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@ solo @piefed.social

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My main account is solo@slrpnk.net. I'm also using the one here because I really like the feed feature.

Btw I'm a non-binary trans person [they/she/he].

  • EU states told to use existing fund for safe abortions after citizens' petition

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  • An unsafe abortion is less safe than no abortion at all.

    How can you know that? Giving birth can also be deadly.

  • Antarctica just saw the fastest glacier collapse ever recorded

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  • Maybe so, maybe no. It depends on what we do. If we do nothing, sure. If we act towards solution, no.

    Doomerism does not leave room for action, like if things are predetermined. So I cannot agree with your point of view.

  • Why is everything boring? (hint: it's not Capitalism) 20:18

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  • I found this video very confusing. At the last section, she concludes that we (non-rich people) are sold by capitalists the facade of luxury products with lesser quality. So I really don't understand why she claims in the title that it's not related to capitalism?

  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #05

    skepticalscience.com /2026-SkS-Weekly-News-Roundup_05.html
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    Carbon capture: the “distracting, dangerous scam” governments are relying on to reach net zero

    www.bmj.com /content/392/bmj.r2662

  • Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time

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  • Tbh I find the "net zero" approach problematic on so many levels that I hesitated posting this article. But due to the fact that this is an analysis of the press that had a span of almost 15 years of this topic, it seemed like worth posting.

    Apart from that, personally I agree with you (if I got you right) that privatisation of the energy sector in the UK , or any sector I can think of actually, is to the detriment of all living beings and the environment as a whole. Still I don't mind researches that talk about other relevant things, even if I consider them less important, for example. Meaning, looking at one thing, doesn't mean not looking to another.

  • Climate @slrpnk.net
    solo @piefed.social

    Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time

    www.carbonbrief.org /analysis-uk-newspaper-editorial-opposition-to-climate-action-overtakes-support-for-first-time/
  • Europe @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    A 'night of deep pain' for Spain after fatal train collision

    www.lemonde.fr /en/international/article/2026/01/18/fatal-rail-accident-in-spain-after-trains-collide_6749558_4.html
  • Europe @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Portugal socialist wins first round, to face far-right rival in presidential runoff

    www.france24.com /en/europe/20260119-portugal-socialist-far-right-presidential-runoff
  • Environment @beehaw.org
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    #FuelingEcocide: 7,000 protected areas threatened by fossil fuel projects worldwide - Environmental Investigative Forum

    eiforum.org /fueling-ecocide-7000-protected-areas-threatened-worldwide/
  • movies @piefed.social
    solo @piefed.social

    “Netflix Lighting” and the Death of Cinematography

  • ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?

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  • I suppose, this is quite debatable, because the current money system does waste a whole lot of energy, It's just not calculated how much. Honestly, if you have have links showing how much energy the banking system consumes globally, please share.

    On the other hand, bitcoin's blockchain is a decentralised and transparent system. This is not something that the banking system can claim.

  • Climate @slrpnk.net
    solo @piefed.social

    ‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?

    www.theguardian.com /technology/2026/jan/03/just-an-unbelievable-amount-of-pollution-how-big-a-threat-is-ai-to-the-climate
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    Year in Review: The Biggest Climate Headlines of 2025

    earth.org /year-in-review-the-biggest-climate-headlines-of-2025/
  • Europe @lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    Hungry for data: Inside Europol’s secretive AI program

    wearesolomon.com /mag/format/investigation/hungry-for-data-inside-europols-secretive-ai-program/
  • Climate @slrpnk.net
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    This climate concern is way out there | As satellites crowd the lower atmosphere, scientists increasingly worry about the consequences

    www.motherjones.com /politics/2025/12/satellite-launches-leo-spacex-reentry-burn-pollution-ozone-research-climate-concerns/

  • Rising Tide protest: climate activists stop three ships from entering world’s largest coal port in Newcastle

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  • The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

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  • Take a look at the links I shared above. You might find them interesting.

    Edit: @dumnezero to answer your question, the key words would be phasing out fossil fuels, and this could not take place in a week. So the answer is no.

  • The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

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  • Climate Talks End With 'Empty Deal' That Fails on Forests, Finance, and Fossil Fuels | Common Dreams

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  • Industrial manufacturing is declining in Europe for sure, but not because of complying to climate policies, as you claimed. Industrial production is falling in most European Union countries, largely due to a lack of competitiveness with China and the US.

    Also, the article you linked about the EU loosing manufacturing jobs does not back your claim. On the contrary it says: The move to a sustainable economy is an opportunity to turn the situation around. Towards the end, it also mentions that the EU should make sure that industry jobs are not lost and that Europe's industrial sectors and their workers are fundamental to delivering the climate solutions Europe needs, which are very different things to what you said.

  • Climate Talks End With 'Empty Deal' That Fails on Forests, Finance, and Fossil Fuels | Common Dreams

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  • The leading countries in addressing climate change appear to have prioritized their efforts at the expense of industrial growth,

    Personaly, I would be glad if this were the case. Honestly, I wonder how you came to this conclusion

  • ‘Now is the hour’: Australian Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge

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  • Google’s bets on carbon capture power plants, which have a mixed record

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  • Carbon dioxide from Google’s power plant will be injected into the same geological storage formations already used by ADM’s ethanol facility. The site is the location of the first long-term CO2 storage well in the U.S.

    Typically, around 2,000 metric tons of CO2 are sent into the well every day. But injections there were halted in 2024 when salty brine, which stores dissolved CO2 deep underground, was found to have migrated into “unauthorized zones,” according to the EPA. ADM said the leak was the result of corrosion at a monitoring well, E&E News reported, and they’ve since resumed injections.

    A recent study of 13 CCS facilities representing 55% of all captured carbon shows that most aren’t living up to expectations.

  • Climate-Warming Methane Emissions from the World’s Biggest Livestock Companies Are Bigger Than From Major Oil and Gas Companies

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  • I don't think it's a misleading title because leaks are considered emissions.

    The leaks from oil & gas are huge to begin with, and some of them are even called super-emitting methane leaks. From another article:

    About 40% of human-caused methane emissions come from leaks from fossil fuel exploration, production and transportation. These rose by almost 50% between 2000 and 2019. Another 40% comes from agriculture(...) All are forecast to rise.

    Not only that these leaks and are not visible to the naked eye, so

    the big challenge is knowing exactly how much methane is being emitted, where it is being emitted and for how long it has been emitted. [source UN environment program]

  • The coal industry is collapsing

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  • The waste part, for some reason, I thought it was kinda implied. Thanks, anyways.

    The part that you say more or less that coal plants produce more radioactive waste than nuclear plants even if we take into account nuclear accidents, is the one that made me wonder tbh.

    Btw, perhaps, one of the most famous papers about this topic was written in 1978 [abstract, full pdf ], but it doesn't mention accidents. Actually, in the abstract they say that the study does not even assess, the total radiological impacts of a coal versus a nuclear economy. This one, from 2021, doesn't talk about accidents, either.

    I thought you might have a relevant article or something to share about the accident part you mentionned?

  • 50 fact briefs about climate change science published in collaboration with Gigafact!

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  • Sorry, I don't understand why you say this. Can you explain?

    Edit: Maybe it's the "skeptical" thing. Well this site is about the following

    Explaining climate change science & rebutting global warming misinformationGlobal warming is real and human-caused. It is leading to large-scale climate change. Under the guise of climate "skepticism", the public is bombarded with misinformation that casts doubt on the reality of human-caused global warming. This website gets skeptical about global warming "skepticism".

    Our mission is simple: debunk climate misinformation by presenting peer-reviewed science and explaining the techniques of science denial, discourses of climate delay, and climate solutions denial.

  • The coal industry is collapsing

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  • Coal plants produce more radiation than nuclear plants, even if you take all the accidents into account.

    In a way yes, but only in the sense that nuclear waste is supposed to be well contained and stored for disposal. Still, the accidents are not taken into account, at least in the studies I took a look at. If you have any that says otherwise, please share.

  • Italy moves to restrict sex education amid growing feminicide outrage

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  • If I got you right, it's kinda the other way around.

    Regardless of the last femicide, the government decided to promote these restrictive mesures on sex ed. That is because preventing gender-based violence and promoting consent are not notions that fascists care to advance, on the contrary.

  • Over 50 Percent of the Internet Is Now AI Slop, New Data Finds

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  • The hidden cost of ultra-processed foods on the environment: ‘The whole industry should pay’

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  • Ok, I think I understand better what you meant. It looks like we see things very differently.

    For example, in a conversation about ultra-processed foods I don't see what you mention: it’s always been intended to target poor people’s food. Instead, I see capitalist/neoliberal/etc economic incentives and neglect for anything or anyone else. What do I mean by that?

    For me, the capitalists that are in the food industry are there because they just care about the economic value, not the nutritional one. So in order to maximise their profit these capitalists/industrialists/etc, they say something like: "if I buy 1 potato I can make 1 potato chips packet, but if I turn this potato into powder then I can mix it with this other powders and get 5 packs of crisps that I can sell cheaper than the competitor with the real potato crisps"

    So poor people are affected by UPFs not because there is a conspiracy targeting them, but because UPFs have almost zero nutritional value, while being in the price range they can afford to consume.