OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #145,
SEPTEMBER 18, 2023
Jake Johnson. US “The ‘Planet-Wrecker in Chief’.”
Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. Six Of
Nine Planetary Boundaries Have Now Been Exceeded.
fossil
fuel expansion in the U.S.
Jake Johnson. “The
‘Planet-Wrecker in Chief’.” Consortium News (9-13-23).
Planned
fossil fuel expansion in the U.S. accounts for more than a third of new oil and
gas extraction projects through 2050, according to Oil Change
International. Read here...https://consortiumnews.com/2023/09/13/the-planet-wrecker-in-chief/ Common Dreams
The United States was called
“planet-wrecker-in-chief” by a report released Tuesday that points out the nation’s
plans for a massive expansion of oil and gas production over the next two and a
half decades even as it postures as a climate leader on the world stage.
According
to Oil Change International’s (OCI) research, planned oil and gas expansion in
the U.S.— the largest historical contributor to planet-warming greenhouse gas
emissions — accounts for more than a third of prospective global oil and gas
expansion through 2050. Much of the U.S. expansion is tied to fracking, the
report observes.
The
U.S. is one of just 20 countries that are projected to be responsible for
nearly 90 percent of the carbon dioxide pollution from new oil-and-gas
extraction projects between 2023 and 2050.
If
those 20 countries follow through with their fossil fuel expansion plans, OCI
noted, the projects will emit an estimated 173 billion tonnes of carbon
dioxide, the equivalent of the lifetime emissions of more than 1,000 new coal
plants. MORE https://consortiumnews.com/2023/09/13/the-planet-wrecker-in-chief/
Six Of Nine Planetary Boundaries Have Now Been Exceeded
By Cristen
Hemingway Jaynes, EcoWatch.Popular Resistance.org (9-17-23). . A new study by an international team of 29 scientists
from eight countries provides the third update to the planetary boundaries
framework. The update shows how human activities are increasingly
impacting our planet, thus augmenting the risk of triggering drastic changes in
Earth’s overall conditions. The nine planetary boundaries represent the limits
within which humans can continue to thrive and develop. “The planetary
boundaries framework draws upon Earth system science,” the study said. “It
identifies nine processes that are critical for maintaining the stability and
resilience of Earth." -more-