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We are at 1.3°C above pre-industrial average temperature. Scientists think we will pass 2.5°C.

An NDC is an abbreviation for 'nationally determined contribution' i.e. what the world says they will do to mitigate climate change.

"The best estimate of peak temperature in the twenty-first century (projected mostly for 2100 when temperature continues to rise) is in the range of 2.1–2.9 °C depending on the underlying assumptions.52 Without implementation of any conditional elements of NDCs, the best estimate of temperature change is 2.5–2.9 °C warming. Assuming full implementation of NDCs, including all conditional elements, the best estimate for peak global mean temperature is 2.1–2.4 °C."

https://unfccc.int/sites/default/files/resource/cma2022_04.pdf https://nitter.net/EliotJacobson/status/1683535568268050432

I was researching it today, as I recently heard about the refugee and humanitarian crisis, however it is super depressing. It's also difficult to know which sources are reliable, as there is conflicting information going around about the conflict.

Brief summary: Tigray (northern province of Ethiopia) held parliamentary elections in September, against the wishes of the federal government, citing coronavirus restrictions as the reason. After the Tigray People's Liberation Front won the election, the Ethiopian government refused to recognise it. The TPLF reportedly attacked a barracks of the federal government's national army (something the TPLF denies), and was subsequently declared a terrorist organisation, leading to a military operation into Tigray to deal with the group. The internet, electricity and phone lines have reportedly been cut off by the government, and ethnic violence has been stoked. I've seen reports of a massacre with 500-600 victims in Mai Kadra. Some sources say it was perpetrated by a militia loyal to the TPLF, some say it was perpetrated by a militia loyal to the government. This has all lead to tens of thousands of refugees fleeing to Sudan.

I'm slightly late posting about this here but figured I'd do so anyway.

You can see what their anti-repair measures look like at around the 7:50 mark.

With this new iPhone release, they have also stopped shipping their charger ($19), USB charging cable (opting instead for a lightning to USB-C cable), and earbuds ($159+). They have cited environmental concerns as their excuse to force their customers to spend possibly hundreds of dollars extra for products that will be end up being delivered separately.

As some people have hinted or guessed at in this thread, there is a specific software tool you must run on the phone once you replace components like the camera, battery or display. This tool is only made available to Apple and to its certified repair partners. I will leave it to everyone else to discuss the implications of this policy.

Source: I fix Apple phones

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Continuing to purchase their products will only encourage this behaviour further. Boycott Apple.