Everything is at stake at COP26. But we can still stop global heating.
The world now has about a decade
left to stop global heating. We are currently on track for temperature increases
above pre-industrial levels of up to 4.5 degrees Celsius. When more than 190
signed the Paris Agreement in 2015, they dearly wanted no more than 2 degrees of
heating, preferably 1.5 degrees. The only way to meet that aim is by
adopting a reasonably safe carbon budget at COP26. All nations must work
together to live within that budget. See why this is vital and how we can set a
reasonably safe carbon budget and save the planet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-exuQBnuFw&t=183s
“Big Oil Reality Check,” was released 24th May 2022 by Washington, DC-based Oil Change International
in collaboration with over 35 global organizations. The report, which
updates a 2020 study, analyzes the latest climate pledges of
BP, Chevron, Eni, Equinor, ExxonMobil, Repsol, Shell, and TotalEnergies
against alignment with the 1.5C temperature
goal in the Paris Agreement. The report lists over 200 expansion projects by the majors over the next 3 years that could create an additional 8.6 billion tonnes (Gt) of emissions. All eight companies’ climate pledges were judged as grossly insufficient! Time to change direction?https://electrek.co/2022/05/24/heres-where-big-oil-stands-on-climate-plans-and-its-not-good/
Minderoo Foundation's Global Plastic Watch is live today!GPW is a digital platform that maps the world's pollution in real time.This will help to identify which sites are legal or illegal and whether they are adjacent to water ways that lead to the ocean. This is cutting edge technology that combines satellite technology with machine learning and will drive better plastic waste management and reduce the estimated 10 million tonnes of plastic entering our oceans annually. https://globalplasticwatch.org
Lynn Wood
Madeline Cunningham
Jeremy Wright
Gillian Corban