Climate and Economy? See original article at Tyee : Opinion Mark Carney Says Climate Change Will Bring Economic Disaster. Will the Powerful Listen? Global bank heads say urgent action needed to prevent a ‘Minsky moment’ collapse in asset prices. By Crawford Kilian 23 Apr 2019 | TheTyee.ca Politicians and corporate heads might not listen to warnings from Extinction […]
YOU CANT SEE THE TREES FOR THE GLOBAL DEFORESTATION
Deforestation: Tropical tree losses persist at high levels By Matt McGrathEnvironment correspondent 25 April 2019 Science & Environment Image copyrightGETTY IMAGES Around 12 million hectares of forest in the world’s tropical regions were lost in 2018, equivalent to 30 football fields per minute. While this represents a decline on 2016 and 2017, it is still […]
PLAN TO SURVIVE
PLAN TO SURVIVE; IT MAY BE YOUR ONLY CHOICE Two approaches to preparation and survival follow . This article parallels the kind of work now being carried out by CACOR members to develop a practical survival guide for Canadians in the face of a changing climate. Watch this site for progress on this project, Climate […]
A Future Without Fossil Fuels
Amos Coal Power Plant, Raymond City, West Virginia, 2004; photograph by Mitch Epstein from his ‘American Power’ series FUTURE WIHOUT FOSSIL FUELS “Kingsmill Bond” certainly sounds like a proper name for a City of London financial analyst. He looks the part, too: gray hair expertly trimmed, well-cut suit. He’s lived in Moscow and Hong Kong […]
Coal Boss Now Climate Crusader
As an ex-coal boss, I’m telling politicians: wake up to climate threat By Ian Dunlop (Full Member of the Club of Rome) Link to original story in Sydney Morning Herald Human-induced climate change is happening faster than officially acknowledged. Extreme events intensify, particularly in Australia, Asia and the Pacific. Victoria and Tasmania are ablaze […]