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Joined February 2014
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P. Getzner retweeted
If you want to reduce your carbon footprint, focus on what you eat, not whether your food is local.
The chart shows why: transport tends to account for only a small share of greenhouse gas emissions — the differences between different food choices are much larger.
P. Getzner retweeted
The EU Commission is poised to conclude that Hungary did not make enough progress on the 17 measures it had agreed with the EU executive in September, and uphold its proposal to suspend EU funds to Hungary in an unprecedented move. euobserver.com/rule-of-law/1…
P. Getzner retweeted
Four ways to look at global CO₂ emissions.
1. Which countries have contributed most historically?
Share of cumulative CO₂ since 1750:
🇺🇸 US: 25%
🇨🇳 China: 14%
🇷🇺 Russia: 7%
🇩🇪 Germany: 5.5%
🇬🇧 UK: 4.6%
🇯🇵 Japan: 4%
🇮🇳 India: 3%
🇫🇷 France: 2.3%
🇨🇦 Canada: 2%
🇺🇦 Ukraine: 1.8%
P. Getzner retweeted
Ja, Essen wird immer teurer. Aber es hat nicht nur mit den ausfallenden Ernten durch den Ukraine-Krieg zu tun. Die simple, aber gruselige Wahrheit: Es wächst immer weniger auf unseren Feldern🧵
P. Getzner retweeted
The drought in Europe...
47% of the EU territory is in 'Warning' conditions and 17% is in 'Alert' conditions.
This has serious impact on food production & river transport. Horrific timing when already a food crisis and high energy costs with Russian invasion of Ukraine.
P. Getzner retweeted
Europe is not just experiencing heatwaves on land.
The Mediterranean Sea is experiencing a brutal marine heatwave this July, which will have devastating impacts on marine ecosystems while also enhancing heatwaves on land.
Water temperatures are as high as 6.2°C above normal!
P. Getzner retweeted
#Glaciers in the Alps are so completely off from what we've seen before. I'm really alarmed by the situation.
The measurements collected at Griesgletscher today show that even with respect to the previous record in 2003 we're one month ahead with melting. And no relief in sight.
P. Getzner retweeted
What a devastatingly brilliant ad
@GreenpeaceUK
P. Getzner retweeted
As humans struggle to maintain their health, it appears that nature has regained theirs. But this effect won’t last for long unless countries make explicit efforts to protect biological diversity and pollution, @robmuggah writes.
buff.ly/31iJVMY
P. Getzner retweeted
A very depressing fact about the last three decades: The share of electricity produced from low-carbon sources has not increased.
[From @MaxCRoser's recent post on the world’s energy problem: ourworldindata.org/worlds-en…]
P. Getzner retweeted
Polish Deputy PM says Poland and Hungary agreed on a compromise with Germany to unblock the EU’s $2.2 trillion budget and stimulus plan trib.al/IS2h8oz
P. Getzner retweeted
A new scheme linking EU funding to rule-of-law criteria may not be applied until the bloc's top court has ruled on its legality.
politico.eu/article/german-p…
P. Getzner retweeted
The EU may pursue a “plan B” of cutting Hungary and Poland out of the 750 billion-euro coronavirus-rescue fund trib.al/4kfiZFc
P. Getzner retweeted
EU budget fight threatens to spill over into boosting climate targets on.ft.com/36MxQ42
P. Getzner retweeted
European parliament 'should stop Strasbourg sittings to hit carbon-neutral goal' theguardian.com/world/2020/n…
P. Getzner retweeted
In our new review published today, we look at the multiple risks – mainly of an #economic and #political nature – 🇨🇳 #China’s state-driven investment strategy poses to the 🇪🇺 #EU, as well as the opportunities it presents 👇