[✔️] March 21, 2023- Global Warming News Digest | Homicide charges, Preliminary summary IPCC 6th assessment, Eco-Anxiety climate anxiety, Malm talks Fossil Fascism,
Richard Pauli
Richard at CredoandScreed.com
Tue Mar 21 07:06:19 EDT 2023
/*March 21, 2023*/
/[ a scholar and a pubic citizen consider: ]/
*Climate Homicide: Prosecuting Big Oil For Climate Deaths*
Harvard Environmental Law Review, Vol. 48, No. 1, 2024
Last revised: 2 Mar 2023
David Arkush, Public Citizen
Donald Braman, George Washington University - Law School; Justice
Innovation Lab; DC Justice Lab
Abstract
Prosecutors regularly bring homicide charges against individuals and
corporations whose reckless or negligent acts or omissions cause
unintentional deaths, as well as those whose misdemeanors or
felonies cause unintentional deaths. Fossil fuel companies learned
decades ago that what they produced, marketed, and sold would
generate “globally catastrophic” climate change. Rather than alert
the public and curtail their operations, they worked to deceive the
public about these harms and to prevent regulation of their lethal
conduct. They funded efforts to call sound science into doubt and to
confuse their shareholders, consumers, and regulators. And they
poured money into political campaigns to elect or install judges,
legislators, and executive officials hostile to any litigation,
regulation, or competition that might limit their profits. Today,
the climate change that they forecast has already killed thousands
of people in the United States, and it is expected to become
increasingly lethal for the foreseeable future. Given the extreme
lethality of the conduct and the awareness of the catastrophic risk
on the part of fossil fuel companies, should they be charged with
homicide? Could they be convicted? In answering these questions,
this Article makes several contributions to our understanding of
criminal law and the role it could play in combating crimes
committed at a massive scale. It describes the doctrinal and social
predicates of homicide prosecutions where corporate conduct
endangers much or all of the public. It also identifies important
advantages of homicide prosecutions relative to civil and regulatory
remedies, and it details how and why prosecution for homicide may be
the most effective legal remedy available in cases like this.
Finally, it argues that, if our criminal legal system cannot focus
more intently on climate crimes—and soon—we may leave future
generations with significantly less for the law to protect.
https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4335779
/[ video briefing ]/
*Summarizing the entire IPCC report in 5 minutes featuring @ClimateAdam*
zentouro
2,261 views Mar 20, 2023
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change just released their
synthesis report: the final piece of the Sixth Assessment Report. With
the help of @ClimateAdam let’s take a look at what it actually says.
Read the Summary for Policymakers:
https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf
Read the Full Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
Further reading about climate science, the IPCC reports, and what it all
means: https://climatescience2030.com/
A playlist full of IPCC videos: -
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6kVAvCBpGR2VuVDfZ3tlYc2eHUjeqb8F
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCEGcXs_lt4
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/[ read some text - the UN's IPCC Report draft release 3-19-2023 - clips ] /
*SYNTHESIS REPORT OF THE IPCC SIXTH ASSESSMENT REPORT (AR6)*
Summary for Policymakers
*A. Current Status and Trends..*
A.1 Human activities, principally through emissions of greenhouse gases,
have unequivocally caused
global warming, with global surface temperature reaching 1.1°C above
1850–1900 in 2011–2020. Global
greenhouse gas emissions have continued to increase, with unequal
historical and ongoing contributions
arising from unsustainable energy use, land use and land-use change,
lifestyles and patterns of
consumption and production across regions, between and within countries,
and among individuals (high
confidence)...
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A.2 Widespread and rapid changes in the atmosphere, ocean, cryosphere
and biosphere have
occurred. Human-caused climate change is already affecting many weather
and climate extremes in
every region across the globe. This has led to widespread adverse
impacts and related losses and
damages to nature and people (high confidence). Vulnerable communities
who have historically
contributed the least to current climate change are disproportionately
affected (high confidence)...
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A.3 Adaptation planning and implementation has progressed across all
sectors and regions, with
documented benefits and varying effectiveness. Despite progress,
adaptation gaps exist, and will
continue to grow at current rates of implementation. Hard and soft
limits to adaptation have been
reached in some ecosystems and regions. Maladaptation is happening in
some sectors and regions.
Current global financial flows for adaptation are insufficient for, and
constrain implementation of,
adaptation options, especially in developing countries (high confidence)...
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A.4 Policies and laws addressing mitigation have consistently expanded
since AR5. Global GHG
emissions in 2030 implied by nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
announced by October 2021
make it likely that warming will exceed 1.5°C during the 21st century
and make it harder to limit
warming below 2°C. There are gaps between projected emissions from
implemented policies and those
from NDCs and finance flows fall short of the levels needed to meet
climate goals across all sectors and
regions. (high confidence)...
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*B. Future Climate Change, Risks, and Long-Term Responses*
B.1 Continued greenhouse gas emissions will lead to increasing global
warming, with the best estimate
of reaching 1.5°C in the near term in considered scenarios and modelled
pathways. Every increment of
global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards (high
confidence). Deep, rapid, and
sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions would lead to a
discernible slowdown in global
warming within around two decades, and also to discernible changes in
atmospheric composition within
a few years (high confidence)...
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B.2 For any given future warming level, many climate-related risks are
higher than assessed in AR5,
and projected long-term impacts are up to multiple times higher than
currently observed (high
confidence). Risks and projected adverse impacts and related losses and
damages from climate change
escalate with every increment of global warming (very high confidence).
Climatic and non-climatic risks
will increasingly interact, creating compound and cascading risks that
are more complex and difficult
to manage (high confidence)...
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B.3 Some future changes are unavoidable and/or irreversible but can be
limited by deep, rapid and
sustained global greenhouse gas emissions reduction. The likelihood of
abrupt and/or irreversible
changes increases with higher global warming levels. Similarly, the
probability of low-likelihood
outcomes associated with potentially very large adverse impacts
increases with higher global warming
levels. (high confidence) ...
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B.4 Adaptation options that are feasible and effective today will become
constrained and less effective
with increasing global warming. With increasing global warming, losses
and damages will increase
and additional human and natural systems will reach adaptation limits.
Maladaptation can be
avoided by flexible, multi-sectoral, inclusive, long-term planning and
implementation of adaptation
actions, with co-benefits to many sectors and systems. (high confidence)...
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B.5 Limiting human-caused global warming requires net zero CO2
emissions. Cumulative carbon
emissions until the time of reaching net-zero CO2 emissions and the
level of greenhouse gas emission
reductions this decade largely determine whether warming can be limited
to 1.5°C or 2°C (high
confidence). Projected CO2 emissions from existing fossil fuel
infrastructure without additional
abatement would exceed the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C (50%) (high
confidence)...
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B.6 All global modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C (>50%) with
no or limited overshoot,
and those that limit warming to 2°C (>67%), involve rapid and deep and,
in most cases, immediate
greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors this decade. Global
net zero CO2 emissions are
reached for these pathway categories, in the early 2050s and around the
early 2070s, respectively.
(high confidence)...
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B.7 If warming exceeds a specified level such as 1.5°C, it could
gradually be reduced again by
achieving and sustaining net negative global CO2 emissions. This would
require additional
deployment of carbon dioxide removal, compared to pathways without
overshoot, leading to greater
feasibility and sustainability concerns. Overshoot entails adverse
impacts, some irreversible, and
additional risks for human and natural systems, all growing with the
magnitude and duration of
overshoot. (high confidence)...
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*C. Responses in the Near Term*
C.1 Climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health
(very high confidence). There
is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and
sustainable future for all (very high
confidence). Climate resilient development integrates adaptation and
mitigation to advance sustainable
development for all, and is enabled by increased international
cooperation including improved access to
adequate financial resources, particularly for vulnerable regions,
sectors and groups, and inclusive
governance and coordinated policies (high confidence). The choices and
actions implemented in this
decade will have impacts now and for thousands of years (high confidence)...
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C.2 Deep, rapid and sustained mitigation and accelerated implementation
of adaptation actions in
this decade would reduce projected losses and damages for humans and
ecosystems (very high
confidence), and deliver many co-benefits, especially for air quality
and health (high confidence).
Delayed mitigation and adaptation action would lock-in high-emissions
infrastructure, raise risks of
stranded assets and cost-escalation, reduce feasibility, and increase
losses and damages (high
confidence). Near-term actions involve high up-front investments and
potentially disruptive changes
that can be lessened by a range of enabling policies (high confidence)...
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C.3 Rapid and far-reaching transitions across all sectors and systems
are necessary to achieve deep
and sustained emissions reductions and secure a liveable and sustainable
future for all. These system
transitions involve a significant upscaling of a wide portfolio of
mitigation and adaptation options.
Feasible, effective, and low-cost options for mitigation and adaptation
are already available, with
differences across systems and regions. (high confidence) ...
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C.4 Accelerated and equitable action in mitigating and adapting to
climate change impacts is critical
to sustainable development. Mitigation and adaptation actions have more
synergies than trade-offs
with Sustainable Development Goals. Synergies and trade-offs depend on
context and scale of
implementation. (high confidence)...
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C.5 Prioritising equity, climate justice, social justice, inclusion and
just transition processes can
enable adaptation and ambitious mitigation actions and climate resilient
development. Adaptation
outcomes are enhanced by increased support to regions and people with
the highest vulnerability to
climatic hazards. Integrating climate adaptation into social protection
programs improves resilience.
Many options are available for reducing emission-intensive consumption,
including through
behavioural and lifestyle changes, with co-benefits for societal
well-being. (high confidence)
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C.6 Effective climate action is enabled by political commitment,
well-aligned multilevel governance,
institutional frameworks, laws, policies and strategies and enhanced
access to finance and technology.
Clear goals, coordination across multiple policy domains, and inclusive
governance processes
facilitate effective climate action. Regulatory and economic instruments
can support deep emissions
reductions and climate resilience if scaled up and applied widely.
Climate resilient development
benefits from drawing on diverse knowledge. (high confidence) ...
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C.7 Finance, technology and international cooperation are critical
enablers for accelerated climate
action. If climate goals are to be achieved, both adaptation and
mitigation financing would need to
increase many-fold. There is sufficient global capital to close the
global investment gaps but there are
barriers to redirect capital to climate action. Enhancing technology
innovation systems is key to
accelerate the widespread adoption of technologies and practices.
Enhancing international
cooperation is possible through multiple channels. (high confidence) ...
https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/
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/[ a few sources to help explain the IPCC report -- video 51 mins ]/
*Severe Climate Change Consequences are Rapidly Spiralling Out of
Control: new UN Synthesis Report*
Paul Beckwith
Mar 20, 2023
Please donate to http://PaulBeckwith.net to support my research and
videos as I connect the dots on abrupt climate system change.
The United Nations (UN) Assessment Report 6 (AR6) Synthesis Report was
just released today, and it paints an extremely dire picture for
humanities collective future. Will this report be treated seriously, or
will it just be discarded like all the other reports, into the dustbin
of history. Are humans even capable of changing their trajectory one iota??
This report is basically an overall summary of three different Working
Group reports (WG1, 2, and 3) and three different Special Reports over
the last few years.
I chat about the new report, and the horrific consequences that we are
facing on our planet.
Here are some relevant report links that I chat about in my video:
AR6 Synthesis Report website:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/
Summary for policymakers:
https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf
Figures: https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/figures/
Press Release:
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/downloads/press/IPCC_AR6_SYR_PressRelease_en.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKmVFuZETEw
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/[ One new graphics page ]/
https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/figures/summary-for-policymakers/figure-spm-1/
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[ A climate psychologist -- video ]
*Eco-anxiety | Caroline Hickman*
The Institute of Art and Ideas
1,041 views Apr 29, 2021 #mentalhealth #climatechange
Caroline Hickman teaches us to engage with the climate emotionally.
We talk about it constantly, and not a day goes by without a news story
about climate change. But how does it make you feel? Psychotherapist,
Social Work Academic, and Climate Psychology Therapist and Researcher
Caroline Hickman teaches us how to talk about climate change.
#CarolineHickman #climatechange #mentalhealth
Psychotherapist, Social Work Academic, and Climate Psychology Therapist
and Researcher Caroline Hickman teaches us how to talk about climate change.
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Emotionally engaging in the crisis
14th June 2020
We talk about it constantly, and not a day goes by without a news story
about climate change. But how does it make you feel? In this talk,
Caroline Hickman teaches us to engage with the climate on an emotional
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[ Fossil Fascism - book tour. video ]
*Andreas Malm discussion of his book on fossil fascism.*
tintinenameriq
Dec 16, 2022
Andreas Malm discute son livre:
Fascisme fossile: l'extrême droite, l'énergie, le climat.
kjhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGDB1L_i358
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/[ Andreas Malm is a radical - video ]/
*Is Peaceful Protest enough? In conversation with Andreas Malm*
Verso Books
8,969 views Nov 8, 2021
Andreas Malm joins Bristol Transformed organiser, Momentum NCG member
and Labour for a Green New Deal activist Shona Jemphrey in Bristol at
the Malcolm X Centre, the birthplace of Extinction Rebellion. They
discuss COP26, the new phase of the climate struggle and How to Blow Up
a Pipeline: Learning to Fight in a World on Fire by Andreas Malm, out
now: https://www.versobooks.com/books/3665-how-to-blow-up-a-pipeline
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhnlj2F6RLk
/[The news archive - looking back at a day when Al Gore got plenty of
attention.]/
/*March 21, 2007*/
*March 21, 2007:*
In her CBSNews.com "Notebook" segment, Katie Couric observes:
"The last time Al Gore came to Capitol Hill--six years ago--he was there
to certify the electoral college results that made George Bush president.
"But today it was a triumphant return, this time as a private citizen,
to declare that the world faces a 'planetary emergency' over climate
change. And now, a lot of his skeptics agree that Gore makes a powerful
point.
"The scientific consensus is clear, and Gore urged Congress to listen to
scientists, not special interests. He pushed for an immediate freeze on
greenhouse gases, as well as cleaner power plants, more efficient cars,
and stronger conservation efforts.
"Gore said 'a few years from now...the kinds of proposals we're talking
about today are going to seem so small compared to the scale of the
challenge.'
"Here's hoping Congress puts partisanship aside, and comes together to
act boldly on global warming."
http://youtu.be/sYpj2ZYfS3M
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(In his remarks to Congress, Gore famously states: "The planet has a
fever. If your baby has a fever, you go to the doctor. If the doctor
says you need to intervene here, you don't say, 'Well, I read a science
fiction novel that told me it's not a problem.' If the crib's on fire,
you don't speculate that the baby is flame retardant. You take action."
Also, at this hearing, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, a
Republican, states, "I believe the debate over global warming is
over"--an idea that would be considered heresy throughout the entire GOP
just two years later.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/21/AR2007032100945.html
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn11437-al-gore-rallies-us-congress-over-climate.html#.UvtuMKa9LCQ
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• On MSNBC's "Countdown," host Keith Olbermann interviews Newsweek's
Howard Fineman regarding Gore's Congressional testimony, and condemns
notorious Inhofe aide Marc Morano.
http://youtu.be/zm3azTJBxOA
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