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Now or Never [quote]

April 8Posted in quotesTagged act now, carbon dioxide, climate action, climate breakdown, climate crisis, climate emergency, climate news, climate science, co2, ecogreenlove, fossil fuels, greenhouse gas emissions, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC report, take actionLeave a comment

The world can still hope to stave off the worst ravages of climate breakdown but only through a “now or never” dash to a low-carbon economy and society, scientists have said in what is in effect a final warning for governments on the climate.

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When your house is on fire… [quote]

April 1Posted in quotesTagged act now, climate action, climate crisis, climate emergency, divest, ecogreenlove, fossil fuels, larch maxey, oil industry, quote, stop funding, take actionLeave a comment

When your house is on fire | ecogreenlove

“In 2022 you have got tens of thousands of peer-reviewed papers spelling out the climate science,” said Larch Maxey, a veteran eco-campaigner.

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COP26 and #TeamSeas [Videos]

November 3November 3Posted in MediaTagged #teamseas, climate action, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, cop26, ecogreenlove, ocean conservancy, plastic pollution, plastic waste, the ocean cleanup, videosLeave a comment

What is COP26? and what’s behind the hashtag #TeamSeas? Here are some explanatory videos.

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The Problem with Consumerism [Videos]

November 27January 13Posted in Media, Sustainable GuideTagged carbon footprint, climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, consumer, consumerism, consumption, degrowth, ecogreenlove, environment, green energy, minimalism1 Comment

In 2009, South Korea did something remarkable. The country poured 2% of its GDP, some $38.1 billion, into environmental projects, hoping to create one million green jobs over the next five years. The goal was to spur growth in a slumping economy while simultaneously creating a low carbon society. In one sense, the plan worked. South Korea’s economic system did eventually recover, but in a more important sense, the plan failed. From 2009 to 2014, Korea’s emissions rose 11.8%. So, despite massive investments in clean energy, railway expansion, and energy efficiency, South Korea’s emissions still climbed.

So what happened? Why didn’t South Korea’s green growth strategy work? The video below (by Our Changing Climate) will answer that question and more in order to understand one of the insidious spectres that haunts the green energy revolution: consumption.

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