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The findings challenge modern agriculture’s focus on simplicity, proving nature thrives on complexity. “The future of farming isn’t in monocultures – it’s in managed ecosystems.”
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Benefits Over Time:
• Years 1-2: Competition
• Years 3-4: Early cooperation
• Year 8+: Maximum ecosystem services
Diverse plots achieved 180% higher carbon sequestration, 50% less pest pressure, and 2.3x better drought tolerance—without external inputs.
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Key Data:
• 16+ species plots:
• 3x more soil carbon
• 2.7x faster soil formation
• 45% more pollinators
• 50% greater drought resistance
• Long-term benefits:
• 84% less biomass variation
• 2x faster drought recovery
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🔗 Share this post to spark the conversation we urgently need. Climate solutions start with understanding the problem. There is only one scientifically proven way to get back within planetary boundaries that to reduce consumption and production in the global north! Start spreading the word
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The summer of 2023 shattered records, revealing how intertwined human activity and natural systems are in driving these unprecedented changes. This is not just about warming—it’s about the breakdown of Earth’s balancing systems.
We need to act now. Not tomorrow, not next year.
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3️⃣ Aerosols and Sulfates: New research highlights a sharp reduction in sulfate aerosols from international shipping (regulated since 2020) as a significant driver of temperature anomalies.. esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/...
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2️⃣ Carbon Sink Collapse: Last year, trees and land absorbed almost no CO₂—a shocking indicator that vital carbon sinks might be failing. Without these natural buffers, atmospheric CO₂ levels rise faster, driving further warming.
amp.theguardian.com/environment/...
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1️⃣ Cloud Cover Decline: Climate change has reduced cloud cover, which in turn lowers the Earth’s reflectivity (albedo). With less sunlight being reflected back into space, more heat is absorbed, intensifying warming. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Let's prioritize nature-based solutions for a greener future! 🌏💚 #NatureFirst #ClimateAction
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On the other hand, Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a psychopathic delusion. It's not only expensive and energy-intensive but emits 3.23 kg of CO2e for every kg of CO2 stored. Plus, it doesn't tackle the root cause of carbon emissions. Safe storage? Still uncertain.
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Wildlife isn't just beautiful; they're our allies in the fight against climate change. 🌲🐾
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Politicians MUST deliver drastic cuts at the next COP. If they don’t, we could be looking at 4.4°C of global warming by 2100.
This isn’t just a wake-up call—it’s a final alarm. Will you demand action before it’s too late -We need to act like the cavalry aren’t coming. - lnkd.in/d9ZiAj_m
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The IPCC’s Stark Warning:
🕰 Time is almost up.
⏳ "Personally, I consider a 3-degree world to be an existential threat to human civilization." - Stefan Rahmstorf lead climate scientist Potsdam institute
🌵 Desertification is already taking hold in Southern Europe.
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🌍 This is a wake-up call: Carbon crediting systems need urgent reform to avoid greenwashing and address adverse selection problems.
📖 Full study (open access):
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The authors call out critical flaws in the system:
“Many project developers pick favorable data or make unrealistic assumptions. Outdated methodologies and perverse incentives lead to non-additional projects being registered.”
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• Best performing category, HFC-23 abatement: 68% OAR - HFC-23: Hydrofluorocarbon-23 projects destroy a by-product of industrial processes with very high global warming potential. Despite being more effective, they sometimes encourage excess waste gas production for credits.
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SF6 destruction: 16% OAR - SF6: Sulfur hexafluoride projects capture and destroy this potent greenhouse gas or reduce emissions through leak prevention and replacements. However, they often over-credit emissions reductions due to incentives to increase waste gas production.
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🔍 Key findings:
• Wind power projects in China and improved forest management in the US: No measurable emission reductions.
• Avoided deforestation: 25% offset achievement ratio (OAR)
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📖 Study: “Global emergence of regional heatwave hotspots outpaces climate model simulations”
Link to research: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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2️⃣ Rapid emissions cuts are essential to avoid more surprises from an accelerating climate system.
The gap between models and reality is growing. The science is clear: the climate is changing faster than we are prepared for.
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🚨 A key finding: Climate models underestimate extreme trends by up to 4x in some areas.
👉 What this means.
1️⃣ Our understanding of the climate crisis must evolve—models need to account for these overlooked processes.
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• Extreme events (like heat, storms, and marine heatwaves) are happening faster and more intensely than models predict.
• The interconnected systems of land, atmosphere, and oceans are reacting in non-linear and amplifying ways we didn’t expect.
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Why? Most models can’t simulate the small-scale processes that run Earth’s climate systems, like:
🌪️ Jet streams
☁️ Cloud formation
🌡️ Soil moisture interactions
🌊 Ocean currents
These tiny, daily processes combine in complex ways that models can’t fully capture. This means:
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Links: esd.copernicus.org/articles/13/... - reductionroadmap.dk
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Here’s what we must do:
🚨 Phase out fossil fuels immediately.
🚨 Deploy renewables—but only to phase out fossil fuels.
🚨 Radically reduce energy consumption to secure a future for all.
There is no escape through “green growth.” The only way forward is less harm through less consumption.
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💡 Together, these findings prove each other’s point: You can’t maintain growth without increasing pressure on planetary boundaries, even with renewables.
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2️⃣ Our new report “Beyond The Roadmap” builds on this, showing that switching to renewables in a growth-based economy is just trading one crisis for another. While renewables reduce CO2 emissions, they intensify biodiversity loss because of their massive material and land-use demands. 🌱🔨
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1️⃣ The scientific paper demonstrates that it’s thermodynamically impossible to decouple economic growth from negative planetary pressures without drastically reducing energy consumption. Growth requires energy, and energy demands resources—this cycle inherently drives environmental destruction. 🌍
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Dear @andrewonearth.bsky.social you are one the most inspiring people to follow so I posted your list on my LinkedIn page I hope that okay. I couldn’t find you there so I didn’t tag you.