Climate Action
@climateaction.bsky.social
I'm interested in climate research, systemic change in our food system and the transition to a sustainable world. Focused on monetary policy and central banking in a previous life.
"Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°C. This puts humanity in the danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic risks to billions of people."
global-tipping-points.org
global-tipping-points.org
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"Global warming will soon exceed 1.5°C. This puts humanity in the danger zone where multiple climate tipping points pose catastrophic risks to billions of people."
global-tipping-points.org
global-tipping-points.org
Predicted extinction levels vs temperature rise and IPCC scenario’s.
December 8, 2024 at 7:42 AM
Predicted extinction levels vs temperature rise and IPCC scenario’s.
Another new AMOC study: "Overall, our findings provide critical perspectives on past, present, and future climate changes related to AMOC variations." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
November 21, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Another new AMOC study: "Overall, our findings provide critical perspectives on past, present, and future climate changes related to AMOC variations." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
In the paper there is more information on which type of projects are generally more (or less) effective. See also this figure:
November 18, 2024 at 12:43 PM
In the paper there is more information on which type of projects are generally more (or less) effective. See also this figure:
Dutch PBL (which monitors progress towards climate targets set by law) concludes that under the new radical right government the probability of reaching the targets is less than 5%. www.pbl.nl/publicaties/...
October 24, 2024 at 8:36 AM
Dutch PBL (which monitors progress towards climate targets set by law) concludes that under the new radical right government the probability of reaching the targets is less than 5%. www.pbl.nl/publicaties/...
State of nature in 70 Dutch nature areas : 65 of 70 in bad condition, mainly caused by nitrogen deposition, dry soils, poor water quality and (over)recreation. www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
January 26, 2024 at 7:44 AM
State of nature in 70 Dutch nature areas : 65 of 70 in bad condition, mainly caused by nitrogen deposition, dry soils, poor water quality and (over)recreation. www.nu.nl/binnenland/6...
Evidence and attribution of the enhanced land carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/s43...
January 3, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Evidence and attribution of the enhanced land carbon sink www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Global Tipping Points Report: "There is also palaeoclimate evidence for a collapse of WAIS and around 20m higher sea level (implying substantial Antarctic Ice Sheet loss) during ~2-3oC warmer periods of the Pliocene."
The Netherlands during the Pliocene:
The Netherlands during the Pliocene:
December 21, 2023 at 7:42 AM
Global Tipping Points Report: "There is also palaeoclimate evidence for a collapse of WAIS and around 20m higher sea level (implying substantial Antarctic Ice Sheet loss) during ~2-3oC warmer periods of the Pliocene."
The Netherlands during the Pliocene:
The Netherlands during the Pliocene:
Amazing paper, very much worth reading (via @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social): "The cumulative potential of CO2 removal on land currently occupied by animal agriculture is comparable in order of magnitude to the past decade of global fossil fuel emissions." drive.google.com/file/d/1PXiJ...
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December 12, 2023 at 12:32 PM
Amazing paper, very much worth reading (via @nicholasdcarter.bsky.social): "The cumulative potential of CO2 removal on land currently occupied by animal agriculture is comparable in order of magnitude to the past decade of global fossil fuel emissions." drive.google.com/file/d/1PXiJ...
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From UN Emissions Gap Report 2023: Global historic and current emissions and population size
November 20, 2023 at 2:32 PM
From UN Emissions Gap Report 2023: Global historic and current emissions and population size
Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows productiongap.org/wp-content/u...
November 8, 2023 at 6:06 PM
Governments plan to produce double the fossil fuels in 2030 than the 1.5°C warming limit allows productiongap.org/wp-content/u...
This graphs give better insight in the expected temperature trends in the different scenarios:
October 24, 2023 at 8:05 PM
This graphs give better insight in the expected temperature trends in the different scenarios:
7) And an overview of major electricity supply policies for selected regions and their combined impact:
October 24, 2023 at 2:04 PM
7) And an overview of major electricity supply policies for selected regions and their combined impact:
6) This graph provides an overview of global electricity demand and generation mix in the different scenario's:
October 24, 2023 at 2:00 PM
6) This graph provides an overview of global electricity demand and generation mix in the different scenario's:
5) All of this will require significant amounts in clean energy investments:
October 24, 2023 at 1:52 PM
5) All of this will require significant amounts in clean energy investments:
4) Also in developing economies, there is a large opportunity (and necessity!) to replace especially coal and natural gas use by solar power generation. See the needed change in this graph, which compares the NZS-solar with STEPS:
October 24, 2023 at 1:49 PM
4) Also in developing economies, there is a large opportunity (and necessity!) to replace especially coal and natural gas use by solar power generation. See the needed change in this graph, which compares the NZS-solar with STEPS:
3) The following picture provides a nice overview of current and future energy use per capita and energy intensity in different regions under different scenario's (STEPS = Stated Policy Scenario, based on latest policy settings; APS = Announced Pledges Scenario):
October 24, 2023 at 1:42 PM
3) The following picture provides a nice overview of current and future energy use per capita and energy intensity in different regions under different scenario's (STEPS = Stated Policy Scenario, based on latest policy settings; APS = Announced Pledges Scenario):
2) This table, in the same chapter, gives a nice overview of what sort of changes are needed in the NZS and what the impact is:
October 24, 2023 at 1:35 PM
2) This table, in the same chapter, gives a nice overview of what sort of changes are needed in the NZS and what the impact is:
Very interesting graphics from the WEO 2023 🧵:
1) The energy savings from behavioral changes assumed in the "Net Zero Scenario" (NSZ) compared to a scenario based on what is pledged so far (the "Anounced Pledges Scenario's" (APS)) is enormous.
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/26ca5...
1) The energy savings from behavioral changes assumed in the "Net Zero Scenario" (NSZ) compared to a scenario based on what is pledged so far (the "Anounced Pledges Scenario's" (APS)) is enormous.
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/26ca5...
October 24, 2023 at 1:34 PM
Very interesting graphics from the WEO 2023 🧵:
1) The energy savings from behavioral changes assumed in the "Net Zero Scenario" (NSZ) compared to a scenario based on what is pledged so far (the "Anounced Pledges Scenario's" (APS)) is enormous.
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/26ca5...
1) The energy savings from behavioral changes assumed in the "Net Zero Scenario" (NSZ) compared to a scenario based on what is pledged so far (the "Anounced Pledges Scenario's" (APS)) is enormous.
iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/26ca5...
Dit plaatje geeft een mooie samenvatting:
October 13, 2023 at 2:17 PM
Dit plaatje geeft een mooie samenvatting:
Antarctica ice loss from 1997 to 2021: "Out of 162 ice shelves, 71 lost mass, 29 gained mass, and 62 did not change mass significantly." They found that almost all the ice shelves on the western side of Antarctica experienced ice loss. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
October 13, 2023 at 11:41 AM
Antarctica ice loss from 1997 to 2021: "Out of 162 ice shelves, 71 lost mass, 29 gained mass, and 62 did not change mass significantly." They found that almost all the ice shelves on the western side of Antarctica experienced ice loss. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
