Ellie Johnston
@elliej.bsky.social
Climate solutions | En-ROADS | systems thinking | Appalachia
Director of Programs, Climate Interactive
Director of Programs, Climate Interactive
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The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period.
More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.
More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.
January 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period.
More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.
More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.
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Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
January 9, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Cannot stop thinking about how Octavia Butler wrote a book in 1993 about climate change. It opens with deadly fires in LA in 2025. In the story, a fascist President has just won office with the campaign slogan "Make America Great Again."
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
She was a modern day Nostradamus. If only we'd listened.
Favorite book I've read of 2025 so far: Orbital by Samantha Harvey. Honestly, it's going to be tough to top it. Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. Novel that spins together questions of planetary thinking, humanity, and the awkwardness of life in space. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Everything you need to know about Orbital by Samantha Harvey, winner of the Booker Prize 2024 | The Booker Prizes
As Samantha Harvey becomes the first woman since 2019 to win the Booker Prize, here’s the lowdown on her winning novel, Orbital
thebookerprizes.com
January 3, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Favorite book I've read of 2025 so far: Orbital by Samantha Harvey. Honestly, it's going to be tough to top it. Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize. Novel that spins together questions of planetary thinking, humanity, and the awkwardness of life in space. thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Here's a nice positive story about the big growth in solar worldwide ☀️ www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Fossil fuels are being 'eaten alive' by the solar rush
Satellite imagery reveals the staggering rise of solar farms around the world in recent years. Can Australia get on board?
www.abc.net.au
January 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Here's a nice positive story about the big growth in solar worldwide ☀️ www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...
Of all the stories from Helene, the Craig family’s losses stand out - 11 members of this closeknit family lost their lives www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...
A North Carolina Family Built Its Own Little Town. Hurricane Helene Killed 11 of Them. (Gift Article)
The extended Craig family has suffered an unthinkable loss after landslides slammed into their North Carolina town during Hurricane Helene. The survivors are trying to move forward.
www.nytimes.com
December 31, 2024 at 1:11 AM
Of all the stories from Helene, the Craig family’s losses stand out - 11 members of this closeknit family lost their lives www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/u...
Fascinating episode to learn that George Mitchell, the “father of fracking,” was really passionate about sustainability but didn’t build his company to evoke the environmental standards he espoused. And he had 10 kids but was also very worried about overpopulation. open.spotify.com/episode/5DA6...
The Mitchell Paradox | Chapter 10
Boomtown · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Fascinating episode to learn that George Mitchell, the “father of fracking,” was really passionate about sustainability but didn’t build his company to evoke the environmental standards he espoused. And he had 10 kids but was also very worried about overpopulation. open.spotify.com/episode/5DA6...
@volts.wtf do you still do a year end music playlist? Remembering downloading the songs years ago, but it hasn’t come across my radar in ages.
December 27, 2024 at 12:55 AM
@volts.wtf do you still do a year end music playlist? Remembering downloading the songs years ago, but it hasn’t come across my radar in ages.
The podcast that’s getting me through the holiday drives this year - Boomtown: about the people and political economy of the Permian Basin open.spotify.com/show/6flJdBI...
Boomtown
Podcast · Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly · In a rugged corner of West Texas, billionaire wildcatters and roughnecks are fueling an oil boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, ...
open.spotify.com
December 26, 2024 at 4:46 PM
The podcast that’s getting me through the holiday drives this year - Boomtown: about the people and political economy of the Permian Basin open.spotify.com/show/6flJdBI...
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This is a pretty fascinating model to play with and to examine what levers we can shift to make an impact in climate change. Lots of ways to play and learn more. @climateinteractive.org
en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.htm...
en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.htm...
En-ROADS Climate Scenario
Interact with this global scenario of climate action
en-roads.climateinteractive.org
December 20, 2024 at 12:55 AM
This is a pretty fascinating model to play with and to examine what levers we can shift to make an impact in climate change. Lots of ways to play and learn more. @climateinteractive.org
en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.htm...
en-roads.climateinteractive.org/scenario.htm...
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I think everyone should get to know the west African term “wahala”.
It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.
I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.
Because—- *gestures at everything*
See wahala?!???
It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.
I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.
Because—- *gestures at everything*
See wahala?!???
December 19, 2024 at 1:35 PM
I think everyone should get to know the west African term “wahala”.
It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.
I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.
Because—- *gestures at everything*
See wahala?!???
It generally means “chaos”, “confusion”, or “drama”. A clusterfuck.
I’ve been on a mission for years to use it more regularly in my work.
Because—- *gestures at everything*
See wahala?!???
Seeing lots of positive remarks about the earlier session of this interactive health-climate webinar. Catch the 3pm EST version in 4 hours!
Join ED Andrew Jones at 7am or 3pm EST on Dec. 10 to explore the intersection of public health and climate change in #EnROADS 🌍 He'll highlight ways to engage leaders on climate impacts like extreme heat, air pollution, and food insecurity.
Register 👉 www.climateinteractive.org/get-involved...
Register 👉 www.climateinteractive.org/get-involved...
December 10, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Seeing lots of positive remarks about the earlier session of this interactive health-climate webinar. Catch the 3pm EST version in 4 hours!
In 2009, I spent several weeks in the Cordillera Blanca and heard stories in the indigenous communities about how the glaciers were melting & seasons changing. 15 years later, it’s only gotten worse 💔 www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/s...
Where Glaciers Melt, the Rivers Run Red (Gift Article)
As the glaciers of South America retreat, the supply of freshwater is dwindling and its quality is getting worse.
www.nytimes.com
December 7, 2024 at 4:57 PM
In 2009, I spent several weeks in the Cordillera Blanca and heard stories in the indigenous communities about how the glaciers were melting & seasons changing. 15 years later, it’s only gotten worse 💔 www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/s...
Top notch lineup of @hausfath.bsky.social @deke-arndt.bsky.social and Drew Jones of @climateinteractive.org offering the hometown crowd here in Asheville the scoop on the latest climate science tonight
December 5, 2024 at 1:30 AM
Top notch lineup of @hausfath.bsky.social @deke-arndt.bsky.social and Drew Jones of @climateinteractive.org offering the hometown crowd here in Asheville the scoop on the latest climate science tonight
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Climate Interactive equips leaders to transform climate research into action. Over a million people have used our En-ROADS Simulator, developed with MIT Sloan, to accelerate progress on climate action. This Giving Tuesday, donate to drive action: climateinteractive.org/about/donate.
December 3, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Climate Interactive equips leaders to transform climate research into action. Over a million people have used our En-ROADS Simulator, developed with MIT Sloan, to accelerate progress on climate action. This Giving Tuesday, donate to drive action: climateinteractive.org/about/donate.
Congress needs to act: Helene is the 2nd deadliest hurricane to hit our nation since Katrina. And one of the costliest natural disasters in US history. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
'They need help now.' Biden seeks $100 billion from Congress after NC lawmakers push
The President sent a request for Congress to provide supplemental aid for the states impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
www.bpr.org
December 2, 2024 at 1:33 AM
Congress needs to act: Helene is the 2nd deadliest hurricane to hit our nation since Katrina. And one of the costliest natural disasters in US history. www.bpr.org/bpr-news/202...
As eviction notices start to appear and bills pile up in the 2 months since Helene, one church has stepped up to quickly provide people cash to cover rent wapo.st/3CWCOiw
After Helene, a push to stave off evictions in North Carolina
Some tenants who could barely afford rent in western North Carolina before Hurricane Helene have fallen behind and are now facing the possibility of eviction.
wapo.st
December 1, 2024 at 7:02 PM
As eviction notices start to appear and bills pile up in the 2 months since Helene, one church has stepped up to quickly provide people cash to cover rent wapo.st/3CWCOiw
Helene decimated communities. Residents are still picking up the pieces. apple.news/AaiiKMIr3QQm...
Helene decimated riverside communities. Residents are still picking up the pieces. — USA TODAY
Neighbors fighting to rescue neighbors. People stuck on trees, rooftops for hours. Lives were forever changed along the Swannanoa River.
apple.news
November 30, 2024 at 8:43 PM
Helene decimated communities. Residents are still picking up the pieces. apple.news/AaiiKMIr3QQm...
Ooh, look who is here! 🤗Definitely give @climateinteractive.org a follow!
Hi!👋 We’re Climate Interactive. Here to simulate climate solutions, spark conversations, and scale climate action. Explore En-ROADS, our powerful simulator built with MIT Sloan, and see what’s possible www.climateinteractive.org/en-roads/
En-ROADS
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November 22, 2024 at 9:38 PM
Ooh, look who is here! 🤗Definitely give @climateinteractive.org a follow!
So good.
Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology
November 22, 2024 at 3:41 PM
So good.
#COP29 UN climate negotiations entering the final most tense stage…
++NEW CLIMATE FINANCE TEXT++
It finally includes the core number that developed countries have so far resisted: $250bn a year for developing countries.
It also has a target of $1.3tn a year... but only as part of a wider goal including "all public and private sources"
It finally includes the core number that developed countries have so far resisted: $250bn a year for developing countries.
It also has a target of $1.3tn a year... but only as part of a wider goal including "all public and private sources"
November 22, 2024 at 12:31 PM
#COP29 UN climate negotiations entering the final most tense stage…
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Mexico will pursue a net-zero economy by 2050 — part of a commitment outlined at COP29 alongside the EU, Canada and other countries seen prodding the world’s biggest emitters to boost their own climate ambition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Mexico Makes Net Zero Climate Vow in Nudge to Other Nations
Mexico is working to have a net zero economy by 2050, marking a fresh bid by the country to more aggressively confront climate change under a new president that has prioritized the issue.
www.bloomberg.com
November 21, 2024 at 1:18 PM
Mexico will pursue a net-zero economy by 2050 — part of a commitment outlined at COP29 alongside the EU, Canada and other countries seen prodding the world’s biggest emitters to boost their own climate ambition.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Powerful imagery collected from satellites is illuminating harmful methane emissions that were previously going unseen
We see a lot of repeat offenders when it comes to methane releases. Month after month. Year after year. Here is a recent plume picked up by Carbon Mapper. You can see that this is the fourth time they have found releases at this site. And they keep getting bigger!
November 21, 2024 at 1:51 PM
Powerful imagery collected from satellites is illuminating harmful methane emissions that were previously going unseen
The rise of AI and its voracious need for energy is undermining plans to decarbonize electricty markets that looked viable 6 months ago wapo.st/494Z6dF
AI’s enormous power demand is threatening U.S. climate goals
The voracious electricity needs of AI are driving plans for dozens of new fossil fuel plants, pushing climate goals out of reach.
wapo.st
November 21, 2024 at 12:11 PM
The rise of AI and its voracious need for energy is undermining plans to decarbonize electricty markets that looked viable 6 months ago wapo.st/494Z6dF
In a clear illustration of the insufficiency of the current global climate finance goal of $100 billion dollars per year, the price tag for disasters in the US this year exceeds that amount (and we're just 4% of global pop) #COP29
Disasters are going to get more severe and more frequent, and it’s no surprise that this year’s federal price tag is exceeds 100 billion dollars. Climate action is way way cheaper than climate inaction.
November 19, 2024 at 11:48 PM
In a clear illustration of the insufficiency of the current global climate finance goal of $100 billion dollars per year, the price tag for disasters in the US this year exceeds that amount (and we're just 4% of global pop) #COP29