Adam Terando
@adamterando.bsky.social
Climate scientist and urban/transportation policy dilettante. Personal account with my own opinions.
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After the new COP30 text leaves out reference to a "fossil-fuel roadmap", a group of nations led by Colombia 🇨🇴 has launched a new push against fossil fuels.
The list of 24 nations supporting the “Belem Declaration for transitioning away from fossil fuels” includes:
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The list of 24 nations supporting the “Belem Declaration for transitioning away from fossil fuels” includes:
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November 21, 2025 at 1:41 PM
After the new COP30 text leaves out reference to a "fossil-fuel roadmap", a group of nations led by Colombia 🇨🇴 has launched a new push against fossil fuels.
The list of 24 nations supporting the “Belem Declaration for transitioning away from fossil fuels” includes:
🇦🇺🇦🇹🇧🇪🇰🇭🇨🇱🇨🇴🇨🇷🇩🇰🇫🇯🇫🇮🇮🇪🇯🇲🇰🇪🇱🇺🇲🇭🇲🇽🇫🇲🇳🇵🇳🇱🇵🇦🇪🇸🇸🇮🇻🇺🇹🇻
The list of 24 nations supporting the “Belem Declaration for transitioning away from fossil fuels” includes:
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#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
RI judge intervenes after ICE mistakenly detains Superior Court intern
A teenager was nearly taken into federal immigration custody in Providence Thursday afternoon before a Superior Court judge intervened, according to the Rhode Island Judiciary.
www.wpri.com
November 20, 2025 at 10:51 PM
#BREAKING: A student intern at Rhode Island Superior Court was briefly taken into custody by ICE this afternoon before a judge intervened, 12 News has learned. Story by @jusolyn.bsky.social and @timwhiteri.bsky.social: ⤵️
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Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment
Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...
www.nature.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Good news: carbon intensity has declined
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP
Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%
Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%
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love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
August 6, 2025 at 2:25 AM
love this new york times clip. they recently did a story about how sesame street's set has changed over the years, along with our urban politics.
IG nytimes
IG nytimes
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I think Starter Parks have been one of the best ways to grow the conversation on smarter, better cities here on @bsky.app. This was my 1st (I have several you should check out). Please consider following the accounts on them, and share with your followers who love cities & want them to be better!
August 15, 2025 at 10:59 PM
I think Starter Parks have been one of the best ways to grow the conversation on smarter, better cities here on @bsky.app. This was my 1st (I have several you should check out). Please consider following the accounts on them, and share with your followers who love cities & want them to be better!
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Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain it to audiences, this guide is for you.
Climate Science 101
Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe explains the basics of climate change for beginners and those in need of a refresher.
coveringclimatenow.org
August 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Gain an understanding of climate change basics from renowned scientist @katharinehayhoe.com. Whether you’re new to the climate story or a veteran reporter aiming to refine how you explain it to audiences, this guide is for you.
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A look at long-term trends of yearly sea surface temperatures around the Caribbean... 📈🫣
Graphic from zacklabe.com/united-state... 🌊
Graphic from zacklabe.com/united-state... 🌊
July 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A look at long-term trends of yearly sea surface temperatures around the Caribbean... 📈🫣
Graphic from zacklabe.com/united-state... 🌊
Graphic from zacklabe.com/united-state... 🌊
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🌧️ #NewReport: the July 2025 Texas floods were up to 2 mm/day wetter (+7%) than similar past events — mainly due to human-driven climate change. Natural variability alone can't explain this. 📎 Read the report 👉 www.climameter.org/20250704-texas-floods
@ipsl.bsky.social
@ipsl.bsky.social
July 7, 2025 at 12:46 PM
🌧️ #NewReport: the July 2025 Texas floods were up to 2 mm/day wetter (+7%) than similar past events — mainly due to human-driven climate change. Natural variability alone can't explain this. 📎 Read the report 👉 www.climameter.org/20250704-texas-floods
@ipsl.bsky.social
@ipsl.bsky.social
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This is a pretty good article, with comments from @weatherwest.bsky.social and me.
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
Extreme weather events like Texas rain are more likely to occur due to climate change, scientists warn
Climate change is likely to make extreme weather events like those experienced in Texas occur more intensely and more frequently, scientists are warning.
abcnews.go.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:44 AM
This is a pretty good article, with comments from @weatherwest.bsky.social and me.
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-w...
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As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
July 6, 2025 at 4:04 AM
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
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Has anyone noticed that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act kills the 50-year old motor vehicle fuel efficiency program (CAFE standards) by setting the fines for non-compliance to $0? CAFE remains law, but enforcement is nullified, making it harder to meet climate and energy objectives.
July 5, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Has anyone noticed that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act kills the 50-year old motor vehicle fuel efficiency program (CAFE standards) by setting the fines for non-compliance to $0? CAFE remains law, but enforcement is nullified, making it harder to meet climate and energy objectives.
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Wreckage of OBBB (Holland & Knight).
Financing for transmission development, tribal + state-led projects, manufacturing projects all see funding rescinded. Previous LPO facilities like SEFI & innovative tech replaced by an EIR-style authority for brownfield development. GGRF & CPRG rescinded.
Financing for transmission development, tribal + state-led projects, manufacturing projects all see funding rescinded. Previous LPO facilities like SEFI & innovative tech replaced by an EIR-style authority for brownfield development. GGRF & CPRG rescinded.
July 4, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Wreckage of OBBB (Holland & Knight).
Financing for transmission development, tribal + state-led projects, manufacturing projects all see funding rescinded. Previous LPO facilities like SEFI & innovative tech replaced by an EIR-style authority for brownfield development. GGRF & CPRG rescinded.
Financing for transmission development, tribal + state-led projects, manufacturing projects all see funding rescinded. Previous LPO facilities like SEFI & innovative tech replaced by an EIR-style authority for brownfield development. GGRF & CPRG rescinded.
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Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
June 18, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Wild how the Fed chair saying that *entire regions of the United States* won’t be able to get a mortgage in the next decade barely registered as a news event
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📣 New Comment on Improving land-use emission estimates under the Paris Agreement in Nature Sustainability www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Land carbon removals are key on the path to net-zero.
Yet, confusion exists on what “anthropogenic” land-use C fluxes are.
#LULUCF #IPCC #ParisAgreement
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Land carbon removals are key on the path to net-zero.
Yet, confusion exists on what “anthropogenic” land-use C fluxes are.
#LULUCF #IPCC #ParisAgreement
1/7
Improving land-use emission estimates under the Paris Agreement - Nature Sustainability
Climate science and national emissions reporting communities have historically used different definitions and methods for anthropogenic land-based carbon removals. As the mitigation agenda accelerates...
www.nature.com
May 15, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📣 New Comment on Improving land-use emission estimates under the Paris Agreement in Nature Sustainability www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Land carbon removals are key on the path to net-zero.
Yet, confusion exists on what “anthropogenic” land-use C fluxes are.
#LULUCF #IPCC #ParisAgreement
1/7
Land carbon removals are key on the path to net-zero.
Yet, confusion exists on what “anthropogenic” land-use C fluxes are.
#LULUCF #IPCC #ParisAgreement
1/7
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Climate change-induced flooding loves impervious surfaces.
If only we were prepared to tackle catastrophic climate change the way we are in the off chance everyone on the planet drives their car to the mall on the same day.
October 23, 2024 at 11:04 AM
Climate change-induced flooding loves impervious surfaces.
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What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.
(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)
Food systems are the #2 contributor to climate change, the #1 driver of deforestation, the #1 driver of biodiversity loss on land, and the #1 user of freshwater.
(It follows that food systems contain many solutions to these problems.)
What is common knowledge in your field, but shocks outsiders?
There is a new species of shark or shark relative (skate, ray, or chimera) discovered approximately every two weeks.
🧪🦑🌎
There is a new species of shark or shark relative (skate, ray, or chimera) discovered approximately every two weeks.
🧪🦑🌎
October 23, 2024 at 6:54 PM
What is common knowledge in your field but shocks outsiders?
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
More than half the CO₂ emissions of the Industrial Age have been pumped into the atmosphere since 1990.
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"Car crashes are a leading cause of death of children in L.A., at a rate of 16 deaths per 100,000 kids as of 2019. As adults opt to purchase larger and larger vehicles, this has come at a huge cost to both our kids’ safety and their freedom. Walking to school should not be deadly."
Opinion: Ban cars from streets near schools. Children shouldn't have to risk their lives every morni...
Blocking off streets near schools is simply necessary. The inconveniences pale compared with the value of students' lives.
www.latimes.com
August 16, 2023 at 8:12 PM
"Car crashes are a leading cause of death of children in L.A., at a rate of 16 deaths per 100,000 kids as of 2019. As adults opt to purchase larger and larger vehicles, this has come at a huge cost to both our kids’ safety and their freedom. Walking to school should not be deadly."