
A year of record global heat has pushed Earth closer to dangerous threshold | Temperatures surpassed the 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold over the past year, and scientists warn they will again soon.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2024/06/05/global-temperatures-1-5-celsius-record-year/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzE3NTYwMDAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzE4OTQyMzk5LCJpYXQiOjE3MTc1NjAwMDAsImp0aSI6ImQyMjI3NzcyLTI0Y2YtNGE5Ni05MDI5LWMxNGVjNTJkYjUyZiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS93ZWF0aGVyLzIwMjQvMDYvMDUvZ2xvYmFsLXRlbXBlcmF0dXJlcy0xLTUtY2Vsc2l1cy1yZWNvcmQteWVhci8ifQ.T9jhF6mo3H5OlrIp_Y3dRM9ifIVaywbI7Y3L_vfohUI
by silence7
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The key policy recommendations are buried in the article:
> He repeated past calls for countries to stop investing in new coal power generation, and for developed countries to increase investment in clean energy and extreme weather adaptation, especially in poorer countries that have done the least to contribute to climate change and are feeling some of its worst effects.
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>And Guterres is now demanding all countries ban advertising from fossil fuel companies, and media and tech companies stop taking those companies’ ad dollars.
As a Canadian I really don’t like the tight fisted grip they keep on our nuclear tech. We all need a better sense of species.