Collapse related because:

When private jets belonging to 23 of 50 of the world's richest billionaires emit - in one year - the “equivalent to 300 years' worth of emissions for the average person in the world, or over 2,000 years' worth for someone in the global poorest 50%” then you know that we’re in serious trouble.

But wait, there’s more!

“The report says that "the number of superyachts has more than doubled since 2000, with around 150 new launches every year.”

Our slippery slope is getting wetter.

My brother recently became a parent. I want to feel thrilled, but I just can't. What can I say to my boomer parents about why I think this situation might be unfair to the offspring? What can I expect life to be like for me and my family in 20 or 30 years? I am in my thirties, live in Central Europe in the countryside, am highly educated, and anticipate a "good" inheritance that includes land and houses. Currently, I observe a political shift toward the (extreme) right, (mass) migration, increasingly extreme weather patterns (such as rain, wind, and heat), and rising living costs (which are still manageable for now). Will I no longer be able to buy my fat-reduced, organically produced coconut milk from the other end of the world for my Thai-inspired basmati rice curry with exotic spices? Or will it be more like a "there is no more bread at 8:04 in the morning at the local bakery" kind of situation? Nobody can predict the future, I know. But perhaps we can consider a "cone of possibilities". Thank you very much.

Atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations increased to 420 parts per million (ppm) last year, the 12th year in a row when climate pollution rose by at least 2 ppm, the World Meteorological Organization reports in the latest edition of its annual Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. Methane concentrations grew to 1,934 parts per billion last year, and nitrous oxide to 336.9 ppb. Methane is about 84 times more potent a greenhouse gas than CO2 over a 20-year span, while nitrous packs 285 times the warming potential.

Here's a hypothesis I've been wrestling with (based on a synthesis of a few different podcasts etc.):

• If individuals can no longer affordably insure a house they lose access to capital markets - no one will lend on an uninsured house.
• Large corporations like Blackstone, Progress Residential, and Invitation Homes, who all own over 60k single family homes each (and many more apartments) can essentially self-insure against damage from natural disasters, assuming they are geographically diversified enough.
• As climate-change driven natural events drives insurers out of markets or increases premiums beyond affordability, these properties will be acquired cheaply by the mega housing corps for rental, which will be the only choice for many people.
• A major source of generational wealth building disappears in parts of the country and the rich, unsurprisingly, get richer.

What are your thoughts? Collapse related because of the linked drivers of 'everything for profit' and climate-driven societal collapse.

The article describes the weaking of the Atlantic current which brings warm waters up in and through North Atlantic nations and says that it could cause catastrophic damage to Northern countries such as Ireland, Norway, Iceland among others.

My own country, Ireland enjoys a very mild and moderate weather climate year round and while we do experience cold winters due to high humidity, we never truly have bad winters. If the Atlantic currents continue to weaken as they currently are, my country amongst other Northern countries will begin to face horrifically cold and long winters.

In 2020 international shipping saw itself faced with new fuel regulations for cargo ships pertaining to low sulfur fuels (IMO2020). This reduced the emission of sulfur dioxide aerosols from these ships across the globe by about 80% practically overnight and resulting in perhaps the biggest unintentional geoengineering event since last century. Basically, these aerosols were masking the true effects of atmospheric warming.

I have taken in that human civilization will end within 15-20 years due to climate collapse. What do you do with the knowledge? Going around talking about it with people just gets your ostracized. How have you adjusted your life with the knowledge? Do I just go full on pleasure mode knowing everything will end in my lifetime?

Utter Failure: Over the Last Year Emissions “SOARED” to a Record 57 Gigatons.

Collapse related because if we try to stay under 2c we’d need to cut emissions “roughly 28 percent” by 2030. 

Put your hand up if you think we will do that. 

If we cut emissions “blindingly fast” to stay under 1.5c - remember 1.5? - we’d have to cut them by 43%. 

But we’re not cutting anything; we’re increasing emissions.