#Elsevier, the publisher of @TheLancet@CELL and many more journals, continues to subsidise climate breakdown through data services, exhibition hosting and political lobbying supporting coal, oil, and gas exploration and extraction. A thread 1/n 🧵
Elsevier provides the oil and gas industry with information about potential exploration areas, techniques, and new technologies needed for fossil fuel development in new areas such as Arctic and tar sands environments.
Some of Elsevier’s latest book titles informing and promoting oil and gas exploration include Seismic Imaging Methods and Applications for Oil and Gas Exploration; Elements of Petroleum Geology; Reservoir Characterization of Tight Gas Sandstone, and elsevier.com/books/gas-inje… 3/n
Capitalism profits off the destruction of territories and communities around the world with impunity. Industries must be held responsible for their ecological crimes against global health, such as PFAS contamination in Italy. 🧵 (1/23)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are synthetic chemical compounds widely used to make non-stick, stain-resistant or waterproof products. To date, there are more than 4600 substances classified as PFASs. (2/23)
However, there is no common agreement on their classification: companies register different substances under different acronyms that have the same properties and chemical structure as PFASs. One example is ADV7800 registered by @SolvayGroup in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. (3/23)
🗿STATUE SUNDAY🗿
We have blindfolded statues all over the world after the shocking indifference that has received the latest @IPCC report. We are on a #ClimateEmergency and governments should act accordingly, instead of acting as if this is some nuisance.
The latest IPCC report summarises five years of studies on global temperature rises, fossil fuel emissions, and climate impacts. It warns that many parts of the planet will become unlivable, emphasising the shrinking window of opportunity to secure a sustainable future. (1/4)
The report acknowledges that limiting global warming to 2°C is critical. However, an overshoot of the 1.5°C target is likely in the 2030s. Despite these alarming findings, political leaders have yet to take sufficient action. (2/4)
Fossil fuel companies continue to expand operations to keep up with demand, outpacing the energy transition we urgently need. It is imperative that we shift our focus to reducing our energy consumption, prioritising equitable economic development over perpetual growth. (3/4)