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Dear Science Journalists,

Please mention that:

1. Many scientists suggest highly dangerous 2- 4C is now unavoidable

2. Even immediate cutting of emissions could well leave us at ~2C by 2029-2039 (IPCC models, peer-reviewed research)

3. IPBES calls for economic transformation
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Ben See
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A global breadbasket catastrophe by 2029 looks increasingly likely.

Extreme heat waves and droughts will bring a major threat to global food security.

phys.org/news/2019-12-c…
Food and water shocks are set to be sudden, not gradual.

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What on Earth has brought us to the brink of global famine?

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Ben See
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Capitalism has

1. obliterated ecosystems
2. ushered in mass extinction
3. locked in 3C climate chaos
4. polluted every area of land & sea
5. fed upon resource wars
6. failed to let democracy thrive
7. left 4.2 billion undernourished
8. killed culture with consumption

Hasn't it?
1. Some suggest capitalism prevents real democracy. Thinking about the concentrations of wealth and power, that makes sense to me.

See this thread of threads for information on 55% of humanity being undernourished as ecosystems reach breaking point.

2. Political economy is a complex affair, and use of the word 'capitalism' can of course become reductive.

See this thread for a slightly wider perspective, plus what to do about an extinction economy rooted in overconsumption and waste and inequality.
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Ben See
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I know that using the 'c' word is very off-putting for some people, but it's important to recognise that capitalism is preparing to consume an ecosystem-destroying one trillion tons of material in the 2020s thereby killing us all.
1.
'The climate and wildlife emergencies are driven by the unsustainable extraction of fossil fuels, metals, building materials, and trees. The report’s authors warn that treating the world’s resources as limitless is leading towards global disaster.'
e360.yale.edu/digest/world-c…
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'Here’s the magic number: 50 billion tons. That’s how much of the Earth’s materials and life forms we can safely use each year. That includes everything from wood to plastic, fish to livestock, minerals to metals: all the physical stuff that we consume'fastcompany.com/40548564/bette…
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Sapna Kudchadkar, MD, PhD 👩🏽‍⚕️
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Citation counts come from OTHER RESEARCHERS. They are important, yes.

But, sharing #science on #SoMe=broad & instantaneous dissemination to those who focus their time AT THE BEDSIDE. Which may surprise some- but is MOST OF MEDICINE especially....#anesthesiology.(Thread) #AUA2019
A metric like the “Kardashian Index” *MAY* be relevant in genome biology where the proportion of basic/translational science is significantly higher and no immediate bedside application for a general practitioner is there. (and I’m making an assumption here) #medtwitter #aua2019
When your #research is relevant primarily to other #scientists who are also writing research papers then citation counts do more wholly reflect the paper’s impact. But in clinical research, it’s different. Bedside clinicians are looking to the literature for guidance & new ideas.
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Paras Chopra
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To save human civilization, we need to panic and act NOW!

(A thread with simple explanations on why climate change is happening and its impact on our survival as a species)

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1/ Important concepts to understand (that I'll expand in the thread):

- Where does CO2 in atmosphere come from
- Why CO2 in atmosphere makes the climate warmer
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It's going to be a LOOONG thread.

Fasten your seat belts, hold your seats. Let's go!
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Dr. Wendy Bohon
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Spending the morning at the National Press Club for the “Science During a Crisis” event. Interested to hear about the new report and the call to action. #science
Here the agenda
“Science has a key role to play in the immediate hours after a crisis.” - David Oxtoby
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Joseph Stalin
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1/8 My favorite #quote by #JosephStalin, which explains the scientific, #DialecticalMaterialist explanation of true freedom in material reality, not just as an abstract ideal. #StalinIsBack #StalinLives #JVStalin #Stalin #StalinQuote #StalinQuotes #Truth #MELS #MarxismLeninism
2/8 Having an #objective, #rational, #ScientificSocialist, #Dialectical, & #Materialist viewpoint allows us to accurately see & evaluate & analyze #Truth & #Reality as they truly materially exist in this universe.
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Glen Peters
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THREAD (to get you prepared for the #IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C #SR15)

What are the origins of 1.5°C?

cicero.oslo.no/en/understandi…
1987: President of the Maldives: "We know, & yet we keep delaying action. The time for just talking is over."
1988: James Hanson testified "99% confidence"
1988: The #IPCC is born
1990: IPCC First Assessment Report (FAR)
1990: Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS)
1992: UNFCCC "to prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system"
1997: Kyoto Protocol
2007: Bali Road Map gives new hope
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2008: 1.5°C to stay alive
2009: Copenhagen Accord enshrined 2°C in climate politics
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