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Observer Interview: Peter Kalmus

May 21, 2022 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Interview – Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’ Ian Tucker May 21, 2022 The Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous: ==================================== Do you … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Future of Work, IT Failures, Nuclear Industry, Politics, Racism, Science, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: civil disobedience, climate crisis, Cop26, fossil fuel, fossil fuel industry, grief, humans, madness of billionaires, money in politics, Opec, Peter Kalmus, profit, the future

Yep, it’s bleak, says expert who tested 1970s end-of-the-world prediction

July 25, 2021 by sergneri Leave a Comment

In the Guardian, Yep, it’s bleak, says expert who tested 1970s end-of-the-world prediction, A controversial MIT study from 1972 forecast the collapse of civilization – and Gaya Herrington is here to deliver the bad news

Posted in: Climate Change, Environment, Ethical and green living, Faits Divers, Future of Work, IT Failures, Pandemic, Politics, Science, Sea Stories, the Anthropocene, Thinking about Tagged: 1972, Beyond Growth, climate crisis, Club of Rome, Earth First!, economic growth, extreme weather, Gaya Herrington, geopolitical instability, Greenpeace, Limits to Growth, MIT, Population, social unrest, sustainability

The Guardian: Study: global banks ‘failing miserably’ on climate crisis by funneling trillions into fossil fuels

March 18, 2020 by sergneri Leave a Comment

Analysis of 35 leading investment banks shows financing of more than $2.66tn for fossil fuel industries since the Paris agreement Kirsch said: “This makes it crystal clear that banks are failing miserably when it comes to responding to the urgency of the climate crisis. As the toll of death and destruction from unprecedented floods, droughts, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Arctic oil, Bank of America, capital, carbon emissions, Citi, climate crisis, coal, fossil fuels, gas, investment banks, JP Morgan Chase, oil, Paris agreement, the US banks Wells Fargo

Guardian: 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions

October 22, 2019 by sergneri Leave a Comment

October 9. 2019 Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions New data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers by Matthew Taylor and Jonathan Watts “The great tragedy of the climate crisis is that seven and a half billion people must pay the price – … [Read more…]

Posted in: Climate Change, Ethical and green living, Finanace, Politics, Science, Thinking about Tagged: Abu Dhabi National Oil, BHP Billiton, BP, carbon dioxide, Chevron, climate crisis, Coal India, ConocoPhillips, Exxon, Gazprom, Iraq National Oil, Kuwait Petroleum, methane, National Iranian Oil Co, Peabody Energy, Pemex, Petrobras, PetroChina, Petróleos de Venezuela, Richard Heede, Royal Dutch Shell, Saudi Aramco, Shell, Sonatrach, Total

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