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Brian E
@brianel.bsky.social
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Sharing climate science as clearly and accurately as I can. Misinformation is harmful – whatever the reason behind it. “Men argue, nature acts.” – Voltaire #ClimateCrisis #ClimateScience #Degrowth #FossilFree
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · 7d
When people lie, it’s often fear. This looks like shoot-the-messenger—attack you to avoid your findings. If they had facts, they’d use them. Sadly, these tactics do create the confusion they want; we need more effective ways to counter disinformation.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · 15d
Trust in science causes autism, will probably be the next Trump declaration.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · 23d
Alien Zebra Finch Vs Predator.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · Sep 8
As I have said on a number of occasions

The world is going backwards in relation to serious #climate action

We are consciously choosing to walk towards climate catastrophe with our eyes wide open

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU states still fighting over crucial targets in run-up to Cop30, leaked draft shows
Exclusive: Experts decry lack of nationally determined contributions in negotiating document with weeks to go before UN-set deadline
www.theguardian.com
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Sep 4
"Can Socialism Solve the Climate Crisis?" - Well capitalism for sure can't.
Great article from Jason Hickel

tribunemag.co.uk/2025/09/can-...
Can Socialism Solve the Climate Crisis?
Governments globally are failing to combat climate change because they prioritise profit over the planet — for real change, the capitalist mode of production must be overhauled.
tribunemag.co.uk
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Sep 4
Ahh sorry then, my mistake :-)
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Sep 4
Perhaps not an easy task to perform in a 2.2°C warmer world, I suppose such a warming could offer potential massive diffuculties. I still support the 1.5°C target, and when that soon is passed, the 1.51°C target. That said, I am not the actual expert in this room, just my opinion.
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Joeri Rogelj @joerirogelj.bsky.social · Sep 3
NEW STUDY: How much CO2 can we safely store in geological formations?

In a new @nature.com study, we cross-check established academic and industry estimates with various risk factors.

We find a prudent geological CO2 storage limit that is about 10x smaller. /1
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Zack Labe @zacklabe.com · Aug 31
Meanwhile, back in reality, global ocean heat content just updated through June 2025 and set a new record high. Time to wake up!

Data (anomalies) & methods from www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa...
Line graph time series of global ocean heat content for the 0-2000 m layer for 3 year averages, yearly averages, and five years averages from the late 1950s to 2025. There is a long-term warming trend. The baseline is 1955-2006 for the zero reference to calculate the anomalies.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 31
I suppose you could point to, that greenhousegas should be completely eliminated, until then, things will become worse, more extreme. With net-zero, thing will be "like this" until negative emissions.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Aug 29
Offshore wind is the most promising ocean-based climate solution. The Trump administration is destroying a livable future for everyone.
Transportation Dept. Cancels $679 Million for Offshore Wind Projects
www.nytimes.com
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Frans-Jan Parmentier @thissideofthearctic.org · Aug 29
Planting trees is not the solution to the climate crisis, because there are so many ways in which it can be done wrong. The adequate solution is (surprise, surprise) to reduce fossil fuel emissions.
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Pep Canadell @pepcanadell.bsky.social · Aug 29
New assessment on the biophysical potential of forestation to sequester carbon. As expected, we found just a fraction of what other assessments found, because we considered the obvious no-nos, such as risk to biodiversity, excess water use, and regional warming.

theconversation.com/the-climate-...
The climate case for planting trees has been overhyped — but it’s not too late to fix it
Reforestation can contribute significantly to tackling climate change, but research found its global potential is only a fraction of what’s been claimed.
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Biofuelwatch @biofuelwatch.bsky.social · Aug 25
"Sustainable biomass certification scheme is flawed, degrades forests, report finds" - Article by @mongabay.com about the Sustainable Biomass Program (#SBP): news.mongabay.com/2025/08/sust... #biomass
Sustainable biomass certification scheme is flawed, degrades forests, report finds
The Sustainable Biomass Program (SBP) is a leading global biomass certification scheme offering assurances to end users (especially nations in the EU and Asia) that biomass (especially wood pellets fo...
news.mongabay.com
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 25
Menneskets evne til at være pisseligeglade er fascinerende.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
I fully agree!!
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
... We also want to cook biogas from manure, so we need to maintain or even grow the number of animals. Is a complex puzzle, but unfortunately eco and climate concerns seems like lesser concerns. I believe this madness is closely connected to the idea, that we can reduce and maintain growth.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
Agreed, but also be clear when ideas is unrealistic to scale up within a realistic timeline, and given the situation, also be clear, when a idea just transfers pressure to other planetery boundaries, like biodiversity. In Denmark we killed our inner waters, cos 60% of landarea is used for crops....
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
I agree, but have shouted for more than a decade. You, others and a lot of scientists, have shouted for years too, but only a scratch in the surface have happened. I will keep shouting, but looking at the data of actual change, does not make me superoptimistic :-)
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
Yeah maybe, but also maybe not. I have begun to worry, that nothing will wake enough people up. Way too few people in rich coutries, understands how bad this is, how fast the transition must be. Perhaps waking them up, will scare them, and cause hopelessness, I don't know.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
With realistic I meant something like, will it actually happen. Given the "huge" support for actual fast reductions, and the following reductions in wealth, it can be considered politically urealistic to achive soon. Yes that can be considered a cult of sorts, but it's very real, unfortunately!!
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
It is! It's the usual one-sided focus on making a businessplan, and then in the process of doing that, "forget" that the focus should be on keeping fossil fuels in the ground. I do however see, major systematic changes are needed, if we are to reduce enough fast, if that is realistic, I don't know
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 22
Not to deny that what you write is correct. To add, in Denmark we get around 2/3 of our RE from biomass. Most of that is imported from non or poorly certified sources. We also strive to cook as much manure as possible into biogas. Personally I think we have hijacked good ideas, and now we run amok.
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 21
Fossil fuels that stays underground, is pretty safely stored for millions of years.
Trees perhaps a 100years, and they burn pretty easily.
Its better to keep FFs underground, or we risk bringing a big ballon of carbon up to storage much less secure than millions of years.
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · Aug 20
CO2 emissions from Danish bioenergy use are almost half the total net GHG emissions.

The majority of bioenergy used in Denmark is important. So, how is it possible to know if it is "carbon neutral"?

Note: Bioenergy emissions are reported as a "memo" & not allocated to GHG emissions.
Declining Danish GHG emissions with almost zero LULUCF, and rapidly growing bioenergy use growing to a half of current emissions
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Brian E @brianel.bsky.social · Aug 21
Thanks a lot for this thread, this is an important matter to me. I will carefully try to understand.
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