Thomas Tuntschew
@thomastuntschew.bsky.social
German in London. Climate, innovation and UK/GER politics.
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How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
From floods to droughts, erratic weather patterns are affecting food security, with crop yields projected to fall if changes are not made
www.theguardian.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:42 PM
How climate breakdown is putting the world’s food in peril - in maps and charts
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The milestone Paris Agreement was adopted 10 years ago today.
As like-minded partners, Germany and the UK work closely on its implementation, in part with 🇩🇪🇬🇧 projects, such as our joint hydrogen partnership and an upcoming 🇩🇪🇬🇧 electricity interconnector. #GermanClimateAction
As like-minded partners, Germany and the UK work closely on its implementation, in part with 🇩🇪🇬🇧 projects, such as our joint hydrogen partnership and an upcoming 🇩🇪🇬🇧 electricity interconnector. #GermanClimateAction
December 12, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The milestone Paris Agreement was adopted 10 years ago today.
As like-minded partners, Germany and the UK work closely on its implementation, in part with 🇩🇪🇬🇧 projects, such as our joint hydrogen partnership and an upcoming 🇩🇪🇬🇧 electricity interconnector. #GermanClimateAction
As like-minded partners, Germany and the UK work closely on its implementation, in part with 🇩🇪🇬🇧 projects, such as our joint hydrogen partnership and an upcoming 🇩🇪🇬🇧 electricity interconnector. #GermanClimateAction
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“We must, at least so far, admit failure”
Ten years after the #ParisAgreement, which aims to keep #GlobalHeating well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C: here are the comments from PIK Directors Johan #Rockström and Ottmar #Edenhofer
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www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Ten years after the #ParisAgreement, which aims to keep #GlobalHeating well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C: here are the comments from PIK Directors Johan #Rockström and Ottmar #Edenhofer
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www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
December 12, 2025 at 7:19 AM
“We must, at least so far, admit failure”
Ten years after the #ParisAgreement, which aims to keep #GlobalHeating well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C: here are the comments from PIK Directors Johan #Rockström and Ottmar #Edenhofer
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www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Ten years after the #ParisAgreement, which aims to keep #GlobalHeating well below 2°C and to pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C: here are the comments from PIK Directors Johan #Rockström and Ottmar #Edenhofer
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www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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The UK’s dependency on fossil fuels has led to direct economic impacts of £183bn in the last four years following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest assessment of the costs.
Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
November 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The UK’s dependency on fossil fuels has led to direct economic impacts of £183bn in the last four years following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to the latest assessment of the costs.
Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
Read more below 👇
eciu.net/media/press...
🇺🇸 with 🇸🇦🇦🇪🇷🇺🇮🇳 "Geopolitically, this is ... a new Axis of Obstruction - actively promoting fossil fuels and opposed to climate action." Prof Michael Jacobs from @odi.global and @sheffielduni.bsky.social #COP30
Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: ‚Backchannel‘
November 23, 2025 at 11:04 AM
🇺🇸 with 🇸🇦🇦🇪🇷🇺🇮🇳 "Geopolitically, this is ... a new Axis of Obstruction - actively promoting fossil fuels and opposed to climate action." Prof Michael Jacobs from @odi.global and @sheffielduni.bsky.social #COP30
Best plan for the planet? Brazil tries to break the financial logic of deforestation at #COP30 #TFFF
Germany will support the Tropical Forest Forever Facility with €1 billion.
This was announced by the German delegation at #COP30 in Belem, Brasil. #GermanClimateAction
This was announced by the German delegation at #COP30 in Belem, Brasil. #GermanClimateAction
November 20, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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With the aim to combine 🇬🇧🇩🇪 expertise & foster industrial partnerships, the Center for Hybrid Electric Systems Cottbus and the University of Sheffield AMRC signed a Letter of Intent during Minister-President of Brandenburg Dietmar Woidke’s visit to the UK.
A strong signal for future cooperation.
A strong signal for future cooperation.
November 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
With the aim to combine 🇬🇧🇩🇪 expertise & foster industrial partnerships, the Center for Hybrid Electric Systems Cottbus and the University of Sheffield AMRC signed a Letter of Intent during Minister-President of Brandenburg Dietmar Woidke’s visit to the UK.
A strong signal for future cooperation.
A strong signal for future cooperation.
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🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧 Rolls-Royce and the State of Brandenburg signed a Letter of Intent to further strengthen and develop the company's site in Dahlewitz.
With this, both sides commit to actively shape the transformation of aviation & further expand Brandenburg's role as an innovation hub.
With this, both sides commit to actively shape the transformation of aviation & further expand Brandenburg's role as an innovation hub.
November 12, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🇩🇪🤝🇬🇧 Rolls-Royce and the State of Brandenburg signed a Letter of Intent to further strengthen and develop the company's site in Dahlewitz.
With this, both sides commit to actively shape the transformation of aviation & further expand Brandenburg's role as an innovation hub.
With this, both sides commit to actively shape the transformation of aviation & further expand Brandenburg's role as an innovation hub.
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We recently hosted a climate talk event at the Hydrogen Scotland Conference together with the German Consulate General in Edinburgh.
In Scotland, representatives from 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧, and also from the industry discussed hydrogen cooperation between our countries.
In Scotland, representatives from 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧, and also from the industry discussed hydrogen cooperation between our countries.
November 12, 2025 at 12:13 PM
We recently hosted a climate talk event at the Hydrogen Scotland Conference together with the German Consulate General in Edinburgh.
In Scotland, representatives from 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧, and also from the industry discussed hydrogen cooperation between our countries.
In Scotland, representatives from 🇩🇪 and 🇬🇧, and also from the industry discussed hydrogen cooperation between our countries.
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Recommended watch: A Netflix documentary looked at how a “crucial opportunity” to take climate action was “deliberately undermined” during the George HW Bush administration.
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buff.ly
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Recommended watch: A Netflix documentary looked at how a “crucial opportunity” to take climate action was “deliberately undermined” during the George HW Bush administration.
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This is a huge shame.
Maritime emissions need to be reduced. It has taken years to build proposals to enhance committed clean shipping supporting decarbonisation, ocean health and innovation.
Maritime emissions need to be reduced. It has taken years to build proposals to enhance committed clean shipping supporting decarbonisation, ocean health and innovation.
The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations. The world’s largest maritime nations had been deliberating on regulations to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels.
US blocks a global fee on shipping emissions as international meeting ends without new regulations
The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations.
bit.ly
October 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
This is a huge shame.
Maritime emissions need to be reduced. It has taken years to build proposals to enhance committed clean shipping supporting decarbonisation, ocean health and innovation.
Maritime emissions need to be reduced. It has taken years to build proposals to enhance committed clean shipping supporting decarbonisation, ocean health and innovation.
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The amount of global installed renewable power capacity increased by 14% last year (extra 582GW!).
It's not quite on track for the tripling by 2030 that nations agreed at COP28 in Dubia two years ago, but it's pretty damn good.
New @irena-official.bsky.social report:
www.irena.org/Publications...
It's not quite on track for the tripling by 2030 that nations agreed at COP28 in Dubia two years ago, but it's pretty damn good.
New @irena-official.bsky.social report:
www.irena.org/Publications...
October 15, 2025 at 8:45 AM
The amount of global installed renewable power capacity increased by 14% last year (extra 582GW!).
It's not quite on track for the tripling by 2030 that nations agreed at COP28 in Dubia two years ago, but it's pretty damn good.
New @irena-official.bsky.social report:
www.irena.org/Publications...
It's not quite on track for the tripling by 2030 that nations agreed at COP28 in Dubia two years ago, but it's pretty damn good.
New @irena-official.bsky.social report:
www.irena.org/Publications...
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We are delighted to welcome Sunil Amrith (Yale University) on 13 October 2025, when he will give our next #ThyssenLecture. 📯
His talk is entitled 'Colonialism and the Climate Crisis: Rethinking Legacies and Trajectories'.
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His talk is entitled 'Colonialism and the Climate Crisis: Rethinking Legacies and Trajectories'.
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September 11, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We are delighted to welcome Sunil Amrith (Yale University) on 13 October 2025, when he will give our next #ThyssenLecture. 📯
His talk is entitled 'Colonialism and the Climate Crisis: Rethinking Legacies and Trajectories'.
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His talk is entitled 'Colonialism and the Climate Crisis: Rethinking Legacies and Trajectories'.
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Few realise how short the window really is. Science says global emissions must peak by 2025. Yet publics in 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪 still believe there’s more time left.
New paper with @lucasgeese.bsky.social at @commsearth.nature.com
UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.
@tyndallcentre.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social
@climateuea.bsky.social
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UK MPs + publics in Britain, Canada, Chile & Germany underestimated the urgency of peaking global GHG emissions when surveyed in 2023.
@tyndallcentre.bsky.social @cast-centre.bsky.social
@climateuea.bsky.social
rdcu.be/eI4J3
Publics and UK parliamentarians underestimate the urgency of peaking global greenhouse gas emissions
Communications Earth & Environment - UK members of parliament overestimate the time available to mitigate climate change, with notable partisan differences, and a similar lack of knowledge is...
rdcu.be
October 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Few realise how short the window really is. Science says global emissions must peak by 2025. Yet publics in 🇬🇧 & 🇩🇪 still believe there’s more time left.
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Germany delivered on its pledge to allocate at least €6bn in budget funds for international climate finance in 2024.
Ahead of #COP30 in Belém, 🇩🇪 remains a reliable partner for global climate action. #GermanClimateAction @bmz.de @umweltministerium.de
Ahead of #COP30 in Belém, 🇩🇪 remains a reliable partner for global climate action. #GermanClimateAction @bmz.de @umweltministerium.de
September 29, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Germany delivered on its pledge to allocate at least €6bn in budget funds for international climate finance in 2024.
Ahead of #COP30 in Belém, 🇩🇪 remains a reliable partner for global climate action. #GermanClimateAction @bmz.de @umweltministerium.de
Ahead of #COP30 in Belém, 🇩🇪 remains a reliable partner for global climate action. #GermanClimateAction @bmz.de @umweltministerium.de
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Showcasing 🇩🇪 Green Tech in 🇬🇧: a German delegation (German Ministry of Research, Technology & Space, German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) kicked off their visit in London with talks on circular economy at Sustainable Ventures and Defra, and digital innovation with Digital Catapult.
September 16, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Showcasing 🇩🇪 Green Tech in 🇬🇧: a German delegation (German Ministry of Research, Technology & Space, German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy) kicked off their visit in London with talks on circular economy at Sustainable Ventures and Defra, and digital innovation with Digital Catapult.
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I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100.
Our paper on that is out today.🧵
Our paper on that is out today.🧵
August 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I was shocked when I first saw these results from standard climate models used in IPCC reports: for high emissions, the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC shuts down in all 9 models that ran past 2100, and is well on the way to shutdown by 2100.
Our paper on that is out today.🧵
Our paper on that is out today.🧵
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Key takeaways from Germany's Climate Protection Report 2025:
➡️ greenhouse gas emissions continued to fall in 2024
➡️ if efforts are maintained, 2030 climate target can be met
➡️ further measures needed to reach the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. #GermanClimateAction
➡️ greenhouse gas emissions continued to fall in 2024
➡️ if efforts are maintained, 2030 climate target can be met
➡️ further measures needed to reach the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. #GermanClimateAction
August 19, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Key takeaways from Germany's Climate Protection Report 2025:
➡️ greenhouse gas emissions continued to fall in 2024
➡️ if efforts are maintained, 2030 climate target can be met
➡️ further measures needed to reach the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. #GermanClimateAction
➡️ greenhouse gas emissions continued to fall in 2024
➡️ if efforts are maintained, 2030 climate target can be met
➡️ further measures needed to reach the goal of greenhouse gas neutrality by 2045. #GermanClimateAction
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NEW RECORD: British solar generation just surpassed its 2024 total. This milestone shows the potential of renewables, but also highlights the need for a smarter grid.
To maximise benefits of solar, we must tackle grid bottlenecks, streamline planning and prioritise system-friendly operation.
To maximise benefits of solar, we must tackle grid bottlenecks, streamline planning and prioritise system-friendly operation.
August 18, 2025 at 7:46 PM
NEW RECORD: British solar generation just surpassed its 2024 total. This milestone shows the potential of renewables, but also highlights the need for a smarter grid.
To maximise benefits of solar, we must tackle grid bottlenecks, streamline planning and prioritise system-friendly operation.
To maximise benefits of solar, we must tackle grid bottlenecks, streamline planning and prioritise system-friendly operation.
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More than half of the world’s land area is in a precarious state, according to a new study mapping the #PlanetaryBoundary of functional biosphere integrity - in spatial detail and across centuries. 38% of global land is already in the high-risk zone. 👇
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
60 percent of the world’s land area is in a precarious state
15.08.2025 – A new study maps the planetary boundary of “functional biosphere integrity” in spatial detail and over centuries. It finds that 60 percent of global land areas are now already outside the...
www.pik-potsdam.de
August 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
More than half of the world’s land area is in a precarious state, according to a new study mapping the #PlanetaryBoundary of functional biosphere integrity - in spatial detail and across centuries. 38% of global land is already in the high-risk zone. 👇
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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The #StateOfUKClimate Report shows how the UK’s climate has warmed steadily from 1980s onwards at a rate of approximately 0.25°C per decade
Read the full report 👇
📄 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Read the full report 👇
📄 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
July 14, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The #StateOfUKClimate Report shows how the UK’s climate has warmed steadily from 1980s onwards at a rate of approximately 0.25°C per decade
Read the full report 👇
📄 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Read the full report 👇
📄 rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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July 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
NEW: Getting to net-zero will be much cheaper than thought for the UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly, says OBR
Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Quick piece / thread with 4 key charts showing, yet again, why climate action is far less costly than inaction
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www.carbonbrief.org/...
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"A globally coordinated net-zero effort would safeguard the euro area’s economic interests" ❗
Climate change is no longer “the Tragedy of the Horizon”, as Mark Carney once said, but an imminent threat. New short-term scenarios from the Network for Greening the Financial System suggest extreme weather could put up to 5% of euro area economic output at risk within 5 years europa.eu/!dbfJHH
July 12, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"A globally coordinated net-zero effort would safeguard the euro area’s economic interests" ❗