Climate Change

https://countercurrents.org/2022/04/climate-crisis-scientists-hit-the-streets/

Overnight, civil disobedience by climate scientists erupted in 25 countries on every continent enraged that the IPCC report was “watered down” at the behest of governments that are “unwilling to phase out fossil fuels.”

Wednesday, April 6^th will go down in history, as Global Warming Bastille Day marked by the world’s largest ever protests by scientists sick and tired of mealy-mouthed responses by governments that cater to the fossil fuel wealth syndrome that intentionally misled the public and pays off politicians to keep pumping oil regardless of massive ecological destruction.

Scientists have had enough. They are fighting mad and striking back by hitting the streets, chaining themselves to government and private industry buildings, gates, bridges, and entryways in bold demonstrations to stop fossil fuel dead in its tracks.

Scientists chained themselves to the front door of the JP Morgan Chase building in downtown LA. The bank is the world’s leading funder of oil and gas projects.

Climate scientists chained themselves to the White House fence demanded that President Biden declare a “climate emergency.”

by Robert Hunziker

12/04/2022

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https://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/food/as-told-to-parliament-march-30-2022-india-s-coal-demand-to-increase-63-by-2023-82165  India’s coal demand is set to be 1.3-1.5 billion tonnes by 2030, an increase of 63 per cent form the current level, Pralhad Joshi, Union minister of parliamentary affairs, coal and mines, told the Lok Sabha March 30, 2022. The projection was made in the draft Economic Survey 2021-22.

Thus, as of now there is no scenario of energy transition away from coal affecting any stakeholder involved in coal mining, he said.

Shankar Sharma in an email: If the coal demand goes up by 63%, the fresh water availability to our
vulnerable sections can come down by a corresponding level, and the pollution/ contamination of air, water and soil will also go up. As far as the CO2 emission is concerned it is anybody's guess as to whether it will come down or go up. Whereas IPCC and the other global scientific bodies are urging to bring down the global CO2 emission by 50%, India's emission may go up by 50%.

Our authorities seem to have ignored the concept of a national energy policy, which would have discussed all the associated issues. Without such a diligently prepared policy we can see only ad-hoc policies, and completely non-coherent actions. Different ministries seem to be pulling in different directions.

*What an ideal way for a country claiming to be a leader in Climate Change associated efforts; not to speak of the calamitous impacts on its people; especially the vulnerable sections !!!*

There is no climate justice without debt justice and no debt justice without climate justice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z10aOnbOKgU&t=25s  Oct 20, 2021

The climate emergency is fuelling the accumulation of debt in countries in the global south. While having contributed very little to it, countries suffering from the impacts of climate change are facing more expensive borrowing costs because of their climate vulnerabilities, and are left with almost no option but to borrow to finance climate mitigation and adaptation, and to fund reconstruction and recovery after a climate extreme event. Furthermore, climate finance, that should respond to the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, is being delivered mainly through loans and debt creating modalities, putting the financial burden on the shoulders of the global south.

The need to transition globally towards a more sustainable and equitable economy will not be possible without sustainable, responsible, fair and non-debt creating climate finance, as well as finance for transition that does not exacerbate debt vulnerabilities in the global south.

Monopoly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8f9wdf1EuY 

 hashtag #ClimateDebtJustice for other videos on Debt Justice & Climate

The latest IPCC report explained in under 7 minutes  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLUtb2Q2nk0 
Feb 28, 2022

Summary of impacts https://www.youtube.com/embed/hLUtb2Q2nk0?start=46s&end=125s 

Playlist of YouTubers talking about the report: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeBwUoIvGwcY-NV2BHGJpZ_oTsQUZZbEV 

Climate Adam IPCC shows Climate Change hurting us... Today https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0XfEA2aBVc

Dr Gilbz Climate impacts & the cryosphere: what the latest IPCC report tells us  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0p9hezlWQCI

Simon Clark  Why the sixth mass extinction is here. Now.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWVGCpNDroI

Beckisphere Climate Corner  Global leaders agree to a global plastic treaty, the IPCC release a dire report | Climate Recap https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfElzYEs6HY

Summary for Policymakers: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6wg2/pdf/IPCC_AR6_WGII_SummaryForPolicymakers.pdf 
 full report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/ 
 IPCC’s FAQ: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/about/frequently-asked-questions/   

PLILjXRcfegE1bsnVuFYPyEBPvmueGSw5B  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0XfE...

If you're feeling overwhelmed by the content of this report, or just looking for tools to combat climate dread, despair, or eco-anxiety, here are the places I turn for guidance: The Gen Dread newsletter: https://gendread.substack.com/ Mary Annaise Heglar on how to deal with climate despair: https://www.vox.com/first-person/2018... and https://newrepublic.com/article/15705.... I also made a video a few years ago about eco-anxiety: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwJUm...