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"Climate breakdown can be observed across many continuous, incremental changes
such as soaring carbon dioxide levels, rising seas and heating oceans. The
numbers creep up year after year, fuelled by human-caused greenhouse gas
emissions.
But scientists have also identified at least 16 “tipping points” – thresholds
where a tiny shift could cause fundamental parts of the Earth system to change
dramatically, irreversibly and with potentially devastating effects. These
shifts can interact with each other and create feedback loops that heat the
planet further or disrupt weather patterns, with unknown but potentially
catastrophic consequences for life on Earth. It is possible some tipping points
may already have been passed.
Dr Genevieve Guenther, an American climate communications specialist, is the
founding director of End Climate Silence, which studies the representation of
global heating in the media and public discourse. Last year, she published
The
Language of Climate Politics: Fossil Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It,
which was described by Bill McKibben as “a gift to the world”. In the run-up to
the Global Tipping Points conference in July, Guenther talks to the
Guardian
about the need to discuss catastrophic risks when communicating about the
climate crisis."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
