climate change

‘Not a Report to Despair Over’: IPCC Gives Humanity Clear Directive to Act Boldly and Urgently
"We have the solutions to prevent further harm to people and the planet—it's time to implement them," says 350.org. "We must start by putting an immediate end to fossil fuels." ...[Read more]
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Biden Made Big Compromises on Climate — and Movements That Backed Him Are Livid
As a presidential candidate, Joe Biden unveiled a plan to tackle climate change, which he termed “an existential threat — not just to our environment, but to our health, our communities, our national security, and our economic well-being.” He promis ...[Read more]
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Why is Bezos flying to space? Because billionaires think Earth is a sinking ship
It is not a coincidence that the richest people in America are funding a new space race. They are not motivated by a love of technology, or even a belief in the universe as a business opportunity. Let’s call this what it is: they are making plans to get ...[Read more]
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‘We Are in Deep, Deep Sh*t’: Climate Experts Shocked at Severity of Floods in Germany and Belgium
Climate scientists on Friday were stunned by the intensity of flooding in Germany and Belgium that killed at least 120 people and damaged tens of thousands of homes, with experts saying they did not expect such extreme weather to result from the human-cau ...[Read more]
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UN Chief Warns World on ‘Verge of the Abyss’ as WMO Releases Climate Report
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres warned Monday that humanity stands "on the verge of the abyss" as the climate crisis pushes the world "dangerously close" to hitting the 1.5 degree Celsius target limit of warming. Guterres delivered the ...[Read more]
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Over 25 Years, World’s Wealthiest 5% Behind Over One-Third of Global Emissions Growth: Study
"We have got to cut over-consumption and the best place to start is over-consumption among the polluting elites who contribute by far more than their share of carbon emissions." ...[Read more]
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‘The Time Is Now to Go Forward’: Sanders Says Dems Can’t Waste Time Catering to Obstructionist GOP
Sen. Bernie Sanders, chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, said Saturday that amid the immediate emergencies of climate change, Covid-19, mass unemployment, and homelessness, congressional Democrats cannot afford to dampen their infrastructure ambition ...[Read more]
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Climate Crisis Displaced Over 10 Million People in Past Six Months: Red Cross
"We need greater action and urgent investment to reduce internal displacement caused by the rising risk of disasters." ...[Read more]
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Wildfires Will Keep Getting Worse — Even in Best Case Climate Scenarios
Scientists found that limiting warming by even .5 degrees Celsius could substantially reduce fire risk. ...[Read more]
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Biden May Approve Logging an Old-Growth Forest, Heightening Climate Risks
If approved, the Trump-era project would be a reversal of Biden’s stated commitment to preserve federal land and waters. ...[Read more]
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Chomsky and Prashad: There are 3 major threats to life on Earth that we must address in 2021
Large parts of the world—outside of China and a few other countries—face a runaway virus, which has not been stopped because of criminal incompetence by governments. That these governments in wealthy countries cynically set aside the basic scien ...[Read more]
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