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Damian Carrington
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Aug 2
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

- An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation by Luke Kemp argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster

- “Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP" says Simon Stiell

#COP30 #climatecrisis
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‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
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November 10, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Our "This is climate breakdown" series is back for #COP30
Personal testimonies of the impacts

This is Bilal’s story: ‘I would give all my life for my brother to come back for one second’

#climatecrisis
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‘I would give all my life for my brother to come back for one second’ – This is climate breakdown
Ari loved his community and set up a volunteer group to fight wildfires. One day his brother Bilal received the phone call he had long dreaded. This is Bilal’s story
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November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Could a cold war emerge between fossil-fuel-rich petrostates and renewable-powered electrostates? Some observers think so and a quiet deal made on the eve of #COP30 hints in that direction

#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be “the Cop of implementation”.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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And we're live ....

#COP30 live blog: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’

#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be “the Cop of implementation”.
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Drax received logs from cutblocks in BC containing 90% old growth forest, a Canadian investigation found.
So it’s receiving £2m a day in UK green energy subsidies to burn old growth forest 🤔 www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
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November 9, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told

- Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households

#UKbudget
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Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Earth Can No Longer Sustain Intensive Fossil Fuel Use, President Lula tells #COP30

#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.barrons.com/news/earth-c...
Earth Can No Longer Sustain Intensive Fossil Fuel Use: Lula
Earth can no longer sustain a development model based on intensive use of fossil fuels responsible for planet-harming emissions, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told a climate summit Frid...
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November 10, 2025 at 9:57 AM
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Two dead and more than a million displaced after super #TyphoonFung-wong slams the Philippines

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Two dead and more than a million displaced after super typhoon Fung-wong slams the Philippines
More than 1.4 million people were evacuated across the country as the storm triggered flash flooding, landslides and gale-force winds
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November 10, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds

#climatecrisis #COP30
Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social
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Climate disasters displaced 250 million people in past 10 years, UN report finds
Floods, storms and droughts have uprooted people across the globe as rising temperatures intensify conflict and hunger
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 9:48 AM
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Ongoing failure to agree assessment report timeline is ‘unprecedented’ in IPCC history

- certain countries’ opposition is a “clear tactic for playing down the importance of climate science"

#climatecrisis
By @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org et al
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Ongoing failure to agree AR7 timeline is ‘unprecedented’ in IPCC history - Carbon Brief
Governments have, once again, failed to agree on a timeline for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) seventh assessment cycle (AR7)
www.carbonbrief.org
November 10, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Denmark is bringing "plant-based diplomacy" to #COP30, building on its efforts at home to increase plants in diets and reduce meat

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The Vegetarian Society of Denmark is going to COP30, representing both Danish Plant-Based Diplomacy, International Vegetarian Union and ourselves. Read more about our events.
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November 10, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on #COP30?

- Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability

Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social
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‘Existential and urgent’: what impact will ICJ climate ruling have on Cop30?
Decision by international court of justice hailed as a gamechanger for climate justice and accountability
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November 10, 2025 at 8:42 AM
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From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive #COP30 jargon buster

- Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil

#climatecrisis
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From net zero to NDCs: your comprehensive Cop30 jargon buster
Brief explanations of 19 key terms likely to be heard at the Cop30 summit in Brazil
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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#Cop30: what are the main issues and why do they matter?

- Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the #climatecrisis

Story @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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Cop30: what are the main issues and why do they matter?
Cop returns to its Brazilian roots and attempts to map a path to crucial emissions cuts that navigates financial, scientific and ethical aspects of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling #climatecrisis, says #Cop30 chief

- Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as summit begins

Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rich countries have lost enthusiasm for tackling climate crisis, says Cop30 chief
Brazil’s André Corrêa do Lago says countries should follow China’s lead on clean energy as conference begins
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Brilliant new ad campaign I just spotted at the Southwark tube station in London.
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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This week's column is on Billionaire Brain: the condition which seems to prevent extremely rich people from perceiving the utterly bleeding obvious.
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I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
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November 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders

- From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures

#C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis
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‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders
From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures
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November 7, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
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How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
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November 7, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com

- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'

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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 10:27 AM
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Disinformation rife ahead of #COP30 climate summit in Brazil

- but a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action.

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#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org

www.dw.com/en/disinform...
Disinformation rife ahead of climate summit in Brazil – DW – 11/06/2025
As a majority of global citizens call for bold climate change policies, a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action.
www.dw.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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US-Israeli #geoengineering startup seeking US govt contracts to cool the planet has quietly begun lobbying on Capitol Hill

Stardust Solutions didn't disclose its lobbying "due to a clerical error"

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E&E News: Geoengineering startup has been secretly lobbying Congress for months
Stardust Solutions hired Holland & Knight, but the lobbying giant says it "inadvertently" failed to publicly disclose its work for the startup, as required by law.
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November 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned

- @adstandards.bsky.social ruling won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked

Story by me
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Misleading UK adverts for ’very low emission’ wood-burning stoves banned
ASA action won approval of clean air campaigners, who said some ‘seriously misleading myths’ had been debunked
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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How could the Tropical Forest Forever Fund proposed at #COP30 tackle climate change?

- Scheme aims to raise $125bn, invest it in bonds, then use the returns to reward tropical forest nations that keep forests standing

Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
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How could Tropical Forest Forever fund proposed at Cop30 tackle climate change?
Scheme aims to disrupt deforestation by raising $125bn, investing it in bonds, with returns used to reward tropical forest nations for good behaviour
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo

- "It's not surprising that people from the computing industry think in binary" says Christiana Figueres

#climatecrisis
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Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say
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November 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM