Should Harming the Planet Be a Crime? The Case for Ecocide Laws
Ecocide laws could deter destructive practices such as oil spills, deforestation, and factory farming, protecting ecosystems and human well-being.
Atlantic Ocean is headed for a tipping point…
...once melting glaciers shut down the Gulf Stream, we would see extreme climate change within decades, study shows
The Anthropocene is not an epoch − but the age of humans is most definitely underway
The proposal to declare the Anthropocene epoch starting in 1952 was rejected,
Why We Need [Eco] Socialism
"A planned, rational, anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and deeply democratic mode of production is
How do we know climate change is caused by humans?
Summarizing the main pieces of evidence that show that climate change is caused by humans.
The water crisis threatens the energy transition – CDP
"..the unsustainable withdrawal of global water resources above natural recharge rates poses a severe threat to human health, food security and environmental sustainability"
Old forests critically important for slowing climate change, merit immediate protection from logging
Forests reduce the buildup carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by 30% each year...
“Not the End of the World:” A More Optimistic Approach to Climate Change
Drawing attention to anti-doomerism and solutioning seems commendable, but is this campaign starting to feel clickbait- and PR-driven?
Seabed trawling found to be a major source of global CO2 emissions
Some relatively minor economic activities have an outsized effect on the climate.
‘Frightening’: Greenland Losing 33 Million Tons of Ice Per Hour Due to Climate Crisis
"An earlier study had estimated that 221 billion metric tons had been lost since 2003, but the researchers added another 43 billion metric tons to that assessment."
Ecosystems Likely To Store Less CO2 Due To Climate Change
The effects of climate change are slowing average forest growth, causing less CO2 to be captured in trees.
Focus Friday: Carbon Renewal funding moonshot
The IPCC estimates that by 2050, an eye-watering 5–16 gigatonnes (Gt) of CO₂ will have to be sucked out of the air annually across the planet.
What is ‘Half-Earth’ Socialism?
More socialism, vegan, nature, renewables.
‘We can’t pretend the ecological crisis is separate’: the economist thinking differently about climate breakdown
“Once you have floods and wildfires, that is the environment imposing itself on us... In fact, the problem is dealing with us.”
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