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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 23h

on the assault on net zero down under -- strangely it also fits the UK very well.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says

Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

www.theguardian.com

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 3d

EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN JAPAN
Another day >34C with dozens of records smashed (see list below).
The heat is just going to be MUCH worse next days with hundreds of records expected.
Summer will go on in the southern half of Japan for many weeks to come.
AC 24/7 all October.

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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 2d

1- UNBELIEVABLE HEAT IN CANADA🇨🇦
Dozens of records smashed in pieces
Mins up to 20.7 Atikokan,19.7 Geraldton etc (left)

TMaxes: 30.8 Pembroke,30.5 Hamilton and St Clothilde,
30.3 St Anicet, 30.1 Muskoka,30.0 La Tuque and Maniwaki,29.7 Earlton,29.6 MONTREAL etc. (right)

HISTORIC

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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 3d

Red alert in Antarctica
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Lwn3...

Emergency in Antarctica as fears grow that we passed a tipping point

YouTube video by New Scientist

m.youtube.com

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 4d

perhaps Israel could show a bit of respect by stopping the killing of civilians?

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 5d

Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 5d

"the prosecution refused to agree to any facts on the #ClimateCrisis to be included... Agreed facts exist precisely to establish the uncontested backdrop against which actions are judged... by excluding them the CPS is not only stripping away essential context but effectively denying reality itself"

Six Just Stop Oil supporters found guilty after Judge denies all legal defences – Just Stop Oil

Six Just Stop Oil supporters who were denied all legal defences by the Judge, were found guilty of public nuisance at Southwark Crown Court today, after peacefully climbing gantries on the M25 in 2022...

juststopoil.org

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 6d

press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/...

Hopeful Pessimism

Why “hopeful pessimism” is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 6d

press.princeton.edu/books/ebook/...

Hopeful Pessimism

Why “hopeful pessimism” is not a contradiction in terms but a powerful source of moral and political commitment

press.princeton.edu

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Stuart Capstick @stucap.bsky.social · 8d

"We can no longer pretend that we are sleepwalking into climate catastrophe. We are doing it consciously, with our eyes wide open."

@profbillmcguire.bsky.social focuses on politicians, but what about the rest of us? Or did we open our eyes briefly, then decide we'd rather just keep them shut?

Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 8d

Just out

My latest @guardian piece on #climate pragmatism and the global rowback on climate action

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire

In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire

www.theguardian.com

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 11d

A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/o...

Opinion | A.I.’s Environmental Impact Will Threaten Its Own Supply Chain

www.nytimes.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13d

“To be a good scientist, I have to take emotions out of work. Still, I would say looking at this data, when I allow myself to connect to it emotionally, then I am afraid. This really scares me”

- Dr. Levke Caesar, co-lead of Planetary Boundaries Science Lab

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life

Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed

www.theguardian.com

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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 13d

Et tu, Ed?

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge

Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise

www.theguardian.com

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 13d

The US president said of the UK: “‘They have tremendous oil left that hasn’t even been found yet. And what a tremendous asset for the United Kingdom, and I hope the prime minister’s listening because I told it to him three days in a row – that’s all he heard: ‘North Sea oil, North Sea’”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 13d

Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge

Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise Ed Miliband is planning to encourage drilling in the North Sea despite a manifesto promise not to grant new licences on new parts of the British sea bed. The energy secretary is looking at ways in which the government can allow companies to look for and produce more oil and gas without breaking Labour’s pre-election pledge not to issue new licences on new fields. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 14d

“With current trends suggesting warming up to 3°C this century, using all of the safe geological storage wouldn’t even get us back to 2°C,” said lead author Matthew Gidden, research professor at the Center for Global Sustainability at the University of Maryland.

DeSmog @desmog.com · 14d

📍 BREAKING 📍 Groundbreaking new study blows the lid off carbon capture: Most storage zones are too risky or off-limits. Can it still save the climate? Read more buff.ly/DVPZp3Q

‘Gamechanger’ Study Warns Carbon Capture May Fall Short of Expectations, Citing Storage Location Dangers

CCS can “no longer be considered an unlimited” climate solution, researchers caution after concluding most storage options are in risky regions

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 14d

closing today -- be the 11,000th!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK

More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

petition.parliament.uk

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Red Hot World @redhotworld.bsky.social · 15d

Despicable propagandists in the billionaire media howl that oil + gas workers hate action to tackle the climate crisis.

But a major new survey shows that UK fossil fuel staff are DONE with their dying industry.

They want out — and they want a worker-led #JustTransition to another world🧵

Is the fossil fuel industry nearing it's end?

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Jason Scott-Warren @jes1003.bsky.social · 15d

last chance to sign!

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK

More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

petition.parliament.uk

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Serene Doomer @serenaribena.bsky.social · 15d

'Bengal districts: Kolkata reels from unprecedented record rainfall, leaving the city flooded and disrupting daily life. IMD predicts more heavy rain for South Bengal districts, with new low-pressure areas forming over the Bay of Bengal.'

www.theweek.in/news/india/2...