Peter du Toit on Nostr: We are so very screwed. So to keep cool TODAY we will burn coal that will last in the ...
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"content": "We are so very screwed.\n\nSo to keep cool TODAY we will burn coal that will last in the atmosphere at least 200yrs, possibly 1,000 and cause more heating and heatwaves?\n\nAnd this all at +1.27ºC — what happens at 1.5ºC \n\nMaybe we think we can negotiate with the physics?\n\n🤷🏻\n\nTo stop the vicious cycle of our choices and behaviour causing heatwaves, we have to adopt renewable energies at breakneck speeds and on a massive scale.\n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/jun/12/uk-heatwave-prompts-order-to-fire-up-coal-plant-to-meet-aircon-demand\n\n#ClimateCrisis #Heatwave\n\nhttps://files.mastodon.green/media_attachments/files/110/530/885/302/424/360/original/7b714fc8e9b9b3aa.png",
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