Utopia is Now
@utopiaisnow.bsky.social
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Utopia is Now
@utopiaisnow.bsky.social
· Mar 15
Misinformation 101: Climate Change Denial and How to Fight Back | Dr. John Cook, PhD
YouTube video by Utopia Is Now
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🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Featuring @johnfocook.bsky.social. We explore the fundamentals of climate change misinformation, its effect on belief, and what we can do to counter it.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ak...
#climatechange #climatedenial #climatemisinformation
#misinformation
Featuring @johnfocook.bsky.social. We explore the fundamentals of climate change misinformation, its effect on belief, and what we can do to counter it.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ak...
#climatechange #climatedenial #climatemisinformation
#misinformation
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🌍 What is #EnergyPoverty, and why does it still impact so many people today?
SELF’s @bobfreling.bsky.social joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to unpack the global #energy gap & explore how solutions like #SolarPower are changing lives.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
SELF’s @bobfreling.bsky.social joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to unpack the global #energy gap & explore how solutions like #SolarPower are changing lives.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
Power is Progress | The Fight for Global Energy Access | Bob Freling
YouTube video by Utopia Is Now
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July 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
🌍 What is #EnergyPoverty, and why does it still impact so many people today?
SELF’s @bobfreling.bsky.social joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to unpack the global #energy gap & explore how solutions like #SolarPower are changing lives.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
SELF’s @bobfreling.bsky.social joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to unpack the global #energy gap & explore how solutions like #SolarPower are changing lives.
🎧 Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
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What does it mean to live without #electricity? And what does it take to change that?
I joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to talk about #energy poverty, #solar solutions, and the surprising ways in which energy access transforms lives.
Give it a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
I joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to talk about #energy poverty, #solar solutions, and the surprising ways in which energy access transforms lives.
Give it a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
Power is Progress | The Fight for Global Energy Access | Bob Freling
YouTube video by Utopia Is Now
www.youtube.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
What does it mean to live without #electricity? And what does it take to change that?
I joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to talk about #energy poverty, #solar solutions, and the surprising ways in which energy access transforms lives.
Give it a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
I joined the @utopiaisnow.bsky.social podcast to talk about #energy poverty, #solar solutions, and the surprising ways in which energy access transforms lives.
Give it a listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8UAY...
🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Featuring @johnfocook.bsky.social. We explore the fundamentals of climate change misinformation, its effect on belief, and what we can do to counter it.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ak...
#climatechange #climatedenial #climatemisinformation
#misinformation
Featuring @johnfocook.bsky.social. We explore the fundamentals of climate change misinformation, its effect on belief, and what we can do to counter it.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ak...
#climatechange #climatedenial #climatemisinformation
#misinformation
Misinformation 101: Climate Change Denial and How to Fight Back | Dr. John Cook, PhD
YouTube video by Utopia Is Now
www.youtube.com
March 15, 2025 at 3:47 AM
🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Featuring @johnfocook.bsky.social. We explore the fundamentals of climate change misinformation, its effect on belief, and what we can do to counter it.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ak...
#climatechange #climatedenial #climatemisinformation
#misinformation
Featuring @johnfocook.bsky.social. We explore the fundamentals of climate change misinformation, its effect on belief, and what we can do to counter it.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4Ak...
#climatechange #climatedenial #climatemisinformation
#misinformation
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In April 2024, a few words like "delve" had a viral moment, when researchers pointed out that GPT-4 used it often, demonstrating that the spread of the word showed AI in science papers.
Did that result in a decrease in AI use in scientific writing? No, but people started avoiding the word "delve!"
Did that result in a decrease in AI use in scientific writing? No, but people started avoiding the word "delve!"
February 19, 2025 at 3:39 AM
In April 2024, a few words like "delve" had a viral moment, when researchers pointed out that GPT-4 used it often, demonstrating that the spread of the word showed AI in science papers.
Did that result in a decrease in AI use in scientific writing? No, but people started avoiding the word "delve!"
Did that result in a decrease in AI use in scientific writing? No, but people started avoiding the word "delve!"
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Climate scientist James Hansen released a new study tracking the acceleration of global warming, and he says the world has not been adequately warned about the rapidly growing risks of extreme climate impacts.
New Research Led by James Hansen Documents Global Warming Acceleration - Inside Climate News
The rapid meltdown of polar ice could shut down a key ocean current by 2050, triggering catastrophic surges of sea level rise along the U.S. East Coast and dangerous climate shifts in northwestern Eur...
insideclimatenews.org
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Climate scientist James Hansen released a new study tracking the acceleration of global warming, and he says the world has not been adequately warned about the rapidly growing risks of extreme climate impacts.
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Chairing the PFAS Inquiry in the Blue Mountains today.
Tune in live: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pages/region...
Tune in live: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pages/region...
February 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Chairing the PFAS Inquiry in the Blue Mountains today.
Tune in live: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pages/region...
Tune in live: www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/pages/region...
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Whether it's wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, drought, whenever we're devastated by extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change, we are shooshed by climate deniers. It's another attempt to delay action on climate change and is making our world more dangerous.
January 13, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Whether it's wildfires, hurricanes, flooding, drought, whenever we're devastated by extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change, we are shooshed by climate deniers. It's another attempt to delay action on climate change and is making our world more dangerous.
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For the folks who try to say “But it’s just a model!” or “The models don’t work!” Climate scientists have had the model physics correct since the 1970’s. The majority of the future uncertainty is due to human behavior & policy choices. #StopBuringFossilFuels & emissions & temps will drop. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
Scientists developed the first climate models in the late 1960s (for which the Nobel Prize in physics was recently awarded!).
How have these models held up against what happened in the real world after they were published? Surprisingly well, it turns out:
How have these models held up against what happened in the real world after they were published? Surprisingly well, it turns out:
January 12, 2025 at 9:03 PM
For the folks who try to say “But it’s just a model!” or “The models don’t work!” Climate scientists have had the model physics correct since the 1970’s. The majority of the future uncertainty is due to human behavior & policy choices. #StopBuringFossilFuels & emissions & temps will drop. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋
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🚨 2024 was the hottest year on record, exceeding 1.5°C of heating. Every fraction of a degree that we can limit warming matters. 🌏 I'm calling for a 75% emissions reduction by 2035. We must act now to decarbonize & build climate-resilient communities #75by35 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
January 10, 2025 at 6:17 AM
🚨 2024 was the hottest year on record, exceeding 1.5°C of heating. Every fraction of a degree that we can limit warming matters. 🌏 I'm calling for a 75% emissions reduction by 2035. We must act now to decarbonize & build climate-resilient communities #75by35 www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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"the fact that these fires are burning in unusually dry winter months has highlighted how climate change is reshaping fire seasons around the world"
Jo Lauder at the ABC puts the shocking LA fires in all-important context:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Jo Lauder at the ABC puts the shocking LA fires in all-important context:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
What does climate change have to do with California's fires?
As Los Angeles battles catastrophic wildfires, experts say there are signs climate change is already reshaping fire seasons around the world.
www.abc.net.au
January 9, 2025 at 5:24 AM
"the fact that these fires are burning in unusually dry winter months has highlighted how climate change is reshaping fire seasons around the world"
Jo Lauder at the ABC puts the shocking LA fires in all-important context:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
Jo Lauder at the ABC puts the shocking LA fires in all-important context:
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-01...
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Featuring @climategeorge.bsky.social. We explore social psychology, the role that identity plays in slowing climate action, and what we can do about it.
Watch now: youtu.be/_ruaDjEr2ho?...
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatecommunication
#psychology #socialpsychology
Featuring @climategeorge.bsky.social. We explore social psychology, the role that identity plays in slowing climate action, and what we can do about it.
Watch now: youtu.be/_ruaDjEr2ho?...
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatecommunication
#psychology #socialpsychology
Social Identity and Intergroup Conflict Over Climate Change | George Marshall
YouTube video by Utopia Is Now
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January 7, 2025 at 6:55 AM
🚨 New Podcast Alert 🚨
Featuring @climategeorge.bsky.social. We explore social psychology, the role that identity plays in slowing climate action, and what we can do about it.
Watch now: youtu.be/_ruaDjEr2ho?...
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatecommunication
#psychology #socialpsychology
Featuring @climategeorge.bsky.social. We explore social psychology, the role that identity plays in slowing climate action, and what we can do about it.
Watch now: youtu.be/_ruaDjEr2ho?...
#climatechange #climatecrisis #climatecommunication
#psychology #socialpsychology
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TransitionZero's Solar Asset Mapper shows solar power is doubling every three years and is set to supply 50% of global electricity within a decade. Australia can lead the clean energy revolution, but we must act now and reject misinformation aimed at keeping fossil fuels alive.
#SmartSolutions
#SmartSolutions
January 7, 2025 at 5:24 AM
TransitionZero's Solar Asset Mapper shows solar power is doubling every three years and is set to supply 50% of global electricity within a decade. Australia can lead the clean energy revolution, but we must act now and reject misinformation aimed at keeping fossil fuels alive.
#SmartSolutions
#SmartSolutions
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The former Elon Musk.
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
Welcome to the Gigafactory | Before the Flood
YouTube video by National Geographic
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December 31, 2024 at 10:02 AM
The former Elon Musk.
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
Eight years ago.
In discussion with Leonardo DiCaprio...
"The more there can be a popular uprising against [the money and influence of the fossil fuel industry], the better."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZm_...
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The 50 million-strong vulture population plummeted to near zero because of diclofenac, a cheap non-steroidal painkiller for cattle. The decline of vultures led to the proliferation of deadly bacteria & infections and the deaths of about 0.5 million people over five years. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Indian vultures: Decline of scavenger birds caused 500,000 human deaths
A new study links the vulture decline in India to deadly bacteria spread, causing about 500,000 deaths.
www.bbc.com
December 27, 2024 at 1:12 AM
The 50 million-strong vulture population plummeted to near zero because of diclofenac, a cheap non-steroidal painkiller for cattle. The decline of vultures led to the proliferation of deadly bacteria & infections and the deaths of about 0.5 million people over five years. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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US announces national climate plan (NDC) of cutting emissions up to 66% by 2035.
Big step from the world's second biggest emitter, and a useful counterfactual of what Harris might have done if she won.
But also almost certain to be junked by Trump administration
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Big step from the world's second biggest emitter, and a useful counterfactual of what Harris might have done if she won.
But also almost certain to be junked by Trump administration
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on the U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution | The White House
Via Teleconference 2:03 P.M. EST MR. FERNÁNDEZ HERNÁNDEZ: Hi. Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you for joining today's embargoed press
www.whitehouse.gov
December 19, 2024 at 10:22 AM
US announces national climate plan (NDC) of cutting emissions up to 66% by 2035.
Big step from the world's second biggest emitter, and a useful counterfactual of what Harris might have done if she won.
But also almost certain to be junked by Trump administration
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
Big step from the world's second biggest emitter, and a useful counterfactual of what Harris might have done if she won.
But also almost certain to be junked by Trump administration
www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-roo...
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Details on Australian government approving four coalmine expansions from @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move
Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’
www.theguardian.com
December 19, 2024 at 8:01 AM
Details on Australian government approving four coalmine expansions from @readfearn.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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All that rapid and growing clean-energy build is not enough to start the secular decline of coal. The extreme rise in gas prices post-pandemic has reinforced coal's energy-security benefits for India and China.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @willmathis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @willmathis.bsky.social
December 18, 2024 at 7:56 AM
All that rapid and growing clean-energy build is not enough to start the secular decline of coal. The extreme rise in gas prices post-pandemic has reinforced coal's energy-security benefits for India and China.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @willmathis.bsky.social
www.bloomberg.com/news/article... by @willmathis.bsky.social
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Just coauthored a paper that says something which may seem obvious to many but still needs to be argued: why misinformation must not be ignored. Specifically we argue that 1) misinformation is prominent & 2) has a negative impact on people psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
December 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Just coauthored a paper that says something which may seem obvious to many but still needs to be argued: why misinformation must not be ignored. Specifically we argue that 1) misinformation is prominent & 2) has a negative impact on people psycnet.apa.org/fulltext/202...
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One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
December 16, 2024 at 8:35 PM
One chart, many stories. Predicted renewable energy deployment vs actual deployment.
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Well, this is fascinating.
The good people at @cplusc.bsky.social have found that voters with incomes under 100K overwhelmingly support fossil-fuel phaseout!
So much for the myth that climate change is merely an "elite" preoccupation of the affluent, college-educated, dare I say "woke" voter.
🧵
The good people at @cplusc.bsky.social have found that voters with incomes under 100K overwhelmingly support fossil-fuel phaseout!
So much for the myth that climate change is merely an "elite" preoccupation of the affluent, college-educated, dare I say "woke" voter.
🧵
December 13, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Well, this is fascinating.
The good people at @cplusc.bsky.social have found that voters with incomes under 100K overwhelmingly support fossil-fuel phaseout!
So much for the myth that climate change is merely an "elite" preoccupation of the affluent, college-educated, dare I say "woke" voter.
🧵
The good people at @cplusc.bsky.social have found that voters with incomes under 100K overwhelmingly support fossil-fuel phaseout!
So much for the myth that climate change is merely an "elite" preoccupation of the affluent, college-educated, dare I say "woke" voter.
🧵
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So-called “cold deaths” (aka deaths from exposure which can occur up to +20°C) disproportionately affect the unhoused, and can be mitigated through affordable housing and poverty alleviation. Meanwhile…
December 10, 2024 at 2:40 PM
So-called “cold deaths” (aka deaths from exposure which can occur up to +20°C) disproportionately affect the unhoused, and can be mitigated through affordable housing and poverty alleviation. Meanwhile…
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The 2023 annual increase in atmospheric SF6 concentration set a new record.
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is 22,800X more powerful at warming the climate than CO2 (over a 100 year period).
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is 22,800X more powerful at warming the climate than CO2 (over a 100 year period).
December 11, 2024 at 5:59 PM
The 2023 annual increase in atmospheric SF6 concentration set a new record.
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is 22,800X more powerful at warming the climate than CO2 (over a 100 year period).
Sulfur Hexafluoride (SF6) is 22,800X more powerful at warming the climate than CO2 (over a 100 year period).
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False balance is when media give equal weight to opposing voices on an issue with scientific consensus. It's misleading, giving the impression of 50:50 debate among scientists. Balanced coverage is appropriate with matters of opinion or politics but not science crankyuncle.com/cranky-uncle...
November 29, 2024 at 9:07 PM
False balance is when media give equal weight to opposing voices on an issue with scientific consensus. It's misleading, giving the impression of 50:50 debate among scientists. Balanced coverage is appropriate with matters of opinion or politics but not science crankyuncle.com/cranky-uncle...
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This paper identifies another relatively unknown natural mechanism on Earth that regulates temperatures: the Ocean emits methanethiol, a compound that serves as a marine cloud seeding aerosol, which cools the climate! (This is in addition to the better known dimethyl sulfide emissions from oceans).
December 4, 2024 at 2:43 AM
This paper identifies another relatively unknown natural mechanism on Earth that regulates temperatures: the Ocean emits methanethiol, a compound that serves as a marine cloud seeding aerosol, which cools the climate! (This is in addition to the better known dimethyl sulfide emissions from oceans).