Breaking Down: Collapse

Renewables have made massive strides in the 2020s. I answer the question that still comes up from time to time: Can a successful rollout of renewables save society from collapse?

Tracking the energy transition: Where are we now? | McKinsey
So, where exactly does the US energy transition stand? | Canary Media
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A new UN report officially announced that limiting warming to +1.5C is no longer a viable goal:

Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’ | Climate crisis | The Guardian

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Sources:

Judge Tells RFK Jr. to Stop Using Fake AI Studies on Teen Pregnancy | The New Republic
Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel - The New York Times
The U.S. Has Killed 227 Civilians in Boat Strikes During “A Year of Murders”
IRS Softens on Businesses in Wake of Agency Worker Exodus
Wyoming judge weighs transgender woman’s self-defense | Advocate.com
The Trump Administration is Now Claiming That Being a Trans Ally Makes You More Violent. Yes, Really.
James Talarico: "Nothing terrifies them more, than people who show up to vote...
Wyoming Governor Objects to ‘Very Odd’ D.O.J. Election Monitoring - The New York Times
ICE Plans to Pay $5 Million to Create National Voting Database | WIRED
DHS chief says ICE could make arrests at polling places — ignoring federal ban on armed agents at voting sites - Democracy Docket
Mail voting live updates: Judge weighs fate of Trump’s anti-voting executive order - Democracy Docket
ICE owes millions to hospitals and detainees can't get treatment
ICE holds man with stage 4 cancer in detention despite permanent US residency | ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) | The Guardian
'Who is Profiting from ICE?' Texas mom's site sparks secret DHS note

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The US military is simultaneously contributing to collapse, as it also says it's working to fight against it (climate change and resulting instability). Meanwhile, it's also tying up its resources, firing all its best people, and opening the world to destabilization.

Sources:

West Point’s only climate scientist fired after insisting on human causes of climate change | US news | The Guardian
DOD Preparing for Climate Change Impacts, Official Says > U.S. Department of War > Defense Department News | U.S. Department of War
The US military’s fatal stance on climate change - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Mission impossible? Quantifying military emissions - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Experts raise concerns of Army readiness amid Pentagon changes under Hegseth
Dan Driscoll’s Parting Shot - The Atlantic
Military leaders warn Hegseth against extending Iran war operations - The Washington Post
Pentagon furious over Washington Post’s Iran war scoop
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A collection of articles highlighting the current mess that is the US. And we're just getting started:

Gary, Indiana’s Suffering in a Blackout Brings a Global Crisis Home - Bloomberg
US kindergarten vaccination rates dip as exemptions hit record high | Vaccines and immunisation | The Guardian
Baby goats had rabies at NC petting zoo, attendees urged to contact health officials | CNN
New Mexico’s largest reservoir shrinks to its lowest level in 55 years
The US has a plan to save the Colorado River. Experts say it won’t be enough to stop the crisis | Colorado river crisis | The Guardian
ICE purchasing Boston Dynamics robots to support operations - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
Nearly 300K California students are homeless, enough to fill 5 Dodger Stadiums: UCLA | KTLA
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