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• Post #4502193

  "The fossil fuel empire is not exempt." – George Monbiot #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/membership/2026/aug/11/dont-despair-about-whats-happening-to-our-planet-thats-what-they-want-you-to-feel

• Post #4368816

  IMHO, if fossil fuel users can avoid a $100/tonne carbon tax by storing the CO2 safely at $50/tonne, they will do that. No need for government subsidies #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-does-the-world-need-carbon-capture-and-storage-to-reach-net-zero

• Post #4363293

  RE: https://mastodon.world/@paninid/117028454708503213 Yes, it will definitely get worse. How much worse depends on us.

• Post #4356848

  "....if you destroy nature, you destroy the core on which our economies depend." – Frank Elderson, European Central Bank #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/01/ecb-climate-wildfires-global-economy-stability

• Post #4259914

  “While the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies' profits.” – Zack Polanski, UK Green Party #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.commondreams.org/news/this-is-obscene-shell-profits-more-than-double-as-iran-war-pushes-up-gas-prices

• Post #4244520

  “Climate change is accelerating. So our response must evolve just as quickly." – Hadja Lahbib, EU preparedness commissioner #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2026/7/29/eu-crisis-chief-urges-tougher-climate-action-amid-france-spain-wildfires

• Post #4204688

  “They’re clean, they’re safe, there’s no maintenance, and they’re emissions-free. They can really be used by anyone to power the critical devices in the home.” – Brian Essenmacher, EcoFlow #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/batteries/home-battery-on-a-budget

• Post #4204231

  As wildfires rage across Europe and North America, unprecedented rains continue elsewhere #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/28/extreme-rainfall-asia-flash-floods-typhoons-climate-change

• Post #4182077

  "The natural gas industry is destroying the climate and destroying people’s lungs, and it’s trying to lock us into this expensive practice for decades to come." – Bill McKibben #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/gas-is-a-dirty-word

• Post #4139855

  “Women are on the front line doing farming, planting, harvesting and these things that are all impacted [by climate change].” – Tracy Kajumba, LIFE-AR #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.carbonbrief.org/access-to-finance-strengthens-climate-resilience-among-sub-saharan-women

• Post #4118411

  A recent report by the US National Academies of Science makes it clear that climate attribution is normal, mainstream science. And the fossil fuel industry views that as a problem #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/07/national-academies-climate-attribution-is-maturing-but-still-has-limits/

• Post #4114595

  “We are experiencing exactly what the climate models in the 1990s said we should experience now." – Andy Pershing, Climate Central #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/scorching-us-heat-wave

• Post #4090329

  JBS has massive expansion plans in Nigeria. This could threaten smallholder farmers, domestic food security and land-use priorities, and lock in huge quantities of methane emissions #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/22/meat-multinational-faces-legal-challenge-over-green-credentials-of-6bn-global-expansion-plan

• Post #4038678

  "Over the long term, China is likely to seek to preserve its dominance of the solar industry, where it already has a strong grip on most manufacturing segments." – Cosimo Ries, policy analyst #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/indias-solar-push-idles-factories-unable-shake-reliance-china-2026-07-23/

• Post #4020067

  Plenty of evidence indicates that renewables will retain their cost-competitive edge. For one, they’re not subject to rocky fuel prices like oil and gas are #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/lcoe-lazard-clean-energy

• Post #3963085

  A changing climate was wreaking havoc on Byron Kominek's family's 24-acre (10-hectare) farm outside of Longmont, Colorado. He found a solution in agrovoltaics #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2026/jul/20/colorado-farming-solar-panels-in-pictures

• Post #3962561

  Canada’s area burned has risen roughly 80% for each 1C increase in fire-season temperature. Only about 1/5 of the burned area over the past 40 years was ever actively managed. #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theclimatebrink.com/p/canadas-boreal-wildfires-arent-just

• Post #3923531

  “What’s interesting about the Iran war is how little impact it’s had on the electricity sector, and that’s partly because we’re now less reliant on gas because of those batteries." – Paul Graham, CSIRO #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://reneweconomy.com.au/solar-and-wind-remain-backbone-of-least-cost-future-grid-as-batteries-squeeze-gas-to-a-fraction-of-the-mix/

• Post #3912940

  Plastic production accounts for 1/6 of global carbon dioxide emissions. Where in the plastic lifecycle do these emissions come from? #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://insideclimatenews.org/news/18072026/why-plastics-have-overtaken-the-planet/

• Post #3887161

  In Canada, the effects will be seen in the winter months, bringing milder temperatures but also drier conditions, which is of great concern for wildfire development in Western Canada in the spring #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/el-nino-july-9.7272908

• Post #3886781

  For most of the last 800,000 years, CO₂ rose and fell between roughly 180 and 300 parts per million (ppm). By 2025, the concentration reached 426 ppm #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://ourworldindata.org/how-do-we-track-a-changing-climate

• Post #3866759

  Research suggests that in designing climate policy and selling it to the public, policymakers should emphasize well-being, not just cost-effectiveness #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/07/the-surprising-upside-of-asking-people-to-use-less-energy/

• Post #3860758

  “Fires are part of a natural cycle, but the extreme temperatures we are experiencing across the county and the growing severity of weather events are indicators of climate change.” – Lise Vaugeois, MPP for Thunder Bay-Superior North #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/15/wildfires-in-ontario-make-toronto-canada-air-quality-worst-in-world

• Post #3836686

  Over USD 1 trillion of annual GDP in Europe, China and the US is reliant on rainfall generated by forests. Nature loss is a systemic financial risk. So, why don’t markets price it? #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-analysis/biodiversity-will-determine-a-countrys-creditworthiness-and-thats-why-they-need-to-start-pricing-it-in-now/

• Post #3810573

  “The link between all three recent periods of extreme heat and climate change is indisputable ... When public understanding of this link is so low, it’s vital that the dots are joined....” – Gareth Redmond-King, ECIU #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/14/most-coverage-june-heatwave-did-not-mention-climate-crisis

• Post #3810166

  "My wife and our other seven friends and neighbours - against me screaming at them not to - decided the only safe way was to walk out in front of the firewall ... They had no chance." – Malcolm Timbrell #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp9ld3p324jo

• Post #3792246

  Currently, Canada is the only G7 country that does not have a national agency to respond to wildfires #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://thewalrus.ca/canada-wildfires/

• Post #3790871

  “Renewed exchanges of fire in the Gulf this week highlight the risks of not reaching a lasting peace agreement, which is a must for the normalization in oil markets.” – International Energy Agency #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/10/iea-world-oil-demand-declines-iran-war.html

• Post #3787758

  “We need to teach young people to love this Earth. If we love it with all our hearts, nature will love us in return." – Yin Yuzhen, desert control worker #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://apnews.com/article/china-desert-sandstorm-desertification-straw-checkerboard-2114ca22f87c31cffcf5e3c48c070aa1

• Post #3787047

  Scientists have said the ⁠late-June heat wave would have been "virtually impossible" without ‌human-caused climate change, which is making heat waves more frequent and intense #GlobalCarbonFeeAndDividendPetition https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/europe-heat-excess-deaths-9.7267829