"Here’s what people don’t always get about fossil fuel: it’s utterly wasteful. You burn it, and then you have to go get some more and burn it again, ad infinitum. That’s why Exxon likes the business model so much; you need to buy more every month. Renewable energy is different: yes, you have to mine some lithium and cobalt to build your solar panel or your wind turbine or your battery, and yes we have to make sure we do that as humanely and with as much environmental rigor as we can—but once you’ve built that panel and shipped it off across the ocean to wherever it’s needed, that’s it: For a quarter century it stands there, and the sun delivers the energy simply by rising across the horizon. It dramatically dematerializes the world."![]()
billmckibben.substack.com/p/the-happiest-number-ive-heard-in
The happiest number I've heard in ages
billmckibben.substack.com
Doing the right thing makes other right things happen
“Quitting coal need not end in economic crisis, nor energy shortages. Not quitting coal will certainly end in climate – and therefore economic – disaster.”![]()
~ John Wiseman, Melbourne University research fellow
Why quitting coal need not end in crisis
www.newcastleherald.com.au
Many nations are well down the path of transitioning away from coal, providing guidance on what works to protect workers and economies.
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"Probably the most important paper published in 2021, if you haven't read it yet make sure you do."![]()
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#crucialread #ourfuture #survival
Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future
www.frontiersin.org
We report three major and confronting environmental issues that have received little attention and require urgent action. First, we review the evidence that future environmental conditions will be far...
#ClimateStrike: Three senior academics are proposing exactly that: an effective general strike by climate scientists.
Should Climate Scientists Stop Doing Research? These Experts Say Yes
www.forbes.com
In the face of complacency about the threat of global warming, three professors have suggested that climate scientists should stop doing climate science. It's a controversial stance.
Communicating on the urgency of climate change:![]()
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The Canadian Climate Communications Playbook focuses on energy transition including production issues. It is available via the Climate Access website: ![]()
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‘Climate Messaging that Works - Talking Energy Transition and Climate Change in Canada’![]()
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“Developed for Canadian audiences, the Climate Communications Playbook uses key research from this year (public opinion polling, a national media analysis, and social media message testing) to help communicators create compelling and complete narratives about our climate predicament and the path forward.![]()
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The playbook centers around a messaging triangle – a framework that can be used to address the major obstacles – literacy/proximity, efficacy and relevance – to communicating and engaging Canadians on the urgency of climate change.![]()
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When you hit each of the points on the triangle, you remove the obstacles to public engagement and create a complete narrative for your audience, giving them a full picture of our climate predicament, the way forward and the benefits of taking action.”![]()
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#ClimateCommunication #ClimateRevolution