Jim Ball
@jimballcht.bsky.social
Climate activist and thinker since ‘92. Husband, hiker.
To stop bad stuff, set wrong right, and make things better, the three actions of justice, there must be a focus on the Big Producers of Polluting Products who are really accountable for the climate crisis. #climateaction #climatemvt #climateaccountability
December 6, 2025 at 4:18 PM
To stop bad stuff, set wrong right, and make things better, the three actions of justice, there must be a focus on the Big Producers of Polluting Products who are really accountable for the climate crisis. #climateaction #climatemvt #climateaccountability
Thanks to clean energy, China’s emissions are basically flat despite strong growth in energy demand. Pollution from electricity fell even as demand increased by 6%. China is manufacturing their way out of oil dependence via EVs, with oil consumption falling 5% this year. #climateaction #climatemvt
What happened on energy and climate in China this year?
Emissions flatlined; clean power pushed out coal; and oil for transport falls again.
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December 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Thanks to clean energy, China’s emissions are basically flat despite strong growth in energy demand. Pollution from electricity fell even as demand increased by 6%. China is manufacturing their way out of oil dependence via EVs, with oil consumption falling 5% this year. #climateaction #climatemvt
My friend Katharine Hayhoe has put together a great list of inspiring books, podcasts, & Substacks.
open.substack.com/pub/talkingcli…
You can also find hope on my Substack, www.climatehopetogether.co#climatehopep#climatemvtv#katharinehayhoeoe
open.substack.com/pub/talkingcli…
You can also find hope on my Substack, www.climatehopetogether.co#climatehopep#climatemvtv#katharinehayhoeoe
December 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My friend Katharine Hayhoe has put together a great list of inspiring books, podcasts, & Substacks.
open.substack.com/pub/talkingcli…
You can also find hope on my Substack, www.climatehopetogether.co#climatehopep#climatemvtv#katharinehayhoeoe
open.substack.com/pub/talkingcli…
You can also find hope on my Substack, www.climatehopetogether.co#climatehopep#climatemvtv#katharinehayhoeoe
Solar-plus-ag or agrivoltaics results in +18% improved yield, minus 7 degrees C during a heatwave, +2C on coldest nights, 35% less in water loss, & shade for livestock. Oh, and solar electricity, too. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #agrivoltaics
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Agrivoltaïsme et grandes cultures : TSE publie des résultats agronomiques positifs
Après trois ans d’expérimentation en conditions réelles, TSE dévoile les premiers résultats consolidés de ses canopées agrivoltaïques, conçues avec l’INRAE et plusieurs partenaires agricoles. De la ré...
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December 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Solar-plus-ag or agrivoltaics results in +18% improved yield, minus 7 degrees C during a heatwave, +2C on coldest nights, 35% less in water loss, & shade for livestock. Oh, and solar electricity, too. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #agrivoltaics
www.pv-magazine.fr/2025/11/18/a...
www.pv-magazine.fr/2025/11/18/a...
Since 2020 clean energy has dominated new electric capacity. This year it’s over 90% — despite all the stupid stuff Trump et al have done to sabotage clean energy & prop up dirty with corporate welfare. Clean is the future. Let’s make it faster. #climateaction #cleanenergy #climatemvt #climatehope
December 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Since 2020 clean energy has dominated new electric capacity. This year it’s over 90% — despite all the stupid stuff Trump et al have done to sabotage clean energy & prop up dirty with corporate welfare. Clean is the future. Let’s make it faster. #climateaction #cleanenergy #climatemvt #climatehope
We need to make solar easy and accessible across the country with plug-in solar. States must pass streamlined laws to cut through the red tape. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #solar
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: December 1, 2025
Five states and counting with new plug-in solar bills!
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December 1, 2025 at 3:09 PM
We need to make solar easy and accessible across the country with plug-in solar. States must pass streamlined laws to cut through the red tape. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #solar
Guilt-tripping individuals for their emissions is a great way for Big Producers of Polluting Products to keep producing and selling the products that have created the climate crisis. #climatehope #climateaction #climatejustice
Climate Change and Accountability, Part Two: Big Producers
Hope & Justice Series Post #4.0 — Putting Guilt and Accountability Where it Belongs
www.climatehopetogether.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Guilt-tripping individuals for their emissions is a great way for Big Producers of Polluting Products to keep producing and selling the products that have created the climate crisis. #climatehope #climateaction #climatejustice
I’m thankful for my dear sweet Kara and the wonderful life we have together. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’m thankful for my dear sweet Kara and the wonderful life we have together. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
Solar really floats our boat.
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: November 26, 2025
Floating solar projects advancing!
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November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Solar really floats our boat.
Climate action campaigns give individuals the gift of being strategic, of achieving a victory we could not win by ourselves, of becoming a part of something greater than what we could be on our own. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
Campaigns and Movements
Olympian Fields of Action Series Post #13.2 — More Ways to be Together Enough
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November 26, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Climate action campaigns give individuals the gift of being strategic, of achieving a victory we could not win by ourselves, of becoming a part of something greater than what we could be on our own. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
An excellent report from Permit Power on how US consumers could save $1.2 Trillion if we were Rooftop Solar friendly like Australia — make $$ and help overcome climate change. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #cleanenergy
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
An excellent report from Permit Power on how US consumers could save $1.2 Trillion if we were Rooftop Solar friendly like Australia — make $$ and help overcome climate change. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #cleanenergy
Clean energy faster, cheaper. Solar-installing robots will help us achieve the speed & scale needed to overcome climate change. Currently reducing installation by up to 50%. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt #cleanenergy
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: November 24, 2025
Solar-installing robots!
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November 24, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Clean energy faster, cheaper. Solar-installing robots will help us achieve the speed & scale needed to overcome climate change. Currently reducing installation by up to 50%. #climatehope #climateaction #climatemvt #cleanenergy
Individuals are not accountable for climate change, but we are responsible for doing something about it as we join with others in sustained collective action over time. We’re becoming the greatest & most long-lasting social change mvt in history. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
Individuals and Climate Responsibility
Hope and Justice Series Post #3.4
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November 22, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Individuals are not accountable for climate change, but we are responsible for doing something about it as we join with others in sustained collective action over time. We’re becoming the greatest & most long-lasting social change mvt in history. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
Clearly Mr. Trump wants the military to obey illegal orders. That’s why he called a video by Democratic lawmakers reminding military personnel they must not obey such orders “Seditous Behavior, punishable by DEATH.” Trump is effectively calling for the murder of political opponents.
Trump Accuses Democrats of Sedition, ‘Punishable by Death,’ Over Message to the Military
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November 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Clearly Mr. Trump wants the military to obey illegal orders. That’s why he called a video by Democratic lawmakers reminding military personnel they must not obey such orders “Seditous Behavior, punishable by DEATH.” Trump is effectively calling for the murder of political opponents.
PA, GA, TN, CO — concerning clean manufacturing, states are picking up the investment slack caused by the vengeful stupidity of Trump/MAGA. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #cleanmanufacturing
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: November 21, 2025 - DRAFT
State-level clean manufacturing progress!
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November 21, 2025 at 4:31 PM
PA, GA, TN, CO — concerning clean manufacturing, states are picking up the investment slack caused by the vengeful stupidity of Trump/MAGA. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #cleanmanufacturing
Sexy solar? Time to have that talk about the birds and bees. Solar has proven benefits for them both — and much more. #solarbees #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #sexysolar
Your Daily Dose of Climate Hope: November 19, 2025 - DRAFT
Another study finding that solar farms can benefit pollinators!
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November 19, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Sexy solar? Time to have that talk about the birds and bees. Solar has proven benefits for them both — and much more. #solarbees #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #sexysolar
$10 Trillion invested in clean tech since 2014. The transition is unstoppable. A great foundation. But we need more speed and scale to overcome climate change. Very doable. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
There’s a $10 Trillion Antidote to Trump’s Climate Backlash
The landmark Paris Agreement triggered a wave of climate commitments. A decade later, Bloomberg examined seven key categories to chart progress amid a new era of attacks on global warming science and ...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
$10 Trillion invested in clean tech since 2014. The transition is unstoppable. A great foundation. But we need more speed and scale to overcome climate change. Very doable. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
This “Trees for Travel” looks like a good program from Climate Action Now. You’ll be supporting subsistence farmers in Kenya who will plant the trees that will never be harvested. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
Trees for Travel - Climate Action Now
Flying takes a toll on the planet, adding to emissions that we can't afford. That's where our Trees for Travel program comes in. Whenever you need to fly, consider planting enough trees to reverse y...
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November 18, 2025 at 4:06 PM
This “Trees for Travel” looks like a good program from Climate Action Now. You’ll be supporting subsistence farmers in Kenya who will plant the trees that will never be harvested. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
Want to create some climate hope? Climate Changemakers has some excellent action steps for folks in the US, this time focused on reducing methane from food waste. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
Action Plan: Reduce U.S. Food Waste — Climate Changemakers
5 things individuals can do to advocate for systemic solutions that drastically reduce food waste and methane emissions in the U.S.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Want to create some climate hope? Climate Changemakers has some excellent action steps for folks in the US, this time focused on reducing methane from food waste. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
1 in 25 climate negotiations attendees is a fossil fuel lobbyist. 164 fossils have government badges, and 599 have been given behind-the-scenes access. Where’s the hope? From uncovering the truth and working to change it. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
RELEASE: Fossil fuel lobbyists flood COP30 climate talks in Brazil, with largest ever attendance share | Kick Big Polluters Out
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November 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
1 in 25 climate negotiations attendees is a fossil fuel lobbyist. 164 fossils have government badges, and 599 have been given behind-the-scenes access. Where’s the hope? From uncovering the truth and working to change it. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt
As individuals we are not accountable for causing climate change, but we are responsible for joining together to overcome it by creating a just and prosperous sustainability that enhances wellbeing for everyone and everything. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
Individuals and Climate Pollution
Hope and Justice Series Post #3.3
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November 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
As individuals we are not accountable for causing climate change, but we are responsible for joining together to overcome it by creating a just and prosperous sustainability that enhances wellbeing for everyone and everything. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope
Faith communities can provide tremendous benefits to the Climate Movement — such as their teachings about loving others, seeking justice for the less fortunate, and caring for the rest of nature — and can play key roles in our success. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #religionclimate
Climate Action & Faith Communities
Fields of Action Series #12.2 — Another Way to be Together Enough
www.climatehopetogether.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Faith communities can provide tremendous benefits to the Climate Movement — such as their teachings about loving others, seeking justice for the less fortunate, and caring for the rest of nature — and can play key roles in our success. #climateaction #climatemvt #climatehope #religionclimate
Justice is stopping bad stuff, setting wrong right, & making things better. An excellent step at COP30 for all 3 is to give Africa everything Mohamed Adow and Power Shift Africa are asking for. #climatejustice #climateaction #COP30 #ACT2025 news.mongabay.com/2025/11/afri...
November 13, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Justice is stopping bad stuff, setting wrong right, & making things better. An excellent step at COP30 for all 3 is to give Africa everything Mohamed Adow and Power Shift Africa are asking for. #climatejustice #climateaction #COP30 #ACT2025 news.mongabay.com/2025/11/afri...
The 3 actions of justice are to stop bad stuff, set wrong right, & make things better. ACT2025 is fighting for all three at COP30. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #COP30 #ACT2025 tinyurl.com/yc7yvwe5
November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
The 3 actions of justice are to stop bad stuff, set wrong right, & make things better. ACT2025 is fighting for all three at COP30. #climateaction #climatehope #climatemvt #COP30 #ACT2025 tinyurl.com/yc7yvwe5
The IEA’s Trump-BS-Sharpie scenario is as reliable as Trump’s boasts about his crowd sizes. Lies bought & paid for. #climatemvt #climateaction #iea #ieatrumplies
There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.
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November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The IEA’s Trump-BS-Sharpie scenario is as reliable as Trump’s boasts about his crowd sizes. Lies bought & paid for. #climatemvt #climateaction #iea #ieatrumplies