> The most common criticism of it is that it talks about #Anthropos, that is humanity. It elevates all of humanity into this position, suggesting that all humans are responsible, which is not the case. Today, the annual #GreenhouseGas emission of an average #Ethiopian is equal to one #American fridge. So, the shocking thing is that when we talk about the #Anthropocene, we are conflating all these great inequalities and reducing them to a single dimension.

Then Rasool and Schneider in 1971 made THE declaration that #GreenhouseGas like CO2 and #aerosols could have a huge impact on global climate.

The stage was set.

#NASA GISS could no longer be an institute for outward facing space studies…

We had to turn back to earth... ...

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“#nitrogen fertilisers contribute less than 3 per cent of Australia's #GreenhouseGas emissions each year.

"In Australia,.. [that's] about 14 million tonnes of #CarbonDioxide equivalence a year. So that's a few per cent of our total emissions … it's significant, but it's not a massive contributor like say, our electricity system,"

"[With] other fertilisers such as #phosphate fertilisers, you don't get those same greenhouse gases on farm, but they still have an energy footprint.“

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-09-03/feeding-the-world-but-at-what-cost-fertiliser-challenge/102756764 “there are concerns – particularly in the case of #nitrogen – that fertiliser use comes at cost to the environment.

"There are #GreenhouseGas emissions of both pre-farm, on-farm, and also through post farm activities, including through waste distribution … #environmental impacts, which include eutrophication of waterways, that's increased nitrogen in waterways, which can increase #algal blooms, and sometimes acidification of soils associated with fertiliser application,"

How wealthy "super emitters" are disproportionately driving the #climatecrisis — while blaming you
Study found that top 10% of households are responsible for 40% of total U.S. #greenhousegas #emissions
In fact "the top 1% of households are responsible for more emissions (15-17%) than the lower earning half of American households put together (14% of national emissions)."
"The inequality in energy use is a great argument for progressive #climate pricing," - Michael E Mann
https://www.salon.com/2023/08/22/how-wealthy-super-emitters-are-disproportionately-driving-the-climate--while-blaming-you/

#German goals to cut #greenhousegas #emissions by 65% by 2030 are likely to be missed, meaning longer-term #netzero by 2045 target is also in doubt, reports by government #climate advisers and the Federal Environment Agency (#UBA) show. Last year its #CO2 levels were already 40% below 1990 level, but new reports said that was not enough. UBA found Germany cannot become climate neutral by 2045 on basis of planned and existing #climatepolicy.
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/germanys-climate-efforts-not-enough-hit-2030-targets-experts-say-2023-08-22/ #climatechange #climatecrisis

#TIL about the Eagle Ford Shale oil region south of San Antonio. The band of lights in this satellite photo south of San Antonio from this morning are from gas flares, drilling equipment, worker camps, and other gas and oil infrastructure.

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #FossilFuels #GreenhouseGas #CarbonEmissions

Environmental campaigners Climate Action Network Europe and the non-profit Global Legal Action Network have taken a first step towards legally challenging the European Commission over a policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which they said fell short of Europe's "fair share" in combating climate change.

https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2023/0824/1401476-eu-climate-legal-challenge/

#EU #ClimateChange #GreenHouseGas #Legal #Emissions #Agriculture #Transport

The other #greenhousegas. How #methane from #foodwaste contributes to #globalwarming and why small efforts to stop it can make a big difference. Over time, food is buried under other #waste and #decomposes in #anaerobic conditions (without access to oxygen), creating a favorable environment for #bacteria that produce #methane, a greenhouse gas 28 times stronger than #carbondioxide over a 100-year period. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/FOOD-WASTE/METHANE/gdpzwqwqovw/

Deforestation, climate disruption and bushfires

'Unprecedented' Canadian wildfires made worse by climate change, scientists find
"It's going to get worse."

Australia is also likely to see 'more frequent and more severe extreme weather events' due to global warming. Scientists warn severe weather will get worse. During the Black Summer fires, Australia saw roughly the same number of fire-induced thunderstorms, known as pyrocumulonimbus, as seen in the country over several decades".
"One of the worst impacts of fires like those in Canada and during the Black Summer in Australia was the widespread impact on air quality. It's hard to adapt to — if the air we breathe isn't safe to breathe."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-23/research-shows-warmer-climate-made-canada-fires-worse/102759834

Deforestation and climate change
https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/deforestation/

What is the scale of deforestation and its role in climate change?
"Land use change, principally deforestation, contributes 12–20% of global greenhouse gas emissions."
https://www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminstitute/explainers/whats-redd-and-will-it-help-tackle-climate-change/

#smoke #pollution #deforestation #logging #bushfire #risks #FossilFuel #climate #pyrocumulonimbus #GreenhouseGas #emissions #BellingenLogging #SaveTuckersNob

A new study, led by the University of Massachusetts Amherst, reveals that the #wealthiest Americans, those whose income places them in the top 10% of earners, are responsible for 40% of the nation's total #greenhousegas #emissions. The study, published in PLOS #Climate, is the first to link income, especially income derived from #financialinvestments, to the emissions used in generating that income. https://phys.org/news/2023-08-reveals-america-wealthiest-responsible-greenhouse.html #wealth #ClimtateCrisis #environment

The German coalition government’s Climate Action Programme 2023 is insufficient to meet 2030 #greenhousegas emissions reduction targets - and overestimates the total potential to lower #emissions, said the country’s Council of Experts on Climate Change

The government advisors warned that Germany is set to miss crucial EU targets in the coming years, which means that it would have to pay for emissions allocations from other member states

https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany-could-face-costly-eu-target-miss-govt-overestimates-its-climate-programme-expert-council

From heat waves and wildfires to downpours and flooding, 2023 has given us a taste of the impacts we can expect over the coming decades and centuries.

Without very significant reductions in greenhouse gases—beginning immediately—it is very likely that global surface temperatures will exceed the 1.5C threshold set in the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

10 facts that prove the world is in a climate emergency.

https://www.wired.co.uk/article/climate-change-facts

#ClimateChange #Heatwaves #Wildfires #Floods #GreenhouseGas

"Citing a recent study, the researchers said #CarbonEmissions from high-intensity fires — those that occur when weather conditions are hot, dry, and windy — have more than doubled since 2000.

Likewise, the study estimates that Siberian #WildFires alone are now responsible for around 5–20% of #Russia’s total #GreenhouseGas emissions." #BlackCarbon #GlobalWarming #ClimateCrisis

Siberian #CarbonSink May Soon Become Net Source of Emissions – Study - The Moscow Times
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/08/16/siberian-carbon-sink-may-soon-become-net-source-of-emissions-study-a82156

#energytransition #energy #fossilfuels #greenhousegas

The Dutch government is urging its citizens to keep limiting showers to 5 mins due to expected gas shortages in the coming winter.If you can afford it,consider investing in electric cooking or solar/electric water heating.This will save gas for the coming winter,reduce CO2 emissions,leave the gas for the poor,reduce your energy bill,fight the autocrats while enjoying long hot showers. Clean your body with a clean conscience.Its not that hard

ICYMI — 111 years ago today —
https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rodney%C2%B7and%C2%B7Otamatea%C2%B7Times%E2%80%A21912%E2%80%A2Coal%C2%B7consumption%C2%B7affecting%C2%B7climate.jpg
h/t @bascule
#OTD #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #coal #AnthropogenicWarming #GreenhouseGas #GreenhouseEffect

RT Copernicus EU
Methane is a #GreenhouseGas that greatly contributes to #GlobalWarming 🌎
Like other gases, methane has a cycle, meaning there are sources (natural and human-made) but also sinks (natural processes that remove the gas from the atmosphere)
Learn more: https://atmosphere.copernicus.eu/ghg-services/methane-budget

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/CopernicusEU/status/1690676721563951104

20+ years ago things weren't this evident. Some won't get concerned about global warming until it's their house which burns during a wildfire, gets flooded, or destroyed by a unexpected blizzard. Natural disasters related to human emissions are happening now, and this is the moment to act and get back in track with nature

#emissions #co2 #methane #meatindustry #meat #bigoil #oilcompanies #greenhousegas #manmadeclimatechange #actnow #corruption #politicians

The German government approved the allocation of €57 billion in investments to tackle climate change, as Berlin pursues the goal of reaching greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045.

The money will go into the Climate and Transformation Fund, which was originally created in 2010.

A large portion of the funding boost will go to the construction industry, to make new and old buildings greener.

https://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-boost-funding-for-green-infrastructure-in-2024/a-66488738

#Germany #ClimateChange #GreenHouseGas #Rail #Hydrogen #EV #Charging

#Hungary is a climate champion
It is rare on a global level that HU has been able to gradually reduce its #greenhousegas emissions while maintaining economic growth.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/GyoriEniko/status/1689245195378839552