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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 8h

Det er da dagens bedste nyhed - indtil videre 👍😀

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 8h

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China.
Increasing the CO2 levels will increase the intensity of hurricanes and typhoons.
Numbers for the effect of climate changes are calculated after an incident, and it's serious numbers.
yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/10/clim..

Climate change behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China » Yale Climate Connections

In the Atlantic, we're watching a tropical wave that emerged from the coast of Africa on October 3 that might develop in about a week as it approaches the Lesser Antilles Islands.

yaleclimateconnections.org

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 8h

As of 30 June 2025, a cumulative 3,099 climate-related cases have been filed in 55 national jurisdictions and 24 international or regional courts, etc.
While cases from the Global South still represent less than 10 per cent in 2025, their share is steadily growing.

www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

Over 3,000 climate litigation cases are reshaping global climate policy today

Nairobi, 3 October 2025 – Climate litigation is now being pursued across more countries than ever before, according to a report published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Sabin Cen...

www.unep.org

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 8h

I believe the optimistic scenario probably isn't very realistic as the emissions won't decrease as fast as we want even though we recently saw some positive results on electricity, China etc.

My question is what did they change in the models and why did they suddenly revise their data?

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 8h

The heat waves in Europe and the rest of the world is killing people.
Unfortunately the number of excess mortality due to heat will increase significantly in line with rising temperatures.
The way to change this is to stop burning fossil fuels and take serious responsibility for the green transition

Prof Friederike Otto @frediotto.bsky.social · 23d

The summer is over - and for about 16,600 people across 854 European cities that doesn't mean autumn comes, but death. People who would still be alive if it wasn't for our burning of fossil fuels. - New study with @lshtm.bsky.social www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 10h

No, the fossil fuel companies are not working for a green transition, their contributions are marginal.
There is no excuse for them not to take responsibility and ramp up their investments in clean energy - they have a responsibility and they have the means.
So pls start taking it serious now...

Joshua Basseches @joshuabasseches.bsky.social · 1d

Oil and gas companies will often claim to be partners in the clean energy transition, when it is politically expedient to do so, but new research finds their actual contributions are marginal:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Oil and gas industry’s marginal share of global renewable energy

Nature Sustainability - The decarbonization of oil and gas companies may not be as speedy or robust as advertised. This analysis finds that renewable energies make up just a minor fraction of the...

www.nature.com

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to hear you even though the subject can get you depressed🫤

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

I don't believe that there are many on @bsky.app that think it's a good idea to continue investing in fossil fuels/coal.

Beside the problems with GHGs, pollution, increasing mortality, etc. 99% of existing US coal plants are more expensive than green energy....

energyinnovation.org/report/the-c...

The Coal Cost Crossover 3.0 • Energy Innovation

99% of the U.S. coal fleet is now more expensive than replacement by local clean energy, which could generate $589 billion in new investment.

energyinnovation.org

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

The effect of the US administration and their lack of understanding for the necessary green transition is starting to show in where the investments go.
US investment in renewables was down 36% in the first half of the year compared to the second half of last year, while, EU-27 investment was up 63%.

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Wow, this is good news from Suriname committing to protect 90% of Surinam's forests.
Taking into account that Surinam is covered with approx. 93% forest emphasizes what huge news this is.
Most other countries are not able to protect anything near the same percentage but it sends a strong signal...

International Biodiversity @ibioconsultants.com · 2d

Suriname steps up and wants to protect 90% of its #forests reports the @rainforetrust.bsky.social 🌍

#30x30 #Rewilding #HalfEarth #TropicalForests

www.rainforesttrust.org/our-impact/r...

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, far exceeding the 30x30 global goal for climate and biodiversity protection – Rainforest Trust

Suriname pledges to permanently protect 90% of its forests, a significant commitment for global climate action and biodiversity.

www.rainforesttrust.org

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Om godt en måned rejser verdens regeringsledere, forhandlere og NGO’er til Belém i Brasilien for at deltage i klimatopmødet COP30.
En gruppe cyklister har tilbagelagt 8000 km på cykel og sejlskib for bl.a. at sætte fokus på at investere i cykelstier for at skåne klimaet.

www.dr.dk/nyheder/vide...

Gruppe tilbagelægger 8.000 kilometer på cykel for at sætte grøn transport på dagsordenen

Cykling bør spille en vigtigere rolle for at skåne vores klima, mener aktivistgruppe, der har brugt et år på at cykle fra Aserbajdsjan til Brasilien.

www.dr.dk

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Perhaps even more clear here...

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Globally, the IEA (International Energy Agency) has lowered their renewable energy growth forecast for 2025-2030 by 5% compared to last year to reflect political, regulatory and market changes since October 2024.

I think there is a theme - or rather a country, to blame for this....

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Climate data from September 2025 have now been released from Copernicus and there is nothing encouraging....

Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 1d

🌡️ The September 2025 #C3S Climate Bulletin reports the third-warmest September globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.11°C — 1.47°C above estimated pre-industrial levels. Global average sea surface temperature reached 20.72°C, the 3rd-highest on record for September.

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Vigtig kommentar fra Rune Lykkeberg om at statsministeren forspildte muligheden for at genskabe momentum for klimadagsordenen i Danmark, ved at italesætte arbejdet med en stærk og ambitiøs opdatering af Klimaloven.

www.information.dk/indland/lede...

Det er nu, hvor det ikke mere er populært, vi har brug for de store grønne taler

Statsministeren burde have brugt Folketingets åbningstale til at gøre klimaloven til det store projekt, som kunne genskabe momentum for grøn politik i Danmark. Det svigtede hun

www.information.dk

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 1d

Endnu en rapport har dokumenteret hvad de fleste af os godt ved, naturen i Danmark er bundskraber på såvel Europæisk som verdensplan.
Vi har udnyttet stort set hver en kvardratkilometer, og må nu give noget tilbage til naturen og forbedre biodiversiteten.

politiken.dk/del/jyjxRVAF...

»Det er helt vilde tal«: Danmarks natur er gået fra elendig til endnu værre

Klima | Politiken er Danmarks klimaavis - læs seneste nyt om klimaforandringerne og klimakrisen samt analyser om vejrfænomener, havmiljøet og naturen.

politiken.dk

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

The meat lobby works hard to influence politicians, and it is no great surprise that it works.
Farmers are a very small minority in the EU, but they have many "good" friends.

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

Det kan faktisk kun gå for langsomt med en ambitiøs biodiversitetslov, som vi burde have indført for lang tid siden, som så meget andet….

John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

Nej du må nok finde et andet sted - måske noget højtliggende...

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

Temperaturen i havvandet omkring New Zealand stiger hurtigere end noget andet sted i verden, ifølge landets miljøministerium.
Undersøgelsen viser, at temp. stiger 34% hurtigere end det globale gennemsnit, hvilket gør det vanskeligt for dyrearterne at nå at tilpasse sig.

politiken.dk/del/9wuHohAF...

Havtemperaturen omkring New Zealand i hastig stigning

Klima | Politiken er Danmarks klimaavis - læs seneste nyt om klimaforandringerne og klimakrisen samt analyser om vejrfænomener, havmiljøet og naturen.

politiken.dk

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

According to Ember, solar and wind energy have grown faster than electricity demand this year.

This means that green electricity can keep up with the growing appetite for electricity worldwide, but of course we need to see fossil fuels decline faster...

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

I believe we will see new temperature records the next time El Niño hits us....

ourworldindata.org/grapher/glob...

Global temperature anomalies by El Niño and La Niña conditions

The difference between a month's average land-sea surface temperature and the 1991–2020 average of the same month, measured in degrees Celsius. It is classified as El Niño or La Niña based on the Ocea...

ourworldindata.org

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 2d

Always a good reason to share positive studies that include both biodiversity and climate.

The European bison is a climate hero increasing the carbon storage in the woods significantly but also a key species that have a huge positive impact on the insects, plants and other species💚

My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 2d

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Herd of Bison Reintroduced in Romania Are Climate Heroes Helping Store CO2

nature action equals #ClimateAction

carbon storage of forests up by 10% (+54,000 tons) of CO2 in a 50 km2 habitat

goodnewsnetwork.org/herd-of...
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Herd of Bison Reintroduced in Europe Are Climate Heroes–Helping Store CO2 Equal to 43,000 Cars

Bison epitomize the concept of a keystone species, one that holds the ecosystem together through their actions

goodnewsnetwork.org

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 3d

Bestanden af løver i Afrika er tæt på halveret på kun tre årtier, og det majestætiske dyr har mistet mere end 90 procent af sine levesteder.

WWF’s langsigtede mål er at vende den nuværende tilbagegang og fordoble bestanden af vilde afrikanske løver til 40.000 inden 2050.

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John Strikart @strikart.bsky.social · 3d

Very interesting study showing that British wind and solar complement each other i - not to mention the batteries or other storage solutions to fill out gaps or lack of green energy.

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3d

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