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Qatar

vendredi 9 décembre 2022 à 11:18

Qatar promises to vastly expand its fossil fuel exports; the resulting greenhouse gas emissions would imply global disaster.

The specific point that the total emissions from Qatar's exports would eventually add up to more than one year of the whole world's emissions seems like a red herring to me. I would expect that the same is true for the US too, and perhaps several other countries.

But even though this is just a red herring, I think the article's conclusions are plausible anyway.

Anti-vaxxers convinced "vaccinated blood" is risky

vendredi 9 décembre 2022 à 11:18

Superstitious anti-vaxxers have convinced each other that a blood transfusion with "vaccinated blood" is somehow dangerous. One couple tried to prevent their baby from getting a transfusion unless it was with "unvaccinated blood"; since the baby would have died without surgery and a transfusion, the state intervened and took guardianship to authorize the operation.

Altruism

vendredi 9 décembre 2022 à 11:18

[Effective altruism] is "profoundly individualistic" and reliant on the status quo. EA's calculations assume that humans won't change. But humans have to change if we are going to [save] life on Earth.*

Fate of the entire living world

vendredi 9 décembre 2022 à 11:18

*The "fate of the entire living world" will be determined at the Cop15 UN biodiversity summit, according to leading scientists.* It is considering a partly concrete plan to slow the destruction of the Earth's natural ecosystems.

Israel fires at reporter

vendredi 9 décembre 2022 à 11:17

Al Jazeera asserts it has proof that Israeli forces fired directly at reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, and has filed a case with the International Criminal Court about this.