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What if our economies were designed around a clear objective: #HealthForAll? Today I'll share how purpose-oriented government can help structure economies to deliver on wellbeing at #WBEF2025 Reykjavik chaired by Gary Gillespie.
Read more ➡️ www.who.int/publications...
Read more ➡️ www.who.int/publications...
May 8, 2025 at 10:25 PM
What if our economies were designed around a clear objective: #HealthForAll? Today I'll share how purpose-oriented government can help structure economies to deliver on wellbeing at #WBEF2025 Reykjavik chaired by Gary Gillespie.
Read more ➡️ www.who.int/publications...
Read more ➡️ www.who.int/publications...
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New paper looks at who is most impacted by the urban heat island effect in Greater London. Finds young children, ethnic minorities & lower income groups are exposed to much higher surface temps. Pedestrian activity also lower on heat-exposed streets suggesting reduced mobility for some communities
Urban heat island effect: examining spatial patterns of socio-demographic inequalities in Greater London
This study examines how Urban Heat Island effects interact with socio-demographic disparities in Greater London, UK, proposing a spatial method to help local governments prioritise heat mitigation....
doi.org
May 9, 2025 at 6:03 AM
New paper looks at who is most impacted by the urban heat island effect in Greater London. Finds young children, ethnic minorities & lower income groups are exposed to much higher surface temps. Pedestrian activity also lower on heat-exposed streets suggesting reduced mobility for some communities
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"Before and during the eclipse, electrical activity from individual trees became significantly more synchronized, the researchers found... evidence the forest is a unified living system.
Older trees respond first — potentially guiding the collective response of the forest."
Older trees respond first — potentially guiding the collective response of the forest."
May 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
"Before and during the eclipse, electrical activity from individual trees became significantly more synchronized, the researchers found... evidence the forest is a unified living system.
Older trees respond first — potentially guiding the collective response of the forest."
Older trees respond first — potentially guiding the collective response of the forest."
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2 million litres of water PER DAY is what an average 100-megawatt data center in the US uses, according to the International Energy Agency.
For years, data centers have strained local water supplies. The AI boom has made this issue much worse. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... @bbgvisualdata
For years, data centers have strained local water supplies. The AI boom has made this issue much worse. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... @bbgvisualdata
The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
www.bloomberg.com
May 9, 2025 at 6:58 AM
2 million litres of water PER DAY is what an average 100-megawatt data center in the US uses, according to the International Energy Agency.
For years, data centers have strained local water supplies. The AI boom has made this issue much worse. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... @bbgvisualdata
For years, data centers have strained local water supplies. The AI boom has made this issue much worse. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... @bbgvisualdata
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📢 Now available!
All chapters of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Report can now be accessed here: 🔍 📷
www.ipbes.net/transformati...
All chapters of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Report can now be accessed here: 🔍 📷
www.ipbes.net/transformati...
May 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
📢 Now available!
All chapters of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Report can now be accessed here: 🔍 📷
www.ipbes.net/transformati...
All chapters of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Report can now be accessed here: 🔍 📷
www.ipbes.net/transformati...
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"In essence, colonial-fossil climate change is therefore not a climate crisis but a crisis of justice." @frediotto.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate change is not just a problem of physics but a crisis of justice
In an exclusive extract from Friederike Otto’s new book, she says climate disasters result from inequality as well as fossil fuel
www.theguardian.com
April 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
"In essence, colonial-fossil climate change is therefore not a climate crisis but a crisis of justice." @frediotto.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The dollar is weakening but Europeans don’t take advantage of it as they skip the US
April 21, 2025 at 9:32 PM
The dollar is weakening but Europeans don’t take advantage of it as they skip the US
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🚨 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record.
We are already seeing the impacts of climate change across Europe and the world.
At #COP29, we are pushing to speed up and substantially increase climate ambition.
#EUatCOP29
We are already seeing the impacts of climate change across Europe and the world.
At #COP29, we are pushing to speed up and substantially increase climate ambition.
#EUatCOP29
November 16, 2024 at 8:53 AM
🚨 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record.
We are already seeing the impacts of climate change across Europe and the world.
At #COP29, we are pushing to speed up and substantially increase climate ambition.
#EUatCOP29
We are already seeing the impacts of climate change across Europe and the world.
At #COP29, we are pushing to speed up and substantially increase climate ambition.
#EUatCOP29
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2023 was one of the worst years for wildfires in the EU in over two decades.
🔴 500,000 hectares of natural lands affected,
🔴 The largest single fire in the EU since tracking began,
🔴 ‘Megafires’ are on the rise and fire season prolonged.
→ europa.eu/!KyvRhh
🔴 500,000 hectares of natural lands affected,
🔴 The largest single fire in the EU since tracking began,
🔴 ‘Megafires’ are on the rise and fire season prolonged.
→ europa.eu/!KyvRhh
November 20, 2024 at 2:13 PM
2023 was one of the worst years for wildfires in the EU in over two decades.
🔴 500,000 hectares of natural lands affected,
🔴 The largest single fire in the EU since tracking began,
🔴 ‘Megafires’ are on the rise and fire season prolonged.
→ europa.eu/!KyvRhh
🔴 500,000 hectares of natural lands affected,
🔴 The largest single fire in the EU since tracking began,
🔴 ‘Megafires’ are on the rise and fire season prolonged.
→ europa.eu/!KyvRhh
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🚴🚴🏼♀️ Bicycles produced in the EU (2023):
🇵🇹 1.801.851
🇷🇴 1.513.086
🇮🇹 1.113.804
🇵🇱 799.221
🇪🇸 464.215
🇳🇱 333.726
🇦🇹 292.199
🇱🇹 249.347
🇭🇺 173.099
🇧🇬 80.144
🇬🇷 74.320
🇸🇰 56.071
🇸🇪 37.161
🇫🇮 20.071
🇩🇰 2.376
Pedal through the details 👉 europa.eu/!khqkBP
🇵🇹 1.801.851
🇷🇴 1.513.086
🇮🇹 1.113.804
🇵🇱 799.221
🇪🇸 464.215
🇳🇱 333.726
🇦🇹 292.199
🇱🇹 249.347
🇭🇺 173.099
🇧🇬 80.144
🇬🇷 74.320
🇸🇰 56.071
🇸🇪 37.161
🇫🇮 20.071
🇩🇰 2.376
Pedal through the details 👉 europa.eu/!khqkBP
November 22, 2024 at 1:41 PM
🚴🚴🏼♀️ Bicycles produced in the EU (2023):
🇵🇹 1.801.851
🇷🇴 1.513.086
🇮🇹 1.113.804
🇵🇱 799.221
🇪🇸 464.215
🇳🇱 333.726
🇦🇹 292.199
🇱🇹 249.347
🇭🇺 173.099
🇧🇬 80.144
🇬🇷 74.320
🇸🇰 56.071
🇸🇪 37.161
🇫🇮 20.071
🇩🇰 2.376
Pedal through the details 👉 europa.eu/!khqkBP
🇵🇹 1.801.851
🇷🇴 1.513.086
🇮🇹 1.113.804
🇵🇱 799.221
🇪🇸 464.215
🇳🇱 333.726
🇦🇹 292.199
🇱🇹 249.347
🇭🇺 173.099
🇧🇬 80.144
🇬🇷 74.320
🇸🇰 56.071
🇸🇪 37.161
🇫🇮 20.071
🇩🇰 2.376
Pedal through the details 👉 europa.eu/!khqkBP
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Having "officialised" the von der Leyen account @vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu here on Bluesky today, here are a few things to bear in mind
1) Follow this guide bsky.social/about/blog/4... to use your own domain with Bluesky - set the TXT for the domain first
1) Follow this guide bsky.social/about/blog/4... to use your own domain with Bluesky - set the TXT for the domain first
How to set your domain as your handle - Bluesky
Using a domain as your handle helps with account identity, verification, and portability. Here's how to set your domain as your handle.
bsky.social
November 21, 2024 at 3:35 PM
Having "officialised" the von der Leyen account @vonderleyen.at.ec.europa.eu here on Bluesky today, here are a few things to bear in mind
1) Follow this guide bsky.social/about/blog/4... to use your own domain with Bluesky - set the TXT for the domain first
1) Follow this guide bsky.social/about/blog/4... to use your own domain with Bluesky - set the TXT for the domain first