If the world's richest 10% reduced their carbon footprint to the EU mean, carbon emissions would fall by 32% (fediscience.org)
Yep, Here's your problem. (i.ibb.co)
some humor to lighten up the spirits
‘Shameful loss’: wolves declared extinct in Andalucía (www.theguardian.com)
For centuries, wolves have roamed the mountain ranges of Andalucía in southern Spain, but after years of decline the creature has been officially declared extinct in the region....
The causes fueling the climate crisis are receiving 20 times more financing than the solutions, investigation reveals - Feddit (feddit.de)
Cross-posted from: feddit.de/post/3122178...
Earth just had its hottest summer on record, U.N. says, warning "climate breakdown has begun" (www.cbsnews.com)
Someone should do something! (sopuli.xyz)
Someone else’s problems (SEPs)
Around 2,000 penguins wash up dead on Uruguay coast (phys.org)
In Borneo, Indigenous communities are using mapping tech to claim their land rights and fight the expansion of oil palm plantations (restofworld.org)
Nonprofit organizations in Borneo are training Indigenous communities to formally establish their native land rights in order to protect their local areas from such encroachment. But first, they need to demarcate which land is theirs. To do so, they are turning to mapping technologies such as GPS and geographic information...
Wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) warnings for the U.S. today (sopuli.xyz)
Source: digital.mdl.nws.noaa.gov/?zoom=4&lat=37&l…...
UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet (www.theguardian.com)
Outgoing special rapporteur David Boyd says ‘there’s something wrong with our brains that we can’t understand how grave this is’
The largest river on Earth is actually in the sky - Iseult Gillespie (www.youtube.com)
Ghana police arrest 49 as high cost of living triggers street protests (www.aljazeera.com)
Ghana, once seen as a symbol of good governance in Africa, is dealing with an economic crisis and corruption scandals.
Study finds heat waves are becoming more frequent and more deadly (phys.org)
Why Beijing and Hong Kong’s complaints about Fukushima wastewater are hypocritical [Opinion] (hongkongfp.com)
“Tokyo has pointed out that China discharges more tritium into the environment, and at vastly higher rates, than does Japan even if one includes the planned Fukushima wastewater releases.”
US Housing Situation in a Nutshell (www.zillow.com)
There is no such thing as affordable housing anymore when the cheapest house in my regional market is full of mold and already in pending status. It’s just so damn depressing. Also, how much do you wanna bet this sold for more than the asking price?
Honeybee populations are soaring. Weren't they dying off before? (www.marketplace.org)
Human Rights Watch criticizes Germany over prosecution of environmental defenders: "Indictment of 'Last Generation' sets dangerous precedent" (www.hrw.org)
Human Rights Watch criticizes Germany over prosecution of environmental defenders: “Indictment of ‘Last Generation’ sets dangerous precedent”...
TV meteorologist slams what he says is DeSantis' new Florida law that removes mention of ‘climate change’ | Incoming Hurricane season says hello to Electric Boogaloo 2 (edition.cnn.com)
As vast parts of Florida sweltered in oppressive heat over the weekend, South Florida TV meteorologist Steve MacLaughlin criticized the state’s new legislation that deleted most references to climate change from state law, and urged his viewers to vote....
‘I’m screwed’: young adults forced by EU housing crisis to live with parents (www.theguardian.com)
From Ireland to Croatia, young people say well-paid jobs not enough in a system stacked against their generation...
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds | Greenhouse gas emissions (www.theguardian.com)
In today’s edition of no shit sherlock. So, solutions ? Stop flying… No? okay then, societal collapse it is then.
Persistent Brazil floods raise specter of climate migration (www.reuters.com)
Devastating and ongoing flooding in southern Brazil is forcing some of the half million displaced residents to consider uprooting their lives from inundated towns to rebuild on higher ground....
European made batteries could be 60% less carbon intensive than Chinese, researchers urging Europe to support investments (www.transportenvironment.org)
Onshoring the EV supply chain to Europe would cut the emissions of producing a battery by 37% compared to a China-controlled supply chain, according to new analysis by Transport & Environment (T&E). This carbon saving rises to over 60% when renewable electricity is used. Producing Europe’s demand for battery cells and...
In an area in eastern Serbia, a steel mill acquired by Chinese company HBIS became synonymous with environmental degradation and health hazards for the local community (www.onegreenplanet.org)
In the villages surrounding the eastern Serbian city of Smederevo, trouble has brewed over the last eight years. Once a symbol of economic promise, the steel mill acquired by Chinese company HBIS has become synonymous with environmental degradation and health hazards for the local community....
Nicaragua drops 10-year-long Plan for Chinese canal concession which experts said would imperil the climate and uproot provincial networks (www.theglobaleconomics.com)
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1 in 5 young people around the world are NEETs. What does that mean? (globalaffairs.org)
More than a fifth of people worldwide between the ages of 15 and 24 years old – 21.7% – were considered NEETs in 2023, according to the International Labour Organization....