Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests theguardian.com/environment/20…

In the longer view of historical patterns, even the more forgiving pathways to 2C look pretty steep:

David Wallace-Wells Yep, we are roughly talking about reducing emissions as fast as we increased them over much of the past century.

Not impossible, but far from easy, and the longer we wait to start emissions reductions the steeper it gets:

🚨BREAKING: First Grand National 2024 death at Aintree Festival as Giovinco, aged seven, suffers fatal injuries in fall at final fence.

This tragic incident underscores the urgent need for stricter safety measures in horse racing. These fatalities don't need to happen!

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An often overlooked and underappreciated creature, the humble snail 💚

Did you know they can find food and mates by smell and taste alone?

Take half an hour this evening and see what species of marvellous molluscs you can find! 🔍 wildaboutgardens.org.uk

Government figures released today confirm that 19,570 more badgers 🦡 were slaughtered in 2023 as part of the government-led cull. This figure takes the total number of protected badgers killed since 2012 under the policy to 230,125. The largest destruction of a protected species…

We must #StopOctopusFarming before it's established. These incredibly intelligent & social beings belong in the wild. This development isn't just cruel, it could threaten wildlife, public health & the environment.
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The people have spoken. They say #VoteWorm ! Voting for the UK Invertebrate of the Year competition opens at midnight. Choose from 11 nominees before Monday. Arrgh, it's a much harder choice than a general election. @buglife theguardian.com/environment/se… theguardian.com/environment/20…

The science is clear on this. Badger culls don’t work. They are not the answer. Defra UK please do the right thing for the good of farming and wildlife. Please listen to the The Wildlife Trusts and the many other organisations providing all the accurate evidence you need.

Industrial chicken farming uses less water than beef but has a myriad of other issues including animal welfare, water pollution & antibiotic usage. As one commenter points out, “the trick is to reduce animal consumption across the board.” yahoo.com/lifestyle/lett…

Coral bleaching has negative impacts on reef fish, that either have to change what they eat, or sometimes modify their behaviour.
So the bleaching has effects on the whole ecosystem, not just the coral
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Unbleached reefs this year are coloured blue.

This is the most widespread and most severe mass bleaching and mortality event ever recorded on the Great Barrier Reef.

Professor, with years working on reefs: every part of the reef system had now bleached at least once since 1998. Some reefs had bleached three or four times. He said the cumulative damage made it harder for reefs to recover and more likely they would succumb.

Concern that the Great Barrier Reef may be suffering the most severe mass coral bleaching event on record has escalated after a conservation group released footage showing damage up to 18 metres below the surface. GO GREEN theguardian.com/environment/20…

Australia is “doing everything we can to save the Reef”, except phasing out fossil fuels.

'Many scientists believe that the 1.5C limit is already well beyond reach, pointing to the past 10 months of record temperatures on land and at sea.

'However, the Paris agreement cannot be said to be breached based on the temperatures of one year alone, and many other…

Climate scientists have said all coal plants should be shut by 2040 – unless they are fitted with effective carbon-removal technology – if governments hope to limit global heating to within 1.5C of pre-industrialised levels (which now seems unlikely).

This would require an…

Simon Stiell UN climate chief calls for quantum leap in climate finance from World Bank as world has two years to tackle climate crisis at Chatham house in London today #CHevents #climateaction #Cop29 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Nonsense on SSSIs from Derek Thomas MP ... 'Someone other than Natural England should be checking the scientific evidence to ensure that it is robust' then 'Defra have experts that can scrutinise the work'

Those experts ARE Natural England !

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Wheat down 15% Rapeseed down 28% Winter barley down 22%

This is just the beginning, but no serious planning for a future wherein #climate breakdown drives ever falling yields - both here and across the world

This will end up being society-busting

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