Alister Doyle
@alisterdoyle.bsky.social
Freelance environmental reporter, author of “The Great Melt”, formerly Reuters environment correspondent, MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellow
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Alister Doyle
@alisterdoyle.bsky.social
· Nov 25
Stopping sea level rise, by the bucketful
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Stopping sea level rise, a bucket at a time www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qbb...
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Global oil demand might keep rising until 2050, even when nations have promised a transition from fossil fuels, says @iea.org. But its scenario makes weirdly pessimistic assumptions about falling costs of electric cars, other green tech, and risks of a warming planet
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November 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Global oil demand might keep rising until 2050, even when nations have promised a transition from fossil fuels, says @iea.org. But its scenario makes weirdly pessimistic assumptions about falling costs of electric cars, other green tech, and risks of a warming planet
www.reuters.com/markets/comm...
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Thrilled to be among the authors of a new report about climate change and litigation: "Let the courts decide?" It's timely with COP30 in Brazil and backsliding by governments and others on climate pledges
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
Let the courts decide? The Potential and Limitations of Climate Litigation from a Democracy Perspective | International IDEA
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November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Thrilled to be among the authors of a new report about climate change and litigation: "Let the courts decide?" It's timely with COP30 in Brazil and backsliding by governments and others on climate pledges
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
www.idea.int/publications... thanks to @internationalidea.bsky.social @cop30brazil.bsky.social
“Keep working for peace and, who knows, you might win in 2026” — the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s likely strategy to appease Trump when he (spoiler alert) fails to win the prestigious Peace Prize on Friday. My story: medium.com/@alisterdoyl... @nobelprize.bsky.social @nupinytt.bsky.social
How to assuage Trump after looming Nobel Peace snub
“Keep working for peace and you might win in 2026” — the Nobel Committee’s likely strategy to appease Trump when he fails to win on Friday
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October 8, 2025 at 8:39 PM
“Keep working for peace and, who knows, you might win in 2026” — the Norwegian Nobel Committee’s likely strategy to appease Trump when he (spoiler alert) fails to win the prestigious Peace Prize on Friday. My story: medium.com/@alisterdoyl... @nobelprize.bsky.social @nupinytt.bsky.social
U.S. President Donald Trump won't win the Nobel Peace Prize he apparently craves this Friday - my article examining why one leading Norwegian historian puts his chances at "zero" news-decoder.com/promoting-pe... @newsdecoder.bsky.social @ninagraeger.bsky.social @nobelprize.bsky.social
Promoting peace through a prize
Each year a committee of Norwegians awards the Nobel Peace Prize to someone who has fought for peace. Is Donald Trump worthy?
news-decoder.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
U.S. President Donald Trump won't win the Nobel Peace Prize he apparently craves this Friday - my article examining why one leading Norwegian historian puts his chances at "zero" news-decoder.com/promoting-pe... @newsdecoder.bsky.social @ninagraeger.bsky.social @nobelprize.bsky.social
The only con job here is by Trump. The UN’s IPCC climate panel - whose finding are okayed by fossil fuel producers including Saudi Arabia, US, Russia, etc - says human-caused warming is «unequivocal». That’s more than «most scientists» www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Trump to address UN as he distances US from global cooperation
U.S. President Donald Trump will address the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday as world leaders grapple with crises from Gaza to Ukraine and question whether the United States, with its "America First" foreign policy, is still prepared to play a leadership role in global affairs.
www.reuters.com
September 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
The only con job here is by Trump. The UN’s IPCC climate panel - whose finding are okayed by fossil fuel producers including Saudi Arabia, US, Russia, etc - says human-caused warming is «unequivocal». That’s more than «most scientists» www.reuters.com/world/us/tru...
Terrible: @nytimes writes admiring story about hi-tech oil drilling off #Norway without even mentioning climate change and how Oslo is failing to cut emissions as promised under the Paris Agreement www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/b...
How Norway Adopted New Tech in Its Hunt for ‘Missing’ Oil
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September 23, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Terrible: @nytimes writes admiring story about hi-tech oil drilling off #Norway without even mentioning climate change and how Oslo is failing to cut emissions as promised under the Paris Agreement www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/b...
"I am AI" - I asked #chatbots to suggest palindromes (like "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama" that read the same backwards as forwards). Despite their confidence, they failed dismally. One bizarre suggestion: "Ledatic, enot erif evil neman s'oreh a" medium.com/@alisterdoyl...
“I am AI”: Palindromes stump chatbots
Artificial intelligence is transforming our lives, but ChatGPT and others often spout gibberish if you ask for an original palindrome
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September 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"I am AI" - I asked #chatbots to suggest palindromes (like "A man, a plan, a canal: Panama" that read the same backwards as forwards). Despite their confidence, they failed dismally. One bizarre suggestion: "Ledatic, enot erif evil neman s'oreh a" medium.com/@alisterdoyl...
Norway’s parliamentary elections aren’t until Sept 7-8 but you can vote early: pick a day in the sunshine like today and join a short queue in central Oslo (other nations please do the same if not already!)
September 2, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Norway’s parliamentary elections aren’t until Sept 7-8 but you can vote early: pick a day in the sunshine like today and join a short queue in central Oslo (other nations please do the same if not already!)
"No one has contacted me," Norwegian Foreign Minister @espenbartheide.bsky.social tells Foreign Press Association in Oslo on Aug. 28 -asked if U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is lobbying for him to win the Nobel Peace Prize
August 28, 2025 at 11:36 AM
"No one has contacted me," Norwegian Foreign Minister @espenbartheide.bsky.social tells Foreign Press Association in Oslo on Aug. 28 -asked if U.S. President Donald Trump's administration is lobbying for him to win the Nobel Peace Prize
Meta AI chatbot exceeds even the dystopia of a «Black Mirror» episode: brilliant unsettling article: www.reuters.com/technology/m...
A flirty Meta AI bot invited a retiree to meet. He never made it home.
Impaired by a stroke, a man fell for a Meta chatbot originally created with Kendall Jenner. His death spotlights Metaâs AI rules, which let bots tell falsehoods.
www.reuters.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Meta AI chatbot exceeds even the dystopia of a «Black Mirror» episode: brilliant unsettling article: www.reuters.com/technology/m...
Sorry, Trump: big U.S. gas-guzzling cars simply don’t appeal abroad due higher fuel prices, narrower roads, etc etc www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Trump wants more American pick-ups in Tokyo and London. That may be a hard sell
Donald Trump is right that Japan and Europe buy few American-made cars - but it has little to do with trade barriers. From Tokyo to London, many consumers see Detroit's offerings as simply too big and too gas-guzzling.
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August 7, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Sorry, Trump: big U.S. gas-guzzling cars simply don’t appeal abroad due higher fuel prices, narrower roads, etc etc www.reuters.com/business/aut...
Less rain, more wheat: Australian farmers defy climate doom - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Less rain, more wheat: How Australian farmers defied climate doom
Growers and researchers in the driest inhabited continent have dramatically increased crop yields through new agricultural techniques, despite intensifying environmental challenges. Innovations in water-use efficiency, soil re-engineering and seed technology have helped feed a rising global population.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Less rain, more wheat: Australian farmers defy climate doom - www.reuters.com/investigatio...
‘They will never give it (the #Nobel Peace Prize) to me’ - Trump has a rare insight that’s 100% true medium.com/@alisterdoyl... time.com/7300791/trum...
Netanyahu Is Just the Latest to Nominate Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
And he likely won’t be the last.
time.com
July 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
‘They will never give it (the #Nobel Peace Prize) to me’ - Trump has a rare insight that’s 100% true medium.com/@alisterdoyl... time.com/7300791/trum...
A few years ago, I contributed an English accent at a #Harvard class given by Professor Steven Pinker, who's now defending the university from #Trump's assaults medium.com/@alisterdoyl...
My tiny contribution to Harvard: an English accent
President Donald Trump’s threats to the oldest university in the United States bring back memories of what an inspiring place it is — for…
medium.com
June 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
A few years ago, I contributed an English accent at a #Harvard class given by Professor Steven Pinker, who's now defending the university from #Trump's assaults medium.com/@alisterdoyl...
After many setbacks to climate litigation - a new avenue www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/c...
Oil Companies Are Sued Over Death of Woman in 2021 Heat Wave
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May 29, 2025 at 5:46 PM
After many setbacks to climate litigation - a new avenue www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/c...
“Catastrophic” inland migration seen from sea level rise www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis finds
www.theguardian.com
May 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
“Catastrophic” inland migration seen from sea level rise www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now #Romania! After Canada, Australia, Trump allies seem to be losing their tear-it-all-down populist allure: who’s next? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/w...
Nicusor Dan Beats George Simion in Romana’s Presidential Election
Nicusor Dan, the mayor of Bucharest, defeated George Simion, a nationalist aligned with President Trump who had been seen as the front-runner.
www.nytimes.com
May 19, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Now #Romania! After Canada, Australia, Trump allies seem to be losing their tear-it-all-down populist allure: who’s next? www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/w...
More bonkers climate denialism by Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/c... @lisafriedman.bsky.social
What’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero.
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May 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
More bonkers climate denialism by Trump www.nytimes.com/2025/05/10/c... @lisafriedman.bsky.social
Mind-boggling: ignoring what the UN chief calls a “code red” climate emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...
National Climate Assessment Authors Are Dismissed by Trump Administration (Gift Article)
The Trump administration told researchers it was “releasing” them from their roles. It puts the future of the assessment, which is required by Congress, in doubt.
www.nytimes.com
April 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Mind-boggling: ignoring what the UN chief calls a “code red” climate emergency www.nytimes.com/2025/04/28/c...
Happy Birthday to this labrador: 10 today and more experienced than his first visit to a beach in Dorset, England, when waves were surprising youtube.com/watch?v=5CRt... @janepo.bsky.social
Puppy's first visit to the beach
YouTube video by Alister Doyle
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April 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Happy Birthday to this labrador: 10 today and more experienced than his first visit to a beach in Dorset, England, when waves were surprising youtube.com/watch?v=5CRt... @janepo.bsky.social
“Investors flee dollar to safe havens”. Wow! In sensible times that headline would be a contradiction in terms
April 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
“Investors flee dollar to safe havens”. Wow! In sensible times that headline would be a contradiction in terms