π£ Young people gathered near the U.S. Capitol Building to call for green infrastructure.
π£ They also demanded that the U.S. "take responsibility for the damage and destruction that it is causing the countries" worst-hit by the #ClimateCrisis.
π£ βThe countries that havenβt caused climate change are the ones that are most targeted by [climate] deaths.β
π We have good news: some are on a mission to keep their beaches pristine.
From shunning plastic bottles to composting cigarette ends, hereβs how Tilos, Paros and others are racing to reach zero waste. 𧡠tmsnrt.rs/3KduHxg
π¬π· The island of Tilos has built a reputation as a testing ground for Greece's green ambitions.
βοΈ It was the first Greek island to ban hunting in 1993.
π And in 2018, it became one of the first islands in the Mediterranean to run mainly on wind and solar power.
π Only a few decades ago, all the islandβs trash wound up in a local landfill.
π’ To fix its pollution problem, it launched a major campaign in December last year.
π Now, the landfill is shut, and the island recycles up to 86% of its rubbish, a record high in Greece.
βοΈ Could "dimming the sun" help turn down global heating?
π‘ It might sound like science fiction, but some are exploring solar geoengineering tech to stop temperatures rising.
βοΈ They say it's relatively cheap and simple - while others warn it could be catastrophic. Why? π§΅
π @WMO projects the planet could warm by 1.5C within the next 5 years - at least temporarily: a foretaste of what things would be like if global limits are breached.
To tackle this, a Climate Overshoot Commission of 16 experts was launched to look at new tech, like sun-dimming.
πΆ One technology is "stratospheric aerosol injection" - or SAI.
𧴠It involves spraying chemicals into the atmosphere to reflect away some of the sun's warmth, like how volcanic eruptions darken the sky.