@eliassymeonakis.bsky.social
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At his final rally on Monday, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani vowed to resist US President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funds if he wins, framing the vote as a stand against intimidation and political bullying.
November 4, 2025 at 7:20 AM
At his final rally on Monday, New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani vowed to resist US President Donald Trump’s threat to withhold federal funds if he wins, framing the vote as a stand against intimidation and political bullying.
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disinformation is real
😢
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
disinformation is real
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a slow-motion mass murder taking place right in front of our eyes, with the collusion of elites everywhere
#GatesMemo
#GatesMemo
New data from Gogel - Fossil fuel expansion continues despite governments’ commitment to “transition away” from
fossil fuels at COP28
- 96% of upstream oil and gas companies are still exploring or
developing new resources
#climatecrisis
gogel.org/sites/defaul...
gogel.org
fossil fuels at COP28
- 96% of upstream oil and gas companies are still exploring or
developing new resources
#climatecrisis
gogel.org/sites/defaul...
gogel.org
gogel.org
November 4, 2025 at 11:54 AM
a slow-motion mass murder taking place right in front of our eyes, with the collusion of elites everywhere
#GatesMemo
#GatesMemo
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaking from Swindon where 3 Labour councillors have defected to the Green Party.
Zack also points out that the Greens are on track to double their membership since he was elected leader last month.
Zack also points out that the Greens are on track to double their membership since he was elected leader last month.
October 22, 2025 at 10:25 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaking from Swindon where 3 Labour councillors have defected to the Green Party.
Zack also points out that the Greens are on track to double their membership since he was elected leader last month.
Zack also points out that the Greens are on track to double their membership since he was elected leader last month.
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🌍 Today is #WorldEnergyDay! #CopernicusClimate and #CopernicusAtmosphere empower the renewable-energy sector with trusted data – from climate modelling and wind & solar forecasts to near real-time solar irradiance and air-quality insights for smarter energy systems.
October 22, 2025 at 10:30 AM
🌍 Today is #WorldEnergyDay! #CopernicusClimate and #CopernicusAtmosphere empower the renewable-energy sector with trusted data – from climate modelling and wind & solar forecasts to near real-time solar irradiance and air-quality insights for smarter energy systems.
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Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
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Qué cansado estoy de escuchar esa tontería del conflicto intergeneracional. Los problemas de los jóvenes no se deben a las pensiones, sino a la vivienda! Y la solución no es construir, sino limitar la especulación inmobiliaria! Es tan evidente que da vergüenza explicarlo.
September 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Qué cansado estoy de escuchar esa tontería del conflicto intergeneracional. Los problemas de los jóvenes no se deben a las pensiones, sino a la vivienda! Y la solución no es construir, sino limitar la especulación inmobiliaria! Es tan evidente que da vergüenza explicarlo.
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As we scale up renewables, one thing becomes crystal clear: without storage, the energy transition will stall.
Batteries aren’t just for cars. They’re also crucial for grids, industry, and heating.
Great short from DW.
Batteries aren’t just for cars. They’re also crucial for grids, industry, and heating.
Great short from DW.
September 27, 2025 at 8:54 AM
As we scale up renewables, one thing becomes crystal clear: without storage, the energy transition will stall.
Batteries aren’t just for cars. They’re also crucial for grids, industry, and heating.
Great short from DW.
Batteries aren’t just for cars. They’re also crucial for grids, industry, and heating.
Great short from DW.
Excellent article in today's @theguardian.com by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the #ecocide committed by #Israel in #Gaza ! " Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot
Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
September 27, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Excellent article in today's @theguardian.com by @georgemonbiot.bsky.social on the #ecocide committed by #Israel in #Gaza ! " Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Read his speech in full here: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Johan Rockström addresses heads of state during United Nations General Assembly: “failure is not inevitable, it is a choice”
24.09.2025 – Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) addressed heads of state, ministers and other dignitaries in New York today.
www.pik-potsdam.de
September 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Read his speech in full here: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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#EOU2025 Come and join us for the symposium on the importance of vagrancy in ecology and evolution. Lots of great results in the talks from the different speakers!
LR4 - Friday 22 - 10:30
@alexanderlees.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social #ornithology @vogelwarte.bsky.social
LR4 - Friday 22 - 10:30
@alexanderlees.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social #ornithology @vogelwarte.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM
#EOU2025 Come and join us for the symposium on the importance of vagrancy in ecology and evolution. Lots of great results in the talks from the different speakers!
LR4 - Friday 22 - 10:30
@alexanderlees.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social #ornithology @vogelwarte.bsky.social
LR4 - Friday 22 - 10:30
@alexanderlees.bsky.social @joewynnbirds.bsky.social #ornithology @vogelwarte.bsky.social
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Another excellent episode of "Just Have A Think" in which Dave Borlace gives a step by step guide to @rahmstorf.bsky.social & Grant Foster's new pre-print on the recent acceleration in global heating...
youtu.be/o-pZNRN4XAE
#SciComm
#ClimateEmergency
youtu.be/o-pZNRN4XAE
#SciComm
#ClimateEmergency
NEW RESEARCH - Our planet is warming TWICE as fast as we thought!
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Another excellent episode of "Just Have A Think" in which Dave Borlace gives a step by step guide to @rahmstorf.bsky.social & Grant Foster's new pre-print on the recent acceleration in global heating...
youtu.be/o-pZNRN4XAE
#SciComm
#ClimateEmergency
youtu.be/o-pZNRN4XAE
#SciComm
#ClimateEmergency
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The 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly is fast approaching.
This year's session will focus on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.
Get all the latest updates about #UNEA7 here: www.unep.org/environmenta...
This year's session will focus on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.
Get all the latest updates about #UNEA7 here: www.unep.org/environmenta...
August 20, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly is fast approaching.
This year's session will focus on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.
Get all the latest updates about #UNEA7 here: www.unep.org/environmenta...
This year's session will focus on advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet.
Get all the latest updates about #UNEA7 here: www.unep.org/environmenta...
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Since #Brexit, UK now has lower standards than EU in:
* protecting nature
* water quality
* air pollution
* methane control
* pesticides
* chemicals
* deforestation supply chains
* waste reduction
Only on marine protection does UK have a better story to tell
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
* protecting nature
* water quality
* air pollution
* methane control
* pesticides
* chemicals
* deforestation supply chains
* waste reduction
Only on marine protection does UK have a better story to tell
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
From clean air to pesticides: how UK has lagged behind EU on the environment
Labour has continued to diverge from bloc’s laws, meaning most of UK’s protections are weaker than pre-Brexit
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Since #Brexit, UK now has lower standards than EU in:
* protecting nature
* water quality
* air pollution
* methane control
* pesticides
* chemicals
* deforestation supply chains
* waste reduction
Only on marine protection does UK have a better story to tell
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
* protecting nature
* water quality
* air pollution
* methane control
* pesticides
* chemicals
* deforestation supply chains
* waste reduction
Only on marine protection does UK have a better story to tell
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Focusing on bats and newts is a cynical attempt to reframe nature as nothing more than a triviality
But nature is our life support system
Conservation isn't just about helping other species - it's also about maintaining the conditions that allow us to thrive
But nature is our life support system
Conservation isn't just about helping other species - it's also about maintaining the conditions that allow us to thrive
Let's say it again, "the economy" is entirely dependent on the environment.
No economy on a dead planet, no #PublicHealth on #biodiversity-depleted islands
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
No economy on a dead planet, no #PublicHealth on #biodiversity-depleted islands
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Rachel Reeves to cut ‘bats and newts’ in boost to developers
Chancellor considers making it harder for concerns about nature to stand in the way of infrastructure projects, in an effort to boost the economy
www.thetimes.com
August 18, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Focusing on bats and newts is a cynical attempt to reframe nature as nothing more than a triviality
But nature is our life support system
Conservation isn't just about helping other species - it's also about maintaining the conditions that allow us to thrive
But nature is our life support system
Conservation isn't just about helping other species - it's also about maintaining the conditions that allow us to thrive
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" #climate change increased global burned area by 15.8%... for 2003–2019 and increased the probability of experiencing months with above-average global burned area by 22%"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Global burned area increasingly explained by climate change - Nature Climate Change
Complex interactions between drivers have hampered efforts to understand observed changes in fire behaviour worldwide. Here fire model ensembles and impact attribution show that climate change increas...
www.nature.com
August 18, 2025 at 2:35 PM
" #climate change increased global burned area by 15.8%... for 2003–2019 and increased the probability of experiencing months with above-average global burned area by 22%"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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🥦 UK farmers face devastating crop losses, with broccoli yields down 50% due to heatwaves and climate extremes.
🚨 The climate crisis is a food security crisis. We need urgent, updated laws to protect farming and food production.
🐝 Join the campaign for the Climate and Nature Bill 👉 zerohour.uk
🚨 The climate crisis is a food security crisis. We need urgent, updated laws to protect farming and food production.
🐝 Join the campaign for the Climate and Nature Bill 👉 zerohour.uk
Herefordshire farmer sees broccoli harvest hit by heatwave and lack of water
The British Growers Association warns that supplies of broccoli are 'tight' thanks to the heatwave.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 18, 2025 at 12:45 PM
🥦 UK farmers face devastating crop losses, with broccoli yields down 50% due to heatwaves and climate extremes.
🚨 The climate crisis is a food security crisis. We need urgent, updated laws to protect farming and food production.
🐝 Join the campaign for the Climate and Nature Bill 👉 zerohour.uk
🚨 The climate crisis is a food security crisis. We need urgent, updated laws to protect farming and food production.
🐝 Join the campaign for the Climate and Nature Bill 👉 zerohour.uk
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Scientists’ role in defending democracy | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists’ role in defending democracy
The United States’ democratic leadership, commitment to freedom of expression, and investment in the pursuit of knowledge have long enabled its preeminence in science and technology. Yet today we are ...
www.science.org
August 14, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Scientists’ role in defending democracy | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Africa's rapid urbanization calls for sustainable building practices.
The Lycée Schorge in Burkina Faso exemplifies this, using materials like local laterite bricks and eucalyptus to keep classrooms cool and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
The Lycée Schorge in Burkina Faso exemplifies this, using materials like local laterite bricks and eucalyptus to keep classrooms cool and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
August 17, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Africa's rapid urbanization calls for sustainable building practices.
The Lycée Schorge in Burkina Faso exemplifies this, using materials like local laterite bricks and eucalyptus to keep classrooms cool and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
The Lycée Schorge in Burkina Faso exemplifies this, using materials like local laterite bricks and eucalyptus to keep classrooms cool and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
About time, too! "African Union joins calls to end use of #Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size".
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
African Union joins calls to end use of Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size
Member states back Correct the Map campaign that urges governments and organisations to use more accurate map
www.theguardian.com
August 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
About time, too! "African Union joins calls to end use of #Mercator map that shrinks continent’s size".
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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We should grow crops to feed people, not fuel cars
Bioethanol is bad news
Bioethanol is bad news
UK bioethanol industry faces collapse after government rejects rescue
Plants in Hull and Redcar had warned they would close without support after deal to allow US ethanol to come in tariff-free.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
We should grow crops to feed people, not fuel cars
Bioethanol is bad news
Bioethanol is bad news
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Imagine....
Your home is destroyed.
You are surrounded by hostilities.
You are hungry.
You are thirsty.
You are injured.
Your child is sick.
You can't reach help.
This is the life of people in #Gaza.
Let aid in via all routes.
Ceasefire.
Your home is destroyed.
You are surrounded by hostilities.
You are hungry.
You are thirsty.
You are injured.
Your child is sick.
You can't reach help.
This is the life of people in #Gaza.
Let aid in via all routes.
Ceasefire.
August 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Imagine....
Your home is destroyed.
You are surrounded by hostilities.
You are hungry.
You are thirsty.
You are injured.
Your child is sick.
You can't reach help.
This is the life of people in #Gaza.
Let aid in via all routes.
Ceasefire.
Your home is destroyed.
You are surrounded by hostilities.
You are hungry.
You are thirsty.
You are injured.
Your child is sick.
You can't reach help.
This is the life of people in #Gaza.
Let aid in via all routes.
Ceasefire.
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🚨 BREAKING: The Cure, Massive Attack, Lola Young, Paloma Faith, Brian Eno and over 100 other musicians have added their voice urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stop the huge Rosebank oil field.
August 12, 2025 at 8:50 AM
🚨 BREAKING: The Cure, Massive Attack, Lola Young, Paloma Faith, Brian Eno and over 100 other musicians have added their voice urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to stop the huge Rosebank oil field.
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The data cover 19 EU countries with up to 17 years of annual data. It includes detailed crop codes, farm identifiers, and organic cultivation status—crucial for analysing land-use changes and farming practices
A comprehensive field- and farm-level land-use dataset from the Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) is now available: doi.org/10.1038/s415... #OpenData #EUAgri #LandUse #SustainableFarming
Field and farm-level data on agricultural land use for the European Union - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - Field and farm-level data on agricultural land use for the European Union
doi.org
June 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The data cover 19 EU countries with up to 17 years of annual data. It includes detailed crop codes, farm identifiers, and organic cultivation status—crucial for analysing land-use changes and farming practices