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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 12h

As we crash through the 1.5C target & head into planetary #overshoot the task before the #climate movement becomes ever clearer, we must focus our efforts on keeping fossil fuels in the ground.

I discussed how we can achieve this with @racheldonald.bsky.social on her 'Planet Critical' podcast.

Why Scientists Must Rebel | Aaron Thierry

YouTube video by Planet: Critical

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Leo Murray @crisortunity.bsky.social · 12h

Oil companies are *the bad guys* and really by this late stage it should be impossible for their senior executives to show their faces in public, because they are actively working to kill us all and salt the earth for future generations just so they can have more money than they can ever spend

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 16h

Oh no! Not our beloved fossil fuel company doing something shitty.

Exxon funded thinktanks to spread climate denial in Latin America, documents reveal

Texas-based fossil fuel company financed Atlas Network in attempt to derail UN-led climate treaty process

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin J. Kircher @kevinjkircher.com · 14d

Purdue University, where I work, does great research on climate but has no clear plan for decarbonizing its own campus. My friend Mike Johnston and the Purdue Climate Action Collective have advocated for a climate action plan for years. Mike and I wrote about how that effort is going.

#AcademicSky

On Climate Action, a View From Behind the Pack (opinion)

The fight to decarbonize a public campus in a red state is a fight worth having, Michael Johnston and Kevin Kircher write.

www.insidehighered.com

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Iris van Rooij 💭 @irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 2d

‘Study after study shows that students want to develop these critical thinking skills, are not lazy, and large numbers of them would be in favor of banning ChatGPT and similar tools in universities’, says @olivia.science www.ru.nl/en/research/...

‘Opposing the inevitability of AI at universities is possible and necessary’ | Radboud University

Since the widespread release of ChatGPT in December of 2022, AI has taken over much of the world by storm – including academia. Most of this happened with very little pushback, despite a myriad of iss...

www.ru.nl

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Heather Short @drshort.bsky.social · 1d

Consumption translates directly into CO2 emissions.

Albert Pinto @70sbachchan.bsky.social · 1d

Top 10% by income now getting half of all consumption

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 4d

💸The Trump admin gives the fossil fuel industry nearly *35B* a year in handouts. That money could fund food assistance for 3M families. The money to ensure everyone has what they need to thrive exists – it’s just in the wrong hands. bit.ly/47PPvZ9

Paying for Climate Chaos: U.S. Federal Subsidies for Fossil Fuel Production - Oil Change International

“Paying for Climate Chaos” reveals the staggering scope of federal government subsidies for fossil fuel production, est. at a whopping $34.8 billion per year.

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Oil Change International @oilchange.bsky.social · 5d

🌏 Climate ruling: – A big step forward for the climate! 🙌

In a landmark court ruling for our planet, our health, and our future, The European Court of Human Rights sets limits on Norway’s massive fossil fuel industry.

Read @greenpeace.no press release www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

European human rights court sets climate limits for the oil industry - Greenpeace International

The ruling establishes new, binding legal obligations that will reshape how governments approach fossil fuel development.

www.greenpeace.org

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.bsky.social · 4d

I quite enjoyed a lot of the takedowns of Bill Gates' EA brain snap on climate. It is really deadassed in a number of ways.

But no-one mentioned the most important thing. He isn't *just* full of shit. He knows he is full of shit.

I can prove it: timinclimate.medium.com/even-bill-ga...

Even Bill Gates knows he is full of shit

Did you hear about that “one low-income country set out to cut emissions by banning synthetic fertilizers”?

timinclimate.medium.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 5d

"22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act" | Nice article on our new #Bioscience article by @saschapare.bsky.social for @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

22 of Earth's 34 'vital signs' are flashing red, new climate report reveals — but there's still time to act

Earth's systems are nearing tipping points that could plunge the planet into a "hothouse" regime — but there's still time to prevent that from happening, scientists say.

www.livescience.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 4d

'We can't keep increasing fossil fuel production,' says NDP leadership candidate @avilewis.ca.
Candidates spoke about climate policies at panel in Ottawa
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

'We can't keep increasing fossil fuel production,' says NDP leadership candidate | CBC News

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis says Canada cannot keep increasing fossil fuel production, likening the practice to an "addiction."

www.cbc.ca

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 4d

What's the best use of rocks as a climate solution?

Is it grinding them up and spreading them on fields, or is it throwing them at billionaires? Let's go to this meeting and decide.

The Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 4d

Are you an earth or environmental scientist with an interest in climate change mitigation? Join our upcoming scientific meeting looking at enhanced weathering as leading researchers discuss the scientific and societal challenges ahead:
royalsociety.org/science-even...

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Heather Short @drshort.bsky.social · 4d

"The choice we are faced with is not between "good for us" & "the end of the world," but instead how much harm we are willing to tolerate, and endure, in the years to come"

& how much harm 'we' are willing to tolerate for other people & other life forms

Daniel Swain @weatherwest.bsky.social · 4d

I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

Heather Short @drshort.bsky.social · 5d

"Climate change mitigation strategies are available, cost effective, and urgently needed. From forest protection and renewables to plant-rich diets, we can still limit warming if we act boldly and quickly."

Prof William Ripple @williamripple.bsky.social · 5d

The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social

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Heather Short @drshort.bsky.social · 6d

The entire problem is that people would listen to a billionaire about climate instead of actual climate scientists. He made a ton of money, therefore he must be an authority on everything.

James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 6d

This is just mind-bendingly wrong-headed. ‘Let’s just adapt, tech will save us’ has always been a reckless strategy, but as evidence mounts that natural carbon sinks are failing it really does start to sink into a form of climate denialism.
www.newsweek.com/bill-gates-d...

Bill Gates Delivers ‘Tough Truths’ on Climate Just Before Big U.N. Talks

Bill Gates argues against focusing on emissions goals in favor of measures of human development.

www.newsweek.com

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Peter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 6d

Bill Gates saying that "Climate change is not going to wipe out humanity" and efforts to fight climate change should be shifted elsewhere is like saying nuclear war won't wipe out humanity, so we shouldn't invest efforts in arms control or diplomacy.
www.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...

Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change | CNN Business

In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued r...

www.cnn.com

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d

Bill Gates sure picked an interesting day to downplay the threat of climate change

https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/hurricane-melissa-jamaica-impacts-landfall-cuba-haiti-bahamas

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Leah Stokes @leahstokes.bsky.social · 6d

A billionaire who thought we shouldn't give the poor free COVID vaccines, and hung out with Epstein, wrote some weird, vague stuff about how climate change "isn't that bad" and now the media is covering that rather than a record climate fueled hurricane.

The age of oligarchy sure is exhausting.

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Heather Short @drshort.bsky.social · 6d

"These corporations lied for decades, knowingly endangering millions to line their pockets," Paxton, a Republican, said.

Oh wait, he's NOT talking about fossil fuel corporations...

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sues Tylenol makers over autism claims

He accuses them of hiding alleged dangers from the drug, following the Trump administration's unproven claim it is linked to autism.

www.bbc.com

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Ecojustice @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social · 7d

💥BREAKING💥 Four young Canadians just launched a lawsuit against the Canada Pension Plan investment manager, #CPP Investments, for alleged mismanagement of climate risks.

Read more about the case brought by @ecojusticecanada.bsky.social and @gpllp.bsky.social

👉 bit.ly/4okNn1i

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 7d

Potential CO2 emissions from new projects 11 times global "carbon budget" remaining to hit Paris Agreement targets.

NGOs note 28 new ‘carbon bomb’ projects since 2021

Potential CO2 emissions from new projects 11 times global "carbon budget" remaining to hit Paris Agreement targets.

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Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 10d

this question being led by a private firm (and potential privatization of rollout) is a worst case scenario if you ask me

Alexander C. Kaufman @alexckaufman.bsky.social · 10d

Major scoop from @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social:

Stardust Solutions, the Israeli geoengineering startup led by a team of Israeli physicists, just raised $60 million to develop the technology to artificially cool the planet by reflecting sunlight as soon as the 2030s.

heatmap.news/climate-tech...

Exclusive: Stardust Solutions Raises $60 Million to Build a Solar Geoengineering System by 2030

A U.S. firm led by former Israeli government physicists, Stardust seeks to patent its proprietary sunlight-scattering particle — but it won’t deploy its technology until global governments authorize s...

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Jack McGovan @jackmcgovan.bsky.social · 11d

"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit."

Taxing the rich works!

Millionaire Tax That Inspired Mamdani Fuels $5.7 Billion Haul in Massachusetts

A millionaire levy in Massachusetts that New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani holds up as a model for taxing the rich has generated $3 billion more in revenue than expected without forcing...

www.bloomberg.com

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Seth Klein @sethdklein.bsky.social · 11d

It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messaging. www.nationalobserver.com/2025/10/23/a...

The pipeline ‘petrobloc’ is pressuring Carney to cave on Northern Gateway revival

It’s not just Conservative politicians who are pushing a new oil pipeline to the West Coast — a sprawling right-wing network of columnists, think tanks and companies are amplifying one another’s messa...

www.nationalobserver.com

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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 12d

Rather than think about desired destinations, we should instead think about climate change as an emergency - and act now to limit it as much as possible. That demands the rapid phase out of fossil fuels. If we do not do that we are cooked. 4/6 www.technosphere.earth/as-dreams-of...

As dreams of 1.5°C melt away, net zero’s reckoning is overdue

People’s inability to see past net zero shows it is no longer fit for purpose

www.technosphere.earth

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Heather Short @drshort.bsky.social · 12d

Read the entire thread. Just do it.

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 12d

1. It's fascinating to see, as you can from the responses to the post below, how many daft things people believe, to justify their continued meat eating. So let's examine a few of the common myths in the following thread. 🧵

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 13d

For years, there's been a massive over-emphasis on food miles, and a massive under-emphasis on food type.
By far and away the best dietary decision you can make, for environmental, humanitarian and public health purposes, is to cut out animal products.

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