Veille 2.1

The effect of increasing the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) on global average surface air temperature might be expected to be constant, but this is not the case. A study published in the journal Science shows that carbon dioxide becomes a more potent greenhouse gas as more is released into the atmosphere.

Without a phase out of fossil fuels, by 2100, 1 in 12 hospitals worldwide will be at high risk of total or partial shutdown from extreme weather events — a total of 16,245 hospitals. Without a phase out of fossil fuels, all of these 16,245 hospitals will require adaptation, where suitable. Even with this enormous investment, for many, relocation will be the only option.

«La question est de savoir si une civilisation peut mener une guerre implacable contre la vie sans se détruire elle-même, et sans perdre le droit d’être appelée civilisée.»

Malgré leurs promesses de réduction, les plus grandes banques du monde injectent des milliers de milliards dans le pétrole, le gaz et le charbon. Le 13e rapport annuel Banking on Climate Chaos met en évidence la disparité flagrante entre les engagements publics pris par les plus grandes banques du monde en faveur du climat et la réalité du financement de l’industrie des combustibles fossiles. Pour être franc, lorsque les grandes banques ont promis de réduire le financement du pétrole, du gaz et du charbon, elles ont menti.

Western leaders have spent the past 20 years trying to guess what Vladimir Putin “really wants”. Very often, it’s enough just to read his words, very carefully. Because usually he means exactly what he says. And in the case of his early morning television address announcing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, his words and hints about his intentions were truly terrifying.

Origines de l’agriculture capitaliste. «Vol systématique des biens communaux»:

Our rising power finally reached the point where we could destroy ourselves – the first point at which the risks to humanity from within exceeded the risks from the natural world. These extreme risks – high-impact threats with global reach – define our time. They range from global tragedies such as Covid-19, to existential risks which could lead to human extinction. By our estimates – weighing the different probabilities of events ranging from asteroid impact to nuclear war – the likelihood of the world experiencing an existential catastrophe over the next 100 years is one in six. Russian roulette.