Neil Hawkins

These companies are responsible for more than 50% of world CO2 emissions The "Carbon Majors Database" is being used to sue oil companies, write new laws and track emissions over time.

The “Climate Majors” database for 2023 has been released. More than half of the GHG emissions came from state-owned fossil fuel companies. The western majors while still big, much less so.

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Plastic-eating bacteria boost growing business of bioremediation - Nature Biotechnology Bacteria, fungi and plants can be grown and engineered to remove plastics, chemicals and pollutants from contaminated soil and water.

We need to "turn off the tap" to slow or stop the overflow of #plastics into the environment. And we also need solutions for the #plastic that is already toxifying nature. #Bioremediation - #microbes that eat plastic - is not a silver bullet, but it may help.

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94 European organisations, representing millions of people, have sent a letter to Ursula von der Leyen urging her to act with boldness and moral clarity to ban #PFAS, calling her to "end “the worst #pollution crisis in human history”.

#chemicals #foreverchemicals
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Twenty Lessons On Tyranny From the Twentieth Century

Twenty Lessons On Tyranny
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Trump exiting from the Paris Agreement is a bad move for the world and for the United States.

But it’s not “game over” for climate.

It’s “game on!”

We must redouble our efforts and change our tactics to move forward with effective somutions.

Let’s go!

As legendary investor Warren Buffett once said: “If you’ve got the power to raise prices without losing business to a competitor, you’ve got a very good business.”

When you put the growth of AI data centers into this picture, the future is extremely challenging.

As we end this year, we look back on our journey so far. Are you a light giver or do you need light? Anonymous is attributed with this quote: “Don’t be afraid to be the light in someone else’s darkness.”

None of us can stop climate change alone. But together, we can stand up for science, amplify effective climate solutions, and chart the most effective path forward. Financial support from people who care—like you—is vital.

This is a challenging time for organizations working on climate change.

But now is not the time to step back, lick our wounds, or fret about the future. It is a time for bold action and dogged determination.

Please support Project Drawdown and our work in 2025.

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“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

#StarTrek

Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.

I like facts. I don't like bullies.

A good day to donate to Wikipedia.

www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-ta...

Governor Signs Climate Change Superfund Act Albany – Today, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (S.2129/A.3351), nation-leading legislation that will use the polluter-pays model exemplified by existing federal and stat...

"The #Climate Change Superfund Act is now law, and #NY has fired a shot that will be heard round the world: the companies most responsible for the climate crisis will be held accountable." - Senator Krueger. #environment

Also start and close of the film Love Actually.

It really is heartwarming to watch the greetings at an airport. The searching, the recognizing, the embrace, the smiles and tears … Cynicism just vanishes. People just want to be loved … and welcomed.

Any time you see an article that describes the “melting” of permafrost, ignore it. It was obviously done by an amatauer who didn’t do even the slightest bit of research or fact checking.

Permafrost, or frozen soil of any kind, thaws — it doesn't melt.

It was a worthwhile essay.

Quote from this interesting essay by David Brooks: www.nytimes.com/2024/12/19/o...

We need use every dollar and every day to the best possible purpose — and that means focusing on cutting emissions.

Some investment in R&D for carbon removal makes sense. But not billions in deployment.

We need to cut emissions. That's where the money & time are needed most.

Removing Carbon From the Sky Could Be the Next Climate Gold Rush Investors are betting that they can make a dent in global warming, and healthy profits, with companies that alter the atmosphere.

Industrial carbon capture technology is getting lots of hype and investment, but sadly it just doesn't work. And it distracts us from what does.

It reminds me of cryptocurrency. Lots of hype and money flowing, but no meaningful use case.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/c...

YouTube video by Serpentine In Conversation: Kate Raworth and Janine Benyus│Serpentine

Just watched this from 2022: two exceptional women meeting in person for the first time, discussing key matters 😍
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GREAT to see you again, Neil!!!!! Thanks for all your kind words!!!!

@joycedidonato.bsky.social Hi Joyce! You and Kings Return were exceptional last night at Hill. Great seeing you. Will follow you here now.

Business News & Economic Stories For Everyone Marketplace raises the economic intelligence of the country through the unorthodox story, casual conversations and unexpected angles on the news.

Fracking technology now being used to release geothermal heat.

www.marketplace.org

Saying, “Raw milk is natural! It’s the way nature intended” is pretty strange.

After all, humans are the only mammal that drinks the milk of another mammal. (And we raise those animals in feedlots.)

And we are the only mammals that drink milk at all after infancy.

How is that “natural” again?

Climate graphic of the week: First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come before 2030, study shows Latest findings bring forward possible date and follow dramatic sea ice loss around north pole recorded since 1980s

First ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean may come before 2030, study shows. Latest findings bring forward possible date and follow dramatic sea ice loss around north pole recorded since 1980s. via @financialtimes.com

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Anyone have a good starter pack in sustainable business? I did get @marissar1.bsky.social pack (thank you!) others?

YouTube video by One Golden Nugget Living with Purpose - MR Rangaswami

My friend MR Rangaswami always inspires .... here is an interview about his purpose-led journey.
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