Here is a link to the Summary for Policymakers if you want a relatively accessible (I do mean relatively, this is pretty dense going) way to see for yourself. https://report.ipcc.ch/srocc/pdf/SROCC_SPM_Approved.pdf …
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@NPR@rhersher had a great, accessible story on the report toplines, featuring@Sci_Officer & Noah Oppenheim@PCFFAFish.https://www.npr.org/2019/09/25/755859707/earths-oceans-are-getting-hotter-and-higher-and-it-s-accelerating …1 reply 10 retweets 32 likesShow this thread -
Now, like I did this morning, take a moment to sit with your grief. As the wise
@DrKateMarvel says, "I have no hope that these changes can be reversed. We are inevitably sending our children to live on an unfamiliar planet. But the opposite of hope is not despair. It is grief."1 reply 9 retweets 45 likesShow this thread -
But now: "We need courage, not hope. Grief, after all, is the cost of being alive. We are all fated to live lives shot through with sadness, and are not worth less for it. Courage is the resolve to do well without the assurance of a happy ending."https://onbeing.org/blog/kate-marvel-we-need-courage-not-hope-to-face-climate-change/?source=post_page-----936a6bad1426---------------------- …
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STEP ONE: Substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, especially carbon dioxide, which causes ocean acidification. This is the most important thing we can do for the ocean.pic.twitter.com/EJX5iUx17i
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STEP TWO: Protect the ocean’s natural ability to store carbon and mitigate climate change, by conserving and restoring coastal “blue carbon” ecosystems, including mangroves, seagrass beds, and salt marshes. These are also critical habitats for so much ocean life!pic.twitter.com/Qtc9gSkg6K
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STEP THREE: As much as possible, increase ocean resiliency to the unavoidable impacts of climate change. This means: 1) Strongly protecting at least 30% of the ocean in ocean sanctuaries 2) Promoting sustainable fisheries management 3) Reducing nutrient & plastic pollutionpic.twitter.com/9j1KfI7JN3
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And it means unlocking the potential of
#OceanClimateAction. According to@oceanpanel, ocean-based climate action could deliver a fifth of emissions cuts needed to limit temperature rise to 1.5°C.https://www.wri.org/news/2019/09/release-ocean-based-climate-action-could-deliver-fifth-emissions-cuts-needed …1 reply 11 retweets 35 likesShow this thread -
We can do this my friends. These blue amphipods believe in us, and so do I. /finpic.twitter.com/R05RojwCUw
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My heart 
. Thank you for this thread. I am grieving but I am also acting. I love this world so much.
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