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Bogdan Masala
@bogdanmasala220.bsky.social
Environmental engineering from Munich, civil engineering from Calgary. Currently based on Belgrade
Fan of powerlifting and gaming, yes red flags
Might do a series on floating solar sometime soon
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Some states are actually trying to present a roadmap or declaration on phasing out fossil fuels, let's hope they can pull it off.
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The fossil fuel showdown looming at COP30 – DW – 11/14/2025
Dozens of nations are pushing for a roadmap to phase out oil, coal and gas at the UN climate summit in Brazil. But a bloc of powerful oil-producing countries and industry lobbyists are putting up a fi...
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November 15, 2025 at 5:02 PM
There still isn't enough financing for renewable energies in lots of countries.
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COP30 in Brazil: Can India lead the Global South on climate? – DW – 11/12/2025
As rich nations drag their feet, India's role is pivotal in bringing together the Global North and South on climate action.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The Tropical Forests Forever Facility: "Paid on a per-hectare basis, these funds will nearly triple the current financing available for tropical forest protection."
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Making forest protection more lucrative than destruction – DW – 11/07/2025
From the Amazon to the Congo, rain forests are vital ecosystems that have long been plundered to make way for mining or agriculture. But a new global forest fund aims to reward conservation.
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November 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
From the article, an overshoot of 1.5°C isn't a reason to abandon the target. Emissions need to go to zero as fast as we can manage, that was always the right program.

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High stakes and hopes as leaders gather ahead of COP30 – DW – 11/06/2025
Ahead of the UN climate conference in Brazil, international leaders including Germany's Merz and Brazil's Lula are meeting to discuss climate action. Experts say they should reaffirm their ambition to...
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November 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Amazing that there's still so much coal in the energy mix, finance and fiscal policy have been failing badly the past 40 years. Good to see that electric vehicles are taking off though.

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The global race to slash emissions — in nine charts – DW – 11/05/2025
The pressure is on for leaders attending the 30th UN Climate Change Conference to prevent global warming from accelerating further. Where are countries making strides?
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November 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
"United Kingdom: The original gangster". You gotta hand it to DW sometimes.
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Nations deliver new climate targets ahead of climate summit – DW – 09/24/2025
With just weeks to go until the international climate conference, nations are stepping up to submit new climate targets for 2035. But will they be enough to prevent a climate catastrophe?
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November 9, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Carbon offsetting projects should ideally wait until after we've reached true zero emissions.

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Amid severe heat wave, EU pitches flexible 2040 climate goal – DW – 07/02/2025
The EU has unveiled its new climate target, a 90% reduction in emissions by 2040. But not all member states are on board, while a provision to outsource part of the climate efforts abroad has generate...
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November 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A hotter and drier climate is becoming more of a threat to old-growth tropical forests.

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Extensive wildfires fueled record forest loss in 2024 – DW – 05/21/2025
Intense, persistent heat waves and severe drought are making devastating forest fires more likely. But new approaches can help local communities to save what's left.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Old article from March 2025. A Brazilian official said that you can spend surpluses from oil production on the energy transition. That's true, you can also export energy crops and develop golf course tourism during a famine and drought. Do we see the problem here?

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Is Brazil abandoning its climate promises? – DW – 03/25/2025
Once a climate champion, Brazil's president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, is pushing for more oil drilling, even as the country prepares to host the UN climate conference.
www.dw.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Reposted by Bogdan Masala
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"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"
Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight?
The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate
fgsglobal.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Reposted by Bogdan Masala
#IPCC agrees on the scientific content of the remaining methodology report in the seventh assessment cycle and 2026 workplan for the three key climate reports in Lima, 🇵🇪 Peru.

🔗 www.ipcc.ch/2025/10/31/p...

📸 ENB - IISD - Anastasia Rodopoulou
October 31, 2025 at 3:33 PM
One day I gotta see if it's true that you can ask researchers for their papers that are behind paywalls and get a copy
October 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Museum of African Art in Belgrade, Serbia. Over a month ago.
October 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
If you think that's a rough reality check, wait till you see the reality check of greater than 1.5°C of global warming
Europe faces an economic reality check on its climate agenda

EU leaders need to find a way to ease the cost burden of the green transition for companies and consumers while keeping climate ambition intact.
Europe Faces an Economic Reality Check on Its Climate Agenda
EU leaders need to find a way to ease the cost burden of the green transition for companies and consumers while keeping climate ambition intact.
www.bloomberg.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:33 PM
If you evaporate, condense, freeze, and then melt the recycled water, I'll drink it as fresh spring water.
Recycled water is wastewater cleaned by microbes, membranes, and UV/chlorine, then reused for parks, industry, aquifers, or, after extra polishing, safe drinking. It saves water, but some feel the “yuck factor.” Would you drink purified recycled water if your city used it? Why or why not?
October 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Peatland restoration: While rewetting a peatland (or raising the groundwater table) reduces emissions of CO2 or N2O, the peatland won't immediately become a net carbon sink again. For that, you need to restore the original vegetation properties of the peatland... (1/n)
October 12, 2025 at 9:59 AM