TIME REMAINING TO ACHIEVE CLIMATE ABUNDANCE
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Times Evoke
‘The Spanish empire used notions from animal breeding for human beings — this suffused racism’
The times of Earth
‘We must draw from India’s climate history. This respected topography, hydrology and nature as capital’
‘Climate history warns us to limit warming to 2°C –humans may not be able to adapt beyond that’
‘Elephants use names for each other — this ability was only known in humans so far’
‘We are entering solar maximum now — more places on Earth will see sun storms and aurora in the skies’
The universe will find a way
‘Light from JADES-GS-z14-0 travelled 14 billion years to us — it mirrors how special our lives are’
‘Global warming’s given every human one month of extra-hot days — India is living this right now’
May 25, 2024: Global boiling, heat is truly on
‘Heatwave health impacts can be life-threatening — adjust your activities to help your body cope’
The beautiful & the damned
‘The British Raj had little knowledge — and even less sensitivity — towards animals used in war’
‘Humans treat animals like slaves, taking even their flesh from them — speciesism boosts this’
‘A cauliflower has fractal architecture — its ‘curds’ repeat via gene mutation and memory’
‘US student protests seeking peace in Gaza are the new anti-Vietnam War movement’
Flower power
‘There are 3,50,000 types of flowers — the same blossom offers varied colours to diverse observers’
‘Flowers hold powerful histories, from African slavery to Indian freedom and anti-Vietnam War protests in the US’
‘Heatwaves in India are 30 times more likely now than they’d be without climate change’
‘British colonialism pushed tea globally — India paid with indentured labour and damaged ecology’
‘Coffee caused deforestation and habitat loss — it now faces climate challenges and needs sustainability’
Storm in your morning cup
‘Floral diversity shows evolution is an ongoing process — with certain unpredictable aspects’
‘History, war and leaders are not humanity’s whole story — gardens are our imaginative delight’
‘Gardens reflected a human desire to dominate nature and the vulnerable — many parks move away from that today’
Being avant-garden
‘Their culture keeps changing over time — but signalling among animals remains honest’
'Many animals are going extinct - they make us humane. We need compassion to save them'
'Colonialism allotted the pleasure and pain of fossil fuels — US life is soaked in coal and oil'
'Animals think up intricate syntax for combining their sounds — we thought only humans could do that'
Gained in translation
‘Animal communications evolved in their own world — human clamour now impacts this’
‘Inequality is part of our fossil fuel regime — urban users gain, rural producers pay the cost’
Petro-History: An epic of energy
‘Geopolitics, neoliberalism and racism made energy a commodity — this should be a right’
‘Fossil fuel culture invokes ‘heroic masculinity’ which marginalises women — Donald Trump speaks to this’
‘Plants are moving beyond pollinators now, undoing coevolution millions of years old’
‘Environmental photos show us we can empower people with the skills and passion to heal Earth’
‘Earth is warming faster than ever in its history — mitigations include India’s vegetarian diet’
An age of innocence
‘Lead exposure caused millions to lose health— removing it from petrol was a global achievement’
'Lead chromate was being used to brighten turmeric - it damaged adult health and child IQ, costing trillions'
‘Uniquely, Iceland has tectonic plates spreading apart — this intensifies volcanic activity here’
‘If military emissions worldwide were a country, it would be the fourth largest emitter on Earth’
‘Modern warfare elaborated on ancient ‘scorched terrain’ strategies — from Africa to Vietnam, conflicts hurt Earth’
War -and no peace
‘Fossil fuels, finance and inequality profoundly shape climate action. COP28 saw progress here’
Why You Can't COP-Out
‘Earth saw five mass extinctions due to natural change — the sixth is driven by human actions’