Irene Quaile
@iceblogger.bsky.social
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https://iceblog.org/ Scots journalist and blogger based in Germany. Into climate, environment, all things icy. Contributor to Eye on the Arctic, Arctic Today, Polar Journal.
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exeter.ac.uk
The world faces a “new reality” as we have reached the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action, according to a landmark report released today.
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“Only with a combination of decisive policy & civil society action can the world tip its trajectory from facing existential Earth system tipping point risks to seizing positive tipping point opportunities.” - Prof. Tim Lenton, @gsiexeter.bsky.social

#ClimateEmergency
‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...
news.exeter.ac.uk
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Not good news:
peterdutoit.com
NEW: Global Tipping Points 2025 Report.

“We can no longer talk about tipping points as a future risk. The first tipping of widespread dieback of warm water coral reefs is already under way.”—Tim Lenton

Report: global-tipping-point...

#ClimateCrisis
Aerial view of a river winding through dense green forest, with text overlay reading “GLOBAL TIPPING POINTS REPORT 2025 Summary” and a small circular logo at the top right labeled “Global Tipping Points”.
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🆕 Four key parts of the Earth’s climate system are destabilising. Researchers analysed the interconnections of #Greenland ice sheet, #AMOC, #Amazon rainforest and the South American monsoon system. All four show signs of diminished resilience: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late... @climtip.bsky.social
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Simulations covering 800,000 years show that a slight deep-ocean warming can trigger West #Antarctic Ice Sheet collapse, raising sea level by about 4 metres.

Today’s temperatures are already at this threshold. Future irreversible ice sheet loss may occur with little/no further climate warming.
Antarctic Ice Sheet tipping in the last 800,000 years warns of future ice loss - Communications Earth & Environment
The Antarctic Ice Sheet exhibits hysteresis and irreversible ice loss, with West Antarctic collapse contributing over 4 m of sea-level rise even under minimal additional warming, according to 800,000-...
www.nature.com
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Scary?
ghostpanther.bsky.social
“The German Meteorological & Physical Societies warn: "There is already a risk of warming by 3 degrees Celsius by 2050."
Some media are interpreting this as climate researchers contradicting each other. But the IPCC already warned of up to 3C for moderate emissions and up to 3.4C for high emissions.
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Die Deutschen Meteorologischen und Physikalischen Gesellschaften warnen: "Bereits bis 2050
besteht das Risiko einer Erwärmung um 3 Grad."
Manche Medien machen daraus: Klimaforscher widersprechen sich. Aber schon der IPCC-Bericht warnte bei mittleren Emissionen vor bis zu 3 Grad, bei hohen bis 3,4.
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BREAKING 🌍🌡📈
The German Meteorological Society and Physical Society warn today that 3°C of global warming could be reached already by 2050!

Global warming is accelerating - A call for decisive action

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nytimes.com
China, the world’s largest carbon polluter, announced at the UN on Wednesday that it intended to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 7% by 2035. It was the first time Beijing has made such a strong commitment to halt global warming. Follow live updates from the UN General Assembly.
UN General Assembly: Live News and Updates
President Xi Jinping told a U.N. climate conference that his country would seek to reduce emissions by at least 7 to 10 percent by 2035. Ukraine’s president appealed for more weapons to fight Russia and warned of the dangers of a new arms race.
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iceblogger.bsky.social
„Every further bit of warming we can avoid, even if it’s above 1.5 degrees, will help avoid or a least limit escalating damages (…)
“And the less we allow global warming to climb further, the greater the options we have to bring global warming back down to 1.5 degrees again.”
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Oh no:-(
pik-potsdam.bsky.social
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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“If you want people to change their lifestyle habits, then you need to emphasize convenience and reduce barrier.“
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We can’t begin to make a dent in our carbon footprint if we don’t know which of our actions are having the most impact. Unfortunately, according to a study published in @pnas.org, a lot of people are massively misjudging the climate impacts of their actions.
People Dramatically Misjudge the Climate Impacts of Their Actions, Research Shows
Recycling is easier than going vegan, but it’s also a lot less effective.
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Mr Stiell has a tough job:
climatechangenews.com
As major emitters like China, India and the EU are still to present climate plans, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said talks should focus on improving plans and delivering results
UN climate chief says national plans falling short on emissions cuts
UN climate chief Simon Stiell said that the new round of climate plans, known as NDCs, are likely to fall short in cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Terrible: @nytimes writes admiring story about hi-tech oil drilling off #Norway without even mentioning climate change and how Oslo is failing to cut emissions as promised under the Paris Agreement www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/b...
How Norway Adopted New Tech in Its Hunt for ‘Missing’ Oil
www.nytimes.com
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„If all of the planned new extraction takes place, the world will produce more than double the quantity of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with holding global temperature rises to 1.5C above preindustrial levels.“

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’
New data shows governments now planning more fossil fuel production in coming decades than they were in 2023
www.theguardian.com