Janne Niiranen
@janneniiranen.bsky.social
Finnish from the heart of the forest. Nature, climate, biodiversity loss, agriculture, and forests.
Savolainen metsän keskeltä. Luonto, ilmasto, lajikato, maanviljelys ja metsät. Mielipiteet omanlaisiaan.
Savolainen metsän keskeltä. Luonto, ilmasto, lajikato, maanviljelys ja metsät. Mielipiteet omanlaisiaan.
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"For now, countries like Denmark are pressing ahead with their own climate initiatives, hoping to keep Europe's broader environmental targets on the right path."
Denmark is converting farmland to forest in bid to revive nature – and the EU’s climate ambitions.
The bloc has pledged to slash emissions but environment groups warn that it’s prioritising loopholes over leadership.
My piece for @cna-poster.bsky.social
www.channelnewsasia.com/world/denmar...
The bloc has pledged to slash emissions but environment groups warn that it’s prioritising loopholes over leadership.
My piece for @cna-poster.bsky.social
www.channelnewsasia.com/world/denmar...
Denmark converts farmland to forest in bid to revive nature – and Europe’s climate ambitions
As the European Union pushes for a 90 per cent cut in emissions by 2040, experts say restoring forests could be key to hitting those targets.
www.channelnewsasia.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:27 AM
"For now, countries like Denmark are pressing ahead with their own climate initiatives, hoping to keep Europe's broader environmental targets on the right path."
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Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/no...
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Climate change is the world's most pressing issue because it makes everything else worse. It enables dictators, it drives inflation, it makes survival harder for the poorest people in the world.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.
November 15, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Climate change is the world's most pressing issue because it makes everything else worse. It enables dictators, it drives inflation, it makes survival harder for the poorest people in the world.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
And the new data are clear: the rate of climate change is accelerating.
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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Loved seeing this echidna in South Hobart a few years ago using it's beak to break into the ants nest
October 30, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Loved seeing this echidna in South Hobart a few years ago using it's beak to break into the ants nest
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Governments spent US$956 billion on net fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, more than triple the annual amount pledged to support climate-vulnerable countries. Fifteen countries spent more subsidizing fossil fuels than on their entire national health budgets. @thelancet.com
www.who.int/news/item/29...
www.who.int/news/item/29...
Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report
WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued ove...
www.who.int
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Governments spent US$956 billion on net fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, more than triple the annual amount pledged to support climate-vulnerable countries. Fifteen countries spent more subsidizing fossil fuels than on their entire national health budgets. @thelancet.com
www.who.int/news/item/29...
www.who.int/news/item/29...
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Yes the CO2 rise 2023-2024 was faster than we predicted at Mauna Loa and was a record rise there - now the WMO confirm the global mean rise was also a record
Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C
www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C
www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Yes the CO2 rise 2023-2024 was faster than we predicted at Mauna Loa and was a record rise there - now the WMO confirm the global mean rise was also a record
Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C
www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C
www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...
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Rakentaminen tuhoaa Euroopassa paljon enemmän luontoa kuin on luultu. Olemme kartoittaneet asiaa ison toimittajajoukon voimin Green to Grey -projektissa, ja tulokset ovat pysäyttäviä. Suomesta mukana oli @longplay.fi (minä, @lottanarhi.bsky.social , @pulsa.fi ).
greentogrey.eu
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Green to Grey – Green to Grey
Green to Grey is a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023.
greentogrey.eu
October 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Rakentaminen tuhoaa Euroopassa paljon enemmän luontoa kuin on luultu. Olemme kartoittaneet asiaa ison toimittajajoukon voimin Green to Grey -projektissa, ja tulokset ovat pysäyttäviä. Suomesta mukana oli @longplay.fi (minä, @lottanarhi.bsky.social , @pulsa.fi ).
greentogrey.eu
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greentogrey.eu
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The climate movement’s biggest weakness
What the climate movement is getting dead wrong.
www.vox.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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This really is just the start
By 2040, almost one third of the world's cropland will suffer severe drought every year
Just imagine the colossal impact on yields and food supply
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
By 2040, almost one third of the world's cropland will suffer severe drought every year
Just imagine the colossal impact on yields and food supply
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought
Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels
www.theguardian.com
September 28, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This really is just the start
By 2040, almost one third of the world's cropland will suffer severe drought every year
Just imagine the colossal impact on yields and food supply
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
By 2040, almost one third of the world's cropland will suffer severe drought every year
Just imagine the colossal impact on yields and food supply
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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My climate change dashboard is updated for this month...
Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🧪
Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🧪
August 28, 2025 at 12:22 PM
My climate change dashboard is updated for this month...
Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🧪
Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🧪
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Vaikea kuivakausi on Suomessa ajan kysymys. Ilmastonmuutos lisää kuivien jaksojen todennäköisyyttä etenkin kesäisin. Johtavan asiantuntijan Lauri Ahopellon mielestä suomalaisilla viljatiloilla voisikin olla syytä alkaa pohtia keinokastelun järjestämistä.
Lue koko juttu: yle.fi/a/74-20175900
Lue koko juttu: yle.fi/a/74-20175900
Kuivuus uhkaa Suomeakin – mikkeliläinen viljelijä ei luota sateisiin, ja siksi hänellä on 1,5 kilometrinen kasteluputki
Kuivuutta ei ole pidetty Suomessa suurena riskinä. Nyt siihen varautumiseen on alettu tehdä suunnitelmia.
yle.fi
August 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Vaikea kuivakausi on Suomessa ajan kysymys. Ilmastonmuutos lisää kuivien jaksojen todennäköisyyttä etenkin kesäisin. Johtavan asiantuntijan Lauri Ahopellon mielestä suomalaisilla viljatiloilla voisikin olla syytä alkaa pohtia keinokastelun järjestämistä.
Lue koko juttu: yle.fi/a/74-20175900
Lue koko juttu: yle.fi/a/74-20175900
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Näitä romahduksia alkaa tulla kiihtyvää tahtia, koska olemme liian pitkään ylittäneet kestokyvyn. Ja kun puheet ja teot eivät juuri minkään valtion hallituksilla kohtaa kuten tästäkin jutusta selviää, niin ekosysteemien romahdus alkaa olla pelottavan todennäköinen.
Biologit kauhuissaan: Perun rannikon lintumäärä romahti lähes 90 prosenttia vain kolmessa vuodessa
Tutkijat tietävät, mistä lintujen katoaminen johtuu. Tärkein syy on ylikalastus.
yle.fi
July 26, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Näitä romahduksia alkaa tulla kiihtyvää tahtia, koska olemme liian pitkään ylittäneet kestokyvyn. Ja kun puheet ja teot eivät juuri minkään valtion hallituksilla kohtaa kuten tästäkin jutusta selviää, niin ekosysteemien romahdus alkaa olla pelottavan todennäköinen.
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Humans create currency but never generate any value: they embezzle it, but most importantly, devalue the natural resource economy itself by permanently destroying Earth’s wealth-generating assets.
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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July 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Humans create currency but never generate any value: they embezzle it, but most importantly, devalue the natural resource economy itself by permanently destroying Earth’s wealth-generating assets.
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
open.substack.com/pub/georgets...
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Since 1980, there have been over 400 weather disasters in the US, with total damages over $1 billion.
These disasters have cost $2.9 trillion in total and killed nearly 17,000 people.
Don't tell me we "can't afford" to address the climate crisis.
The truth is we can’t afford not to.
These disasters have cost $2.9 trillion in total and killed nearly 17,000 people.
Don't tell me we "can't afford" to address the climate crisis.
The truth is we can’t afford not to.
July 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Since 1980, there have been over 400 weather disasters in the US, with total damages over $1 billion.
These disasters have cost $2.9 trillion in total and killed nearly 17,000 people.
Don't tell me we "can't afford" to address the climate crisis.
The truth is we can’t afford not to.
These disasters have cost $2.9 trillion in total and killed nearly 17,000 people.
Don't tell me we "can't afford" to address the climate crisis.
The truth is we can’t afford not to.
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Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the 2nd lowest on record for the month of May. This was about 38% below 1979 levels and 24% below the 1979-2024 May average.
More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data from PIOMAS. 🌊
More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data from PIOMAS. 🌊
June 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the 2nd lowest on record for the month of May. This was about 38% below 1979 levels and 24% below the 1979-2024 May average.
More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data from PIOMAS. 🌊
More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data from PIOMAS. 🌊
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Soil IS where the magic happens! Share if you agree ;) There’s so much happening below the surface of the soil to help feed the world, recycle nutrients, store carbon, and purify water. #soil #soilscience
June 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Soil IS where the magic happens! Share if you agree ;) There’s so much happening below the surface of the soil to help feed the world, recycle nutrients, store carbon, and purify water. #soil #soilscience
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Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore.
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
April 13, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore.
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
This NASA visualization was created by svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5520/
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Cover crop benefits are tied to cover crop biomass, but how much biomass do you need? Generally, more biomass is better, but thresholds differ for erosion control, soil benefits, and weed suppression.
My latest...
csanr.wsu.edu/cover-crop-b...
My latest...
csanr.wsu.edu/cover-crop-b...
Cover Crop Benefits Depend on Biomass: How Much do You Need?
Cover crop biomass matters. Biomass is the measure of additional energy that cover crops put into the biological field-soil system. It tells us how protected the soil surface is from wind and rain. It...
csanr.wsu.edu
March 4, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Cover crop benefits are tied to cover crop biomass, but how much biomass do you need? Generally, more biomass is better, but thresholds differ for erosion control, soil benefits, and weed suppression.
My latest...
csanr.wsu.edu/cover-crop-b...
My latest...
csanr.wsu.edu/cover-crop-b...
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Ocean warming has become so significant it’s now a semi-regular feature of TV weather reports here in Australia. A warmer ocean bleaches corals, raises sea levels, melts ice caps, stresses ecosystems, drives flooding rains and amplifies humidity. None of this is good news.
March 1, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Ocean warming has become so significant it’s now a semi-regular feature of TV weather reports here in Australia. A warmer ocean bleaches corals, raises sea levels, melts ice caps, stresses ecosystems, drives flooding rains and amplifies humidity. None of this is good news.
"Hankkeen keskiössä olivat turvemaat, jotka aiheuttavat noin puolet Suomen maatalouden päästöistä, vaikka niiden osuus viljelyalasta on vain 11 %. Niille on olemassa monia ilmastotoimia, kuten vedenpinnan nosto, kosteikkoviljely tai metsitys."
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7089...
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7089...
Tuuppaukset voivat hillitä maankäytön ilmastopäästöjä – maanomistajien tilanne pitää tuntea tarkkaan | Pellervon taloustutkimus PTT
Tuuppaus-ohjauskeinot voivat auttaa hillitsemään maankäytön ilmastopäästöjä, kertovat monivuotisen TUIMA-tutkimushankkeen tulokset. Yksistään ne eivät silti riitä, vaan ne pitäisi nivoa yhteen taloude...
www.sttinfo.fi
February 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
"Hankkeen keskiössä olivat turvemaat, jotka aiheuttavat noin puolet Suomen maatalouden päästöistä, vaikka niiden osuus viljelyalasta on vain 11 %. Niille on olemassa monia ilmastotoimia, kuten vedenpinnan nosto, kosteikkoviljely tai metsitys."
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7089...
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7089...
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Tämä on oleellinen pointti: rikkain miljardi maailmassa kuluttaa yli 70 % maailman luonnonvaroista tuotteiden ja energian muodossa, esimerkiksi fossiilienergian ja temutuksen kautta. Eli nimenomaan me itse täällä ylläpidämme vaikkapa Kiinasta lähteviä arvoketjuja.
Suomalaiset:
*tilaa tonneittain lentorahdeilla tuotavaa halpaa krääsää Kiinasta.*
Samat suomalaiset:
KYLLÄ PITÄÄ KIINAN JA MUIDEN TEHDÄ ENEMMÄN ILMASTONMUUTOKSEN ETEEN.
SUOMI ON TEHNYT JO TARPEEKSI!!
*tilaa tonneittain lentorahdeilla tuotavaa halpaa krääsää Kiinasta.*
Samat suomalaiset:
KYLLÄ PITÄÄ KIINAN JA MUIDEN TEHDÄ ENEMMÄN ILMASTONMUUTOKSEN ETEEN.
SUOMI ON TEHNYT JO TARPEEKSI!!
February 6, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Tämä on oleellinen pointti: rikkain miljardi maailmassa kuluttaa yli 70 % maailman luonnonvaroista tuotteiden ja energian muodossa, esimerkiksi fossiilienergian ja temutuksen kautta. Eli nimenomaan me itse täällä ylläpidämme vaikkapa Kiinasta lähteviä arvoketjuja.