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Scientists, UN demand climate reset

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Climate scientists and a U.N. official said emissions targets were incompatible with limiting warming to 1.5°C and urged governments to reset ambitions, while commentators cautioned against abandoning the Paris agreement.

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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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many thanks to @pilitaclark.bsky.social for shouting out my book Existential Politics in today's @financialtimes.com!!
The Paris agreement is not perfect but don’t write it off
Despite limits of multilateralism the world would be much worse off without the historic climate accord
www.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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La semana pasada los gobiernos europeos llegaron a un acuerdo de mínimos sobre medidas contra el cambio climático.
Hoy se ha votado en el Europarlamento, y la mayoría del PP europeo ha votado a favor de ese acuerdo.
¿Adivináis el PP de qué país/es ha/n votado en contra?
November 10, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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New reality: the 1.5 °C target is slipping out of reach. Glen P. Peters argues that while staying under 1.5 °C may become impossible, staying well below 2 °C remains within reach — and urgent, pragmatic policy action can still make a difference.
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🧪🌍 #ClimateChange
Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? - Glen P. Peters, 2024
It is always possible to find arguments to make 1.5°C forever possible, but they increasingly diverge from reality. It is time to admit that the world will cros...
journals.sagepub.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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“When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven.”

Simon Stiell, executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:22 PM

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Breaking News!
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The three-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly now exceeds 1.50°C over the pre-industrial baseline, as of November 8, 2025.

Are you there, COP 30? It's me, the Paris Agreement.
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Es incómodo para un científico recordar lo apremiante y grave de la crisis climática, la relativa inacción y los niveles de hipocresía que se gastan en materia climática y ambiental. Es motivante construir un Pacto de Estado por el clima.

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#cambioclimático #fernandovalladares
Pacto de estado por el clima utopía o brindis al sol - 228
YouTube video by La salud de la humanidad
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November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Not only has Trump reversed important climate initiatives here in the United States, he is forcing other countries to do as well. www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...
U.S. skips COP30 climate conference, lobbies to sink new global deals
The Trump administration is using lobbying and economic threats to thwart emissions-cutting and environmental initiatives around the world.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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We've known what to do, we've known how to do it, and yet the power of capital means governments in so many countries, mine included, refuse to make significant changes.
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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🤝 À l’occasion de la COP21, près de 200 pays s’engageaient pour la 1ère fois à lutter collectivement contre le réchauffement climatique en votant l’Accord de Paris.

10 ans plus tard, lors de l'ouverture de la COP30 sur le climat à Belém, où en sommes-nous ? Le tour en 5 graphiques 👇
Réchauffement, CO2, renouvelables, transport, déforestation : cinq graphs clés, dix ans après l’Accord de Paris sur le climat
Accord mais vain ? À l’occasion de la COP21, le 12 décembre 2015, près de 200 pays s’engageaient pour la première fois à lutter collectivement contre le réchauffement climatique en votant l’Accord de ...
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November 10, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell

#COP30 #climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM

Reposted by Tom Shakespeare

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The key error here lies precisely in thinking that climate breakdown is going to be ‘solved’.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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What will it take to get countries to take climate catastrophe seriously?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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📈 Climate policy is growing and getting stronger📈
New rules continue to be added at a fast pace. More importantly, our detailed assessment allows us to measure their quality. Ambition has risen significantly since 2020, and a bit less (but still some) since 2024.
November 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM

Reposted by Rob Marchant

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EU’s new 2040 climate deal: "It's a political compromise that at least keeps the 2050 target within reach,” PIK director Edenhofer says. “If the targets are constantly being watered down, that’s not a good idea, because then the 2050 target will not be achievable."
www.politico.eu/article/eu-w...
EU’s weakened climate target raises risk of missing net-zero, top adviser warns
Chair of bloc’s science advisory board also dismissed industry calls to scrap carbon pricing.
www.politico.eu
November 10, 2025 at 10:31 AM