50% of Earth's species may well be obliterated by 2045 without economic system change. 🧵
1. 'The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, with nearly 50% of all species disappearing, scientists say'.
"The Earth might well lose half of its species in our lifetime" (from 2008)
This is an extinction economy.news.ucsb.edu/2008/012491/cu…
"The Earth might well lose half of its species in our lifetime" (from 2008)
This is an extinction economy.news.ucsb.edu/2008/012491/cu…
2. Industrial agriculture, logging, deforestation, pathogens, introduced species, urbanization, and damage/alterations to rivers & wetlands threaten insects, mammals and other species.
Add global warming of 1.8-2.7°C by 2045 assuming economic growth..
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Add global warming of 1.8-2.7°C by 2045 assuming economic growth..
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https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1457080313352531978?s=20&t=lTd_8XRkRkU9E7TWtoUDpw
3. It's painful to acknowledge the threat of rapid mass extinction due to the growth economy but we must address it now.
I'm still convinced we may yet meaningfully limit the damage with rapid system change action.
Long thread with information here:
I'm still convinced we may yet meaningfully limit the damage with rapid system change action.
Long thread with information here:
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1437512143583301640?s=20&t=lTd_8XRkRkU9E7TWtoUDpw
4. Some estimates are less dramatic, but even 20%-30% of species extinct within a few decades is staggering, and would likely herald further biodiversity destruction.
Capitalism, colonialism, imperialism... things must change radically now in the 2020s:
Capitalism, colonialism, imperialism... things must change radically now in the 2020s:
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1454228629580361731?s=20&t=lTd_8XRkRkU9E7TWtoUDpw
5. 'Ecologists estimate that 15 to 37% of plant and animal species will go extinct as a direct result of the rapidly changing climate. But... these extinction rates are likely underestimated.' news.arizona.edu/story/climate-…
6. State-corporate media are silent on Big Business being the cause of the extinction crisis.
How does this economy rapidly stop deforestation?
It's grim. But staying silent won't help. Facing reality is the first step to finding a way forward.
Thread:
How does this economy rapidly stop deforestation?
It's grim. But staying silent won't help. Facing reality is the first step to finding a way forward.
Thread:
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1504140221247475715?s=20&t=lTd_8XRkRkU9E7TWtoUDpw
7. 'Scientists estimate that by mid-century, as many as 30 to 50 percent of all species could face extinction.'
Corporate media won't explain that the global economic system is inherently destructive.
mashable.com/article/biolog…
Corporate media won't explain that the global economic system is inherently destructive.
mashable.com/article/biolog…
8. 'Framing socio-ecological crises primarily as driven by population growth reveals a western, elitist and neo-colonial bias while it distracts from holding accountable more powerful forces in society.
scientists should help expose the structural causes'
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
scientists should help expose the structural causes'
frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…
9. How many species may be vulnerable just due to thermal infertility by 2045 assuming we're at around 1.75°C-2.5°C of global warming?
Perhaps up to 50% it would seem..
Perhaps up to 50% it would seem..
https://twitter.com/ClimateBen/status/1437689623824764930?t=srlWvqJNBO89lronrgm75w&s=19
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