@michellegrosser.bsky.social
Climate futures, adaptation and change
And a little geology sprinkled in
And a little geology sprinkled in
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Cleaning up the market.
Climate360º and Brynn O'Brien explore corporate accountability and our collective capacity to nurture climate change mitigation and adaptation as shareholders.
open.substack.com
Everyone stands to benefit from better corporate behaviour. Brynn O’Brien talks about her work with institutional investors and the opportunities for the everyday shareholder and superannuation holder to drive improved corporate responses to risk.
open.substack.com/pub/climate3...
open.substack.com/pub/climate3...
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Impossible to ignore what’s happening to #Arctic temperatures in the month of November...
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
November 11, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Impossible to ignore what’s happening to #Arctic temperatures in the month of November...
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5 reanalysis.
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One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
One of many costs to US murder (sorry, no better word for it) in Caribbean:
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
"United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal."
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“When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven," says Simon Stiell.
November 10, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“When climate disasters decimate the lives of millions, when we already have the solutions, this will never, ever be forgiven," says Simon Stiell.
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🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org
November 11, 2025 at 2:27 AM
🇨🇳 📰 NEW | Analysis: #China’s #CO2 #emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chinas-co2-emissions-have-now-been-flat-or-falling-for-18-months/
@laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social w/ @carbonbrief.org
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Today on Volts: as you may have heard, there were some elections last week. How did they go for climate world? To find out, I did my annual check-in with @spears.bsky.social of @climatecabinet.org. I don't want to spoil anything, but folks ... they went well. Really well.
So, there were some elections. How'd they go?
I talk with Caroline Spears about the stunning results in key state and local races and the lessons for 2026.
www.volts.wtf
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Today on Volts: as you may have heard, there were some elections last week. How did they go for climate world? To find out, I did my annual check-in with @spears.bsky.social of @climatecabinet.org. I don't want to spoil anything, but folks ... they went well. Really well.
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Most people across the nine middle-income countries we surveyed – a median of 80% – are willing to make at least some changes to how they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change.
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Most people across the nine middle-income countries we surveyed – a median of 80% – are willing to make at least some changes to how they live and work to help reduce the effects of climate change.
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After the magnet shock of 2025, who gets to have the rare earths version of the North Sea (the oil shock of 1973 led to North Sea oil, enriching Norway). Will it be Australia this time?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
We've seen a magnet shock in 2025. Is Australia part of the solution?
Anyone who controls the supply of magnets controls the future, and China has been quietly working on this under America's nose for decades. Can Australia muscle in?
www.abc.net.au
November 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
After the magnet shock of 2025, who gets to have the rare earths version of the North Sea (the oil shock of 1973 led to North Sea oil, enriching Norway). Will it be Australia this time?
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez: “A few tech-oligarchs are clearly influencing electoral processes. We’ve seen it in the UK, Germany, France, Hungary…and I’m sure we will see it in Spain.” (El Pais)
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Projected total water demand may exceed total (natural) water supply before the end of the century in the western United States of America, Mediterranean regions, northern Africa, southern Africa, India, northern China, and southern Australia (red on map).
Paper at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
November 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Projected total water demand may exceed total (natural) water supply before the end of the century in the western United States of America, Mediterranean regions, northern Africa, southern Africa, India, northern China, and southern Australia (red on map).
Paper at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Paper at: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“The United States also signed a $1.1 billion agreement with Kazakhstan to develop the world’s largest untapped tungsten deposits, giving a US company a majority stake in the joint venture…Kazakhstan already supplies a quarter of America’s uranium needs”
Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords as it signs critical minerals and trade deals with the US
Kazakhstan to join Abraham Accords as it signs trade deals with the US
US President Donald Trump held an Oval Office call with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, expanding the Abraham Accords to include the central Asian nation.
www.euronews.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:44 PM
“The United States also signed a $1.1 billion agreement with Kazakhstan to develop the world’s largest untapped tungsten deposits, giving a US company a majority stake in the joint venture…Kazakhstan already supplies a quarter of America’s uranium needs”
“Hungary needs electricity to power the huge Chinese battery plants being built around the country. Smaller nuclear plants are less plagued by building delays, and are easier to licence”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What Hungary's Viktor Orban did - and didn't - get from Trump
On the surface, the Hungarian PM's trip was exactly what he wanted, but the full picture is more complex, writes the BBC's Nick Thorpe.
www.bbc.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 PM
“Hungary needs electricity to power the huge Chinese battery plants being built around the country. Smaller nuclear plants are less plagued by building delays, and are easier to licence”
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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The Vietnamese Bach Ma Mountain Peak station recorded one-day rainfall of 1,739 mm - close to the global one-day record and perhaps a new record for the northern hemisphere. It is part of a deluge Viet Nam has seen in October, shattering 35 precip records. e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...
Vietnam sees 35 rainfall records broken in October - VnExpress International
Vietnam's northern and central regions saw a total of 35 rain records broken in October alone as two storms, Matmo and Fengshen, caused unprecedented downpours.
e.vnexpress.net
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Vietnamese Bach Ma Mountain Peak station recorded one-day rainfall of 1,739 mm - close to the global one-day record and perhaps a new record for the northern hemisphere. It is part of a deluge Viet Nam has seen in October, shattering 35 precip records. e.vnexpress.net/news/news/en...
“"What I've learned in my career is don't underestimate the force of water, but also don't underestimate the impact on people when their house is flooded," said Mr Vonk”
The operation, bringing together the military, crisis planners, and local water authorities, tests responses to 200 millimetres of rain falling in one day - a quarter of the annual amount in the Netherlands.
Operation Cloudburst: Dutch train for 'water bomb' floods
A twin-prop Chinook helicopter shatters the calm of the Dutch countryside, hovering just metres from a canal before dumping four huge sandbags into the water: welcome to Operation Cloudburst.
www.rte.ie
November 8, 2025 at 6:57 PM
“"What I've learned in my career is don't underestimate the force of water, but also don't underestimate the impact on people when their house is flooded," said Mr Vonk”
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A few days ago a similar graph was shared around that just stopped in the present day. The below view of the future that we were on track for, and the less-bad future we are currently headed for, is also helpful.
We need to keep working for a better future, but also remember where we’ve come from.
We need to keep working for a better future, but also remember where we’ve come from.
10 Years After a Breakthrough Climate Pact, Here’s Where We Are www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
10 Years After the Paris Climate Agreement, Here's Where We Are
Has anything really changed in the decade since the Paris Agreement was reached? Actually, quite a lot.
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
A few days ago a similar graph was shared around that just stopped in the present day. The below view of the future that we were on track for, and the less-bad future we are currently headed for, is also helpful.
We need to keep working for a better future, but also remember where we’ve come from.
We need to keep working for a better future, but also remember where we’ve come from.
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Climate change piggy backs on the pattern and makes the blocking - and amp’d pattern - more extreme. (But it does NOT make the cold air, colder which is a common misconception)
November 6, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Climate change piggy backs on the pattern and makes the blocking - and amp’d pattern - more extreme. (But it does NOT make the cold air, colder which is a common misconception)
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EU member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again to thrash out a deal, according to Brussels officials.
No deal yet on EU climate targets as COP30 looms
The European Union's member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again to thrash out a deal, according to B...
www.rte.ie
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
EU member states have not yet reached an agreement on key emissions targets before the UN's COP30 summit in Brazil, and ministers will meet again to thrash out a deal, according to Brussels officials.
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Nearly 8 million hectares burnt during Northern Territory's hottest October on record www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Eight million hectares burnt during record hot October in NT
Last month nearly 8 million hectares were burnt in the Northern Territory, an area bigger than the entire state of Tasmania.
www.abc.net.au
November 5, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Nearly 8 million hectares burnt during Northern Territory's hottest October on record www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
November 5, 2025 at 5:10 AM
What we know, 12:10am
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
[Now in 2 parts]
—Prop 50 wins
—VA Dems flip Gov, LG, AG
—Dems flip ≈13 seats in VA House
—Dems defend NJ-Gov + Assembly
—Dems win NJ+VA trifectas
—Mamdani wins
—PA Dems win supreme court
—ME vote-restricting measure loses
—GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices
—Krasner & Bragg win
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The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).
November 4, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).
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The @unep.org’s #EmissionsGap Report says global temperatures now predicted to reach 2.3-2.5°C, down from 2.6-2.8°C last year.
While this is progress, we must go faster.
Our CEO @billhare.bsky.social told AP that the numbers indicate “a lack of political will”.
apnews.com/article/clim...
While this is progress, we must go faster.
Our CEO @billhare.bsky.social told AP that the numbers indicate “a lack of political will”.
apnews.com/article/clim...
UN report: Climate-fighting efforts show slight gain but still fall far short
A new United Nations report finds that global plans to fight climate change will barely reduce future warming, mainly caused by the burning of fuels like gas, oil and coal.
apnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The @unep.org’s #EmissionsGap Report says global temperatures now predicted to reach 2.3-2.5°C, down from 2.6-2.8°C last year.
While this is progress, we must go faster.
Our CEO @billhare.bsky.social told AP that the numbers indicate “a lack of political will”.
apnews.com/article/clim...
While this is progress, we must go faster.
Our CEO @billhare.bsky.social told AP that the numbers indicate “a lack of political will”.
apnews.com/article/clim...
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Big EV gap between China and the USA.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
November 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Big EV gap between China and the USA.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
- China has 52 BEV models with >400-mile range with many under $50k; USA has 4 all priced above $75k
- EV sales share in 2024: China 47%; USA 10%
Great paper in Science by @jhelvy.bsky.social.
“In 2023, researchers revealed that fossil energy companies paid Meta…for climate disinformation ads in the lead-up to COP28…
Four of the world's largest oil and gas majors — Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and TotalEnergies — accounted for 98% of that advertising spending”
www.dw.com/en/push-to-c...
Four of the world's largest oil and gas majors — Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and TotalEnergies — accounted for 98% of that advertising spending”
www.dw.com/en/push-to-c...
Push to counter disinformation at COP30 climate summit – DW – 11/03/2025
As a majority of global citizens call for bold climate change action, a new push for information integrity aims to neutralize the climate denial that has thwarted ambitious action.
www.dw.com
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“In 2023, researchers revealed that fossil energy companies paid Meta…for climate disinformation ads in the lead-up to COP28…
Four of the world's largest oil and gas majors — Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and TotalEnergies — accounted for 98% of that advertising spending”
www.dw.com/en/push-to-c...
Four of the world's largest oil and gas majors — Shell, ExxonMobil, BP and TotalEnergies — accounted for 98% of that advertising spending”
www.dw.com/en/push-to-c...
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A brilliant fact check by @skyelark.bsky.social "Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?" #ThePoint
(spoiler, not even fucking close)
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
(spoiler, not even fucking close)
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?
As the Nationals abandon their commitment to achieving net zero by 2050, leader David Littleproud has cited a stunning $9 trillion dollar price tag on the policy as a key reason for the move.
thepoint.com.au
November 3, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A brilliant fact check by @skyelark.bsky.social "Will Net Zero cost $9 trillion to Australia?" #ThePoint
(spoiler, not even fucking close)
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
(spoiler, not even fucking close)
thepoint.com.au/factchecks/2...
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With ten feet of sea level rise, you can say goodbye to London and Miami and Bangkok and virtually every other coastal city in the world.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
🧪🧵 Future change to #ThwaitesGlacier, Antarctica constitutes the largest uncertainty in #sea-level rise forecasts. The Science Coordination Office of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration recently issued a briefing document summarising some key findings - thwaitesglacier.org/findings
November 1, 2025 at 2:53 PM
With ten feet of sea level rise, you can say goodbye to London and Miami and Bangkok and virtually every other coastal city in the world.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.
👇 A highly-respected polar ice scientist explains the latest research on the accelerated decline, and coming collapse, of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.