Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality
The New York Times
8 min read · · With an annual summit next month, the United Nations assessed progress on countries’ past emissions commitments. Severe disruption would be hard to avoid on the current trajectory. · Shared by 55, including Ben Dreyfuss, Cristina “Mitty” Mittermeier, Lydia Polgreen, John Schwartz, Brian Halligan, David Wallace-Wells, Horace Dediu, Paul Kedrosky, Christopher Lauer, Steve Keen
The New York Times
Yes,Greenland’sIce Is Melting But...
The New York Times
20+ min read · · A trip to Greenland changed my mind about climate change but reinforced my belief that markets, not government, provide the cure. · Shared by 51, including Scott McLeod, Andrew Revkin 🌎 ✍🏼 🪕 ☮️, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org, ❤️ Umair, Dr. Genevieve Guenther @DoctorVive@mastodon.energy, Karen K. Ho, Wolfgang Blau, John Schwartz
Emily Atkin
Semafor's infuriating climate misinformation
Emily Atkin
5 min read · · Ben Smith's news outlet promised to be "something new," but it's spreading tired fossil fuel industry propaganda just like the rest. · Shared by 48, including Jay Rosen, Charles Arthur, John Schwartz, Andy Dehnart, Ed Maibach, Thomas Pleil, Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org
youtube.com
Is capitalism actually broken?
youtube.com
· Explore the different types of capitalism, how they operate, and how they impact issues like climate change and rising inequality.--People have become increa... · Shared by 42
grist
Report: Eliminating waste is a climate solution
grist
3 min read · · Zero-waste practices could cut global waste emissions by 84 percent. · Shared by 42, including Nicolas Babin #CES2023, Dr. Marcell Vollmer 🇺🇦 #StaySafe #CES2023, Dr. Jonathan Foley
The New York Times
Extreme Heat Will Change Us
The New York Times
· Half the world could soon face dangerous heat. We measured the daily toll it is already taking. · Shared by 39, including Josh Holder, Claudia Sommer, Frederic Huwendiek, Akshat Rathi
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Freethink
This strange fruit could feed the world during climate change
Freethink
3 min read · · Ensuring food security over the coming century will be a major challenge. A new study suggests that breadfruit may be the answer. · Shared by 969, including Thomas Power, Nico Müller 🇺🇦, Thomas Pleil
The Guardian
The climate disaster is here
The Guardian
1 min read · · Earth is already becoming unlivable. Will governments act to stop this disaster from getting worse? · Shared by 801, including Guy Longworth, Greta Thunberg, Svein Tveitdal, Akshat Rathi, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Cem Sertoglu 🤖, Heather McTeer Toney #whenweallvote #climateaction, Carl Zimmer, Damian Carrington, Tom Raftery (Mastodon: @tomraftery@mas.to), George Monbiot, Maarten Lambrechts @maarten@vis.social, Steve Faulkner SteveFaulkner@mastodon.social, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, Paul Kedrosky, David Wallace-Wells, Dan Snow, Anna Jane Joyner, Claudia Sommer, Steve Keen
Big Think
World's oldest trees reveal the largest solar storm in history
Big Think
~11 min read · · 1859's Carrington event gave us a preview of how catastrophic the Sun could be for humanity. But it could get even worse than we imagined. · Shared by 744, including Christo Meid, Bill Johnston
Inc.
MIT Published a List of the 9 Megatrends That Will Shape the World in 2030. Here's What…
Inc.
2 min read · · Climate change, transparency, and populism will be driving the workforce 10 years from now. · Shared by 685, including Howard Getson, Marius Bleuer, Evan Kirstel the $B2B Techfluencer, ΛLΞX TRΞJʘ, Matthias Lampe, Real Marsha Wright®, Damir Kusar, James Gingerich, @Expeflow #WorkEasier #RPA, Jonathan Kogan, Danie, Nige Willson, Desmond Williams, Jansnet, Thomas Power, Ayala Sherbow, Shivam Soni, Merkstatt@troet.cafe
New York Magazine
The Uninhabitable Earth
New York Magazine
20+ min read · · Plague, famine, heat no human can survive. This is not science fiction but what scientists, when they’re not being cautious, fear could be our future. · Shared by 643, including krisdahn.eth, Mike Rundle, Howard Getson, Gerd Leonhard, Jane, Helmut Adam, Claudia Sommer, Reda El Arbi, John Battelle, Mark Kaigwa, Aleksandra Wisniewska, Will Leitch, Tris Hussey, Esther Schindler, Rick Pastoor, Liliane Ferrari ™, Matthias Sala, Aleyda Solis 🇺🇦, Mathew Ingram, Tristan Harris
Packy McCormick
Optimism
Packy McCormick
20+ min read · · Why it's worth trying the world more optimistic · Shared by 631, including Max Roser, Ross Dawson, Zoe Scaman, Nir Eyal
The Conversation
Climate scientists: concept of net zero is a dangerous trap
The Conversation
~16 min read · · Prominent academics, including a former IPCC chair, round on governments worldwide for using the concept of net zero emissions to 'greenwash' their lack of commitment to solving global warming. · Shared by 545, including Stephan Woodtli, Nicolas Martinod, Katja Evertz, Elrond Burrell (he/him), Greta Thunberg, Paul Kedrosky, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, Dan Hill, Merkstatt@troet.cafe, Thomas Pleil, Damian Carrington, Dr. Genevieve Guenther @DoctorVive@mastodon.energy, Doug Cutting, Terry Hughes, Mary Annaïse Heglar, Kevin Marks 🏠kevinmarks.com xoxo.zone/@KevinMarks, Dr. Jonathan Foley, Akshat Rathi, David Wallace-Wells, Peter Steinberger
The New York Times
Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company
The New York Times
10 min read · · Yvon Chouinard has forfeited ownership of the company he founded 49 years ago. The profits will now be used to fight climate change. · Shared by 530, including Larry Brilliant 💛💙, Paul Kedrosky, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson 🐙, Mathew Ingram, Alex Tabarrok, Alex Osterwalder🇨🇭, reshmasaujani, Tara Parker-Pope, Dr. Jane Goodall & the Jane Goodall Institute, Lauren Goode, Jeff Jarvis, @jason, Helen Branswell 🇺🇦, Emily Atkin, Karen K. Ho, Eileen Burbidge, Ekaterina Walter, Michael Clemens, David Wallace-Wells, 🟣 #WinnieSun host of Level Up LIVE ☀️
BBC News (World)
How many people can Earth handle?
BBC News (World)
20+ min read · · This year, the human population on Earth is expected to reach eight billion. To mark the occasion, BBC Future takes a look at one of the most controversial issues of our time. · Shared by 512, including Nicolas Babin #CES2023, Rick Powell, Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻, Howard Getson
