BTW, none of the socio-economic scenarios that we use in our projections of climate change even consider #degrowth as an option.
@annaf

There are disputes on how to talk about climate change so that individuals care more about or "buy" climate protection. Not too alarmist, mainstream, positive enough?

Meanwhile CO2 emissions - the primary driver of #climatechange - are still rising globally and atmospheric CO2 reaches new record values.

When #Copernicus published its update "April 2024 was warmer globally than any previous April in the data record" I heard it in a casual radio message, followed by an update on football.

Even though I have to deal with #ClimateChange professionally, the realization that we are in an uncharted climate territory does not make it any less mind-boggling. Casually mentioning this unfolding threat to our civilization in between the really relevant news and sports borders with denialism.
#DontLookUp

Just learned that a very promising early career scientist in my discipline has left academia, not seeing a desired career future for herself here. That company is lucky to get her. Yet, it saddens me enormously that it is often the most dynamic, brilliant, curious once, who are challenging status quo, committed to diversity and making our world a better place, who are leaving #academia.

What are we doing wrong to make academic careers so unattractive for the best young minds?

Ich bin die erste und vorerst einzige Professorin in einem der Institute, denen ich angeschlossen bin. Es kommt nicht selten vor, dass ich die einzige Frau im Raum bin (denke an all die Modellentwicklungs-Codierungs-Meetings).

Dies ist jedes Mal eine Erinnerung an Marginalisierung, Ausgrenzung, Diskriminierung und all die anderen Nebenprodukte patriarchaler Strukturen.

Neutralisierung ist wichtig, um ein stereotypes Umfeld auszugleichen.
#gendern
#genderequality
#genderqueer

#Gendern ist Ausdruck der Gleichstellung.
Ich persönlich finde es grossartig, dass es in meinem traditionell von Professoren dominierten Fach mittlerweile immer mehr Professorinnen gibt 👍

Climate scientists sign the #COP28 statement.

Many of us have signed already. Many of us have said this many times already.

The Science is Clear: We Need Net Zero Carbon Dioxide Emissions by 2050.

https://futureearth.org/2023/12/05/sign-the-cop28-statement-the-science-is-clear-we-need-net-zero-carbon-dioxide-emissions-by-2050/

This year's Global Carbon Budget is released today.

Find out where did the carbon go in 2022 and what are the projections until the end of 2023.

In a nutshell:
- Fossil CO2 emissions up by 1.1%, record high in 2023.
- Land use change emissions somewhat smaller then last year.
- Natural land and ocean CO2 sinks are maintained, despite negative impact of climate change on their strength.
- CO2 concentrations continue to increase.

https://essd.copernicus.org/articles/15/5301/2023/

#GlobalCarbonBudget
#climatechange

Industrial carbon capture technologies are mostly a distraction from what we really need to do right now: phase out fossil fuels and deploy more effective climate solutions.

Don't Fall for Big Oil's Carbon Capture Deceptions - by @globalecoguy

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/dont-fall-for-big-oils-carbon-capture-deceptions/

#COP28
#climatechange
#carboncapture

Phasing out fossil fuels is the only way to prevent dangerous climate change.

This is scientific consensus established upon decades of groundwork. Yet, it takes just one oil company CEO and science denial is making headlines again.

#COP28 #climatechange #fossilfuels

Can we please stop having academic discussions about whether 1.5 degree target is still achievable or whether we should panic about this or not, and focus on cutting GHG emissions instead!

#climatechange #climatecrisis #ClimateDiary

Well said 👍 @pfriedling: "The elephant in the room is fossil fuels"
Friedlingstein has one key message for the delegates of #Cop28 in Dubai: Focus on fossil fuels. “So long as we keep burning fossil fuels, nothing else really matters”

https://www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/sustainability/climate/2023/11/pierre-firelingstein-interview-cop-28-climate-finance

#climatechange
#climateemergency
#fossilfuelemissions

If I could boost this simple message a million times, I would.

A study finds: Meat products are significantly underpriced compared with the costs of their environmental impact.

https://wisskomm.social/@PIK_climate/111228151209500914

Aviation is one of the fastest-growing sources of #greenhouse gas #emissions. Decarbonizing commercial #aviation is surely a complex problem, but its continuing growth is definitely the wrong way to go about it.

#Flightradar24 reports the largest number of commercial flights in their record on 6 July.

https://www.flightradar24.com/data/statistics

@jpGattuso
It’s bizarre that researchers have to make such statements 👇

“… we simply cannot say more whales means more carbon storage at this point. If we focus on unproven measures like encouraging whale populations, we risk taking attention away from proven climate measures such as steadily reducing emissions from fossil fuel burning… “

Every study of natural ocean processes removing carbon is potentially overblown as a solution to #climatechange 🤷♀️

We all get to hear plenty of updates from the stock markets.

But does everyone know that atmospheric CO2 reached 424.4 ppm last week - a new record high in human history?

https://gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/weekly.html

What you see on this photo is not from the Empire Strikes Back.

No, it is German police protecting a coal mine excavator in #Lützerath - a village planned to be demolished by the energy company RWE to extract coal that is not even needed for the energy security of Germany.

#Klimaschande
#EndCoal #EndFossilFuels #LütziBleibt

Picture: @mariusmichusch

Hope more climate scientists join here to build up #ClimateMastodon ?