Hans-Peter Plag
@ontheprecipice.bsky.social
Lot's of life experience in science, politics, business, main interest: safeguarding the Earth's life-support system on which the welfare of all of us and others depends. Home: place4us.net
3% of the global population was impacted by #climate #disasters in the last 10 years! Many of them without #insurance, many without support. This is the #climatemergency live! #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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 2:22 PM
3% of the global population was impacted by #climate #disasters in the last 10 years! Many of them without #insurance, many without support. This is the #climatemergency live! #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
📢Research shows a 267% surge in #COP -related disinformation between July - Sept this year📢
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
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 3:12 PM
📢Research shows a 267% surge in #COP -related disinformation between July - Sept this year📢
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
A new report found despite recent research showing 80%+ of people support stronger climate action, increasing online disinfo (supercharged by AI) fuels hostility towards science🧵
www.dw.com/en/disinform...
Adam Weiss, @clientearth.bsky.social “we live in a world where it’s possible to make a profit from digging up #fossilfuels and burning them... We’re at a legal tipping point … the law is going to be the power that forces us in the direction that we need to go.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘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
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Adam Weiss, @clientearth.bsky.social “we live in a world where it’s possible to make a profit from digging up #fossilfuels and burning them... We’re at a legal tipping point … the law is going to be the power that forces us in the direction that we need to go.”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I got this unsolicited check for $3,510. Mariner Finance sent this check as a loan, maybe hoping I was desperate because of the #governmentshutdown, and impacted by #SNAP. If I'd accept this offer, I would have to pay back $6,218.94 at 35.98%! Why is this loan shark behavior not criminal?
#shutdown
#shutdown
November 9, 2025 at 8:12 PM
I got this unsolicited check for $3,510. Mariner Finance sent this check as a loan, maybe hoping I was desperate because of the #governmentshutdown, and impacted by #SNAP. If I'd accept this offer, I would have to pay back $6,218.94 at 35.98%! Why is this loan shark behavior not criminal?
#shutdown
#shutdown
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
We just published a report that serves as a warning to humanity that we are hurtling towards climate chaos. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... and here www.nationthailand.com/blogs/sustai...
Earth hits hottest level in 125,000 years
A global study finds 2024 was hotter than the peak of the last Ice Age, with record-breaking heat, ocean warming, and ice loss driving Earth toward irreversible tipping points.
www.nationthailand.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
We just published a report that serves as a warning to humanity that we are hurtling towards climate chaos. More info here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... and here www.nationthailand.com/blogs/sustai...
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
Record high ocean temperatures continued across the North Pacific in October 2025, with recent warming really amplifying since the early 2000s.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every October from 1854-2025 using
NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every October from 1854-2025 using
NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
November 9, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Record high ocean temperatures continued across the North Pacific in October 2025, with recent warming really amplifying since the early 2000s.
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every October from 1854-2025 using
NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
This graph shows the average for a band across the midlatitudes for every October from 1854-2025 using
NOAA ERSSTv5 data (psl.noaa.gov/data/gridded...).
Yes, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, the richer the #oligarchs become, "the more they can bend the state and economic system to their will, ensuring that they become richer still." But they overlook that in the past extreme #inequality has led to #revolution!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Yes, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social, the richer the #oligarchs become, "the more they can bend the state and economic system to their will, ensuring that they become richer still." But they overlook that in the past extreme #inequality has led to #revolution!
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The latest very true words from Julian Cribb @juliancribb.bsky.social
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The black work of Big Oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most world leaders, to celebrate the 350 million needless...
cribb.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The latest very true words from Julian Cribb @juliancribb.bsky.social
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
This report claims that 1.5°C might be exceeded by 2030 but after a short overshot we could come back to a "safe level". This is totally unjustified #climateoptimism. Earth Energy Imbalance is on track of reaching 1% or >800 TeraWatt!
#climateemergency
climateanalytics.org/publications...
#climateemergency
climateanalytics.org/publications...
Rescuing 1.5°C: new evidence on the highest possible ambition to…
This study shows that, even after years of insufficient action, the world can still return to well below 1.5°C of warming this century if countries pursue the “highest possible ambition” in climate ac...
climateanalytics.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:12 AM
This report claims that 1.5°C might be exceeded by 2030 but after a short overshot we could come back to a "safe level". This is totally unjustified #climateoptimism. Earth Energy Imbalance is on track of reaching 1% or >800 TeraWatt!
#climateemergency
climateanalytics.org/publications...
#climateemergency
climateanalytics.org/publications...
"Given our roles in research and higher education, we share an ethical responsibility to sound the alarm about escalating global risks and to take collective action in confronting them with clarity and resolve. We show evidence of accelerated warming ..."
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink
We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer
academic.oup.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:49 PM
"Given our roles in research and higher education, we share an ethical responsibility to sound the alarm about escalating global risks and to take collective action in confronting them with clarity and resolve. We show evidence of accelerated warming ..."
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Welcome to the new #America: The #Syndicate lives in #luxury while the masses suffer. No, this isn't the 18th century, this is the monarchy of the 21st century.
(Image from The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)
(Image from The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)
November 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Welcome to the new #America: The #Syndicate lives in #luxury while the masses suffer. No, this isn't the 18th century, this is the monarchy of the 21st century.
(Image from The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)
(Image from The Guardian, www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...)
So killing Christians is a reason to start a #war? Most of the people killed in boats in the Caribbean were good Christians. This means the US government under #Trump is killing #Christians. Many of the #immigrants treated like dirt by #ICE are Christians.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Trump news at a glance: president threatens military action in Nigeria over alleged killings of Christians
President says he has instructed the newly named department of war to “prepare for possible action” in the West African country.
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 5:30 AM
So killing Christians is a reason to start a #war? Most of the people killed in boats in the Caribbean were good Christians. This means the US government under #Trump is killing #Christians. Many of the #immigrants treated like dirt by #ICE are Christians.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.”
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires — or for the rest of us?
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires — or for the rest of us?
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Remember: The fundamental issue isn’t the size of the government or how to make government more “efficient.”
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires — or for the rest of us?
It’s who our government is for.
Should it work mainly for big corporations and billionaires — or for the rest of us?
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
Bernd Hamm made very clear for who our government is: the global ruling class of a few hundred billionaires, served by the CEO of the multi-national companies. The (not our) governments make sure the CEO have the rules they need to make sure the wealth flows to the ruling class.
November 2, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Bernd Hamm made very clear for who our government is: the global ruling class of a few hundred billionaires, served by the CEO of the multi-national companies. The (not our) governments make sure the CEO have the rules they need to make sure the wealth flows to the ruling class.
I just went through posts of those I am following. It's frustrating! All are finding something that's wrong, getting worse, to blame, to criticize. Nothing is about what we can do, what we are doing to make the world a better place. We need a global citizen movement for bottom-up action.
November 2, 2025 at 5:11 AM
I just went through posts of those I am following. It's frustrating! All are finding something that's wrong, getting worse, to blame, to criticize. Nothing is about what we can do, what we are doing to make the world a better place. We need a global citizen movement for bottom-up action.
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"So, then the old geezers go off to die and young people are left with 2°C of global warming locked in, out of their control, and both hands tied behind their back"
Dr James E Hansen
@drjamesehansen.bsky.social
youtu.be/XlyWEixy8p4
Dr James E Hansen
@drjamesehansen.bsky.social
youtu.be/XlyWEixy8p4
November 2, 2025 at 12:54 AM
"So, then the old geezers go off to die and young people are left with 2°C of global warming locked in, out of their control, and both hands tied behind their back"
Dr James E Hansen
@drjamesehansen.bsky.social
youtu.be/XlyWEixy8p4
Dr James E Hansen
@drjamesehansen.bsky.social
youtu.be/XlyWEixy8p4
"As an Indigenous man, I know very well the pain of the forest, because its body is an extension of ours." Why don't we all listen to those like Wajã Xipai who are still connected with this incredibly unique #Earth? Thank you @jonathan-watts.bsky.social #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen?
A young journalist reflects on the UN leader’s responses, and hopes his messages – about human violence and an increasingly hostile planet – resonated before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"As an Indigenous man, I know very well the pain of the forest, because its body is an extension of ours." Why don't we all listen to those like Wajã Xipai who are still connected with this incredibly unique #Earth? Thank you @jonathan-watts.bsky.social #COP30
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Alien Intelligence #AI is a great tool for #disinformation #misinformation. #Grokipedia is a misnomer. I would think a #creep would call it #Creepipedia. We need to protect our #knowledge & build #truth platforms like #Place4Us together with @place4us.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk launches encyclopedia ‘fact-checked’ by AI and aligning with rightwing views
Grokipedia’s entries hew closely to conservative talking points, with some journalists already saying it contains inaccurate information
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Alien Intelligence #AI is a great tool for #disinformation #misinformation. #Grokipedia is a misnomer. I would think a #creep would call it #Creepipedia. We need to protect our #knowledge & build #truth platforms like #Place4Us together with @place4us.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Unfortunately, there is no #ocean #heatwave. The ocean is being heated by an #Earth #Energy Imbalance now 800 TeraWatt, 40 times the total energy used by humanity. The heating will continue, many #species will go functionally #extinct. #climateemergency #coral
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Two crucial Florida coral species left ‘functionally extinct’ by ocean heatwave
Climate crisis drives near-total collapse of staghorn and elkhorn corals that formed backbone to state’s reefs
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Unfortunately, there is no #ocean #heatwave. The ocean is being heated by an #Earth #Energy Imbalance now 800 TeraWatt, 40 times the total energy used by humanity. The heating will continue, many #species will go functionally #extinct. #climateemergency #coral
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This doesn't look good for #Jamaica and #Cuba: #hurricaneMelissa is most likely going to cause many #landslides, #mudslide #flooding and infrastructure failures. #hurricane #Melissa
October 24, 2025 at 3:46 AM
This doesn't look good for #Jamaica and #Cuba: #hurricaneMelissa is most likely going to cause many #landslides, #mudslide #flooding and infrastructure failures. #hurricane #Melissa
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
Today, Trump's DOI opened the entire 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.
But the administration's agenda for the Arctic doesn't end here. It aims to maximize drilling across the entire region.
But the administration's agenda for the Arctic doesn't end here. It aims to maximize drilling across the entire region.
The Trump Administration Is Prepping to Sell off Alaska's Arctic to Oil and Gas Companies
In a series of recent moves, the administration is opening most of the vast and precious Arctic ecosystem to drilling.
earthjustice.org
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Today, Trump's DOI opened the entire 1.56 million acres of the Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas leasing.
But the administration's agenda for the Arctic doesn't end here. It aims to maximize drilling across the entire region.
But the administration's agenda for the Arctic doesn't end here. It aims to maximize drilling across the entire region.
Reposted by Hans-Peter Plag
High time to call Trump #DemolitionDonald
October 24, 2025 at 1:57 AM
High time to call Trump #DemolitionDonald
October 24, 2025 at 3:21 AM
When we saw "Olympus Has Fallen" in 2013 we couldn't imaging this would ever happen in reality. Reality is worse! #whitehouse #demolition Are there any plans to rebuild? Maybe not. Maybe the plan is to destroy it so than no other president can occupy it again?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House hasn’t filed plans for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition under way
Amid backlash over footage of East Wing being partly demolished, White House reportedly intends to send plans for new construction
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
When we saw "Olympus Has Fallen" in 2013 we couldn't imaging this would ever happen in reality. Reality is worse! #whitehouse #demolition Are there any plans to rebuild? Maybe not. Maybe the plan is to destroy it so than no other president can occupy it again?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
White House hasn’t filed plans for Trump’s new ballroom despite demolition under way
Amid backlash over footage of East Wing being partly demolished, White House reportedly intends to send plans for new construction
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
When we saw "Olympus Has Fallen" in 2013 we couldn't imaging this would ever happen in reality. Reality is worse! #whitehouse #demolition Are there any plans to rebuild? Maybe not. Maybe the plan is to destroy it so than no other president can occupy it again?
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...