Intempéries

We hebben deze campagne al vaak instemmend zitten knikken wanneer jullie aan het woord waren. Maar toch hebben we ons ook vaak afgevraagd: hoe ver is het eigenlijk gekomen als dit al als links en moedig wordt beschouwd?

Ocean-driven melting of floating ice-shelves in the Amundsen Sea is currently the main process controlling Antarctica’s contribution to sea-level rise. Using a regional ocean model, we present a comprehensive suite of future projections of ice-shelf melting in the Amundsen Sea. We find that rapid ocean warming, at approximately triple the historical rate, is likely committed over the twenty-first century, with widespread increases in ice-shelf melting, including in regions crucial for ice-sheet stability. When internal climate variability is considered, there is no significant difference between mid-range emissions scenarios and the most ambitious targets of the Paris Agreement. These results suggest that mitigation of greenhouse gases now has limited power to prevent ocean warming that could lead to the collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet. The authors use a regional ocean model to project ocean-driven ice-shelf melt in the Amundsen Sea. Already committed rapid ocean warming drives increased melt, regard

De NAVO is al tenminste sinds 2008 partij in het conflict tussen Rusland en Oekraïne, schrijven Paul Aarts en Henk Overbeek.

De NAVO dringt aan op verdere escalatie van de oorlog in Oekraïne, waarbij Duitsland onder enorme druk staat om tanks te sturen naar Oekraïne. Deze oorlog helpt de VS om zich te concentreren op zijn erkende belangrijkste rivaal, China. Oekraïne zou wel eens het eerste slagveld kunnen worden van een derde wereldoorlog. Daarom is de uitbouw van een sterkere en luidere vredesbeweging een dringende prioriteit.

A liquified natural gas (LNG) crisis is brewing for European countries dealing with energy insecurity in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, as demand will outstrip supply by the end of this year, Rystad Energy research shows. Although soaring demand has spurred the greatest rush of new LNG projects worldwide in more than a decade, construction timelines mean material relief is unlikely only after 2024. Global LNG demand is expected to hit 436 million tonnes in 2022, outpacing the available supply of just 410 million tonnes. A perfect winter storm may be forming for Europe as the continent seeks to limit Russian gas flows. The supply imbalance and high prices will set the scene for the most bullish environment for LNG projects in more than a decade, although supply from these projects will only arrive and provide relief from after 2024 The European Union’s REPowerEU plan has set an ambitious target to reduce dependence on Russian gas by 66% within this year – an aim that will clash with the EU’s goal of