The Amazon rainforest is literally burning as we write this. Climate change is a huge threat, and it’s no secret that it’s being driven by capitalism and greed. Newsbroke dives into the rising waters of the global climate crisis, swimming past capitalism’s fake solutions and surfacing with the only viable solution for survival: changing our economic model. #AmazonRainforest #ClimateChange #GreenNewDeal
How cap and trade works:
_https://www.edf.org/climate/how-cap-and-trade-works_ (https://www.edf.org/climate/how-cap-and-trade-works)
Cap and trade around the world:
_https://carbonpricingdashboard.worldbank.org/_ (https://carbonpricingdashboard.worldbank.org/)
The full UN global warming report:
_https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/_ (https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/)
How the Soviet Union’s collapse led to a big drop in emissions:
_https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02024-6_ (https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-02024-6)
Huffington Post. “Redefining Environmentalism: The Paradox of Wealthy Environmentalists”
_https://www.huffpost.com/entry/redefining-environmentali_b_9636552_ (https://www.huffpost.com/entry/redefining-environmentali_b_9636552)
Vox. “Power Plants Are No Longer America’s Biggest Climate Problem. Transportation Is.”
_https://www.vox.com/2016/6/13/11911798/emissions-electricity-versus-transportation_ (https://www.vox.com/2016/6/13/11911798/emissions-electricity-versus-transportation)
BuzzFeed. “The Hidden Environmental Cost of Amazon Prime’s Free, Fast Shipping.”
_https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/environmental-impact-of-amazon-prime_ (https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/nicolenguyen/environmental-impact-of-amazon-prime)
On fossil fuel subsidies:
_https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/united-states-spend-ten-times-more-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-than-education/#3bc256724473_/”>3bc256724473_ (https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesellsmoor/2019/06/15/united-states-spend-ten-times-more-on-fossil-fuel-subsidies-than-education/#3bc256724473)* *
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