RT @EricHolthaus@twitter.com
A healthy air quality index is <50. In India, after Diwali, the air quality index was maxed out at 999.
Right now in Sydney, Australia it's 2552.
We are in a climate emergency. https://twitter.com/JoshButler/status/1204206764096290817
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status/1204276218297798656
RT @EricHolthaus@twitter.com
In Australia, the clouds are glowing with fire. This is not ok. https://twitter.com/TinaPerinotto/status/1203954716905918464
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/EricHolthaus/status/1204161494080000001
RT @GretaThunberg@twitter.com
500’000 people marched in Madrid last night. This is the beginning of change! The world is slowly waking up to the climate and environmental crisis. Soon the people in power can no longer get away with ignoring the science. #cop25 #fridaysforfuture #climatestrike
RT @CNN@twitter.com
Scientists say there is growing evidence to suggest that irreversible changes to the Earth's environmental systems are already taking place, and that we are now in a "state of planetary emergency." https://cnn.it/2Rs1zt1
No Nestlé, Bottled Water Is Not an 'Essential Public Service,' Court Says - EcoWatch
https://www.ecowatch.com/plastic-water-bottles-nestle-2641529746.html
RT @GretaThunberg@twitter.com
The endless conspiracy theories and denial of facts.
The lies, hate and bullying of children who communicate and act on the science.
All because some adults - terrified of change - so desperately don't want to talk about the #ClimateCrisis
This is hope in disguise.
We're winning.
🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GretaThunberg/status/1202305787705606144
Newsletter XRTaiwan of the week is out: https://extinctionrebellion.tw/newsletter/newsletter6Dec.html
Big Polluters Must Be 'Held Liable' for Destruction of Climate, Campaigners Say at COP 25 | Common Dreams News
https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/12/04/big-polluters-must-be-held-liable-destruction-climate-campaigners-say-cop-25
RT @GretaThunberg@twitter.com
Tomorrow December 6th we strike again around the world for the climate!
I’ll join the strike in Madrid at #COP25 18.00 at Atocha! See you there!
#FridaysForFuture #ClimateStrike #schoolstrike4climate
@xrtaiwan And that's only pledges... which most of the states will probably miss...
"According to the research published today, almost every peer-reviewed climate model of human-caused global temperature rise dating back to 1970 lines up with the warming we see today." https://heated.world/p/climate-models-have-been-correct
Children across the UK go on strike to demand action on climate | Environment | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/nov/29/children-across-the-uk-go-on-strike-to-demand-climate-change-action
COP25: UN climate conference to tackle global challenges | News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/cop25-climate-conference-tackle-global-challenges-191201120548039.html
Planet SOS: Guatemala's illegal animal trade | News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/12/planet-sos-guatemalas-illegal-animal-trade-191201173453454.html
Pointless emails: they’re not just irritating – they have a massive carbon footprint https://buff.ly/2XQbx8s
Food prices set to rise in UK as floods ruin crops | Business | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2019/nov/15/food-prices-set-to-rise-in-uk-as-floods-ruin-crops?CMP=share_btn_tw
The risk is real: Global energy consumption up by 2.3%, experts blame it on tech & population - The Economic Times
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/the-risk-is-real-global-energy-consumption-up-by-2-3-experts-blame-it-on-tech-population/articleshow/72082671.cms
Only in recent years have we gained a better understanding of the health effects caused by air #pollution. Recent findings suggest that #smog has adverse effects on our cognitive abilities. In other words: Polluted air makes us dumber.
All the more reason to stop burning fossil fuels NOW, before our addled brains can't think up better alternatives anymore...
Clearly, a significant amount of the world's politicians are already affected.
5 things to know about fighting climate change by planting trees | Science News
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/controversy-fighting-climate-change-planting-trees
News on the climate and biodiversity emergencies