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Shell abandons 2035 emissions target and weakens 2030 goal (www.carbonbrief.org)
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[–] Blaster_M 5 points 8 months ago (3 children)

As annoying as mosquitos are, they are also pollinators.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Considering that they cause the deaths of about 700 000 people a year, they're a bit more than annoying.

[–] Bimbleby 0 points 8 months ago

They are more than Shell to lower carbon emissions?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Very true, but my point was they're on the short list of creatures whose lives are not made worse by the people running, investing in, or profiting from Shell.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Are mosquitoes pollinators? I thought that was more a thing of the bigger insects ?