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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afzet PFAS pesticiden in Nederland in tonnen (1 ton = 1000 kg)
In 2023 ging het om 268.350 kg werkzame stof
bron: CLM
www.clm.nl/nl/nieuws/ge...
In 2023 ging het om 268.350 kg werkzame stof
bron: CLM
www.clm.nl/nl/nieuws/ge...
December 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
afzet PFAS pesticiden in Nederland in tonnen (1 ton = 1000 kg)
In 2023 ging het om 268.350 kg werkzame stof
bron: CLM
www.clm.nl/nl/nieuws/ge...
In 2023 ging het om 268.350 kg werkzame stof
bron: CLM
www.clm.nl/nl/nieuws/ge...
The EU (and car industry) shooting itself in the foot, part 247... www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Commission set to severely weaken 2035 combustion engine ban
Under the latest deal, automakers could sell plug-in hybrids and range extenders after 2035.
www.politico.eu
December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The EU (and car industry) shooting itself in the foot, part 247... www.politico.eu/article/euro...
"Here, using three global glacier models, we project a sharp rise in the number of glaciers disappearing worldwide, peaking between 2041 and 2055 with up to ~4,000 glaciers vanishing annually." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Peak glacier extinction in the mid-twenty-first century - Nature Climate Change
Many mountain glaciers will disappear with warming. Here the authors assess how many glaciers will disappear per year under different warming scenarios, finding that a peak in glacier loss will happen...
www.nature.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
"Here, using three global glacier models, we project a sharp rise in the number of glaciers disappearing worldwide, peaking between 2041 and 2055 with up to ~4,000 glaciers vanishing annually." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Proud to share our new paper in npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (@SpringerNature)!
Our findings:
1️⃣ reduce uncertainty in mid-latitude climate projections
2️⃣ increase confidence that #ClimateModels correctly predict a future poleward shift of the #JetStream
Read the paper here 👉 rdcu.be/eS73b
#ClimateScience
Our findings:
1️⃣ reduce uncertainty in mid-latitude climate projections
2️⃣ increase confidence that #ClimateModels correctly predict a future poleward shift of the #JetStream
Read the paper here 👉 rdcu.be/eS73b
#ClimateScience
Jet stream response to future Arctic sea ice loss not underestimated by climate models
npj Climate and Atmospheric Science - Jet stream response to future Arctic sea ice loss not underestimated by climate models
rdcu.be
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Proud to share our new paper in npj Clim. Atmos. Sci. (@SpringerNature)!
Our findings:
1️⃣ reduce uncertainty in mid-latitude climate projections
2️⃣ increase confidence that #ClimateModels correctly predict a future poleward shift of the #JetStream
Read the paper here 👉 rdcu.be/eS73b
#ClimateScience
Our findings:
1️⃣ reduce uncertainty in mid-latitude climate projections
2️⃣ increase confidence that #ClimateModels correctly predict a future poleward shift of the #JetStream
Read the paper here 👉 rdcu.be/eS73b
#ClimateScience
"Why investing in Earth now can lead to a trillion-dollar benefit for all"
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Global Environment Outlook 7: A future we choose – Why investing in Earth now can lead to a trillion-dollar benefit for all
wedocs.unep.org
December 9, 2025 at 8:07 PM
"Why investing in Earth now can lead to a trillion-dollar benefit for all"
wedocs.unep.org/items/bba44e...
wedocs.unep.org/items/bba44e...
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‘Terwijl ze een keurige links-progressieve bestuurderspartij als GroenLinks-PvdA consequent als 'extreem' blijft afschilderen, helpt ze ijverig mee om haar favoriete coalitiepartij JA21 schoon te wassen van de donkerbruine antecedenten van de fractieleden.’
Sheila Sitalsing in de #Volkskrant.
Sheila Sitalsing in de #Volkskrant.
December 6, 2025 at 5:19 AM
‘Terwijl ze een keurige links-progressieve bestuurderspartij als GroenLinks-PvdA consequent als 'extreem' blijft afschilderen, helpt ze ijverig mee om haar favoriete coalitiepartij JA21 schoon te wassen van de donkerbruine antecedenten van de fractieleden.’
Sheila Sitalsing in de #Volkskrant.
Sheila Sitalsing in de #Volkskrant.
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot
I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:55 AM
1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"We find that 58% of public firms’ self-reported emissions were later revised, a rate that has remained consistent for a decade. Firms are more likely to under- than overstate and the amount of understated emissions is more than twice the value of overstated emissions" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Widespread revisions of self-reported emissions by major US corporations - Nature Climate Change
Self-reported emissions data are widely used to evaluate corporations’ climate performance, yet concerns exist regarding their credibility. By examining major US companies, researchers find that more ...
www.nature.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"We find that 58% of public firms’ self-reported emissions were later revised, a rate that has remained consistent for a decade. Firms are more likely to under- than overstate and the amount of understated emissions is more than twice the value of overstated emissions" www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
Changing European hydroclimate under a collapsed AMOC in the Community Earth System Model
Abstract. The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) is expected to weaken or even collapse under anthropogenic climate change. Given the importance of the AMOC in the present-day climate,...
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
📢 New paper on the impacts of AMOC collapse on European hydroclimate. 🌊
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
We find an AMOC collapse would exacerbate drought conditions across Europe, linked to reduced precipitation. In combination with climate change droughts are expected to become more frequent and severe.
doi.org/10.5194/hess...
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Adopting a low-fat #vegan diet is linked to a significant reduction in GHG #emissions and cumulative energy demand, important drivers of #climatechange. The decrease of GHG emissions is mainly attributable to reduced #meat consumption, followed by reduced #dairy consumption: doi.org/10.1001/jama...
Vegan Diet, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Cumulative Energy Demand
This secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial examined the environmental effect of adopting a low-fat vegan diet on greenhouse gas emissions and cumulative energy demand.
doi.org
November 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Adopting a low-fat #vegan diet is linked to a significant reduction in GHG #emissions and cumulative energy demand, important drivers of #climatechange. The decrease of GHG emissions is mainly attributable to reduced #meat consumption, followed by reduced #dairy consumption: doi.org/10.1001/jama...
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CO₂-uitstoot van vliegreizen is veel hoger dan online rekenmachines doen geloven www.newscientist.nl/nieuws/co%E2...:
CO₂-uitstoot van vliegreizen is veel hoger dan online rekenmachines doen geloven
De rekentools die de CO2-voetafdruk van je vliegreizen bepalen, onderschatten de impact van vliegen enorm. Dat stelt een nieuwe rekenmethode.
www.newscientist.nl
November 20, 2025 at 1:57 AM
CO₂-uitstoot van vliegreizen is veel hoger dan online rekenmachines doen geloven www.newscientist.nl/nieuws/co%E2...:
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Ireland is failing to reach its climate targets, with emissions during the first carbon budget period - which runs until the end of this year - too high.
Ireland failing to hit climate targets - advisory council
Ireland is failing to reach its climate targets, with emissions during the first carbon budget period - which runs until the end of this year - too high.
www.rte.ie
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Ireland is failing to reach its climate targets, with emissions during the first carbon budget period - which runs until the end of this year - too high.
@eppgroup.bsky.social should be deeply ashamed. Working with the extreme right to disband green policies which will likely lead to a worsening of the climate crisis. www.politico.eu/article/far-...
Far right cheers as von der Leyen’s party abandons centrist coalition over green rules
It marks a dramatic departure from previous EU norms, where centrist groups refused to collaborate with the far right.
www.politico.eu
November 13, 2025 at 7:08 AM
@eppgroup.bsky.social should be deeply ashamed. Working with the extreme right to disband green policies which will likely lead to a worsening of the climate crisis. www.politico.eu/article/far-...
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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.