Pablo Rodríguez Bothe
@parodriguezbothe.bsky.social
Energy transition and climate change policy advocacy | Working with parliamentarians
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Did you know that 2/3 of all energy we use ends up as waste heat because of how inefficient our energy system is?
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
March 30, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Did you know that 2/3 of all energy we use ends up as waste heat because of how inefficient our energy system is?
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
Yet we pay for 100% of the energy inputs.
Here’s the US as an example.
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❗📈 La concentración de CO₂ llega por primera vez hasta las 430 ppm en un día.
El Observatorio de Mauna Loa, en Hawái, registró el pasado 7 de marzo una concentración de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera de 430,6 partes por millón.
Lo cuenta @edurobayna.bsky.social .
El Observatorio de Mauna Loa, en Hawái, registró el pasado 7 de marzo una concentración de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera de 430,6 partes por millón.
Lo cuenta @edurobayna.bsky.social .
La concentración de CO₂ llega por primera vez hasta las 430 ppm en un día - Climática, el medio especializado en clima y biodiversidad
El Observatorio de Mauna Loa, en Hawái, registró el pasado 7 de marzo una concentración de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera de 430,6 partes por millón.
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March 11, 2025 at 11:44 AM
❗📈 La concentración de CO₂ llega por primera vez hasta las 430 ppm en un día.
El Observatorio de Mauna Loa, en Hawái, registró el pasado 7 de marzo una concentración de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera de 430,6 partes por millón.
Lo cuenta @edurobayna.bsky.social .
El Observatorio de Mauna Loa, en Hawái, registró el pasado 7 de marzo una concentración de dióxido de carbono en la atmósfera de 430,6 partes por millón.
Lo cuenta @edurobayna.bsky.social .
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Nature already invented this machine 500 million years ago. It's called a plant.
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Scientists Just Built a CO2-Eating Machine That Runs on Sunlight
Scientists have developed a sunlight-powered reactor that directly captures CO2 from the air and transforms it into sustainable fuel. Unlike traditional carbon capture methods, this device requires no...
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February 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Nature already invented this machine 500 million years ago. It's called a plant.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...
scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...
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Once again I'm begging journalists — and climate people! — to stop using the phrase "climate goals" and start saying "climate safety" or "climate stability."
A "goal" sounds like an optional nice-to-achieve, but a relatively safe, stable climate is actually essential for human functioning.
A "goal" sounds like an optional nice-to-achieve, but a relatively safe, stable climate is actually essential for human functioning.
February 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Once again I'm begging journalists — and climate people! — to stop using the phrase "climate goals" and start saying "climate safety" or "climate stability."
A "goal" sounds like an optional nice-to-achieve, but a relatively safe, stable climate is actually essential for human functioning.
A "goal" sounds like an optional nice-to-achieve, but a relatively safe, stable climate is actually essential for human functioning.
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 427 ppm in January 2025
10 years ago January averaged about 400 ppm
Preliminary data from @noaa.gov: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
10 years ago January averaged about 400 ppm
Preliminary data from @noaa.gov: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
February 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 427 ppm in January 2025
10 years ago January averaged about 400 ppm
Preliminary data from @noaa.gov: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
10 years ago January averaged about 400 ppm
Preliminary data from @noaa.gov: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
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Absolutely devastating news. Birds dying everywhere due to climate breakdown, even in the depths of the Amazon
As I've said before, the impacts are all-pervasive and there is nowhere to hide, for human or animal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As I've said before, the impacts are all-pervasive and there is nowhere to hide, for human or animal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the most untouched, pristine parts of the Amazon, birds are dying. Scientists may finally know why
Populations have been falling for decades, even in tracts of forest undamaged by humans. Experts have spent two decades trying to understand what is going on
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Absolutely devastating news. Birds dying everywhere due to climate breakdown, even in the depths of the Amazon
As I've said before, the impacts are all-pervasive and there is nowhere to hide, for human or animal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
As I've said before, the impacts are all-pervasive and there is nowhere to hide, for human or animal
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Paris definitely wasn’t always this way. And the change wasn’t magic, or even hard. This is very recent, and it just took vision and leadership. Your city could choose leadership too if it wanted to.
Great pic via @JBPssx
Great pic via @JBPssx
January 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Paris definitely wasn’t always this way. And the change wasn’t magic, or even hard. This is very recent, and it just took vision and leadership. Your city could choose leadership too if it wanted to.
Great pic via @JBPssx
Great pic via @JBPssx
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Why is it so important to focus on "super-pollutants", like methane?
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Guest post: How ‘super pollutants’ harm human health and worsen climate change - Carbon Brief
In this article, we unpack what super pollutants are and why they have an outsized impact on the climate and public health.
www.carbonbrief.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why is it so important to focus on "super-pollutants", like methane?
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
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Economists expect people and companies to be rational actors who use cost-benefit analysis in decision-making
But capitalists say it's fine for countries to act irrationally and allow things that generate much bigger costs than benefits
So long as the benefit is private and the cost is socialised
But capitalists say it's fine for countries to act irrationally and allow things that generate much bigger costs than benefits
So long as the benefit is private and the cost is socialised
£1.6 trillion to clean up pollution from PFAS manufactured by some of the wealthiest companies in the world, used in thousands of everyday products, now linked to serious health harms. Who foots that bill?
Our article in today's @guardian, Out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Our article in today's @guardian, Out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe
Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Economists expect people and companies to be rational actors who use cost-benefit analysis in decision-making
But capitalists say it's fine for countries to act irrationally and allow things that generate much bigger costs than benefits
So long as the benefit is private and the cost is socialised
But capitalists say it's fine for countries to act irrationally and allow things that generate much bigger costs than benefits
So long as the benefit is private and the cost is socialised
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Copper is one of the most crucial minerals needed to drive the #CleanEnergy transition⚡
A faster transition could push copper demand beyond current production capacity. One way to overcome this challenge is by recycling♻️ Learn more👉
A faster transition could push copper demand beyond current production capacity. One way to overcome this challenge is by recycling♻️ Learn more👉
More Than Ore: The Pivotal Role Recycled Copper Can Play in the Energy Transition
Recycling end-of-life copper can help sustainably increase the supplies needed for a clean energy future.
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January 8, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Copper is one of the most crucial minerals needed to drive the #CleanEnergy transition⚡
A faster transition could push copper demand beyond current production capacity. One way to overcome this challenge is by recycling♻️ Learn more👉
A faster transition could push copper demand beyond current production capacity. One way to overcome this challenge is by recycling♻️ Learn more👉
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TOTAL INSANITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
In which it's already the most extreme event ever happened anywhere anytime in world climatic history,
Minimum 28.9C at Tulear
NATIONAL RECORD:
MADAGASCAR HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY
MIN 29.0 Inhambane
NATIONAL RECORD
MOZAMBIQUE HOTTEST JANUARY NIGHT IN HISTORY
In which it's already the most extreme event ever happened anywhere anytime in world climatic history,
Minimum 28.9C at Tulear
NATIONAL RECORD:
MADAGASCAR HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY
MIN 29.0 Inhambane
NATIONAL RECORD
MOZAMBIQUE HOTTEST JANUARY NIGHT IN HISTORY
January 7, 2025 at 11:11 AM
TOTAL INSANITY IN SOUTHERN AFRICA
In which it's already the most extreme event ever happened anywhere anytime in world climatic history,
Minimum 28.9C at Tulear
NATIONAL RECORD:
MADAGASCAR HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY
MIN 29.0 Inhambane
NATIONAL RECORD
MOZAMBIQUE HOTTEST JANUARY NIGHT IN HISTORY
In which it's already the most extreme event ever happened anywhere anytime in world climatic history,
Minimum 28.9C at Tulear
NATIONAL RECORD:
MADAGASCAR HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY
MIN 29.0 Inhambane
NATIONAL RECORD
MOZAMBIQUE HOTTEST JANUARY NIGHT IN HISTORY
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¿Cuál es el impacto climático de lo que comemos?
La carne y los productos lácteos representan alrededor del 14,5% de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero, según @fao.org
Es muy bueno este gráfico de @carbonbrief.org.
La carne y los productos lácteos representan alrededor del 14,5% de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero, según @fao.org
Es muy bueno este gráfico de @carbonbrief.org.
January 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
¿Cuál es el impacto climático de lo que comemos?
La carne y los productos lácteos representan alrededor del 14,5% de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero, según @fao.org
Es muy bueno este gráfico de @carbonbrief.org.
La carne y los productos lácteos representan alrededor del 14,5% de las emisiones mundiales de gases de efecto invernadero, según @fao.org
Es muy bueno este gráfico de @carbonbrief.org.
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We build vehicles that weigh 9000 pounds with 1000HP, can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds and market them recklessly.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
December 30, 2024 at 1:55 PM
We build vehicles that weigh 9000 pounds with 1000HP, can go 0-60mph in 3 seconds and market them recklessly.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
We then ask people to wear construction vests to cross the street. This is all so beyond absurd and it's truly incredible that we've normalized this.
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Over the span of my lifetime, many daily items have been switched from cotton or paper to plastic. Now tiny bits of micro plastic are in every one of our bodies. What did we think would happen when we brew our tea in freaking plastic??? It’s not too late to stop this. www.earth.com/news/tea-bag...
Tea bags release millions of plastic particles during brewing
Polymer tea bags release billions of plastic particles during brewing. They interact with intestinal cells, even entering the nuclei.
www.earth.com
December 26, 2024 at 3:25 PM
Over the span of my lifetime, many daily items have been switched from cotton or paper to plastic. Now tiny bits of micro plastic are in every one of our bodies. What did we think would happen when we brew our tea in freaking plastic??? It’s not too late to stop this. www.earth.com/news/tea-bag...
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#NatureCrisis: This highest level report didn't get enough attention yet. It says:
- Main drivers: capitalism with prioritization of shortterm profits
- Major contributing sectors: agriculture, fisheries, mining, forestry, fossilfuels
- $1.7 trillion government subsidies/a fuelling biodiversity loss
- Main drivers: capitalism with prioritization of shortterm profits
- Major contributing sectors: agriculture, fisheries, mining, forestry, fossilfuels
- $1.7 trillion government subsidies/a fuelling biodiversity loss
🚨 OUT NOW 🚨
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Assessment Summary for Policymakers is here!
➡️ Dive into the extensive exploration of how fundamental change can halt biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all.
www.ipbes.net/transformati...
📚 The @ipbes.bsky.social #TransformativeChange Assessment Summary for Policymakers is here!
➡️ Dive into the extensive exploration of how fundamental change can halt biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all.
www.ipbes.net/transformati...
December 21, 2024 at 11:38 AM
#NatureCrisis: This highest level report didn't get enough attention yet. It says:
- Main drivers: capitalism with prioritization of shortterm profits
- Major contributing sectors: agriculture, fisheries, mining, forestry, fossilfuels
- $1.7 trillion government subsidies/a fuelling biodiversity loss
- Main drivers: capitalism with prioritization of shortterm profits
- Major contributing sectors: agriculture, fisheries, mining, forestry, fossilfuels
- $1.7 trillion government subsidies/a fuelling biodiversity loss
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Fifa’s Infantino and Saudi Arabia 1, Football and human decency 0 | Jonathan Wilson
Fifa’s Infantino and Saudi Arabia 1, Football and human decency 0 | Jonathan Wilson
The World Cup has never seemed quite so far from its founder’s ideals as it does now with the confirmation of the 2034 hosts
The greatest trick the devil ever learned was to overwhelm the critical capacities of those who would hold him to account. Use…
www.theguardian.com
December 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Fifa’s Infantino and Saudi Arabia 1, Football and human decency 0 | Jonathan Wilson
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Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged 424 ppm in October 2024
10 years ago October averaged about 397 ppm
Preliminary NOAA data: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ 🧪⚒️
10 years ago October averaged about 397 ppm
Preliminary NOAA data: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ 🧪⚒️
December 7, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged 424 ppm in October 2024
10 years ago October averaged about 397 ppm
Preliminary NOAA data: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ 🧪⚒️
10 years ago October averaged about 397 ppm
Preliminary NOAA data: gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ 🧪⚒️
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EXTRAORDINARY !
18.7c at Tafjord NORWAY
HOTTEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE IN SCANDINAVIA
Today it's the most record breaking day in world climatic history, thousands of records are falling allover the world.
Wait for more tweets in the next hours,nothing like this has ever happened
18.7c at Tafjord NORWAY
HOTTEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE IN SCANDINAVIA
Today it's the most record breaking day in world climatic history, thousands of records are falling allover the world.
Wait for more tweets in the next hours,nothing like this has ever happened
December 1, 2024 at 5:12 PM
EXTRAORDINARY !
18.7c at Tafjord NORWAY
HOTTEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE IN SCANDINAVIA
Today it's the most record breaking day in world climatic history, thousands of records are falling allover the world.
Wait for more tweets in the next hours,nothing like this has ever happened
18.7c at Tafjord NORWAY
HOTTEST DECEMBER TEMPERATURE IN SCANDINAVIA
Today it's the most record breaking day in world climatic history, thousands of records are falling allover the world.
Wait for more tweets in the next hours,nothing like this has ever happened
Reposted by Pablo Rodríguez Bothe
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
November 24, 2024 at 11:12 PM
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
Reposted by Pablo Rodríguez Bothe
Resist Black Friday creep! It’s not Friday; it’s Tuesday. And we don’t need all this crap anyway. What we really need is community, friendships, healthy food, clean air & water and an inclusive participatory democracy. Let’s invest in that on Friday instead of shopping. @storyofstuff.bsky.social
November 26, 2024 at 7:45 PM
Resist Black Friday creep! It’s not Friday; it’s Tuesday. And we don’t need all this crap anyway. What we really need is community, friendships, healthy food, clean air & water and an inclusive participatory democracy. Let’s invest in that on Friday instead of shopping. @storyofstuff.bsky.social