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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 22h

Nobel Prize for Climate Tech. Should actually be a category going forward. But this'll do for today (gift link) - www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Chemistry Nobel Given for Molecules That Aid Carbon Capture

Scientists from Japan, the UK and Jordan were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for creating molecular constructions with potential to help combat climate change.

www.bloomberg.com

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 23h

Dear EU,

Please don't cave in to these monsters.

"Unlike traditional trade negotiations, the US is not offering concessions in return. “It’s a one-way street,” said one EU official."

US demands EU dismantle green regulations in threat to trade deal

Washington wants American companies to be exempted from rules such as having to draw up climate transition plans

www.ft.com

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 23h

Interesting to consider this in the context of arguments that we will not need to replace 100% of fossil fuel energy systems because renewables are much more efficient.

Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 2d

1/ New research @lut.fi presents the first global analysis of inter-annual storage for #100RE systems in 145 regions doi.org/10.1016/j.ap.... Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage.

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 1d

🌍 New app features! The #C3S Climate Pulse app just got even better, with smoother navigation, fullscreen views, advanced chart editing, customisable downloads and new map projections. Watch our How To video and explore the app 👉 pulse.climate.copernicus.eu

#CopernicusClimate

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Dave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 1d

I spoke to Wawa last year about climate justice and de-fossilizing our politics.

'Everything Is Political': 'Black Girl Environmentalist' Wawa Gatheru On Social Media and Climate Justice

Kenyan-American activist Wawa Gatheru is a rising star of the climate justice movement. The Rhodes Scholar and Forbes 30/30 recipient spoke to me about taking the fight to both Big Tech and Big Oil

the-climate-laundry.ghost.io

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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 1d

Vote for us! We are up for BEST SCIENCE PODCAST at the Signal Listener's Choice awards, please vote for THE WORLD, THE UNIVERSE AND US here: vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 16h

We probably need to go back to ~350 ppm CO₂ equivalent for temperatures to stop rising.

We are now above 573 ppm (GHG forcing of +4.1 W/m²).

That's without aerosols cooling things down.

There's too much uncertainty to be sure, but going back to 350 ppm is already a Herculean task.

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 1d

On this October day, it is a timely moment for this deep reflection from American artist Andrew Burt about the ongoing situation.

Please watch and share:

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umsonst.bsky.social @umsonst.bsky.social · 1d

#MAGA GROUPS LEAVING the #CULT:

1: "real" Christians

2: not buying Charlie Kirk's murder theory

3: conspiracy theorist

4: "great awakening" people

Some overlaps and clear distinctions difficult...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bv45...

MAGA GROUPS LEAVING #maga #christian #charliekirk #thepurplerevolution #revolution @$GHGGIRL

YouTube video by Cult College

www.youtube.com

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 2d

Greta Thunberg issues a statement about Donald Trump’s temper tantrums:

gretathunberg

I heard Donald Trump once again has expressed his very flattering opinions on my character, and I appreciate his concerns for my mental health.
To Trump: I would kindly receive any recommendations you might have to deal with these so called "anger
management problems" since
- judging by your impressive track record - you seem to be suffering from them too.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 1d

KPMG fined £710,937.50 for dud audit of N Brown Group.

Failed to perform proper accounting checks.

Fines are just another cost of doing Nelsonian audits, passed to other customers

Audits by big firms are worthless, but highly profitable. Partners collect millions, exploit state guaranteed market.

Sanctions against KPMG LLP and Anthony Sykes

www.frc.org.uk

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 1d

I just updated this NASA CERES graph. The regional level of Absorbed Solar Radiation increased by 4.2 W/m² in 20 years!!

That's more than the global greenhouse gas forcing increase since 1750!

The 2 W/m² Net Flux increase indicates that there is a lot more regional warming in the pipeline.

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Kim Mannix (she/her) @kimmannix.bsky.social · 1d

'Pride is never a worthy sacrifice for knowledge' is a profound and moving thing to say. 🩷

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Jonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 1d

An experiment:

If you see this post, please like it. Am comparing numbers to the other place for a piece.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

Durbin: "What has taken place since January 20, 2025, would make even President Nixon recoil. This is your legacy, AG Bondi."

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Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 2d

The idea that people have been able to claim that Identifying public officials who are working for the state (which pays them with OUR tax dollars) is doxing is just 🤯!

hannah gais @hannahgais.bsky.social · 2d

Identifying public officials isn't "doxing." People have the right to know who is working for their government. Nor, for that matter, is it "radical left-wing terrorism." So it's frustrating to see platforms caving to these bad faith characterizations. www.technologyreview.com/2025/10/06/1...

Another effort to track ICE raids was just taken offline

People over Papers was removed by Padlet, the platform it was built on, yesterday.

www.technologyreview.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 2d

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Daniel @danielrembrandt.bsky.social · Sep 20

Forests are important. Here’s why 🧵1/n

Forests
- make shade & cool the surface
- capture CO2
- purify the air
- make clouds & rain
- prevent drought
- prevent flooding
- prevent erosion
- and a lot more

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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The War on Cars @thewaroncars.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you Next Big Idea Club for including "Life After Cars" on your list of October's Must-Read Books. We're in some great company!

nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/nex...

The Next Big Idea Club’s October 2025 Must-Read Books

These titles will be included in our longlist of potential titles for Season 28 of the Next Big Idea Club.

nextbigideaclub.com

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 2d

The five Mekong countries lost nearly 1 million hectares (2.5 million acres) of tree cover in 2024, with nearly a quarter of which was primary forest, and more than 30% of losses occurring inside protected areas.

Protected areas hit hard as Mekong countries’ forest cover shrank in 2024

BANGKOK — The Mekong countries of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam lost a combined area of tree cover of nearly a million hectares in 2024, or an area almost the size of Lebanon. That’s…

news.mongabay.com

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Michael Burchert @michaelburchert.bsky.social · 2d

See how teeny tiny the estimated HYPED recarbonation of concrete would be in 2050. (Lower right corner.)
This is used as THE argument vs bio based "temporary" storage to keep the status quo biz alive.
From:
Decarbonizing the cement and concrete industry, Griffiths et al.
doi.org/10.1016/j.rs...

$Cement/concrete production, ccus, end-use differentiated for contribution to net zero goals. Durable CO2 sinks are only a very small fraction compared to the ongoing marketing of these products$

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 4d

According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.

Just the start.

Common sense.

Paris before and after street transformation

New urban forest planted in front of Paris City Hall

A Paris “School Street” where cars are removed and people space/tree planting are added

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 2d

The off-grid gold mine leading the way to 100% wind and solar power
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/09/23/t...

The off-grid gold mine leading the way to 100% wind and solar power

The mine's clean energy credentials have allowed it to sell some gold at a premium to normal market rates.

theprogressplaybook.com

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Oilfield Witness @oilfieldwitness.bsky.social · 2d

We need to cut methane emissions now. We don't have time to waste. These articles push theoretical long term solutions and include oil and gas industry propaganda.

"They involve stopping methane from being released in the first place, by repairing leaks in pipelines...."

They aren't leaks.

The Very Hungry Microbes That Could, Just Maybe, Cool the Planet

www.nytimes.com

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 7d

Today on Volts: the folks at @rewiringamerica.bsky.social have an idea. Hyperscalers desperately need to free up grid capacity for data centers, right? Why not let them buy that capacity by paying for residential heat pumps & solar/storage systems? I discuss it w/ the head of RW & a rep from PG&E.

Could we get hyperscalers to buy heat pumps for households?

Ari Matusiak and Carla Peterman join me to discuss a wild new idea: getting data centers to pay for your next heat pump.

www.volts.wtf

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