Climate Crisis, Biosphere & Societal Collapse
- ‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle classwww.aljazeera.com ‘We lost everything’: the Indonesians falling out of the middle class
Nearly 10 million people have slipped out of Indonesia’s middle class since 2019, according to government statistics.
- RFK Jr. named as US Secretary of Health and Human Services
Tweet by: Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1857170020427595797
>I am thrilled to announce Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as The United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS). For too long, Americans have been crushed by the industrial food complex and drug companies who have engaged in deception, misinformation, and disinformation when it comes to Public Health. The Safety and Health of all Americans is the most important role of any Administration, and HHS will play a big role in helping ensure that everybody will be protected from harmful chemicals, pollutants, pesticides, pharmaceutical products, and food additives that have contributed to the overwhelming Health Crisis in this Country. Mr. Kennedy will restore these Agencies to the traditions of Gold Standard Scientific Research, and beacons of Transparency, to end the Chronic Disease epidemic, and to Make America Great and Healthy Again!
- ‘Shock of our lives’: Philippines reels as five major storms strike in three weekswww.theguardian.com ‘Shock of our lives’: Philippines reels as five major storms strike in three weeks
Filipinos feel real-life effects of climate change as destructive typhoons become more frequent
- Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Droughtwww.wired.com Ecuador Is Literally Powerless in the Face of Drought
Drought-stricken hydro dams have led to daily electricity cuts in Ecuador. As weather becomes less predictable due to climate change, experts say other countries need to take notice.
- European People's Party and extreme right dilute EU Deforestation law in parliament votewww.eunews.it EU vote on deforestation sanctions alliance between EPP and extreme right against Green Deal
The EU Parliament passed with 371 votes in favour, 240 against it, and 30 abstentions the proposed one-year postponement of the EU deforestation regulation. The EPP withdraws some of the amendments but, along with the far right, approves the inclusion of a category of "non-risk" countries from which...
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4757140
> The EU executive’s proposal to postpone the implementation of the regulation on imported deforestation for one year was approved by the Brussels hemicycle with 371 votes in favour, 240 against, and 30 abstentions. On the final vote, socialists, greens and leftists opposed it, with the same compactness with which the popular and far-right supported the text, while the liberals split. > > The EPP, which had tabled 15 controversial amendments to the Commission’s new text, announced before the vote that it was withdrawing some of the most significant ones: the proposal for a two-year delay and several exemptions for traders on supply chain control charges. According to a statement on the sidelines of the vote by Christine Schneider, a People’s Party MEP who signed all of the amendments, the EPP withdrew the amendments because it got reassurances from the European Commission in return, particularly the commitment to review the guidelines for companies and make sure to avoid an overlap of bureaucratic burdens between companies.
- ‘Mass deportations would disrupt the food chain’: Californians warn of ripple effect of Trump threatwww.theguardian.com ‘Mass deportations would disrupt the food chain’: Californians warn of ripple effect of Trump threat
In 2023, state was nation’s sole producer of almonds, artichokes, figs, olives, pomegranates, raisins and walnuts
- B.C. teen in critical condition in hospital with 1st presumptive human case of bird fluglobalnews.ca B.C. teen in critical condition in hospital with Canada’s 1st presumptive human case of bird flu | Globalnews.ca
H5N1 bird flu is widespread in wild birds worldwide and is causing outbreaks in poultry and U.S. dairy cows, with several recent human cases in U.S. dairy and poultry workers.
>B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says the teenager in Children’s Hospital with Canada’s first presumptive case of avian flu is in critical condition. >Henry said the teen was admitted late on Friday and their condition varied over the weekend but that as of Tuesday they had taken a turn for the worst.
Click the link for the rest of the article.
- MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedulewww.enviro.or.id MIT Predicted in 1972 That Society Will Collapse This Century. New Research Shows We’re on Schedule - Environment Institute
A 1972 MIT study predicted that rapid economic growth would lead to societal collapse in the mid 21st century. A new paper shows we’re unfortunately right on schedule. Image: Getty A remarkable new study by a director at one of the largest accounting firms in the world has
- Oil giant Shell wins landmark case in Dutch courts, overturning an earlier ruling requiring it to cut its carbon emissions by 45 percentwww.bbc.com Shell wins landmark climate case against green groups in Dutch appeal
A court throws out a ruling that the gas and oil giant cut its greenhouse gas emissions.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4664483
> Three years ago, a court in The Hague backed a case by Friends of the Earth and 17,000 Dutch citizens requiring Shell to reduce its CO2 emissions significantly, in line with the Paris climate accords. > > [...] > > At the time, the 2021 ruling marked the first time a court had ordered a private company to align its workings with the Paris climate agreement, meaning that it was not sufficient for a company simply to comply with the law - it had to comply with global climate policy too. > > [...] > > The appeals court judge said that companies such as Shell were obliged to contribute to combating climate change based on the human right to protection against dangerous climate change. > > However, the court said Shell was already working to reduce its emissions and the court could not establish whether it should make a 45% cut or another percentage, as there was no current accepted agreement in climate science on the required amount. > > [...] > > Environmental groups can now take their case against Shell to the Supreme Court - meaning that a final verdict in this far-reaching case may still be years away. > > [Edit typo.]
- Bobcats are back in North America, and they’re helping protect people from zoonotic diseasenews.mongabay.com Bobcats are back, and they’re helping protect people from zoonotic disease
A bobcat, with its characteristic reddish fur and black markings, trots across a snow-covered field in central Oregon, in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, hunting birds at the Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery. It could almost be mistaken for a giant domestic cat, except for its massive legs, a shorter...
- In the last 125 years, bobcats have recovered significantly from extremely low numbers, with several million individuals found throughout North America today.
- Living at the interface of urban and rural environments, bobcats face many human-caused dangers, including loss of habitat to roam, automobiles, and rodent poisons.
- Bobcats help reduce the spread of diseases from animals to humans partly because they and other large mammals are poor disease vectors. Bobcats also prey on the small rodents that easily transmit pathogens.
- It’s legal to hunt bobcats in most of the United States. California, which has for five years closed the bobcat season, may reinstate hunting in 2025. Some researchers suggest that regulators should more carefully consider the role thriving wildcat populations play in protecting human communities from zoonotic diseases before expanding hunting.
- 2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’www.theguardian.com 2 million at risk of starvation in Myanmar state amid ‘total economic collapse’
Exclusive: a UN report will accuse the military of imposing ‘collective punishment’ on Rakhine state, more than three years after seizing power in a coup
- ‘A wrecking ball’: experts warn Trump’s win sets back global climate actionwww.theguardian.com ‘A wrecking ball’: experts warn Trump’s win sets back global climate action
Election of a ‘climate denier’ to US presidency poses ‘major threat to the planet’, environmentalists say
- Random thought about snow
For many places that are used to seasonal snow, there could likely be a day in our lifetime, where folks see their last blizzard. Their last big snowfall.
Makes me cherish the cold and the snow even more.
Edit hope random thoughts like this are ok here.
- Why did so many die in Spain? Because Europe still hasn't accepted the realities of extreme weatherwww.theguardian.com Why did so many die in Spain? Because Europe still hasn't accepted the realities of extreme weather | Friederike Otto
Severe flooding is, unfortunately, inevitable. What isn’t inevitable is how ready we are, says Friederike Otto of World Weather Attribution
Not only Europe, most of us are not ready to accept the reality of extreme weather
- Farmers sound the alarm for our global food supply as staple crop becomes increasingly difficult to grow: 'The crop is sensitive'www.thecooldown.com Farmers sound the alarm for our global food supply as staple crop becomes increasingly difficult to grow: 'The crop is sensitive'
Potatoes need cool nights to grow, and in Pennsylvania, those nights are becoming few and far between.
- 'Doomsday' Antarctic glacier melting faster than expected, fueling calls for geoengineeringphys.org 'Doomsday' Antarctic glacier melting faster than expected, fueling calls for geoengineering
New studies about the Thwaites Glacier, also called the "Doomsday Glacier," have sparked a conversation about geoengineering as a climate change solution.
Geoengineering? Surely, WCGW?
- Australia labels Antarctic conservation meeting 'backwards step' after Russia and China block all proposalswww.abc.net.au Australia labels Antarctic conservation meeting 'backwards step' after Russia and China block all proposals
At the meeting between 26 member countries, proposals to establish new marine protected areas and revise catch limits for krill are rejected, while existing krill management measures are rolled back. Australia says it's a "backwards step", putting the Antarctic ecosystem at risk.
cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/4332042
> Australia has described the outcome of a meeting between members of the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources as a "backwards step". > > Attendees said Russia and China vetoed all proposed measures, including one to renew existing krill management measures. > > Conservationists say member countries should regroup and figure out how to tackle Russia and China ahead of the next meeting in 2025.
- Spain flooding 'catastrophe' should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summitwww.rfi.fr Spain flooding 'catastrophe' should serve as a warning, EU says at nature summit
European officials pointed Thursday to devastating flooding in Spain as a reminder of the self-harming effects of humans' destruction of nature, urging delegates at a deadlocked UN biodiversity conference…
What were they thinking?? Since the devastating floods in Derna, it is no longer a warning. We are completely unprepared for climate change disasters, and it's going to get worse.
- I used to conserve artworks. Now I am in prison for taking climate action | Margaret Reidwww.theguardian.com I used to conserve artworks. Now I am in prison for taking climate action | Margaret Reid
What’s the point of preserving masterpieces for a future being destroyed by fossil fuel companies? says Margaret Reid, Just Stop Oil activist and former museum professional
I can only agree
- Look Up: The Scariest Part When We See the Big, Big, Big Picture | Common Dreamswww.commondreams.org Look Up: The Scariest Part When We See the Big, Big, Big Picture | Common Dreams
As a new study once more makes clear, raising the temperature is by far the biggest thing humans have ever done; our effort to limit that rise must be just as large.
- ‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulationwww.theguardian.com ‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation
Oceanographer Stefan Rahmstorf explains why Amoc breakdown could be catastrophic for both humans and marine life
- 27 African NGOs urge banks and China to refuse support for Ugandan oil projectsnews.mongabay.com NGOs urge banks and China to refuse support for Ugandan oil projects
A group of 28 NGOs have written to 34 banks, insurance companies and the Chinese government, urging them to deny financing and other support for oil and gas projects in Uganda. The letters, written by U.S.-based Climate Rights International (CRI) and 27 Africa-based NGOs, follow a report detailing n...
Here is more information: https://www.stopeacop.net
A group of 28 NGOs have written to 34 banks, insurance companies and the Chinese government, urging them to deny financing and other support for oil and gas projects in Uganda.
The letters, written by U.S.-based Climate Rights International (CRI) and 27 Africa-based NGOs, follow a report detailing numerous human rights violations and environmental harms at the Kingfisher oil project sites in Uganda. Similarly, Uganda’s Tilenga oil fields also face scrutiny over their ecological and social harms, including impacts on wildlife and displacement of local communities.
Both Kingfisher and Tilenga are co-owned by French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies, the Chinese National Offshore Oil Company Uganda Ltd. (CNOOC), and the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC). Both projects are also part of the East African Crude Oil Pipeline initiative (EACOP), where TotalEnergies is a major partner. The initiave aims to transport oil and gas from Uganda to Tanzania for export.
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Major banks and insurance companies in Europe, Japan and North America have ruled out support for the projects, he added. “Now it’s time for all banks and insurance companies, whether in Europe, China, the Gulf States, Africa, or elsewhere, to publicly rule out any continuing or further support.”
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- Worldwide Efforts to Reverse the Baby Shortage Are Falling Flat
Subsidized minivans, no income taxes: Countries have rolled out a range of benefits to encourage bigger families, with no luck
- What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finlandwww.theguardian.com What happens to the world if forests stop absorbing carbon? Ask Finland
The natural sinks of forests and peat were key to Finland’s ambitious target to be carbon neutral by 2035. But the land now emits more greenhouse gases than it stores
- Only one-third of Europe's surface water in good health, study warnswww.france24.com Only one-third of Europe's surface water in good health, study warns
Europe's water health is under severe strain, with only 37% of surface waters in good condition, warns the European Environment Agency. Pollution, habitat degradation, climate change, and freshwater…
- Three million UK children living below poverty line: studywww.france24.com Three million UK children living below poverty line: study
A record 9.3 million people, including three million children, are facing hunger and hardship in the UK, a study said Wednesday, with the new Labour government under pressure to do more to tackle child…
The findings come before the government's first budget later this month, and with a cost of living crisis that has driven soaring use of food banks.
According to the report by non-governmental organisation the Trussell Trust, almost a quarter of children under four are facing extreme poverty.
"Shockingly, 46 percent more children are facing hunger and hardship than two decades ago. That equates to one in five children growing up trapped in this situation," the trust said in a statement.
A UNICEF report last year found that the UK -- a G7 and NATO member, and the world's sixth biggest economy -- has one of the highest rates of child poverty among richer countries.
- A Chinese mining company relocated a whole Peruvian town. Now, they are struggling to survive.globalvoices.org A Chinese mining company relocated a whole Peruvian town. Now, they are struggling to survive
In 2013, a Chinese mining company forcibly relocated a community of 5,000+ people in Peru. Ten years later, the community is living in poverty and the company has failed to honor its promises.
In 2013, Chinese mining company Chinalco (中国铝业集团有限公司) sparked an international conversation about extractive impacts with the news it had successfully relocated an entire Peruvian town of 5,000 residents to clear space for a copper mine. At the time, the relocation project in Morococha, central Peru, was touted as a solution to protect villagers from pollution and environmental degradation as a result of mining practices, and as a potential template for Chinese overseas investment in Latin America.
Ten years later, experts describe the move as a “tragedy.”
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Many residents and environmental activists argue that the company has failed to honor its promises. A 2019 study by the National University of Central Peru revealed that most of the population of New Morococha believes their economy, job stability, and access to social benefits promised by Chinalco have not been fulfilled.
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Since 2013, 96 percent of the residents in Old Morococha have been compelled to relocate to a flood-prone wetland area, which is also isolated from the central highway. The situation is even worse for some 20 families who have refused to resettle.
“The remaining families in Old Morococha are facing daily harassment from the Chinese mining company Chinalco,” Borda said. “Every day, they are destroying the few houses of the settlers, until the last brick disappears.”
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According to the Geological, Mining, and Metallurgical Institute of Perú (INGEMMET) 2017 report, the city of Old Morococha faces an “imminent, non-mitigable danger” due to severe risks, including visible structural damage, proximity to mining waste and tailings, and ongoing seismic hazards exacerbated by active mining operations. The combination of these factors renders any mitigation efforts ineffective, underscoring the extreme vulnerability of the area.
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[The Ingemmet report] concluded that frequent floods and liquefaction of soils caused by earthquakes may affect the safety of residents living in buildings of New Morococha, where most urban facilities, including schools, religious temples, and health centers, were built within 26 months between 2010 and 2012. The report said the company has not yet informed residents of what they would do to mitigate those risks.
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- African leaders say elephants need to die for food. Critics says it’s cruel and won’t work | CNNedition.cnn.com African leaders say elephants need to die for food. Critics says it’s cruel and won’t work | CNN
It’s a gut-wrenching concept: drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating wild animals
Drought is now so bad in parts of southern Africa that governments say they must kill hundreds of their most captivating, majestic wild animals to feed desperately hungry people.
In August, Namibia announced it had embarked on a cull of 723 animals, including 83 elephants, 30 hippos and 300 zebras. The following month, Zimbabwe authorized the slaughter of 200 elephants.
Both governments said the culls would help alleviate the impacts of the region’s worst drought in 100 years, reduce pressure on land and water, and prevent conflict as animals push further into human settlements seeking food.
- 'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study findswww.france24.com 'Irreversible' environmental disasters loom as global temperatures rise, new study finds
A major study published on Wednesday warns that even temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C global warming limit could lead to irreversible consequences, including rising sea levels and mass biodiversity loss.…
- Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weatherwww.theguardian.com Harvest in England the second worst on record because of wet weather
Wheat haul in England estimated to be down by 21%, with Britain’s wine producers also hit hard
- Pensioners under financial pressure to fund their children’s retirementswww.telegraph.co.uk Pensioners under financial pressure to fund their children’s retirements
Escalating living costs leaves younger generations unable to save enough
- Lebanon facing 'catastrophic' situation as 600,000 displaced: UNwww.france24.com Lebanon facing 'catastrophic' situation as 600,000 displaced: UN
United Nations officials warned Wednesday that Lebanon was staring down a "catastrophic" humanitarian crisis as the number of internally displaced people hit 600,000 and Israel presses its offensive…
- Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWFwww.france24.com Wildlife populations plunge 73% since 1970: WWF
Wild populations of monitored animal species have plummeted over 70 percent in the last half-century, according to the latest edition of a landmark assessment by WWF published on Thursday.
- Our dystopian climate isn’t just about fires and floods. It’s about society fracturingwww.theguardian.com Our dystopian climate isn’t just about fires and floods. It’s about society fracturing | Bill McKibben
Climate disasters risk pulling society apart. To survive we need solidarity – and only one ticket in the US election offers that
- More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research findswww.theguardian.com More than 9 million Britons vulnerable to reliance on food banks, research finds
One million more people are in what Trussell charity defines as ‘hunger and hardship’ than five years ago
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