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"Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in China’s economy in 2025 – and more than 90% of the rise in investment."
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
Analysis: Clean energy drove more than a third of China’s GDP growth in 2025 - Carbon Brief
Clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in China’s economy in 2025 – and more than 90% of the rise in investment.
www.carbonbrief.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:12 AM
"Solar power, electric vehicles (EVs) and other clean-energy technologies drove more than a third of the growth in China’s economy in 2025 – and more than 90% of the rise in investment."
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-cle...
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How can our economy be made to fit within environmental limits?
Exploring how our climate efforts are being hindered by mainstream economics, and what needs to change if we want an economy that works for people and the planet.
Thurs 12 Feb, 12:30pm 📆
Webinar 🧑💻
Exploring how our climate efforts are being hindered by mainstream economics, and what needs to change if we want an economy that works for people and the planet.
Thurs 12 Feb, 12:30pm 📆
Webinar 🧑💻
How can we build a green economy?
Webinar: How can we build a green economy? We will explore how economic activity can be made to fit within its environmental limits - starting by looking at the efforts to stop further climate…
act.foe.scot
February 5, 2026 at 11:55 AM
How can our economy be made to fit within environmental limits?
Exploring how our climate efforts are being hindered by mainstream economics, and what needs to change if we want an economy that works for people and the planet.
Thurs 12 Feb, 12:30pm 📆
Webinar 🧑💻
Exploring how our climate efforts are being hindered by mainstream economics, and what needs to change if we want an economy that works for people and the planet.
Thurs 12 Feb, 12:30pm 📆
Webinar 🧑💻
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New study: Volcanism-induced collapse and recovery of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation under glacial conditions
- meaning a very big volcanic eruption could push the already-unstable #AMOC past its tipping point
#climatecrisis
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
- meaning a very big volcanic eruption could push the already-unstable #AMOC past its tipping point
#climatecrisis
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Volcanism-induced collapse and recovery of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation under glacial conditions
Introducing very large volcanic eruptions into a model of glacial climate causes abrupt climate change.
www.science.org
February 5, 2026 at 11:40 AM
New study: Volcanism-induced collapse and recovery of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation under glacial conditions
- meaning a very big volcanic eruption could push the already-unstable #AMOC past its tipping point
#climatecrisis
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
- meaning a very big volcanic eruption could push the already-unstable #AMOC past its tipping point
#climatecrisis
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
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William Nordhaus is the father of the fossil-fuel propaganda that "climate change won't cost that much, but net zero will be too expensive."
Here's how Nordhaus lowballs climate damages in his economic models (screenshot from The Language of Climate Politics):
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Here's how Nordhaus lowballs climate damages in his economic models (screenshot from The Language of Climate Politics):
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February 5, 2026 at 11:46 AM
William Nordhaus is the father of the fossil-fuel propaganda that "climate change won't cost that much, but net zero will be too expensive."
Here's how Nordhaus lowballs climate damages in his economic models (screenshot from The Language of Climate Politics):
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Here's how Nordhaus lowballs climate damages in his economic models (screenshot from The Language of Climate Politics):
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Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
February 5, 2026 at 3:31 AM
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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He’s the stupid people’s President.
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
He’s the stupid people’s President.
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New campaign: Tell @ofcom.bsky.social to stop climate misinformation
From @goodlawproject.bsky.social and @stopfundingheat.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
From @goodlawproject.bsky.social and @stopfundingheat.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation - Tell Ofcom to stop climate misinformation
climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 PM
New campaign: Tell @ofcom.bsky.social to stop climate misinformation
From @goodlawproject.bsky.social and @stopfundingheat.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
From @goodlawproject.bsky.social and @stopfundingheat.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
climatemisinformation.goodlawproject.org/email-to-tar...
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"Are you saying the survivors are being identified and the potential abusers are being protected?"
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
"Are you saying the survivors are being identified and the potential abusers are being protected?"
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
"That is exactly my point."
Epstein survivor Jess Michaels on survivors’ names and personal information being published in the Epstein files.
#Newsnight
Responding to this will require a thread, not yet sure how long!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nrdc.org @stand.earth @dogwoodalliance.org @axedrax.bsky.social
Let's start with what we know...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nrdc.org @stand.earth @dogwoodalliance.org @axedrax.bsky.social
Let's start with what we know...
Drax insiders privately raised concerns over its sustainability claims, court papers show
Company publicly denied allegations that primary forests were being cut down to fuel UK’s biggest power plant
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Responding to this will require a thread, not yet sure how long!
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nrdc.org @stand.earth @dogwoodalliance.org @axedrax.bsky.social
Let's start with what we know...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
@biofuelwatch.bsky.social @nrdc.org @stand.earth @dogwoodalliance.org @axedrax.bsky.social
Let's start with what we know...
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This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source
Researchers say carbon emissions change in Queensland tropical rainforests may have global climate implications
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:26 PM
This research paper is the first time that a tipping point of a switch from a carbon sink to a carbon emission source in tropical rainforests has been identified clearly – not just for one year but for the last 20 years. Cause is a change in the local climate. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I know I'm preaching to the converted here, but this is a good stark statement. 🌍🌿⚒️
February 3, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I know I'm preaching to the converted here, but this is a good stark statement. 🌍🌿⚒️
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Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:50 PM
Three rules in FBI firearm training:
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
1. Always point your weapon downrange
2. Do not point your weapon at anything you do not intend to shoot
3. Don’t put your finger on the trigger unless you intend to shoot
Guns are not for threatening compliance for unarmed people doing things you don’t like
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Quote from Trump just minutes ago:
"The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places.... The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting."
In modern history, there's never been a bigger threat to our Constitution and our way of life than and his enablers.
"The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places.... The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting."
In modern history, there's never been a bigger threat to our Constitution and our way of life than and his enablers.
February 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Quote from Trump just minutes ago:
"The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places.... The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting."
In modern history, there's never been a bigger threat to our Constitution and our way of life than and his enablers.
"The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places.... The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting."
In modern history, there's never been a bigger threat to our Constitution and our way of life than and his enablers.
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“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
“Imagine if we had to follow the law”
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The GOP doesn't want a rule that ICE can't wear masks for fear of doxxing. If the agents weren't acting like absolute Gestapo thugs, it wouldn't be a problem.
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
The GOP doesn't want a rule that ICE can't wear masks for fear of doxxing. If the agents weren't acting like absolute Gestapo thugs, it wouldn't be a problem.
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happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
February 3, 2026 at 4:19 PM
happening this morning in Minneapolis -- ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.
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The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
Mamdani Forces Delivery Apps to Pay Back $4.6 Million Cheated From Drivers
New York City's new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has already scored a major win for deliveristas working for three delivery giants.
futurism.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
The main business model of Silicon Valley from Uber to AirBnB to Spotify is: skim profit off others' goods and labor. Often in ways that are exploitative of individuals or destructive of larger forces (as with Amazon and the retail that kept people heading out in public).
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Living in the next door borough, we are a bit suspicious of tendrils reaching out and colonising us too. The Japanese knotweed of the new economy.
Why are local councils being targeted to become vassal councils to Tech Oligarchs? Break us and we have no choice.
Living in the next door borough, we are a bit suspicious of tendrils reaching out and colonising us too. The Japanese knotweed of the new economy.
Why are local councils being targeted to become vassal councils to Tech Oligarchs? Break us and we have no choice.
Barnsley rebranded UK’s first ‘tech town’ as US giants join AI push
Minister announces Microsoft, Cisco and Adobe to help apply AI to local schools, hospitals, GPs and businesses
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:49 AM
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Living in the next door borough, we are a bit suspicious of tendrils reaching out and colonising us too. The Japanese knotweed of the new economy.
Why are local councils being targeted to become vassal councils to Tech Oligarchs? Break us and we have no choice.
Living in the next door borough, we are a bit suspicious of tendrils reaching out and colonising us too. The Japanese knotweed of the new economy.
Why are local councils being targeted to become vassal councils to Tech Oligarchs? Break us and we have no choice.
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The UK’s 'PFAS action plan' is criticised for being low on action. Water UK is calling for a ban on these toxic chemicals:"the government needs to go further. The problem with PFAS will only get worse until chemical co's are forced to stop their manufacture & clean the mess they’ve already created.”
February 3, 2026 at 8:33 AM
The UK’s 'PFAS action plan' is criticised for being low on action. Water UK is calling for a ban on these toxic chemicals:"the government needs to go further. The problem with PFAS will only get worse until chemical co's are forced to stop their manufacture & clean the mess they’ve already created.”
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I'm very much hoping this we will see this happening more in places where repeated flooding makes some homes unliveable, but with community and financial support for those already the most impacted by flood events
#adaptation and #resilience This is really good news.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Through compulsory purchase AND demolition, the local council avoids dangerous decaying buildings and has the opportunity to create a community green park/ barrier between the river and the next terrace.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Through compulsory purchase AND demolition, the local council avoids dangerous decaying buildings and has the opportunity to create a community green park/ barrier between the river and the next terrace.
South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 6:58 AM
I'm very much hoping this we will see this happening more in places where repeated flooding makes some homes unliveable, but with community and financial support for those already the most impacted by flood events
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I'm so glad that's happening! I was talking with a colleague about the need for inland urban retreat just days ago. It's a brave political decision but a very practical one that will save a lot of grief in the long run
February 3, 2026 at 6:47 AM
I'm so glad that's happening! I was talking with a colleague about the need for inland urban retreat just days ago. It's a brave political decision but a very practical one that will save a lot of grief in the long run
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Space-based data centres are the CCS of big tech. They'll just be perpetually around the corner, there will be a handful of flimsy demonstration projects, and the concept will just suck up gov't subsidies for decades while serving as a rhetorical tool to fend off real regulation of industry
February 2, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Space-based data centres are the CCS of big tech. They'll just be perpetually around the corner, there will be a handful of flimsy demonstration projects, and the concept will just suck up gov't subsidies for decades while serving as a rhetorical tool to fend off real regulation of industry
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This approach to solving flooding is how public health agencies aim to solve public health problems: fix the problem upstream (at the source) thereby preventing harm to human health downstream.
Ending fossil fuel pollution is the key to making America healthy again.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
Ending fossil fuel pollution is the key to making America healthy again.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
Wisconsin group finds flood solutions upstream » Yale Climate Connections
The Wisconsin Wetlands Association is helping communities restore wetlands, with the goal of protecting roads, bridges, and buildings downstream.
yaleclimateconnections.org
February 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This approach to solving flooding is how public health agencies aim to solve public health problems: fix the problem upstream (at the source) thereby preventing harm to human health downstream.
Ending fossil fuel pollution is the key to making America healthy again.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
Ending fossil fuel pollution is the key to making America healthy again.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
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Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.
February 2, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Lots of teargas at ICE tonight in Portland. People were just standing and chanting.