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Global power-sector emissions hit an “all-time high” in 2024, despite solar and wind power continuing to grow at record speed, according to analysis from thinktank Ember.

Emissions from the sector increased by 1.6% year-on-year, to reach a record high of 14.6bn tonnes of carbon dioxide (tCO2).

This increase was predominantly due to a 4% growth in electricity demand worldwide, leading coal generation to increase by 1.4% and gas by 1.6%.

Embers’ analysis finds that the increase in fossil-fuel generation was, in particular, due to hotter temperatures in 2024, which drove up electricity demand in key regions such as India.

Clean electricity generation grew by a record 927 terawatt hours (TWh), which would have been sufficient to cover 96% of electricity demand growth not caused by higher temperatures.

Despite the increase in emissions in the short-term, this “should not be mistaken for failure of the energy transition”, notes Ember, but a sign we’re nearing a “tipping point” wherein changes in weather and demand hold a particularly strong sway.

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The international consequences of a glacier-free Switzerland (www.swissinfo.ch)

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Pereskia aculeata (slrpnk.net)

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This plant should not be thriving in this environment. It is growing on compacted oxisol in an area that gets over 4 metres of rain. Yet here it is, growing completely out of control. Nothing makes sense. Climate change?

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Pereskia aculeata (slrpnk.net)

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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/20514746

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This plant should not be thriving in this environment. It is growing on compacted oxisol in an area that gets over 4 metres of rain. Yet here it is, growing completely out of control. Nothing makes sense. Climate change?

Lula vows to undo environmental degradation and halt deforestation in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Another politician promises to save the rainforest? Good luck with that.

It's YOUR fault for PERSONALLY destroying the environment! in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

One would think that far-right free-market people would at least make the point about supply and demand; if the people stop buying it, the businesses will stop doing it. Alas, it seems that the majority (of the loud voices in the news) still prefer to downplay or deny the environmental crisis altogether.

"I asked them to delete my data, they said 'Install our app'" in c/[email protected]

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I just saw this and thought that people here would appreciate it. If that's not the case, I can delete it.

So, Firefox just updated their TOS. Now What? in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

UPDATE: https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/mozilla-rewrites-firefoxs-terms-of-use-after-user-backlash/

Collapse of Earth's main ocean water circulation system is already happening in c/[email protected]

Beyond Growth: The promise of a wellbeing economy in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, that'll do it. Thanks! Whether that's what the author meant is another question...

Grocery prices set to rise as soil becomes "unproductive" in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That's what this guy was trying to tell people nearly 25 years ago: https://www.albartlett.org/articles/art_forgotten_fundamentals_overview.html

video presenting the same information

Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say in c/[email protected]

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"fruit trees, native trees, and other beneficial vegetation"

Seems likely. Even just "native trees" would almost need to include Inga species, which are legumes, and there are native Amazon nuts like Caryodendron orinocense that might also grow wild in the area.

Homeowners are increasingly re-wilding their homes with native plants, experts say in c/[email protected]

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You might appreciate this: https://slrpnk.net/post/20138177

Clouds changing as world warms, adding to climate uncertainty in c/[email protected]

Beyond Growth: The promise of a wellbeing economy in c/[email protected]

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But even just considering carbon emissions, which have reduced in intensity

Anyone have a source to support that claim? It sounds like something that could be true on a per-capita basis, at least in "developed countries" over a cherry-picked time interval.

Beyond Growth: The promise of a wellbeing economy in c/[email protected]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

But even just considering carbon emissions, which have reduced in intensity

Anyone have a source to support that claim? It sounds like something that could be true on a per-capita basis, at least in "developed countries" over a cherry-picked time interval.