Janet Renner

@janet_ren

Focus on reliable information sources. Interests: sustainability and psychology

Australia
Joined December 2011

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    Dec 31

    It takes children to do what adults haven’t. It takes 15 year old Greta Thunberg 11 minutes to explain this to everyone. Her TEDx talk should be required viewing for 2019

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  2. 5 hours ago

    In Australia | share Greta’s message as widely as possible. “We have come here to let you know that change is coming - whether you like it or not.” 16 year-old speaking at .

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  3. 6 hours ago

    P Stern, Contributions of psychology to limiting climate change This article develops a framework for psychological contributions, summarizes what psychology has learned, and sets out an agenda for making additional contributions. A starting point.

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  4. Retweeted
    26 Dec 2018

    The question of whether co2 influences our climate has been asked for a long time. It has also been answered for a long time.

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  5. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    Copenhagen has set a goal to become the world's first carbon-neutral city by 2025, and CO2 emissions are already down by 50% since 1995! We'll see you there in October for the C40 Mayors Summit! (📸 Martin Heiberg © Copenhagen Media Center)

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  6. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Denmark started the first day of 2019 with 94% of the electricity generated by wind power. RT RT

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    “We are about a 10th of the way to the Permian. Once you get to 3-4C of warming, that’s a significant fraction and life in the ocean is in big trouble, to put it bluntly. There are big implications for humans’ domination of the Earth and its ecosystems.”

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  8. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    * When I say ‘us’, I’m referring to the general actions of our species. There are many individuals doing amazing and inspiring work to protect our planet.

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  9. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Climate Cartoon of the day

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  10. Retweeted
    Jan 2

    are being blamed for the recent deaths of 5,000 in Arkansas. Besides being frightening, fireworks produce plumes of smoke that are harmful to ’ respiratory systems and pollute standing water.

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    Jan 2
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    Jan 2

    Thanks to your amazing volunteerism and financial support Free Bikes 4 Kidz gave bicycles and helmets to almost 10,000 kids in 2018. Thank you and here’s to an even bigger better 2019! #2019

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    Jan 2
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    Jan 1

    Both and sea ice extents ended 2018 at more than 2 standard deviations below the climatological average. Time to track 2019!

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  15. Retweeted
    31 Dec 2018

    And for every molecule of methane, there is one carbon dioxide that today is emitted. If we catch it and store it, the whole operation has negative emissions. On balance it removes CO2 from the air. And that is not hard to do.

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  16. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    Almost 50% of the top 25 are engaged in fossil fuel industry. They don’t think they should have to pay tax or pay for the environmental damage they do. Royalties are payment for the resource they extract. Tax is on the profits they make. Both must be paid

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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 1

    We all know that the US is currently on the wrong side of climate history – but the good news is that the rest of the world is not following suit

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  18. Retweeted
    Dec 31

    Cement is responsible for 8% of the world's CO2 emissions If the cement industry were a country, it would be the third largest emitter in the world. It contributes more CO2 than aviation fuel 2.5% and is not far behind the global agriculture business 12%

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  19. Jan 1

    Australia can (but probably won’t) “lead the world with zero carbon cement. We have the technology to wipe out emissions from cement in 10 years, and with smart thinking, can even turn cement into a carbon sink of the future.”

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    Jan 1

    Germany made it! Over 40% renewable electricity* in 2018, for the first time ever. After 38.2% in 2017, now 40.4%. Nuclear 13.3%, fossils 46.3% *) based on net power generation for the public grid. Thx Bruno for your data and charts!

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