Climate Action
@climateaction.bsky.social
I'm interested in climate research, systemic change in our food system and the transition to a sustainable world. Focused on monetary policy and central banking in a previous life.
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🇪🇺 #Deregulation plans break #EU law and weaken social and environmental protections, legal scholars warn
“rolling back existing #humanrights and #environmental protections without proper justification.”
@euobserver.com @alemanno.bsky.social
euobserver.com/green-econom...
“rolling back existing #humanrights and #environmental protections without proper justification.”
@euobserver.com @alemanno.bsky.social
euobserver.com/green-econom...
Deregulation plans break EU law, legal scholars warn
Over one hundred legal experts have warned that the EU’s Omnibus I package, which cuts green and social reporting rules, breached EU law and was "likely to be annulled" if adopted.
euobserver.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🇪🇺 #Deregulation plans break #EU law and weaken social and environmental protections, legal scholars warn
“rolling back existing #humanrights and #environmental protections without proper justification.”
@euobserver.com @alemanno.bsky.social
euobserver.com/green-econom...
“rolling back existing #humanrights and #environmental protections without proper justification.”
@euobserver.com @alemanno.bsky.social
euobserver.com/green-econom...
"Either global leaders and the public still do not understand the
scale of threat from cryosphere loss, or have become resigned to such global destruction."
drive.google.com/file/d/1FdpL...
scale of threat from cryosphere loss, or have become resigned to such global destruction."
drive.google.com/file/d/1FdpL...
State of the Cryosphere Report 2025.pdf
drive.google.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Either global leaders and the public still do not understand the
scale of threat from cryosphere loss, or have become resigned to such global destruction."
drive.google.com/file/d/1FdpL...
scale of threat from cryosphere loss, or have become resigned to such global destruction."
drive.google.com/file/d/1FdpL...
Apparantly cutting policies for a sustainable future and a healthy planet have become so important for the EPP that they are willing to work with the extreme right get it done. History will not judge kindly www.politico.eu/article/epp-...
EU’s biggest political group bets on far-right support to cut green rules
Push to slash red tape drives an ever-bigger wedge between Europe’s traditional centrist coalition.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Apparantly cutting policies for a sustainable future and a healthy planet have become so important for the EPP that they are willing to work with the extreme right get it done. History will not judge kindly www.politico.eu/article/epp-...
"Climate sceptic countries got their wish list of loopholes approved. [...] The damage done to the EU’s credibility in the international arena, and to the trust of its citizens demanding climate action is substantial." carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/11/05/e...
EU’s 2040 target lets big polluters off the hook - Carbon Market Watch
Although the European Union has the means and capacity to wave goodbye to fossil fuels by 2040, EU environment ministers have backed an unambitious climate target for that year that unfairly shifts so...
carbonmarketwatch.org
November 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM
"Climate sceptic countries got their wish list of loopholes approved. [...] The damage done to the EU’s credibility in the international arena, and to the trust of its citizens demanding climate action is substantial." carbonmarketwatch.org/2025/11/05/e...
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NEW: The latest climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have driven only a slight fall in predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century.
The UN Emissions Gap Report finds that implementing current policies would lead to up to 2.8°C of warming, down from 3.1°C. 🧵
The UN Emissions Gap Report finds that implementing current policies would lead to up to 2.8°C of warming, down from 3.1°C. 🧵
November 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
NEW: The latest climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have driven only a slight fall in predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century.
The UN Emissions Gap Report finds that implementing current policies would lead to up to 2.8°C of warming, down from 3.1°C. 🧵
The UN Emissions Gap Report finds that implementing current policies would lead to up to 2.8°C of warming, down from 3.1°C. 🧵
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🌊 Ocean warming threatens the viability of 60% of Antarctic ice shelves
If global temps stay <2 °C, nearly all 64 ice shelves survive by 2300. But above ~4.5 °C, ocean melt causes 38 shelves to collapse by 2300, risking up to 10 m sea level rise.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
If global temps stay <2 °C, nearly all 64 ice shelves survive by 2300. But above ~4.5 °C, ocean melt causes 38 shelves to collapse by 2300, risking up to 10 m sea level rise.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Ocean warming threatens the viability of 60% of Antarctic ice shelves - Nature
The viability of Antarctic ice shelves under low rates and high rates of global warming is modelled to estimate when it will become unfeasible for the ice shelves to maintain their present-day shape.
www.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 7:03 AM
🌊 Ocean warming threatens the viability of 60% of Antarctic ice shelves
If global temps stay <2 °C, nearly all 64 ice shelves survive by 2300. But above ~4.5 °C, ocean melt causes 38 shelves to collapse by 2300, risking up to 10 m sea level rise.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
If global temps stay <2 °C, nearly all 64 ice shelves survive by 2300. But above ~4.5 °C, ocean melt causes 38 shelves to collapse by 2300, risking up to 10 m sea level rise.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Expert comment about more destructive tropical cyclones as the world warms:
theconversation.com/hurricane-me...
theconversation.com/hurricane-me...
Hurricane Melissa is a warning – why violent storms are increasingly catching the world off guard
In a single day, Melissa exploded from a moderate storm into a major hurricane with 170mph winds.
theconversation.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Expert comment about more destructive tropical cyclones as the world warms:
theconversation.com/hurricane-me...
theconversation.com/hurricane-me...
"We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now." academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:33 AM
"We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer future threats but are here now." academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
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Verzekeraars roepen politiek op: maak nu eens echt koersvast klimaatbeleid
Verzekeraars roepen politiek op: maak nu eens echt koersvast klimaatbeleid
Terwijl de stembureaus nog open zijn, druppelen bij ons de eerste oproepen van bedrijfs- en lobbyorganisaties richting de nieuwe Tweede Kamer en nieuwe regering al binnen.
www.nrc.nl
October 29, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Verzekeraars roepen politiek op: maak nu eens echt koersvast klimaatbeleid
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“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Paris said au revoir to cars. Air pollution maps reveal a dramatic change.
Air pollution fell substantially as the city restricted car traffic and made way for parks and bike lanes.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 AM
“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.”
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability and quality of life.
Common sense.
Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.
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The UN sees the world's planet-warming greenhouse emissions falling at far too slow a pace.
UN Sees World’s Emissions Falling 10% by 2035, Far Short of 60% Goal
The pace of emissions reductions is “still not nearly fast enough,” according to UNFCCC’s Stiel.
bloom.bg
October 28, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The UN sees the world's planet-warming greenhouse emissions falling at far too slow a pace.
"We find that a transition from sink [.] to source [.] has occurred for the aboveground woody biomass [.] The transition was driven by increasingly extreme temperature and other climate anomalies, which haveincreased tree mortality and associated biomass losses [.]"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Aboveground biomass in Australian tropical forests now a net carbon source
Nature - A transition from carbon sink to source for the aboveground woody biomass of moist tropical Australian forests has occurred, driven by increasingly extreme climate anomalies.
www.nature.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:56 PM
"We find that a transition from sink [.] to source [.] has occurred for the aboveground woody biomass [.] The transition was driven by increasingly extreme temperature and other climate anomalies, which haveincreased tree mortality and associated biomass losses [.]"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"All global modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C (>50%) with no or limited overshoot, and those that limit warming to 2°C (>67%), involve rapid and deep and, in most cases, immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors this decade."
#Sufficiency
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/s...
#Sufficiency
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/s...
October 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"All global modelled pathways that limit warming to 1.5°C (>50%) with no or limited overshoot, and those that limit warming to 2°C (>67%), involve rapid and deep and, in most cases, immediate greenhouse gas emissions reductions in all sectors this decade."
#Sufficiency
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/s...
#Sufficiency
www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/s...
"Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good" arstechnica.com/science/2025...
Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good
Global warming is awakening sleeping giants of ice at the South Pole.
arstechnica.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
"Antarctica is starting to look a lot like Greenland—and that isn’t good" arstechnica.com/science/2025...
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As expected
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out 5 times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show.
Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars
Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out 5 times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show.
Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars
Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
As expected
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out 5 times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show.
Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars
Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) pump out 5 times more planet-heating pollution than official figures show.
Data shows PHEVs emit just 19% less CO2 than petrol and diesel cars
Under laboratory tests, they were assumed to be 75% less polluting
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin said continued emissions of CO2 from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were responsible, as well as reduced CO2 absorption by “sinks” such as land ecosystems and the ocean – in what threatens to be a vicious climate cycle." wmo.int/news/media-c...
Carbon dioxide levels increase by record amount to new highs in 2024
wmo.int
October 15, 2025 at 8:42 PM
"The WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin said continued emissions of CO2 from human activities and an upsurge from wildfires were responsible, as well as reduced CO2 absorption by “sinks” such as land ecosystems and the ocean – in what threatens to be a vicious climate cycle." wmo.int/news/media-c...
"Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°C. This puts humanity in the danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic risks to billions of people."
global-tipping-points.org
global-tipping-points.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°C. This puts humanity in the danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic risks to billions of people."
global-tipping-points.org
global-tipping-points.org
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"World’s tropical forests are getting younger and that’s a major problem for the climate -- 140 million tons of above-ground carbon are lost per year because old-growth forests are being replaced by younger stands." 🌍 www.zmescience.com/ecology/worl...
World’s Tropical Forests are Getting Younger And That's Actually a Major Problem for the Climate
New research quantifying the global impact of forest age transitions found that 140 million tons of aboveground carbon are lost per year because of old-growth forests being replaced by younger stands.
www.zmescience.com
October 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
"World’s tropical forests are getting younger and that’s a major problem for the climate -- 140 million tons of above-ground carbon are lost per year because old-growth forests are being replaced by younger stands." 🌍 www.zmescience.com/ecology/worl...
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How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress: thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...
How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress | The Narwhal
From cancelling the carbon tax to pausing the EV mandate, Mark Carney’s government is making sweeping changes to Canada’s environmental rules
thenarwhal.ca
October 10, 2025 at 12:31 AM
How Mark Carney is complicating Canada’s climate progress: thenarwhal.ca/mark-carney-...
“I think China is using it in a very, very geopolitically savvy way, taking advantage of America’s stupidity and regression back into a petrostate,” he says, adding: “China just wins. America has abrogated the playing field.""
www.ft.com/content/013e...
www.ft.com/content/013e...
The ‘profound’ global impact of China’s rise as an electrostate
The country’s companies now dominate many clean technology industries
www.ft.com
October 10, 2025 at 6:48 AM
“I think China is using it in a very, very geopolitically savvy way, taking advantage of America’s stupidity and regression back into a petrostate,” he says, adding: “China just wins. America has abrogated the playing field.""
www.ft.com/content/013e...
www.ft.com/content/013e...
@henri.cda.nl Hoe past dit in uw wereldbeeld waar christendemocraten niet zouden moeten samenwerken met extreemrechts en hoe ziet u het actief terugdraaien van klimaatwetgeving ihkv christelijk rentmeesterschap? www.politico.eu/article/soci...
Socialists cave to center-right demands to slash EU green rules
The Socialists and liberals folded after the center-right EPP threatened to ditch them and work with the far right instead.
www.politico.eu
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
@henri.cda.nl Hoe past dit in uw wereldbeeld waar christendemocraten niet zouden moeten samenwerken met extreemrechts en hoe ziet u het actief terugdraaien van klimaatwetgeving ihkv christelijk rentmeesterschap? www.politico.eu/article/soci...
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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“The new EAT Lancet report gives clear guidance on how to feed a growing population without breaching Earth’s safe limits,” says PIK Director Johan Rockström. “What we eat can save lives, cut emissions, halt biodiversity loss, and build a fairer food system.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFVL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFVL...
EAT–Lancet Commission Report 2025 | A Scientific Assessment of the Global Food System
YouTube video by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
“The new EAT Lancet report gives clear guidance on how to feed a growing population without breaching Earth’s safe limits,” says PIK Director Johan Rockström. “What we eat can save lives, cut emissions, halt biodiversity loss, and build a fairer food system.”
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFVL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFVL...
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We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
signal.org
October 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
We are alarmed by reports that Germany is on the verge of a catastrophic about-face, reversing its longstanding and principled opposition to the EU’s Chat Control proposal which, if passed, could spell the end of the right to privacy in Europe. signal.org/blog/pdfs/ge...
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Food must be taken seriously as an environmental problem.
It uses ~38% of Earth’s land, drives ~70% of water use, and emits ~22-34% of greenhouse gas pollution globally.
And beef and dairy alone drive a huge proportion of this.
But there are solutions. Lots of them.
go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24
It uses ~38% of Earth’s land, drives ~70% of water use, and emits ~22-34% of greenhouse gas pollution globally.
And beef and dairy alone drive a huge proportion of this.
But there are solutions. Lots of them.
go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24
The problem with food and climate — and how to fix it
Global food production — from meat to grains — accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions, says sustainability scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a portfolio of data-backed solutions to b...
go.ted.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Food must be taken seriously as an environmental problem.
It uses ~38% of Earth’s land, drives ~70% of water use, and emits ~22-34% of greenhouse gas pollution globally.
And beef and dairy alone drive a huge proportion of this.
But there are solutions. Lots of them.
go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24
It uses ~38% of Earth’s land, drives ~70% of water use, and emits ~22-34% of greenhouse gas pollution globally.
And beef and dairy alone drive a huge proportion of this.
But there are solutions. Lots of them.
go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24