Paul Maidowski
@ppmv.bsky.social
Language, systems analysis, climate policy, CCS. Fletcher School/Fulbright d|e|f|i|中
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Paul Maidowski
@ppmv.bsky.social
· Oct 23
1. “Introduce your idea in one picture”: Climate science and western policymakers still neglect bamboo, THE plant for resilience, climate adaptation and mitigation, because it can do it all. Worldwide use is a challenge, so start local. Can replace timber, plastic, concrete, edible, grow soil, etc.👇
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"If we are going to go all in on a fossil fuel future in the U.S., it probably would be good to check if we have the fossil fuels to do that." Geology strikes back
Good morning. How about 2000 words about the state of the US oil industry?
"Hamm admitted the Bakken is 'tapped out.' The reason he is buying shale assets in other countries is because the reality is that the U.S. oil industry is tapped out."
"Hamm admitted the Bakken is 'tapped out.' The reason he is buying shale assets in other countries is because the reality is that the U.S. oil industry is tapped out."
Lessons from the Bakken
The New York Times recently profiled Harold Hamm, Continental CEO Resources chairman emeritus and noted how Hamm is advising Trump to go all in on fossil fuels. This should surprise no one as Harold H...
powering-the-planet.ghost.io
December 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
"If we are going to go all in on a fossil fuel future in the U.S., it probably would be good to check if we have the fossil fuels to do that." Geology strikes back
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Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4.
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Overlooked hydrogen emissions are heating Earth and supercharging methane, research finds
Rising global emissions of hydrogen over the past three decades have added to the planet's warming temperatures and amplified the impact of methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, according ...
phys.org
December 22, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4.
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer"
phys.org/news/2025-12...
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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✅ May 2025: Landmark adoption of the #PandemicAgreement.
Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.
Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.
December 25, 2025 at 9:04 AM
✅ May 2025: Landmark adoption of the #PandemicAgreement.
Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.
Countries adopted the first Pandemic Agreement at the 78th World Health Assembly. The agreement fosters international collaboration and commits to ensuring more equitable access to vaccines, medicines, and diagnostics.
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Im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes UBA haben haben wir mit GWS und E3-Modelling internationale Wechselwirkungen zwischen EU-ETS und einem CO2-Grenzausgleichssystem (CBAM) analysiert (inkl. Paper zu CO2 Preisen in IAMs). Die Ergebnisse sind jetzt öffentlich. www.gws-os.com/de/die-gws/n...
December 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Im Auftrag des Umweltbundesamtes UBA haben haben wir mit GWS und E3-Modelling internationale Wechselwirkungen zwischen EU-ETS und einem CO2-Grenzausgleichssystem (CBAM) analysiert (inkl. Paper zu CO2 Preisen in IAMs). Die Ergebnisse sind jetzt öffentlich. www.gws-os.com/de/die-gws/n...
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Dein Klick zählt: Schrottfahrräder über Ordnungsamt Online melden! 🚲📲 Über 700 Räder wurden in Mitte schon entfernt – gemeinsam schaffen wir Platz, mehr Sicherheit und barrierefreie Wege. Entdeckt ihr ein Schrottrad? Einfach über melden und mithelfen!➡️ sohub.io/3j1x
December 20, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Dein Klick zählt: Schrottfahrräder über Ordnungsamt Online melden! 🚲📲 Über 700 Räder wurden in Mitte schon entfernt – gemeinsam schaffen wir Platz, mehr Sicherheit und barrierefreie Wege. Entdeckt ihr ein Schrottrad? Einfach über melden und mithelfen!➡️ sohub.io/3j1x
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Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
December 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Closing out my year with a journal editor shocker 🧵
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
Checking new manuscripts today I reviewed a paper attributing 2 papers to me I did not write. A daft thing for an author to do of course. But intrigued I web searched up one of the titles and that's when it got real weird...
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The Global Carbon Project has just published the most comprehensive Global Hydrogen Budget to date.
H2, although not a GHG, has an indirect Global Warming Potential 37 times more potent than CO2.
Carbon Brief:
www.carbonbrief.org/hydrogen-emi...
Research paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
H2, although not a GHG, has an indirect Global Warming Potential 37 times more potent than CO2.
Carbon Brief:
www.carbonbrief.org/hydrogen-emi...
Research paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hydrogen emissions are ‘supercharging’ the warming impact of methane - Carbon Brief
The warming impact of hydrogen has been “overlooked” in projections of climate change, authors of the latest “global hydrogen budget” say.
www.carbonbrief.org
December 18, 2025 at 9:47 PM
The Global Carbon Project has just published the most comprehensive Global Hydrogen Budget to date.
H2, although not a GHG, has an indirect Global Warming Potential 37 times more potent than CO2.
Carbon Brief:
www.carbonbrief.org/hydrogen-emi...
Research paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
H2, although not a GHG, has an indirect Global Warming Potential 37 times more potent than CO2.
Carbon Brief:
www.carbonbrief.org/hydrogen-emi...
Research paper:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Hansen predicts global temperature will reach a record +1.7°C in 2027. In addition to Earth’s heating rate of 0.2°C per decade, this implies an acceleration by 0.1°C per decade since 2016, likely from (“one-time only”) aerosol effects, ie shift to cleaner and less fuels. mailchi.mp/caa/global-t...
December 19, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Hansen predicts global temperature will reach a record +1.7°C in 2027. In addition to Earth’s heating rate of 0.2°C per decade, this implies an acceleration by 0.1°C per decade since 2016, likely from (“one-time only”) aerosol effects, ie shift to cleaner and less fuels. mailchi.mp/caa/global-t...
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Die erneuerbaren Energien sind der Durchbruch des Jahres laut Science Magazine:
Wind und Solar wachsen in noch nie erreichtem Tempo. 2025 war das erste Jahr, in dem weltweit mehr Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien als aus Kohle erzeugt wurde.
Wind und Solar wachsen in noch nie erreichtem Tempo. 2025 war das erste Jahr, in dem weltweit mehr Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien als aus Kohle erzeugt wurde.
Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year: The unstoppable rise of renewable energy
Clean energy infrastructure is being deployed with unmatched scale and speed—and China is leading the way
www.science.org
December 19, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Die erneuerbaren Energien sind der Durchbruch des Jahres laut Science Magazine:
Wind und Solar wachsen in noch nie erreichtem Tempo. 2025 war das erste Jahr, in dem weltweit mehr Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien als aus Kohle erzeugt wurde.
Wind und Solar wachsen in noch nie erreichtem Tempo. 2025 war das erste Jahr, in dem weltweit mehr Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien als aus Kohle erzeugt wurde.
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🚨 Our new paper is out! First study focusing on African sea level rise from 1993 to present 🌊🌍
Sea levels accelerated 4.5× since the 1990s, from 0.96 to 4.34 mm/yr.
2023 broke records across 40% of African waters.
Thread ⬇️
📖 doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02965-z
Sea levels accelerated 4.5× since the 1990s, from 0.96 to 4.34 mm/yr.
2023 broke records across 40% of African waters.
Thread ⬇️
📖 doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02965-z
December 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
🚨 Our new paper is out! First study focusing on African sea level rise from 1993 to present 🌊🌍
Sea levels accelerated 4.5× since the 1990s, from 0.96 to 4.34 mm/yr.
2023 broke records across 40% of African waters.
Thread ⬇️
📖 doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02965-z
Sea levels accelerated 4.5× since the 1990s, from 0.96 to 4.34 mm/yr.
2023 broke records across 40% of African waters.
Thread ⬇️
📖 doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02965-z
「Progress」out—looking intriguing and challenging, by @smillermcdonald.bsky.social. Much looking forward to reading a solid social science framework, which most literature on climate policy lacks, that aims to develop possible alternatives to the idea of progress. bookshop.org/p/books/prog...
Progress: How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy It
How One Idea Built Civilization and Now Threatens to Destroy It
bookshop.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:10 AM
「Progress」out—looking intriguing and challenging, by @smillermcdonald.bsky.social. Much looking forward to reading a solid social science framework, which most literature on climate policy lacks, that aims to develop possible alternatives to the idea of progress. bookshop.org/p/books/prog...
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As this chart (from IPCC AR6 technical summary) shows, global temperature increase has closely tracked cumulative CO2 emissions. As of 2024 the world has emitted about 2750 Gt CO2.
December 8, 2025 at 3:12 AM
As this chart (from IPCC AR6 technical summary) shows, global temperature increase has closely tracked cumulative CO2 emissions. As of 2024 the world has emitted about 2750 Gt CO2.
Several large solar PV and battery projects are being planned in Brandenburg. How do utilities wish to make the economics of fossil power plants work going forward? www.rbb24.de/content/rbb/...
Solarpark und Batteriespeicher auf ehemaligem Militärflugplatz in Schacksdorf geplant
www.rbb24.de
December 6, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Several large solar PV and battery projects are being planned in Brandenburg. How do utilities wish to make the economics of fossil power plants work going forward? www.rbb24.de/content/rbb/...
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“Today is a defining moment for our country,” @mtosterholm.bsky.social, a public health expert at the University of Minnesota, said. “We can no longer trust federal health authorities when it comes to vaccines.”
🧪 #giftlink
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
🧪 #giftlink
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
“Today is a defining moment for our country,” @mtosterholm.bsky.social, a public health expert at the University of Minnesota, said. “We can no longer trust federal health authorities when it comes to vaccines.”
🧪 #giftlink
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
🧪 #giftlink
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/h...
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Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
The Bay took over the highway during this morning's #KingTides in Marin.
December 5, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Our infrastructure isn’t ready for what’s coming.
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The biggest misunderstanding of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), IMHO, is that many assume it is a replacement for emissions reductions. As in, more CDR, less emission reductions. No. Emissions need to go down as fast as possible, even faster, no matter how much (~feasible) CDR you have.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:10 PM
The biggest misunderstanding of Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR), IMHO, is that many assume it is a replacement for emissions reductions. As in, more CDR, less emission reductions. No. Emissions need to go down as fast as possible, even faster, no matter how much (~feasible) CDR you have.
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New research published today in @nature.com shows the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) – the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential climate driver – has reached its most positive state in more than a millennium.
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Southern Annular Mode dynamics, projections and impacts in a changing climate - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
The Southern Annular Mode (SAM) has shifted towards its positive phase owing to ozone depletion and increasing greenhouse gas concentrations. This Review discusses the dynamics, trends and projections...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 AM
New research published today in @nature.com shows the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) – the Southern Hemisphere’s most influential climate driver – has reached its most positive state in more than a millennium.
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Read the Nature paper: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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For Europe (excluding the UK), BA.3.2.* is holding a strong growth advantage of 4.6% per day (32% per week) over XFG.* "Stratus".
At that pace, any crossover looks to be around the holiday season.
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At that pace, any crossover looks to be around the holiday season.
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November 29, 2025 at 4:05 AM
For Europe (excluding the UK), BA.3.2.* is holding a strong growth advantage of 4.6% per day (32% per week) over XFG.* "Stratus".
At that pace, any crossover looks to be around the holiday season.
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At that pace, any crossover looks to be around the holiday season.
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Usually I'd encourage you to find another place to buy the book, but Amazon is selling the BLOOD IN THE MACHINE ebook for $2.99 at what is certainly a loss, so by all means, get a copy for cheap
www.amazon.com/Blood-Machin...
www.amazon.com/Blood-Machin...
Blood in the Machine: The Origins of the Rebellion Against Big Tech
The most urgent story in modern tech begins not in Silicon Valley but two hundred years ago in rural England, when workers known as the Luddites rose up rather than starve at the hands of factory owne...
www.amazon.com
November 27, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Usually I'd encourage you to find another place to buy the book, but Amazon is selling the BLOOD IN THE MACHINE ebook for $2.99 at what is certainly a loss, so by all means, get a copy for cheap
www.amazon.com/Blood-Machin...
www.amazon.com/Blood-Machin...
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PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
November 27, 2025 at 2:04 AM
PJM is the regional grid serving 67 million customers in 13 states
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It’s Not Just the Rock—It’s the Soil (And it holds on tight) -- Our latest greenhouse study with data from our greenhouse experiments is now available on EGUSphere as a pre-print.
November 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It’s Not Just the Rock—It’s the Soil (And it holds on tight) -- Our latest greenhouse study with data from our greenhouse experiments is now available on EGUSphere as a pre-print.
“The entire financial system, including government bonds & mortgages, is premised on the idea that tomorrow will look something like today. In a world that’s 3 degrees warmer, it assuredly will not.” - One of the aspects making climate policy more important, paradoxically, the more publicly ignored
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 AM
“The entire financial system, including government bonds & mortgages, is premised on the idea that tomorrow will look something like today. In a world that’s 3 degrees warmer, it assuredly will not.” - One of the aspects making climate policy more important, paradoxically, the more publicly ignored
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Wrote about how climate change is bad www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Climate Realism Is a Delusion
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wrote about how climate change is bad www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
“Third, we need new ways to remove an additional 5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, and store it safely in the ground.” 👀
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“Third, we need new ways to remove an additional 5 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year, and store it safely in the ground.” 👀
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"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into overshoot within the next few years": a stark message by PIK Director Rockström & James Dyke in @theconversation.com. Yet, science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal.
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
theconversation.com/the-world-lo...