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Antonia Juhasz @antoniajuhasz.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

These Black Los Angeles Residents May Soon Receive Environmental Reparations. A new California law steers $5 million collected from oil well fines in Inglewood to direct cash for 1,000 nearby households with qualifying respiratory or reproductive health harms. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

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These Black Los Angeles residents may soon receive environmental reparations

A $5 million pilot program could serve as a model for further efforts to compensate families harmed by toxic industrial practices.

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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 18/09/2026

Birds 🐦‍⬛ play a vital role in healthy ecosystems, supporting pest control, seed dispersal and nutrient cycling, while also contributing to our well-being. New data show populations have declined. Find out more in our #EEAIndicator on how declines can be reversed. www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

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Orsi Nyárai @orsinyarai.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

"Agricultural intensification, in particular pesticides and fertiliser use, is the main pressure causing #bird population declines. This not only impacts #farmland species but also many other common species, especially those whose diet relies on #insects and other invertebrates." #BiodiversityLoss

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

RIP Joe Romm, a fearless voice for climate action and truth. I was deeply saddened to learn of the death of Dr Joe Romm, a brilliant thinker, prolific author and relentless defender of science and climate action. In our exchanges before the publication of his final book "The Hype About Hydrogen"

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 16/09/2026

HEY EVERYONE - NEW REPORT!!! NVIDIA is the largest company by market cap on the planet. But it hides key climate data, while claiming AI is going to be a 'net benefit' for climate. We (8 groups) put together the first ever broad critique of NVIDIA's climate record: ketanjoshi.co/2026/09/16/n...

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

We'll have something to say soon about the unique climate change-amplified processes behind the epic Spring 2026 western heat dome in the near future. Watch this space...

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

The scale of today’s disaster on the Nepal–Tibet border is difficult to comprehend. The latest reports put the death toll at well over 150*, with hundreds still missing, while villages, roads, bridges and hydropower infrastructure have been swept away. The final human and economic cost will 🧵

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐈/𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭: in almost thirty years around carbon markets, I have seen creative baselines, heroic additionality arguments and methodologies requiring rather more faith than science,

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public health guy @publichealthguy1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

this book is one of those rare, truly timeless must-reads for understanding public health and climate change and everything else going wrong today

cover of Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Climate Change
by Naomi Oreskes (Author), Erik M. Conway (Author) Format: Paperback

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Naomi Oreskes @naomioreskes.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Brilliant piece: The only people who have been sent to prison [for climate change] are those who have protested against it. www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

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Climate and Punishment | Gabriel Winslow-Yost

Vigil finds George Saunders returning to the theme of his first novel, grief—this time not for a person but for a planet.

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Grantham Institute - Climate Change and the Environment @granthamicl.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

“I came off air and I cried.” With the UK facing experiencing another heatwave, watch ITV meteorologist Laura Tobin speak to climate scientist Prof Fredi Otto about forecasting record-breaking heat as the impacts of #climatechange accelerate in the UK and around the world.

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Weird Weather: How is climate change impacting our weather? | Laura Tobin & Dr Fredi Otto

From blistering heatwaves to record-breaking rainfall, our weather is becoming more erratic and extreme. To discuss how climate change is influencing these changes, we’re joined by two prominent…

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Both democratic erosion and climate inaction depend on societies gradually accepting the unacceptable as business as usual. As @michaelemann.bsky.social and @katharinehayhoe.com have long argued, confronting climate change is not only about understanding the science, it is also about resisting

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Andy Scollick @andyscollick.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Miklós Horthy did it. Benito Mussolini did it. Adolf Hitler did it. Francisco Franco did it. Augusto Pinochet did it. Jorge Rafael Videla did it. Now Donald Trump does it. Did what? Used the threat of Communism to justify a dictatorship.

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

There is a certain historical irony here. The country that built unprecedented wealth and global power on fossil fuels is now increasingly confronting the consequences of its fossil-fuel (in)dependence. On the 250th anniversary of its independence, climate change by supercharging extreme weather

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 03/07/2026

Premier Smith wants to build a $35 billion pipeline to B.C.'s West Coast. 🤦‍♀️ Annddd, there isn’t an energy company committed to paying for it, meaning the public purse could be on the hook. 💰 This is a climate & economic disaster waiting to happen. 🗣️ Take action: stnd.ly/nopipelines

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 03/07/2026

Climate change is literally canceling US independence Day celebrations. The July 4 parade in Philadelphia, the birthplace of American independence, has been canceled due to extreme heat. Heat waves aren’t new - what’s new is that climate change is making them hotter and more dangerous.

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Philadelphia cancels 4th of July parade due to extreme heat, organizers say

Philadelphia's Salute to Independence parade has been canceled due to extreme heat in the weather forecast.

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Thirteen years ago, @billmckibben.bsky.social suggested 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐬. Today, as Europe bakes under another record-breaking heat dome, it sounds almost... overdue. 🧵

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

If we made the green energy transition this war would be unthinkable and these authoritarians wouldn’t be in power — not in the US, not in Iran, not in Saudi Arabia, not in Russia. Hydrocarbons are killing our freedom and just plain killing us.

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

15 March reminder: a country, #Hungary, that fought repeatedly to push Russian power out now has a government working to bring it back, even acting as Putin’s Trojan horse inside the EU. HU deserves better than an illiberal, corrupt system looking toward the Kremlin. More to read: lnkd.in/dS75TwDV

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Don’t miss the sharp and sobering ‘Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist’ article by @michaelemann.bsky.social & Bob Ward about Trump trying to eliminate NCAR. Climate science is being treated as political dissent, science as an Enemy of the State 👇

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

The "Institute of Economic Affairs" banked £640,000 in past donations from oil giants BP and Shell, and from Rupert Murdoch - investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms #climatecrisis www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...

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The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch

The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

if anyone still believed that climate diplomacy is a smooth, orderly ritual, #COP30 delivered a sharp reality check.The final plenary was suspended because one delegation - a courageous and razor-sharp Colombian negotiator -refused to let the “Truth COP” end with a procedural sweep-under-the-carpet

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

In 2024, renewable energy accounted for over 90% of global power capacity expansion. That is because it makes economic sense. IRENA_DAT_RE_Capacity_Highlights_2025-1.pdf

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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

The same for journalists. If a politician or business leader spits out 1.5C or net zero, ask them how fast emissions need to drop to reach net zero in 2050, and how fast they are dropping today. Point out the contradiction. Make them explain it.

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 14/11/2025

And just to be complete, in case you need verified NOAA data, yes, as of October, 2025, it's official, a new record was set for the 36-month mean rate of atmospheric CO2 growth: Feb., 2019: 7.826 ppm per 36 months. Oct., 2025: 7.874 ppm per 36 months. Winning!

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

A message to #COP30 negotiators as 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐭 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝟑𝟔-𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐎𝟐 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 - while you negotiate at #COP30 Brazil, the atmosphere has delivered an unambiguous verdict: a new record for the fastest 36-month rate of CO2 growth ever measured in the last 66 years.

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Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Now that the Sept and Oct data are (belatedly) in, it looks like 2025 will be the second warmest year in the record (~80% probability). The last three years are in a class of their own.

Time series of annual GISTEMP data from 1880 onwards with an estimate for 2025 based on Jan-Oct data showing that it will be cooler than 2024, but probably a little warmer than 2023.

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

🇷🇺🤖 Russia proudly unveiled its first AI humanoid robot this week and within seconds, it collapsed on stage. You couldn’t script a better metaphor if you tried. It was perfectly Putin-esque: rigid posture, inflated self-importance, and then --- boom --- straight to the floor.

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 12/11/2025

This is going to be a big old thread where I dump thoughts, reactions, charts etc from the @iea.org World Energy Outlook 2025 :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlkP... www.iea.org/commentaries...

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World Energy Outlook 2025

YouTube video by International Energy Agency

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

𝐔𝐍 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 - 𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧? I read the Financial Times’ latest take - “𝐔𝐍 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝” - on Article 6 with equal parts disbelief and déjà vu. It somehow manages to misdiagnose nearly every root cause of the mechanism’s slow rollout

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Alberto Alemanno @alemanno.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Join us tomorrow to discuss whether the EU can LEGALLY adopt Omnibuses as the privileged legislative technique to pursue its 'simplification agenda'. Date: Wednesday, 12 November Time: 4:30 – 5:30 pm Venue: Online webinar, Zoom Register thegoodlobby.eu/is-omnibus-i... #Omnibus #CSRD #CSDDD

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

🌍 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐋𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: look closer 👀 of the European Union’s proposed* 2040 climate target of −90% net (vs. 1990 levels) . You will find that its treatment of land-based carbon sinks is deeply troubling.

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

As climate-change-supercharged #HurricaneMelissa slams into Jamaica, Bill Gates publishes a controversial essay & immediately sparks debate. “There is no greater threat to developing nations than the climate crisis,” said @michaelemann.bsky.social “He’s got this all backwards.” When billionaires

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

So this is what passes for ‘innovation’ now: 𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐞𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐝. When data centres can’t get grid access for years, instead of fixing the infrastructure or accelerating renewables, we strap Boeing 747 engines to concrete pads and call it progress.

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100. Our paper on that is out today.🧵

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IEECP @ieecp.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

📢 Save the Date! 🗓️ We are glad to present: "Please Look Up: What does our energy & climate future look like?" 🌍💡 Join us and 8 EU projects in October to explore ways to achieve an #Efficient, #Resilient, #Fair, & #Smart energy future in Europe! Register now: ieecp.org/events/save-...

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Vlasios Oikonomou @vlasiosoikonomou.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

Do you believe that the EU-US Energy Agreement can lower costs to consumers? In our IEECP article @ieecp.bsky.social we argue that if the same amounts would be spent on #EnergyEfficiency for consumers, the #LNG agreement would not be a cost-efficient solution. diplomacy.berlin/efficiency-f...

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Farewell, @alkaliearth.bsky.social - and What It Means for the Future of Carbon Removal (CDR). It’s a gut punch to the engineered CDR field and a bright red warning sign for what happens when real science collides with broken business models and a policy vacuum. www.linkedin.com/posts/zsolt-...

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Farewell, Alkali Earth - and What It Means for the Future of Carbon Removal (CDR). | Zsolt Lengyel

Farewell, Alkali Earth - and What It Means for the Future of Carbon Removal (CDR). The quiet shutdown of Alkali Earth (co-founded by geoscientists Sean McCauley & Daniel Maxbauer) isn’t just another ...

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

In our Newsletter we highlight 15 thought-provoking LinkedIn posts offering insights into the evolving climate conversation - from law to lending, from biodiversity credits to fashion supply chains. The themes? Legal clarity, fiscal realism, financial reform, and moral urgency. * lnkd.in/eC5DmkCb

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Great LinkedIn Posts (and References)

In this issue, we highlight 15 thought-provoking LinkedIn posts offering insights into the evolving climate conversation—from law to lending, from biodiversity credits to fashion supply chains. The th...

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Grist @grist.org · 29/07/2025

Seaweed brought fishers, farmers, and scientists together. Trump tore them apart. A Puget Sound project turned seaweed from a nuisance into a “climate-smart commodity.” That inserted it into the president’s culture wars. grist.org/food-and-agr... #Climate #Food #Agriculture #USDA #Farms #Seaweed

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Seaweed brought fishers, farmers, and scientists together. Trump tore them apart.

A Puget Sound project turned seaweed from a nuisance into a “climate-smart commodity.” That inserted it into the president’s culture wars.

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Listen to @michaelemann.bsky.social on EPA’s attempt to revoking the very foundation of U.S. climate policy, the CO2 endangerment finding: “Reaching this absurd point at which they are literally trying to deny that human caused climate change uh represents a danger when we can all see

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

RFK Jr. just fired thousands of federal workers at crucial health agencies, including the FDA, CDC, and NIH. These are the people who inspect our food, track infectious diseases, and research life-saving treatments and cures. How is this "Making America Healthy Again"?

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Zsolt Lengyel @climatius.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

Our latest 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐞𝐝𝐈𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐰𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 dives into the unmistakable reality of climate change - Earth’s energy imbalance doubling, Arctic ice on the brink, and regional warming outpacing predictions. We’re talking systemic risks, policy gridlock, & an insurance industry sounding the alarm🧵

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Electro-thermal energy storage could unlock huge potential for industrial electrification. It combines electrified heat with storage for flexible, continuous heat supply, cutting costs and boosting system services. Check out this @regassistproj.bsky.social report. www.raponline.org/knowledge-ce...

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Flexing industrial muscle: Electrifying process heat with electro-thermal energy storage

European industry is a very large user of heat: around 1,900 TWh each year for a range of low- to high-temperature processes. Electrification of this RAP analyses the opportunities and benefits associ...

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