[✔️] September 18, 2021 - Daily Global Warming News Digest
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/*September 18, 2021*/
/[Check and review projected numbers]/
*Climate change: UN warning over nations' climate plans*
By David Shukman - Science editor
Sept 17, 2021
Despite all the promises to take action, the world is still on course to
heat up to dangerous levels.
That's the latest blunt assessment of the United Nations.
Its experts have studied the climate plans of more than 100 countries
and concluded that we're heading in the wrong direction.
Scientists recently confirmed that to avoid the worst impacts of hotter
conditions, global carbon emissions needed to be cut by 45% by 2030.
But this new analysis shows that those emissions are set to rise by 16%
during this period.
That could eventually lead to a temperature rise of 2.7C (4.9F) above
pre-industrial times - far above the limits set by the international
community.
"The 16% increase is a huge cause for concern," according to Patricia
Espinosa, the UN's chief climate negotiator.
"It is in sharp contrast with the calls by science for rapid, sustained
and large-scale emission reductions to prevent the most severe climate
consequences and suffering, especially of the most vulnerable,
throughout the world."
Infographic at
https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/1284D/production/_119835857_spm1_b-nc.png
It's a stark warning about the scale of the challenge faced at the COP26
climate conference, scheduled to take place in Glasgow in just over six
weeks' time.
The central aim of the giant event is to keep alive hopes of limiting
the rise in global temperatures by persuading nations to cut their
emissions.
Under the rules of the Paris Agreement on climate change, countries are
meant to update their carbon reduction plans every five years.
But the UN says that of 191 countries taking part in the agreement, only
113 have so far come up with improved pledges.
Alok Sharma, the British minister who will chair the COP26 conference,
said nations that had ambitious climate plans were "already bending the
curve of emissions downwards".
"But without action from all countries, especially the biggest
economies, these efforts risk being in vain."
A study by Climate Action Tracker found that of the G20 group of leading
industrial nations, only a handful including the UK and the US have
strengthened their targets to cut emissions.
In another analysis, the World Resources Institute and Climate Analytics
highlight how China, India, Saudi Arabia and Turkey - together
responsible for 33% of greenhouse gases - have yet to submit updated plans.
It says that Australia and Indonesia have the same carbon reduction
targets they did back in 2015 - while the Paris Agreement is meant to
involve a "ratchet mechanism" of progressively deeper cuts.
And the study finds that Brazil, Mexico and Russia all expect their
emissions to grow rather than to shrink.
For the poorest countries - most vulnerable to rising sea levels and new
extremes of heat and drought - seeing a rapid fall in the gases heating
the planet is a priority.
Sonam P Wangdi, chair of the Least Developed Countries group, said: "G20
countries must take the lead in quickly cutting emissions to mitigate
climate change.
"These are the countries with the greatest capacity and responsibility,
and it's well past time they step up and treat this crisis like a crisis."
There are hopes that China may revise its climate plans ahead of the
Glasgow conference.
As the world's largest emitter, it has previously said it aims to peak
its emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
An announcement soon of more ambitious targets would give the talks a
significant boost but there are no clues about when - or even whether -
that might happen.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-58600723
/[What about climate trauma? or global warming trauma?]/
*What is trauma? The author of “The Body Keeps the Score” explains*
Sept 17, 2021
Big Think
What is trauma? The author of “The Body Keeps the Score” explains, with
Bessel van der Kolk
Contrary to popular belief, trauma is extremely common. We all have
jobs, life events, and unpleasant situations causing us daily stress.
But when your body continues to re-live that stress for days, weeks,
months, or even years, that stress changes your brain, creating trauma
inside your mind, and that trauma can eventually manifest in your
physical body.
As you can see, trauma isn’t what happens to you, but how you respond to
the traumatic situation. Something that is traumatic to one person may
be no big deal to the next. Whether something becomes traumatic or not
has a great deal to do with who’s around you while you experience this
event. Were you alone and scared, were you comforted by friends and family?
The problem with trauma is that it starts when something happens to us,
but that’s not where it stops - it changes your brain. Once your brain
changes and you’re in constant fight or flight mode, it can be hard to
stay focused, feel joy, or experience pleasure until this trauma is
healed. Luckily, modern psychological practices are developing
innovative ways to heal from trauma that actually work.
Read the video transcript: https://bigthink.com/mind-brain/what-is-trauma/
-- Contrary to popular belief, trauma is extremely common. We
all have jobs, life events, and unpleasant situations causing us
daily stress. But when your body continues to re-live that
stress for days, weeks, months, or even years, that stress
changes your brain, creating trauma inside your mind, and that
trauma can eventually manifest in your physical body.
-- As you can see, trauma isn’t what happens to you, but how you
respond to the traumatic situation. Something that is traumatic
to one person may be no big deal to the next. Whether something
becomes traumatic or not has a great deal to do with who’s
around you while you experienced this event. Were you alone and
scared, were you comforted by friends and family?
-- The problem with trauma is that it starts when something
happens to us, but that’s not where it stops – it changes your
brain. Once your brain changes and you’re in constant fight or
flight mode, it can be hard to stay focused, feel joy, or
experience pleasure until this trauma is healed. Luckily, modern
psychological practices are developing innovative ways to heal
from trauma that actually work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJfmfkDQb14
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/[understanding injury - to flight, take flight, or to freeze]/
*Trauma and the Brain*
Sep 21, 2015
NHS Lanarkshire EVA Services - Trauma and the Brain: Understanding abuse
survivors responses. This animation is for any professional working with
a service user when GBV is a feature in the case. Find out more here:
http://bit.ly/1NGSlzU, Made by mediaco-op: http://mediaco-op.net/
They have produced this animation to help you in your work with service
users who have experienced GBV, and to help more professionals to
understand the affects of abuse.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-tcKYx24aA
/[pick a number instead]/
*Near-Total Global Failure to Meet 1.5°C Targets, Analysis Shows*
"An increasing number of people around the world are suffering from ever
more severe and frequent impacts of climate change, yet government
action continues to lag behind what is needed."
By Andrea Germanos
A new analysis reveals a near total global failure of governments to
have climate action and targets on track for limiting global warming to
1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Released Wednesday by the Climate Action Tracker (CAT), the assessment
rated just one nation, The Gambia, as "1.5°C Paris Agreement
compatible," and found the United States' overall climate action —
despite a welcome "U-turn on climate change" since the Trump
administration — to be "insufficient."...
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Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics, stressed the need for swift action
to rein in emissions.
"The IPCC has given the world a 'code red' warning on the dangers of
climate change reinforcing the urgent need for the world to halve
emissions by 2030," he said in a statement. "An increasing number of
people around the world are suffering from ever more severe and frequent
impacts of climate change, yet government action continues to lag behind
what is needed."
"While many governments have committed to net zero," he said that
"without near-term action achieving net zero is virtually impossible."
The publication was released on the heels of a global study revealing
widespread climate anxiety in young people, with 58% of the 10,000
16-25-year-olds surveyed feeling "betrayed" by government inaction on
the climate emergency.
"This study shouldn't be a moment of pity," said German climate activist
Luisa Neubauer. "The adequate answer to this study would be drastic
climate action."
https://www.ecowatch.com/global-failure-paris-agreement-2655038500.html
/[YouTube video with transcript - is a difficult lecture. ]/
*The end of globalisation and the return of localisation - Rupert Read's
keynote lecture*
Oct 30, 2019
Rupert Read
The end of globalisation and the return of localisation: How climate
change breakdown terminates developmentality.
This is the 2019 Mahbub ul-Haq Lecture at the Human Development &
Capability Association's conference held at Univesity College London.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxIdhv2KHb8
/[The news archive - looking back]/
*On this day in the history of global warming September 18, 2014*
"Democracy Now!" interviews Naomi Klein about her new book "This Changes
Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate."
https://www.democracynow.org/2014/9/18/capitalism_vs_the_climate_naomi_klein
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