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Are we at risk of crossing hashtag #ClimateTippingPoints? New documentary "climate extremes" out now with PIK director Johan Rockström. https://lnkd.in/dJ29raEY

Without filters climate scientist Professor Kevin Anderson is explaining how many years remains, before we have exploited our carbon budgets and exceeds 1.5 or 2.0 degrees Celcius. Abstract numbers to most people, but the further we deviate from 1.5 degree Celcius, the more economic, social and climate chaos is expected to ensue. So how long time is left, at current emissions rates, before we will exceed our carbon budgets? 🌎 For 1.5C = 4 years 🌎 For 2.0C = 14 years How much do we have to cut emissions by, each year, to achieve this? 🌏 For 1.5C = 19% 🌏 For 2.0C = 7% Those figures reflect the global situation. But if we add some climate justice into this, developed countries have actually emittede much more over a longer period of time and should consequently cut emmisions more extensively and even faster than developing countries. Kevin Anderson is Professor of Energy and Climate Change at the University of Manchester. His full presentation in Barcelona can be watched right here - https://lnkd.in/e-hTKWMp

Over the centuries, agriculture has transformed the face of our planet. According to figures published by WWF in its “Living Planet 2024” report, around 40 percent of all habitable land is used for agricultural purposes, of which around 70 percent is used for livestock grazing alone. It is estimated that over 80 percent of the world's agricultural land is used to feed livestock. Food production is the main cause of the destruction of terrestrial habitats, leading to the loss of biodiversity. It is estimated that 90 percent of tropical deforestation results from the conversion of forests to farmland and that over 80 percent of threatened terrestrial bird and mammal species are threatened by habitat loss due to agricultural activities.

Is the era of unlimited growth over? The 2024 State of the Climate Report, authored by the world’s leading climate scientists, is clear: We are heading for disaster unless we act NOW. https://lnkd.in/dhA7bj6S “We are on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster. This is a global emergency beyond any doubt. Much of the very fabric of life on Earth is imperiled. We are stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis.” https://lnkd.in/dU-XJGiM

Climate Change can Force Billions Out of Livable Zones… A groundbreaking study in Nature Sustainability shows the human cost of global warming, and the figures are alarming: • 600 million people—9% of the global population—are already living outside the “human climate niche.” This means they are in areas where temperatures are too extreme to support agriculture, water access, and basic human survival. • If we don’t act now, by 2100, 1/3 of the world’s population—up to 3.5 billion people—will be forced to live in unlivable zones with temperatures beyond what has historically supported large populations. • People living outside the climate niche face temperatures above 29°C, leading to reduced work productivity, higher death rates, failing crops, and mass migrations. • But there’s still time: Reducing global warming from 2.7°C to 1.5°C can cut the number of people exposed to extreme heat by 5x! We need stronger climate action now. • The most at risk? Countries like India, Nigeria, and Indonesia—places that have contributed the least to global emissions but will suffer the most from the heat. • Here’s the reality: The lifetime emissions of just 3.5 average people today, or 1.2 Americans, will expose one future person to extreme, life-threatening heat. • The worst-case scenario—4.4°C warming—could push 55% of the global population into dangerous, unlivable conditions by the end of the century. 🌍 The time for action is NOW. Meeting the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal can save billions from extreme heat and reduce global inequality. Don’t just read this—share it, talk about it. The future is in our hands. Link to paper: https://lnkd.in/dc8FS8cx

Are you a Planetary Steward or a Concerned Optimist? Do you know a Climate Sceptic – or someone who’s just plain Unengaged? A new survey from Earth4All and Global Commons Alliance with Ipsos UK reveals five "planetary steward segments" according to our attitudes to the climate, nature, economy and society. Planetary Stewards, Concerned Optimists, and Steady Progressives all support action for long-term stewardship of Earth, and together they make up 61% of G20* citizens. Across the G20*, just 13% of people are Climate Sceptics. But a quarter (26%) are still Unengaged in the fight of our lives. 🌎 Meet the planetary steward segments, why they matter and dive deeper into the data: https://lnkd.in/dsG2xSuh

As more than one trillion U.S. dollars worth of food is thrown away each year, up to 783 million people are affected by hunger. At the same time, food waste generates an estimated 8-10 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions and takes up the equivalent of nearly 30 percent of the world’s agricultural land. These are just some of the findings published in the United Nations Environment Programme's - UNEP's Food Waste Report 2024. The UNEP estimates that in 2022, the world produced 1.05 billion tonnes of food waste across the retail, food service and household sectors. The average amount of food waste per capita that year is estimated to be 132 kg. This equates to roughly 19 percent of food available to consumers being wasted across the retail, food services and household levels. Read article; https://lnkd.in/dV6Xf8Gg

Did you know #omega3 are some of the most researched molecules in medicine? Learn more from Dr. Bill Harris in this new video: https://lnkd.in/ea7FRkRB

Closing the gender health gap could add $1 trillion to the global economy every year. https://lnkd.in/dSNYdcJc

Techno-optimist Vinod Khosla believes in the world-changing power of "foolish ideas" and offers 12 bold predictions for the future of technology — from preventative medicine to car-free cities to planes that get us from New York to London in 90 minutes — and shows why a world of abundance awaits. https://lnkd.in/dT3__Xxa