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Dr. Jonathan Foley
@globalecoguy.bsky.social
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- Executive Director, Project Drawdown drawdown.org
- Climate scientist, working on solutions
- Passionate about science, communication, and hope
- Minnesota based, Maine born

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 14h
We have the solutions to stop climate change.

Now, it's time to bring them to scale. Fast.

To know what works, what doesn't, and how to get moving on science-based climate solutions, visit the Drawdown Explorer.

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 2h
Free webinar on the future of climate solutions!

Thursday, December 11th. Register below.

Hope to see you there!
projectdrawdown.bsky.social Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 2d
Climate solutions in action! Join our December webinar to celebrate a year of breakthroughs, from the launch of the Drawdown Explorer and SHIFT, to transformative work sharing stories and engaging key stakeholders worldwide. Don't miss it! 🗓️ Dec 11 @2 PM EST. Register today! https://bit.ly/48wArPk

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

maryhoff.bsky.social
Mary Hoff @maryhoff.bsky.social · 3h
Exciting times ahead in the world of climate solutions! Check out recent progress & get a sneak preview of what's next: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi... @globalecoguy.bsky.social @projectdrawdown.bsky.social
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Solutions in Action: How Project Drawdown is making the impossible possible. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webi...
2025 has tested climate action like never before – but at Project Drawdown, we’re not slowing down – we’re stepping up in a BIG way. Join our special December webinar to celebrate a year of breakthr...
us02web.zoom.us

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

us.theconversation.com
The Conversation U.S. @us.theconversation.com · 11h
Trump is pushing hard for more oil drilling, but energy companies aren’t biting.

Given the high costs and difficult terrain in places like Alaska, oil companies don’t see a clear path to profit – and that matters to them more than climate change.
US oil industry doesn’t see profit in Trump’s ‘pro-petroleum’ moves
Industry leaders have objected to reversals of long-standing policies, and market forces are moving against the Trump administration’s hopes.
buff.ly

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 11h
Wingdings maybe?

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 12h
I didn't know Calibri was a “woke” font.

Maybe they should use Comic Sans?

www.huffpost.com/entry/rubio-...
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 13h
That's about 65% of the problem total (and air travel is about 2%). We have many other things to fix too, like cement, landfills, agriculture, defirestatiin, refrigerants…

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 13h
The Drawdown Explorer is the world’s leading science-based guide to climate action.

And it's free. No paywalls, no subscriptions. 100% open source and open data.

Drawdown.org/explorer
Drawdown® Explorer
We know what we need to do: stop climate change as quickly as possible. Now, with the Drawdown Explorer, we know how to do it.
Drawdown.org

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 14h
Oh my god
erinbiba.bsky.social Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 20h
An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 15h
Our dog loves the snow on the lake behind our house. Minnesota life.

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 16h
Uh, no. That never happened. Global temperatures are still going up.
atrupar.com Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Trump: "Remember -- global warming! And then the temperature started going down like a rock. Remember? Remember?"

Reposted by Gavin L. Foster, Jonathan A. Foley, Glenn Lyons

atrupar.com
Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 16h
Trump: "Remember -- global warming! And then the temperature started going down like a rock. Remember? Remember?"

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 17h
A great starter pack for real-life climate scientists, who all generously give their time and expertise to serve the public good.

A great follow!
katharinehayhoe.com Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 22h
Starter Packs are one of my favourite features of @bsky.app. I’ve curated 20+ climate-themed packs on everything from health to comedy (all linked on my profile). But this one is special: my very first pack, the colleagues I personally turn to for insight + perspective, most of whom I know IRL.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley, Umut Özkırımlı, Nathan P. Kalmoe

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 20h
An absolute horrific nightmare of two AI bots caught in a loop with each other is the perfect example of the total nothingness of AI “brains”.

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 20h
Thanks, Katharine! Appreciate it!

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

katharinehayhoe.com
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 22h
Starter Packs are one of my favourite features of @bsky.app. I’ve curated 20+ climate-themed packs on everything from health to comedy (all linked on my profile). But this one is special: my very first pack, the colleagues I personally turn to for insight + perspective, most of whom I know IRL.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 22h
bad: media coverage of climate in selected print outlets was lower than 2019 - 2024

lovely: it was still much higher than 2010 - 2019

mecco.colorado.edu/summaries/is...
climate coverage amount globally

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

katharinehayhoe.com
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 22h
I also highly recommend @globalecoguy.bsky.social's excellent TED talk on food, and this UN resource on something we often don't think about, what happens AFTER we eat rather than before: unfccc.int/news/food-lo...
The Problem With Food and Climate — and How To Fix It | Jonathan Foley | TED
YouTube video by TED
www.youtube.com

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley, James Connelly

katharinehayhoe.com
Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 22h
@jorkussmellington.bsky.social On coffee (and really, I would say most other food-related questions OTHER than unchecked consumption of red meat, which the biggest single food-related source of emissions and unsustainable use of land/water resources), this post makes an excellent point!
A post by James Gerber from Project Drawdown stating that as CO2 emissions from coffee itself are relatively small, drink as much as you want then go learn about heat pumps.

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

dananuccitelli.bsky.social
Dana Nuccitelli @dananuccitelli.bsky.social · 23h
As we approach the end of the year, I look at the state of EV sales for @climateconnections.bsky.social. They're a “highly recommended” climate solution by @projectdrawdown.bsky.social. Sales and policies in the USA are stagnating, but they're surging across much of the rest of the world. 🧵 [1/8]
The rest of the world is lapping the U.S. in the EV race » Yale Climate Connections
EVs made up 25% of global car sales in 2025. In the U.S., they only made up 10%.
yaleclimateconnections.org

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Yep

Reposted by Ben Bond‐Lamberty

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Hey, folks, I'm giving a free public webinar on Thursday, December 11, about the state of climate solutions and where Project Drawdown is going next.

I hope you can join us!
projectdrawdown.bsky.social Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 2d
Climate solutions in action! Join our December webinar to celebrate a year of breakthroughs, from the launch of the Drawdown Explorer and SHIFT, to transformative work sharing stories and engaging key stakeholders worldwide. Don't miss it! 🗓️ Dec 11 @2 PM EST. Register today! https://bit.ly/48wArPk

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

projectdrawdown.bsky.social
Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 1d
Food and climate are deeply connected, and we’re working every day to make that connection clear and actionable. Your support helps scale the solutions that nourish people and protect the planet. Thank you to ReFed for your continued support!
Make a tax-deductible gift today: https://bit.ly/4ijt7Ln

Reposted by Leah Stokes

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
This is a great piece by @leahstokes.bsky.social with practical ideas to lower electricity prices…

www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Electricity Should Be Free at Noon
And two other ideas for lowering electricity costs
www.theatlantic.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Maksym Polyakov, Prakash Kashwan , and 2 more

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
This is pretty cool.

I wonder how this might be used to do better climate work — e.g., for addressing emissions linked to buildings, and mapping infrastructure for climate adaptation work?

interestingengineering.com/innovation/f...
World's buildings mapped for the first time in high-resolution 3D map
Technical University of Munich researchers have just unveiled GlobalBuildingAtlas, a new 3D map that captures every building on the planet.
interestingengineering.com

Reposted by Jonathan A. Foley

climateone.org
Climate One @climateone.org · 1d
Faith leaders are stepping into the climate gap left by governments. With 75% of the world identifying with a major religion, how can spiritual values move action where policy stalls? We explore the power of faith on our common home: play.megaphone.fm/2hrlovzirssm...
@rabbijrosenn.bsky.social

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Wow. Just wow. 🙄

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Not worth it. Far less energy and material use to simply transport food.

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Taps the sign...

INDOOR, VERTICAL FARMS WON'T FEED THE WORLD...
AND THEY DON'T HELP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

globalecoguy.org/no-vertical-...
No, Vertical Farms Won’t Feed the World
While they are well-intentioned, new indoor “farms” won’t help feed the world or reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture. We would…
globalecoguy.org

globalecoguy.bsky.social
Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 1d
Sorry, but they're just a bad idea... even beyond the ridiculous energy use.

We can also solve most of agriculture's environmental footprint and land requirements through smarter diets, reducing food waste, and fixing terrible policies like corn ethanol.

globalecoguy.org/no-vertical-...
No, Vertical Farms Won’t Feed the World
While they are well-intentioned, new indoor “farms” won’t help feed the world or reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture. We would…
globalecoguy.org