Santiago
@thiagoreefs.bsky.social
🇨🇴MSc. Conservación y Uso de Biodiversidad | Abogado DDHH | Protección de Océanos y Der. Ambiental 🌊🪸🧞♂️ #EndFossilFuels #marinepollution #shippingdecarbonization
Nos quedamos otra vez esperando un paso más allá en la ambición climática. La OMI falla a los países vulnerables y por ahora triunfan los productores de los “combustibles transicionales”. Una arquitectura que le falla a las metas de la estrategia de 2023.
theconversation.com/how-petrosta...
theconversation.com/how-petrosta...
How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions
The UN has agreed to charge ships for the greenhouse gases they emit – but the price is far too low.
theconversation.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Nos quedamos otra vez esperando un paso más allá en la ambición climática. La OMI falla a los países vulnerables y por ahora triunfan los productores de los “combustibles transicionales”. Una arquitectura que le falla a las metas de la estrategia de 2023.
theconversation.com/how-petrosta...
theconversation.com/how-petrosta...
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lLa Organización Marítima Internacional @imohq.bsky.social aprueba un sistema para gravar las emisiones del sector, aunque sin el consenso de los países elpais.com/clima-y-medi... via @elpais.com @mariamonic91.bsky.social
La Organización Marítima Internacional aprueba un sistema para gravar las emisiones del sector, aunque sin el consenso de los países
A partir de 2028, las embarcaciones deberán pagar en función de los gases que expulsen los combustibles empleados. El pacto abre la puerta a un comercio con los derechos de emisión
elpais.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:35 PM
lLa Organización Marítima Internacional @imohq.bsky.social aprueba un sistema para gravar las emisiones del sector, aunque sin el consenso de los países elpais.com/clima-y-medi... via @elpais.com @mariamonic91.bsky.social
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Heat exposure on Western Australian coral reefs is literally off the charts.
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
March 20, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Heat exposure on Western Australian coral reefs is literally off the charts.
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded.
6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals.
>20 is catastrophic.
coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...
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🧵1/7 Energy efficiency isn’t one-size-fits-all.
From smarter homes and factories to community-led projects that cut costs and emissions, it’s the key to making our energy systems cleaner, more affordable, and more resilient.
#WorldEnergyEfficiencyDay
From smarter homes and factories to community-led projects that cut costs and emissions, it’s the key to making our energy systems cleaner, more affordable, and more resilient.
#WorldEnergyEfficiencyDay
March 6, 2025 at 11:27 AM
🧵1/7 Energy efficiency isn’t one-size-fits-all.
From smarter homes and factories to community-led projects that cut costs and emissions, it’s the key to making our energy systems cleaner, more affordable, and more resilient.
#WorldEnergyEfficiencyDay
From smarter homes and factories to community-led projects that cut costs and emissions, it’s the key to making our energy systems cleaner, more affordable, and more resilient.
#WorldEnergyEfficiencyDay
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“It's encouraging to see Mexico & Panama act as regional leaders in crucial discussion – we need a rallying call by @imohq.bsky.social to agree on strong global fuel standard & GHG gas levy as best way forward for reducing hipping sector emissions” Delaine McCullough @oceanconservancy.bsky.social
NEW: A global tax on shipping emissions faces choppy waters despite growing support
A proposed levy gains new backers at IMO talks in London this week, but big emerging economies argue it will hit developing nations hard
A proposed levy gains new backers at IMO talks in London this week, but big emerging economies argue it will hit developing nations hard
Global tax on shipping emissions at risk despite growing support
A proposed tax on shipping emissions gains new backers at IMO talks, but big emerging economies argue it will hit developing nations hard
www.climatechangenews.com
February 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
“It's encouraging to see Mexico & Panama act as regional leaders in crucial discussion – we need a rallying call by @imohq.bsky.social to agree on strong global fuel standard & GHG gas levy as best way forward for reducing hipping sector emissions” Delaine McCullough @oceanconservancy.bsky.social
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Another naive ‘nature-based solution’ to greenhouse gas pollution:
“We used $3 million/km as our estimate of the cost of hybrid reef restoration”
Except, nobody has ever restored a km of coastal coral reef.
The average reef area restored is just over 100sq m.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
“We used $3 million/km as our estimate of the cost of hybrid reef restoration”
Except, nobody has ever restored a km of coastal coral reef.
The average reef area restored is just over 100sq m.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Hybrid coral reef restoration can be a cost-effective nature-based solution to provide protection to vulnerable coastal populations
Coral reef restoration can cost-effectively protect coastal infrastructure and vulnerable people.
www.science.org
January 18, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Another naive ‘nature-based solution’ to greenhouse gas pollution:
“We used $3 million/km as our estimate of the cost of hybrid reef restoration”
Except, nobody has ever restored a km of coastal coral reef.
The average reef area restored is just over 100sq m.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
“We used $3 million/km as our estimate of the cost of hybrid reef restoration”
Except, nobody has ever restored a km of coastal coral reef.
The average reef area restored is just over 100sq m.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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625 million acres of ocean are now protected from new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. This monumental decision from the Biden administration is a massive victory for safeguarding marine ecosystems and establishing vital protections that future presidents can’t easily undo.
January 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
625 million acres of ocean are now protected from new offshore drilling along most of the U.S. coastline. This monumental decision from the Biden administration is a massive victory for safeguarding marine ecosystems and establishing vital protections that future presidents can’t easily undo.
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Upcoming webinar on MPA management. 27.Jan. 2025 3pm CET. Registration ➡️ ogy.de/zj1x
January 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Upcoming webinar on MPA management. 27.Jan. 2025 3pm CET. Registration ➡️ ogy.de/zj1x
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“A technology designed to extract more oil from oil fields does not sound like the most auspicious start for a solution to climate change.”
CCS scam news from Europe:
@pollyjhemming.bsky.social @profterryhughes.bsky.social
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
@pollyjhemming.bsky.social @profterryhughes.bsky.social
www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...
How CCS became the fossil fuel industry’s favourite ‘escape hatch’
Oil and gas lobbyists have helped push carbon capture and storage into the heart of Europe’s climate plans.
www.euronews.com
December 18, 2024 at 10:49 PM
“A technology designed to extract more oil from oil fields does not sound like the most auspicious start for a solution to climate change.”
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: #SaudiArabia has no policies in place to cut emissions & reduce reliance on #fossilfuels. #RenewableEnergy plans fail to materialise: it has a 50% target by 2030 but has achieved 1%. Our rating remains "Critically insufficient"
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bit.ly/2EtDrSE
December 11, 2024 at 11:00 AM
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: #SaudiArabia has no policies in place to cut emissions & reduce reliance on #fossilfuels. #RenewableEnergy plans fail to materialise: it has a 50% target by 2030 but has achieved 1%. Our rating remains "Critically insufficient"
bit.ly/2EtDrSE
bit.ly/2EtDrSE
Da tristeza ver como el mundo de la restauración coralina esta llena hace años de soluciones falsas y “buenas intenciones”. Se desperdician los recursos en esfuerzos carísimos que no atienden en lo más mínimo el tema de la escala ni la sostenibilidad. Menos lo socioecológico. Es una pena.
I have a joke about restoring coral reefs, but it’s not credible.
(Pic shows a piece of ‘artwork’ on a dead Caribbean reef - so the tourists have something to photograph).
(Pic shows a piece of ‘artwork’ on a dead Caribbean reef - so the tourists have something to photograph).
December 7, 2024 at 1:32 PM
Da tristeza ver como el mundo de la restauración coralina esta llena hace años de soluciones falsas y “buenas intenciones”. Se desperdician los recursos en esfuerzos carísimos que no atienden en lo más mínimo el tema de la escala ni la sostenibilidad. Menos lo socioecológico. Es una pena.
Los impactos de GEI que trae la exportación de gas natural licuado proveniente de 🇺🇸 es superior en mediciones a la que presenta el carbón, y se demuestra una vez más que se ha subvalorado severamente el daño climático de las emisiones de metano.
www.research.howarthlab.org/publications...
www.research.howarthlab.org/publications...
www.research.howarthlab.org
December 7, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Los impactos de GEI que trae la exportación de gas natural licuado proveniente de 🇺🇸 es superior en mediciones a la que presenta el carbón, y se demuestra una vez más que se ha subvalorado severamente el daño climático de las emisiones de metano.
www.research.howarthlab.org/publications...
www.research.howarthlab.org/publications...
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Now brace for the bad news... Water is super warm here (29C, 84F) and there is a lot of bleaching, all the way down to the deep reefs. All of the fire corals (Millepora) that I saw were bleached, as well as about 20% of the critically endangered Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata).
December 7, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Now brace for the bad news... Water is super warm here (29C, 84F) and there is a lot of bleaching, all the way down to the deep reefs. All of the fire corals (Millepora) that I saw were bleached, as well as about 20% of the critically endangered Elkhorn Coral (Acropora palmata).
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There'd be less criticism of reef restoration if it wasn't widely used for greenwashing and grossly misrepresented by media. This is NOT the fault of restoration scientists and I support the research, but I see little enthusiasm to combat these uncomfortable truths. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The critical role of coral reef restoration in a changing world - Nature Climate Change
Recent discussions have raised concerns about the long-term effectiveness of coral reef restoration efforts, questioning whether current interventions can effectively address the ongoing loss of reef ...
www.nature.com
December 2, 2024 at 10:13 AM
There'd be less criticism of reef restoration if it wasn't widely used for greenwashing and grossly misrepresented by media. This is NOT the fault of restoration scientists and I support the research, but I see little enthusiasm to combat these uncomfortable truths. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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The climate talks in Baku 🇦🇿 are officially over!
#COP29 opened with a bulldozing through of dangerous #CarbonMarkets and ended with a bulldozing through of an empty promise of rich countries’ legal obligations to protect #HumanRights & the planet: ciel.org/news/cop29-c...
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#COP29 opened with a bulldozing through of dangerous #CarbonMarkets and ended with a bulldozing through of an empty promise of rich countries’ legal obligations to protect #HumanRights & the planet: ciel.org/news/cop29-c...
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COP29: Rich Countries Shirk Climate Duties, But They Are Not Above the Law - Center for International Environmental Law
COP29 concluded today after wealthy nations refused to pay up in line with their legal obligations to provide sufficient climate finance to the Global South.
ciel.org
November 23, 2024 at 11:35 PM
The climate talks in Baku 🇦🇿 are officially over!
#COP29 opened with a bulldozing through of dangerous #CarbonMarkets and ended with a bulldozing through of an empty promise of rich countries’ legal obligations to protect #HumanRights & the planet: ciel.org/news/cop29-c...
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#COP29 opened with a bulldozing through of dangerous #CarbonMarkets and ended with a bulldozing through of an empty promise of rich countries’ legal obligations to protect #HumanRights & the planet: ciel.org/news/cop29-c...
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Muy recomendado esta artículo, y una pieza más para entender que la ciencia está bajo ataque y será silenciada terriblemente por el negacionismo y el mercantilismo en los próximos años.
Given the current political reality and the expansion of attacks on science, it is time for scientists to be more effective, forceful, and vociferous as their own political advocates. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Scientists as political advocates
Science, both teaching and doing, is under attack. The recent US presidential election of a person and platform with anti-science bias exemplifies this. The study of climate processes and patterns and...
www.science.org
November 23, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Muy recomendado esta artículo, y una pieza más para entender que la ciencia está bajo ataque y será silenciada terriblemente por el negacionismo y el mercantilismo en los próximos años.
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A reminder that when a centuries old coral or tree dies from anthropogenic climate change, it’s not going to be “restored”or replaced for many human generations.
It’s no accident that most restoration attempts focus only on 1 or 2 short-lived, fast-growing species.
It’s no accident that most restoration attempts focus only on 1 or 2 short-lived, fast-growing species.
November 16, 2024 at 1:40 PM
A reminder that when a centuries old coral or tree dies from anthropogenic climate change, it’s not going to be “restored”or replaced for many human generations.
It’s no accident that most restoration attempts focus only on 1 or 2 short-lived, fast-growing species.
It’s no accident that most restoration attempts focus only on 1 or 2 short-lived, fast-growing species.
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🚨Paper Alert🚨
💡Everything you always wanted to know about #governance of the #HighSeas*
💭*but were afraid to ask
⚡️Achieving #coherence across public & private governance mechanisms: challenge but key to achieving ocean sustainability goals.
📰https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-011023-022521
💡Everything you always wanted to know about #governance of the #HighSeas*
💭*but were afraid to ask
⚡️Achieving #coherence across public & private governance mechanisms: challenge but key to achieving ocean sustainability goals.
📰https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-011023-022521
November 18, 2024 at 6:11 AM
🚨Paper Alert🚨
💡Everything you always wanted to know about #governance of the #HighSeas*
💭*but were afraid to ask
⚡️Achieving #coherence across public & private governance mechanisms: challenge but key to achieving ocean sustainability goals.
📰https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-011023-022521
💡Everything you always wanted to know about #governance of the #HighSeas*
💭*but were afraid to ask
⚡️Achieving #coherence across public & private governance mechanisms: challenge but key to achieving ocean sustainability goals.
📰https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-environ-011023-022521
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Good job everyone!
"One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before…"
"One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before…"
‘Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning’: Global Emissions Head for a Record
Countries promised to move away from coal, oil and natural gas at last year’s climate summit. New research shows they’re burning more than ever before.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 12:25 AM
Good job everyone!
"One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before…"
"One year after world leaders made a splashy promise to shift away from fossil fuels, countries are burning more oil, natural gas and coal than ever before…"
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📢Marine connectivity scientists! Our new *open access* paper explores connectivity variability between coral🪸reefs, with important implications for interpreting and modelling connectivity. Here's a 🧵 on why this really matters. [1/16]
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/lno.12455
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November 30, 2023 at 8:08 AM
📢Marine connectivity scientists! Our new *open access* paper explores connectivity variability between coral🪸reefs, with important implications for interpreting and modelling connectivity. Here's a 🧵 on why this really matters. [1/16]
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...