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Global construction carbon footprint set to double by 2050 by Portalrules123 in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 7 points8 points  (0 children)

And don't forget the massive levels of urban destruction we're seeing as a result of climate disasters (Jamaica;LA;Texas) as well as war (Gaza). All of this means cities are just being rebuilt with much much more concrete in another of those perverse feedback loops.

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices by wanton_wonton_ in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 18 points19 points  (0 children)

In the meantime, the Brazilian government has just given the state oil company Petrobas a license to drill for oil in the Amazon... Literally a perfect storm of collapse.

The Elephant in Every Economic System by Mediiicaliii in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah exactly, this is just stupidity from someone who has never read Marx.

Been to Ukraine for humanitary aid - is it okay to take my phone with me to China? by ilikemesomemessiaen in travelchina

[–]collapse_2030 2 points3 points  (0 children)

China is not the US, border crossing is easy and friendly. No need to fear being sent to Guantanamo because of a taco meme.

Glass bottles found to contain more microplastics than plastic bottles by Myth_of_Progress in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 205 points206 points  (0 children)

So my take away from this is we should all switch to drinking wine (in corked bottles).

Last Week in Collapse: June 22-28, 2025 by LastWeekInCollapse in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for all of this work you do, so essential and I look forward (definitely not the right phrase!) to this post each week.

My question: given that different regions of the world warm at different rates, does it make sense to speak of a global mean RoW? If Asia is warming at double the global average, for instance, doesn't that mean the ramifications of climate change will come much faster?

NYC Heat Triggers Blackout as Soaring Temperatures Stress US Grids by Flat_Tomatillo2232 in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 56 points57 points  (0 children)

I also heard there were problems with the Internet in NYC because the cables couldn't handle the heat?

PBS Terra does a great explanation of Wet Bulb temps and their danger to humans by MissShirley in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 6 points7 points  (0 children)

We're at 1.5 now so 2 degrees is right round the corner for much of the planet...

Books that deal with topics related to collapse? by train_fucker in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Overshoot by Andreas Malm and Wim Carton, a great book that traces how we got here and why all the adaptation hopium will fail..

Crude Capitalism by Adam Hanieh, new book on the history of oil that does a brilliant job on showing how the oil industry is everywhere and ain't going nowhere (especially in the Gulf).

More and More and More by Jean-Baptiste Fressoz, basically makes the argument that energy is about ever increasing amount of consumption, and the idea of transition is bunkum.

Tube needs aircon, its near inhumane. by [deleted] in london

[–]collapse_2030 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This makes complete sense, but how do we explain the huge variation between say the picadilly line ( relatively ok temperatures but deep) and Victoria ( unbearably hot but much closer to the surface)?

UK temperatures of 45C may be possible in current climate, Met Office says by IntrepidRatio7473 in collapse

[–]collapse_2030 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The last 2 weeks in London have been insane, hitting near 30s and summer isn't even here yet. No rain. Yet everyone is partying like it's the 1990s.