There’s a new UN Emissions Gap Report, covering the difference between what we said we’re going to do and should be doing and are doing. This is getting some news time today. And for once, I approve of the language and framing used by NPR in their between-show news bites.
Of course it’s bad news. Quoting Vasquez in Aliens: “Whatever you’re gonna do, do it now.”
https://www.unenvironment.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2018
Realistically, we passed the tipping point some years ago. At this point it is just minimizing damage and adapting to inevitable changes. We won’t do that until it is too late also. Stupid fucking timeline.
https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2019/11/the-world-is-giving-up-on-climate-change/
The World Is Giving Up On Climate Change
KEVIN DRUM
We’ve had our fun for the morning, so here’s something dead serious from the Financial Times to drag you back into reality:
That makes me want to ask Mr. Drum, over-generalize much?
Doomism is giving oneself permission to give up, stop caring, stop feeling, just let it all wash over you. There’s still a lot we can do and there’s a huge difference between just letting it all go to hell and actually taking the actions available to us. It’s like with a heart attack, where time is muscle … some is lost, much can be saved.
No fate but what we make.
Truly the Trump of the tropics, in all the worst possible ways.
America Braces for Possible French Fry Shortage After Poor Potato Harvest#
Maybe this will get their attention? Maybe?
Nope.
They eat Freedom Fries.
Freedom Frites man. Freedom Frites.
Pomme de terre freedom frites.
Liberté, égalité, pommes de terre?
Momoa for the win!
“ Gov. Tom Wolf has committed the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 26% by 2025 and by 80% by 2050, compared to 2005 levels.”
No noticeable change in anyone’s day to day life. Besides the expected health improvements going forward.
But that just a model, don’t you know? We need to see Florida and DC (and Bangladesh) under water to be sure. That’s when we can know it’s not just eggheads trying to make a buck! (/s)
the blue mountains are burning and conditions gettin slightly uncomfortable; sidney, three days ago:
That is some Bladerunner 2049 stuff right there. Even Spokane didn’t look that orange back in 2016 when we had super bad wildfires basically everywhere in Washington state and BC.
