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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 5h

The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to 424ppm in 2024, the largest increase since modern measurements started in 1957, according to the report by the World Meteorological Organization.

Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 5h

Levels of #carbon dioxide in the atmosphere soared by a record amount in 2024 UN data shows. Scientists are worried that land and ocean “sinks” that remove #CO2 from the air are weakening as a result of global heating, which could form a vicious circle and drive temperatures up even faster.

Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating

CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening

www.theguardian.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 8d

The world’s #wind and #solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system, according to research www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

www.theguardian.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 16d

Nope, this is not "fake news"...
The Energy Department has added “climate change,” “green” and “decarbonization” to its growing “list of words to avoid” at its Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

www.politico.com/news/2025/09...

Energy Dept. adds ‘climate change’ and ‘emissions’ to banned words list

It is the latest in a series of Trump administration efforts to dispute, silence or downplay climate change.

www.politico.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 21d

REVEALED: An in-depth study of 89 multinationals, published in Nature Communications, reveals that companies that purchase #carbon credits do not decarbonize any quicker than those that do not.

Carbon credits have little to no effect on making companies greener, study reveals

Many companies across the world use carbon credits as part of their climate strategies to offset emissions. A carbon credit is a certificate that represents the reduction, avoidance or removal of one ...

phys.org

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · 22d

Investment in #renewable energy has continued to increase around the world despite moves by Donald Trump’s White House to cancel and derail low-carbon projects.

Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback

Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say

www.theguardian.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Aug 19

Only 28 countries have so far submitted #carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters of greenhouse gases – including China and the EU – still to produce their plans. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Brazil issues last-ditch plea for countries to submit climate plans ahead of Cop30

Only 28 countries have submitted carbon-cutting proposals to the UN, with some of the biggest emitters yet to produce plans

www.theguardian.com

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SNAP Québec @snapquebec.bsky.social · Jul 8

@carbonick.bsky.social, directeur #conservation & #climat, nous explique ce que la science dit sur l’empreinte carbone des coupes forestières & pourquoi nos #forêts laissées debout sont un meilleur outil que des billots de #bois pour lutter contre la crise climatique
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNb5...

L’empreinte climatique du secteur forestier, de la forêt à l’usine

YouTube video by SNAP Quebec

www.youtube.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Jun 19

#Climate action being obstructed and delayed by false and misleading information stemming from fossil fuel companies, rightwing politicians and some nation states. The report systematically reviewed 300 studies. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🌎

Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report

False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

www.theguardian.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Jun 17

Four sources with knowledge of the situation at the EPA’s Region 5 office, which oversees six Midwestern states, told CNN that enforcement officials were informed that “there is a pause on oil and gas enforcement” at staff meetings.
www.cnn.com/politics/epa...

The Trump Environmental Protection Agency is telling staff to stop policing the oil and gas industry | CNN Politics

The Environmental Protection Agency has told staff overseeing the country’s industrialized Midwest– a region plagued by a legacy of pollution– to stop enforcing violations against the fossil fuel comp...

www.cnn.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · May 5

Blogue et capsule animée pour expliquer l'importance de la nature face à la crise climatique actuelle. Des arguments de plus pour inciter le Québec à accélérer la cadence pour la création d'aires protégées 🌎 @snapquebec.bsky.social @naturequebec.bsky.social

Cycle du carbone: le rôle crucial de la nature dans la régulation du climat - SNAP Québec

Depuis quelques mois, partout au Québec, de nombreux groupes citoyens, des communautés autochtones, des municipalités et des universitaires s’unissent afin d’identifier, documenter et protéger des mil...

snapquebec.org

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Sam Furgiuele @furgiuele.bsky.social · May 4

In North Carolina, the State legislature has blocked cities and towns from protecting trees. With no home rule, we have to comply. They reduced dramatically the jurisdiction of Boone NC because we protected the mountain-sides which surround us. Enlightened Republicans killing us all!

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · May 4

A new study has calculated that increasing vegetation in urban areas by 30 per cent could have prevented more than one third of all global heat-related deaths between 2000 to 2019. In total, 1.16 million lives may have been saved with more greenery during this 20-year period. 🌎

How more trees in cities could have saved 400,000 lives in Europe

‘Expanding greenness’ could save millions of lives, a comprehensive new study finds.

www.euronews.com

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Richard Van Noorden @richvn.bsky.social · May 2

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts for US science in next fiscal year
NASA cut by 24%
NIH cut by 40%
EPA cut by 55%
NSF cut by 56%
Analysis from @maxkozlov.bsky.social @dangaristo.bsky.social @alexwitze.bsky.social and @nature.com team
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Trump proposes unprecedented budget cuts to US science

Huge reductions, if enacted, could have ‘catastrophic’ effects on US competitiveness and the scientific pipeline, critics say.

www.nature.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · May 2

“The science is clear on what needs to change: Stop using fossil fuels, respect and protect nature, use resources sustainably.”
“Our societies were made by us, so human-made problems can be unmade. We limit ourselves when we focus only on preventing the worst, rather than striving for the best.” 🌎🧪

‘Deep change theory’ could pull us out of a global crisis, scientists say

A new U.N. report maps a path toward a more sustainable future and challenges society to question basic assumptions and values about the environment, consumption and waste.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 29

Erasing #climate science, one dumb decision at a time...
"The move will allow the administration to either skip the congressionally mandated report altogether, or pursue an alternative, potentially far more skeptical take on what is otherwise widely accepted climate science." 🌎🧪

Trump administration dismisses all authors of major climate report, throwing US assessment into limbo | CNN

The Trump administration has dismissed all the scientists and other authors working on the next authoritative look at how climate change is affecting the United States, according to an email sent to a...

www.cnn.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 26

"Every 1% of greenhouse gas emitted since 1990 has caused $502 billion in damage from heat alone, excluding costs from hurricanes, droughts and floods." Top-emitters:
Saudi Aramco: $2.05 trillion
Gazprom: $2 trillion
Chevron: $1.98 trillion
ExxonMobil: $1.91 trillion
BP: $1.45 trillion
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Fossil fuel companies caused $28 trillion in climate damage, study finds. These 5 are tied to the most harm.

Extreme heat caused by emissions from 111 fossil fuel companies cost an estimated $28 trillion between 1991 and 2020, according to researchers at Dartmouth College.

www.cbsnews.com

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SNAP Québec @snapquebec.bsky.social · Apr 24

Projet de loi 97 | La SNAP Québec juge alarmante cette proposition qui interdirait notamment la création d’aires protégées sur une vaste portion du territoire et permettrait la récolte de bois dans des zones de conservation, et ce sans consultations.

Lire le communiqué👉 bit.ly/42LSqP0

Projet de loi 97 (réforme du régime forestier) : Des reculs inacceptables face à la gestion de nos forêts publiques - SNAP Québec

Montréal, 23 avril 2025 – La Société pour la Nature et les Parcs (SNAP Québec) est vivement préoccupée par la réforme du régime forestier présentée aujourd’hui par le gouvernement du Québec à travers ...

snapquebec.org

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 24

Le projet de loi 97 est à peine sorti que les réactions sont vives et très cinglantes. Si cette réforme voit le jour dans sa mouture actuelle, on assistera à un recul monumental sur la #biodiversité, les droits #autochtones et la gestion intégrée. Clairement inacceptable. @snapquebec.bsky.social

Projet de loi 97 (réforme du régime forestier) : Des reculs inacceptables face à la gestion de nos forêts publiques - SNAP Québec

Montréal, 23 avril 2025 – La Société pour la Nature et les Parcs (SNAP Québec) est vivement préoccupée par la réforme du régime forestier présentée aujourd’hui par le gouvernement du Québec à travers ...

snapquebec.org

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 22

Important and desperately needed!
@theguardian.com is launching a year-long collaborative reporting project that seeks to explore a pivotal but little-known fact about the #climate crisis: the overwhelming majority of the world’s people want their governments to take stronger action. 🌎

Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority

The Guardian is joining forces with dozens of newsrooms around the world to launch a year-long exploration of the ‘silent majority’ of people who want to fight climate change

www.theguardian.com

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 19

This is so wrong. “Unfortunately, all data and services offered under the base contract, including this website, will be unavailable unless and until funding is resumed,” The White House’s Office of Management and Budget has recommended ending funding for the regional climate centers

U.S. climate data websites go dark

Lapse may be temporary, but draft budget plans would eliminate service

www.science.org

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 16

On root causes, it might be time to go #deepchange mode:
- Rethink waste: From trash to treasure
- Realign with nature: From separation to harmony
- Reconsider responsibility: From me to we
- Reimagine the future: From seconds to centuries
- Redefine value: From economic wealth to planetary health

UN University Finds Five Deep Changes Urgently Needed for a Safer World and How to Achieve Them

New report, Interconnected Disaster Risks 2025, is released from UNU in Bonn today, presenting a bold approach for change.

unu.edu

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 16

Efforts to monetize or attempts to reach an audience that is blind to other arguments? We live in a world where some people just can't see beyond $$. If those kinds of arguments can increase chances to protect old-growth, we shouldn't refrain from using them.

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Nicolas Mainville @carbonick.bsky.social · Apr 16

Cutting down the last standing giants is not only bad for #biodiversity, #climate and people, it is also economically incoherent. Protecting old-growth #forests in the BC interior could generate more than $43 billion over the next century — far more than #logging the land 🌎

BC’s interior old-growth forests hiding billions in economic benefits, report says

A new report reveals that preserving British Columbia's interior old-growth forests could generate billions in economic value, offering far greater economic return than timber.

www.nationalobserver.com

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Dear Neighbo(u)r 🇨🇦 @dearneighborshow.bsky.social · Apr 11

Pierre Poilievre said 15,000 people showed up at his Edmonton rally.
CBC counted 1,558.
Lesson: Inflating crowd numbers is standard political strategy but it only works if you don’t get caught.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

analytical-style grid with dots counting each person in the image

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