The Guardian just surveyed 380 climate scientists to get their views on our climate future, and the results are very sobering. https://www.theguardian.com/environme…
The UN echoes the despair of the climate scientists, and says we are on the brink of catastrophe… ‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns… https://www.theguardian.com/environme…
Meanwhile, Trump promises fossil fuel executives, that if they fund his campaign with a billion dollars, he will scrap all Biden’s climate policies: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/a…
Climate mayhem is getting very real, faster than expected… Please donate to http://PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and videos joining the dots on abrupt climate system mayhem.
Climate Emergency Forum discusses the dire state of coral reefs globally due to rising ocean temperatures caused by climate change and a deep concern over their unprecedented bleaching. This video was recorded on April 23rd, 2024, and published on May 12th, 2024 and represents the opinions of the discussion participants. Coral bleaching, where corals expel the algae living symbiotically with them due to heat stress, was first observed in the 1980s but has become increasingly frequent and severe. The current global bleaching event, which began in February 2023, is described as the longest, most widespread, and intense on record, affecting all major reef regions from the tropics to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf. Entire reef systems like the Great Barrier Reef are experiencing over 80% bleaching down to depths of 60 feet, which is extremely abnormal. Coral reefs, which support 25% of marine life, provide immense ecological and economic value estimated at $9.8 trillion per year, and represent one of Earth’s most biodiverse ecosystems, are being destroyed before our eyes due to human-caused climate change. Grief is expressed over this loss of natural beauty and one of the planet’s greatest examples of mutualism between species. Links: – Coral reef https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_reef – NOAA Coral Reef Watch https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/ – Temperatures Are Off the Charts: World Is Experiencing Its Fourth Global Coral Bleaching Event https://newsroom.wcs.org/News-Release… – NOAA – Daily Global 5km Satellite Coral Bleaching Heat Stress Alert Area https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/produ… – Coral Reef Watch https://coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/satel… – Can the Great Barrier Reef survive climate change? https://interactive.carbonbrief.org/c… – Global warming transforms coral reef assemblages https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158… – The ocean has become more stratified with global warming https://www.eurekalert.org/news-relea… – Peak oil’ could be on the horizon, but new fossil fuel projects are pushing ahead https://www.nbcnews.com/science/envir… – Global coal demand expected to decline in coming years https://www.iea.org/news/global-coal-… – How criminalization is being used to silence climate activists across the world https://www.theguardian.com/environme…. – A report on climate and energy policy advocacy by the Canadian oil and gas sector https://influencemap.org/briefing/The… – National oil company https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nationa… Regular Panelists: Dr. Peter Carter – MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute Paul Beckwith – Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University Regina Valdez – Program Director, Climate Reality Project, NYC. GreenFaith Fellow and LEED Green Associate Video Production: Charles Gregoire – Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader Heidi Brault – Video production and website assistant, Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP team lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum; BA (Psychology); Climate Reality Leader Our Website: https://climateemergencyforum.org/
Hosted by the Harvard University Center for African Studies Africa Office, the webinar will explore technology-based solutions that can address key education challenges in African societies from basic education to college/tertiary education, and to job readiness. The session will feature education experts and technology innovation leaders in Africa seeking to prepare African youth to take their place in the world as not only consumers and users of new technologies but also creators of technologies that address Africa’s economic challenges.
The Implications of Our Dietary Choices on the Future of our Planet Ocean Robbins, Gerard Bisshop, and Glen Merzer discuss the profound impact of our food choices on the environment, particularly the consequences of animal agriculture on land usage, biodiversity, and climate change. The dialogue emphasizes the potential of a whole food, plant-based diet to reverse many of the current environmental crises. They highlight that despite the challenges we face, there’s still hope and potential for positive change if collective action is taken in our dietary habits. #PlantBasedDiet#ClimateChange#BiodiversityPreservation
00:00 Wildlife and Land Use 01:03 Food Production and Land Use 02:28 Climate Change and Its Impact 05:35 Addressing Climate Change through Diet 08:28 Land Allocation and Protein Source 10:00 Livestock Waste Management 11:56 Discussion about Pollution and Climate Change See related:
The UN general assembly has voted overwhelmingly to back the Palestinian bid for full UN membership, in a move that signalled Israel’s growing isolation on the world stage amid global alarm over the war in Gaza and the extent of the humanitarian crisis in the strip. The move drew an immediate rebuke from Israel. Its envoy to the UN, Gilad Erdan, delivered a fiery denunciation of the resolution and its backers before the vote, and fed pages of the UN charter into a shredder. The Palestinian envoy, Riyad Mansour, highlighted that the vote was being held at a time when Rafah, Gaza’s southernmost city that is the last haven for many people, faced attack from Israeli forces
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly backed a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognizing it as qualified to join and recommending the UN Security Council “reconsider the matter favorably.”
The vote by the 193-member General Assembly was a global survey of support for the Palestinian bid to become a full UN member — a move that would effectively recognize a Palestinian state — after the United States vetoed it in the UN Security Council last month.
The assembly adopted a resolution with 143 votes in favor and nine against — including the US and Israel — while 25 countries abstained.
“We want peace, we want freedom,” Palestinian UN Ambassador Riyad Mansour told the assembly before the vote. “A yes vote is a vote for Palestinian existence, it is not against any state. … It is an investment in peace.”
“As long as so many of you are ‘Jew-hating,’ you don’t really care that the Palestinians are not ‘peace-loving,’” Israel’s UN Ambassador Gilad Erdan, who spoke after Mansour, told his fellow diplomats. He accused the assembly of shredding the UN Charter — as he used a small shredder to destroy a copy of the charter while at the lectern.
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Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Munir Akram, delivered a powerful statement during the 10th Emergency Special UNGA Session on Palestine, expressing Pakistan’s full support for the draft resolution submitted by the UAE on behalf of the co-sponsors.
Ambassador Akram condemned Israel’s crimes in Gaza, emphasized the need for accountability, and urged the General Assembly to take a step towards a final settlement of the conflict by admitting Palestine as a full member of the United Nations. Watch as he eloquently argues for the rights of the Palestinian people and calls for an end to Israel’s occupation.
The UN General Assembly has voted by a wide margin to grant new ‘rights and privileges’ in support of Palestinian statehood and called on the Security Council to favourably reconsider its request to become the 194th member of the United Nations. Canada was among the countries that abstained from the vote.
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