Lynsi Burton (she/her)
@lynsi-climate.bsky.social
US communications officer @sei.org. Climate policy research, related news. Seattle. Views my own, not my employer's. #water #energy #fossilfuels #foodsystems #scicomm
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More than 93% of Ugandan households use wood and charcoal for cooking, causing #deforestation, #AirPollution and health risks.
To help #Uganda improve health and climate outcomes, a new clean cooking strategy includes targets for 2040 and strong standards to steer the transition.
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To help #Uganda improve health and climate outcomes, a new clean cooking strategy includes targets for 2040 and strong standards to steer the transition.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:06 AM
More than 93% of Ugandan households use wood and charcoal for cooking, causing #deforestation, #AirPollution and health risks.
To help #Uganda improve health and climate outcomes, a new clean cooking strategy includes targets for 2040 and strong standards to steer the transition.
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To help #Uganda improve health and climate outcomes, a new clean cooking strategy includes targets for 2040 and strong standards to steer the transition.
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I talked to @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW about adapting to increasingly strong atmospheric rivers, and that reducing risk ultimately requires tackling GHG emissions.
"If we don't do that, atmospheric rivers are going to keep growing stronger...It's going to overwhelm our ability to respond.”
"If we don't do that, atmospheric rivers are going to keep growing stronger...It's going to overwhelm our ability to respond.”
Northwest floods offer sneak peek of hotter climate's toll
“The science is clear that floods are going to become larger and more frequent in the future,” Washington State Climatologist Guillaume Mauger said.
www.kuow.org
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 AM
I talked to @heyjohnryan.bsky.social at KUOW about adapting to increasingly strong atmospheric rivers, and that reducing risk ultimately requires tackling GHG emissions.
"If we don't do that, atmospheric rivers are going to keep growing stronger...It's going to overwhelm our ability to respond.”
"If we don't do that, atmospheric rivers are going to keep growing stronger...It's going to overwhelm our ability to respond.”
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🧵 Rivers across Washington state, US are #flooding, prompting evacuation orders for 100K people after 10+ in. of rain fell into regional waterways.
As climate change makes such events more frequent and severe, #adaptation tools such as SEI's WEAP will become critical as governments plan ahead.
As climate change makes such events more frequent and severe, #adaptation tools such as SEI's WEAP will become critical as governments plan ahead.
December 12, 2025 at 1:28 AM
🧵 Rivers across Washington state, US are #flooding, prompting evacuation orders for 100K people after 10+ in. of rain fell into regional waterways.
As climate change makes such events more frequent and severe, #adaptation tools such as SEI's WEAP will become critical as governments plan ahead.
As climate change makes such events more frequent and severe, #adaptation tools such as SEI's WEAP will become critical as governments plan ahead.
Looks like some data limitations on this, but I also never understood how this would play out. Can the reduction in total plastic bags overcome the thickness of the new bags? Sounds like maybe not. Even I, resolute bag lady and Depression grandma in a Millennial's body, sometimes forget my bags.
50% drop in plastic bag usage but not enough to offset increased bag thickness. Also fee is still too low to make retailers whole, per grocers association.
State agencies cast doubt on the findings.
State agencies cast doubt on the findings.
As cost of grocery bags rises to 12 cents, WSU study finds bag fee is creating more plastic waste even as number of bags plummets
When getting her groceries, Lisa Villella almost always forgets her reusable bags at home.
www.spokesman.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Looks like some data limitations on this, but I also never understood how this would play out. Can the reduction in total plastic bags overcome the thickness of the new bags? Sounds like maybe not. Even I, resolute bag lady and Depression grandma in a Millennial's body, sometimes forget my bags.
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Despite growing consensus that #AnimalWelfare and health are integral for people and the environment, neither is mentioned in the 2030 Agenda's #SDGs.
In a new report, SEI and NYU researchers propose ways to embed these issues into the 2030 Agenda and beyond.
📄 Explore more here:
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In a new report, SEI and NYU researchers propose ways to embed these issues into the 2030 Agenda and beyond.
📄 Explore more here:
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December 10, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Despite growing consensus that #AnimalWelfare and health are integral for people and the environment, neither is mentioned in the 2030 Agenda's #SDGs.
In a new report, SEI and NYU researchers propose ways to embed these issues into the 2030 Agenda and beyond.
📄 Explore more here:
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In a new report, SEI and NYU researchers propose ways to embed these issues into the 2030 Agenda and beyond.
📄 Explore more here:
buff.ly/Jvs3Xwi
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1/ I'm thrilled to share "Integrating Animal Health and Welfare into the 2030 Agenda and Beyond," a major new report from Stockholm Environment Institute and the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection.
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
1/ I'm thrilled to share "Integrating Animal Health and Welfare into the 2030 Agenda and Beyond," a major new report from Stockholm Environment Institute and the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection.
Neat!
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
December 8, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Neat!
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The deadline to fill out the PNW Water Year 2025 survey was extended to Friday, December 12th! ☀️🌧️
If you experienced impacts from abnormally dry or wet conditions anytime from 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025, we'd love to hear from you!
🔗 Take the survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you experienced impacts from abnormally dry or wet conditions anytime from 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025, we'd love to hear from you!
🔗 Take the survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
2025 Water Year Impacts Survey
Water year 2024 has now ended and conditions were warmer than normal and drier than normal for a majority of the Northwest, on average. How was the Northwest (Washington, Oregon, or Idaho) impacted? ...
uwashington.qualtrics.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
The deadline to fill out the PNW Water Year 2025 survey was extended to Friday, December 12th! ☀️🌧️
If you experienced impacts from abnormally dry or wet conditions anytime from 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025, we'd love to hear from you!
🔗 Take the survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
If you experienced impacts from abnormally dry or wet conditions anytime from 10/1/2024 – 9/30/2025, we'd love to hear from you!
🔗 Take the survey: uwashington.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
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Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
People Dramatically Misjudge the Climate Impacts of Their Actions, Research Shows
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
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Today, in Utah, homeowners *or renters* can simply buy a solar panel at Costco, take it home, and plug it in to a wall socket, like an appliance. It just sits there & trims about 15-20% off a residential power bill. If you move to another apt., you can take it with you.
November 26, 2025 at 8:32 PM
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#RenewableEnergy in #ASEAN countries could surpass fossil fuels by 2030, but requires grid updates, power system upgrades and regional cooperation.
A new roadmap informed by SEI modelling emphasizes a shared power grid and biofuel trade for sustainable transition.
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A new roadmap informed by SEI modelling emphasizes a shared power grid and biofuel trade for sustainable transition.
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November 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#RenewableEnergy in #ASEAN countries could surpass fossil fuels by 2030, but requires grid updates, power system upgrades and regional cooperation.
A new roadmap informed by SEI modelling emphasizes a shared power grid and biofuel trade for sustainable transition.
📘Read more
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A new roadmap informed by SEI modelling emphasizes a shared power grid and biofuel trade for sustainable transition.
📘Read more
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🔴 TODAY | Join us for an interactive webinar on integrating animal, environmental and public health.
Experts will preview findings from a new report outlining practical pathways to embed #AnimalWelfare into the #2030Agenda and future global development frameworks.
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Experts will preview findings from a new report outlining practical pathways to embed #AnimalWelfare into the #2030Agenda and future global development frameworks.
Register now ⤵️
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November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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🌍 The #COP30 final decision text does not mention #FossilFuels, leaving out a key culprit in global heating.
The 2025 Production Gap Report found that countries plan to produce more than 120% the level of fossil fuels aligned with limiting warming to 1.5ºC.
Report co-lead Emily Ghosh weighs in.
The 2025 Production Gap Report found that countries plan to produce more than 120% the level of fossil fuels aligned with limiting warming to 1.5ºC.
Report co-lead Emily Ghosh weighs in.
November 24, 2025 at 6:53 PM
🌍 The #COP30 final decision text does not mention #FossilFuels, leaving out a key culprit in global heating.
The 2025 Production Gap Report found that countries plan to produce more than 120% the level of fossil fuels aligned with limiting warming to 1.5ºC.
Report co-lead Emily Ghosh weighs in.
The 2025 Production Gap Report found that countries plan to produce more than 120% the level of fossil fuels aligned with limiting warming to 1.5ºC.
Report co-lead Emily Ghosh weighs in.
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🐆 Preview upcoming research findings at this webinar on embedding animal health into global frameworks such as the 2030 Agenda.
@henrymance.ft.com moderates this expert panel linking improved #AnimalWelfare to human wellbeing and environmental #sustainability.
🔗 www.sei.org/events/anima...
@henrymance.ft.com moderates this expert panel linking improved #AnimalWelfare to human wellbeing and environmental #sustainability.
🔗 www.sei.org/events/anima...
November 21, 2025 at 3:42 PM
🐆 Preview upcoming research findings at this webinar on embedding animal health into global frameworks such as the 2030 Agenda.
@henrymance.ft.com moderates this expert panel linking improved #AnimalWelfare to human wellbeing and environmental #sustainability.
🔗 www.sei.org/events/anima...
@henrymance.ft.com moderates this expert panel linking improved #AnimalWelfare to human wellbeing and environmental #sustainability.
🔗 www.sei.org/events/anima...
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#COP30’s biofuels focus highlights a key challenge: cutting transport emissions where charging access remains limited.
SEI’s Francis X. Johnson tells @climatechangenews.com that EV debates often take a “rich country-centric” view and a broader mix of solutions is needed.
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SEI’s Francis X. Johnson tells @climatechangenews.com that EV debates often take a “rich country-centric” view and a broader mix of solutions is needed.
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"Biofuels COP" stirs debate on how to clean up cars where EVs are tricky
Brazil and carmakers like Toyota are backing biofuels as a way to decarbonise transport but campaigners prefer a focus on electric vehicles
www.climatechangenews.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:12 PM
#COP30’s biofuels focus highlights a key challenge: cutting transport emissions where charging access remains limited.
SEI’s Francis X. Johnson tells @climatechangenews.com that EV debates often take a “rich country-centric” view and a broader mix of solutions is needed.
🔗
SEI’s Francis X. Johnson tells @climatechangenews.com that EV debates often take a “rich country-centric” view and a broader mix of solutions is needed.
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Happy #COP30!
Breaking News: President Trump plans to open 1.3 billion acres of U.S. waters to drilling. It is one of Trump’s most significant steps yet to increase the production of fossil fuels, as dozens of countries have been calling for a phaseout of oil, gas and coal.
Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling
The plan from the Interior Department is one of the president’s most significant steps yet to increase domestic fossil fuel production.
nyti.ms
November 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Happy #COP30!
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🏭 In Latin America, #methane mitigation presents low-cost, high-impact opportunities across the region’s most emission-intensive sectors.
SEI experts Aminta Estrada Leyva and Ivonne Lobos Alva point the way forward – and the path runs through the EU.
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#SEIatCOP30
SEI experts Aminta Estrada Leyva and Ivonne Lobos Alva point the way forward – and the path runs through the EU.
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#SEIatCOP30
November 20, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🏭 In Latin America, #methane mitigation presents low-cost, high-impact opportunities across the region’s most emission-intensive sectors.
SEI experts Aminta Estrada Leyva and Ivonne Lobos Alva point the way forward – and the path runs through the EU.
buff.ly/3o6c5sh
#SEIatCOP30
SEI experts Aminta Estrada Leyva and Ivonne Lobos Alva point the way forward – and the path runs through the EU.
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#SEIatCOP30
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🐼 How can better animal health and welfare help drive progress toward a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world?
Join SEI and @nyu.edu for this webinar covering how to embed animal wellbeing into the 2030 Agenda and more.
Register now!
📅 25 November
🕘 9 a.m. EST
📍 Zoom
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Join SEI and @nyu.edu for this webinar covering how to embed animal wellbeing into the 2030 Agenda and more.
Register now!
📅 25 November
🕘 9 a.m. EST
📍 Zoom
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November 18, 2025 at 7:00 PM
🐼 How can better animal health and welfare help drive progress toward a fairer, healthier, and more sustainable world?
Join SEI and @nyu.edu for this webinar covering how to embed animal wellbeing into the 2030 Agenda and more.
Register now!
📅 25 November
🕘 9 a.m. EST
📍 Zoom
buff.ly/YsspZBx
Join SEI and @nyu.edu for this webinar covering how to embed animal wellbeing into the 2030 Agenda and more.
Register now!
📅 25 November
🕘 9 a.m. EST
📍 Zoom
buff.ly/YsspZBx
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💡 Climate change affects both #energy and #water systems, but each sector is typically managed in isolation, often missing critical risks and trade-offs. Two SEI planning tools, LEAP and WEAP, can be used jointly to highlight how decisions in one sector may impact the other.
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November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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💧 #Adaptation is more critical than ever, especially when it comes to #water.
SEI's water modelling tool, WEAP, can help illuminate climate impacts on water systems, explore adaptation options, and measure progress towards adaptation targets.
Read more 🔍
www.sei.org/publications...
#SEIatCOP30
SEI's water modelling tool, WEAP, can help illuminate climate impacts on water systems, explore adaptation options, and measure progress towards adaptation targets.
Read more 🔍
www.sei.org/publications...
#SEIatCOP30
November 16, 2025 at 12:30 PM
💧 #Adaptation is more critical than ever, especially when it comes to #water.
SEI's water modelling tool, WEAP, can help illuminate climate impacts on water systems, explore adaptation options, and measure progress towards adaptation targets.
Read more 🔍
www.sei.org/publications...
#SEIatCOP30
SEI's water modelling tool, WEAP, can help illuminate climate impacts on water systems, explore adaptation options, and measure progress towards adaptation targets.
Read more 🔍
www.sei.org/publications...
#SEIatCOP30
ICYMI: Mount Rainier is SHRINKING due to climate change.
New paper out 👇
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/shri...
New paper out 👇
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/shri...
Shrinking Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier, an iconic snow-and-ice shrouded mountain that towers over the Pacific Northwest, has lost a little off the top.
www.nationalparkstraveler.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:38 PM
ICYMI: Mount Rainier is SHRINKING due to climate change.
New paper out 👇
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/shri...
New paper out 👇
www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2025/11/shri...
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If you missed it, here's what it was like to see, hear, and (if you were Eba the research dog) smell last week's orca superpod: www.kuow.org/stories/rare...
November 17, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If you missed it, here's what it was like to see, hear, and (if you were Eba the research dog) smell last week's orca superpod: www.kuow.org/stories/rare...