I speak about climate futures, mitigation and adaptation in the face of the climate crisis. 🇿🇦
I am a huge fan of ephemeral social media, so my posts delete after 60 days. Content that I want around longer will be on my blog.
https://peterdutoit.com ..
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I speak about climate futures, mitigation and adaptation in the face of the climate crisis. 🇿🇦
I am a huge fan of ephemeral social media, so my posts delete after 60 days. Content that I want around longer will be on my blog.
https://peterdutoit.com
du Toit is an Afrikaans surname of French origin, originally from François du Toit, a Huguenot who moved to South Africa in 1686. It translates as "of the roof". People with the surname include:Alexander du Toit (1878–1948), South African geologist Anri du Toit aka Yolandi Visser, South African musician Braam du Toit, South African composer Christiaan du Toit (1901–1982), South African military commander Daniel du Toit (1871–1959), South African astronomer Dirk du Toit (1943–2009), South African politician Elize du Toit, South African born, British actress Flooi du Toit (1869–1909), South African cricketer Francois Jacobus du Toit (1897–1961), South African journalist and economist Gaffie du Toit, South African rugby union Jacob Daniël du Toit, South African poet and translator Jané du Toit, Namibian rugby union footballer Lydia Lindeque (1916–1997), South African actor Natalie du Toit, South African swimmer Nick du Toit, South African arms dealer Paul du Toit (1965–2014), South African artist Pieter-Steph du Toit, South African rugby union player Rachel Alida du Toit (1916–1997), South African actor Sarel Petrus du Toit (1864–1930), Second Boer War Boer general Simoné du Toit, South African shot putter Stephanus Jacobus du Toit (1847–1911), South African Afrikaans language pioneer Wikus du Toit, South African actor .. more
"Since atmospheric GHGs [which increased by +2.3% in 2024] drive global warming, [this is] ultimately the metric that matters for meeting the temperature goal of the Paris Agreement."
Unless these decline we are on a steady march to hell
#ClimateCrisis
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The bounce induced by policy change in the US is clear in the data.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
We are rapidly moving into the era of physical environment destabilisation.
Do you have a resilience plan in place?
www.climatecentre.or...
#ClimateCrisis
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The bounce induced by policy change in the US is clear in the data.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
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[from Bloomberg]
“CO₂ emissions from the world's second-largest polluter today and largest historically have started rising again”
Climate Chaos at ~1.5°C of heating.
There is a 75% chance we will cross 2°C
We need urgent adaptation because we are completely unprepared
📹 UN OCHA
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Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth
Again those who contributed the least to atmospheric pollution bearing the brunt of climate chaos.
Heating currently at ~1.5°C
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Observational data provided by gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/
www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023...
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www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023...
Q2: I haven't seen any yet (maybe after today)
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Tried to find out if it's compatible with any open protocol but no info
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Tried to find out if it's compatible with any open protocol but no info
This is one year into project 2025.
3 more to go.
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Data (shown as anomalies on the graph) and methods from: www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/globa...
• Absorb excess heat first
• Then redistribute and re-emit it over time
We are on a highway to hell.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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“According to the January 2026 CCSR/IRI ENSO plume forecast, the probability of La Niña conditions persisting during Jan–Mar (JFM) 2026 is 31%, while ENSO-neutral conditions are the next most likely outcome, with an estimated probability of 69%.”
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