The #ClimateCrisis is not just about #carbon molecules in the air. It is about who puts them there and who pays the price. French economist #ThomasPiketty warns that if class inequality is ignored, climate policy will fail. The wealthiest emitters are flying in #PrivateJets, buying oversized cars, and taking short distance flights while ordinary households struggle with rising costs for energy, food, and housing.

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The #ClimateCrisis is not just about #carbon molecules in the air. It is about who puts them there and who pays the price. French economist #ThomasPiketty warns that if class inequality is ignored, climate policy will fail. The wealthiest emitters are flying in #PrivateJets, buying oversized cars, and taking short distance flights while ordinary households struggle with rising costs for energy, food, and housing.

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More than 85 scientists have published a lengthy joint critique of a recent Energy Department report that downplayed the effects of climate change, calling it riddled with "pervasive problems.” https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/09/03/climate-change/scientists-trump-climate-report/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #fossilfuels #emissions #environment #carbon #epa #us #donaldtrump #republicans

Japan and India will use a joint crediting mechanism in their plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in India through Japanese technologies, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/25/japan/science-health/japan-india-joint-crediting-mechanism/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #indiajapanrelations #india #carbon #emissions #tech

Bridgestone has said it will sell Mexico Carbon Manufacturing to Cabot of the United States for about $70 million as part of the Japanese tire-maker's efforts to restructure its carbon black business. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/08/05/companies/bridgestone-carbon-black-biz/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #bridgestone #mexico #carbon

New Zealand sheep farmers are fighting to stop the loss of pasture to fast-spreading pine plantations, which earn government subsidies to soak up carbon emissions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/28/sustainability/new-zealand-pine-forests-sheep/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #newzealand #forests #sheep #climatechange #emissions #carbon #environment

Private companies are rushing into risky, profit-driven geoengineering projects to fight climate change without clear regulations, raising fears of dangerous unintended consequences. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/06/world/geoengineerings-risks-need-to-be-studied/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #climatechange #carbon #pollution

The heat wave searing Europe is making a compelling case for one of the most ambitious climate targets ever set by Brussels. Many in the European Union, however, have yet to be convinced. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/02/climate-change/europe-climate-eu-2040-goal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #europe #climatechange #eu #carbon #emissions

We did the math on #AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The #emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
The latest reports show that 4.4% of all the energy in the #US now goes toward #datacenters. The #carbon intensity of #electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/

We did the math on #AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The #emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
The latest reports show that 4.4% of all the energy in the #US now goes toward #datacenters. The #carbon intensity of #electricity used by data centers was 48% higher than the US average.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1116327/ai-energy-usage-climate-footprint-big-tech/