The Climate #6: Blowing through 1.5
What can prior mass extinctions tell us about where we are taking the global Life fleet?
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A collection of 4 posts
Less #2: A beef with beef
Unsustainable pastoral lease beef grazing is destroying sensitive habitats across Australia. The beef is mainly sold for burgers, 'the gateway drug' to junk-food related diseases. Should stopping beef exports be viewed the same way as stopping coal exports?
The Climate #2: Oceans of consequences
Faced with the quadruple threats of direct heat, acidification, algal bloom-induced dead-zones, and our unrelenting overexploitation; what is the prognosis for the planet's most important ocean ecosystems and fisheries, such as coral, seagrass and kelp-forest ecosystems?
The Climate #1: Baked-In: Will global heating be tamed anytime soon?
Global heating reflects atmospheric CO2 concentration rather than our rate of CO2 emissions. Net Zero emissions targets won't reduce CO2 in the atmosphere. Do our historically high atmospheric CO2 levels ensure further global heating and rising sea levels are ''Baked-In'' for decades to come?