Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
@doctorvive.bsky.social
Founding Director, End Climate Silence
Author, *The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It*
genevieveguenther.com
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I am very happy to announce that "The Language of Climate Politics" has been shortlisted for the Penn Libraries Book Prize in Sustainability. 😊
I'm honored to be in the company of @akshatrathi.bsky.social, Rob Jackson, and Edward Humes!
#ClimateChange
I'm honored to be in the company of @akshatrathi.bsky.social, Rob Jackson, and Edward Humes!
#ClimateChange
The pleasure these freaks take in killing people is really disturbing.
![Pete Hegseth @PeteHegseth
For your Christmas wish list...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The pleasure these freaks take in killing people is really disturbing.
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Extreme weather has killed nearly 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
Future Climate in Norway: More Floods, Droughts, and Less Snow - Norce
The climate in Norway has already changed significantly, and the effects are expected to grow stronger in the coming years. We will experience more precipitation, more frequent droughts, and less snow...
www.norceresearch.no
December 1, 2025 at 9:24 AM
We had the lighting of our street's christmas tree y'day: 5 degrees C, pouring rain, no snow
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
I wish there were a socially acceptable way to point out that 3 decades ago, it would've almost certainly been snowy, lovely and <0C. Lots of older folks there: I think on some level they know it
Does anyone know how China is dealing with AI in the classroom?
The most credible reporting I could find suggests they’re putting classes on LLMs into the curriculum but not using them for schoolwork. But it would be interesting to know more…
amp.scmp.com/economy/chin...
The most credible reporting I could find suggests they’re putting classes on LLMs into the curriculum but not using them for schoolwork. But it would be interesting to know more…
amp.scmp.com/economy/chin...
AI enters the classroom: China’s Hangzhou makes lessons compulsory in schools
Local governments are beginning to take action after Beijing said it wants all primary and secondary students to study the advanced tech.
amp.scmp.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Does anyone know how China is dealing with AI in the classroom?
The most credible reporting I could find suggests they’re putting classes on LLMs into the curriculum but not using them for schoolwork. But it would be interesting to know more…
amp.scmp.com/economy/chin...
The most credible reporting I could find suggests they’re putting classes on LLMs into the curriculum but not using them for schoolwork. But it would be interesting to know more…
amp.scmp.com/economy/chin...
Back to back in this week’s New Yorker: an exposé of luxury airport lounges and a story about vanishing ice on Greenland. A snapshot of our species insanity.
December 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Back to back in this week’s New Yorker: an exposé of luxury airport lounges and a story about vanishing ice on Greenland. A snapshot of our species insanity.
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Lol, Zillow tried to rate the climate risks facing individual properties. The real estate industry *hated* it, precisely because it worked -- it made selling risky properties more difficult. So they rebelled & Zillow caved.
Don't look up!
Don't look up!
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
i am unfortunately tired of keeping my mouth shut on this need to deal with our country’s antiquated laws
because saying so leads many to presume i support “solutions” preferred by politicians
many of which would benefit fossil moreso under this govt while eroding environmental protections
because saying so leads many to presume i support “solutions” preferred by politicians
many of which would benefit fossil moreso under this govt while eroding environmental protections
November 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
i am unfortunately tired of keeping my mouth shut on this need to deal with our country’s antiquated laws
because saying so leads many to presume i support “solutions” preferred by politicians
many of which would benefit fossil moreso under this govt while eroding environmental protections
because saying so leads many to presume i support “solutions” preferred by politicians
many of which would benefit fossil moreso under this govt while eroding environmental protections
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
there are reforms that would be on net potentially bad for the environment
anything that makes it easier to build solar and wind in biodiverse areas holds a higher risk of permanently damaging the places many claim are most important to protect from climate change, pollution
this can be true too
anything that makes it easier to build solar and wind in biodiverse areas holds a higher risk of permanently damaging the places many claim are most important to protect from climate change, pollution
this can be true too
November 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
there are reforms that would be on net potentially bad for the environment
anything that makes it easier to build solar and wind in biodiverse areas holds a higher risk of permanently damaging the places many claim are most important to protect from climate change, pollution
this can be true too
anything that makes it easier to build solar and wind in biodiverse areas holds a higher risk of permanently damaging the places many claim are most important to protect from climate change, pollution
this can be true too
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
instead we have a system where the only gains to be made at the national level are ones that also more easily benefit fossil and thusly trigger opposition from groups that are on the frontlines of litigation against fossil projects
November 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
instead we have a system where the only gains to be made at the national level are ones that also more easily benefit fossil and thusly trigger opposition from groups that are on the frontlines of litigation against fossil projects
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
many of the reforms we need aren’t being discussed by national politicians
the true reforms that would quickly advance an energy transition would include subsuming local energy siting decisions
nationalizing that process
& it would maybe never become law, fail court challenges
the true reforms that would quickly advance an energy transition would include subsuming local energy siting decisions
nationalizing that process
& it would maybe never become law, fail court challenges
November 30, 2025 at 8:04 PM
many of the reforms we need aren’t being discussed by national politicians
the true reforms that would quickly advance an energy transition would include subsuming local energy siting decisions
nationalizing that process
& it would maybe never become law, fail court challenges
the true reforms that would quickly advance an energy transition would include subsuming local energy siting decisions
nationalizing that process
& it would maybe never become law, fail court challenges
strong floor no ceiling
a woman is sitting at a table with candles and says it rains inside at dinner time .
Alt: a woman is sitting inside at a table with candles while rain pours over her head. she sings "it rains inside at dinner time."
media.tenor.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
strong floor no ceiling
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
Kiss of death
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Kiss of death
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Realtors know that, in many parts of the country, if you educate people about climate risk, the housing market will collapse.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting. n.pr/49MFa1M
As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI
Meteorologists are surprised that the weather model that did the best job forecasting hurricanes this year was a new one, introduced by Google. AI may be the beginning of a new era of forecasting.
n.pr
November 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is a legitimate scientific revolution in meteorology.
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
Also, to be clear, these models are not the AI LLMs that most people are familiar with. They are machine learning algorithms trained on observations (actually reanalysis).
This is a good article about the relentless onslaught of climate disinformation that distorts US and global politics.
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Many Fighting Climate Change Worry They Are Losing the Information War
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
This is a good article about the relentless onslaught of climate disinformation that distorts US and global politics.
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
I just wish it acknowledged that disinformation is sticky precisely because it often resonates w the speech of “our side.”
For example…
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
this is a very fair point
I think overconfidence in a technological, free-market and autopilot energy transition also inspires a follow-on dismissiveness around governments approving, supporting or encouraging fossil fuel infrastructure (on the grounds that it won't compete with cheap renewables and therefore isn't a worry)
November 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
this is a very fair point
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You've often seen charts showing how the IEA's scenarios underestimate renewable energy - but they also tend *not* to overestimate fossil fuels.
Eg: gas consumption is higher than the IEA's 'current policies' scenario from 2015 (and every other scenario they published)
Eg: gas consumption is higher than the IEA's 'current policies' scenario from 2015 (and every other scenario they published)
November 30, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen:
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Crash Worship
- Magnetic Fields
- Yo Yo Ma
- Ekko Astral
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Crash Worship
- Magnetic Fields
- Yo Yo Ma
- Ekko Astral
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
- Pink Floyd
- The Indigo Girls
- Dave Brubeck
- Explosions in the Sky
- Morcheeba
- Pink Floyd
- The Indigo Girls
- Dave Brubeck
- Explosions in the Sky
- Morcheeba
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've seen:
-Bon Jovi
-Garth Brooks
-Merle Haggard
-Ellie Goulding/Passion Pit
-The War on Drugs
-Bon Jovi
-Garth Brooks
-Merle Haggard
-Ellie Goulding/Passion Pit
-The War on Drugs
November 30, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you have seen:
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Crash Worship
- Magnetic Fields
- Yo Yo Ma
- Ekko Astral
- Terence Trent D'Arby
- Crash Worship
- Magnetic Fields
- Yo Yo Ma
- Ekko Astral
Ok, I’ll play @profanity.accountant 😊
November 30, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Ok, I’ll play @profanity.accountant 😊
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The latest grim news
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The latest grim news
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The brilliant @susanzieger.bsky.social has an entire chapter about this space junk, Elon Musk’s role in creating it, in her fascinating book LOGISTICS AND POWER.
Buy it for the holidays here: bookshop.org/p/books/logi...
Buy it for the holidays here: bookshop.org/p/books/logi...
![SUSAN ZIEGER
[a picture of her book:]
LOGISTICS
AND
POWER
SUPPLY CHAINS
FROM SLAVERY TO SPACE](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:xalxqffcayyidntafmptzhta/bafkreicz47fmjxaode4o6lwzxbmynrckdtr46e46wfgfxbazdeq2wrrtwu@jpeg)
November 29, 2025 at 2:49 PM
The brilliant @susanzieger.bsky.social has an entire chapter about this space junk, Elon Musk’s role in creating it, in her fascinating book LOGISTICS AND POWER.
Buy it for the holidays here: bookshop.org/p/books/logi...
Buy it for the holidays here: bookshop.org/p/books/logi...
One really important takeaway from Kate Aronoff’s magisterial overview of the IRA is that @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social was INSTRUMENTAL to getting the legislation passed, whoever may have taken largest or sole credit for it in the news media.
November 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
One really important takeaway from Kate Aronoff’s magisterial overview of the IRA is that @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social was INSTRUMENTAL to getting the legislation passed, whoever may have taken largest or sole credit for it in the news media.
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If the “big” entities want a different result the next time, it would sure help to build an organized base that would be mobilized for such a campaign.
But that’s NOT repeat NOT what big greens and their funders do.
But that’s NOT repeat NOT what big greens and their funders do.
November 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
If the “big” entities want a different result the next time, it would sure help to build an organized base that would be mobilized for such a campaign.
But that’s NOT repeat NOT what big greens and their funders do.
But that’s NOT repeat NOT what big greens and their funders do.
This is such a crazy story! There is *no way* Tuvalu, for example, opposed the roadmap to the phase out of fossil fuels.
It was the second country to join the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty ffs.
It was the second country to join the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty ffs.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This is such a crazy story! There is *no way* Tuvalu, for example, opposed the roadmap to the phase out of fossil fuels.
It was the second country to join the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty ffs.
It was the second country to join the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty ffs.
Reposted by Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they)
I agree with @doctorvive.bsky.social
"The fossil-fuel industry and the governments that support it are literally colluding to stop you from creating a world that runs on safe energy. They are trying to maintain the fossil-fuel economy... We are against them, and we are going to fight for dear life"
"The fossil-fuel industry and the governments that support it are literally colluding to stop you from creating a world that runs on safe energy. They are trying to maintain the fossil-fuel economy... We are against them, and we are going to fight for dear life"
People Love to Say “We” Are Causing Climate Change. But Who Is We?
Everyone is not equally complicit here.
slate.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:59 AM
I agree with @doctorvive.bsky.social
"The fossil-fuel industry and the governments that support it are literally colluding to stop you from creating a world that runs on safe energy. They are trying to maintain the fossil-fuel economy... We are against them, and we are going to fight for dear life"
"The fossil-fuel industry and the governments that support it are literally colluding to stop you from creating a world that runs on safe energy. They are trying to maintain the fossil-fuel economy... We are against them, and we are going to fight for dear life"