Thread by @ClimateBen

Remember:

1. bees declining
2. ice disappearing
3. emissions surging
4. ecosystems collapsing
5. photosynthesis malfunctioning
6. oceans overheating
7. overconsumption rising
8. primates vanishing
9. chemicals accumulating
10. penises shrinking

This economy is not sustainable.

Capitalism is blocking ecological-climate emergency action for short-term profit maximization. The economy is endangering billions of lives.The UN says global food insecurity is on the horizon.

1. The recent 'dramatic decline' in bees: a 'stark scenario'. biology.indiana.edu/news-events/ne…

We must force transformative economic-political change & emergency action in the 2020s for decent survival.

2. "The prospect of loss of sea-ice by 2035 should really be focussing all our minds on achieving a low-carbon world as soon as humanly feasible"phys.org/news/2020-08-e…

If greenhouse gas emissions don't fall sharply in the next few years we'll be on target for hellish or even potentially unsurvivable conditions by 2050-2080:
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theconversation.com/just-how-sensi…

3. Carbon emissions to soar in 2021 by 2nd highest rate in history
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dumptheguardian.com/environment/20…

Corporate capitalism - just capitalism really - is causing Earth's major ecosystems to collapse.

4. Australia is a grim example ('signs of ecosystem decline and collapse all over the country') but see also the Amazon, Cerrado, Pantanal, Antarctica...

smh.com.au/environment/cl…

To protect the ecosystems and biodiversity we need to survive, we must shift away from the economic growth of capitalism.
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ipbes.net/news/Media-Rel…

5. heat stress is disrupting a critical component of photosynthesis in tree species found in the Amazon
⬇️ news.mongabay.com/2021/03/study-…

6. There are signs global warming is now accelerating beyond out capacity to cope. Increased rates of ocean heating is a key one.

We must fairly reduce emissions to zero in rich countries asap, aiming for 2030 globally to try to avoid a horrific future. insideclimatenews.org/news/14012020/…

7. Banks have portfolios of investment that will lead to catastrophic 4°C.

UN Secretary General: 'humanity waging a “suicidal war” on nature..

global material use is projected to rise to 170-184 billion tonnes by 2050.'

(50 billion is the safe limit)
climatenewsnetwork.net/could-ecologic…

Scientists are clear: the current mass extinction event is due to 'human activity' ie the global economy

8. 'overall, the picture is even bleaker, with 60 per cent of all primate species globally predicted to vanish within between 25 and 50 years.'

newscientist.com/article/211835…

The global ecological crisis is deep, complex. Only total economic system change will do.

9. 'Chemicals called PFAS and PFOS – known as forever chemicals – are in the blood of virtually every person on the planet. And they will only accumulate'.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

We must protect everyone by forcing profound change. Act now while it's still too late..

10. industrial chemicals in everyday products linked to increasing numbers of babies born with smaller penises; higher erectile dysfunction rates; declining fertility
theintercept.com/2021/01/24/tox…