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Earth system tipping events now seem inevitable – what does this mean for climate governance?

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For example a rainforest turns into a grassland, or an ice sheet melts completely. Or low-carbon energy from renewable energy systems rather than nuclear power, with its needs for cooling water. Such shifts are non-linear, and practically irreversible.

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The Problem is Not Brazil. The Problem is COP

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The new four-lane highway at issue would cut down Amazon rainforest “for COP30,” seeming to capture the hypocrisy of Brazil hosting the megaevent. Beto Verissimo, Head of Belem-based rainforest conservation organization Imazon, is the liaison for forests. A nuclear power plant in Arizona and Sammy Roth took a tour.