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Colin Carlson @colincarlson.bsky.social · 21d

As it so happens, the first comprehensive review of end-to-end impact attribution studies on human health - the highest evidence standard in climate science - is out today: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Nature @nature.com · 24d

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers

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Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

Nature - Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.

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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · 26d

Es ist eine grosse Ehre, den 2025 Deutschen Umweltpreis zu erhalten! Danke an alle meine jetzigen und ehemaligen Gruppenmitglieder und viele Kolleg:innen!
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DBU Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt @umweltstiftung.bsky.social · 26d

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Nature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 27d

A paper in Nature suggests a quarter of heatwave events from 2000-23 would have been near impossible without anthropogenic climate change. The paper also indicates that major carbon emitters are responsible for around 50% of the increase in intensity of these events. ⚒️ 🧪

Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature

Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

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Julia Simon @juliaradio.bsky.social · 27d

Spoke to @yannquilcaille.bsky.social and @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social about their new study in Nature.

They finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers.

Read on ⬇️ @npr.org to learn about their methodologies + why the work matters.

Scientists link hundreds of severe heat waves to fossil fuel producers' pollution

A new study finds dozens of heat waves would be "virtually impossible" without the activity of major fossil fuel producers, including oil companies.

www.npr.org

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks Naomi!

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 27d

Congrats to @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social and colleagues for this important new paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature

Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

www.nature.com

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Justin S. Mankin @jsmankin.bsky.social · 27d

This important work is very consilient with our attribution of extreme heat to carbon majors in @nature.com earlier this year: tinyurl.com/nhffeezv

It is a great thing for science when independent groups with independent methods come to the same conclusions.

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 27d

Excellent thread by @ccallahan45.bsky.social !

Christopher Callahan @ccallahan45.bsky.social · 27d

🚨📈 Over the last 6 months a series of papers has advanced our understanding of the culpability of fossil fuel firms for climate change impacts. In April, @jsmankin.bsky.social and I showed that economic damages from rising extreme heat can be linked to companies like Exxon and Chevron. rdcu.be/ei0T5

Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability

Nature - A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel...

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 27d

@insideclimatenews.org
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World’s Largest Fossil Fuel and Cement Producers Are Responsible for About Half the Intensity of Recent Heat Waves, New Study Shows - Inside Climate News

Scientists say such source attribution could help power litigation aimed at holding the fossil fuel industry accountable for damages from heat waves and other extreme weather linked to climate change.

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 27d

Podcast in Nature!
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Feeling the heat: fossil-fuel producers linked to dozens of heatwaves

Hear the biggest stories from the world of science | 10 September 2025

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Wim Thiery @wimthiery.bsky.social · 28d

In our new paper @nature.com led by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social, we systematically quantify how each of the 180 carbon majors contributed to the increased probability and intensity of 213 individual heatwaves 🧵

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature

Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

www.nature.com

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

@volkskrant.nl
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Nieuw onderzoek toont wat bedrijven bijdragen aan hittegolven: ‘Rechtszaken zullen makkelijker worden’

Voor het eerst hebben wetenschappers het risico op schadelijke hittegolven gekoppeld aan de uitstoot van afzonderlijke landen en bedrijven. Dat zou een stortvloed aan nieuwe klimaatrechtszaken kunnen ...

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

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These Canadian companies among humanity’s biggest carbon emitters, study says

Emissions from fossil fuel and cement producers are making heat waves more likely and more intense, according to a new study.

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

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Climate change is making heat waves worse. A new study shows how specific companies are fuelling the problem | CBC News

A new study has linked the deadliest type of disaster — heat waves — directly to major fossil fuel companies and their products.

www.cbc.ca

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

phys.org/news/2025-09...

Rising heat waves are tied to fossil fuel and cement production

According to ETH Zurich climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves.

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

@eenews.bsky.social
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Carbon majors are making heat waves more likely and more intense, study says

The study — published in Nature — comes as climate change activists are increasingly turning to courts to argue that fossil fuel companies are making

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

@rtbf.be @rtbf-info.be
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À quel point l’activité humaine contribue-t-elle à l’augmentation des canicules ? Des scientifiques ont fait le calcul - RTBF Actus

'C’est de saison', 'Il y a toujours eu des cycles similaires', 'Il a fait plus chaud en 1976' : cet été, face aux...

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

News and Views in Nature by @jeff-tollefson.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.

www.nature.com

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

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Yann Quilcaille @yannquilcaille.bsky.social · 28d

@atmosmag.bsky.social @humbertobasilio.bsky.social
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New Study Links 174 Companies to Deadly Heat Waves | Atmos

A first-of-its-kind study directly ties corporate emissions from oil, gas, and coal producers to rising heat waves worldwide.

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Jason Dinh @byjasonpdinh.bsky.social · 28d

NEW: a first-ever study has directly tied heatwaves to the world's biggest climate polluters

each of these "carbon majors"—including Shell, ExxonMobil, and BP—has made between 16 and 53 otherwise impossible heat waves since 2000 possible.

@humbertobasilio.bsky.social for @atmosmag.bsky.social 🧪🌎