OMNI CLIMATE MEMO MONDAYS, #145, SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

 

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-