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Community-Led Restoration @globalstewards.bsky.social · Jan 10

Share your climate fears and solutions! Most people care!

Per survey of 130,000+ from 125 countries:

🌎 86% agree fellow citizens should try to address #climatechange
🌎 89% want > action from their govts
🌎 69% willing to pay 1% of income for #climateaction
www.talkingclimate.ca/p/who-cares-...

Who cares about climate change?

Overwhelming global support for climate action, fish are shrinking, and how to take action in your community

www.talkingclimate.ca

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 10h

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Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise green technology

Find out more: theconversation.com/nobel-c...

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Nobel chemistry prize awarded for crystal materials that could revolutionise green technology

The metal-organic frameworks discovered by the three scientists are helping to revolutionise green technology and many other areas.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 10h

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told
#Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

www.theguardian.com

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 9h

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Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t

Find out more: theconversation.com/why-som...

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Why some people turn off the lights, and others don’t

Knowing about the environmental cost of using energy does not drive people to use less, according to a new study.

theconversation.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 8h

'Research has shown that #SMRs create 2 to 30 times greater volumes of #nuclear waste. The cost of new nuclear reactors, whether traditional reactors or SMRs, is substantially higher than renewable energies.'
www.forbes.com/sites/ianpal...

Holtec Backs Down, Reveals Achilles’ Heel For U.S. Nuclear Resurgence

SMRs have been spotlighted by the Secretary of Energy to help resolve the power surge needed for data centers and AI. But SMRs create 2 to 30 times more nuclear waste.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 8h

#Solar cheapest source of energy. “Over the past five years, soaring gas prices have averaged 130% higher than solar, yet we still let gas dictate our #electricity prices."
#climate #renewables
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Greenpeace UK Press Centre

For journalists and media professionals: breaking news, comments, pictures, resources and the Greenpeace press team contact details.

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Little Green Space @lgspace.bsky.social · 7h

Almost two billion items of plastic packaging are thrown away in the UK each week. Shampoo, body wash and liquid hand wash add to this plastic pile-up - so switching from bottles to bars is better for the environment. Eight plastic-free soap bars to try: littlegreenspace.org.uk/reviews/Natu...

Stack of four soap bars on a mossy stone wall

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Melissa & Chris Bruntlett @modacitylife.com · 7h

“Mounting evidence shows cities designed for and by women take a more intersectional approach. At the same time, these measures are shown to contribute to more vibrant and flourishing places, focused on more inviting walking, cycling, and public transport and spaces.”

www.forbes.com/sites/carlto...

A series of photographs of colourful pedestrian streets in Paris, Montreal, Barcelona, and Brussels, that feature murals and playgrounds, planter boxes and trees, and benches and terraces.

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 6h

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Saving Forests Is Climate Action

Find out more: www.lyrebirddreaming.com/po...

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Saving Forests Is Climate Action

I stuck this sign up on the ACT-NSW border today as I crossed the Brindabella mountains on my way to #CitSciOz25 in Melbourne, where I’m keynoting on Monday morning. I left Canberra early, and pedalled up through the moutains and Namadgi National Par

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 6h

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India's first removable solar panels on railway tracks

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

Read on: timesofindia.indiatimes.com...

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Banaras Locomotive installs India’s first removable solar panels on railway tracks; boosting green energy drive | Varanasi News - Times of India

Banaras Locomotive Works has achieved a milestone by installing India's first removable solar panel system between railway tracks. Inaugurated on Inde

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 6h

Global deforestation hasn’t slowed in any significant way in the four years since 127 countries pledged to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by 2030.

The newly published 2025 Forest Declaration Assessment shows that nations are 63% off track from meeting their zero-deforestation target.

Global goal of zero deforestation by 2030 is severely off track

Global deforestation hasn’t slowed in any significant way in the four years since 127 countries pledged to halt and reverse forest loss and degradation by 2030. The newly published 2025 Forest…

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 5h

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Train travel does already make an important contribution to #ClimateAction by reducing emissions from travel.

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

Find out more: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/ar...
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BBC Radio 4 - Rare Earth - Will train travel save the planet?

Is train travel going to save the planet, or did it help to break it in the first place?

www.bbc.co.uk

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John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 4h

Good morning with good news: “Global EV sales topped two million units in a single month for the first time, driven by record-breaking demand across major markets."

2.1 million EVs sold globally in September. Wow!

EV sales are up 26% in Jan-Sept 2025.
rhomotion.com/news/record-... #energysky

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 3h

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There are 22 key risks from #ClimateChange

But we have the solutions & tools 🔍🛠️⚖️ to take #ClimateAction

PL RP🩷💚💙
original graph by IPCC

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Community-Led Restoration @globalstewards.bsky.social · 2h

👏 Would love to see credit card companies start offering these as an option.

The TIMBERCARD is the world’s first fully biodegradable card body made from 100% pure wooden layers that can be used as a conventional banking card.
www.copecto.com/TIMBERCARD.h...

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Community-Led Restoration @globalstewards.bsky.social · 1d

👏 Under the hood, Ecosia Chat runs on OpenAI’s GPT-4; this is great news for ChatGPT users logging in to OpenAI’s legacy model without the subscription price tag. But there’s an environmental twist; a toggle called Green Answers bumps sustainability to the top.

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These 5 ChatGPT alternatives have one thing in common — and it's not what you'd expect

More and more people are changing their behaviour and take #ClimateAction to address Climate Change. Are you?

Find out more: tech.yahoo.com/ai/chatgpt/a...
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These 5 ChatGPT alternatives have one thing in common — and it’s not what you’d expect

Discover Ecosia Chat, the AI chatbot with a green twist. Plus, see how it and other chatbots like it, help fight climate change while you work, plan and brainstorm.

tech.yahoo.com

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 1d

Paris Sets Another Record Logs 21,817 Bicycle Trips in a Single Day on One Route.
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Paris Sets Another Record Logs 21,817 Bicycle Trips in a Single Day on One Route

Paris broke yet another series of cycling records, underscoring what many residents already feel in their daily commute.

momentummag.com

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Yale Environment 360 @yalee360.bsky.social · 1d

Despite an international pledge to halt the destruction of forests by 2030, the world continues to lose around 20 million acres a year, an area roughly the size of Ireland.

A new report warns that forests globally "remain in crisis."

The World Is Failing to Slow the Loss of Its Forests

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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 1d

Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing. Its latest tool? Gradient’s window-straddling heat pumps that plug into standard outlets.

Boston is piloting window heat pumps in affordable housing

Housing authorities in Boston and two nearby cities are installing plug-in heat pumps from startup Gradient to try to swiftly and affordably cut emissions.

www.canarymedia.com

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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 1d

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A Food Waste Breakthrough: Cutting Emissions and achieving Sustainable Urban Food Systems

We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!

Find out more: www.unep.org/events/unep-ev...
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Dutch Cycling Embassy @dutchcycling.nl · 1d

What happens when a city prioritizes people over cars?

In Haarlem, most streets are now limited to 30 km/h, making walking and cycling not just safer, but more pleasant too. This shift isn’t just about safety; it’s also about space, noise, and quality of life.

Read more: buff.ly/htRDXGN

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Mongabay @mongabay.com · 1d

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For decades, conservationists have warned that the planet’s attention—and its purse—are skewed toward the charismatic few. A sweeping analysis of some 14,600 conservation projects over 25 years confirms that bias in stark terms.

The bias in saving nature: How conservation funding favors the familiar

With the World Conservation Congress meeting this week, I thought it was useful to revisit a study published earlier this year on conservation funding. For decades, conservationists have warned that…

news.mongabay.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d

Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site
Tillbridge #solar farm will be built in county where Reform UK’s anti-#renewables agenda has rising support
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site

Tillbridge solar farm will be built in county where Reform UK’s anti-renewables agenda has rising support

www.theguardian.com

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Community-Led Restoration @globalstewards.bsky.social · 1d

The world’s largest maritime nations gathered in London to consider adopting regulations that would move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels to slash emissions.

If the deal is adopted, this will be the first time a global fee is imposed on planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. 🚢

Nations meet to consider regulations to drive a green transition in shipping

Maritime nations have gathered in London to discuss regulations aimed at reducing shipping emissions.

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 1d

'UK Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable.'
#climate
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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