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Judith L Hubbard's avatar

Thank you so much for the SPECIFIC INFORMATION & LINKS to access to effect change on individual levels. I am thrilled to note the new FASHION SUSTAINABILITY ACTION as a means of decarbonizing and so many related ills in the field, a pet project of mine. So pleased the UN has framed the issue in the timeline end of the decade. So much work to do here involving human rights and animal rights abuses, eliminating plastics, the entire industry needs a rapid reboot. ❤️🌎🕊️

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Beth Hardin's avatar

Many thanks for your action-oriented information!

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Thomas L. Hutcheson's avatar

"interests raking in billions from fossil fuels.

And what tax rate did their customers pay for buying all that CO2-emitting stuff? Anything like $200/tom of CO2 emitted? If they had, maybe they would have thought twice and bought something else.

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Matt Stratford's avatar

Your travel policy is interesting. I work in the exhibitions industry, I can tell you that upwards of 70% of an event's emissions are from travel of attendees to the venue. I struggle with this. One line of thought is that if you use an event well, you actually can reduce your aggregate travel because you can get so much done in those 4 days. But I don’t know if that analysis holds water. Are you aware of any research that would shed light on this?

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar

Yes, there is a growing amount of research and guidance on how to reduce the impact of conferences, from hybrid and regional hubs, to incentivizing non-flight modes of travel, to using software like Troop to identify the lowest-carbon location for in-person travel.

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Katharine Hayhoe's avatar

First, my newsletter generally has links so you can follow my statements. In this case, you are welcome to add these, the first of which comes from my more recent newsletter.

https://www.iea.org/reports/net-zero-roadmap-a-global-pathway-to-keep-the-15-0c-goal-in-reach

https://www.iea.org/news/renewable-power-s-growth-is-being-turbocharged-as-countries-seek-to-strengthen-energy-security

https://www.iea.org/news/low-emissions-sources-are-set-to-cover-almost-all-the-growth-in-global-electricity-demand-in-the-next-three-years

Second, there is indeed a citation for the critical minerals argument. Here it is.

https://www.cell.com/joule/pdf/S2542-4351(23)00001-6.pdf

Third, please be aware that men asking women to do the work for them instead of looking it up themselves, particularly in a world where Google and Google Scholar easily provides such answers, is a common form of sexism.

Thank you!

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