Well who would of thought it?
The aviation industry promise of net zero in 2050 won't happen. It was promised 5 years ago on the basis of 'Sustainable Aviation Fuel' and offsets
It turns out both are bollocks
As many of us sceptically said at the time
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Iata boss Willie Walsh blames fuel suppliers, governments and aircraft makers, saying new ‘realistic timeline’ now needed
The WSJ editorial board making the bizarre case that Trump at 80 is soooo much better than Biden was at 80.
Trump's military spending increase dwarfs the size of the projected Social Security shortfall cepr.net/publications...
Climate Disconnect
Man we are in such a bad place as we sail past 1.5ºC of heating.
2ºC is almost certain.
We are on a highway to hell.
Doug Parr
Some economists do get it.
"For decades, the recipe was simple: grow the economy, and poverty would gradually disappear. But the promise that economic growth would “lift all boats” has not been kept. Growth has become decoupled from shared prosperity."
After four+ years of war, how can there be anything left for the EU to sanction? The *21st* sanctions package? Why wasn't this all done in year one?
Climate Disconnect
👇Ugh.
"Bycatch is the accidental capture and killing of non-target animals during commercial fishing. It is driving population decline, suffering, and extinction risk for marine animals... the true scale is likely far worse as a result of chronic underreporting and a lack of monitoring...."
Climate Disconnect
Approvals for new gas-fired power plants rose to a 25-year high last year
Until 2023, most gas-fired power plant approvals were in gas-importing countries, but the US now dominates orders, driven by data centre demand
Learn more in our report ➡️ iea.li/4dPe8bJ
Dean Baker
www.wsj.com
The President is far more visible and vigorous than Joe Biden was.
El Niño development is on a breakneck pace! The pace of warming, measuring against other modern El Nino’s, is record breaking. Although El Niño has not been officially declared yet, we are probably days away. Destined to possibly become the strongest El Niño on record… 1/2
International Energy Agency
Meanwhile, we focus on AI, the SpaceX IPO, and Trump's latest ravings. Anything but earth's overwhelmed systems.
"A new UN assessment of ocean health documents a 'deepening crisis' as climate change, pollution, overfishing and biodiversity loss threaten marine ecosystems crucial to human survival."
The 2026 Social Security report projects a 2034 shortfall, but it is far smaller than Trump’s proposed military spending increase.
More than 10,000 seabirds, 1,000 whales and dolphins, and hundreds of seals are being accidentally killed every year by commercial fishing boats operating in UK waters, according to a first-ever repor...
Brick by brick, we are collapsing the foundations of Russia's war economy.
Today, we are presenting our proposals for a 21st sanctions package against Russia.
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