Antti Seppälä
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The 2025 update of the Global Carbon Budget is out.
While fossil CO2 emissions rise again and carbon sinks are weakened by climate change, deforestation emissions are down and many countries decarbonise their energy.
No global emissions peak yet though.
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
While fossil CO2 emissions rise again and carbon sinks are weakened by climate change, deforestation emissions are down and many countries decarbonise their energy.
No global emissions peak yet though.
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon
In 2025 the world has fallen short, again, of peaking and reducing its fossil fuel use. But there are many countries on a path to greener energy.
theconversation.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:31 AM
The 2025 update of the Global Carbon Budget is out.
While fossil CO2 emissions rise again and carbon sinks are weakened by climate change, deforestation emissions are down and many countries decarbonise their energy.
No global emissions peak yet though.
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
While fossil CO2 emissions rise again and carbon sinks are weakened by climate change, deforestation emissions are down and many countries decarbonise their energy.
No global emissions peak yet though.
theconversation.com/the-worlds-c...
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Important new research published last month in Nature Sustainability shows that the oil and gas industry has only a 1.42% share of global renewable energy.
Only 20% of the 250 largest oil and gas companies operate any renewable energy projects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP30
Only 20% of the 250 largest oil and gas companies operate any renewable energy projects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP30
Oil and gas industry’s marginal share of global renewable energy - Nature Sustainability
The decarbonization of oil and gas companies may not be as speedy or robust as advertised. This analysis finds that renewable energies make up just a minor fraction of the total energy production by t...
www.nature.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Important new research published last month in Nature Sustainability shows that the oil and gas industry has only a 1.42% share of global renewable energy.
Only 20% of the 250 largest oil and gas companies operate any renewable energy projects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP30
Only 20% of the 250 largest oil and gas companies operate any renewable energy projects.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#COP30
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”And if used at all, carbon credits should be based only on durable removal methods that sequester carbon for hundreds to thousands of years, and reserved for genuinely hard-to-abate sources where carbon prices are Paris-aligned and caps are near zero.”
”And if used at all, carbon credits should be based only on durable removal methods that sequester carbon for hundreds to thousands of years, and reserved for genuinely hard-to-abate sources where carbon prices are Paris-aligned and caps are near zero.”
Ahead of #COP30, a team of climate policy experts including PIK director Johan Rockström warn in a commentary in Nature that low-quality carbon offsets are undermining global decarbonisation efforts, calling for stronger standards, real removals and fewer excuses: www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
How offsets are hampering decarbonisation and undermining carbon markets
15.10.2025 - Ahead of COP30 in Brasil, an international team of leading climate policy experts including Potsdam Institute of Climate Impact Research Director Johan Rockström, warn in a commentary in ...
www.pik-potsdam.de
November 4, 2025 at 10:16 AM
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”And if used at all, carbon credits should be based only on durable removal methods that sequester carbon for hundreds to thousands of years, and reserved for genuinely hard-to-abate sources where carbon prices are Paris-aligned and caps are near zero.”
”And if used at all, carbon credits should be based only on durable removal methods that sequester carbon for hundreds to thousands of years, and reserved for genuinely hard-to-abate sources where carbon prices are Paris-aligned and caps are near zero.”
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This is HUGE
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
Historic win against greenwashing as Court rules TotalEnergies misled consumers on net zero
View the press release
www.clientearth.org
October 23, 2025 at 12:00 PM
This is HUGE
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
A court has ruled that TotalEnergies has misled consumers by presenting itself as a “major player in the energy transition”.
It is the first judgement in the world ruling an Oil & Gas major has misled the public by greenwashing its image.
www.clientearth.org/latest/press...
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We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway
We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!
theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!
theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
Mark Carney’s climate inaction is at odds with his awareness of climate change’s existential threat
Climate action no longer seems to be a priority for Prime Minister Mark Carney, despite his previous activism. This is bad news for Canadians and the climate.
theconversation.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We have truly not yet figured out how to cope with a person or institution that is "aware" of climate change, "accepts the science", but then decides to continue actively worsening it anyway
We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!
theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
We don't even have a word or a phrase for this!
theconversation.com/mark-carneys...
“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale,” said Stephen Lezak, a researcher at the University of Oxford’s Smith School and co-author of the study, in Annual Reviews. “We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
The failure of carbon offsets to cut planet-heating pollution is “not due to a few bad apples”, a review paper has found, but down to deep-seated systemic problems that incremental change will not solve.
Research over two decades has found “intractable” problems that have made carbon credits in most big programmes poor quality, according to the study. While the industry and diplomats have made efforts to improve the system, it found much-awaited rules agreed at a UN climate summit last year “did not substantially address the quality problem”. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
“We must stop expecting carbon offsetting to work at scale,” said Stephen Lezak, a researcher at the University of Oxford’s Smith School and co-author of the study, in Annual Reviews. “We have assessed 25 years of evidence and almost everything up until this point has failed.”
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Rasismi ja ilmastonmuutoksen kieltäminen kulkevat käsi kädessä, väittää väitöskirjatutkija
Rasismi ja ilmastonmuutoksen kieltäminen kulkevat käsi kädessä, väittää väitöskirjatutkija
Ilmastoestäminen nivoutuu rasistiseen ekologiaan, toisin sanoen pyrkimykseen kehystää ympäristöongelmat rodullistettujen ihmisryhmien poliittiseksi vastuuksi.
www.ku.fi
October 4, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Rasismi ja ilmastonmuutoksen kieltäminen kulkevat käsi kädessä, väittää väitöskirjatutkija
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RTP:n ERIKOISJAKSO: Lämmitämme hätäkiukaan sataan asteeseen ja julistamme Suomeen työttömyyskriisin. Olemme tilanteessa, jossa todennäköisesti vuoden lopussa Suomessa on koko EU:n korkein työttömyys (nyt jo laman alkuvaiheen tasolla) eikä tämä ole yhteiskunnallisen keskustelun pääpuheenaihe. Miksi?
ERIKOISJAKSO: Suomessa on työttömyyskriisi, ja syylliset ovat tiedossa
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September 25, 2025 at 6:33 AM
RTP:n ERIKOISJAKSO: Lämmitämme hätäkiukaan sataan asteeseen ja julistamme Suomeen työttömyyskriisin. Olemme tilanteessa, jossa todennäköisesti vuoden lopussa Suomessa on koko EU:n korkein työttömyys (nyt jo laman alkuvaiheen tasolla) eikä tämä ole yhteiskunnallisen keskustelun pääpuheenaihe. Miksi?
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HS:n kyselyn tulokset näyttävät odotetun mukaisilta:
"Yli 2 000 vastaajasta moni kertoi, etteivät rahat riitä nytkään. Ne, joilla rahaa on, haluavat kasvattaa puskuriaan, koska Suomen talouden tilanne tuntuu niin epävarmalta."
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
"Yli 2 000 vastaajasta moni kertoi, etteivät rahat riitä nytkään. Ne, joilla rahaa on, haluavat kasvattaa puskuriaan, koska Suomen talouden tilanne tuntuu niin epävarmalta."
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
Lukijakysely | Suomen taloudessa on heikko lenkki: suomalaiset
Suomaiset kuluttajat ovat nyt talouden kasvun heikoin lenkki, sanovat asiantuntijat. Yli 2 000 HS:n lukijaa kertoi, miksi heillä ei ole varaa tai halua käyttää rahaa.
www.hs.fi
September 22, 2025 at 6:33 AM
HS:n kyselyn tulokset näyttävät odotetun mukaisilta:
"Yli 2 000 vastaajasta moni kertoi, etteivät rahat riitä nytkään. Ne, joilla rahaa on, haluavat kasvattaa puskuriaan, koska Suomen talouden tilanne tuntuu niin epävarmalta."
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
"Yli 2 000 vastaajasta moni kertoi, etteivät rahat riitä nytkään. Ne, joilla rahaa on, haluavat kasvattaa puskuriaan, koska Suomen talouden tilanne tuntuu niin epävarmalta."
www.hs.fi/talous/art-2...
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China’s rapid build-out of renewables and electrification drive could see its emissions peak — a milestone that may signal a global peak in emissions is on the horizon.
NEW | China’s clean energy boom and rapid electrification are creating the conditions for a FOSSIL DECLINE at home and abroad⚡
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
Fossil use in end-use sectors plateaued in 2015--while electricity use grew 65%, becoming central to 🇨🇳’s energy system.
https://loom.ly/psjqvhE
September 9, 2025 at 12:13 PM
China’s rapid build-out of renewables and electrification drive could see its emissions peak — a milestone that may signal a global peak in emissions is on the horizon.
”Mercedes-Benz is falling behind its competitors and trying to deflect the blame onto the EU. However, BMW's success demonstrates that the problem lies with Mercedes' strategy, not the EU.”
EV progress report: Which EU carmakers are on track for 2025-27 targets?
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ev-...
www.transportenvironment.org/articles/ev-...
EV progress report: Which EU carmakers are on track for 2025-27…
The EU’s CO₂ regulation for cars and vans is the backbone of Europe’s automotive climate and industrial policy. Data from the first half of 2025 show that…
www.transportenvironment.org
September 8, 2025 at 10:38 AM
”Mercedes-Benz is falling behind its competitors and trying to deflect the blame onto the EU. However, BMW's success demonstrates that the problem lies with Mercedes' strategy, not the EU.”
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NEW RESEARCH: Researchers from Imperial College London conclude: Safe CO₂ underground storage capacity is far lower than previous estimates due to leakage risks, seismicity, engineering limits, and geopolitics.
At best, CCS looks like a scarce resource, not an unlimited backstop.
At best, CCS looks like a scarce resource, not an unlimited backstop.
September 4, 2025 at 7:46 AM
NEW RESEARCH: Researchers from Imperial College London conclude: Safe CO₂ underground storage capacity is far lower than previous estimates due to leakage risks, seismicity, engineering limits, and geopolitics.
At best, CCS looks like a scarce resource, not an unlimited backstop.
At best, CCS looks like a scarce resource, not an unlimited backstop.
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A few days ago, Berlin opened a new stretch of urban motorway, with the stated aim to reduce congestion.
Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.
Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.
August 30, 2025 at 6:26 PM
A few days ago, Berlin opened a new stretch of urban motorway, with the stated aim to reduce congestion.
Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.
Today, the stretch was temporarily closed because of too much congestion.
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Tätä kirjoittaessa teki koko ajan mieli laittaa lauseiden loppuun huutomerkkejä. Laitan ne nyt tähän.
Velkajarru on Orpon hallituksen merkittävin lakiesitys myös ympäristön kannalta!!!
Velkajarru on Orpon hallituksen merkittävin lakiesitys myös ympäristön kannalta!!!
Lotta Närhi kirjoittaa kommenttikirjoituksessaan, että velkajarru on myös ympäristön kannalta Orpon hallituksen merkittävin lakiesitys.
Jos esitys menee läpi, luvassa on puoli vuosisataa talouskuria. Ympäristökriisin ratkaiseminen vaatisi kuitenkin säästöjen sijaan nykyistä enemmän rahoitusta.
Jos esitys menee läpi, luvassa on puoli vuosisataa talouskuria. Ympäristökriisin ratkaiseminen vaatisi kuitenkin säästöjen sijaan nykyistä enemmän rahoitusta.
Hallituksen ajama velkajarru voi tarkoittaa 50 vuoden säästökuuria
www.longplay.fi
August 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Tätä kirjoittaessa teki koko ajan mieli laittaa lauseiden loppuun huutomerkkejä. Laitan ne nyt tähän.
Velkajarru on Orpon hallituksen merkittävin lakiesitys myös ympäristön kannalta!!!
Velkajarru on Orpon hallituksen merkittävin lakiesitys myös ympäristön kannalta!!!
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Analysoimme pitkäaikaisessa seurannassa olevia mänty- ja kuusivaltaisia metsiä. Mallinnuksen tulokset osoittivat, että avohakkuu johti maaperän hiilitaseen heikkenemiseen useiden vuosikymmenten ajaksi. Harvennuksilla ei ollut merkittävää vaikutusta. #metsä Lue lisää: www.luke.fi/fi/uutiset/a...
Avohakkuut heikentävät metsän maaperän hiilivarastoja vuosikymmeniksi
www.luke.fi
August 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Analysoimme pitkäaikaisessa seurannassa olevia mänty- ja kuusivaltaisia metsiä. Mallinnuksen tulokset osoittivat, että avohakkuu johti maaperän hiilitaseen heikkenemiseen useiden vuosikymmenten ajaksi. Harvennuksilla ei ollut merkittävää vaikutusta. #metsä Lue lisää: www.luke.fi/fi/uutiset/a...
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"Avohakkuun jälkeen voi kestää lähes 70 vuotta ennen kuin maaperän hiilivarasto palautuu samalle tasolle kuin ennen hakkuuta."
www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/metsa/1a3011...
www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/metsa/1a3011...
Tutkimus: Avohakkuu heikentää metsän maaperän hiilivarastoa kymmenien vuosien ajaksi
Avohakkuun jälkeen voi kestää lähes 70 vuotta ennen kuin maaperän hiilivarasto palautuu samalle tasolle kuin ennen hakkuuta.
www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi
August 15, 2025 at 5:03 AM
"Avohakkuun jälkeen voi kestää lähes 70 vuotta ennen kuin maaperän hiilivarasto palautuu samalle tasolle kuin ennen hakkuuta."
www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/metsa/1a3011...
www.maaseuduntulevaisuus.fi/metsa/1a3011...
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"Elite pessimism suppresses societal will to fight. A government that does not trust its citizens to step up will avoid making demands of them – creating a self-fulfilling loss of resolve." The same is true for fighting climate change. Very good article.
In today’s Europe Dispatch with
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social, I address a topic that’s been on my mind a lot: The danger of elite pessimism about societal resolve becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
There is actually little substance that warrants the persistent doomerism in and about Europe.
@phillipspobrien.bsky.social, I address a topic that’s been on my mind a lot: The danger of elite pessimism about societal resolve becoming a self-fulfilling prophecy.
There is actually little substance that warrants the persistent doomerism in and about Europe.
Pessimism As a Self-Fulfilling Prophecy
In this week's the Europe Dispatch, Minna Ålander reflects on the dangers of demoralising elite pessimism.
open.substack.com
August 6, 2025 at 10:55 AM
"Elite pessimism suppresses societal will to fight. A government that does not trust its citizens to step up will avoid making demands of them – creating a self-fulfilling loss of resolve." The same is true for fighting climate change. Very good article.
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The continents are rapidly drying out and the earth’s vast freshwater resources are under threat, according to a recently released study based on 20+ years of NASA satellite data.
Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.
Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.
8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater
Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.
www.propublica.org
August 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
The continents are rapidly drying out and the earth’s vast freshwater resources are under threat, according to a recently released study based on 20+ years of NASA satellite data.
Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.
Here are the report’s key findings and what they portend for humankind.
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Hungary ❤️ the sun.
August 7, 2025 at 7:43 AM
Hungary ❤️ the sun.
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The core problem is this, he doesn’t practice principled anti-imperialism. He practices inversionism: if the U.S. supports something, he reflexively takes the opposite side, no matter how brutal that side is, no matter the evidence.
What's wrong with Max Blumenthal?!
August 3, 2025 at 7:36 AM
The core problem is this, he doesn’t practice principled anti-imperialism. He practices inversionism: if the U.S. supports something, he reflexively takes the opposite side, no matter how brutal that side is, no matter the evidence.
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This slope on this chart is INSANE
August 1, 2025 at 5:58 AM
This slope on this chart is INSANE
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Who was it that said switching to LNG would increase energy security? Oh yeah, the LNG lobby.
The EU now finds itself being blackmailed by Qatar - in addition to the US - over energy supplies if it doesn't weaken environmental protections. Expect more deregulation 😖
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The EU now finds itself being blackmailed by Qatar - in addition to the US - over energy supplies if it doesn't weaken environmental protections. Expect more deregulation 😖
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Qatar threatened to cut EU LNG supplies over sustainability law, letter shows
Qatar has threatened to cut gas supplies to the European Union in response to the bloc's due diligence law on forced labour and environmental damage, a letter from Qatar to the Belgian government, seen by Reuters, showed.
www.reuters.com
July 26, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Who was it that said switching to LNG would increase energy security? Oh yeah, the LNG lobby.
The EU now finds itself being blackmailed by Qatar - in addition to the US - over energy supplies if it doesn't weaken environmental protections. Expect more deregulation 😖
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
The EU now finds itself being blackmailed by Qatar - in addition to the US - over energy supplies if it doesn't weaken environmental protections. Expect more deregulation 😖
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
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Melting over 80.6% of the area of the Greenland Ice Sheet. This is the highest value in our data set, which starts in 1981.
@polarportal.bsky.social
@polarportal.bsky.social
July 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Melting over 80.6% of the area of the Greenland Ice Sheet. This is the highest value in our data set, which starts in 1981.
@polarportal.bsky.social
@polarportal.bsky.social
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Jäin pohtimaan tätäkin. Monta kuukautta peräkkäin VM vetänyt asioita ihan vihkoon (EU-taloussäännöt, ennusteet, dynaamiset vaikutukset, laskennalliset työlliset vs. todelliset työlliset jne.) ja silti löytyy häpyä pyrkimykseen pönkittää ministeriön poliittista valtaa. Demokratia?
#yhteiskunta
#yhteiskunta
VM ei halua hälyä hallitusohjelmavaikuttamisensa ympärille. On tämä superministeriö kerrassaan!
#politiikka #talous #oikeus
#politiikka #talous #oikeus
Riikka Purran valtiovarainministeriö pimitti tietoja hallitusneuvotteluista – nyt epäilyttävä käytäntö halutaan kirjata lakiin
Professori on huolissaan kesäkuun lakiluonnoksesta, joka rajoittaisi hallitusneuvotteluiden asiakirjojen julkisuutta.
www.mtvuutiset.fi
July 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Jäin pohtimaan tätäkin. Monta kuukautta peräkkäin VM vetänyt asioita ihan vihkoon (EU-taloussäännöt, ennusteet, dynaamiset vaikutukset, laskennalliset työlliset vs. todelliset työlliset jne.) ja silti löytyy häpyä pyrkimykseen pönkittää ministeriön poliittista valtaa. Demokratia?
#yhteiskunta
#yhteiskunta
”Vaikuttaa siltä, että lakiesitys on laadittu yhden ministeriön intressien turvaamiseksi, jotta yleisön kautta ei voitaisi vaikuttaa siihen, mitä tietoja neuvotteluihin syötetään.” www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...
Julkisuus | Hallitus haluaa rajoittaa hallitusneuvotteluiden asiakirjojen julkisuutta
Julkisoikeuden professori Tomi Voutilaisen mukaan esityksellä turvataan valtiovarainministeriön intressejä.
www.hs.fi
July 12, 2025 at 11:11 AM
”Vaikuttaa siltä, että lakiesitys on laadittu yhden ministeriön intressien turvaamiseksi, jotta yleisön kautta ei voitaisi vaikuttaa siihen, mitä tietoja neuvotteluihin syötetään.” www.hs.fi/politiikka/a...