Marco Silva
@bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social
Senior journalist with #BBCVerify, reporting on climate change mis- and disinformation. @BBCNews 🔎
Despite this progress it is true that China’s energy mix is still dominated by fossil fuels — coal in particular. In fact, according to the IEA, one of every four tonnes of coal used globally is burned to produce electricity in China. www.iea.org/countries/ch...
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Despite this progress it is true that China’s energy mix is still dominated by fossil fuels — coal in particular. In fact, according to the IEA, one of every four tonnes of coal used globally is burned to produce electricity in China. www.iea.org/countries/ch...
“China is the country with the highest wind power generation and highest growth rate of wind power generation in recent years,” says Dr Biqing Zhu, a research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (@iiasa.ac.at).
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“China is the country with the highest wind power generation and highest growth rate of wind power generation in recent years,” says Dr Biqing Zhu, a research scholar at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (@iiasa.ac.at).
Speaking to GB News, Trump suggested that China - which he called a “very smart” country - has been using fossil fuels while selling wind turbines to “suckers” and “stupid people”.
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Speaking to GB News, Trump suggested that China - which he called a “very smart” country - has been using fossil fuels while selling wind turbines to “suckers” and “stupid people”.
US President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that, despite selling the most wind turbines, China is not using wind power. 🧵
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
US President Donald Trump has wrongly claimed that, despite selling the most wind turbines, China is not using wind power. 🧵
But extreme wildfires require three things to occur: hot, dry and windy conditions which scientists call “fire weather”, abundant vegetation and an ignition source.
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
But extreme wildfires require three things to occur: hot, dry and windy conditions which scientists call “fire weather”, abundant vegetation and an ignition source.
Social media posts criticising California governor Gavin Newsom for linking January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires to climate change have gathered millions of views. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Social media posts criticising California governor Gavin Newsom for linking January’s devastating Los Angeles wildfires to climate change have gathered millions of views. 🧵
The @usenvironment.bsky.social has said it is “not aware” of contrails ever being intentionally formed over the US for geoengineering.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
The @usenvironment.bsky.social has said it is “not aware” of contrails ever being intentionally formed over the US for geoengineering.
Those long, thin lines of cloud in the sky are in fact condensation trails, or contrails. ✈️✈️✈️
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Those long, thin lines of cloud in the sky are in fact condensation trails, or contrails. ✈️✈️✈️
“It’s called geoengineering and it’s far worse than anything you imagined,” wrote the former Fox News host on X to promote an episode of his podcast.
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
“It’s called geoengineering and it’s far worse than anything you imagined,” wrote the former Fox News host on X to promote an episode of his podcast.
US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has wrongly claimed that “the government has finally admitted that chemtrails are real”. 🧵
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
US conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has wrongly claimed that “the government has finally admitted that chemtrails are real”. 🧵
“To form, hurricanes need a few essential ingredients including a large-scale circulating airmass and a vast energy supply from warm, tropical ocean waters to fuel the storm,” says Dr Michael Byrne, a researcher in climate science at the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social.
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
“To form, hurricanes need a few essential ingredients including a large-scale circulating airmass and a vast energy supply from warm, tropical ocean waters to fuel the storm,” says Dr Michael Byrne, a researcher in climate science at the @uniofstandrews.bsky.social.
Baseless claims that Hurricane Melissa was “engineered” as part of supposed “land clearing operations” have been spreading online. 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Baseless claims that Hurricane Melissa was “engineered” as part of supposed “land clearing operations” have been spreading online. 🧵
What caused the LA fires: arson, climate change, or both? 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 2:51 PM
What caused the LA fires: arson, climate change, or both? 🧵
For the the past week, hundreds of wildfires have broken out in Turkey, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people. But on social media, posts alleging that the outlawed Kurdish group the PKK is behind them have been getting millions of views. 🧵
July 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
For the the past week, hundreds of wildfires have broken out in Turkey, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people. But on social media, posts alleging that the outlawed Kurdish group the PKK is behind them have been getting millions of views. 🧵
Michael Steele is proud of the slogan he created, but he says that maybe it’s time for it to evolve into something else. After all, decades of burning fossil fuels have been driving the rapid warming of the planet.
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Michael Steele is proud of the slogan he created, but he says that maybe it’s time for it to evolve into something else. After all, decades of burning fossil fuels have been driving the rapid warming of the planet.
It was during the 2008 Republican National Convention, that former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele first used the phrase. www.c-span.org/program/hist...
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It was during the 2008 Republican National Convention, that former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele first used the phrase. www.c-span.org/program/hist...
Posting on his Truth Social account, he used it again just last week, as he instructed the US Department of Energy to produce more oil, after urging markets to “keep oil prices down”.
July 2, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Posting on his Truth Social account, he used it again just last week, as he instructed the US Department of Energy to produce more oil, after urging markets to “keep oil prices down”.
The article reported on scientists’ efforts to study how global temperatures have changed over the past 485 million years. They found that, over that period, global average temperatures were mostly higher than those registered in recent years. henry.pha.jhu.edu/SCIENCE.pdf
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The article reported on scientists’ efforts to study how global temperatures have changed over the past 485 million years. They found that, over that period, global average temperatures were mostly higher than those registered in recent years. henry.pha.jhu.edu/SCIENCE.pdf
In a recent podcast episode, Rogan interviewed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who pointed out that the “last 10 years have been the warmest” since 1850 - a claim backed by @wmo-global.bsky.social 👇 wmo.int/news/media-c...
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
In a recent podcast episode, Rogan interviewed Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, who pointed out that the “last 10 years have been the warmest” since 1850 - a claim backed by @wmo-global.bsky.social 👇 wmo.int/news/media-c...
Clips of podcaster Joe Rogan *wrongly* claiming that the planet is going through a “cooling period” have been viewed millions of times on social media.🧵
June 27, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Clips of podcaster Joe Rogan *wrongly* claiming that the planet is going through a “cooling period” have been viewed millions of times on social media.🧵
Some go as far as suggesting that social media is being used by Brazil’s powerful agricultural industry to shape the way it is perceived by the public. Do they have a point?
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Some go as far as suggesting that social media is being used by Brazil’s powerful agricultural industry to shape the way it is perceived by the public. Do they have a point?
Disinformation researchers I have spoken to say social media accounts posting about rural pride offer a “highly idealized, ideologically curated, and one-sided view” of the industry, masking deeper environmental issues.
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Disinformation researchers I have spoken to say social media accounts posting about rural pride offer a “highly idealized, ideologically curated, and one-sided view” of the industry, masking deeper environmental issues.
Meanwhile, on Instagram and TikTok, some farmers turned influencers have been gaining new followers with videos dismissing questions over the planetary toll of Brazilian agriculture. 🧑🌾🌎
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Meanwhile, on Instagram and TikTok, some farmers turned influencers have been gaining new followers with videos dismissing questions over the planetary toll of Brazilian agriculture. 🧑🌾🌎
On YouTube, music videos featuring rags to riches stories of farmers who turned small inheritances into thriving estates have been getting millions of views 👇
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
On YouTube, music videos featuring rags to riches stories of farmers who turned small inheritances into thriving estates have been getting millions of views 👇
With less than six months to go before the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil 🇧🇷, social media in the country is awash with content celebrating rural pride - but why?🧵
May 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
With less than six months to go before the #COP30 climate summit in Brazil 🇧🇷, social media in the country is awash with content celebrating rural pride - but why?🧵