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5 Dec, 3 tweets, 2 min read
I don't blame kids for despairing when most adults can't be bothered to fly less, support climate candidates, be activists, etc. The antidote to climate despair isn't optimistic words, it's for adults & leaders to treat this emergency like it's a fucking emergency. #EmergencyMode
I want to clarify that I am calling for everyone to do what they can to push society into #EmergencyMode. Especially folks with power, influence, and resources. Reducing individual emissions is part of this, and great for lots of reasons, but it's not enough and isn't my ask.
I do feel, however, that so long as commercial traffic is flying overhead - e.g. flying over catastrophic heatwaves, floods, famines on the ground - this definitely does indicate that society has not yet, collectively, chosen to go into #EmergencyMode. I hope this makes sense.

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Fossil fuel ads routinely misinform to promote neocide and the destruction of our planet for profit. The fact that they are not yet illegal, even as climate breaks down all around us, is evidence of how the industry has captured our legislative process and our media.
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I wanted to clarify where we're at with global heating. You may see 1.1°C sometimes, and 1.2°C other times. 1.1°C is for the 2011-2020 (decadal) mean, and 1.2°C is about where we are right now.

Every 5 years this goes up about another 0.1°C.
Humanity emits more than 1,000 metric tons of CO2 each second, or over 40 billion tons per year, mainly from burning fossil fuels. The richest 1% emit more than twice what the bottom 50% of humans emit.

(part of why we can't keep supporting this ultra-rich ruling class anymore)
The IPCC estimates there are about 200 billion tons left to emit and still have a two-thirds chance to stay below 1.5°C. So that's 5 years from now. Just like the Bowie song. That's why this year is so incredibly important.
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I'm happy I wasn't there, tbh. Not worth the travel emissions
This was a staged event, by and for the fossil fuel industry - which was the biggest and most powerful delegation present
The fossil fuel barons are certainly laughing at how easily - and cheaply - they captured our politicians, our media, and our academia. Little do they know that ultimately they are just as fucked as anyone. Fools. Absolute fools.
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Oil spills are bad but the true devastation is when everything works as designed, the oil is burned, the planet heats up, and irreversible climate and ecological breakdown moves up another ratchet.

Immediacy bias in risk assessment. Helps explain climate inaction.
Truly surprising to me, how few people see this.
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