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Delft joins The Hague & Utrecht in banning #fossilfuel ads in public. Read more about how these bans challenge #norms and #climateaction in this commentary by our colleague @thijsbouman.bsky.social Bouman, Jan Willem Bolderdijk & @ekeithsmith.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
May 27, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Delft joins The Hague & Utrecht in banning #fossilfuel ads in public. Read more about how these bans challenge #norms and #climateaction in this commentary by our colleague @thijsbouman.bsky.social Bouman, Jan Willem Bolderdijk & @ekeithsmith.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A tipping point that concerns me is the notion that carbon sinks (forests, soils, and especially the oceans) which have absorbed much of the CO2 we humans have dumped into the sky, will soon no longer serve that function as well, which would lead to a rapid increase in ppm in the atmosphere.
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A tipping point that concerns me is the notion that carbon sinks (forests, soils, and especially the oceans) which have absorbed much of the CO2 we humans have dumped into the sky, will soon no longer serve that function as well, which would lead to a rapid increase in ppm in the atmosphere.
#Cyprus abstains from a UN vote on Palestinian human rights in occupied territories—what does that say about its growing ties with Israel amid allegations of genocide and war crimes?
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Occupation to occupation: Cyprus’ silence on Palestine
“Particularly disappointing” That was how the Palestine Embassy to Cyprus described Cyprus’ decision to abstain from a UN vote on human rights violations in the occupied Palestinian territories.…
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April 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#Cyprus abstains from a UN vote on Palestinian human rights in occupied territories—what does that say about its growing ties with Israel amid allegations of genocide and war crimes?
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Black Carbon is looking for bold voices on climate, sustainability, and environmental justice!
Do you have a story, insight, or urgent call to action? Share it with us, and contribute to the climate movement in #Cyprus and beyond.
Do you have a story, insight, or urgent call to action? Share it with us, and contribute to the climate movement in #Cyprus and beyond.
April 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Black Carbon is looking for bold voices on climate, sustainability, and environmental justice!
Do you have a story, insight, or urgent call to action? Share it with us, and contribute to the climate movement in #Cyprus and beyond.
Do you have a story, insight, or urgent call to action? Share it with us, and contribute to the climate movement in #Cyprus and beyond.
Ban all new fossil fuel projects for a safe future! - The European Union and its member states must treat the climate and ecological emergency like the existential crisis it is. Our lives depend on it. www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Ban all new fossil fuel projects for a safe future! - Greenpeace International
The European Union and its member states must treat the climate and ecological emergency like the existential crisis it is. Our lives depend on it.
www.greenpeace.org
March 28, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ban all new fossil fuel projects for a safe future! - The European Union and its member states must treat the climate and ecological emergency like the existential crisis it is. Our lives depend on it. www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
30 Years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cyprus: Progress or Failure? blackcarbon.media/2025/02/26/3...
30 Years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cyprus: Progress or Failure?
30+ years of disappointing emissions data, combined with inadequate climate policies going forward, together paint a stark picture for Cyprus’ past, present, and future climate ambitions.
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February 27, 2025 at 9:43 AM
30 Years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Cyprus: Progress or Failure? blackcarbon.media/2025/02/26/3...
Six regions in the Mediterranean exhibit heightened exposure to changing climate conditions (climate change hotspots) with increased min & max temperatures, high nighttime temperatures, decreasing annual rainfall alongside, and increased extreme rainfall events. 🧪
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December 2, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil 4x more than electric cars due to their staggering uptake in China and elsewhere.
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars
Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.
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December 1, 2024 at 6:10 PM
The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil 4x more than electric cars due to their staggering uptake in China and elsewhere.
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Many modeling studies depend on direct air capture (DAC) in their 1.5°C stabilization scenarios, but they rely on overly optimistic assumptions regarding the cost and scaling of DAC systems. This leads to highly misleading results that impact the ability to reach climate stabilization goals.
Reality check on technologies to remove carbon dioxide from the air
An MIT Energy Initiative study finds many climate-stabilization plans are based on questionable assumptions about the future cost and deployment of “direct air capture” and therefore may not bring abo...
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November 21, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Many modeling studies depend on direct air capture (DAC) in their 1.5°C stabilization scenarios, but they rely on overly optimistic assumptions regarding the cost and scaling of DAC systems. This leads to highly misleading results that impact the ability to reach climate stabilization goals.
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From my perspective the main source of noise pollution in #Larnaca is from car traffic.
Superbikes racing at all hours of the night, cars speeding down my residential road and bikes and scooters with their silencers removed all have woken me up over the last week.
From my perspective the main source of noise pollution in #Larnaca is from car traffic.
Superbikes racing at all hours of the night, cars speeding down my residential road and bikes and scooters with their silencers removed all have woken me up over the last week.
Why Cyprus is the noisiest place in Europe
According to 2020 research, Cyprus has by far the highest level of urban noise pollution in Europe. Almost half of us are being exposed to constant noise! And by constant, we don’t mean your mother-in...
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November 17, 2024 at 8:41 AM
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From my perspective the main source of noise pollution in #Larnaca is from car traffic.
Superbikes racing at all hours of the night, cars speeding down my residential road and bikes and scooters with their silencers removed all have woken me up over the last week.
From my perspective the main source of noise pollution in #Larnaca is from car traffic.
Superbikes racing at all hours of the night, cars speeding down my residential road and bikes and scooters with their silencers removed all have woken me up over the last week.
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Last year, the European Commission brought ExxonMobil to COP28 even while the company was suing the Commission for windfall tax on oil & gas. Civil society organisations now demand a bar on bringing such fossil fuel lobbyists as part of EU delegation to #COP29
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112 orgs tell Hoekstra not to bring fossil fuel lobbyists to COP29 – Fossil Free Politics
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November 5, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Last year, the European Commission brought ExxonMobil to COP28 even while the company was suing the Commission for windfall tax on oil & gas. Civil society organisations now demand a bar on bringing such fossil fuel lobbyists as part of EU delegation to #COP29
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'Serious risk' of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists #Climate www.rawstory.com/serious-risk...
'Serious risk' of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists
A group of 44 climate scientists from 15 different countries warn there is a "serious risk" that soaring global temperatures will trigger the "catastrophic" collapse of a crucial system of ocean curre...
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October 25, 2024 at 6:52 PM
'Serious risk' of vital ocean current collapse by 2100, warn scientists #Climate www.rawstory.com/serious-risk...
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'We're playing with fire': World on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming www.rawstory.com/we-re-playin...
'We're playing with fire': World on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming
The world's nations must commit to dramatically slashing greenhouse gas emissions in the near future or risk a "catastrophic" rise in global average temperatures, a key United Nations climate report p...
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October 25, 2024 at 6:51 PM
'We're playing with fire': World on track for 'catastrophic' 3.1°C of warming www.rawstory.com/we-re-playin...
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As an EU fraud investigation into a €46 million waste treatment project in Cyprus remains stuck in bureaucratic gridlock, Brussels isn’t sure where to point fingers.
Brussels ducks responsibility for Cyprus waste scandal
An EU fraud investigation into a €46 million waste treatment project remains stuck in bureaucratic gridlock.
www.politico.eu
October 23, 2024 at 12:00 PM
As an EU fraud investigation into a €46 million waste treatment project in Cyprus remains stuck in bureaucratic gridlock, Brussels isn’t sure where to point fingers.
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This is where we are headed
3.1C if business as usual
2.6C if countries meet their stated goals
1.5C if we increase spending by 1% global GDP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
3.1C if business as usual
2.6C if countries meet their stated goals
1.5C if we increase spending by 1% global GDP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UN Says World Is Now on Course for Warming of Up to 3.1C
Madagascar is the only country to strengthen its 2030 climate target, meaning there are currently no signs the planet is on track to change its dangerous emissions trajectory.
www.bloomberg.com
October 24, 2024 at 8:30 PM
This is where we are headed
3.1C if business as usual
2.6C if countries meet their stated goals
1.5C if we increase spending by 1% global GDP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
3.1C if business as usual
2.6C if countries meet their stated goals
1.5C if we increase spending by 1% global GDP www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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A group of 225 global NGOs from more than 40 countries has issued a statement urging the European Parliament and EU governments to reject a proposal that would delay the implementation of the EU’s ambitious anti-deforestation law by a year:
225 NGOs call on EU to reject delay to deforestation law
A group of 225 global NGOs from more than 40 countries has issued a statement urging the European Parliament and EU governments to reject a proposal that would delay the implementation of the EU’s amb...
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October 23, 2024 at 9:35 PM
A group of 225 global NGOs from more than 40 countries has issued a statement urging the European Parliament and EU governments to reject a proposal that would delay the implementation of the EU’s ambitious anti-deforestation law by a year:
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On this day 69 yrs ago (Oct 23, 1955) – LA Times says “our weather is changing”
“Many scientists believe that the earth’s rising temperatures may be partly due to the 6 billion tons of C02 dumped into the earth’s atmosphere each year from the smokestacks”
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“Many scientists believe that the earth’s rising temperatures may be partly due to the 6 billion tons of C02 dumped into the earth’s atmosphere each year from the smokestacks”
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October 23, 1955 - LA Times article says “our weather is changing” - All Our Yesterdays
Sixty eight years ago, on this day, October 23, 1955, the Los Angeles Times ran an article on the changing weather that included mention of carbon dioxide build-up as one of the possible causes… “Many...
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October 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM
On this day 69 yrs ago (Oct 23, 1955) – LA Times says “our weather is changing”
“Many scientists believe that the earth’s rising temperatures may be partly due to the 6 billion tons of C02 dumped into the earth’s atmosphere each year from the smokestacks”
allouryesterdays.info/2023/10/22/o...
“Many scientists believe that the earth’s rising temperatures may be partly due to the 6 billion tons of C02 dumped into the earth’s atmosphere each year from the smokestacks”
allouryesterdays.info/2023/10/22/o...
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should i make a playlist of my favorite music about climate change
October 22, 2024 at 3:46 PM
should i make a playlist of my favorite music about climate change
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44 experts from 15 countries issued a stark warning about the dangers of crossing an ocean circulation tipping point. I had the honor to present it to the Icelandic 🇮🇸 climate minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson yesterday. #AMOC
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October 20, 2024 at 8:53 AM
44 experts from 15 countries issued a stark warning about the dangers of crossing an ocean circulation tipping point. I had the honor to present it to the Icelandic 🇮🇸 climate minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson yesterday. #AMOC
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October 19, 2024 at 11:01 PM
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Even if LNG did displace coal, it’s very debatable whether that would be a good thing or not www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/08/n...
New study blows hole in gas backers' "transition fuel" claim
Some argue that gas can serve as a transition fuel, but a study found that importing gas can be worse for the climate than using local coal
www.climatechangenews.com
October 19, 2024 at 6:05 PM
Even if LNG did displace coal, it’s very debatable whether that would be a good thing or not www.climatechangenews.com/2024/10/08/n...
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This is the most compelling study I've read that shows why it's vitally important to be skeptical arstechnica.com/science/2024...
People think they already know everything they need to make decisions
When given partial info, most people felt confident they knew all they needed to.
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October 19, 2024 at 1:08 PM
This is the most compelling study I've read that shows why it's vitally important to be skeptical arstechnica.com/science/2024...
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Greenland’s ice is melting. Alarmingly fast.
Greenland's Ice Is Melting | Breakthrough
YouTube video by Curiosity Stream
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October 19, 2024 at 11:45 AM
Greenland’s ice is melting. Alarmingly fast.