Megan Darby
@climatemegan.bsky.social
Heat pump appreciation account. Pro-human intelligence, especially when it comes with human kindness.
“We recognise that it is not easy, and we cannot sell false hopes. Raising the subject is courageous, and I hope [to see] this courage from all, from producers and consumers.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Have courage to create fossil fuel phaseout roadmap at Cop30, Brazilian minister urges
Marina Silva says contentious plan would be ‘ethical answer’ to climate crisis but does not commit Brazil to it
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“We recognise that it is not easy, and we cannot sell false hopes. Raising the subject is courageous, and I hope [to see] this courage from all, from producers and consumers.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
With the world heating up, why are more SUVs being sold?
Despite dire predictions of climate breakdown, more Sports Utility Vehicles are being spotted on, and off, the roads.
www.bbc.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:09 AM
With the world heating up [and more pedestrians being killed], why are more SUVs being sold?
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
“It’s the industry that has driven the demand through huge marketing & advertising campaigns in recent years. SUVs offered the industry a simple way of charging more for a vehicle that does the same thing.”
cool cool cool the gender culture wars have come to COP. trying to imagine a situation where it could possibly matter. oh no, a trans woman got some drought-resistant seeds? ridiculous www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Row over definition of ‘gender’ hangs over Cop30 plans to support women
Advocates say conservative states’ push to define gender as ‘biological sex’ would backslide on decade-old language within the UN
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:59 PM
cool cool cool the gender culture wars have come to COP. trying to imagine a situation where it could possibly matter. oh no, a trans woman got some drought-resistant seeds? ridiculous www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
November 14, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Is AI making job recruitment less meritocratic? We're getting some v interesting research studies on this question now, and the news is... not good. @jburnmurdoch.ft.com & I dive in, in the latest edition of our newsletter The AI Shift www.ft.com/content/e5b7...
"certain forces in the West are less concerned with the global climate future than with protecting their own interests in the emerging green competition" - punchy editorial from China's Global Times www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/...
www.globaltimes.cn
November 13, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"certain forces in the West are less concerned with the global climate future than with protecting their own interests in the emerging green competition" - punchy editorial from China's Global Times www.globaltimes.cn/page/202511/...
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Really full house today at the #Brazil pavilion as 5 ministers and envoys join minister #Mariana Silva to call for a roadmap on transitioning away from #fossilfuels at #COP30
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Really full house today at the #Brazil pavilion as 5 ministers and envoys join minister #Mariana Silva to call for a roadmap on transitioning away from #fossilfuels at #COP30
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Good thread from Dave about the new IEA "Current Policies Scenario" making a lot of the headlines.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
November 12, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Good thread from Dave about the new IEA "Current Policies Scenario" making a lot of the headlines.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
Here is a very quick mock-up I made of what this scenario assumes for solar PV additions through to 2035, with historical context.
I'll let you decide whether this seems likely.
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Listening to a good @ember-energy.org reaction to the @iea.org's new world energy outlook - sign up here
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Peak fossil – Dissecting the IEA's World Energy Outlook | Ember
Energy experts react to the fossil demand scenarios in the IEA's World Energy Outlook.
ember-energy.org
November 12, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Listening to a good @ember-energy.org reaction to the @iea.org's new world energy outlook - sign up here
@e3g.bsky.social @davidxvx.bsky.social
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Our top takeaways from @iea.org’s latest #WorldEnergyOutlook:
⛰️Peak fossil fuel demand is coming, contrary to oil & gas producer narratives,
☀️Renewables are the fastest-growing source of energy,
💰Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
🔎 www.iea.org/reports/worl...
🧵1/10
⛰️Peak fossil fuel demand is coming, contrary to oil & gas producer narratives,
☀️Renewables are the fastest-growing source of energy,
💰Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
🔎 www.iea.org/reports/worl...
🧵1/10
World Energy Outlook 2025 – Analysis - IEA
World Energy Outlook 2025 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency.
www.iea.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Our top takeaways from @iea.org’s latest #WorldEnergyOutlook:
⛰️Peak fossil fuel demand is coming, contrary to oil & gas producer narratives,
☀️Renewables are the fastest-growing source of energy,
💰Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
🔎 www.iea.org/reports/worl...
🧵1/10
⛰️Peak fossil fuel demand is coming, contrary to oil & gas producer narratives,
☀️Renewables are the fastest-growing source of energy,
💰Net zero is cheaper than fossil fuel dependence.
🔎 www.iea.org/reports/worl...
🧵1/10
Renewables are the fastest growing energy source in *every* scenario, including Trump's preferred fossil-friendly one. No sign of the rest of the world following the US in throttling clean energy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Renewables are the fastest growing energy source in *every* scenario, including Trump's preferred fossil-friendly one. No sign of the rest of the world following the US in throttling clean energy
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
📢China's emissions are flatlining 📢https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months - Carbon Brief
China’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions were unchanged from a year earlier in the third quarter of 2025, extending a flat or falling trend that started in March 2024.
www.carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:55 PM
📢China's emissions are flatlining 📢https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
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The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
November 11, 2025 at 9:29 AM
The idea *suppliers* of fossil fuels are neutral meeters-of-demand remains one of the worst lies
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
Their job is not just digging up fossil fuels: their job is bullying, pushing, fighting, lying and lobbying to ensure fossil fuels get burned as much as possible
www.rigzone.com/news/wire/ch...
you'll be pleased to hear this did not turn out to be a representative snapshot. The clean energy portfolio grew 15% in the past 12 months vs 10% for the "balanced" portfolio
well this is depressing. my bank now gives the option of investing in specific sectors.
average annual return for crypto: 56.82%
clean energy: -2.6%
average annual return for crypto: 56.82%
clean energy: -2.6%
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
you'll be pleased to hear this did not turn out to be a representative snapshot. The clean energy portfolio grew 15% in the past 12 months vs 10% for the "balanced" portfolio
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Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.
My reporting today @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/07/n...
The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.
My reporting today @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/07/n...
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
As world leaders prepared to descend on the small city of Belém in the Brazilian Amazon for the COP30 climate summit, artificial intelligence (AI) chip-manufacturer Nvidia was instead peddling its ene...
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Nvidia Flogged AI for Brazilian Oil and Gas on Eve of COP30
The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.
My reporting today @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/07/n...
The tech giant was in Rio de Janeiro hawking AI software to fossil fuel firms just days before crucial climate crisis negotiations in the Amazon.
My reporting today @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/07/n...
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What bothers me is that impartiality and balance are two different and incompatible things. Impartiality means that you don't intervene to put your thumb on the scales. Balance necessarily requires that you intervene to artificially make every issue look like a 50/50.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 AM
What bothers me is that impartiality and balance are two different and incompatible things. Impartiality means that you don't intervene to put your thumb on the scales. Balance necessarily requires that you intervene to artificially make every issue look like a 50/50.
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Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
Robbie Gibb once suggested that reporters should reflect if they were getting more retweets from one side than the other - a braindead analysis that ignores that fair and impartial reporting of education might get more Tory retweets than say, criminal justice.
Stephen really does have the best take on this. It’s not clear that the BBC Board or indeed the rest of the News team really understood the message of the previous reviews, which were about getting detail right. Instead they wanted to know what was ‘biased’ or not like they were blotting out stains.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Objectivity, impartiality and balance are all *different things*, and the lazy tendency to treat them as synonyms, and to use partisan balance alone as a proxy for the others, is the root cause of a vast amount of nonsense.
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The fact that rich people are buying up the media and politicians, and using up the remaining carbon budget is very bad for everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The fact that rich people are buying up the media and politicians, and using up the remaining carbon budget is very bad for everyone.
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@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat:
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
November 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
@bmj.com, a renowned health journal, slams car bloat:
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
"Cars are becoming steadily larger, [and] with this comes potential harms to health...Action is needed locally, nationally, and internationally to curb sales of new SUVs and to reduce their presence in urban areas."
www.bmj.com/content/391/...
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OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
Panera’s moderately caffeinated lemonade was loosely associated with 2 deaths before it was taken off market.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
This article alone has 4 examples of ChatGPT encouraging young people to commit suicide, and OpenAI’s own public stats estimate over a million users discuss suicide with ChatGPT each week.
I fully believe in the corporate death penalty and believe we would be a better world if OpenAI lost its corporate charter and was forcibly dissolved.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/u...
November 7, 2025 at 10:59 PM
OVER A MILLION USERS
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
DISCUSS SUICIDE WITH CHATGPT
EVERY *WEEK*
what the fuck are we DOING here
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"When I first became President of Colombia, Indigenous leaders told me that I must make peace, not just with the rebels, but with nature too... That is why I support Brazil’s initiative... to develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels." english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"When I first became President of Colombia, Indigenous leaders told me that I must make peace, not just with the rebels, but with nature too... That is why I support Brazil’s initiative... to develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels." english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
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Excellent primer for #COP30 in the #Amazon:
To make peace with nature, we need a #fossilfree Amazon
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a #fossilfree Amazon
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Excellent primer for #COP30 in the #Amazon:
To make peace with nature, we need a #fossilfree Amazon
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a #fossilfree Amazon
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
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The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:05 AM
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
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Strong piece from former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, arguing in support of a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at #COP30.
"It is in the interests of producers and consumers alike to engage constructively."
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
"It is in the interests of producers and consumers alike to engage constructively."
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Strong piece from former President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, arguing in support of a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels at #COP30.
"It is in the interests of producers and consumers alike to engage constructively."
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
"It is in the interests of producers and consumers alike to engage constructively."
english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
"When I first became President of Colombia, Indigenous leaders told me that I must make peace, not just with the rebels, but with nature too... That is why I support Brazil’s initiative... to develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels." english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
To make peace with nature, we need a fossil fuel-free Amazon
It is necessary to support Brazil’s proposal to develop a roadmap for carrying out the comprehensive transition to renewable energy
english.elpais.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"When I first became President of Colombia, Indigenous leaders told me that I must make peace, not just with the rebels, but with nature too... That is why I support Brazil’s initiative... to develop a roadmap to break dependence on fossil fuels." english.elpais.com/opinion/2025...
President Lula: "Over time, oil companies worldwide, including Brazil’s Petrobras, will transform into energy companies, because a growth model based on fossil fuels cannot last." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The era of fine speeches and good intentions is over. Brazil’s Cop30 will be about action | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
This is our message to world leaders: make this the ‘Cop of truth’, before people lose faith, says the president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:06 PM
President Lula: "Over time, oil companies worldwide, including Brazil’s Petrobras, will transform into energy companies, because a growth model based on fossil fuels cannot last." www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...