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New organization focused on methane: 1250now.org
http://1250now.org/We have reached a planetary climate emergency. Something must be done. Because we have waited far too long to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, climate feedbacks in the sensitive arctic – which has experienced at least 300% of the global average warming – are already beginning to amplify globally the climate impacts of human emissions. As in all emergencies, the order and timing of our responses will now become critical.
1250’s mission is to help shift our orientation towards, and contribute to the development of, intelligent and well-informed near-term climate choices to help alleviate our immediate crisis, without ignoring our long-term goals and needs. In this way, 1250 provides an important complement to the 350 movement begun by Bill McKibben. 1250 is not just an advocacy group for methane cuts, however. Rather, it is a group focusing on near-term climate as a whole, and the remaining practical pathways to constructing a ‘climate bridge’ towards a stable and sustainable future, towards the world of 350.
Unfortunately, however, doing the math these days suggests that even with the most rapid reductions of black carbon, methane and other non-CO2 components, along with CO2 cuts, emissions reductions alone cannot reverse the so-called death spiral of arctic sea ice. 1250 thus advocates an immediate arctic ‘rescue package.’ We agree fully with the goals of Greenpeace and their ‘Save the Arctic’ program. But apart from pledging to keep out fossil fuel interests – which is unquestionably very important – Greenpeace has not yet detailed plans to save it.
If the arctic is left to keep melting, moreover, it will become well nigh impossible to stop the fossil industry from moving in, making this one the largest societal tipping points of our time. Either we move in the direction of 1250 – which demands a change of consciousness about the plurality of climate change causes and cures, and, regardless of the clear need for massive CO2 cuts, quickly undertaking a holistic set of ambitious non-CO2 measures – or we will likely slide inexorably toward a catastrophic future, even if positive steps are taken to move towards clean energy and lower CO2 emissions.
1250’s mission is to help shift our orientation towards, and contribute to the development of, intelligent and well-informed near-term climate choices to help alleviate our immediate crisis, without ignoring our long-term goals and needs. In this way, 1250 provides an important complement to the 350 movement begun by Bill McKibben. 1250 is not just an advocacy group for methane cuts, however. Rather, it is a group focusing on near-term climate as a whole, and the remaining practical pathways to constructing a ‘climate bridge’ towards a stable and sustainable future, towards the world of 350.
Unfortunately, however, doing the math these days suggests that even with the most rapid reductions of black carbon, methane and other non-CO2 components, along with CO2 cuts, emissions reductions alone cannot reverse the so-called death spiral of arctic sea ice. 1250 thus advocates an immediate arctic ‘rescue package.’ We agree fully with the goals of Greenpeace and their ‘Save the Arctic’ program. But apart from pledging to keep out fossil fuel interests – which is unquestionably very important – Greenpeace has not yet detailed plans to save it.
If the arctic is left to keep melting, moreover, it will become well nigh impossible to stop the fossil industry from moving in, making this one the largest societal tipping points of our time. Either we move in the direction of 1250 – which demands a change of consciousness about the plurality of climate change causes and cures, and, regardless of the clear need for massive CO2 cuts, quickly undertaking a holistic set of ambitious non-CO2 measures – or we will likely slide inexorably toward a catastrophic future, even if positive steps are taken to move towards clean energy and lower CO2 emissions.
Yes, because of their link to AMEG they are apparently pushing geoengineering for the Arctic.
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I have to post this:
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It's a spoof I made on some website last year, but it's got some truth in it.
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... using the traditional "Yay! Miracle Technology is gonna save us!" form of prayer.
When I saw the title of the thread, I really thought it was going to be a spoof in
the Onion or NewsThump (etc.) due to the total inability of humanity to even consider
a plan to restrict exponential consumption.
Turns out it was just a variation on a theme but some people will no doubt take
this as a serious attempt at a solution.
