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Pentagon Bracing for Climate Disaster While Banks Retreat from Green Commitments

Science & ResearchApr 18, 2026score 0.7215 posts · 0 replies across 9 instances
Large financial institutions, including RBC and Scotiabank, are actively abandoning stated climate targets. Meanwhile, the Pentagon is reportedly continuing to focus resources on building defenses against predicted climate impacts, such as higher seas and fiercer storms, rather than solely implementing proactive mitigation. Users are deeply divided between recognizing the undeniable, immediate threat—with posters citing catastrophic disaster surges as evidence ('[email protected]')—and pointing to high-level institutional failures. Some users accuse political actors of censorship during finance talks ('[email protected]'), while others flag corporate greenwashing, noting that companies announce net-zero goals but fail to implement concrete steps, especially in sectors like aviation ('[email protected]'). The prevailing sentiment is that the climate crisis is an unmitigated emergency requiring drastic policy shifts and immediate political accountability. The primary fault lines exist between the catastrophic scientific consensus and the observable, deliberate inaction from major military bodies, global finance centers, and large corporations.

Key points

OPPOSE
The US Defense Department is planning to fortify bases against climate effects.
[email protected] and [email protected] cite reports showing the Pentagon is focused on bracing for impacts rather than solely on mitigation.
OPPOSE
Major Canadian banks are failing to meet stated climate goals.
[email protected] reported that RBC and Scotiabank have abandoned key climate targets.
SUPPORT
Climate action requires direct electoral advocacy from citizens.
[email protected] emphasizes that voters must prioritize climate platforms when electing local and national representatives.
OPPOSE
Corporate climate pledges are often superficial window dressing.
[email protected] accuses major corporations of making fanfare net-zero targets while quietly abandoning concrete steps.
SUPPORT
The climate crisis has passed a point of no return.
[email protected] states that 2025 marked a point of no return, citing surging disaster statistics.
OPPOSE
Political figures are attempting to suppress climate discussion in global finance forums.
[email protected] points to attempts at censorship regarding climate during World Bank and IMF talks.

Source posts

@[email protected]
People and regulators should not forget that the climate change is still here and this problem is slowly growing. #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateAction #GlobalWarming
9 boosts · 7 favs · 0 replies · Apr 18, 2026
#climatechange#climate#climateaction#globalwarming
@[email protected]
"We're in the middle of an election season, so one thing I always think about is: How do we vote for people who care about this? We need people who get it, who are going to prioritize it. We need to elect people up and down the ballot — on city council, school boards, public utility commissions, all of it. Climate change needs to be near the top of their list of priorities. As citizens, as voters, we can advocate for politicians to care more about this. We can ask, what is your climate platform? Are you thinking about clean energy as you're thinking about building affordable housing? Another important thing is how we spend our money. A lot of people don't understand that voting with your dollars is a very real thing. We've seen that in the last few years as people have boycotted various streaming services or other corporations — that really makes a difference." https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/climate-solutions-ayana-johnson-22092070.php #Environment #ClimateDiary #CleanEnergy #Climate #Oceans #Science #Nature #Elections #VoteMidterms #ClimateChange #FossilFuels #GreenEnergy
2 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#greenenergy#fossilfuels#climatechange#votemidterms#elections#nature
@[email protected]
#USA #US But as Tyndall shows, the Defense Department is still engaged on one front of the climate fight: steeling its bases against the effects of a warming atmosphere, such as higher seas, fiercer storms and deadlier fires https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/04/17/climate-change/us-military-climate-change-brace/ #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#climate#environment#ecology#pollution#massatrocity#climateinstability
@[email protected]
RE: https://flipboard.com/@bloomberg/environment-8lsmbv6bz/-/a-cCwgfodITB26wWCgQXSPsg%3Aa%3A3195391-%2F0 Appears like a common scheme: announcing net-zero climate targets with great fanfare, and then quietly step away from them. 🛫 and Sustainable Aviation Fuel: expected 0.8% of global airline fuel in 2026 🤷‍♀️ #kissedbyreality #SustainableAviation #climate
1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#climate#sustainableaviation#kissedbyreality
@[email protected]
https://www.europesays.com/2927005/ Glacier gone, global warming blamed #Climate #ClimateChange #GlacierGone #GlobalWarming #SierraNevadaDelCocuy
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#climate#climatechange#glaciergone#globalwarming#sierranevadadelcocuy
@[email protected]
RBC and Scotiabank abandon key climate targets https://www.byteseu.com/1944995/ #Canada #Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Sustainability
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#canada#climate#climatechange#globalwarming#sustainability
@[email protected]
Pentagon chief says climate change is ‘crap.’ The military is still bracing for it. https://www.byteseu.com/1944670/ #Climate #ClimateChange #DonaldTrump #GlobalWarming #Pentagon #PeteHegseth #US #USMilitary
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#climate#climatechange#donaldtrump#globalwarming#pentagon#petehegseth
@[email protected]
“Don’t mention the Climate” USA attempts to extend censorship to World Bank and IMF, threatening funds. www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/13/dont-mention-the-climate-trump-creates-beyond-absurd-situation-at-global-finance-talks #USA #Geopolitics #Climate #FarRight #UN #Development
1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 14, 2026
#usa#geopolitics#climate#farright#un#development
@[email protected]
Funding Friday: Stretching the Limits of Climate Tech For the past few years, Microsoft has been… #Climate #ClimateChange #Climate-Change #advancedgeothermal #Amazon #artificialintelligence #breakthroughenergyventures #CarbonRemoval #climatechange #criticalloop #criticalminerals #DepartmentofEnergy #electricitydemand #enhancedgeothermal #geothermal #globalwarming #homeenergyefficiency #microgrids #nanotechmaterials #quantumcomputing #sygaldry #xprize #Zanskar https://www.europesays.com/2926753/
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 17, 2026
#zanskar#xprize#sygaldry#quantumcomputing#nanotechmaterials#microgrids
@[email protected]
Scientists Are Already Planning for a Hotter World https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEK2dgPnjs #MassExtinction #ecology #environment #Climate #ClimateJustice #EndFossilFuels #ClimateEmergency #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown
2 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 13, 2026
#climatebreakdown#climatecrisis#climatechange#climateemergency#endfossilfuels#climatejustice
@[email protected]
RE: https://mastodon.energy/@Sustainable2050/116410434995064691 The shit is going down, what is this if not #ClimateEmergency?
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Apr 16, 2026
#climateemergency
@[email protected]
CLIMATE SUMMARY OF 2025 | Part 1 2025 became a point of no return. Catastrophic events surged, with disasters growing 12–15% vs 2024 and intensifying fast. This isn’t fear — it’s reality. The climate crisis is already here. 🔴 youtu.be/r7MMLBTXwaw #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #GlobalRisk #ActNow
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Jan 19, 2026
#climatecrisis#climateemergency#globalrisk#actnow
@[email protected]
"UN climate summit drops mention of fossil fuels from draft deal" Oh well, I'm sure fossil fuels aren't important in tackling climate change, are they? As long as we all use LED light bulbs and unplug our TVs overnight, that should do the trick, right? www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0q5ewew4geo #COP30 #COPOUT30 #Idiocracy #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCatastrophe
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Nov 21, 2025
#climatecatastrophe#climateemergency#climatechange#idiocracy#copout30#cop30
@[email protected]
My latest work for @mongabay is a two-part series looking at possible climate futures. In the first part, I explore the current status of the climate emergency, and how world leaders, scientists and the global community are responding. news.mongabay.com/2025/06/climate-futures-world-leaders-failure-to-act-is-pushing-earth-past-1-5c/ #ClimateEmergency
1 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · Jun 12, 2025
#climateemergency
@[email protected]
@greenpeace #clawback all their previous #climatedenial PR spending before any #climateemergency funds are given after the *next* #climateevent -- or let them opt-out of emergency funds. (a flooded Louisiana refinery)
0 boosts · 0 favs · 0 replies · May 18, 2025
#clawback#climatedenial#climateemergency#climateevent