Līza Leimane
@leimane.bsky.social
Working on climate and energy (EN/LV) | currently in DK | Views are my own
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A lot of people are going to lose money on this. Solar radiation modification only makes sense if followed by large-scale carbon dioxide removal, and we ain't got that.
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat.
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
Read more: politi.co/4iaojIc
November 24, 2025 at 7:00 PM
A lot of people are going to lose money on this. Solar radiation modification only makes sense if followed by large-scale carbon dioxide removal, and we ain't got that.
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The extent to which intelligent people can twist their brains in knots to avoid the obvious never ceases to amaze
For those willing to confront reality:
The IPCC is perfectly clear on the need to strand the majority of fossil fuel assets in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement
For those willing to confront reality:
The IPCC is perfectly clear on the need to strand the majority of fossil fuel assets in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
The extent to which intelligent people can twist their brains in knots to avoid the obvious never ceases to amaze
For those willing to confront reality:
The IPCC is perfectly clear on the need to strand the majority of fossil fuel assets in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement
For those willing to confront reality:
The IPCC is perfectly clear on the need to strand the majority of fossil fuel assets in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement
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That ain't how science works.
JD Vance: "Science as practiced in its best form is that if you disagree with it, then you ought to criticize it and you ought to argue against it."
November 12, 2025 at 6:36 PM
That ain't how science works.
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NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
Predictions for deadly Alaska storm may have suffered due to DOGE cuts | CNN
The forecast for the powerful and deadly storm that battered small communities in western Alaska over the weekend was likely made worse by a lack of weather data triggered by the Trump administration’...
www.cnn.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:53 PM
NEW: A significant gap in weather balloon coverage in western Alaska, caused by Trump admin cuts to NOAA/NWS, may have hurt the forecast accuracy for the deadly storm there over the weekend. www.cnn.com/2025/10/14/w...
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Pētnieks: Ja valstij dabas resursu drošība nav centrālais jautājums, tā ir uz pašnāvnieciska ceļa
Daudzviet pasaulē cilvēki ir pārtērējuši dabas resursus, jo nedomā par to, ka bez tiem nauda ir tikai tukšs simbols, intervijā Latvijas Radio sacīja Šveices izcelsmes pētnieks un "Global Footprin...
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September 20, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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Zemkopības ministrija turpina ignorēt normālu procesu, kādā izstrādājami likuma grozījumi. Vakar grozījumi Meža likumā iesniegti Valsts kancelejā. Tātad visus iebildumus, ko citas ministrijas un NVO paspēja iesniegt īsajā atvēlētajā laikā, ZM neplāno pat apspriest.
September 12, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Zemkopības ministrija turpina ignorēt normālu procesu, kādā izstrādājami likuma grozījumi. Vakar grozījumi Meža likumā iesniegti Valsts kancelejā. Tātad visus iebildumus, ko citas ministrijas un NVO paspēja iesniegt īsajā atvēlētajā laikā, ZM neplāno pat apspriest.
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September 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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🔥 A record summer of blazes in Europe shows how governments and local communities can’t keep up with brutal fire conditions exacerbated by climate change
story via @bloomberg.com
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story via @bloomberg.com
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Climate Change: Wildfires in Europe Hit Area the Size of Cyprus This Year
A record summer of blazes on the continent shows how governments and local communities can’t keep up with brutal fire conditions exacerbated by climate change.
www.bloomberg.com
September 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM
🔥 A record summer of blazes in Europe shows how governments and local communities can’t keep up with brutal fire conditions exacerbated by climate change
story via @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
story via @bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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The energy transition is in full swing. Renewables have now surpassed fossil fuels as #1 for energy investment.
2025: Renewables investment to hit $780B
Last decade: Renewables up 109%
Grids & storage up 44%
Energy efficiency up 42%
Electrification up 131%
Oil down 34%, gas down 19%
Coal up 13%
2025: Renewables investment to hit $780B
Last decade: Renewables up 109%
Grids & storage up 44%
Energy efficiency up 42%
Electrification up 131%
Oil down 34%, gas down 19%
Coal up 13%
August 24, 2025 at 9:16 AM
The energy transition is in full swing. Renewables have now surpassed fossil fuels as #1 for energy investment.
2025: Renewables investment to hit $780B
Last decade: Renewables up 109%
Grids & storage up 44%
Energy efficiency up 42%
Electrification up 131%
Oil down 34%, gas down 19%
Coal up 13%
2025: Renewables investment to hit $780B
Last decade: Renewables up 109%
Grids & storage up 44%
Energy efficiency up 42%
Electrification up 131%
Oil down 34%, gas down 19%
Coal up 13%
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The Trump admin is moving from denying climate change to rewriting it. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a longtime oil industry executive, announced plans to “update” past National Climate Assessments, the gold-standard, peer-reviewed reports that lay out the risks of the climate crisis in detail.
August 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
The Trump admin is moving from denying climate change to rewriting it. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, a longtime oil industry executive, announced plans to “update” past National Climate Assessments, the gold-standard, peer-reviewed reports that lay out the risks of the climate crisis in detail.
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now that's a headline for the Trump era if I ever saw one
July 23, 2025 at 3:55 AM
now that's a headline for the Trump era if I ever saw one
Kopenhāgenā ir aptuveni piecas siltas dienas gadā, kas pateicoties mitrumam tiešām ir karsti. Tāpēc ļoti novērtēju ka viss ūdens gar krastu (arī pilsētas centrā) ir tīrs un tajā var peldēties (un atvēsināties! Jo temperatūra ir ūdenī ir 19C) ☀️
July 19, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Kopenhāgenā ir aptuveni piecas siltas dienas gadā, kas pateicoties mitrumam tiešām ir karsti. Tāpēc ļoti novērtēju ka viss ūdens gar krastu (arī pilsētas centrā) ir tīrs un tajā var peldēties (un atvēsināties! Jo temperatūra ir ūdenī ir 19C) ☀️
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Hmm…I wonder why the Trump administration would terminate NOAA’s program to track billion-dollar weather disasters. 🤔
Of the 20 costliest weather disasters in history, four have occurred in just the last year.
U.S. socked with 15 billion-dollar weather disasters during the 1st half of 2025 » Yale Climate Connections
Four of the top 20 costliest weather disasters have occurred in the last year.
yaleclimateconnections.org
July 17, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Hmm…I wonder why the Trump administration would terminate NOAA’s program to track billion-dollar weather disasters. 🤔
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Ja man prasa, Rīga ir vairāk nekā zaudējusi laiku, lai uz šo reaģētu. Jau sen bija pēc piemēra jālūkojas Parīzes virzienā, kura rīkojās nekavējoties uzzinot, ka ir Nr.1 ES, kas karstuma dēļ var kļūt nedzīvojama. Realizētās pārmaiņas ir lieliskas. Tā vietā Rīga burtiski asfaltē ceļu gaidāmajām nāvēm.
Heat is a silent killer. The hottest June on record in Western Europe caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to the climate crisis (see link in comment). climate.copernicus.eu/heatwaves-co...
Heatwaves contribute to the warmest June on record in western Europe
The European continent experienced two significant heatwaves in mid-June and late June-early July 2025. The first event peaked between 17 and 22 June, affecting large parts of western and southern Eur...
climate.copernicus.eu
July 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Ja man prasa, Rīga ir vairāk nekā zaudējusi laiku, lai uz šo reaģētu. Jau sen bija pēc piemēra jālūkojas Parīzes virzienā, kura rīkojās nekavējoties uzzinot, ka ir Nr.1 ES, kas karstuma dēļ var kļūt nedzīvojama. Realizētās pārmaiņas ir lieliskas. Tā vietā Rīga burtiski asfaltē ceļu gaidāmajām nāvēm.
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There are 10 countries in the world that have had 50% or more of a months total electricity generation from only solar and wind.
All 10 countries are in the EU
All 10 countries are in the EU
July 8, 2025 at 10:05 AM
There are 10 countries in the world that have had 50% or more of a months total electricity generation from only solar and wind.
All 10 countries are in the EU
All 10 countries are in the EU
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reminder: climate fatalism becomes starkly absurd when you put it in literal, immediate and physical terms.
Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it
Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it
You realise "climate change is inevitable" is absurd when you reword it as "fossil fuels are inevitable" or "Exxon is inevitable" or "Rishi Sunak is inevitable"
It's a threat built of causes which we can identify and fight. Fatalism is pro-fossil. Be pro-fighting, instead ✊🏽
It's a threat built of causes which we can identify and fight. Fatalism is pro-fossil. Be pro-fighting, instead ✊🏽
July 6, 2025 at 11:18 AM
reminder: climate fatalism becomes starkly absurd when you put it in literal, immediate and physical terms.
Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it
Oh no there's just no way we can ever stop handing billions in subsidies to this coal mining company. Damn, we're doomed. Guess we just keep on doin it
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There are ways to mitigate and adapt to extreme events, like stopping the burning of fossil fuels and building early warning systems (or not firing people who make forecasts and coordinate with local officials), but prayer is not one of them.
Mike Johnson on Texas floods: "In a moment like this, we feel just as helpless as everyone else does ... all we know to do at this moment is pray."
July 6, 2025 at 7:02 PM
There are ways to mitigate and adapt to extreme events, like stopping the burning of fossil fuels and building early warning systems (or not firing people who make forecasts and coordinate with local officials), but prayer is not one of them.
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..there's no doubt that:
As climate change supersizes weather extremes, we need MORE info to keep people safe, not less. More experts, instruments, models, research, etc: much of which is being reduced or cut.
Timely, accurate science helps assess risks + make informed decisions that save lives.
As climate change supersizes weather extremes, we need MORE info to keep people safe, not less. More experts, instruments, models, research, etc: much of which is being reduced or cut.
Timely, accurate science helps assess risks + make informed decisions that save lives.
The National Weather Service Is Understaffed and Facing Huge Cuts—That Could Cost Lives
Weather experts warn that staff cuts at the National Weather Service that have been made by the Trump administration are a danger to public safety as tornadoes, hurricanes and heat loom this spring an...
www.scientificamerican.com
July 5, 2025 at 4:07 PM
..there's no doubt that:
As climate change supersizes weather extremes, we need MORE info to keep people safe, not less. More experts, instruments, models, research, etc: much of which is being reduced or cut.
Timely, accurate science helps assess risks + make informed decisions that save lives.
As climate change supersizes weather extremes, we need MORE info to keep people safe, not less. More experts, instruments, models, research, etc: much of which is being reduced or cut.
Timely, accurate science helps assess risks + make informed decisions that save lives.
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The missing piece of this viral post is that the Texas officials are lying and deflecting blame. The NWS, hobbled as it is, issued an accurate flood watch for Kerr County the evening before and accurate escalating warnings overnight as the flood was developing.
After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.
July 5, 2025 at 12:28 PM
The missing piece of this viral post is that the Texas officials are lying and deflecting blame. The NWS, hobbled as it is, issued an accurate flood watch for Kerr County the evening before and accurate escalating warnings overnight as the flood was developing.
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After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.
July 5, 2025 at 10:19 AM
After media reports & experts warned for months that drastic & sudden cuts at the Nat Weather Service by Trump could impair their forecasting ability & endanger lives during the storm season, TX officials blame an inaccurate forecast by NWS for the deadly results of the flood.
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Energy efficiency is the unsung hero of Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
Without efficiency gains since 2000, industry would use 1/3 more energy—costing tens of billions more every year.
It’s not just energy prices that matter, but how smartly we use energy.
Without efficiency gains since 2000, industry would use 1/3 more energy—costing tens of billions more every year.
It’s not just energy prices that matter, but how smartly we use energy.
June 16, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Energy efficiency is the unsung hero of Europe’s industrial competitiveness.
Without efficiency gains since 2000, industry would use 1/3 more energy—costing tens of billions more every year.
It’s not just energy prices that matter, but how smartly we use energy.
Without efficiency gains since 2000, industry would use 1/3 more energy—costing tens of billions more every year.
It’s not just energy prices that matter, but how smartly we use energy.
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Every health policy decision in 2025 is like “is it good for public health? No. But is it at least good for the economy? Also no”
Every environmental policy decision in 2025 is like “is it good for the environment? No. But is it at least good for the economy? Also no”
May 31, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Every health policy decision in 2025 is like “is it good for public health? No. But is it at least good for the economy? Also no”
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Blaten, the village that was destroyed yesterday by the Birch Glacier, is about 20km from the separate Aletsch Glacier, where I reported this story last year about widespread reluctance to vote for parties trying to do anything about climate change.
economist.com/europe/2024/...
economist.com/europe/2024/...
May 29, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Blaten, the village that was destroyed yesterday by the Birch Glacier, is about 20km from the separate Aletsch Glacier, where I reported this story last year about widespread reluctance to vote for parties trying to do anything about climate change.
economist.com/europe/2024/...
economist.com/europe/2024/...
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Nu tā. Septembris būs Helsinkos!
Kuri no lieliskajiem latviešiem mīt tur, ar kuriem varētu iedzert kādu kafijas tasi, kuri varētu ko ieteikt?
Cita starpā meklēju kādu pažobeli, kur pārnakšņot, bet tas nav steidzami, gan jau tikšu galā, galvenais ir satikšanās un sarunu prieks.
Kuri no lieliskajiem latviešiem mīt tur, ar kuriem varētu iedzert kādu kafijas tasi, kuri varētu ko ieteikt?
Cita starpā meklēju kādu pažobeli, kur pārnakšņot, bet tas nav steidzami, gan jau tikšu galā, galvenais ir satikšanās un sarunu prieks.
May 15, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Nu tā. Septembris būs Helsinkos!
Kuri no lieliskajiem latviešiem mīt tur, ar kuriem varētu iedzert kādu kafijas tasi, kuri varētu ko ieteikt?
Cita starpā meklēju kādu pažobeli, kur pārnakšņot, bet tas nav steidzami, gan jau tikšu galā, galvenais ir satikšanās un sarunu prieks.
Kuri no lieliskajiem latviešiem mīt tur, ar kuriem varētu iedzert kādu kafijas tasi, kuri varētu ko ieteikt?
Cita starpā meklēju kādu pažobeli, kur pārnakšņot, bet tas nav steidzami, gan jau tikšu galā, galvenais ir satikšanās un sarunu prieks.
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I have been very disappointed, although not really surprised, to see commentators attempt to blame renewables for yesterday's blackout in Spain and Portugal. Let me explain what they've said and why it is wrong. /1
April 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I have been very disappointed, although not really surprised, to see commentators attempt to blame renewables for yesterday's blackout in Spain and Portugal. Let me explain what they've said and why it is wrong. /1