An ambassador from the Soil soilfoodweb.com/obituary-for...
Obituary for Dr. Elaine Ingham
soilfoodweb.com
February 19, 2026 at 1:29 PM
An ambassador from the Soil soilfoodweb.com/obituary-for...
“The group charged that Trump administration policies ‘have caused tremendous harm to U.S. agriculture’... ‘Farmer bankruptcies have doubled, barely half of all farms will be profitable this year, and the U.S. is running a historic agriculture trade deficit,’” www.agriculture.com/partners-ag-...
Ag Leaders Warn of Risk of ‘Widespread Collapse of American Agriculture’
Ag leaders warn Congress of a potential widespread collapse in U.S. agriculture amid rising costs, trade challenges, and declining farm profitability.
www.agriculture.com
February 18, 2026 at 5:12 PM
“The group charged that Trump administration policies ‘have caused tremendous harm to U.S. agriculture’... ‘Farmer bankruptcies have doubled, barely half of all farms will be profitable this year, and the U.S. is running a historic agriculture trade deficit,’” www.agriculture.com/partners-ag-...
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A Reform candidate and a college fling – how Viktor Orbán is pushing far-right talking points
February 18, 2026 at 3:42 PM
A Reform candidate and a college fling – how Viktor Orbán is pushing far-right talking points
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Conveniently forgotten.
@ipcc.bsky.social AR6 SPM C.3 :
"Hard limits to adaptation have been reached in some ecosystems (high confidence). With increasing global warming, losses and damages will increase and additional human and natural systems will reach adaptation limits (high confidence)."
@ipcc.bsky.social AR6 SPM C.3 :
"Hard limits to adaptation have been reached in some ecosystems (high confidence). With increasing global warming, losses and damages will increase and additional human and natural systems will reach adaptation limits (high confidence)."
With the Paris Agreement targets no longer viable (and the US revoking its basis for federal climate policy), many turn attention to adapting to our much-warmed world.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating
Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation
www.theguardian.com
February 18, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Conveniently forgotten.
@ipcc.bsky.social AR6 SPM C.3 :
"Hard limits to adaptation have been reached in some ecosystems (high confidence). With increasing global warming, losses and damages will increase and additional human and natural systems will reach adaptation limits (high confidence)."
@ipcc.bsky.social AR6 SPM C.3 :
"Hard limits to adaptation have been reached in some ecosystems (high confidence). With increasing global warming, losses and damages will increase and additional human and natural systems will reach adaptation limits (high confidence)."
"Extracting and processing them often comes with severe social and ecological impacts, and their supply chains are complex, opaque, and deeply interconnected." aiplanetaryjustice.com/publications...
New Zine: Raw Materials for AI — AI + Planetary Justice Alliance
Raw Materials for AI is a visual introduction to the physical foundations of artificial intelligence, tracing seven key minerals – like cobalt, silicon, and lithium – used to build and power AI ...
aiplanetaryjustice.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:24 PM
"Extracting and processing them often comes with severe social and ecological impacts, and their supply chains are complex, opaque, and deeply interconnected." aiplanetaryjustice.com/publications...
"Each El Niño event in recent decades has gotten steadily worse, because each one drives the temperature to a new record. ...We are ever further into the great overheating." billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino...
An El Niño is brewing
And with it the next, pivotal, chapter of the climate fight.
billmckibben.substack.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:44 AM
"Each El Niño event in recent decades has gotten steadily worse, because each one drives the temperature to a new record. ...We are ever further into the great overheating." billmckibben.substack.com/p/an-el-nino...
"Social media data increased occurrence records by 35%, and the proportion of social media data was higher in countries poorly represented in GBIF. In addition, we obtained new distributional information from well-represented countries" conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Harnessing social media data to track species range shifts
Biodiversity monitoring programs and citizen science data remain heavily biased toward the Global North. Especially in megadiverse countries with limited biodiversity records, incorporating social me...
conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
February 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
"Social media data increased occurrence records by 35%, and the proportion of social media data was higher in countries poorly represented in GBIF. In addition, we obtained new distributional information from well-represented countries" conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
"If the proponents, the original founders of the treaty [in Europe], are withdrawing, then resource-constrained settings like Africa should be more cautious. Getting embroiled in legal cases can cause a lot of economic suffering" drilled.media/news/ect-afr...
As Europe Leaves Controversial Treaty, the Secretariat Courts Resource-Rich African Countries
European countries are leaving the Energy Charter Treaty amid concerns that it blocks national climate action. Internal documents reveal that the Secretariat of the investor-friendly mechanism is now ...
drilled.media
February 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
"If the proponents, the original founders of the treaty [in Europe], are withdrawing, then resource-constrained settings like Africa should be more cautious. Getting embroiled in legal cases can cause a lot of economic suffering" drilled.media/news/ect-afr...
"This reproductive decline represents a threshold warning for the species and highlights the need for coordinated conservation efforts in the Southern Ocean, in the face of anthropogenic climate change." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Climate-driven reproductive decline in Southern right whales - Scientific Reports
Reproductive success and abundance trends in migratory baleen whales are linked to body condition and foraging success, making them vulnerable to changes in prey availability which is influenced by cl...
www.nature.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
"This reproductive decline represents a threshold warning for the species and highlights the need for coordinated conservation efforts in the Southern Ocean, in the face of anthropogenic climate change." www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"When asked if it was important for the BC government to speed up and strengthen its climate policies, nearly 6 in 10 survey respondents were supportive. An additional 22 per cent deemed this as somewhat important" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/o...
British Columbians want gas out of buildings, cleaner alternatives: poll
Polling clearly demonstrates that the higher your knowledge about the causes of climate change, the more likely you are to support climate policies.
www.nationalobserver.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:13 PM
"When asked if it was important for the BC government to speed up and strengthen its climate policies, nearly 6 in 10 survey respondents were supportive. An additional 22 per cent deemed this as somewhat important" www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/04/o...
"To approve drilling and fracking in the Kimberley is to approve a process we now know does damage to many things we care about, from human health to wildlife to culture to sacred rivers." theconversation.com/if-fracking-...
If fracking begins in the Kimberley, it could damage a sacred river
Fracking exploration wells are likely to proceed in the Kimberley. Given how much more we know about the risks of fracking, this seems dangerous.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:20 PM
"To approve drilling and fracking in the Kimberley is to approve a process we now know does damage to many things we care about, from human health to wildlife to culture to sacred rivers." theconversation.com/if-fracking-...
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📍HAPPENING NOW
@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group
‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!
@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group
‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!
February 9, 2026 at 7:13 AM
📍HAPPENING NOW
@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group
‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!
@xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group
‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!
“Post-growth economics offers us more choice, more realism and more insight into the possibilities for human prosperity. It’s not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?
Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:47 AM
“Post-growth economics offers us more choice, more realism and more insight into the possibilities for human prosperity. It’s not about returning to the cave but about breaking free from our intellectual prisons.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The dominance of GDP is not an accident, it occurs because GDP measures what is valuable to capital. It is the structure of capitalism that ultimately must be overcome.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: António Guterres says world’s accounting systems should place true value on the environment
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“The dominance of GDP is not an accident, it occurs because GDP measures what is valuable to capital. It is the structure of capitalism that ultimately must be overcome.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Globally, we need to keep reducing fossil fuel emissions, because even moderate cuts lower the chance of long, near-permanent heatwaves.
Locally, every land-clearing decision matters. ... keeping forests and cover on the land helps hold temperatures down."
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
Locally, every land-clearing decision matters. ... keeping forests and cover on the land helps hold temperatures down."
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
Heat with no end: climate model sets out an unbearable future for parts of Africa
By the end of this century, parts of Africa could face heatwaves for 250-300 days a year, which will make it difficult for people to survive.
theconversation.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"Globally, we need to keep reducing fossil fuel emissions, because even moderate cuts lower the chance of long, near-permanent heatwaves.
Locally, every land-clearing decision matters. ... keeping forests and cover on the land helps hold temperatures down."
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
Locally, every land-clearing decision matters. ... keeping forests and cover on the land helps hold temperatures down."
theconversation.com/heat-with-no...
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“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 9, 2026 at 5:02 AM
“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
"Project Vault creates the demand. The NOAA rule creates the permit pathway. The question now is whether anyone can stop the supply chain from running through the deep ocean." www.oceanrising.co/p/the-deep-b...
The Deep Brief #28 | 7 February 2026
Your end of week ocean intelligence, built to inform, agitate, and equip you
www.oceanrising.co
February 8, 2026 at 9:20 AM
"Project Vault creates the demand. The NOAA rule creates the permit pathway. The question now is whether anyone can stop the supply chain from running through the deep ocean." www.oceanrising.co/p/the-deep-b...
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Mourn the species declared extinct in 2025 -- then fight like hell to prevent other plants and animals from the same fate. https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
Rocket Frog, Damselfish, and Bandicoots: The Species Declared Extinct in 2025 • The Revelator
This year’s list includes a notable extinction caused by climate change — and several caused by introduced predators.
therevelator.org
February 7, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Mourn the species declared extinct in 2025 -- then fight like hell to prevent other plants and animals from the same fate. https://therevelator.org/extinct-2025/
"The most common effects were the marginalization of other subjectivities (43%, 135 instances), the characteristics of conservation policy or practice (31.3%, 98 instances), and the selection of certain knowledge over others (8.2%, 27 instances)." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) Masculinities in Conservation Science, Policy and Practice: A Qualitative Systematic Review
PDF | Gender equality is a key target for conservation but is often treated as a women's issue with limited attention to the roles of men and... | Find, read and cite all the research you need on Rese...
www.researchgate.net
February 7, 2026 at 10:39 AM
"The most common effects were the marginalization of other subjectivities (43%, 135 instances), the characteristics of conservation policy or practice (31.3%, 98 instances), and the selection of certain knowledge over others (8.2%, 27 instances)." www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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The Carbon Accounting Alliance has pulled its Oct 6 conference from the Science Museum, moving it to Senate House after members raised concerns over the museum’s fossil fuel sponsors, Adani and BP.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
Why we moved our 2026 conference to Senate House — Carbon Accounting Alliance
Why we changed venues from the Science Museum to Senate House for our conference in October.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:34 AM
The Carbon Accounting Alliance has pulled its Oct 6 conference from the Science Museum, moving it to Senate House after members raised concerns over the museum’s fossil fuel sponsors, Adani and BP.
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
www.carbonaccountingalliance.com/news/why-we-...
"The agriculture-policy-consumer system must accelerate the necessary transformation of global agriculture to reduce the reliance on synthetic chemicals. ...the transition away from synthetic crop protection is still nascent and demands sustained political will" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Increasing applied pesticide toxicity trends counteract the global reduction target to safeguard biodiversity
The 15th United Nations Biodiversity Conference (COP15) obligates all countries to reduce pesticide risks by 50% by 2030. In this study, we derived the trends of total applied toxicity (TAT) globally ...
www.science.org
February 6, 2026 at 3:34 PM
"The agriculture-policy-consumer system must accelerate the necessary transformation of global agriculture to reduce the reliance on synthetic chemicals. ...the transition away from synthetic crop protection is still nascent and demands sustained political will" www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
“a critical step towards ensuring that Northern Ireland has the structures in place to address both the challenges and opportunities connected with climate action. At all times, we must ensure that this is done in a way that is inclusive, fair and sustainable." www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/daera-r...
DAERA: Regulations to establish climate change Just Transition Commission progress
Minister Andrew Muir MLA has today welcomed progress in the establishment of a Just Transition Commission for climate change policy in Northern Ireland.
www.daera-ni.gov.uk
February 6, 2026 at 12:18 PM
“a critical step towards ensuring that Northern Ireland has the structures in place to address both the challenges and opportunities connected with climate action. At all times, we must ensure that this is done in a way that is inclusive, fair and sustainable." www.daera-ni.gov.uk/news/daera-r...
