Dress Rehearsal for the

Apocalypse

Compare and Contrast: The Virus and the Climate

Delay is deadly: what Covid-19 tells us about tackling the climate crisis | Jonathan WattsRightwing governments have denied the problem and been slow to act. With coronavirus and the climate, this costs lives, says Jonathan Watts, the Guardian’s global environment editor

Wildlife destruction 'not a slippery slope but a series of cliff edges'New study finds ocean ecosystems likely to collapse in 2020s and land species in 2040s unless global warming stemmed

Australia fires are harbinger of planet’s future, say scientistsApocalyptic scenes give glimpse of what would be normal conditions in 3C world

It Took A Pandemic To Prove Individual Actions Alone Won't Solve The Climate CrisisThe coronavirus reveals in stark terms the limits of our personal choices to affect climate change.

Coronavirus and climate change are obvious risks we ignore

Is the Coronavirus “good” for climate change? This question misses the point.

Oceans losing oxygen at unprecedented rate, experts warnSharks, tuna, marlin and other large fish at risk from spread of ‘dead zones’, say scientists

Compounded Threats: Multiple Eco-Crises

'Millions hang by a thread': extreme global hunger compounded by Covid-19Coronavirus ‘potentially catastrophic’ for nations already suffering food insecurity caused by famine, migration and unemployment

Climate Change as a Threat Multiplier for Instability: BloombergOn Friday September 20, Bloomberg TV interviewed the Center for Climate and Security’s Senior Strategist, Sherri Goodman, to discuss the role of climate change as a “threat multiplier&#…

Parts of the World could be Facing Multiple Climate Crises at Once

Multiple eco-crises could trigger 'systemic collapse': scientistsOverlapping environmental crises could tip the planet into "global systemic collapse," more than 200 top scientists warned Wednesday.

The Next “Natural” Disaster Is As Foreseeable As COVID-19 Was — ForbesWhile COVID-19 may indeed be a dress rehearsal, may I suggest that it may not be one for another pandemic, but for another “natural” disaster – a disaster that is at once as predictable as to occurrence and as uncertain as to timing as COVID-19 has proven.

Air pollution causes 8.8 million extra early deaths a yearAir pollution could be causing double the number of extra deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a new study.

Humanity under threat of "perfect storm" of crisesClimate, extreme weather, biodiversity, food and water crises could lead to ‘systemic collapse’

Why climate change is a 'threat multiplier' » Yale Climate ConnectionsExtreme weather and water shortages increase the risk of political instability and terrorism.

Climate change recognized as ‘threat multiplier’, UN Security Council debates its impact on peaceAs climate change is increasingly recognized as a “threat multiplier” by scientists, political representatives, and civil society across the world, the United Nations Security Council held an open debate on Friday to discuss its concrete impact on peace and security, and focus on tangible ways to diminish the effects of global warming.

Humanity's greatest risk: Cascading impacts of climate, biodiversity, food, water crises: scientists

Locust crisis poses a danger to millions, forecasters warnExperts fear swarms like those seen in Africa will become more common as tropical storms create favourable breeding conditions

Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon, study findsAmazon could turn into source of CO2 in atmosphere by next decade, research suggests

It’s already getting too hot and humid in some places for humans to survive — The VergeExtreme conditions are happening more often than scientists previously thought

Tipping Points

Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change | Carbon BriefThe persistent march of a warming climate is seen across a multitude of continuous, incremental...

Climate tipping points — too risky to bet againstThe growing threat of abrupt and irreversible climate changes must compel political and economic action on emissions.

Climate emergency: world 'may have crossed tipping points’Warning of ‘existential threat to civilisation’ as impacts lead to cascade of unstoppable events

Climate change driving entire planet to dangerous 'tipping point‘Scientists "don’t think people realize how little time we have left,” to stop irreversible and disastrous changes to Earth’s climate systems. But there is hope.

Big ecosystems could collapse faster if tipping point reachedBreakdown of Amazon rainforest could happen within 50 years if ecological point-of-no return is crossed, study says.

Tropical forests losing their ability to absorb carbon, study findsAmazon could turn into source of CO2 in atmosphere by next decade, research suggests

As Climate Change Worsens, A Cascade of Tipping Points LoomsNew research warns that the earth may be approaching key tipping points, including the runaway loss of ice sheets, that could fundamentally disrupt the global climate system. A growing concern is a change in ocean circulation, which could alter climate patterns in a profound way.

6 climate tipping points: How worried should we be?

Potentially fatal bouts of heat and humidity on the rise, study findsScientists identify thousands of extreme events, suggesting stark warnings about global heating are already coming to pass

The Fix

Green energy could drive Covid-19 recovery with $100tn boostSpeeding up investment could deliver huge gains to global GDP by 2050 while tackling climate emergency, says report

Deep Decarbonization: A Realistic Way Forward on Climate ChangeGlobal emissions have soared by two-thirds in the three decades since international climate talks began. To make the reductions required, what’s needed is a new approach that creates incentives for leading countries and industries to spark transformative technological revolutions.

Coronavirus pandemic leading to huge drop in air pollution‘Largest scale experiment ever’ shows what is possible as satellite images reveal marked fall in global nitrogen dioxide levels

Will the coronavirus kill the oil industry and help save the climate?Analysts say the coronavirus and a savage price war means the oil and gas sector will never be the same again

Tackling degraded oceans could mitigate climate crisis - reportSanctuaries and treaties to restore seas’ ecosystems would boost their capacity to absorb heat and store carbon

BlackRock C.E.O. Larry Fink: Climate Crisis Will Reshape FinanceIn his influential annual letter to chief executives, Mr. Fink said his firm would avoid investments in companies that “present a high sustainability-related risk.”

‘We can’t go back to normal’: how will coronavirus change the world?The long read: Times of upheaval are always times of radical change. Some believe the pandemic is a once-in-a-generation chance to remake society and build a better future. Others fear it may only make existing injustices worse

Should we treat the climate crisis like coronavirus? - STEPS CentreWhy don’t we respond to climate change with the same urgency as coronavirus? The Guardian writer Owen Jones asked this in a new column, making the case that the impacts of climate change are equally present in the world, but with a far higher death toll if you include air pollution, extreme weather and so...

Social Distancing? You Might Be Fighting Climate Change, TooIsolation and other shifts in behavior during the coronavirus outbreak could also alter our greenhouse gas emissions. But will the changes stick?

Community ResilienceProviding information to help people and their communities weather the environmental, economic, and energy storms of the 21st century.

The Coronavirus Could Change The Way We Eat MeatThe COVID-19 pandemic has hobbled the meat industry. Can small farms raise a more sustainable future?

Clean air in Europe during lockdown ‘leads to 11,000 fewer deaths’Study into effects of coronavirus curbs also finds less asthma and preterm births

City leaders aim to shape green recovery from coronavirus crisisMayors coordinating efforts to support a low-carbon, sustainable path out of lockdowns

Take ActionWhen you understand the converging crises of the 21st century, it’s important to find constructive ways to respond. Although we can’t provide an exhaustive list of actions, we do have five suggestions that are especially applicable if you’ve taken the Think Resilience course and gained systemic knowledge of energy, the globalized economy, and their effects […]

The hard truths of climate change — by the numbersA set of troubling charts shows how little progress nations have made toward limiting greenhouse-gas emissions.

PANDEMIC: Coronavirus is reducing CO2. Why that's worrisomeA growing number of estimates say global carbon dioxide emissions could fall 5% in 2020. That would be the largest annual drop on record. But climate researchers say there is little reason for celebration.

Analysis: Coronavirus set to cause largest ever annual fall in CO2 emissions | Carbon BriefThe global coronavirus pandemic continues to unfold at a staggering pace, decimating lives, livelihoods and...

The climate crisis will deepen coronavirus. A green stimulus plan can tackle both | Daniel Aldana Cohen, Daniel KammenThe convergence of the climate and coronavirus crisis will be catastrophic. Now is the time to deploy a green stimulus

A Green Stimulus to Rebuild Our EconomyAn Open Letter and Call to Action to Members of Congress

UK wildlife enjoys humans' lockdown but concerns raised over conservationAnimals are getting some peace and people are reconnecting with nature, but wildlife crimes may be going unnoticed

The coronavirus outbreak is part of the climate change crisisTherefore, climate action should be central to our response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

COVID And Climate Change: How To Kill Two Birds With One Stone — Forbes

Halt destruction of nature or suffer even worse pandemics, say world’s top scientistsExclusive: only one species is responsible for coronavirus – humans – say world’s leading wildlife experts