A custom AI chatbot: the “Canadian Civic Advisor,” powered by OpenAI’s ChatGPT is being used to persuade local government members in Canada to drop climate protection measures. It has already been effective in some places.
More than 7,500 people have now been evacuated in Buenos Aires Province due to flooding caused by heavy rains. The (provincial Governor) Kicillof blames "climate change."
Elon Musk’s xAI is running 35 methane gas burning turbines (enough for a small city) while only having a permit for 15 to power the Colossus supercomputer with over 100,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs in Tennessee. The Southern Environmental Law Center contends the generators are "illegal," yet they can keep running, reports The Guardian.
South Korea is facing one of the worst forest fires in its history around Uiseong county. 27 people have been killed and 32 injured so far. There has also been significant damage to cultural heritage. The fires have already destroyed the Gounsa temple, which was built in 618 AD and was one of the largest temples in the province. #climate#ClimateCollapse#environment#wildfire https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y214x9lw1o
Parisians have approved an ambitious plan to block 500 streets to road traffic and replace miles of asphalt with plants and trees, signaling a willingness to support climate policies even if they might have a disruptive impact on daily life.
We know it feels like the world is burning down, but the good news is UK coal use is at its lowest since, um London burnt down in 1666. Overall emissions are now at their lowest since 1872!
"Solar farms can host up to three times as many birds as crop fields – new research... After all, the mixed-habitat solar farms we surveyed contained many of the features birds prefer (similar to nature-friendly farms in less intensively farmed areas). "
Intense war and the destruction of the majority of a small country caused greenhouse emissions. Who would have thought?
"The emissions from the first 120 days of the Israel-Gaza conflict exceeded the annual emissions of 26 individual countries. This period saw intense military activity, including bombing raids, reconnaissance flights, and rocket attacks."
Military emissions are still not covered by the Paris Agreement.
"Already in 2023, air pollution related to powering U.S. data centers led to 360 premature deaths and total health costs of $5.6 billion across the nation, the researchers estimated. But those figures factored in just the average power-plant pollutant emissions."
Last year was the hottest year on record. Governments and businesses have been rolling back their climate promises as we've been experiencing record floods and fires around the world.
The time for collective action on the climate emergency has never been more urgent. Now is not the time to step aside, we need to come together and demand change. Business as usual cannot continue.
Get active in your community, find common ground with your neighbors, stand up for the planet and for humanity.
Explain like I'm 10 years old that the #LAFirestorm2025 won't be ~USD50Bn in economic losses that could have been invested in decarbonisation to prevent it all 30 years ago without the vast human harm? #ClimatePolicy