compassion

The Heart of the Matter

October 22, 2022 November 23, 2022

Dr Andrew Wright considers the importance of compassion in responding to the cost of living crisis, climate change and so much more…

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Laura Tobin. @lauratobin1 ·

6 Dec

🌡️Temperatures keep rising📈

November 2023 was the warmest November on record globally

The boreal autumn 2023 was the warmest on record globally by a large margin

Year to date Jan-Nov 2023 is the highest on record

2023 will be the warmest year on record globally @CopernicusEU

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Operation Noah @operationnoah ·

3 Dec

The fossil fuel industry has never planned on transitioning to clean energy. Why? It will result in #StrandedAssets. But people & planet are more important than profit. Yesterday, @Pontifex called for an end to fossil fuels; today, we must all do the same. #COP28 #Divest

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Zeke Hausfather @hausfath ·

2 Dec

It is now official: November was the warmest November on record by a wide margin in the JRA-55 dataset, beating the prior record set in 2020 by 0.3C.

November 2023 was 1.6C above preindustrial levels, and the year-to-date temperatures are 1.4C above preindustrial.

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