The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has unleashed their Special Report on the impact of global warming reaching 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
“This IPCC report is set to outline a rescue plan for humanity,”
“1.5°C is the new 2°C,”
If we stick to Paris Climate Agreement commitments, we could still see a global warming of about 3°C by 2100.
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Tomi Engdahl says:
Seeing Earth From Space Changes You – And You Don’t Even Have To Leave The Planet
https://www.iflscience.com/space/seeing-earth-space-changes-you-and-you-don-t-even-have-leave-planet/
People who have seen Earth from space report a “cognitive shift in awareness”. Space philosopher, Frank White, calls this “the overview effect”. It is often experienced as a profound feeling of awe and interconnection, and a renewed sense of responsibility for taking care of the environment.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Greta Thunberg – HOW DARE YOU – extended Dance-Version!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nUb4MovqcBY&feature=youtu.be
(Anne Clark-Style)
#greta at the United Nations, she blast world leaders for their inaction on climate
Tomi Engdahl says:
No niin… “SUOMALAISEN maidon hiilijalanjälki on nyt 1,1 kiloa. Se on lähes sama kuin ympäristöystävällisenä vaihtoehtona tarjotun soijamaidon 1 kg:n hiilijalanjälki. Maidon lukua on mahdollista painaa alaspäin. Valion mukaan sen maidontuotannon hiilijalanjälki vuonna 2035 on nolla.”
Vaivihkaa tehty muutos romahdutti suomalaisen naudanlihan aiheuttamat päästöt – tutkija: ”Keskusteluun kopioitu uhkia, joita täällä ei ole” https://www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-2000006263132.html
Tomi Engdahl says:
Any of those can be or can be made of Palm oil:
Vegetable Oil, Vegetable Fat, Palm Kernel, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Fruit Oil, Palmate, Palmitate, Palmolein, Glyceryl, Stearate, Stearic Acid, Elaeis Guineensis, Palmitic Acid, Palm Stearine, Palmitoyl Oxostearamide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Lauryl Lactylate/Sulphate, Hyrated Palm Glycerides, Etyl Palmitate, Octyl Palmitate and Palmityl Alcohol.
Tomi Engdahl says:
New research estimates that human activity annually releases into the atmosphere around 40 to 100 times as much carbon as does all volcanic activity on Earth.
Humans Release 40 To 100 Times As Much Carbon As Do Earth’s Volcanoes
http://on.forbes.com/61821D352
According to new research published in the journal Eos by the Deep Carbon Observatory, a scientific project involving more than 1,000 earth-scientists worldwide, and based on the analysis of 10 years of field data and computer modeling, an estimated 1.85 billion gigatons of carbon exist on Earth. 99.8% of all carbon on Earth is dissolved in the planet’s upper mantle or trapped in minerals, and less than 2%, or 43,500 gigatons, takes part in the carbon cycle on the planetary surface. Carbon is continually transferred between Earth’s lithosphere, the hydrosphere, the atmosphere and the biosphere. Many marine organisms use carbon to construct bones and shells. After they die, their shells are deposited on the bottom of the oceans, and the carbonaceous sediments eventually pushed and pulled in Earth’s mantle along subduction zones. The melting sediments feed Earth’s volcanism and volcanoes release the carbon-dioxide back into the atmosphere, where it plays an important role as greenhouse gas and controlling Earth’s surface temperatures. Temperature and carbon-dioxid concentration in the atmosphere also control weathering of rocks. For the past 500 million years, since higher life forms evolved, Earth has maintained a balanced carbon cycle, returning to the ground about as much carbon as it outgasses.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Climate Change: How Do We Know?
https://www.google.com/amp/s/climate.nasa.gov/evidence.amp
The current warming trend is of particular significance because most of it is extremely likely (greater than 95 percent probability) to be the result of human activity since the mid-20th century and proceeding at a rate that is unprecedented over decades to millennia.1
Earth-orbiting satellites and other technological advances have enabled scientists to see the big picture, collecting many different types of information about our planet and its climate on a global scale. This body of data, collected over many years, reveals the signals of a changing climate.
The planet’s average surface temperature has risen about 1.62 degrees Fahrenheit (0.9 degrees Celsius) since the late 19th century, a change driven largely by increased carbon dioxide and other human-made emissions into the atmosphere.4 Most of the warming occurred in the past 35 years
Tomi Engdahl says:
Tätä menoa Suomen toinen iso ilmastonielu on toiveajattelua – Pelloista karkaa ilmaa lämmittävää hiiltä kuin autoista
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-10998018?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=yleuutiset&utm_medium=social
Tomi Engdahl says:
Carbon Engineering – Taking CO2 Right Out Of The Air To Make Gasoline
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesconca/2019/10/08/carbon-engineering-taking-co2-right-out-of-the-air-to-make-gasoline/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Valerie/#76616c657269
Extracting CO2 from the air is one of the best ways to reverse climate change without resorting to expensive technologies, convoluted tax schemes or preventing billions of people from getting the energy they need to have a good life.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Who Funds The Climate Change Denial Movement?
https://www.iflscience.com/environment/who-funds-the-climate-change-denial-movement/
The scientific community is perfectly clear: Human-activity is disrupting Earth’s climate at an unprecedented rate and we need to act now to avoid catastrophic change. But despite the overwhelming scientific consensus backed up by a tsunamis of evidence, climate change denial still persists, especially in the US.
If you wish to understand why this mindset continues to struggle on, you can start by chasing the billions of dollars that have funded it over the past few decades.
There Is An Overwhelming Consensus Among Climate Scientists That We’re To Blame For Climate Change
https://www.iflscience.com/environment/there-really-consensus-among-climate-scientists/
At least 90 percent of climate scientists agree the world is warming and it is largely our fault. The finding isn’t news to anyone who is closely following the climate debate. However, with most non-scientists unaware of how overwhelming the agreement is, confirmation matters.
Tomi Engdahl says:
8 Ways To Make Your Money Greener
http://on.forbes.com/61871EzOD
Tomi Engdahl says:
The Future Of Energy Isn’t Fossil Fuels Or Renewables, It’s Nuclear Fusion
https://www.forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2017/04/12/the-future-of-energy-isnt-fossil-fuels-or-renewables-its-nuclear-fusion/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Malorie/#1f8ae6e93bee
Let’s pretend, for a moment, that the climate doesn’t matter. That we’re completely ignoring the connection between carbon dioxide, the Earth’s atmosphere, the greenhouse effect, global temperatures, ocean acidification, and sea-level rise. From a long-term point of view, we’d still need to plan for our energy future. Fossil fuels, which make up by far the majority of world-wide power today, are an abundant but fundamentally limited resource. Renewable sources like wind, solar, and hydroelectric power have different limitations: they’re inconsistent. There is a long-term solution, though, that overcomes all of these problems: nuclear fusion.
The burning of fossil fuels generates pollution, since these carbon-based fuel sources contain a lot more than just carbon and hydrogen in their chemical makeup, and burning them (to generate energy) also burns all the impurities, releasing them into the air. In addition, the refining and/or extraction process is dirty, dangerous and can pollute the water table and entire bodies of water, like rivers and lakes.
On the other hand, renewable energy sources are inconsistent, even at their best. Try powering your grid during dry, overcast (or overnight), and drought-riddled times, and you’re doomed to failure. The sheer magnitude of the battery storage capabilities required to power even a single city during insufficient energy-generation conditions is daunting.
But there is always the nuclear option. That word itself is enough to elicit strong reactions from many people: nuclear.
Tomi Engdahl says:
We’re Now At A Million Plastic Bottles Per Minute – 91% Of Which Are Not Recycled
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2017/07/26/million-plastic-bottles-minute-91-not-recycled/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Malorie/#31c668fa292c
Tomi Engdahl says:
Jopa 92 prosenttia pulloista palautuu kauppaan – miksi palautuspullot ovat kierrätysmenestys?
https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/05/02/kirkas-muovipullo-voi-kiertaa-ikuisesti-varilliset-pullot-eivat-kierra-samalla
Tomi Engdahl says:
A Climate Protester Just Glued Himself to the Top of an Airplane
https://futurism.com/the-byte/climate-protester-airplane
In an unusual stunt, former Paralympian James Brown reportedly smuggled a tube of glue through London’s City Airport and then clambered onto the roof of a British Airways plane and stuck himself there using the glue. Video footage of the incident spread online like wildfire.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Just 20 Companies Produce Over A Third Of All Greenhouse Gas Emissions
https://www.iflscience.com/environment/just-20-companies-produce-over-a-third-of-all-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Google Gave Huge Donations To Climate Change-Denying Think Tanks
https://www.iflscience.com/environment/google-gave-huge-donations-to-climate-changedenying-think-tanks/
Google has made “substantial” donations to some of the most powerful and influential groups linked to climate change denial, according to online documents revealed by The Guardian.
A Google transparency document shows that the multi-billion dollar tech giant has given “substantial contributions” to dozens of organizations, lobbying groups, and think tanks that promote climate change denial or have campaigned against legislation to stop climate change.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/oct/11/google-contributions-climate-change-deniers
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ota hetki ajattelemiseen, sillä aivojen tekemiin päätöksiin voi vaikuttaa – “Joudut ikään kuin olemaan oma vastustajasi”
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11023663?origin=rss
Tomi Engdahl says:
Tutkijat keittivät kattilassa vanhoja vaatteita ja muovia – syntyi resepti, joka auttaa ratkaisemaan tekstiilijätteen kierrätysongelman
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11014526
Tomi Engdahl says:
Earth Temperature Timeline
https://xkcd.com/1732/?fbclid=IwAR0YAY9en-TIIMcs3Nj4cLtRnqzqNDzmxVTzINALBnOWjKdiT3hxOdmRoDE
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why people’s misperceptions about climate change, vaccinations are so hard to shake
https://horizon-magazine.eu/article/why-people-s-misperceptions-about-climate-change-vaccinations-are-so-hard-shake.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=share
The most powerful source of misperceptions about important issues such as immigration and climate change are false beliefs rooted in people’s political or social preferences, but having people who question authority is also important for a society, according to Professor Jason Reifler, a political scientist at the University of Exeter, UK
Are vaccines, climate, and immigration areas where misperceptions are particularly common?
‘I’m not sure the misperceptions are necessarily more common in those three areas, but they are particularly consequential.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Kari Enqvistin kolumni: Maapallon uhkakuvat eivät poistu, vaikka väestö ei lisääntyisi enää yhtään, koska kaikki haluavat kuluttaa kuten suomalaiset
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11029399
Tomi Engdahl says:
Plug and Play launches an accelerator to develop technologies addressing plastic waste
https://techcrunch.com/2019/10/23/plug-and-play-launches-an-accelerator-to-develop-technologies-addressing-plastic-waste/?tpcc=ECFB2019
The Plug and Play network of accelerator programs is partnering with the non-profit organization The Alliance to End Plastic Waste to create an accelerator focused on developing technologies to reduce, remove or replace plastics in the industrial ecosystem.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Could Small-Scale Nuclear Power Plants Be A Game-Changer?
http://on.forbes.com/61811ykyN
A big step for decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution came this week from Poland. A chemicals company there called Synthos has begun the process to commission a small nuclear power plant from GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. The plant will only have a capacity of 300 MW, but this is enough for its specific purpose. This nuclear plant can power a Synthos factory.
The plant, which will not be completed for about 10 years, is expected to cost less than $1 billion. According to the International Energy Agency, the country of Poland still relies largely on coal and other carbon-based fuels for power generation, and it does not have a nuclear plant of its own. Reportedly, the government of Poland hopes open a nuclear plant in the next 20 years, but financing is still an issue.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2019/10/08/the-long-history-of-fast-reactors-and-the-promise-of-a-closed-fuel-cycle/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://hackaday.com/2019/10/23/the-worst-greenhouse-gasses-you-havent-heard-of/
Tomi Engdahl says:
Ilmastotavoite karkaa kuin hiili taivaalle Intiassa – Huolestunut energiaprofessori: Muutoksen kääntämiseen tarvitaan aivan uusi vaihde ja pian
Kansainvälinen energiajärjestö IEA näkee uusiutuvien kehitysvauhdin lupaavana.
https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11033493?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=yleuutiset&utm_medium=social
Tomi Engdahl says:
Climate Darwinism Makes Disabled People Expendable
https://www.forbes.com/sites/imanibarbarin/2019/11/02/climate-darwinism-makes-disabled-people-expendable/
While people with disabilities are familiar with casual ableism, deaths caused by the PG&E shut-off put the effects of disability ignorance into focus. On October 12th, 12 minutes into the PG&E power shut-off, a man who used oxygen died after the middle-of-the-night power loss amidst murky details from the company left him no time to prepare.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Here Are The Countries Most Likely To Survive Climate Change
https://www.iflscience.com/environment/countries-likely-survive-climate-change/
Most likely to “survive” (be less impacted by) climate change:
1 – Denmark
2 – New Zealand
3 – Norway
4 – Singapore
5 – United Kingdom
Least likely to “survive” climate change:
1 – Central African Republic
2 – Chad
3 – Eritrea
4 – Burundi
5 – Sudan
In case you were wondering, the US is at #11, Australia is at #13, and Canada is at #14. China is at #48, and India is at #119.
Sure, wealthy nations will be still be affected: America, for example, could potentially experience a climate change refugee crisis, unprecedented natural disasters, and a perhaps an economic recession by 2100, but compared to Africa, India, the Middle East, and South America, this is small fry stuff.
Tomi Engdahl says:
“Untold Human Suffering” Unavoidable As World Scientists Declare Climate Emergency
https://www.iflscience.com/environment/untold-human-suffering-unavoidable-as-world-scientists-declare-climate-emergency/
Unless the world mitigates its actions associated with climate change, “untold human suffering” will be unavoidable, according to a new study signed by a coalition of more than 11,000 scientists in 153 countries.
Data published in the journal BioScience suggests that current measures are not enough to prevent the looming “climate emergency”
“Despite 40 years of major global negotiations, we have continued to conduct business as usual and have failed to address this crisis,”
The researchers note that massive, global conservation practices must take place to replace fossil fuels with renewable energy and ensure that fossil fuel stocks remain in the ground. This may be done by eliminating subsidies to fossil fuel companies and by imposing carbon fees, they argue. Additionally, emissions of short-lived pollutants like methane and soot must be scaled back. Doing so could reduce global warming by more than 50 percent in the next few decades.
Behaviors also need to change, the signatories argue.
Lastly, the authors argue that stabilizing the growing global population to no more than 200,000 births per day will help cut back on the use of resources. By comparison, a 2011 estimate projected that 360,000 people are born every day around the world.
Grassroots movements that are “demanding change”
Declaration of a climate emergency and next steps for action
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-11/aiob-doa103119.php
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/05/climate-crisis-11000-scientists-warn-of-untold-suffering
Tomi Engdahl says:
The World is Not Going To Reduce Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 50% By 2030, Now What?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/rogerpielke/2019/10/27/the-world-is-not-going-to-reduce-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-50-by-2030-now-what/
Last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reported that “limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society.” Specifically, “Global net human-caused emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) would need to fall by about 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, reaching ‘net zero’ around 2050.” Since then, many advocates and policy makers have proposed that target as a political goal.
Here I’ll show you the simple mathematics of what achieving the 2030 target entails. The evidence shows clearly that the world is far from being on a path that will come anywhere close to that goal. That is not an opinion, it is just math.
Let’s begin with a few key numbers as starting points. According to the 2019 BP Statistical Review of World Energy, in 2018 the world consumed in total almost 14,000 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe). That energy supports the lives, hopes, aspirations of more than 7 billion people.
From 2000 to 2018, according to BP, consumption grew at about 2.2% per year, and ranged from a drop of 1.4% in 2009 to an increase of 4.9% in 2004. In the analysis below, I use an assumed 2.2% growth per year to 2030.
When combusted, fossil fuels emit different amounts of carbon dioxide. Coal by far emits the most. In 2018 about 27% of total global energy consumption came from coal, but according to the Global Carbon Project, coal accounts for about 40% of carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels.
That means that the world will need add about 1,000 mtoe of carbon-free energy every year over the next decade. Over the past decade, the world added about 64 mtoe of carbon-free energy every year, and in 2018 it added a record 114 mtoe. So the world would need to accelerate the deployment of carbon-free energy by 9 times or more the rate observed in 2018, and about 15 times greater than that of the past decade.
Discussions of climate policy often center on the deployment of carbon-free energy supply
the magnitude of the net-zero by 2050 challenge is equivalent to the deployment of a new nuclear plant every day for the next 30 years, while retiring an equivalent amount of fossil fuel energy every day. Emissions reductions for 2030 consistent with the IPCC view of the 1.5°C temperature target require a much great rate of deployment than one nuclear power plant worth of carbon-free energy deployment every day, because about half of the required emissions reductions are squeezed into the next 10 years.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Buildings are bad for the climate.
https://www.gatesnotes.com/Energy/Buildings-are-good-for-people-and-bad-for-the-climate?WT.mc_id=10_30_2019_10_Energy-Buildings_IFLS-FB_&WT.tsrc=IFLSFB
The good news is that living in the city generally equates to a higher quality of life—you have access to better schools, health care, and job opportunities. The bad news is that the buildings themselves are a big contributor to climate change, and one of the five areas where we need to drive a lot of innovation if we’re going to avoid a climate disaster.
There are two ways in which buildings are responsible for greenhouse gases. The first is the construction phase: Buildings are made of concrete and steel, both of which produce a lot of emissions when they’re being made. In fact, these two materials account for around 10 percent of the world’s annual greenhouse gases. And right now, we don’t have practical ways to make either one without releasing carbon dioxide.
The other way buildings contribute to climate change is with their ongoing operations. It’s natural to think of lights and appliances like TVs as the biggest energy hogs, but they’re not: It’s actually heating and cooling. If you live in a typical American home, your air conditioner is the biggest consumer of electricity you own—more than your lights or refrigerator.
Worldwide, there are 1.6 billion A/C units in use. And that number will skyrocket as the world gets richer, more populous, and hotter; by 2050, there will be more than 5 billion A/Cs in operation.
But energy use isn’t the only problem with air conditioners. They also contain refrigerants called F-gases, which molecule for molecule, cause much more global warming than carbon dioxide.
Heating is a different issue. Some heaters run on electricity, and others run on fossil fuels like oil and natural gas. The best solution—from a climate point of view—is to electrify as much as we can (again, while decarbonizing the power grid) and supply the rest with zero-carbon fuels, like hydrogen fuels or advanced biofuels. Right now, though, these alternatives cost two to three times more than conventional fuels
right now, 80 to 90 percent of emissions come from running the building over its lifetime
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/kaikki-pullotuslinjastot-menevat-uusiksi-eu-n-uusi-muovidirektiivi-tulee-kalliiksi-suomelle/7617978#gs.fbgxpe
Tomi Engdahl says:
World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency
https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biz088/5610806
Scientists have a moral obligation to clearly warn humanity of any catastrophic threat and to “tell it like it is.” On the basis of this obligation and the graphical indicators presented below, we declare, with more than 11,000 scientist signatories from around the world, clearly and unequivocally that planet Earth is facing a climate emergency.
Exactly 40 years ago, scientists from 50 nations met at the First World Climate Conference (in Geneva 1979) and agreed that alarming trends for climate change made it urgently necessary to act. Since then, similar alarms have been made through the 1992 Rio Summit, the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and the 2015 Paris Agreement
Most public discussions on climate change are based on global surface temperature only, an inadequate measure to capture the breadth of human activities and the real dangers stemming from a warming planet
Despite 40 years of global climate negotiations, with few exceptions, we have generally conducted business as usual and have largely failed to address this predicament (figure 1). The climate crisis has arrived and is accelerating faster than most scientists expected (figure 2, IPCC 2018).
The world must quickly implement massive energy efficiency and conservation practices and must replace fossil fuels with low-carbon renewables (figure 1h) and other cleaner sources of energy if safe for people and the environment
We must swiftly eliminate subsidies for fossil fuels (figure 1o) and use effective and fair policies for steadily escalating carbon prices to restrain their use
We need to promptly reduce the emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, including methane (figure 2b), black carbon (soot), and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Doing this could slow climate feedback loops and potentially reduce the short-term warming trend by more than 50% over the next few decades
We must protect and restore Earth’s ecosystems. Phytoplankton, coral reefs, forests, savannas, grasslands, wetlands, peatlands, soils, mangroves, and sea grasses contribute greatly to sequestration of atmospheric CO2. Marine and terrestrial plants, animals, and microorganisms play significant roles in carbon and nutrient cycling and storage.
Eating mostly plant-based foods while reducing the global consumption of animal products (figure 1c–d), especially ruminant livestock (Ripple et al. 2014), can improve human health and significantly lower GHG emissions
We need to drastically reduce the enormous amount of food waste around the world
Our goals need to shift from GDP growth and the pursuit of affluence toward sustaining ecosystems and improving human well-being
Still increasing by roughly 80 million people per year, or more than 200,000 per day (figure 1a–b), the world population must be stabilized—and, ideally, gradually reduced
Tomi Engdahl says:
Europe produces 31kg of packaging waste per person every year, but only 40% of that is recycled. Henkel is partnering with innovative companies in a bid to improve that figure
The war on waste: ‘Every item from our daily life needs to become part of the circular economy’
https://www.theguardian.com/product-innovation-with-henkel/2019/oct/01/the-war-on-waste-every-item-from-our-daily-life-needs-to-become-part-of-the-circular-economy?utm_source=pdscl&utm_medium=sfbk&utm_campaign=Glabs
Tomi Engdahl says:
Many people who label themselves “environmentalists” seem to only care about gestures and feel good moments rather than solutions. They seem to be often an anti science group that claims to be scientific in nature.
How much would a 100% nuclear energy system cost?
https://medium.com/generation-atomic/how-much-would-a-100-nuclear-energy-system-cost-3dd7703dd5d3
In discussions about the future of energy, there has been for decades a lively debate on the question of what role nuclear energy should play, if any, going forward. While this debate is fascinating I want to focus here on one aspect that I feel is sometimes misunderstood: the economics of running entire societies on nuclear energy alone, for 100% of energy supply.
I will show that 100% nuclear energy would be a cost effective option, contrary to the alternative extreme of 100% renewable energy which is not.
Why 100% Renewables May Create an ‘Evolutionary Dead End’
https://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/why-100-renewables-creates-an-evolutionary-dead-end
A detailed conversation with the lead critic of Mark Jacobson’s 100% renewables modeling.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Elon Musk and Jack Ma agree: The biggest problem the world will face is population collapse
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/08/30/elon-musk-jack-ma-biggest-problem-world-will-face-is-population-drop.html?__source=facebook%7Cmain
When it comes to the future of humanity, Tesla CEO Elon Musk and Alibaba founder Jack Ma disagree on whether people should be scared by the potential of artificial intelligence. Ma is optimistic about AI, while Musk is more apocalyptic. But the two billionaire businessmen do agree on the biggest problem the world will face in the future: not enough people.
“Most people think we have too many people on the planet, but actually, this is an outdated view,”
Tomi Engdahl says:
First Smart Forest City in Mexico will be 100% food and energy self-sufficient
https://inhabitat.com/first-smart-forest-city-in-mexico-will-be-100-food-and-energy-self-sufficient/
‘Smart Forest City – Cancun’ is a proposed alternative to plans for a shopping district in the area. The masterplan would reforest a 557-hectare site — currently used as a sand quarry for hotels — and create mixed-use development that would be completely food and energy self-sufficient.
The proposed Smart Forest City – Cancun would house 130,000 residents as well as 7,500,000 plants of 400 different species selected by botanist and landscape architect Lauri Gatti. More than 200,000 trees would be planted to create a ratio of 2.3 trees per inhabitant, while the remainder of the vegetation would be mostly shrubs, bushes, green roofs and vertical gardens.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Earth is headed for its second warmest year in recorded history (the record was three years ago)
https://tcrn.ch/341mMNE
Data from the U.S. government sure seems to indicate that the Earth is warming (despite what the current leadership may say).
Tomi Engdahl says:
Yhtä totuutta julistava ilmastokiihko on kuin maailmanlopulla pelotteleva uskonlahko – kriittisiä näkemyksiä ei haluta eikä suvaita
https://www.satakunnankansa.fi/a/d72bbc3c-a11e-487a-8100-29bd2d532dcc
Ilmastonmuutokseen liittyvä keskustelu on kärjistynyt huolestuttavan yksipuoliseksi. Toisin kuin muista kuumista puheenaiheista, metsistä ja susista, ilmastonmuutoksesta tuntuu olevan lupa esittää vain yksi mielipide.
ilmastojournalisminkin pitäisi olla moniäänistä. Näin ei nyt ole.
Esimerkiksi kansainvälisen ilmastopaneelin IPCC:n raportteihin suhtaudutaan julkisuudessa ainoana oikeana totuutena. Kriittisiä äänenpainoja ja vaihtoehtoisia näkemyksiä ei kuulu.
Yksipuolisuuden ohella huolestuttavin piirre ilmastokeskustelussa on kiiluvasilmäinen ehdottomuus. Ilmastokiihko muistuttaa suvaitsemattomuudessaan jo uskonnollista lahkoa.
Luterilaista herätyskristillisyyttä edustavan teologisen Perustaja-lehden päätoimittajan Santeri Marjokorven mukaan ilmastoliikkeestä löytyvät kaikki hengellisen väkivallan muodot. Näitä ovat maailmanlopulla pelottelu, syyllisyydellä kontrollointi, ihmisten elämäntavan ja valintojen sairaalloinen kyttääminen sekä keulakuva (Greta Thunberg), jota ei saa arvostella.
“Oikeamielisten” hallitsema ilmastokeskustelu vaikuttaa jo laillisten elinkeinojen harjoittamiseen.
Vastuuttominta kaikessa on lasten ja nuorten pelottelu.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Brussels Looks Towards Banning Fossil Fuel Transportation As Soon As 2035
https://hackaday.com/2019/11/20/brussels-looks-towards-banning-fossil-fuel-transportation-as-soon-as-2035/
Many cities around the world routinely struggle with smog. Apart from being unsightly, heavy air pollution has serious negative health effects, both in the short term and with regards to long-term life expectancy. Over the years, governments have tried to tackle the problem with varied tactics around the world.
When talking about smog, Brussels is not one of the cities that comes first to mind. Regardless, the local government has developed its new climate plan that seeks to abolish fossil fuel vehicles from its streets by 2035.
No more petrol cars on Brussels streets by 2035
https://www.brusselstimes.com/brussels-2/75693/highest-polluting-motorcycles-could-be-banned-in-brussels-from-2022/
The Climate plan will phase out the use of diesel by 2030 and the use of petrol by 2035 at the latest.
The previous government created a low-emission zone, which includes areas in all the Brussels communes. The progressive ban of the highest-polluting diesel and petrol vehicles between now and 2025 is currently underway.
To achieve this, the Brussels government has committed to “setting new benchmarks for the LEZ for all types of vehicle for 2025-2035” next year. “While working with stakeholders and any affected professional sectors. We will be taking into account the social, economic and budget impact and the alternative technologies available,” a spokes person said.
The Brussels government also plans “to add motorcycles to the LEZ rules, which are currently not included for operational reasons. A ban of the highest-polluting motorcycles will be added in 2022.”
Tomi Engdahl says:
We can not continue to increase our use of energy at the rate we have been doing historically (about 3% per year) for very long.
Exponential Economist Meets Finite Physicist
https://dothemath.ucsd.edu/2012/04/economist-meets-physicist/
If we had unlimited environmentally less damaging energy “sources” we would still cook ourselves in a few hundred years.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Why Every Growth Stock Portfolio Should Be Overweight In Utilities
http://on.forbes.com/61821PGni
The trend toward low-cost energy renewables increasingly replacing coal and natural gas is pervasive. This will create a “flywheel that can benefit everyone,” as it provides more clean energy for regulators at a cheaper cost to customers, says David Giroux, T. Rowe Price’s head of investment strategy.
Big numbers: Renewables account for 18% of energy generation today—within 20 years, that figure will rise to more than two thirds of energy generation, Giroux predicts. With renewables bringing down utility costs over the next decade, that could lead nearly a dozen utilities companies to deliver 6% earnings growth and a yield of 3%. As solar and wind power gets implemented on a widespread basis, that will drive strong rate-based growth for the utilities sector, crucially doing so without driving up customer bills.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Faktoilla viherpesua vastaan
https://drum.fi/fi/blogi/vastuullisuusviestinta-elintarvike/
Ilmastoahdistus on päällä, mikä kuluttajia oikein ahdistaa, Niina?
”Valistunutta kuluttajaa koetellaan, sillä ymmärtääkseen kokonaisuutta tämän tulee osata tulkita muun muassa hiilijalanjälkeä, vesivarojen käyttöä, kertakäyttömuoveja sekä biohajoavan ja teollisesti kompostoituvan pakkauksen eroja. Pitäisi myös ymmärtää nurmiruokinnan perusteita, reilua kauppaa, luomua ja nurkan takana vaanivaa antibioottiresistenssiä. Näiden lisäksi jokainen meistä pyrkii ylläpitämään omaa ja usein koko perheen terveyttä ja päivittäistä hyvinvointia.
Tomi Engdahl says:
UN Climate Report Says ‘Destructive’ Global Warming Will Result From Unchecked Emissions
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisettevoytko/2019/11/26/un-climate-report-says-destructive-global-warming-will-result-from-unchecked-emissions/?utm_source=FACEBOOK&utm_medium=social&utm_term=Gordie/#676f7264696
The report examines the “emissions gap,” which is the difference between actual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions versus what countries agreed to in the Paris accord.
In order to meet the Paris accord’s strictest goals, the report calls for a 7.6% reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions between 2020 and 2030.
This year-over-year reduction is based on the 1.5% yearly increase in emissions over the past decade, which has shown no sign of peaking.
If the 7.6% reduction isn’t achieved, global temperatures are projected to increase 3.9 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, which is twice the limit of the Paris accord.
Crucial quote: “When looking back at the 10 years we have prepared the Emissions Gap Report, it is very disturbing that in spite of the many warnings, global emissions have continued to increase and do not seem to be likely to peak anytime soon,” said John Christensen, an environmental program director at the UN.
Big number: 1 degree Celsius. That’s the estimate of how much the world has already warmed due to the effects of climate change.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Jeremy Clarkson says Greta Thunberg is an ‘idiot’ who has killed the car show
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/jeremy-clarkson-says-greta-thunberg-is-an-idiot-who-has-killed-the-car-show
Former Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has lashed out at 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg, saying she’s to blame for children no longer being interested in cars.
In an exclusive interview with The Sun, Mr Clarkson complains that many young people are no longer interested in shows like his due to climate change fears.
“They’re taught at school, before they say ‘Mummy and Daddy’, that cars are evil, and it’s in their heads,” he told The Sun.
While Mr Clarkson admits that climate change is an issue, he told The Sun that Ms Thunberg’s approach to the matter is all wrong.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Three-star Michelin chef Dominique Crenn bans meat from her restaurants
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/dominique-crenn-michelin-star-chef-meat-ban/index.html
Conversations about how diet impacts the climate crisis have ramped up this past year, with a UN report published in August 2019 suggesting that eating less meat and reducing food waste could help save the planet.
So perhaps it’s no surprise that top chefs are sitting up and taking notice, too.
Tomi Engdahl says:
Climate Change: How did a hacking scandal impact climate science?
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/science-environment-50396797/climate-change-how-did-a-hacking-scandal-impact-climate-science
Ten years ago, hackers stole thousands of emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit. The scandal, known as ‘Climategate’, rocked the scientific world.
Now, for the first time, all the key players recount the events and what really happened.
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/jimdobson/2019/10/30/shocking-new-maps-show-how-sea-level-rise-will-destroy-coastal-cities-by-2050/
Tomi Engdahl says:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/trevornace/2019/10/29/coca-cola-named-the-worlds-most-polluting-brand-in-plastic-waste-audit/