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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 22h
Nepalese annual emissions are 0.384 tCO2 per capita.
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 10/10/2026
The Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival of a centuries-old Palestinian cultural tradition. mondoweiss.net/2026/10/afte...
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After three years of genocide, Gaza’s olive harvest is going extinct
The Israeli army has bulldozed over 1.6 million olive trees in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide in 2023, threatening the livelihood and heritage of olive farming communities, and the survival…
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ecopolitain @ecopolitain.bsky.social · 8h
Motala’s New Government Opposes Nuclear Power Plants in the Municipality swedenherald.com/article/mota... #Sweden #kärnkraft #SMR #BWRX #BWRX300 #Kärnfull #KärnfullNext
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Motala’s New Government Opposes Nuclear Power Plants in the Municipality | Sweden Herald
Motala’s new red-green government says it opposes building nuclear reactors in the municipality, P4 Östergötland reports
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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 02/10/2026
A very good read on household energy flexibility and the issues to address.
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Household Energy Flexibility: Who Really Benefits? - Which?
Expert perspectives on the opportunities and risks for households from flexible energy use, and what action is needed to make sure a wide range of households benefit.
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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Reading about Australia power markets: "Average power prices fell between 40% and 65% across the National Electricity Market (NEM) year on year in 2Q 2026, driven by higher renewable output and increased battery discharge during evening peak demand periods." Paywall, www.bnef.com/insights/40165
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LeRaffl @leraffl.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
In Switzerland, heavy trucks are now more electric than passenger cars. Over the last 12 months: 28.0% of new heavy trucks were BEV 26.5% of new cars A year ago trucks were at 19%, so that's a huge jump. And buses are even further ahead at 48%.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 11/10/2026
⚡Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack. Russian technology giant Yandex's data center in Vladimir Oblast has been completely shut down following a reported drone attack, Russian state news agency TASS said on Oct. 11, citing the company.
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Third Yandex data center in Russia shut down following reported drone attack
On Oct. 10, Yandex updated its user agreement to include drone and missile attacks among circumstances of force majeure that could exempt the company from contractual obligations.
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
1/ Russian attacks on Ukrainian data centres have started a "data centre war" for which Russia is ill-prepared, argues a Russian warblogger. He forecasts a disastrous collapse of Russia's digital economy if Ukraine's retaliatory attacks on Russian data centres continue. ⬇️
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
So Trump has been planning to stitch up Ukraine for weeks.
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
The first Russian diesel cargo heading for the US left St Petersburg on September 22, two weeks *before* Trump announced the deal with Putin, Windward reports. The Greek-flagged tanker Minerva Zen carrying 275,000 barrels of diesel/gasoil is due at the US East Coast around 11–12 October.
Map of tanker’s route
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Stephen Schwartz @atomicanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Today in 1957, workers at the Windscale Piles in Cumberland on England’s northwest coast, where two air-cooled, graphite-moderated reactors were producing plutonium for the United Kingdom’s nuclear stockpile, discovered Pile No. 1 was on fire. This was the United Kingdom’s worst nuclear accident.
A black and white ground-level photograph of the Windscale Piles, including the two prominent and tall chimneys (one for each reactor). The large, square protrusions near the top of each chimney were known, until the fire, as Cockcroft’s Folly, after physicist John Cockcroft who, as director of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment, insisted (following the recommendation of fellow physicist Terence Price) that high-performance air filters be installed in the chimneys to prevent deadly radioactive particles from escaping into the atmosphere in case an aluminum-clad uranium fuel cartridge should rupture during routine operations and catch fire.
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Just so you understand the depth of the cynicism: Trump’s failed war with Iran not only raised America's gas prices, but also global oil prices, which allowed Russia to make a gigantic amount of money and fund the killing of Ukrainians. ​And then they blame Ukraine for a disaster of
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
ZELENSKYY: At this very moment, when we are talking about peace, America gives Russia the opportunity to export diesel — that's millions, billions. It all goes toward the war against people, against Ukraine, against all of us.
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Dr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 10/10/2026
"Oscar-winner Alex Gibney’s 4-hour documentary about Elon Musk may be the most important film of the year." www.rogerebert.com/reviews/elon...
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Musk review: Alex Gibney shows Elon, warts and all (mostly warts)
May be the most important film of the year.
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Sven-Erik Volberg @volberg.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
While not confirmed anywhere, this is my greatest concern. Thats a real thing Trump can do that would have a considerable effect. With caveat, much of this wouldn't be fast and US elections are weeks away.
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King's College London @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
What is nature's capacity to 'bounce-back' when species are lost? A new study from @kings-sga.bsky.social & @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social found that ecosystems have less spare capacity than thought, raising concerns for food security, pollination & climate storage. www.kcl.ac.uk/news/natures...
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Nature's capacity to 'bounce-back' when species are lost vastly overestimated | King's College London
The idea that ecosystems carry plenty of back-up, so if a small number of species become extinct there is little harm, has been greatly overestimated according to the largest global study of its kind.
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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 10/10/2026
”Meeting demand to 2032 (…) would require the European maintenance workforce to grow from around 175,000 to close to 250,000, an increase of roughly 40%.” E-bike growth requires more mechanics. What a clean jobs boom would that be! #Sufficiency bikebiz.com/europe-needs...
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Europe needs 105,000 more bike mechanics by 2032 - BikeBiz
New analysis published by the NextGen Mechanics initiative and ECI shows that the industry needs 105,000 additional bike mechanics by 2032.
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ecopolitain @ecopolitain.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Franska statsbudgetsiffror visar att ny kärnkraft skulle kosta dubbelt så mycket som tidigare uppskattning Har ökat till 1.720 miljarder kr för 6st EPR2-reaktorer (285mdkr/styck) www.lesechos.fr/industrie-se... #nuclear #EPR #EPR2 #kärnkraft
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Truls Gulowsen @trulsgulowsen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Se også vårt varsko om dette fra i fjor, som stort sett ble møtt med skuldertrekk fra oppdrettsnæring og @miljodirektoratet.no, til tross for viktig fokus på #PFAS i alle andre sammenhenger www.dagogtid.no/samfunn/eit-...
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Eit giftig miljøtiltak
Tralopyril skulle gjere oppdrettsnæringa meir miljøvenleg. No er giftstoffet funne i sjøbotnen i 120.000 gonger høgare konsentrasjon enn det som er rekna som trygt.
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Truls Gulowsen @trulsgulowsen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Gode spørsmål: "Tralopyril hemmer cellenes energiproduksjon, er svært giftig for marine organismer særlig i tidlige livsstadier. Rapporten viser at tralopyril lekker kontinuerlig fra oppdrettsmerder, og at spyling og utsetting i sjø gir utslipp langt utover grensene" www.sagat.no/debatt/ekspe...
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Debatt: Eksperimenterer med gift i våre fjorder
De siste årene har bruk av gift i oppdrettsnæringen eksplodert, og vi vet nærmest ingenting om konsekvensene. I tiår har myndighetene stilt våre fjorder og arealer til disposisjon for...
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Andreas Loeschel @andreasloeschel.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Tankrabatt? Die meisten Deutschen wollen andere Hilfen gegen hohe Spritpreise. Mein Vorschlag zur Entlastung über eine Senkung der Energiesteuer ist nach dem SPIEGEL-Ipsos-Politikmonitor die beliebteste Maßnahme, berichtet Arvid Haitsch im Spiegel. www.spiegel.de/mobilitaet/a...
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Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
As work begins on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany.
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Why Germany Is Building an Ark for U.S. Climate Data
As researchers around the world begin work on the next U.N. climate assessment, fears are growing that the Trump administration could meddle with critical U.S. climate data. In response, scientists are preparing to transfer vast troves of that data to repositories in Germany.
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Romany Webb @romany-webb.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
The parties to the London Convention and London Protocol are meeting this week and marine carbon dioxide removal is at the top of the agenda. Want to know what, exactly, they’re talking about? Korey Silverman-Roati and I have you covered! blogs.law.columbia.edu/climatechang...
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Parties to the London Convention and Protocol Debate Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Governance - Climate Law Blog
The parties to the 1972 Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter (London Convention) and the 1996 Protocol to that Convention (London Protocol) are meetin...
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Truls Gulowsen @trulsgulowsen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Gruveanlegget til Nordic Mining klarer fortsatt ikke å skille verdimineral fra gråstein, og er på vei mot konkurs. Hvorfor skal disse få fortsette å dumpe gruveslam i fjorden, selv etter ugyldighetsdom i Høyesterett? På din vakt, @sigrunaa.bsky.social? e24.no/boers-og-fin...
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Nordic Mining varsler restrukturering
Nordic Mining vil be eierne om å godta en restrukturering.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste? (Article also covers impact of salmon farms) www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This is one of Norway’s most pristine fjords. So why is it being used as a dumping site for mine waste?
The Norwegian government has given a permit to a mining company to release waste into Førde fjord despite a 17-year battle by campaigners and a supreme court ruling against it
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Jesse Felder @jessefelder.com · 08/10/2026
‘If AI doesn’t deliver on its promise then we face a double blow to growth: because AI didn’t expand our productive capacity as hoped, and because other investments which might have didn’t take place.’ www.ft.com/content/bf40...
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Aarne Granlund @aarnegranlund.eurosky.social · 09/10/2026
”Authorities ordered Google to suspend building work at two planned data centre sites following a complaint about the clearance of hundreds of hectares of forest.” The public debate about #DataCentres intensifies in Finland. The boom is clearly unsustainable. yle.fi/a/74-20250446
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Google halts work on data centres as Finnish police probe suspected illegal logging
Authorities ordered Google to suspend building work at two planned data centre sites following a complaint about the clearance of hundreds of hectares of forest.
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
In bombshell interview, Avi Gil, who was in post on Oct. 7, alleges PM’s chief of staff falsified his phone records from that day; PM issues denial; opposition leaders call for criminal probe
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PM’s ex-military secretary: Netanyahu prioritized political survival when he could have saved hostages’ lives
In bombshell interview, Avi Gil, who was in post on Oct. 7, alleges PM's chief of staff falsified his phone records from that day; PM issues denial; opposition leaders call for criminal probe
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 30/09/2026
💥 @lighthousereports.com has filed a complaint against the EU Commission for withholding access to crucial environmental information on data centres. 🧐 Earlier this year, we revealed that the Commission copy-pasted a Microsoft amendment on secrecy. This complaint is a direct challenge.
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Why we made a legal filing to the Aarhus Convention Compliance Committee
Officials are holding key environmental impact figures for all AI data centres across Europe. They won’t let the public see them.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 07/10/2026
Google has been ordered to temporarily stop work on two datacentres in Finland after failing to do the necessary environmental impact assessments on its construction sites. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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Google told to halt work on datacentres in Finland over environmental concerns
Order on two construction sites comes after Google failed to carry out environmental impact assessments
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 06/10/2026
And Niño 1+2 region anomalies are at a stunning 5.3C, far above any prior year.
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Zeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 06/10/2026
This year's El Niño continues its climb into uncharted waters; Niño3.4 region anomalies are now at a 3.4C above normal (how fitting!), higher than any prior El Niño event on record. September monthly Niño3.4 anomalies also set a record at 2.9C (beating 2015 and 1877's 2.75C).
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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
We appear to have broken the planet. #ElNino #climatechange #climate
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Krister Isaksson @kristerisaksson.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Cykel på tunnelbanan Är möjligt i våra grannländer. I Sverige är det omöjligt. cykelmagasinet.se/cykel-pa-tun...
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404 Media @404media.co · 05/10/2026
In the New York Times' lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft, execs admitted that scraping data was “an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions." @jasonkoebler.bsky.social speaks to Jason Kint about how that case could impact AI companies. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=knlb...
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Roger @arbejdsmyren.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
In Denmark a scientist plotted data and research findings into Claude, only to see Anthropic publish the findings as something the LLM had conjured up on its own. The theft of one scientist’s data and work translates into false claims about the model’s ability to generate research #ai #eupol
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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
English physician & epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart is best-known for her pioneering research in the 1950s that established a strong link between prenatal X-ray exposure and childhood leukemia. Her work influenced radiation protection standards. She was born #OTD in 1906. #WomenInSTEM #MedSky
Black-and-white photograph of English physician and pioneering epidemiologist Dr. Alice Stewart (1906–2002) working at her desk, symbolizing her groundbreaking research linking prenatal X-ray exposure to childhood leukemia. The composition positions Dr. Stewart on the left side of the frame, angled slightly toward the camera. She sits at a wooden desk with her body turned forward, leaning her forearms against the surface. Holding a pen in her right hand, she is captured in the act of writing on loose-leaf papers, looking directly at the viewer with a slight, knowing smile and an intelligent, engaged expression. Her dark hair is short, textured, and styled in loose curls around her face. She wears a crisp, light-colored medical lab coat over a textured collared shirt or blouse. The setting is a research lab or office environment. Positioned prominently in the background on the desk to her left is a large, classic black compound microscope. Stacks of research papers, documents, and reference materials are scattered across the workspace. The overall mood is intellectual, professional, and deeply focused, capturing a legendary scientist whose rigorous data collection transformed global radiation protection standards.
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Mind-boggling - just mind-boggling Now expected to peak at an extraordinary 4.2C in December
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Jaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 03/10/2026
The diesel car is not only harmful to our lungs, but is now also considered toxic to its owner. Dutch motorists looking to sell their diesel cars are finding it difficult; the second-hand car market for diesels has collapsed, and even exports of second-hand diesel cars are falling.
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Auto op dure diesel amper nog verkocht: 'Dieselrijder is een uitstervend ras'
Sinds de oorlog tussen de VS en Iran zijn de brandstofprijzen enorm gestegen. Diesel is de laatste tijd vaak duurder dan benzine.
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Henri Horn @henrihorn.mastodon.energy.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
The new #Mispel law in Germany provides clear pathway for home batteries including bidirectional EV chargers to feed into the grid and avoid double grid charges. The existing EVs on German roads already have enough battery capacity to cover the entire national electricity demand for two hours […]
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Original post on mastodon.energy
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Thanks to our fossil fuel overlords, the weather we’re used to no longer exists.
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Showers and storms across Spain this weekend, floods kill 102-year-old woman
A 102-year-old woman has died and about 90 people were rescued in Madrigueras, Albacete, after floods dumped 142 l/m². Rain will persist, with a new storm possible in the west on Sunday. #EuropeNews
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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Videos of the ongoing floods in various parts of Spain here: m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZshF... Via @reheissergaspard.bsky.social
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Spain in Flood Chaos! Violent Flash Floods Hit 15 Regions, Cars Swept Away as Towns Go Underwater
YouTube video by Wild WeatherUS
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Stefan Jansson @steffe.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
www.expressen.se/nyheter/varl...
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Nya hotet mot Tjernobyl: Allt nära haverera • Spökstaden inifrån
En motorväg i luften för inkommande missiler.  Tiotusentals minor i radioaktiv mark – och ett lappat plåttak mellan omvärlden och en ny radioaktiv katastrof.  Tjernobyl 2026 är ingen insmickrande plat...
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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Russia is working on bio-weapons in Siberia.
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Nearly 200 People Under Observation After Irkutsk Lab Worker Dies From Plague - The Moscow Times
Health authorities in Siberia’s Irkutsk region have placed nearly 200 people under medical observation after a laboratory worker died from plague, according to media reports and a statement by a regio...
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Nahel Belgherze @wxnb.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
France’s ongoing drought has once again pushed soil moisture further below historical levels than any previously recorded drought. Uncharted territory.
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European Environment Agency @eea.europa.eu · 30/09/2026
Half of Europe's population was exposed to poor or worse ground-level ozone levels so far in 2026, as successive summer heatwaves drove up concentrations, according to new @CopernicusECMWF analysis. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/... #AirQuality #Ozone
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Ozone pollution is interlinked with our climate, health, ecosystems & food production. During the first eight months of 2026, almost 40% of the global population was exposed to extremely high ozone levels, including 60% of people in Asia. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/... #AtmosphereWatch
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Audrey Garric @audreygarric.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
L’été 2026 devient le plus chaud jamais enregistré en Europe occidentale, sans provoquer de sursaut politique. Les tentatives de détricotage du pacte vert se poursuivent www.lemonde.fr/internationa...
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L’été 2026 devient le plus chaud jamais enregistré en Europe occidentale, sans provoquer de sursaut politique
Selon le service européen Copernicus, la température moyenne estivale s’est établie à 21,7 °C, bien au-dessus de la moyenne, et le débit des cours d’eau a atteint son niveau le plus faible depuis plus...
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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Large-scale storage #batteries are the fastest-growing power technology today, according to International Energy Agency. Cost of #battery packs used in grid-scale storage systems fell by 45 % last year alone. www.ft.com/content/b847...
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The trouble with China’s bigger, better batteries
It’s the world’s fastest-growing power technology — and Beijing is dominant
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Ember @ember-energy.org · 28/08/2026
#Africa’s solar boom is spreading across the entire continent, with 36 out of 54 countries set for record solar installations in 2026 🌍☀️ 19 countries saw YoY growth of over 100%, including DRC 🇨🇩 (+544%), Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 (+282%) and Egypt 🇪🇬 (+176%) ember-energy.org/lat...
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