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Forest protection and restoration are an absolute must if we want to prevent the worst scenarios of climate change. The IPCC models do not fully incorporate increases of fire and forest pathogens, and the world has already reached tipping points like Amazon rainforest dieback and CO2 release from there. Reducing emissions alone will not stop this process. Not only is this a biodiversity and regional climate catastrophe, the desertification of Brazil could push global climate change into a runaway hothouse scenario. It is imperative to halt deforestation and restore stressed areas--this must be a global goal.
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Not only has Bank of America continued to finance fossil fuels, pouring over $279 billion into the industry since 2016, but they remain the 3rd largest funder of fossil fuel expansion when our climate can’t handle new projects. Plus, they've rolled back their previous climate policies and is now the only major U.S. bank without restrictions on financing Arctic drilling, thermal coal mining, and coal-fired power plants! Email their executives here and tell them what you think: https://act.ran.org/page/66808/action/1
@BankofAmerica: DEFUND CLIMATE CHAOS!
@BankofAmerica is a climate villian. They've spent $279 BILLION on fossil fuels in since the Paris Agreement, are the 3rd worst financier of fossil fuel EXPANSION, and are now rolling back their own climate policies! Hold them accountable for their false solutions and broken promises.
https://act.ran.org/page/66808/action/1
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Years ago, when BofA paid its CEO 100,000,000 for one year’s salary, and was funding fossil fuels all over, I swapped to a local bank that keeps the money in the local area. Funny, with today’s corporate greed, that salary is now considered minor.
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Bank of America should divest from funding fossil fuels and transition towards more sustainable energy sources.
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Bank of America must be held accountable for its role in perpetuating the destruction of our environment and urged to adopt responsible and sustainable investment practices immediately.
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The oil and gas sector emits 3x the methane known about previously: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237962030/climate-emissions-methane
Oil and gas companies emit more climate-warming methane than EPA reports
Oil and gas drillers are releasing more climate-warming methane than the government estimates, a new study shows.
https://www.npr.org/2024/03/13/1237962030/climate-emissions-methane
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This is quite alarming.
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Happy Earth Day, everyone! Let's do our best to take care of our only home.
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Happy Earth Day !
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Happy Earth Day! Thanks for doing your part 💪
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happy earth day
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LanzaTech uses bacteria to convert waste carbon emissions like CO2 into ethanol, which is then converted to ethylene. Ethylene is a valuable chemical, used in countless products. https://lanzatech.com/
LanzaTech – Recycling carbon with biology
https://lanzatech.com/
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On April 18, 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM), which manages 100 million hectares of public land in the USA, announced an update to its regulations that will guide more balanced management of these areas now and for the future. Instead of prioritizing fossil fuel and mineral extraction over other uses, the Public Lands Rule will: * protect clean water and wildlife habitat, * restore lands and waters that need it, and * make informed management decisions based on science, data and Indigenous knowledge. The rule recognizes conservation as an essential component of public lands management, on equal footing with other uses (mining, grazing, recreation, etc.). https://www.blm.gov/public-lands-rule
Public Lands Rule | Bureau of Land Management
https://www.blm.gov/public-lands-rule
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this is well overdue but it's better late than never... kudos to BLM
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This is a noble decision that aims at maintaining land and protecting animals natural habitat.
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The Washington Post's "Climate Coach" columnist helps readers navigate climate issues. In a webcast on April 11, he explained how individuals can be “entrepreneurs of norms” in their everyday lives by being a positive example for your family, friends, and neighbors. Watch his talk here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/11/dear-climate-coach/
Dear Climate Coach
The Post’s climate advice columnist explains how individuals can be “entrepreneurs of norms” in their everyday lives and how solar panels have become more widespread in acceptance.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2024/04/11/dear-climate-coach/
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Each and everyone of us has a significant role to play, whether big or small
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creating awareness of personal responsibility for climate change matters is impressive... it is time for everyone to know that they have an individual responsibility toward curbing climate change. if everyone becomes an entrepreneur of the norm we can win this fight as soon as possible.
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This is a great initiative by WP to sensitize on matters environment and how best to take charge of it.
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Letitia James, the New York attorney general, is suing the world’s largest meat company, JBS, for misleading customers about its climate commitments. JBS claims it will be 'Net Zero by 2040,' but actually is taking no steps toward that goal, and hasn't even calculated its emissions. Yet beef has a high impact, especially in Brazil where the rainforest is cut down to raise cattle. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/05/letitia-james-jbs-meat-lawsuit-greenwashing
New York is suing the world’s biggest meat company. It might be a tipping point for greenwashing
Letitia James’s lawsuit accuses JBS of deceiving customers about being climate-friendly – and the implications could be far-reaching
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/apr/05/letitia-james-jbs-meat-lawsuit-greenwashing
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Companies must be held to account for their actions,Good step Attorney @letitia james
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The lawsuit is a necessary step towards holding companies accountable and ensuring they commit to their promises of sustainable practices.👏👏
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They should be held accountable for their deceitfulness.
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Saudi Aramco emitted 13,256 Mt CO2eq between 2016 and 2022, the most in the world. Saudi Aramco and the other huge fossil fuel companies are responsible for the climate crisis, and should be held accountable. https://carbonmajors.org/site//data/000/027/Carbon_Majors_Press_Release_March2024.pdf
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This is so disappointing. This highlights the urgent need for accountability and collective action to address environmental concerns.
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Its so heartbreaking to know these companies they don't care about our planet,profit has blinded them
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Also a lot of Greenwashing. They sponsor anything and virtually do not reduce anything. .
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Wetlands are one of the great nature-based solutions for climate mitigation and adaptation. Wetlands, known as the "earth's kidneys," are vital in regulating water and filtering waste. They also act as natural buffers against floods and storms, mitigating risks for urban populations. And 40% of all plant and animal species live or breed in wetlands! 🦆🌿
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@sarah_chabane_874 Why does WDHT reduce the images so much? They aren't readable anymore. Thanks!
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Nature-based solutions are actions that serve to protect, manage, and restore ecosystems in order to benefit both people and nature simultaneously. 🌱 This infographic from Umweltbundesamt (German Environment Agency) illustrates the total global mitigation potential of different types of nature-based solutions. 👇
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Food for thought
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quite inspiring
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Did you know that around one third of the food produced globally is either lost or wasted? 🧐 🍅🍏🌽 Understanding the major sources of food waste is the first step towards reducing it. We all have a role to play in reducing food waste. 👇
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Reducing food loss and waste represents a win opportunity for the climate and for food security.
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Food waste is a key issue to tackle if we want to solve the climate crisis! And action must be taken at all levels!
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I think that if governments were serious on the issues of pollution..they would be able to solve issues such as food wastage by ensuring sulplus food are distributed to area without..this calls for a joint help to help solve the problem.
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Your climate-related actions can influence the decision making of the people around you: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/05/improve-sustainability-help-climate-change/
Advice | The surprisingly simple way to convince people to go green
Your decision to buy that heat pump or induction stove might feel like it came after much deliberation and research. You might want to thank your friends and family.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/12/05/improve-sustainability-help-climate-change/
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By advocating for sustainable practices and inspiring others to join in, we can create a brighter future for our planet.
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Thank you for the insightful article
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I strongly agree!! By setting an example and advocating for sustainable practices, individuals can inspire positive change in their communities. This underscores the importance of personal responsibility in addressing environmental challenges.
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Coastal wetlands provide a vital service to the global community by storing large amounts of carbon. 🏞☀🌎 Learn more about how seagrass and mangroves play a key role in combatting the impacts of climate change. 👇
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According to NOAA’s Mauna Loa observatory, atmospheric CO2 was more than 4 ppm higher in March 2024 than March 2023. While CO2 levels vary throughout the year in response to vegetation uptake, and year-to-year averages are better trend indicators, that’s nevertheless a huge, alarming jump.
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This calls for immediate action to come up with better solutions to atleast try and save the world.NOAA is doing a great job in monitoring and showing us what is happening as time goes by.
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Carbon emmisions is a menace to the environment and must be stopped by all means possible not the other way around.
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In order to achieve net zero emission,we must stop pumping CO2 into the atmosphere.
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Human development has ushered in an era of converging crises: climate change, ecological destruction, disease, pollution, and socioeconomic inequality. We are speeding past Earth's material limits, destroying critical ecosystems, and triggering irreversible changes in biophysical systems that underpin the Holocene climatic stability which fostered human civilization. The consequences of these actions are disproportionately borne by vulnerable populations, further entrenching global inequities. Marine and terrestrial biomes face critical tipping points, while escalating challenges to food and water access foreshadow a bleak outlook for global security. We need to curb fossil fuel use, eliminate detrimental subsidies, foster reciprocity with nature, and implement regenerative practices in natural resource management. A cultural shift is needed that elevates kinship with nature and communal well-being, underpinned by the recognition of Earth’s finite resources and the interconnectedness of its inhabitants. We must collectively harness political will, economic resources, and societal values to steer toward a future where human progress does not come at the cost of ecological integrity and social equity. https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480
Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future
Abstract. Human development has ushered in an era of converging crises: climate change, ecological destruction, disease, pollution, and socioeconomic inequ
https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/3/4/pgae106/7638480
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We are tired of all the worst and wanting practices put in place to diminish our efforts to restore the ecosystem.
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A circular, nature-positive economy can reverse climate change and biodiversity loss and improve human health. See how below. 👇
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Circular economy can definitely halt and even partly reverse biodiversity loss.
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Rainforests are essential to life on Earth. Not only do they provide air, water, medicine, food, and shelter to a multitude of living beings, they are also one of our best natural defenses against climate change because of their capacity to absorb CO2 from the atmosphere. Here are some rainforest facts everyone should know 👇 https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/everyday-actions/9-rainforest-facts-everyone-should-know/
9 Rainforest Facts Everyone Should Know
Protecting rainforests is a powerful natural climate solution that’s critical to our collective future.... Continue Reading
https://www.rainforest-alliance.org/everyday-actions/9-rainforest-facts-everyone-should-know/
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The Brazilian and the French presidents on Tuesday announced a plan to invest 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in the Amazon, including parts of the rainforest in neighboring French Guiana. The two countries’ governments said the money will be spread over the next four years to protect the rainforest. It will be a collaboration of state-run Brazilian banks and France’s investment agency. Private resources will also be welcomed, Brazil and France said. Protecting the Amazon rainforest is key to controlling climate change, among its many other benefits. https://apnews.com/article/lula-macron-brazil-amazon-investment-9c938a9164baa7b01dbd69002bb76798
The presidents of France and Brazil meet and announce a $1.1 billion investment plan for the Amazon
The two countries' governments said in a joint statement the money will be spread over the next four years to protect the rainforest.
https://apnews.com/article/lula-macron-brazil-amazon-investment-9c938a9164baa7b01dbd69002bb76798
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This is fantastic news for the Amazon! The Amazon is crucial for our planet's health, it regulates our climate and is home to incredible biodiversity.
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It's great to see governments coming together to address this urgent issue, and the involvement of private resources further emphasizes the collective responsibility we all share in safeguarding our planet's natural treasures
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Let is hope they do it! It is imperative.
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State Street Global Advisors quit Climate Action 100+, a global investor coalition pushing companies to rein in climate-damaging emissions. This is an appalling move backward, and puts our future at risk. https://www.climateaction100.org/news/climate-action-100-reaction-to-recent-departures/
Climate Action 100+ reaction to recent departures | Climate Action 100+
Climate Action 100+ can confirm that JP Morgan Asset Management, State Street Global Advisors, and PIMCO have decided to withdraw from the initiative. BlackRock (“BlackRock, Inc.
https://www.climateaction100.org/news/climate-action-100-reaction-to-recent-departures/
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Dear Ted Weber Your climate warning has received over 50 agrees! We have reached out to State Street Global Advisors by email and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! To reach more people and increase the chance of a response, click the Share button above to share the review on your social accounts. For every new member that joins We Don't Have Time from your network, we will plant a tree and attribute it to you! /Adam, We Don't Have Time
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We need to move the money away from those abandoning their climate ambitions
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Big cowards! They only care about the profit
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Landfills leak methane at three times the rate than previously thought. Since methane traps heat 84 times more than CO2 on a 20-year timescale, it is imperative that landfills capture this gas before it leaks into the atmosphere. Only about 20% of U.S. landfills currently do this. The methane can be burned to produce electricity. Just as important (maybe more so), we need to stop wasting food, and compost the scraps (in an outdoor container with air holes) instead of putting it in the garbage. https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/climate/us-landfills-methane-pollution-climate/index.html
A potent planet-warming gas is seeping out of US landfills at rates higher than previously thought, scientists say | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/28/climate/us-landfills-methane-pollution-climate/index.html
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Appropriate actions shou be taken so as to ensure that the amount of pollution is reduced by a good Percentage so as to help save the planet.
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And problem is, we keep on filling up these landfills and hence put the Planet's life at risk when more emissions are produced. Within a few years we'll have nothing left to fight for really, we have to get our act together
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Bhutan is the world's only carbon-negative country; its forests absorb more CO2 than the country emits. Further, they export hydroelectricity to neighboring India. Bhutan has the highest area of land designated as Protected Areas (26%) and has the highest proportion of forest cover of any Asian country (72%). The safeguarding of Bhutan’s biodiversity is enshrined in its Constitution, which mandates that at least 60% of land remains forested. Instead of using the incomplete and misleading Gross Domestic Product to measure economic health (which encourages ever-increasing resource consumption), Bhutan uses an index called Gross Domestic Happiness, placing importance on the well-being of its citizens, and cultural and environmental conservation. If other countries had a similar commitment to protecting the environment, there would be no climate crisis or biodiversity crisis! https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechange/dragons-data-and-clouds-bhutans-journey-carbon-markets-technology-and-resilient
Of dragons, data and clouds: Bhutan’s journey into carbon markets, technology, and a resilient future
https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/climatechange/dragons-data-and-clouds-bhutans-journey-carbon-markets-technology-and-resilient
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Big ups to Bhutan🇧🇹for setting such an impressive example. This is worth emulation by world nations
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Congratulations to Bhutan, this is a bold commitment ahead of the 1.5° below
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JPMorgan Chase's investment arm quit Climate Action 100+, a global investor coalition pushing companies to rein in climate-damaging emissions. This is an appalling move backward, and puts our future at risk. https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/jpmorgan-fund-arm-quits-climate-action-100-investor-group-2024-02-15/
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Dear Ted Weber Your climate warning has received over 50 agrees! We have reached out to J.P. Morgan by email and requested a response. I will keep you updated on any progress! To reach more people and increase the chance of a response, click the Share button above to share the review on your social accounts. For every new member that joins We Don't Have Time from your network, we will plant a tree and attribute it to you! /Adam, We Don't Have Time
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It's really disheartening to see institutions backtracking on their climate commitments.
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First HSBC, and now JP Morgan!
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The following countries are preventing the Nature Restoration Law from passing in the EU: Sweden, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, and now Hungary. Why? Europe must protect and restore nature to fight the climate crisis and stand a chance against the floods, wildfires, droughts, and more extreme weather events that are already devastating the continent.
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It is sad to imagine that such a progressive law is being forgone and will soon be swept under the rug.Shame to these countries!
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Very disappointing of these countries, hope they can reconsider their decisions and realize how important it is to restore the nature
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This is soo unfortunate that some countries, including Sweden, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands & Hungary, are preventing the law from passing. Lets hope they will rethink about this!
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Happy International Day of Forests! Forests are a critical part of the carbon cycle and can help to lessen the impacts of climate change worldwide. We can't solve the climate crisis without protecting and restoring natural forests.
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Forest have a lots of benefits without Forest we have no oxygen and rain lets care and appreciate the benefits that forest give to us
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Forests are good carbon sinks as long as they're managed and remain as forests.
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On this day, lets recognize and appreciate the many benefits that forests provide for our health and well-being.💚
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Wow this is great
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This is very interesting, do you work with reforestation?
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I'm an ecologist with a strong background in forest ecology and management. I currently work on climate issues for Defenders of Wildlife in the U.S.