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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is worth a read - factchecking claims (myths) about solar power

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Aug 28

NEW – Factcheck: 16 misleading myths about solar power

✍️ @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org
🎨 @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @jjgoodman.bsky.social Tom Pearson

Read here: buff.ly/47kIjiZ

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🌍⚖️ Sébastien Duyck @duycks.bsky.social · Jul 23

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice.
🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability
📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇
#ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · Jul 22

🔋António Guterres says renewable energy is the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century.

🌏@manupulgarvidal.bsky.social of #WWF comments:

#ClimateAction

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · Jul 17

🌍 On 23 July, 3:00 PM CEST, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, President of the @CIJ_ICJ, will deliver the Court's historic decision on the obligations of states' with regard to #ClimateChange. This decision may be a pivotal moment that leads us to a better future. Read more here: ow.ly/emUz50WrspZ

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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · Jun 25

A good start to the Climate Innovation Forum as part of #LondonClimateActionWeek including telling people that #ClimateAction is happening

#LCAW25 #CIF25
#ClimateChange

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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · Jun 24

I'm looking forward to meeting people at #LondonClimateActionWeek

Before then, read this op-ed by the mayors of London and Paris on disinformation and misinformation and the backlash to #ClimateAction

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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In London and Paris, we’ve experienced vicious backlash to climate action. But we’re not backing down | Sadiq Khan and Anne Hidalgo

Around the world, well-funded, organised climate deniers are spreading lies about the crisis. We call on governments and tech companies to step up, say London mayor Sadiq Khan and Paris mayor Anne Hid...

www.theguardian.com

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · Jun 16

Today, the #UNFCCC #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62 in #Bonn kick off & #WWF has published a number of papers calling for urgent progress on key issues in the lead up to @cop30nobrasil.bsky.social. There is no time to lose! More here: panda.org/cop30

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · Jun 5

.@WWF has published its annual Climate & Energy Manifesto 2025. We need political will and bold decisions from leaders more than ever. Read the manifesto here: bit.ly/4kBPa0f #ClimateCrisis #ActOnClimate

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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · May 29

The village of Blatten in Switzerland is partly buried by the collapse of a glacier which melted because our greenhouse gas emissions warmed the climate.

Another reminder that choosing to not invest enough today to reduce emissions means far greater costs for society in the long term.

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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · May 23

Weatherwatch: The Met Office fights back against climate misinformation

The most impressive part of the Office’s misinformation ‘toolkit’ is its set of answers to climate deniers’ questions

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma...

#ClimateChange
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Weatherwatch: The Met Office fights back against climate misinformation

The most impressive part of the Office’s misinformation ‘toolkit’ is its set of answers to climate deniers’ questions

www.theguardian.com

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Parents for Climate @parentsforclimate.bsky.social · May 19

Here it is, finally. The truth.

In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product

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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · May 16

Some amazing nature photos here (and some awfully sad ones in the 'Humanity vs Nature' category)
www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

A seadragon and flushing worms: Environmental Photography award winners – in pictures

Winning images from the 2025 of Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography award, selected from 10,000 images submitted globally

www.theguardian.com

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · May 14

NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU

Line chart – China's CO2 emissions are now 1% below their March 2024 peak: China’s emissions from fossil fuels and cement, million tonnes of CO2, rolling 12-month totals. Source: Emissions are estimated from National Bureau of Statistics data on production of different fuels and cement, China Customs data on imports and exports and WIND Information data on changes in inventories, applying emissions factors from China’s latest national greenhouse gas emissions inventory and annual emissions factors per tonne of cement production until 2024. Sector breakdown of coal consumption is estimated using coal consumption data from WIND Information and electricity data from the National Energy Administration.

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · May 14

As the #climate crisis intensifies, its effects are becoming impossible to ignore - for both people and nature.

That’s why #TheHerds, led by a team of puppeteers, are on the move; so far visiting DRC, Nigeria, Senegal & Morocco!

Join #TheHerds to follow the journey.

Kinshasa - Congo Basin (c) Berclaire for The Walk Productions

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · May 14

Unexpected - EU companies increasingly aligned with climate action

“Those vocally organising to oppose the energy transition achieve outsized importance across public debate. However, there is a larger, quieter majority that are supportive of decarbonisation”

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds

Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025

www.theguardian.com

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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · May 12

Solar energy has consistently been underestimated.

Today, it adds more capacity/yr to global grid than any other source in history.

If trend continues, solar will deliver more electricity generation/yr than any technology before it.

Graph from @nathanielbullard.com - great newsletter

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Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · May 6

How are #heatwaves changing in #Europe?

According to the European #Climate Report, 2024 saw:

🌡️ Record-breaking ‘strong heat stress’ days and tropical nights in southeastern Europe during summer

🥵 In recent decades, heat has been the leading cause of reported deaths due to extreme weather
🌍🧪⚒️🌡️🌊

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · Apr 24

Achieving energy security for all means one crucial step: ending the world’s dependence on #FossilFuels and scaling up #RenewableEnergy. WWF calls on countries to include phasing out fossil fuels in their new national climate plans. Here’s our guidance on how: ow.ly/Gof750VGtyB

Including fossil fuels phase out in national climate plans is key to energy security and econom

Achieving the Paris Agreement’s global temperature goal of 1.5℃ is only feasible through a comprehensive phase-out of fossil fuels. And countries need to embed these implementation plans in their nati

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Apr 21

Pope Francis last year on those who deny climate science:

"There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don't believe it…They don't understand the situation or because of their interest, but climate change exists."

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Pope Francis uses first US TV interview to slam climate change deniers

Pope Francis spoke out against climate change deniers, calling them 'fools' in his first ever interview on American television.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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WWF Climate and Energy @climatewwf.bsky.social · Apr 17

Climate risks are escalating at record levels, affecting people and nature in unprecedented ways. Read @WWF & @practicalaction.bsky.social’s new report on how countries can anchor Loss and Damage into their climate plans and help accelerate national climate action shorturl.at/aA5eI

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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · Apr 14

Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy

www.carbonbrief.org/power-sector...

“Solar power has become the engine of the global energy transition..."

@carbonbrief.org

Bar chart "Solar added more than twice as much generation in 2024 as any other source" Carbon Brief graphic using Ember data

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Mar 23

The 2024 state of the climate report: a report by leading international scientists on recent trends in planetary vital signs.
(Ignore at your peril.)

academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · Mar 10

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

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Stephen Cornelius @climatesteve.bsky.social · Mar 5

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms

Coal, oil and gas are the biggest driver of #ClimateChange

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms, study shows

Researchers say data strengthens case for holding firms to account for their contribution to climate crisis

www.theguardian.com

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Valérie Masson-Delmotte @valmasdel.bsky.social · Feb 25

I receive numerous requests from journalists regarding the current situation with the Intergovernemental Panel on Climate Change.

I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7).

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