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Monika H

@monikah.bsky.social
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Professor of environmental science. Admirer of horses, dogs, wild spaces, and smart people changing the world 🌎 🩷.

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Harvey J. Miller @mobileharv.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
“New York City’s congestion pricing, which began this month, might already be one of the most effective climate policies ever enacted in the United States.”
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New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test.
Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.
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Jesse D. Jenkins @jessedjenkins.com · 21/01/2025
As folks are struggling to adjust to our new Regime in the USA, keep in mind that climate progress is global and there are numerous channels where progress continues entirely unaffected by who occupies the White House. Not all of the items on this list, but most of them. Onwards... 🔌💡
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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Trump says he's going to pull out of the Paris Agreement. That's a bad move, but it's not "game over" for climate -- not at all! It's "game on," and we must now focus on new climate leadership and new climate tactics. That's what we're going to do at @projectdrawdown.bsky.social
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Alexander J. Stein @ajstein.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
#Fertilizers enhance agricultural production and bolster #foodsecurity, but improper #nitrogen use damages air, water & soil quality, results in #biodiversity loss, and exacerbates #climatechange. Livestock are the main contributors to nitrogen emissions: www.fao.org/newsroom/det... #livestock
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Nitrogen use efficiency must be improved to reduce harm to human and environmental health
FAO publishes comprehensive report on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Agrifood Systems
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 21/01/2025
Just South of Greenland -- the Sub-polar North Atlantic is on fire:
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
"The health burden of climate change is much larger than we have realized," says @climatedann.bsky.social "Persistent exposure to heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and more will take a toll on people’s bodies. We must learn how this will manifest" #climatecrisis www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Hey folks, if you teach or are a student in Environmental Politics, please check out the Ecopolitics Podcast! We have just launched Season 4! There's something in this Podcast for just about everyone! www.ecopoliticspodcast.ca
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Greenpeace EU @greenpeace.eu · 21/01/2025
The EU is in danger of importing a LOT of this liquefied gas, and bankrolling this destruction and pollution More oil and gas imports won't help people's bills, or give us a stable climate – we need investments in insulation and renewables to cut energy waste and make energy clean
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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
New research suggests misleading climate messaging used by oil & gas, plastics & agrichemicals industries on social media is “aligned and coordinated”. Researchers sorted 12k tweets into 8 types of argument — 4 of climate denial, 4 of climate delay. @gristnews.bsky.social @jbwinters.bsky.social
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The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action
New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.
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Sophie @sophiefrommars.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft takes the clearest picture of Venus ever made
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Offshore wind is the most promising ocean-based climate solution.
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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 21/01/2025
Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. By Bobby Bascomb news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
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Firefighters in LA blaze face same toxic exposure as 9/11 responders
Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. “This is an entirel...
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Communications Earth & Environment @commsearth.nature.com · 21/01/2025
❄️Changes in surface air temperature and snow cover particularly in North America, are reducing the climatic suitability of potential ice roads, and their contribution to land accessibility is expected to decrease by the end of the 21st century. 👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Increased vulnerability of Arctic potential ice roads under climate change - Communications Earth & Environment
Changes in surface air temperature and snow cover between 1979-2017, particularly in North America, are reducing the climatic suitability of potential ice roads, and their contribution to land accessi...
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Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Oilsands pollution study reveals new 'blind spot' in industry reporting Data on toxic plumes triggers calls for more research on downwind contamination #abpoli #SayNoToOilandGas www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Oilsands pollution study reveals new 'blind spot' in industry reporting | CBC News
New research has found that a complex form of air pollution from Alberta's oilsands has gone largely unreported — and the impacts to downwind habitats are "entirely unknown."
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals
Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 21/01/2025
🧊 Arctic Permafrost Risks A new study maps the cascading risks of Arctic permafrost thaw, from infrastructure collapse to food security & disease exposure. Researchers call for urgent, inclusive action to address these interconnected threats. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s432... #SciComm #ClimateChange 🧪
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A transdisciplinary, comparative analysis reveals key risks from Arctic permafrost thaw - Communications Earth & Environment
In the Arctic, the risks of the permafrost thaw are perceived differently by communities, and key hazards include infrastructure failure, mobility disruption, decreased water quality and food security...
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
2024 marks the first year with every day above 1.25°C above pre-industrial level. 75% of days exceeded 1.5°C. Explore the full analysis, charts, and data in the Global Climate Highlights 2024 report: bit.ly/40kQpcz  #C3S #GCH2024
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Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) @doctorvive.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
This snapshot of top climate news on @carbonbrief.org really captures global climate politics in this historical moment: full-on denial in the US, ambivalence and greenwashing in the UK, and a new implementation of 1+N, a "zone specific environmental management system," in China.
• Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time |
Guardian
• Trump declares energy emergency | Hill
• Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects |
Associated Press
• Trump lifts Biden's freeze on liquefied natural gas exports | Bloomberg
• Trump revokes Biden 50% EV target, freezes unspent charging funds | Reuters
• Trump orders agencies to halt spending from Biden's climate law | Bloomberg
• Fierce winds and heightened risk of wildfires return to California | Guardian
• UK poised to back Heathrow airport expansion in push for growth | Bloomberg
• Zone-specific environmental
management system established in China |
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Monika H @monikah.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
My mom lived through Nazi occupation. She had nightmares about the SS until she died. I miss my mom every day, but today, I'm glad that she didn't live to see a Nazi salute given at the inauguration of a US president.
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Monika H @monikah.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Accidental gesture? His grandparents were members of the Nazi Party. His parents are supporters of apartheid and open white supremacists. His platform is awash in neonazi content. He supports the AfD. This wasn’t a badly-timed photo - on video, TWICE, during a televised speech. HE IS A NAZI.
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 20/01/2025
🌍 Stop blaming yourself for the #ClimateCrisis Research shows energy companies push 'net-zero hero' narratives, shifting climate responsibility to individuals. Real change demands corporate action, not consumer guilt. 🔗 journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1... #SciComm #ClimateAction 🧪
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EXPRESS: Responsibilizing the Net-Zero Hero? Creation and Implications of a Tragic Subject Position - Tom van Laer, Morgan E. Smith,
The energy sector is the largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions. To address the current climate emergency however, energy market actors (e.g., e...
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Danielle Brigida @starfocus.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
New in @nature.com! Wildlife's contributions to people: www.nature.com/articles/s44... Wildlife makes important contributions to water supply, disaster risk reduction, climate regulation, cultural services, socio-economic benefits, and food — all of which benefit people’s livelihoods, & well-being
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Wildlife’s contributions to people - Nature Reviews Biodiversity
Wildlife are central to nature’s contributions to people (NCP) but are often overlooked in NCP policy and management. This Perspective presents evidence for the integral role of wildlife in supporting...
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Renew Economy @reneweconomy.com.au · 20/01/2025
Advances in #climate attribution science are helping to make the case that individual fossil fuel companies should be made to pay compensation for climate change linked disasters
reneweconomy.com.au
Emissions to impact: How climate science will hold fossil fuel companies to account
Advances in climate attribution science are helping to make the case that individual fossil fuel companies should be made to pay compensation for climate change linked disasters.
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Conservation Value Solutions @win-with-nature.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Confused by all the claims of "regenerative" ranching & beef? My seven-part series is science-based, systems thinking-based, and captures key nuances. It answers 4 key ?'s: 1. What's the problem, 2. What's the solution, 3. How can u prove it, 4. Where from here? medium.com/@jongelbard/...
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Where’s the (Sustainable) Beef?
A Scientist’s Journey Advancing Beef Supply Chain Sustainability to Incentivize Conservation & Climate Change Solutions
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time
In 2021, Biden had rejoined 2015 treaty that seeks to curb climate crisis effects after Trump first pulled out in 2017
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 05/01/2025
🌍 Hidden Arctic Emissions Deep Arctic lake sediments release significant methane and CO₂ during permafrost thaw, doubling their warming potential. This is an overlooked factor in climate models, which will have a significant impact on #ClimateChange 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Arctic #SciComm 🧪
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Substantial and overlooked greenhouse gas emissions from deep Arctic lake sediment - Nature Geoscience
Deep permafrost soils produce comparable amounts of greenhouse gases as shallow soils in response to warming, according to incubation experiments of deep Arctic lake sediments.
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Matthew Todd @matthewtodd.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Brace yourself, world #PresidentTrump
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AltSpaceForce 🚀🇺🇲 @altspaceforce.altgov.info · 19/01/2025
We have stood up to this compromised administration before & we aren't going to stand down just because it's circling back for another term. Together, we can hold the line. Let's roll.
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HOPE: We are AltGov and AltFam
YouTube video by Alts After Dark
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 20/01/2025
❄️ Svalbard’s glaciers are shrinking A 38-year study finds 149 glaciers in Svalbard are retreating, driven by warming oceans and extreme weather. The trend is accelerating, threatening long-term ice loss. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
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Pervasive glacier retreats across Svalbard from 1985 to 2023 - Nature Communications
This study analyses 124,919 glacier calving front positions to reveal widespread retreats and seasonal cycles across Svalbard since 1985, emphasising the crucial role of ice-ocean interaction and glac...
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 20/01/2025
🌍 Wetlands & methane: a warming cycle Wetlands are releasing more methane due to rising temperatures, about 6–7 million tonnes more each year since 2000. Climate change is fueling this increase, making it harder to slow global warming 🔗 bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪
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Ensemble estimates of global wetland methane emissions over 2000–2020
Abstract. Due to ongoing climate change, methane (CH4) emissions from vegetated wetlands are projected to increase during the 21st century, challenging climate mitigation efforts aimed at limiting glo...
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WildCRU, Oxford @wildcru.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Scottish wildcat hybrids challenge classic assumptions of generalist and specialist species, occurring across a broad range of ecological conditions and geographical ranges, but also having highly specialised individuals. Read more 👉 bit.ly/40FgGlV @oxfordbiology.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
Poster with a camera trap image of a wildcat in woodland. In the foreground is a polaroid image of a wildcat looking at the camera. Next to this is text describing the key messages from the paper.
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 20/01/2025
The message on Nasa's landing page for climate change... "We're moving"
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Liz (or Lizzie) Kim 김혜성 💫 @lizzielizliz.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Alaska to resume ‘barbaric’ shooting of bears and wolves from helicopters. Renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres of state land. 🤬 www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Alaska to resume ‘barbaric’ shooting of bears and wolves from helicopters
Renewed program would allow hunters to eliminate up to 80% of the animals on 20,000 acres of state land
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
“The $TRUMP memecoin — a financial asset that didn't exist on Friday afternoon — now accounts for about 89% of Donald Trump's net worth.” Trump just became one of the top 25 richest people on earth. Through this. Insane, open & now normalized corruption.
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Donald Trump is the newest crypto billionaire
His $TRUMP wealth overshadows Truth Social and his real estate holdings.
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eyelarocca @eyelarocca.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Regenerative agriculture has been co-opted by ranchers. "grass-fed cattle operations require more time, more animals, and more land to match the meat production of their conventional counterparts, leading to increased greenhouse gas emissions." #vegan #sustainable #sustainability
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Nature Ecology & Evolution @natecoevo.nature.com · 20/01/2025
Boreal forests have been experiencing both gains and losses in recent decades. Liu et al show that boreal forest resilience is more sensitive to forest cover losses than to gains, indicating that functional declines due to forest loss outpace improvements following forest recovery. rdcu.be/d6T8l
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Asymmetric sensitivity of boreal forest resilience to forest gain and loss
Nature Ecology & Evolution - Boreal forests have been experiencing both gains and losses in recent decades. Here, the authors show that boreal forest resilience is more sensitive to forest...
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Carlos Calvo-Sancho @ccalvosa.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
El próximo jueves 23 presentamos resultados preliminares de la atribución a cambio climático del evento de precipitación extrema en Valencia en el congreso de @aeclim.org. Mediante la metodología 'storyline approach', hemos utilizado 16 modelos climáticos para generar unas 'CIs' preindustriales.
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 20/01/2025
I would say it's not smart to call a year a breakthrough year for CCS at the start rather than the end of the year, given how consistently CCS fails to have breakthrough years www.woodmac.com/blogs/the-ed...
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CCUS’s breakthrough year | Wood Mackenzie
Explore the latest trends in CCUS as 2025 shapes up to be a breakthrough year, with rising optimism and record FIDs expected. Learn about project financing, policy support and the companies leading th...
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Ken Cousins, PhD @kencousins.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
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Positive environmental stories from 2024
Climate anxiety is very real, but these good news stories from 2024 prove there is hope for our planet.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
How much media coverage was devoted to a false allegation that Joe Biden supposedly received a $5 million bribe from Burisma before becoming president? How much media coverage was devoted to whoever around the world pumped many billions into Trump’s new Crypto this week, & why?
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Legacy media outlets ignoring the Trump and Melania crypto scams, which at any other time with any other incoming Admin would be one of the biggest scandals in political history, shows how lost and unprepared they are for what is about to happen. They’re covering this like a reality show.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 20/01/2025
High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds
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High fertiliser use halves numbers of pollinators, world’s longest study finds
Even average use of nitrogen fertilisers cut flower numbers fivefold and halved pollinating insects Using high levels of common fertilisers on grassland halves pollinator numbers and drastically reduces the number of flowers, research from the world’s…
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The Independent @the-independent.com · 20/01/2025
Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to a new study. The study has implications for our understanding of the effects of nuclear radiation exposure on populations.
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Chernobyl dogs show ‘dramatic’ genetic differences – but not because of radiation
New study has implications for our understanding of nuclear radiation exposure effects on populations
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
World's billionaires rose by 204 last year to 2,769. Their combined wealth jumped from $13tn to $15tn. 60% of wealth from inheritance, “cronyism and corruption” or monopoly power. They fund political parties, shape laws, plot regime changes Sham democracy. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ja...
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Wealth of world’s billionaires grew by $2tn in 2024, report finds
Rate of wealth growth last year was three times faster than 2023, Oxfam inequality research reveals
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Also (among much else) on Audubon and 'regenerative ranching' jacobin.com/2022/03/big-...
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How Big Ag Bankrolled Regenerative Ranching
Advocates of “regenerative ranching” methods claim they’re slashing the carbon footprint of the ranching industry — but they’re actually propping up a scam that Big Ag is bankrolling.
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Elin Lerum Boasson @elinlb.bsky.social · 18/01/2025
Hurray, despite climate changes having detrimental effects everywhere «the AMOC might be much less sensitive to external forcing on decadal timescales than previously believed.» Even though AMOC may eventually be affected, this is good news, especially for us living in the Nordics.
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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
Carmaker Toyota, falling behind on the transition to electric cars, has become the industry's top funder of climate-sceptic politicians in the US, a new report from @publiccitizen.bsky.social finds. www.citizen.org/article/driv...
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