Jussi Pasanen
@jopas.bsky.social
A designer who would like to ensure that there remains a liveable world for our kids to enjoy
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Jussi Pasanen
@jopas.bsky.social
· Nov 22
(Thread) I have been trying to understand the root causes of human-induced ecological and climate breakdown, and have written several essays about the systemic problems and drivers. I am collecting them here:
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“The choice is between deep, rapid fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution;
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“The choice is between deep, rapid fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution;
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
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“At least eight projects are underway to build hyperscale data centres in Canada, according to the federal government. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, Canada is jumping into the AI construction race with few mechanisms to protect its water supply.”
Thirsty AI data centres are coming to Canada, with little scrutiny or oversight | CBC News
Canada is poised to join the data centre boom. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, there is little debate here about what this will mean for the country’s water.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2025 at 4:32 PM
“At least eight projects are underway to build hyperscale data centres in Canada, according to the federal government. But as such projects face greater scrutiny around the world, Canada is jumping into the AI construction race with few mechanisms to protect its water supply.”
Slowly, then
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
Africa’s forests are now emitting more CO2 than they absorb
Logging and mining are destroying swathes of the Congo rainforest, with the result that African forests went from being a carbon sink to a carbon source in 2010 to 2017
www.newscientist.com
November 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Slowly, then
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
www.newscientist.com/article/2506...
How it started / How it's going
(AFR Jul vs. Nov 2025)
(AFR Jul vs. Nov 2025)
November 28, 2025 at 9:28 AM
How it started / How it's going
(AFR Jul vs. Nov 2025)
(AFR Jul vs. Nov 2025)
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Luontoa ei ollut kaupungissa riittävästi edes 111 vuotta sitten. Ja silloin sitä kuitenkin oli aika paljon enemmän.
Kirjoittajana sovelletun fysiikan professori ja kansanedustaja Theodor Homén (Valvoja, n:o 3, 1914)
Kirjoittajana sovelletun fysiikan professori ja kansanedustaja Theodor Homén (Valvoja, n:o 3, 1914)
November 27, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Luontoa ei ollut kaupungissa riittävästi edes 111 vuotta sitten. Ja silloin sitä kuitenkin oli aika paljon enemmän.
Kirjoittajana sovelletun fysiikan professori ja kansanedustaja Theodor Homén (Valvoja, n:o 3, 1914)
Kirjoittajana sovelletun fysiikan professori ja kansanedustaja Theodor Homén (Valvoja, n:o 3, 1914)
'Some are battling state AI laws and threatening to punish candidates who oppose rapid deployment of the technology', but of course they are
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
Tech Titans Amass Multimillion-Dollar War Chests to Fight AI Regulation
Some are battling state AI laws and threatening to punish candidates who oppose rapid deployment of the technology.
www.wsj.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
'Some are battling state AI laws and threatening to punish candidates who oppose rapid deployment of the technology', but of course they are
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
www.wsj.com/tech/ai/tech...
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“The year featured a record number of violent incidents over water around the world, far surpassing the 355 in 2023, continuing a steeply rising trend. The violence more than quadrupled in the last five years.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
Violent conflict over water hit a record last year
Violence over water is on the rise worldwide. Researchers counted a record 420 incidents of conflict in 2024, many in Ukraine and the Middle East.
www.latimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
“The year featured a record number of violent incidents over water around the world, far surpassing the 355 in 2023, continuing a steeply rising trend. The violence more than quadrupled in the last five years.” www.latimes.com/environment/...
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation by @ndhapple.bsky.social has found.
'Treated and Streeted': How The City's Safety Net Fails Homeless People in the Subway - Streetsblog New York City
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation has found.
buff.ly
November 28, 2025 at 12:34 AM
The Big Apple’s $30-billion social safety net cannot reliably get a homeless person in psychiatric crisis out of the subway and into a hospital bed, a Streetsblog investigation by @ndhapple.bsky.social has found.
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“Survey conducted in April 2025 and published on Sunday by the Israel Democracy Institute finds more than 25% of Israelis are now considering leaving Israel behind.” forward.com/opinion/7863...
More than 25% of Israelis want to leave the country. How did we get here?
More than 1/4 of Israelis want to move elsewhere — a repudiation of war, a fragile economy, and a weakening of the founding Zionist promise.
forward.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:27 AM
“Survey conducted in April 2025 and published on Sunday by the Israel Democracy Institute finds more than 25% of Israelis are now considering leaving Israel behind.” forward.com/opinion/7863...
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Guy inventing capitalism - "The most efficient way to allocate resources would be if everyone was trying to trick each other all the time."
November 26, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Guy inventing capitalism - "The most efficient way to allocate resources would be if everyone was trying to trick each other all the time."
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A Photo Appreciation of America’s National Wildlife Refuges - Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
November 26, 2025 at 3:00 PM
A Photo Appreciation of America’s National Wildlife Refuges - Since 1903, the United States has established more than 580 National Wildlife Refuges, designating a diverse array of lands and waters as protected areas for plants and wildlife. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
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Betteridge's law of headlines:
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
November 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Betteridge's law of headlines:
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
"Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
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"Sheinin pikamuodista löytyi vaarallisia kemikaaleja – ”En käyttäisi, jos vielä haluaisin lapsia”, sanoo asiantuntija.
Kemikaalit ovat yhteydessä mm. syöpiin, hedelmällisyyshäiriöihin, lasten kasvuhäiriöihin sekä immuunijärjestelmän heikentymiseen."
yle.fi/a/74-20196296
Kemikaalit ovat yhteydessä mm. syöpiin, hedelmällisyyshäiriöihin, lasten kasvuhäiriöihin sekä immuunijärjestelmän heikentymiseen."
yle.fi/a/74-20196296
Sheinin pikamuodista löytyi vaarallisia kemikaaleja – ”En käyttäisi, jos vielä haluaisin lapsia”, sanoo asiantuntija
Kemikaalit ovat hormonihäiritsijöitä. Ne vaikuttavat hedelmällisyyteen.
yle.fi
November 26, 2025 at 6:56 PM
"Sheinin pikamuodista löytyi vaarallisia kemikaaleja – ”En käyttäisi, jos vielä haluaisin lapsia”, sanoo asiantuntija.
Kemikaalit ovat yhteydessä mm. syöpiin, hedelmällisyyshäiriöihin, lasten kasvuhäiriöihin sekä immuunijärjestelmän heikentymiseen."
yle.fi/a/74-20196296
Kemikaalit ovat yhteydessä mm. syöpiin, hedelmällisyyshäiriöihin, lasten kasvuhäiriöihin sekä immuunijärjestelmän heikentymiseen."
yle.fi/a/74-20196296
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And this is why carbon developers' first hurdle is to prove a project is "real." For real.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/blue-carbo...
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/blue-carbo...
Blue Carbon LLC signed carbon deals covering 24.5 million hectares. Then the company disappeared
Blue Carbon’s mega-carbon trading deals were always greenwash.
reddmonitor.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 9:50 PM
And this is why carbon developers' first hurdle is to prove a project is "real." For real.
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/blue-carbo...
reddmonitor.substack.com/p/blue-carbo...
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OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
Additionally, OpenAI argues its not liable because Raine, by using ChatGPT for self-harm, broke its terms of service
November 26, 2025 at 4:43 AM
OpenAI says they aren't liable for the suicide of a user their chat bot urged to kill himself because suicide is a violation of the TOS
'YTM, TaM Markus Sjöbergin väitöstutkimus paljastaa, että kuvista rajataan pois elementit, jotka rikkovat koskemattoman luonnon kertomuksen: niin kansallispuistojen ruuhkat, huoltorakennukset kuin jopa itse kuvaamiseen käytetyt kännykätkin.'
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7163...
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7163...
Väitös: Sosiaalisessa mediassa jaetut luontokuvat eivät kerro todellisuudesta, vaan toiveistamme | Tampereen yliopisto
Suomalaisten sosiaalisessa mediassa jakamat luontokuvat eivät toimi todellisuuden peilinä, vaan ne heijastelevat ideaalia koskemattomasta luonnosta. YTM, TaM Markus Sjöbergin väitöstutkimus paljastaa,...
www.sttinfo.fi
November 26, 2025 at 10:31 AM
'YTM, TaM Markus Sjöbergin väitöstutkimus paljastaa, että kuvista rajataan pois elementit, jotka rikkovat koskemattoman luonnon kertomuksen: niin kansallispuistojen ruuhkat, huoltorakennukset kuin jopa itse kuvaamiseen käytetyt kännykätkin.'
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7163...
www.sttinfo.fi/tiedote/7163...
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I was thoroughly marinated in the laissez faire pro-business attitude that prevailed in tech in the early 00s. But consulting Very Big Corporations cured me of the belief that private sector is more efficient simply by the virtue of being private.
Private blunders are just easier to hide.
Private blunders are just easier to hide.
still reeling from the fact that Amazon apparently spent 100s of millions of dollars trying to build a competitor to Steam that no one fucking heard of until some dude on LinkedIn talked about how it had bombed, and, like, they just face ZERO consequences for that waste of money.
November 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
I was thoroughly marinated in the laissez faire pro-business attitude that prevailed in tech in the early 00s. But consulting Very Big Corporations cured me of the belief that private sector is more efficient simply by the virtue of being private.
Private blunders are just easier to hide.
Private blunders are just easier to hide.
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one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
November 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.
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One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
One of the big tidal forces of the coming years is that the baseline reliability of things you see on a screen is going to decline.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
I think this has not been adequately metabolized.
This is one version, but there are a bunch of them.
'AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.'
on HEATED: heated.world/p/data-cente...
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.'
on HEATED: heated.world/p/data-cente...
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:09 PM
'AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.'
on HEATED: heated.world/p/data-cente...
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.'
on HEATED: heated.world/p/data-cente...
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This seems fine.
By 2028, a projected 6.7% to 12.0% of ALL electricity in the U.S. will go to data centers.
Source: the 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report. escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
By 2028, a projected 6.7% to 12.0% of ALL electricity in the U.S. will go to data centers.
Source: the 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report. escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
November 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This seems fine.
By 2028, a projected 6.7% to 12.0% of ALL electricity in the U.S. will go to data centers.
Source: the 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report. escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
By 2028, a projected 6.7% to 12.0% of ALL electricity in the U.S. will go to data centers.
Source: the 2024 United States Data Center Energy Usage Report. escholarship.org/uc/item/32d6...
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Fossil fool's errand.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Fossil fool's errand.
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
My cartoon in today's @theageaustralia.bsky.social and @sydmorningherald.bsky.social
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This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 PM
This, by @giacgrassi.bsky.social, remains one of the simplest and best climate visuals