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Bill Tschumy
@btschumy@mas.to

ME/CFS; Amateur astronomer; Astronomy educator; Zoologist; Microscopist; Weather buff; Mobile software developer; Collapse Aware
• Co-author of "SkySafari" planetarium app.
• Latest app: "Our Galaxy". Shows the 3D locations of objects in and around our galaxy.


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Bill Tschumy
@btschumy@mas.to

#ClimateChange, #Collapse, #ClimateDiary

Many folks seem to think we are making good progress electrifying everything and are on track to phase out fossil fuels by around 2050.

I would like to bring this article to people’s attention.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/08/23/is-there-enough-metal-to-replace-oil/

The question is, can we mine enough metals to fully support the transition to “renewable” technology?

As the article says: “The short answer: No, not even close!” (1/4)

Bill Tschumy
@btschumy@mas.to

A new report came out yesterday in BioScience entitled: “The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink ”

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf149/8303627

It is devastating. If anyone harbors beliefs that we are going to solve our climate crisis through “Green Growth”, this should be a wakeup call. We have to stop doing what we are doing—there is just no other way.

If nothing else, check out the highlights and graphs.

#ClimateCrisis #Collapse

Key highlights of the report. Text is too long to include in Alt text. One scary one: "In 2024, fossil fuel energy consumption hit a record high, with coal, oil, and gas all at peak levels. Combined solar and wind consumption also set a new record but was 31 times lower than fossil fuel energy consumption.” A somewhat complicated graph that shows time series of climate-related human activities. A second complicated graph showing time series of climate-related responses.
Bill Tschumy
@btschumy@mas.to

#ClimateChange, #Collapse, #ClimateDiary

Many folks seem to think we are making good progress electrifying everything and are on track to phase out fossil fuels by around 2050.

I would like to bring this article to people’s attention.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2022/08/23/is-there-enough-metal-to-replace-oil/

The question is, can we mine enough metals to fully support the transition to “renewable” technology?

As the article says: “The short answer: No, not even close!” (1/4)

Bill Tschumy
@btschumy@mas.to

A new report came out yesterday in BioScience entitled: “The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink ”

https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biaf149/8303627

It is devastating. If anyone harbors beliefs that we are going to solve our climate crisis through “Green Growth”, this should be a wakeup call. We have to stop doing what we are doing—there is just no other way.

If nothing else, check out the highlights and graphs.

#ClimateCrisis #Collapse

Key highlights of the report. Text is too long to include in Alt text. One scary one: "In 2024, fossil fuel energy consumption hit a record high, with coal, oil, and gas all at peak levels. Combined solar and wind consumption also set a new record but was 31 times lower than fossil fuel energy consumption.” A somewhat complicated graph that shows time series of climate-related human activities. A second complicated graph showing time series of climate-related responses.