Jos Olivier
@josolivier.bsky.social
Retired scientist* on greenhouse gas emission sources and energy use: estimates, trends, targets, climate, mitigation & science (incl global pollution). RT ≠ endorsement. Born ±315 ppmv CO2.
*Formerly at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (#PBL).
*Formerly at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (#PBL).
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Jos Olivier
@josolivier.bsky.social
· Dec 29
IPCC chart that provides the road map for an escape from catastrophe. It assesses with extraordinary clarity the potential for emissions cuts of more than 40 options:
Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution
A 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin - Kenneth Roth:
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin | Kenneth Roth
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Trump’s Ukraine peace plan is a gift to Putin - Kenneth Roth:
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The plan would leave Ukraine’s democracy in jeopardy and its sovereignty compromised.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pelosi calls Trump ‘the biggest con job in American history’ in reply to climate comment.
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Pelosi calls Trump ‘the biggest con job in American history’ in reply to climate comment
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Pelosi calls Trump ‘the biggest con job in American history’ in reply to climate comment.
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US speaker emerita criticizes Trump’s anti-climate stance and his remarks to the UN general assembly.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
What do we know about the reported US-Russian plan to end the Ukraine war?
Full details are not yet clear but 28-point deal is believed to include proposal for Ukraine to hand territory to Russia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Full details are not yet clear but 28-point deal is believed to include proposal for Ukraine to hand territory to Russia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
What do we know about the reported US-Russian plan to end the Ukraine war?
Full details are not yet clear but 28-point deal is believed to include proposal for Ukraine to hand territory to Russia
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:14 AM
What do we know about the reported US-Russian plan to end the Ukraine war?
Full details are not yet clear but 28-point deal is believed to include proposal for Ukraine to hand territory to Russia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Full details are not yet clear but 28-point deal is believed to include proposal for Ukraine to hand territory to Russia.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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This is what politicization of science looks like. Where's the outrage from those that decried it previously? www.statnews.com/2025/07/06/h...
HHS devises legal playbook for future grant terminations, internal memo shows
Exclusive: HHS devises a legal playbook for future research grant terminations, an internal memo shows.
www.statnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:27 PM
This is what politicization of science looks like. Where's the outrage from those that decried it previously? www.statnews.com/2025/07/06/h...
Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable.
Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable
Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Ukraine: US-Russian peace proposal is ‘absurd’ and unacceptable.
Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Officials say proposal is aimed at stirring up division and disorientating Kyiv’s allies.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Noodkreet Nederlandse media over ‘ernstige bedreiging’ door grote techbedrijven
*Big tech* De Nederlandse nieuwsbedrijven doen een beroep op de informateur om de veiligheid van de informatievoorziening tot urgent thema te maken in de formatiebesprekingen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
*Big tech* De Nederlandse nieuwsbedrijven doen een beroep op de informateur om de veiligheid van de informatievoorziening tot urgent thema te maken in de formatiebesprekingen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Noodkreet Nederlandse media over ‘ernstige bedreiging’ door grote techbedrijven
Big tech: De Nederlandse nieuwsbedrijven doen een beroep op de informateur om de veiligheid van de informatievoorziening tot urgent thema te maken in de formatiebesprekingen. Niet eerder zijn alle gro...
www.nrc.nl
November 20, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Noodkreet Nederlandse media over ‘ernstige bedreiging’ door grote techbedrijven
*Big tech* De Nederlandse nieuwsbedrijven doen een beroep op de informateur om de veiligheid van de informatievoorziening tot urgent thema te maken in de formatiebesprekingen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
*Big tech* De Nederlandse nieuwsbedrijven doen een beroep op de informateur om de veiligheid van de informatievoorziening tot urgent thema te maken in de formatiebesprekingen.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Bureau Jeugdzorg Noord-Brabant doet niet aan waarheidsvinding bij vechtscheidingen.
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argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/bu...
Bureau Jeugdzorg Noord-Brabant doet niet aan waarheidsvinding bij vechtscheidingen
Uit onderzoek van Argos blijkt dat Bureau Jeugdzorg Noord-Brabant wetgeving over waarheidsbevinding niet handhaaft. Met name in vechtscheidingen waarin ouders elkaar beschuldigen van allerhande zaken ...
argos.vpro.nl
November 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Bureau Jeugdzorg Noord-Brabant doet niet aan waarheidsvinding bij vechtscheidingen.
argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/bu...
argos.vpro.nl/artikelen/bu...
‘Hou moeders niet verantwoordelijk voor geweld door de vader’.
Moeders krijgen vaak impliciet de schuld van huiselijk geweld door vaders, ziet gedragsexpert David Mandel. Juist geweldpleger staat centraal in zijn aanpak, die in meer dan 10 landen wordt toegepast.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Moeders krijgen vaak impliciet de schuld van huiselijk geweld door vaders, ziet gedragsexpert David Mandel. Juist geweldpleger staat centraal in zijn aanpak, die in meer dan 10 landen wordt toegepast.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Zijn aanpak van huiselijk geweld wordt in meer dan tien landen toegepast: ‘Houd moeders niet verantwoordelijk voor daden van de vader’
Huiselijk geweld: Moeders krijgen vaak impliciet de schuld van huiselijk geweld, terwijl vaders nauwelijks worden aangesproken, ziet de Amerikaanse gedragsexpert David Mandel. Juist de geweldpleger st...
www.nrc.nl
November 19, 2025 at 10:21 PM
‘Hou moeders niet verantwoordelijk voor geweld door de vader’.
Moeders krijgen vaak impliciet de schuld van huiselijk geweld door vaders, ziet gedragsexpert David Mandel. Juist geweldpleger staat centraal in zijn aanpak, die in meer dan 10 landen wordt toegepast.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
Moeders krijgen vaak impliciet de schuld van huiselijk geweld door vaders, ziet gedragsexpert David Mandel. Juist geweldpleger staat centraal in zijn aanpak, die in meer dan 10 landen wordt toegepast.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...
About 1m Ford diesel cars sold in UK with defective emissions controls, court told
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ (deceat devices) in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ (deceat devices) in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
About 1m Ford diesel cars sold in UK with defective emissions controls, court told
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:52 PM
About 1m Ford diesel cars sold in UK with defective emissions controls, court told
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ (deceat devices) in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Ford denies having created ‘defeat devices’ (deceat devices) in legal action on behalf of 1.6 million owners against five carmakers.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Reposted by Jos Olivier
EEN ANOMALIE!
We leven in een egoïstische cq narcistische samenleving, waar het electoraat al decennia blindelings achter de Leugenaars en Bedriegers van politiek rechts en extreemrechts aanlopen.
Het is een anomalie dat ze niet tot intellectueel Nederland behoren!
We leven in een egoïstische cq narcistische samenleving, waar het electoraat al decennia blindelings achter de Leugenaars en Bedriegers van politiek rechts en extreemrechts aanlopen.
Het is een anomalie dat ze niet tot intellectueel Nederland behoren!
February 22, 2025 at 10:32 AM
EEN ANOMALIE!
We leven in een egoïstische cq narcistische samenleving, waar het electoraat al decennia blindelings achter de Leugenaars en Bedriegers van politiek rechts en extreemrechts aanlopen.
Het is een anomalie dat ze niet tot intellectueel Nederland behoren!
We leven in een egoïstische cq narcistische samenleving, waar het electoraat al decennia blindelings achter de Leugenaars en Bedriegers van politiek rechts en extreemrechts aanlopen.
Het is een anomalie dat ze niet tot intellectueel Nederland behoren!
Reposted by Jos Olivier
Mensenrechten zijn een obstakel voor rijken die nòg rijker willen worden. Zulke rijken zijn een obstakel voor arbeiders om normaal te kunnen leven. Wij zijn met véél meer. Word allemaal lid van een vakbond, samen stoppen we rijken die onze maatschappij financieel willen leegzuigen!
CDA, BBB en NSC helpen extreemrechts om Europese wet tegen kinderarbeid te ontmantelen.
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
www.bnnvara.nl/joop/artikel...
CDA, BBB en NSC helpen extreemrechts om wet tegen kinderarbeid te ontmantelen - Joop - BNNVARA
"Cowboybedrijven krijgen ruim baan en mogen een spoor van vernieling achter zich laten.".
www.bnnvara.nl
November 15, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Mensenrechten zijn een obstakel voor rijken die nòg rijker willen worden. Zulke rijken zijn een obstakel voor arbeiders om normaal te kunnen leven. Wij zijn met véél meer. Word allemaal lid van een vakbond, samen stoppen we rijken die onze maatschappij financieel willen leegzuigen!
Plastic paradise: on the frontlines of the fight to clean up pollution in Bali – in pictures.
In January the island’s beaches were inundated with waves of plastic pollution, a phenomenon that has been getting worse by the year.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
In January the island’s beaches were inundated with waves of plastic pollution, a phenomenon that has been getting worse by the year.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Plastic paradise: on the frontlines of the fight to clean up pollution in Bali – in pictures
Photographer and film-maker Sean Gallagher documents the increasing tide of rubbish washing up on beaches and riverbanks
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Plastic paradise: on the frontlines of the fight to clean up pollution in Bali – in pictures.
In January the island’s beaches were inundated with waves of plastic pollution, a phenomenon that has been getting worse by the year.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
In January the island’s beaches were inundated with waves of plastic pollution, a phenomenon that has been getting worse by the year.
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
‘We feel we’re fighting a losing battle’: the race to remove millions of plastic beads from Camber Sands.
They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘We feel we’re fighting a losing battle’: the race to remove millions of plastic beads from Camber Sands
A huge cleanup effort has seen volunteers working to remove beads by hand and machine. They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:40 PM
‘We feel we’re fighting a losing battle’: the race to remove millions of plastic beads from Camber Sands.
They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
They can only wait and see the extent of damage to wildlife and dune habitat.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jos Olivier
This is how Orbàn does it. He will have recommended these methods to Trump.
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
How Viktor Orbán Wins | Journal of Democracy
The case of Hungary shows how autocrats can rig elections legally, using legislative majorities to change the law and neutralize the opposition at every turn, no matter what strategy they adopt.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:47 AM
This is how Orbàn does it. He will have recommended these methods to Trump.
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/how...
Reposted by Jos Olivier
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán claims Ukraine has “no chance” of winning the war and calls continued EU support “just crazy.” In a podcast interview, he accused EU leaders of prolonging the conflict for leverage, urged immediate talks with Russia, and downplayed any threat of a Russian attack on NATO.
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán claims Ukraine has “no chance” of winning the war and calls continued EU support “just crazy.” In a podcast interview, he accused EU leaders of prolonging the conflict for leverage, urged immediate talks with Russia, and downplayed any threat of a Russian attack on NATO.
Lula’s balancing act: Cop30 Amazon summit juggles climate and social priorities.
Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lula’s balancing act: Cop30 Amazon summit juggles climate and social priorities
Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Lula’s balancing act: Cop30 Amazon summit juggles climate and social priorities.
Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Brazil’s president welcomes world leaders while navigating divided government, promising action on deforestation and emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Jos Olivier
Understand the vast disparity between CEO and worker pay. 3/
CEO Pay
CEO-to-worker pay has skyrocketed over the last six decades, growing 1084% compared to a typical workers' pay which only grew 26%. It's excessive no matter how you look at it...and it doesn't have to ...
www.epi.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Understand the vast disparity between CEO and worker pay. 3/
Reposted by Jos Olivier
Dive deep into the systemic inequality that led us here.
Unequal Power: How the assumption of equal bargaining power in the workplace undermines freedom, fairness, and democracy
We need to shatter the assumption of equal power because… It creates a lack of freedom in the workplace and beyond. The assumption of equal power—the idea that if workers don’t like a job, they are fr...
www.epi.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Dive deep into the systemic inequality that led us here.
Reposted by Jos Olivier
When they’re treating multi-billion dollar sports teams like collectibles, it’s time to tax the rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/c...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/c...
November 14, 2025 at 4:09 PM
When they’re treating multi-billion dollar sports teams like collectibles, it’s time to tax the rich.
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/c...
www.cnbc.com/2025/11/14/c...
Reposted by Jos Olivier
The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act.
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
Raising taxes on the ultrarich: A necessary first step to restore faith in American democracy and the public sector
Summary The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have not responded. Small increases in taxes on the rich that were instituted during time...
www.epi.org
November 17, 2025 at 4:23 PM
The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act.
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
→ Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense.
EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/
Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Q&A: what are the main issues at Cop30 and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...