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EU CO₂ emissions have now returned to the level of 55 years ago. They peaked in 1979, and came down by about 1/3 since then.
https://www.statista.com/statistics/450017/co2-emissions-europe-eurasia/
#emissions #co2 #ClimateChange


By now, you should realize that there is no chance — zero — that global warming will remain comfortably below 1.5°C. It’s not going to happen, even though back in 2015 in Paris, nearly every country in the world agreed to take all necessary actions to achieve that.

So we know 1.5 is dead at this point. But why is it dead?

Take a look at the chart below of 40 leading nations and how each of them have done so far in meeting their climate commitments.

Nobody, not one nation, is on track to do what they promised. All we ever get is more Business As Usual.

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Capitalism #BusinessAsUsual #CO2 #Emissions


According to the #Guardian, former officials at the #FAO claimed that they faced censorship, sabotage, and victimization for more than a decade after they published a landmark report in 2006 called Livestock’s Long Shadow.

It estimated that #livestock, mostly #cattle, accounted for 18% of global greenhouse gas #emissions, which was more than the transport sector.

The report also highlighted the impacts of livestock on land use, water use, and #biodiversity loss.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/20/the-anti-livestock-people-are-a-pest-how-un-fao-played-down-role-of-farming-in-climate-change

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