Did you know the tropics seem set to start becoming uninhabitable from as early as 2026 with the majority of Earth's species facing a struggle for survival in extreme conditions as ecosystems collapse due to habitat destruction & climate change during capitalism? Rise up now, etc
'The tropics could become uninhabitable if we don’t limit global warming to less than 1.5°C'.
Scientists expect 1.5°C to hit by 2026-2032, but with emergency, climate justice, degrowth, economic system change action it could yet be delayed. Organise now.
The tropics contain the majority of Earth’s biodiversity: their terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems hold >75% of all species. Concerted local, national and international actions are urgently required to prevent a collapse of tropical biodiversity.nature.com/articles/s4158…
'The world will likely exceed 1.5C between 2026 and 2042 in scenarios where emissions are not rapidly reduced'.
It will never be too late to try to limit the damage and protect everybody during this Ecological Catastrophe of mass extinction and ecosystem destruction.
1. The tropics contain over 75% of all Earth's species
2. Scientists expect 1.5°C of global warming by 2030
3. Deforestation, mining, road building & pesticides also threaten the tropics
It will never be too late to try to limit the damage & protect everybody.
How many people now strongly suspect capitalism is a threat not just to organised human society but to all species?
Scientists expect 1.5°C by 2026-2032, but with emergency, climate justice, degrowth, economic-system-change action it could yet be delayed.newscientist.com/article/227035…
'The tropics contain.. more than three-quarters of all species.. actions are urgently required to prevent a collapse of tropical biodiversity'.
emissions must peak-&-plummet now
deforestation must stop now
plastic overproduction must stop now
pesticide use must stop now
industrial fishing must stop now
industrial agriculture must stop now
soil destruction must stop now
Extraordinary change is coming.
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Slash emissions to zero by 2025-30 while it's still too late.
1. 'The impacts of the climate emergency are now so obvious, only the truly deluded still deny them.'
No. Corporate media like The Guardian still omit the words 'climate change' from articles, even those on extreme weather. This fuels cognitive dissonce & subtle forms of denial.
2. 'a 45% drop is needed to avoid climate catastrophe'
No. That figure relies on extraordinary assumptions (carbon feedback cycle, climate sensitivity, future technologies, possible acceleration of warming). We need 45-100% by 2025-30 and even that may not allow us to avoid 2C.
The likely destruction of both the Amazon Rainforest and summer Arctic sea ice by 2035 heralding ecological and climate chaos as species vanish and global crop failures loom threatening decent human survival is the biggest story in history according to everyone except the media.
1. Likely, but not 100% certain..
It's not too late to take emergency individual-collective action to limit the damage by changing consumption & production while organising for political system change away from economic growth & corporate crimes.
2. Until media conviey these extraordinary threats and the public grasps them, we are unlikely to see the extraordinary international cooperation now needed.
“We are scientists who have been studying the Amazon for many decades. Today, we stand exactly in a moment of destiny: The tipping point is here, it is now"
TO DO
reforestation
raise quality of life in Amazonian cities
develop bioeconomy
stop agribusiness news.mongabay.com/2019/12/the-ti…
A recent peer-reviewed scientific paper showed the carbon 'budgets' for 1.5C, 1.75C, and 2C are either 'tiny' or else already at zero (virtually zero for 2C).
We may yet limit the damage, but only if we acknowledge that the planet we think we're living on no longer exists.
2. We're living through an Ecological Catastrophe.
It's not too late to take emergency individual-collective action to change consumption and production, organising for political and economic system change away from growth & corporate crimes.