Outrage?? AND optimism?? in the news this week - because we need both. We need to fully witness the harsh reality of climate breakdown and allow ourselves to feel the pain and grief that comes with that awareness. Alongside the pain, we can perhaps choose an attitude of?#stubbornoptimism, where we hold on the knowledge that we CAN still change our current trajectory, even when it seems the odds are stacked against us. We can seek out of beacons of hope and know that we can be part of that story. In this week’s stories: ?? WMO issues red alert on climate change ???? EU ministers suggest Big Oil pay out ?? Oil execs pushback on transition ?? South Korea green finance ♀ Women and girls suffer first with drought ?? SE Asia coral reefs thrive Any news stories you’ve seen this week that you would add? Note: Each news item we’ve included is a complex story in its own right, reduced here to a single line as a potential signpost for further reading. You can find the links to the news sources in the comments.
really like this alternating slides format of O&O ??
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/19/red-alert-last-year-was-hottest-year-ever-by-wide-margin-says-un-report https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/sustainable-finance-reporting/fossil-fuel-sector-should-pay-climate-finance-eu-ministers-say-2024-03-18/ https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/ceraweek-big-oil-executives-push-back-against-calls-fast-energy-transition-2024-03-18/ https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-19/south-korea-finance-sector-pledges-313-billion-in-green-funding https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/21/women-and-girls-suffer-first-when-droughts-hit-poor-and-rural-areas-says-un https://www.vox.com/down-to-earth/24098428/scientists-ocean-coral-spawning-bleaching-great-barrier-reef