"It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of..

"The idea that you can control a system by controlling its parts is a myth." -Donella Meadows

"A system is a set of things – people, cells, molecules, or whatever – interconnected in such a way that they produce their own pattern of behavior over time. The system, to a large extent, causes its own behavior!" -Donella Meadows

Thread 🧵 1) "When 79-year-old George retired, he didn’t buy a golf club or a hammock. He hung a handmade sign in his garage window: “Broken things? Bring ’em here. No charge. Just tea and talk.” His neighbors in the faded mill town of Maple Grove thought he’d lost it. “Who

Señores @ClaroColombia. Hace más de una hora me dijeron que me iban a activar una bolsa de datos en compesación por la falla en el servicio de Claro Hogar. Hasta el momento no ha pasada y nadie me responde vía WhatsApp.

#LaCorteInforma | Corte ordena a MinEducación reglamentar el Plan Individual de Ajustes Razonables (PIAR) para personas con diagnóstico de TDAH 🧵1/2

Um. Hello? Media? Politicians? Celebrities? Oprah? The latest global temperature that was just posted by Copernicus (data from Feb. 9) was 2.03°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline.

30.7C in Spain. The highest temperature ever recorded in Europe in January. A calamity is unfolding that threatens all life on this planet. Enough is enough. Where are the people of influence? Where is the anger from the public? Why are people not rising up to save themselves?

Was climate summit COP28 a historic success or a resounding failure? Join the conversation with @los_fisher on Political Fix: https://t.co/DvfqE0CmrH

President Xi says that Planet Earth is big enough for US and China to succeed. Sorry, but this is incorrect. US and China (≈50% of global emissions) can alone crash 1.5°C limit. Planet Earth is NOT big enough for US and China under current economic logic

We need to stop gambling with our planet - and our well-being - now. Sustainability & solving the climate & ecological crises is about justice, security, equity, & peace. The (only) path to prosperity and dignity for all. The alternative, brings disaster.

The European Union has decided to take a series of steps to fight microplastic pollution. What do the new rules entail, and what would it mean for consumers? https://t.co/6s1veipj4o

This just keeps going up! Northern Hemisphere Surface Air Temperature is now +1.48°C above the 1979-2000 mean. The 1979-2000 NH mean temp is already about 0.6°C higher than 1850-1900. So it looks like the Northern Hemisphere is running well above +2°C!

Estas gráficas, si se entienden bien, dan pavor. Cómo (no) estamos reaccionando, da miedo. Cómo los medios desinforman sobre el tema. Cómo la mayoría de polític@s no tiene ni idea de la que se viene. Cómo seguimos peleándonos por chorradas. Cómo el tiempo vuela. 1/4⏳🧵

🌎 ❌ We are crossing more and more planetary boundaries. Today, six boundaries are crossed. Two more are closing in on transgression. Decisive policy action can change this as we have shown with the recovery of the ozone layer. Read more: https://t.co/5NXw2XOxjE

Finally out! 1st diagnosis of the entire Planet. All the 9 Planetary Boundaries quantified defining Our Safe Operating Space on Earth. Bad news: 6 of 9 PBs breached. Good news: Window still open, we know what to measure, we can return and we win if we do!

Humanity is set to miss the Sustainable Development Goals. But we can still turn this around. A new report from @Earth4All_ and @FEPS_Europe unveils ground-breaking research showing that policymakers can ensure achieving the SDGs by 2050. Learn more: https://t.co/ekzy9JKYck

This is significant news. All planetary boundaries mapped out for the first time, with six of nine crossed. More info below and in the 🧵

MAJOR UPDATE: All planetary boundaries are assessed, and six are crossed. For the first time ever, scientists have quantified all nine planetary boundaries. Six of them are already transgressed and we are increasing pressure on the others. Read more: https://t.co/QkDpxH2BOl

The temperature in China hit 126 degrees F today (52.2 C.) That beats the old record by an almost inconceivable 3 F. The world is on fire.

"Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet." — Carl Sagan