Dana Drugmand
@danad1012.bsky.social
Climate/enviro journalist covering climate accountability & litigation. New England native & citizen of 🌎
A roadmap for fossil fuel phaseout failed to make into the #COP30 outcome text, but some countries are taking matters into their own hands
Colombia 🇨🇴 will host the first international conference on the just transition away from fossil fuels in April 2026
www.oneearthnow.org/p/its-happen...
Colombia 🇨🇴 will host the first international conference on the just transition away from fossil fuels in April 2026
www.oneearthnow.org/p/its-happen...
“It’s Happening”: Coalition of Countries Announce Plan to Start Advancing Fossil Fuel Phaseout
With roadmap for transitioning away from fossil fuels failing to make it into COP30 outcome, some countries are looking beyond the UNFCCC process.
www.oneearthnow.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A roadmap for fossil fuel phaseout failed to make into the #COP30 outcome text, but some countries are taking matters into their own hands
Colombia 🇨🇴 will host the first international conference on the just transition away from fossil fuels in April 2026
www.oneearthnow.org/p/its-happen...
Colombia 🇨🇴 will host the first international conference on the just transition away from fossil fuels in April 2026
www.oneearthnow.org/p/its-happen...
The ICJ's opinion suggests the US "is very likely in breach of its international obligations—including under customary international law & human rights law—to prevent significant climate harm" said @sabincenter.bsky.social's Maria Antonia Tigre
More here on what the AO means for the US
More here on what the AO means for the US
A historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say.
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30 - Inside Climate News
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say.
insideclimatenews.org
November 21, 2025 at 3:39 PM
The ICJ's opinion suggests the US "is very likely in breach of its international obligations—including under customary international law & human rights law—to prevent significant climate harm" said @sabincenter.bsky.social's Maria Antonia Tigre
More here on what the AO means for the US
More here on what the AO means for the US
Offshore wind - despite the severe headwinds from the current US administration - is starting to take shape here. Magnificent to see up close #offshorewind #southforkwindfarm #cleanenergy
November 20, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Offshore wind - despite the severe headwinds from the current US administration - is starting to take shape here. Magnificent to see up close #offshorewind #southforkwindfarm #cleanenergy
TotalEnergies is being put on trial in Belgium over its role in contributing to the climate crisis
"It’s time we debated the responsibility of these multinationals for climate change & time they were held accountable" says farmer & plaintiff Hugues Falys
www.climateinthecourts.com/belgian-farm...
"It’s time we debated the responsibility of these multinationals for climate change & time they were held accountable" says farmer & plaintiff Hugues Falys
www.climateinthecourts.com/belgian-farm...
Belgian Farmer Faces Off In Court Against French Oil Major
A first-of-its-kind climate lawsuit in Belgium, featuring a smallholder farmer going up against one of the largest oil and gas companies in the world, is coming before a court today in proceedings tha...
www.climateinthecourts.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
TotalEnergies is being put on trial in Belgium over its role in contributing to the climate crisis
"It’s time we debated the responsibility of these multinationals for climate change & time they were held accountable" says farmer & plaintiff Hugues Falys
www.climateinthecourts.com/belgian-farm...
"It’s time we debated the responsibility of these multinationals for climate change & time they were held accountable" says farmer & plaintiff Hugues Falys
www.climateinthecourts.com/belgian-farm...
The US may be absent from #COP30 and exiting the Paris Agreement, but that doesn't mean it's absolved from its legal obligations on climate change - obligations clarified by the ICJ
But accountability for the US breaching its legal duties is another question
insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
But accountability for the US breaching its legal duties is another question
insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
A Landmark Court Ruling Looms Over U.S. Absence at COP30 - Inside Climate News
The historic climate change advisory opinion from the International Court of Justice suggests the United States is violating international law on climate, legal experts say.
insideclimatenews.org
November 18, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The US may be absent from #COP30 and exiting the Paris Agreement, but that doesn't mean it's absolved from its legal obligations on climate change - obligations clarified by the ICJ
But accountability for the US breaching its legal duties is another question
insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
But accountability for the US breaching its legal duties is another question
insideclimatenews.org/news/1811202...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
“Not one of the US TV networks have sent cameras or reporters to Belem to cover COP30,” notes CCNow’s Mark Herstgaard. “It’s a tragic abdication of our civic responsibility to inform the public and hold power to account.” By @jonathan-watts.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
US TV networks absent at Cop30
“a tragic abdication of civic responsibility”
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November 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Not one of the US TV networks have sent cameras or reporters to Belem to cover COP30,” notes CCNow’s Mark Herstgaard. “It’s a tragic abdication of our civic responsibility to inform the public and hold power to account.” By @jonathan-watts.bsky.social for @theguardian.com
In July a Federal Court judge in Australia ruled that the government doesn't owe a legal duty of care protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate harm
The Uncles who brought the case are now appealing
And in Bali, a new climate case is getting underway
www.oneearthnow.org/p/we-have-to...
The Uncles who brought the case are now appealing
And in Bali, a new climate case is getting underway
www.oneearthnow.org/p/we-have-to...
“We Have To Keep Fighting”: Torres Strait Islanders Appeal Judgment In Climate Case Against Australia
As Uncles Pabai and Paul continue their landmark case, residents of Bali announce plan to sue their government following deadly floods.
www.oneearthnow.org
November 17, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In July a Federal Court judge in Australia ruled that the government doesn't owe a legal duty of care protect Torres Strait Islanders from climate harm
The Uncles who brought the case are now appealing
And in Bali, a new climate case is getting underway
www.oneearthnow.org/p/we-have-to...
The Uncles who brought the case are now appealing
And in Bali, a new climate case is getting underway
www.oneearthnow.org/p/we-have-to...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
Climate change is the world's most pressing issue because it makes everything else worse. It enables dictators, it drives inflation, it makes survival harder for the poorest people in the world.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Climate change is the world's most pressing issue because it makes everything else worse. It enables dictators, it drives inflation, it makes survival harder for the poorest people in the world.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
Rapid intensification is an increase in a cyclone’s max sustained winds by 35 mph in 24 hrs
With Melissa, its wind speeds of 70 mph doubled in just 18 hrs
"We are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification" said Bernadette Woods Placky in a webinar hosted by @coveringclimatenow.org
With Melissa, its wind speeds of 70 mph doubled in just 18 hrs
"We are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification" said Bernadette Woods Placky in a webinar hosted by @coveringclimatenow.org
"When a storm can explosively intensify from 70 to 185 mph in less than 3 days over ocean waters that are ~ 1.5°C warmer than normal, we are witnessing the dangerous new reality of our warming world" said Jayaka Campbell of University of the West Indies in Jamaica
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/hurri...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/hurri...
Hurricane Melissa Is a Reminder of Our Dangerous New Reality as the Climate Crisis Accelerates
Scientists warn that “we are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification”
www.sierraclub.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Rapid intensification is an increase in a cyclone’s max sustained winds by 35 mph in 24 hrs
With Melissa, its wind speeds of 70 mph doubled in just 18 hrs
"We are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification" said Bernadette Woods Placky in a webinar hosted by @coveringclimatenow.org
With Melissa, its wind speeds of 70 mph doubled in just 18 hrs
"We are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification" said Bernadette Woods Placky in a webinar hosted by @coveringclimatenow.org
"When a storm can explosively intensify from 70 to 185 mph in less than 3 days over ocean waters that are ~ 1.5°C warmer than normal, we are witnessing the dangerous new reality of our warming world" said Jayaka Campbell of University of the West Indies in Jamaica
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/hurri...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/hurri...
Hurricane Melissa Is a Reminder of Our Dangerous New Reality as the Climate Crisis Accelerates
Scientists warn that “we are now pushing the limits of extreme rapid intensification”
www.sierraclub.org
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 PM
"When a storm can explosively intensify from 70 to 185 mph in less than 3 days over ocean waters that are ~ 1.5°C warmer than normal, we are witnessing the dangerous new reality of our warming world" said Jayaka Campbell of University of the West Indies in Jamaica
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/hurri...
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/hurri...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
Victory:
Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Victory: Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal - Greenpeace International
Borgarting Court of Appeal agreed with Greenpeace Nordic and Natur og Ungdom that three oil fields in the Norwegian North Sea are illegal.
www.greenpeace.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Victory:
Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Three oil fields in the North Sea declared illegal www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Climate breakdown is driven by a storm of lies. This lying is systemic, funded and coordinated, and operates across almost all media, old and new.
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column argues that we cannot fight the climate crisis without also fighting the epistemic crisis.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The fossil fuel industry & its state sponsors have argued for decades that human development requires fossil fuels. But we know that under the guise of economic growth, they have instead served greed and profits..." said @amnesty.org's Agnès Callamard
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people
Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:16 PM
"The fossil fuel industry & its state sponsors have argued for decades that human development requires fossil fuels. But we know that under the guise of economic growth, they have instead served greed and profits..." said @amnesty.org's Agnès Callamard
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell
#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Exxon lawyer: "We are not going to lose this fight."
The US Supreme Court, he said, needs to step in to shut the door on this litigation once and for all
#SCOTUS will soon decide whether to take up Exxon's petition in Boulder's climate deception case
www.eenews.net/articles/exx...
The US Supreme Court, he said, needs to step in to shut the door on this litigation once and for all
#SCOTUS will soon decide whether to take up Exxon's petition in Boulder's climate deception case
www.eenews.net/articles/exx...
Exxon lawyer vows to crush climate lawsuits
Oil companies are once again pushing the Supreme Court to stop a flood of cases that could force them to pay billions.
www.eenews.net
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Exxon lawyer: "We are not going to lose this fight."
The US Supreme Court, he said, needs to step in to shut the door on this litigation once and for all
#SCOTUS will soon decide whether to take up Exxon's petition in Boulder's climate deception case
www.eenews.net/articles/exx...
The US Supreme Court, he said, needs to step in to shut the door on this litigation once and for all
#SCOTUS will soon decide whether to take up Exxon's petition in Boulder's climate deception case
www.eenews.net/articles/exx...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
By me: ‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will/should the ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
By me: ‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will/should the ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
When most people think of solar energy, they think of rows of photovoltaic (PV) panels on rooftops or vast solar farms out in the desert. But portable plug-in solar devices small enough to generate power right off a balcony could be coming to an area near you.
Plug-In Solar Power Could Be Coming to a Balcony Near You
The small devices are poised to make energy even more affordable
www.sierraclub.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
When most people think of solar energy, they think of rows of photovoltaic (PV) panels on rooftops or vast solar farms out in the desert. But portable plug-in solar devices small enough to generate power right off a balcony could be coming to an area near you.
President Lula 🇧🇷 said that #COP30 will be the "COP of truth"
But huge gaps remain between world leaders' climate pledges & rhetoric, & their actions (there is also a considerable gap in truth on this matter)
3 truths on climate according to the science (🧵)
www.oneearthnow.org/p/the-cop-of...
But huge gaps remain between world leaders' climate pledges & rhetoric, & their actions (there is also a considerable gap in truth on this matter)
3 truths on climate according to the science (🧵)
www.oneearthnow.org/p/the-cop-of...
The “COP of Truth”? (Or Yet Another Cop Out?)
As countries continue to reel from climate disasters, the 30th UN climate summit is about to open in Brazil. Will it be a summit of truth?
www.oneearthnow.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
President Lula 🇧🇷 said that #COP30 will be the "COP of truth"
But huge gaps remain between world leaders' climate pledges & rhetoric, & their actions (there is also a considerable gap in truth on this matter)
3 truths on climate according to the science (🧵)
www.oneearthnow.org/p/the-cop-of...
But huge gaps remain between world leaders' climate pledges & rhetoric, & their actions (there is also a considerable gap in truth on this matter)
3 truths on climate according to the science (🧵)
www.oneearthnow.org/p/the-cop-of...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
A new @climateanalytics.org report has come out today, with a profoundly hopeful message: even though the world is on track to exceed 1.5°C of global warming, we can peak at 1.7°C and get temperatures back down well below 1.5°C by end of century.
But.... only if we phase out fossil fuels, fast. 🧵
But.... only if we phase out fossil fuels, fast. 🧵
November 6, 2025 at 11:02 AM
A new @climateanalytics.org report has come out today, with a profoundly hopeful message: even though the world is on track to exceed 1.5°C of global warming, we can peak at 1.7°C and get temperatures back down well below 1.5°C by end of century.
But.... only if we phase out fossil fuels, fast. 🧵
But.... only if we phase out fossil fuels, fast. 🧵
The court agreed that the Trump admin is harming youth by exacerbating climate change, calling it a "children's health emergency." But it still dismissed the @youthvgov.bsky.social case
"We need action, not sympathy" said plaintiff Taleah
www.climateinthecourts.com/a-federal-co...
"We need action, not sympathy" said plaintiff Taleah
www.climateinthecourts.com/a-federal-co...
A Federal Court Dismissed A Youth-Led Legal Challenge To Trump’s Fossil Fuel Orders. Now What?
Youth activists are appealing the ruling, demanding action and that their “voices be heard.”
The 22 young Americans suing President Donald Trump and his administration over executive orders that “u...
www.climateinthecourts.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:51 PM
The court agreed that the Trump admin is harming youth by exacerbating climate change, calling it a "children's health emergency." But it still dismissed the @youthvgov.bsky.social case
"We need action, not sympathy" said plaintiff Taleah
www.climateinthecourts.com/a-federal-co...
"We need action, not sympathy" said plaintiff Taleah
www.climateinthecourts.com/a-federal-co...
Survivors of Typhoon Odette are poised to sue Shell over climate damage
Pakistani farmers are taking similar action against 2 German carbon majors
This is reflective "of the growing impatience with the injustice of the climate crisis" @ciel.org's Nikki Reisch
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...
Pakistani farmers are taking similar action against 2 German carbon majors
This is reflective "of the growing impatience with the injustice of the climate crisis" @ciel.org's Nikki Reisch
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...
Climate Disaster Survivors in the Global South Take Legal Action Against European Carbon Majors - Inside Climate News
New cases seeking compensation for loss and damage have been launched against fossil fuel and cement companies in the U.K. and Germany on behalf of people in the Philippines and Pakistan who suffered ...
insideclimatenews.org
November 3, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Survivors of Typhoon Odette are poised to sue Shell over climate damage
Pakistani farmers are taking similar action against 2 German carbon majors
This is reflective "of the growing impatience with the injustice of the climate crisis" @ciel.org's Nikki Reisch
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...
Pakistani farmers are taking similar action against 2 German carbon majors
This is reflective "of the growing impatience with the injustice of the climate crisis" @ciel.org's Nikki Reisch
insideclimatenews.org/news/0311202...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
‘A Pretty Ugly History’: How Exxon Exported Climate Denial to the Global South
With Brazil about to host COP30, DeSmog has obtained copies of checks Exxon mailed to the right-wing Atlas Network in the 1990s to turn Latin America against climate treaties.
www.desmog.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today a story I've spent months reporting and writing runs on @desmog.com and @theguardian.com.
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
It's based on hundreds of exclusive documents revealing how Exxon funded the rightwing Atlas Network to spread climate denial across Latin America and the Global South.
www.desmog.com/2025/11/03/a...
In the latest State of the Climate report, scientists @williamripple.bsky.social et al warn we are "in beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth"
At this point, every fraction of a degree of warming avoided is critical
And fossil fuel phaseout is needed
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
At this point, every fraction of a degree of warming avoided is critical
And fossil fuel phaseout is needed
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
(Halloween Edition) Earth is On a Terrifying Trajectory of Crossing or Nearing Tipping Points
A grim “new reality” is here where unchecked global heating may lead to irreversible and catastrophic consequences.
www.oneearthnow.org
November 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
In the latest State of the Climate report, scientists @williamripple.bsky.social et al warn we are "in beginning of a grim new chapter for life on Earth"
At this point, every fraction of a degree of warming avoided is critical
And fossil fuel phaseout is needed
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
At this point, every fraction of a degree of warming avoided is critical
And fossil fuel phaseout is needed
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
Reposted by Dana Drugmand
With ten feet of sea level rise, you can say goodbye to London and Miami and Bangkok and virtually every other coastal city in the world.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
🧪🧵 Future change to #ThwaitesGlacier, Antarctica constitutes the largest uncertainty in #sea-level rise forecasts. The Science Coordination Office of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration recently issued a briefing document summarising some key findings - thwaitesglacier.org/findings
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
With ten feet of sea level rise, you can say goodbye to London and Miami and Bangkok and virtually every other coastal city in the world.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
"Humanity faces a potentially catastrophic, irreversible outcome" with crossing of multiple Earth system tipping points, a recent scientific assessment warns
There is still time to prevent this outcome, but that window is "rapidly closing"
#ClimateEmergency
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
There is still time to prevent this outcome, but that window is "rapidly closing"
#ClimateEmergency
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
(Halloween Edition) Earth is On a Terrifying Trajectory of Crossing or Nearing Tipping Points
A grim “new reality” is here where unchecked global heating may lead to irreversible and catastrophic consequences.
www.oneearthnow.org
October 30, 2025 at 2:25 PM
"Humanity faces a potentially catastrophic, irreversible outcome" with crossing of multiple Earth system tipping points, a recent scientific assessment warns
There is still time to prevent this outcome, but that window is "rapidly closing"
#ClimateEmergency
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...
There is still time to prevent this outcome, but that window is "rapidly closing"
#ClimateEmergency
www.oneearthnow.org/p/halloween-...