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The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.
“People asking about climate are like, What do we do? Actually, the answer is to be more human. We have to understand that the climate movement’s strength comes from being a moral and a human movement.”
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
The Climate Movement Should Become a Human Movement
It needs to tap into our emotional life in ways that will link us to material struggles rather than distract us from them.
hammerandhope.org
November 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
“People asking about climate are like, What do we do? Actually, the answer is to be more human. We have to understand that the climate movement’s strength comes from being a moral and a human movement.”
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
Rhianna Gunn-Wright & @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social
Full read: hammerandhope.org/article/clim...
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The Cloud Isn’t Weightless
Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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The Cloud Isn’t Weightless - Icarus Complex
Digital activities account for 40% of the CO2 emissions we can emit without triggering global warming. In the public’s perception, they’re backed-up in a cloud, which in reality isn’t white but digita...
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August 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Cloud Isn’t Weightless
Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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Words by Teodor Georgiev
August 12, 2025
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ARTICLE | The Cloud Isn't Weightless
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
November 28, 2025 at 5:48 AM
ARTICLE | The Cloud Isn't Weightless
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
'Digital activities account for 40% of the CO₂ emissions we can emit without triggering global warming’ — a reminder that online life has an offline cost.
Words by Teodor Georgiev
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social
Full article: bit.ly/4pul1lw
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New global wetlands data is now live on the UN Biodiversity Lab
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
November 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
New global wetlands data is now live on the UN Biodiversity Lab
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
Governments, researchers & planners can track wetland extent, condition & restoration priorities, a key step for climate mitigation & resilient landscapes.
🔗: https://bit.ly/3Km5dm1
#Trees4Resilience
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As climate change talks took center stage at COP30, a growing number of countries have integrated ocean-based solutions into their national climate commitments.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
COP30: What did it deliver for the ocean?
Between Nov. 10 and 21, more than 56,000 delegates, including representatives from nearly 200 nations, gathered in Belém, Brazil, for the 30th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the…
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November 28, 2025 at 2:10 AM
As climate change talks took center stage at COP30, a growing number of countries have integrated ocean-based solutions into their national climate commitments.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
A new report found that 92% of coastal and island nations’ updated climate plans now include ocean-related measures.
NEWS DIGEST | Iran's water crisis
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
November 28, 2025 at 3:27 AM
NEWS DIGEST | Iran's water crisis
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
Drought, overuse, and poor planning have pushed Iran to the brink, with empty reservoirs & salty farmland. Officials recognize mistakes, such as placing industries in arid areas & over-extracting aquifers for crops like rice & watermelon.
#ClimateJustice #Iran
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Climate misinformation is everywhere. This guide equips journalists (and anyone around the Thanksgiving dinner table) to recognize and refute key myths and report the truth.
10 Climate Change Myths Debunked
There are a lot of myths being repeated. How to refute them.
buff.ly
November 27, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Climate misinformation is everywhere. This guide equips journalists (and anyone around the Thanksgiving dinner table) to recognize and refute key myths and report the truth.
BIG NEWS!
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
BIG NEWS!
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
In discussing Britain's 'North Sea Future Plan', it has been confirmed that the government will not issue any additional licenses for new oil and gas extraction.
Latest piece on @greenpeace.org @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
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Ocean stress remains among the most underappreciated stresses to security in the 21st century.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Ocean's upper 1,000 meters undergoing unprecedented, deep-reaching compound change
Earth's ocean, the planet's life-support system, is experiencing rapid and widespread transformations that extend far below its surface. A promising international study published in Nature Climate Cha...
phys.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Ocean stress remains among the most underappreciated stresses to security in the 21st century.
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Understanding what happens to Antarctica’s ice matters, because as it melts, sea levels rise, affecting lives and economies around the world.
theconversation.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Sea level doesn’t rise at the same rate everywhere – we mapped where Antarctica’s ice melt would have the biggest impact
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
Well worth a read...
theconversation.com/sea-level-do...
"What’s emerging in Nepal is a glimpse into how climate, labor, and inequality collide, leaving some of the most vulnerable workers dangerously exposed as the world warms."
@grist.org
@grist.org
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Rising heat, failing kidneys: Climate’s hidden toll on migrant workers
Migrant workers return from Gulf countries with failed kidneys, victims of extreme temperatures, grueling labor, and a global system that leaves them unprotected.
dlvr.it
November 25, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"What’s emerging in Nepal is a glimpse into how climate, labor, and inequality collide, leaving some of the most vulnerable workers dangerously exposed as the world warms."
@grist.org
@grist.org
"A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals, and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees."
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees - Inside Climate News
This is how the fund, which was seeded with $5.5 billion during COP30, will work—and why the Earth needs it.
insideclimatenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 6:58 PM
"A New Tropical Forest Fund Will Pay Countries, Locals, and Indigenous Tribes to Protect Their Trees."
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
New piece by @insideclimatenews.org
Read full article here: insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
NEWS DIGEST | COP30 Recap
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
November 25, 2025 at 2:58 PM
NEWS DIGEST | COP30 Recap
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
As COP30 wraps up, let's take a moment to reflect on the highlights and lowlights during the 2025 summit.
🔴 What Went Wrong: No Fossil-Fuel Exit Plan
🟡 New Climate Finance Goal
🟢 Big Win: Tripling Adaptation Finance, but for 2035.
#ClimateJustice #COP30
ARTICLE | 'The Ocean is Alive, but Slowly Choking'
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
November 24, 2025 at 6:03 PM
ARTICLE | 'The Ocean is Alive, but Slowly Choking'
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
Lea D’Auriol, founder of Oceanic Global, explains what real protection looks like: banning bottom trawling, supporting locally led stewardship, and reconnecting emotionally with the sea.
Full article: bit.ly/3LQquor
#OceanJustice #ClimateStory
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It may seem that the worst is over for Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. But the aftermath will be felt for years to come. Find out how the storm will be even deadlier in its wake. #ThisIsClimateChange. Support Jamaica's recovery here: supportjamaica.gov.jm
November 24, 2025 at 3:14 PM
It may seem that the worst is over for Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa. But the aftermath will be felt for years to come. Find out how the storm will be even deadlier in its wake. #ThisIsClimateChange. Support Jamaica's recovery here: supportjamaica.gov.jm
PHOTO STORY | Icarus Complex’s Digital Producer, Madeleine Bazil, in conversation with Charlie Cordero.
"On the world’s most densely populated island, a photographer portrays the vibrancy of community action in the face of climate adversity."
Full story: icaruscomplexmagazine.com/charlie-cord...
"On the world’s most densely populated island, a photographer portrays the vibrancy of community action in the face of climate adversity."
Full story: icaruscomplexmagazine.com/charlie-cord...
November 24, 2025 at 5:22 PM
PHOTO STORY | Icarus Complex’s Digital Producer, Madeleine Bazil, in conversation with Charlie Cordero.
"On the world’s most densely populated island, a photographer portrays the vibrancy of community action in the face of climate adversity."
Full story: icaruscomplexmagazine.com/charlie-cord...
"On the world’s most densely populated island, a photographer portrays the vibrancy of community action in the face of climate adversity."
Full story: icaruscomplexmagazine.com/charlie-cord...
SERIES | CLIMATE × SPORTS ft. Miguel Blanco
In the second feature of this series, Miguel opens up about his journey as a professional surfer, an ocean advocate, and his impactful work with @savethewaves.bsky.social.
Full Interview: 'The Ocean Has Changed Dramatically' bit.ly/44p0arJ
#Surfing
In the second feature of this series, Miguel opens up about his journey as a professional surfer, an ocean advocate, and his impactful work with @savethewaves.bsky.social.
Full Interview: 'The Ocean Has Changed Dramatically' bit.ly/44p0arJ
#Surfing
November 24, 2025 at 5:16 PM
SERIES | CLIMATE × SPORTS ft. Miguel Blanco
In the second feature of this series, Miguel opens up about his journey as a professional surfer, an ocean advocate, and his impactful work with @savethewaves.bsky.social.
Full Interview: 'The Ocean Has Changed Dramatically' bit.ly/44p0arJ
#Surfing
In the second feature of this series, Miguel opens up about his journey as a professional surfer, an ocean advocate, and his impactful work with @savethewaves.bsky.social.
Full Interview: 'The Ocean Has Changed Dramatically' bit.ly/44p0arJ
#Surfing
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Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Beyond the Buzz: Why Pollinators Matter More than You Think
Why Pollinators Matter More than You Think | Earth.Org
There are 350,000 pollinators across the world. These often unrecognized helpers play a crucial role in keeping our ecosystems functioning.
ift.tt
November 24, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Beyond the Buzz: Why Pollinators Matter More than You Think
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Shots fired #COP30 plenary
PANAMA: "Mr. President, Panama is extremely disappointed. We were promised a transparent process. That is not what we're seeing. I raise my flag and you ignore it. I raise a point of order, and you ignore it. I sustain it, and it can be ignored."
PANAMA: "Mr. President, Panama is extremely disappointed. We were promised a transparent process. That is not what we're seeing. I raise my flag and you ignore it. I raise a point of order, and you ignore it. I sustain it, and it can be ignored."
November 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Shots fired #COP30 plenary
PANAMA: "Mr. President, Panama is extremely disappointed. We were promised a transparent process. That is not what we're seeing. I raise my flag and you ignore it. I raise a point of order, and you ignore it. I sustain it, and it can be ignored."
PANAMA: "Mr. President, Panama is extremely disappointed. We were promised a transparent process. That is not what we're seeing. I raise my flag and you ignore it. I raise a point of order, and you ignore it. I sustain it, and it can be ignored."
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When it comes to climate change, methane is a notorious super-polluter.
And LNG, which stands for liquefied "natural gas", is primarily made up of...you guessed it...methane. 😷
And LNG, which stands for liquefied "natural gas", is primarily made up of...you guessed it...methane. 😷
Can methane cuts pull us back from the brink of climate breakdown?
With temperatures breaching the Paris limit, experts say tackling the powerful gas could buy crucial time as the clean-energy shift stalls
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:46 PM
When it comes to climate change, methane is a notorious super-polluter.
And LNG, which stands for liquefied "natural gas", is primarily made up of...you guessed it...methane. 😷
And LNG, which stands for liquefied "natural gas", is primarily made up of...you guessed it...methane. 😷
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No Mention of Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels in COP30 Agreement
No Mention of Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels in COP30 Agreement
The demand from around 80 developed and developing countries for an end to the use of fossil fuels was left out of the final COP30 agreement.
ift.tt
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
No Mention of Planet-Warming Fossil Fuels in COP30 Agreement
COP30 | Fire in Belém
A fire at the COP30 venue in Belém led to a full evacuation of the blue zone, but thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Our thoughts are with everyone attending the summit.
‘InfoZones’ in Belém are offering support, health services, and emergency information.
#COP30
A fire at the COP30 venue in Belém led to a full evacuation of the blue zone, but thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Our thoughts are with everyone attending the summit.
‘InfoZones’ in Belém are offering support, health services, and emergency information.
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 1:32 AM
COP30 | Fire in Belém
A fire at the COP30 venue in Belém led to a full evacuation of the blue zone, but thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Our thoughts are with everyone attending the summit.
‘InfoZones’ in Belém are offering support, health services, and emergency information.
#COP30
A fire at the COP30 venue in Belém led to a full evacuation of the blue zone, but thankfully, no injuries were reported.
Our thoughts are with everyone attending the summit.
‘InfoZones’ in Belém are offering support, health services, and emergency information.
#COP30
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The combination of unique politics, climate change, and bad luck have brought a true drought emergency to Tehran.
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
Prolonged water cuts across Tehran have created widespread panic among the Iranian capital’s 10 million residents.
Tehran’s Residents Are Panicking as Taps Run Dry
Years of drought and neglect have left the city nearly unsustainable.
foreignpolicy.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
The combination of unique politics, climate change, and bad luck have brought a true drought emergency to Tehran.
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."
"Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian warned that Tehran’s residents would have to ration water—and eventually evacuate the capital—if there was no rain by late November."