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RCast 152 – [Climate & Coordination] Aug 13 2021 – IPCC #6

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0:00:00 – Intro

0:01:11 – Nora – UN IPCC report #6: https://www.ipcc.ch/reports/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/a…

0:07:28 – Darryl – reversible vs irreversible – article: “Good news: Some climate change impacts are ‘reversible.’ Here’s what that means” https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/irrev…

0:10:19 – Darryl – article: “It’s time to freak out about methane emissions” https://www.vox.com/22613532/climate-… “The UN says we’re screwed if we don’t cut methane emissions:” https://www.mic.com/p/the-un-says-wer…

0:11:33 – Nora – 3 tweets Greta Thunberg – Aug 9 – According to the new IPCC report, the carbon budget that gives us the best odds of staying below 1.5 celcius, runs out in less than 5.5 years at our current rate. https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/cont…

0:14:29 – Edgar McGreggor – the dixie fire – https://twitter.com/edgarrmcgregor/st…

0:17:10 – “If you thinking one last cheap flight – Greek holiday for the road – we are the end of the road.” Rosalind Readhead https://twitter.com/Privatecarfree/st… https://www.nationalgeographic.com/en…

0:24:11 – Darryl – Greg was right about climate change and layer one blockchain projects. “Measuring success: Offsetting crypto carbon emissions necessary for adoption?” https://cointelegraph.com/news/measur… Lower Carbon Capital: https://lowercarboncapital.com/ https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/12/chr…) “Chris Sacca’s Lowercarbon Capital has raised $800 million to “keep unf*cking the planet” ”

0:27:06 – Greg response

0:28:42 – Darryl – The common theme on layer one blockchain platforms, is less about what blockchain can do to help, it’s how to be less bad with energy consumption.

0:30:47 – Greg – Invest in relationships with people you can trust with your life.