@samuelmumm Es ging ja nur ums Feeling... @BlumeEvolution

Super Constellation https://vimeo.com/76275010 #avgeek

One of the best Videos: Lake Flying https://vimeo.com/154267724 #avgeek

The sharpest image ever taken of Venus.

From the Japanese spacecraft Akatsuki.

The dark side shines in the infrared, which is how this photo was taken.

It's real!

Was für ein scheiss Tag. Unsere Dotty ist gestorben. Mach's gut, Dotty. War eine tolle Zeit mit dir. 🖤 RIP

My dad was born OTD 100 years ago. Unfortunately he passed away in 1987 much too early when I was 22 years old. He is still in my heart.

Heute ist unsere Duffy gestorben. Ich bin unendlich traurig.

Is this too much to ask? Evidently it is. 😕

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction #WarOnCars #BanCars

"Nichts wird mehr sein, wie es vorher war. Was in diesen Stunden passiert, ist Zeugnis für künftige lange Dürreperioden und sehr kurze Perioden sehr heftiger Niederschläge", sagt der zuständige Minister in Italien zum Hochwasser.

“What astonishes me is that the oil and gas industry makes apparently no effort to get on the right side of history. They’re just flaunting their profits in front of everyone without any sensitivity to the impact of that.”

“These unprecedented profits are not being put to the use of humanity. They are being put to the use of the industry and its shareholders – a very tiny little portion of humanity. I am actually outraged that that is the choice that they have been making.”

The oil and gas industry has made an average of $1tn a year in pure profit for the past 50 years.

#climateChange #climateCatastrophy #climateEmergency #climateBreakdown #tippingPoint

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/16/cop28-host-uae-climate-united-arab-emirates

Heute bist du schon "linksextrem", wenn du dir eine Wärmepumpe kaufst, geimpft bist oder der Meinung bist, dass trans Menschen ihr Leben frei Leben dürfen sollten.

Almans: beschweren sich lautstark, dass der Deutschland-Takt nicht vor 2070 realisiert werden kann, wahrscheinlich ohne überhaupt zu wissen, wofür der Deutschland-Takt steht

Auch Almans: gründen drölfzigtrilliarden Bürgerinitiativen, die die wesentlichen und essenziellen Projekte im Deutschlandtakt angreifen und setzen jeden Hebel in Bewegung, um den Bahnausbau zu behindern.

Ich glaube, wir haben da ein Henne-Ei-Problem.

A group of 18 European Parliament Members have issued a statement officially calling for #Degrowth.

Here is part of what they wrote...
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We believe that the current economic model, based on endless growth, has reached its limits.

Firstly, continuous economic growth, especially based on the consumption of fossil fuels, is leading to catastrophic global warming.

Secondly, the infinite pursuit of growth relies on the depletion of natural resources, the destruction of biodiversity, and the accumulation of waste and pollution. This also poses risks to our health, our economies, and our societies writ large.

Thirdly, the current economic model is contributing to social inequality and exclusion. The emphasis on economic growth has not translated into equal distribution of wealth or opportunities. Instead, it has resulted in a concentration of wealth and power in the hands of a few leaving many behind.

Fourthly, the current economic model is inherently unstable and prone to crises, as seen, for example, during the 2008 financial crisis and the COVID-19 pandemic. The pursuit of growth at all costs has created a global economic system that is fragile and vulnerable to shocks.

We need an economic system that prioritises human well-being and ecological sustainability over GDP growth, one that recognises that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible.

We also believe we need to find new ways of organising our economies without relying on the continuous exploitation of resources and the constant increase in production and consumption.

We call for more pluralism in economic thinking within EU institutions and for its alignment with the scientific evidence of climate, ecological, and social sciences.

We call for economic models and other decision-support tools to be more diverse, more comprehensive, and more readable for citizens.

We call for decision-making processes to be aligned with our common policy objectives rather than on the basis of the variation of GDP figures.
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FULL STATEMENT -- https://www.euronews.com/2023/05/10/moving-beyond-growth-is-not-only-desirable-it-is-essential

Names of those who signed on as co-authors: Philippe Lamberts (BE), Bas Eickhout (NL), Ville Niinisto (FI), Manuela Ripa (DE), Marie Toussaint (FR), Ernest Urtasun (ES), Kim Van Sparrentak (NL) — Greens/EFA; Manon Aubry (FR), Petros Kokkalis (EL), Marisa Matias (PT), Helmut Scholz (DE) — The Left (GUE/NGL); Pascal Durand (FR), Aurore Lalucq (FR), Pierre Larrouturou (FR) — Socialists & Democrats (S&D); Sirpa Pietikainen (FI), Maria Walsh (IE) — European People’s Party (EPP); Katalin CSEH (HU) — Renew Europe (RE); and Dino GIARRUSSO (IT) — Non-attached (NI).

#Europe #EU #Politics #Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Biodiversity #Pollution #Inequality

I stopped driving 20 years ago, in favor of walking or cycling. When I travel out of state, I take the train instead of flying. I'm trying my best to live without plastic (though late-stage capitalism makes that difficult), and I'm making steady progress toward a vegan diet.

But enough about me. Let's talk about the people who are better than me, better than you, better than anyone except themselves. I'm talking about the very very rich.

What are those folks doing to change their lives? They're buying private jets!
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Sales of private jets are likely to reach their highest ever level this year, placing an increasing burden on the planet, while many of the owners escape aviation taxes, and there are few curbs on the greenhouse gases emitted, according to a report.

The global fleet of private jets has more than doubled in the last two decades, and more private flights were made last year than ever before. Greenhouse gas emissions from private aviation have increased by nearly a quarter since the pandemic, when flying of all types nearly ceased in many countries for an extended period.

There were 5.3 million private flights globally in 2022, according to the report compiled by the US Institute for Policy Studies. Last year was the first time that private aviation surpassed its previous peak, which came in 2007, before the financial crisis of 2008-09 and global recession. Sales of pre-owned and new private jets are forecast to reach $34.6 billion this year, up from $34.1 billion last year.

Although private jet travel makes up only 4% of the global aviation market, it produces about 10 times as much greenhouse gas per passenger.
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FULL ARTICLE -- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/01/private-jet-sales-likely-to-reach-highest-ever-level-this-year-report-says

#Environment #Climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #CO2 #Emissions #Capitalism

Found on reddit.
Pretty much sums it up.
(Yeah, I'm a bit frustrated lately)

https://www.tagesspiegel.de/meinung/altkanzler-feiert-mit-den-russen-9-mai--der-tag-an-dem-gerhard-schroder-alles-verlor-9798833.html

„Extreme in der russischen Botschaft, so weit ist es mit ihm gekommen. Der ehemalige Kanzler Gerhard Schröder schadet sich, dem Staat und seiner Partei. Ihn zu ächten, liegt jetzt nahe. [...]

Honecker-Nachfolger Egon Krenz, der Linken-Politiker Klaus Ernst, die zwei Vertreter der AfD Alexander Gauland und Tino Chrupalla – ja , eine bizarre Mischung, dazu extrem. Nüchtern betrachtet kann einem so etwas gar nicht einfallen.“

Microsoft, one of the world’s most profitable companies - a story in two parts.

Verjährung: #Shell entgeht #Ölpestprozess

Der Ölkonzern Shell wird mehr als ein Jahrzehnt nach einer riesigen Ölpest vor der Küste #Nigeria's nicht dafür zur Verantwortung gezogen.

https://orf.at/stories/3316007/

⚡️#HaraldLesch zur #Energiewende-Politik im #RageMode ⚡️