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[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

I am not really sure I understand what you mean. Of course 0.5°C is very important, but to my understanding, the Paris Agreement is really not going as planned.

As the official deadline passes for countries to submit their revised Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, only 13 of the 195 parties have done so. Alarmingly, this group includes just five developed countries, which are required to lead the way on climate action.

Under the Paris Agreement, every country must update its national climate action plan every five years. These NDC plans outline how nations intend to reduce emissions and adapt to climate impacts to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. This year’s submissions should extend their new NDCs to 2030 and outline new objectives for the period up to 2035, setting the tone for a decisive decade of climate action.

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Edit: Since the above article dates a few months back I searched for something more updated and found the perfect link: NDC Tracker

As Arctic ice vanishes, maritime traffic boom fuels the climate crisis in c/collapse@sopuli.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

It looks like the IMO's pledge to reduce emissions by at least 20% is totally feasible. At least according to the following recent study

Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only would those relatively simple interventions reduce emissions from a major, direct source of greenhouse gases, the technology to implement these measures already exists.

‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event in c/biodiversity@mander.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 3 points 20 hours ago

Maybe so, maybe no. It's not predetermined.

It's what we do now that will shape the future. I mean, we the people. We cannot rely on governments or corporations to do the right thing without us forcing them to. By now, we know this.

So, I believe that conversations about solutions are more fruitful than deterministic statements, no matter how highly upvoted these statements are.

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Heat Waves Are Changing Disease Dynamics in Unpredictable Ways, New Research Finds (insideclimatenews.org)
 

The study: Impact of heatwave amplitude, duration, and timing on parasite fitness at different baseline temperatures

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Carbon capture company emits more than it captures | CCS illusion only delays the elimination of fossil fuels (climateandcapitalism.com)
‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event in c/biodiversity@mander.xyz
[–] solo@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago

I thought of adding this article too, because it looks like there are Some Hopeful News About the Future of the World’s Corals.

Much has been learned about heat-resistant corals in the last decade. Village by village and beach by beach, reef restoration is progressing.

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Kabul at risk of becoming first modern city to run out of water, report warns (www.theguardian.com)
 

NGO says Afghan capital’s 7 million people face existential crisis that world needs urgently to address

The Mercy Corps report can be found here: Kabul’s Water Crisis - An Inflection Point for Action

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‘It was our hope spot’: scientists heartbroken as pristine coral gardens hit by Western Australia’s worst bleaching event (www.theguardian.com)
 

Now, teams of government scientists are reporting widespread coral death, which they say is the worst bleaching to hit the state. There are still areas of live coral, and some bleached coral will recover, but as scientists gather data, the scale of mortality has left many shocked.

Dr Thomas Holmes coordinates the marine science program at the WA government’s Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. [...] “I’m not afraid to use the word unprecedented,” he says.