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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 3h

The 'positive' tipping points in this are always interested to read. Strange to leave out onshore wind but include "green hydrogen"

Also offshore wind is certainly facing far more headwinds than onshore wind.....

global-tipping-points.org/positive-tip...

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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 2h

BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"

For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project

The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.

theconversation.com

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James Bridle @jamesbridle.bsky.social · 2h

“They have issues around hunger, poverty, mass unemployment – and we’re getting them to commit towards some fancy projects like using drones and AI.” @lighthousereports.com on The Tony Blair Institute, Oracle, and Larry Ellison. A fairly disturbing read archive.is/mKi7s

archive.is

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 2h

“Living car-free is the most impactful behavior by far in terms of reducing emissions.”

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 3h

🚲🥗🚗 Small choices matter, but big change happens when systems support them.

WRI Climate ranked 19 climate-friendly behaviors to show which ones cut the most emissions and why policies & businesses must make them accessible.

See the list 👉 bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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goldmartin @gillmartin.bsky.social · 2h

Jeremy Corbyn interview the Guarddian, writing about the need for greater inclusion of all society's voice in politics today.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Voters' voices are being shut out of British politics. Your Party has a radical plan to change that | Jeremy Corbyn

At our conference in November we will use a jury service-type model to allow members to discuss and decide policy, strategy and even the name of our party, says Your Party co-leader Jeremy Corbyn

www.theguardian.com

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 2h

Gaza death toll rises to 67,869 - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-67869

Gaza death toll rises to 67,869

<article data-history-node-id="430100" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-67869" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-death-toll-rises-67869" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza death toll rises to 67,869</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian Health Ministry on Monday said that 63 Palestinians have been confirmed dead over the past 24 hours in Gaza.</p> <p>The number included 60 people whose bodies were recovered from under the rubble of destroyed buildings and in the streets, the ministry said, adding that ambulance and civil defence crews continue to face difficulties reaching them.</p> <p>Since 7 October 2023, Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed 67,869 people and wounded 170,105, the ministry added. </p> </div> </div> </article>

www.middleeasteye.net

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2h

Equinor spent a decade offering hollow promises with CCS then dropping them, and now its hollow promises for electrification are seeing the same fate.

Ultimately, the company's main climate harm come from the products it sells, not how it manufactures them for sale.

www.nrk.no/vestland/res...

Equinor will drop two projects with power from land
High costs are causing Equinor to shelve plans to electrify the Snorre A and B fields in the North Sea off Florø.
The company states this in a letter sent to the Ministry of Energy, which E24 has seen.

Equinor is currently carrying out electrification projects on the Snøhvit, Troll, Oseberg and Njord fields.

Electrification is controversial because it takes up power resources on land.

On Monday, the Center Party submitted a representative proposal to the Storting to stop all further electrification of the shelf with power from shore.

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Nina Lakhani @ninalakhani.bsky.social · 3h

My interview with Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur on human rights defenders: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals as the US, UK, Germany and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 2h

Climate change is properly erased from Tesla's shareholder materials now - replaced with "sustainable abundance"

www.votetesla.com/wp-content/u...

Tesla’s Next Chapter Has the Potential to Create a World We’ve Only
Begun to Imagine
Full Self-Driving
Helps to create a new era of demand
AI Capabilities
Game changer for manufacturing

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Middle East Eye (Unofficial) @middleeasteye-rss.bsky.social · 3h

After two years of Gaza genocide, the West's moral pretence is shattered - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/after-two-years-gaza-genocide-wests-moral-pretence-shattered

After two years of Gaza genocide, the West's moral pretence is shattered

Israel's slaughter of Palestinians has forced the world to confront bitter truths about the designs of empire

www.middleeasteye.net

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 3h

'Your Majesty, you know how you really care about climate change? Well, we've discovered something you can do to help...' www.businessgreen.com/news/4520270...

Greenpeace issues legal threat to Crown Estate over alleged 'monopoly profiteering'

Campaign group accuses landowner of charging 'hefty fees' for leasing the seabed to offshore wind developers in 2023 auction, leading to upward pressure on household energy bills

www.businessgreen.com

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Leon Simons @leonsimons.bsky.social · 1h

🚨 None of the UN IPCC models capture what NASA satellites are seeing.

We should assume and prepare for the worst, as there is a non-zero chance of 3°C of global warming by 2050.

We better assume that it will happen and/or try to make sure that it doesn't happen.

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Citizen Participation @oliverescobar.bsky.social · Aug 25

📚 new open access book: "Climate Assemblies - New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World" 🌍

✅ 25 co-authors examine the state of the field and the reasons behind the growing hope and hype about climate assemblies

✅Free PDF available here 👉🏼 www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi...

Climate Assemblies - New Civic Institutions for a Climate-Changed World
Edited by Oliver Escobar and Stephen Elstub
Published by Fe Gruyter

Book cover depicts the globe, with people gathering around it
Colours: yellow, black an d blue

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Kate Raworth @kateraworth.bsky.social · Jul 17

A little town in Sweden - Tomelilla - is pioneering what it means to put Doughnut Economics into practice. This could well become inspiration to many towns and villages seeking to create a different kind of future... @doughnuteconomics.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It feels cool to be a cog in change’: how doughnut economics is reshaping a Swedish town

A casual mention of Kate Raworth’s theory has grown into the basis for decision making in Tomelilla

www.theguardian.com

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Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick @sarahinscience.bsky.social · 4h

For so long, fossil fuel projects have said their contribution to climate change is "negligible".
Turns out that's wrong.
Our research in NPJ Climate Action proves it.
Every tonne of CO2 matters.
@21stcenturyweather.bsky.social
@minderoo.bsky.social
#climatechange
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making - npj Climate Action

npj Climate Action - Quantifying the regional to global climate impacts of individual fossil fuel projects to inform decision-making

www.nature.com

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Daniel Aldrich @danielaldrich.bsky.social · 1h

Labour plans to introduce a “total ban” on fracking this autumn, replacing the current moratorium with permanent legislation. oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

Britain Set to Outlaw Fracking After Decades of Debate | OilPrice.com

The Labour government is moving to impose a total legal ban on fracking in the U.K., ending years of political back-and-forth over the controversial practice.

oilprice.com

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 4h

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 24m

The hard numbers do paint a very different picture to the optimistic & upbeat claptrap that typically masquerades as reasoned debate. I made the point about 2°C & Covid in climateuncensored.com/talk-at-the-... - though used the 7% figure there which is from the start of 2025 (rather than 2026).

Talk at the Tyndall Centre Conference: Our Critical Decade for Climate Action - Climate Uncensored

Venue: UEA. 8th September 2025

climateuncensored.com

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Brett Christophers @brettchristophers.bsky.social · 2h

When you see the cold numbers -- 8% cuts in emissions needed per year, every year, from now -- it's clear that even 2° is a fantasy

(Emissions only fell 5% during covid, when much of the world economy shut down)

Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 4h

Short comment on 'carbon trading' climateuncensored.com/what-role-fo...

Paris 1.5°C needs >20% cuts in global emissions every year - starting now!
For Paris 2°C, it’s ~8%.
Which country/company/institution can exceed these rates?
Only those that do have any real “emission space” for carbon trading.

What role for carbon trading? - Climate Uncensored

I was recently contacted by a senior civil servant who asked me to provide a short comment on the concept of emissions trading schemes in general, and on the

climateuncensored.com

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 4h

Short comment on 'carbon trading' climateuncensored.com/what-role-fo...

Paris 1.5°C needs >20% cuts in global emissions every year - starting now!
For Paris 2°C, it’s ~8%.
Which country/company/institution can exceed these rates?
Only those that do have any real “emission space” for carbon trading.

What role for carbon trading? - Climate Uncensored

I was recently contacted by a senior civil servant who asked me to provide a short comment on the concept of emissions trading schemes in general, and on the

climateuncensored.com