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A new report by the Forests & Finance Coalition finds that despite years of voluntary climate commitments, banks and other financial institutions have continued to increase their investments in companies linked to deforestation.
Big finance still funds deforestation, 10 years after Paris pact
A new report by the Forests & Finance Coalition finds that despite years of voluntary climate commitments, banks and other financial institutions have continued to increase their investments in…
news.mongabay.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
A new report by the Forests & Finance Coalition finds that despite years of voluntary climate commitments, banks and other financial institutions have continued to increase their investments in companies linked to deforestation.
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Earth system models need to better reflect the real amount of nitrogen fixation that is occurring - ups the anti on mitigation phys.org/news/2025-11...
Earth system models overstate carbon removal: New findings suggest nitrogen fixation is 50% lower than thought
High levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide intensify climate change, but high carbon dioxide levels can also stimulate plant growth. Plant growth removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, partially m...
phys.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Earth system models need to better reflect the real amount of nitrogen fixation that is occurring - ups the anti on mitigation phys.org/news/2025-11...
Last week’s hottest climate tech funding rounds 👀
Credit: Net Zero Insights
Credit: Net Zero Insights
November 22, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Last week’s hottest climate tech funding rounds 👀
Credit: Net Zero Insights
Credit: Net Zero Insights
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Across the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Papua, Indigenous Peoples safeguard some of the most vital forests on Earth, protecting ecosystems and knowledge that sustain the planet.
Their leadership is central to any serious plan to defend forests and keep the 1.5°C limit alive.
#IndigenousRights
Their leadership is central to any serious plan to defend forests and keep the 1.5°C limit alive.
#IndigenousRights
Forest Solutions: Showcasing solutions by Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities from the Amazon, Congo Basin, and Indonesia for Rights and Forest Protection - Greenpeace International
This report findings confirm that agricultural activity and expansion in the Amazon is driving an air pollution crisis alongside deforestation.
www.greenpeace.org
November 18, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Across the Amazon, the Congo Basin, and Papua, Indigenous Peoples safeguard some of the most vital forests on Earth, protecting ecosystems and knowledge that sustain the planet.
Their leadership is central to any serious plan to defend forests and keep the 1.5°C limit alive.
#IndigenousRights
Their leadership is central to any serious plan to defend forests and keep the 1.5°C limit alive.
#IndigenousRights
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Antarctic science at COP30 🌍❄️
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
Policy Briefing: Emerging Evidence of Abrupt Changes in the Antarctic Environment
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
www.youtube.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Antarctic science at COP30 🌍❄️
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
A panel of Australian scientists, including ACEAS Deputy Director @profmattengland.bsky.social (UNSW), today shared insights about abrupt changes unfolding across the #Antarctic environment at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion.
Watch now: www.youtube.com/live/YjYkKvw...
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Stopping deforestation is one of the best things we can do for climate, nature, and people worldwide. But it still doesn’t get the attention or funding it deserves.
And that’s why we prioritize it in the new Drawdown Explorer.
And that’s why we prioritize it in the new Drawdown Explorer.
One of Brazil's top priorities for #COP30 is to fund the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, which would finance efforts to protect forest ecosystems worldwide.
Learn more about why protecting forests is one of the most powerful solutions for people, nature, and climate at: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4o2QWZp
Learn more about why protecting forests is one of the most powerful solutions for people, nature, and climate at: 🔗 https://bit.ly/4o2QWZp
November 17, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Stopping deforestation is one of the best things we can do for climate, nature, and people worldwide. But it still doesn’t get the attention or funding it deserves.
And that’s why we prioritize it in the new Drawdown Explorer.
And that’s why we prioritize it in the new Drawdown Explorer.
• At current levels, only 4 years left before the carbon budget for 1.5°C is exhausted
• Past 1.5°C, the risk of crossing tipping points increases
• Every 0.1°C increase = more heatwaves, wildfires, storms, & extreme precipitation with oversized damage to vulnerable communities & indigenous people
• Past 1.5°C, the risk of crossing tipping points increases
• Every 0.1°C increase = more heatwaves, wildfires, storms, & extreme precipitation with oversized damage to vulnerable communities & indigenous people
Statement from Scientists at the Planetary Science Pavilion, about the current state of COP negotiations - Planetary Science Pavilion
Belém, November 14, 2025. Most of the CO2 budget that would push warming to 1.5°C has already been emitted, mainly by the world’s major economies. Now, midway through the decade, when global emissions...
planetarysciencepavilion.org
November 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
• At current levels, only 4 years left before the carbon budget for 1.5°C is exhausted
• Past 1.5°C, the risk of crossing tipping points increases
• Every 0.1°C increase = more heatwaves, wildfires, storms, & extreme precipitation with oversized damage to vulnerable communities & indigenous people
• Past 1.5°C, the risk of crossing tipping points increases
• Every 0.1°C increase = more heatwaves, wildfires, storms, & extreme precipitation with oversized damage to vulnerable communities & indigenous people
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“Investing in adaptation isn’t a luxury or an act of resignation. It’s a sober act of realism & responsibility”. Powerful article from @rupertread.bsky.social on the urgency & transformative potential of #climate adaptation👇
Adaptation Isn’t Backing Down – It’s Stepping Up
COP30 is underway. It’s being called the ‘Adaptation COP’—the moment when the world finally faces the need to live within a changed climate. But let’s be honest: humanity isn’t preparing for crisis an...
www.resilience.org
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
“Investing in adaptation isn’t a luxury or an act of resignation. It’s a sober act of realism & responsibility”. Powerful article from @rupertread.bsky.social on the urgency & transformative potential of #climate adaptation👇
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Emotional support trunkfish to the rescue 🤗⛑️👜🐟 #spottedtrunkfish #trunkfish #swimminghandbag #emotionalsupportanimal #cutiepie #fishkiss #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
November 15, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Emotional support trunkfish to the rescue 🤗⛑️👜🐟 #spottedtrunkfish #trunkfish #swimminghandbag #emotionalsupportanimal #cutiepie #fishkiss #coral #coralhead #coralcitycamera #miami #portmiami #biscaynebay #coralcity
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Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
November 15, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Another dataset confirms that last month was the warmest October on record in the #Arctic. The previous record was 2024. This is already a month with a very large increasing temperature trend (i.e., Arctic amplification). Not good.
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
Data from NASA/GISS GISTEMPv4 (data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/).
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Saying we need massive CO₂ removal is like saying we need fusion power. We might need them but we ain’t got ‘em.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Saying we need massive CO₂ removal is like saying we need fusion power. We might need them but we ain’t got ‘em.
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More than four out of every five Americans are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation, a new poll shows.
Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife.
Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?
Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife.
Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?
Americans Overwhelmingly Support Conservation and Environmental Protection, New Poll Shows
81% of U.S. adults are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation
thenationalparksexperience.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
More than four out of every five Americans are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation, a new poll shows.
Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife.
Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?
Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife.
Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?
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Important new article in @nature.com:
"...the record-shattering jump in surface ocean temperatures in 2023–2024 was an extreme event after which surface ocean temperatures are expected to revert to the expected long-term warming trend."
#TruthIsBadEnough
(h/t @flowinguphill.bsky.social)
"...the record-shattering jump in surface ocean temperatures in 2023–2024 was an extreme event after which surface ocean temperatures are expected to revert to the expected long-term warming trend."
#TruthIsBadEnough
(h/t @flowinguphill.bsky.social)
Why have the sea surface temperature suddenly risen in 2023/24? 🌊
Is it true that climate models cannot simulate such SST jumps? What is common to such jumps? How will SSTs evolve over the next months and years? Are we in uncharted territory? More from our recent study in Nature is here👇
Is it true that climate models cannot simulate such SST jumps? What is common to such jumps? How will SSTs evolve over the next months and years? Are we in uncharted territory? More from our recent study in Nature is here👇
Record sea surface temperature jump in 2023–2024 unlikely but not unexpected - Nature
Observations and climate models suggest that the global sea surface temperature jump in 2023–2024 was not unexpected and would have been nearly impossible without anthropogenic warming.
www.nature.com
May 4, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Important new article in @nature.com:
"...the record-shattering jump in surface ocean temperatures in 2023–2024 was an extreme event after which surface ocean temperatures are expected to revert to the expected long-term warming trend."
#TruthIsBadEnough
(h/t @flowinguphill.bsky.social)
"...the record-shattering jump in surface ocean temperatures in 2023–2024 was an extreme event after which surface ocean temperatures are expected to revert to the expected long-term warming trend."
#TruthIsBadEnough
(h/t @flowinguphill.bsky.social)
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Conservation efforts are bringing these species back from the brink
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/c...
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/c...
Conservation efforts are bringing these species back from the brink
However, despite these success stories, the study found that six times more species are declining than improving.
theprogressplaybook.com
April 1, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Conservation efforts are bringing these species back from the brink
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/c...
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/c...
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Quite the crossover. California now has more EV charging ports than gas nozzles.
(Also doesn’t include the roughly 700,000 Level 2 chargers in residential homes)
www.latimes.com/california/s...
(Also doesn’t include the roughly 700,000 Level 2 chargers in residential homes)
www.latimes.com/california/s...
California now has more EV charging ports than gas nozzles
The huge growth in charging ports indicates the increasing number of zero-emission vehicles on California roads. But the milestone also comes as the Trump administration has moved to deprioritize shif...
www.latimes.com
March 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Quite the crossover. California now has more EV charging ports than gas nozzles.
(Also doesn’t include the roughly 700,000 Level 2 chargers in residential homes)
www.latimes.com/california/s...
(Also doesn’t include the roughly 700,000 Level 2 chargers in residential homes)
www.latimes.com/california/s...
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Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 600,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,510,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,890,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🧪⚒️🌊
• about 600,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,510,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,890,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🧪⚒️🌊
March 28, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 600,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,510,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,890,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🧪⚒️🌊
• about 600,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,010,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 1,510,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 1,890,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🧪⚒️🌊
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One more glamour shot of Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) for a belated #worlddayforglaciers
March 24, 2025 at 2:43 AM
One more glamour shot of Admiralty Bay (South Shetland Islands) for a belated #worlddayforglaciers
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"Day by day, species by species, landscape by landscape, the world in which humans arose is being deleted. What remains will be unfit for survival of either humans or large animals...Yet every person contributes to it & (almost) every business supports it." cribb.substack.com/p/delete-the...
Delete the Earth...
Day by day, species by species, landscape by landscape, the world in which humans arose is being deleted.
cribb.substack.com
March 24, 2025 at 4:09 AM
"Day by day, species by species, landscape by landscape, the world in which humans arose is being deleted. What remains will be unfit for survival of either humans or large animals...Yet every person contributes to it & (almost) every business supports it." cribb.substack.com/p/delete-the...
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Per the IPCC's latest report, changes to the climate system that are unparalleled over centuries to millennia are now occurring in every region of the world, from rising sea levels to more extreme weather events to rapidly disappearing sea ice.
www.wri.org/insights/202...
www.wri.org/insights/202...
March 19, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Per the IPCC's latest report, changes to the climate system that are unparalleled over centuries to millennia are now occurring in every region of the world, from rising sea levels to more extreme weather events to rapidly disappearing sea ice.
www.wri.org/insights/202...
www.wri.org/insights/202...
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It’s spring. Plant a butterfly garden. (But make sure your seeds and plants are not contaminated by dangerous pesticides we should be banning like Europe.) Of this dismal list, Gulf Fritillaries increased their number and range bc people planted passionflower vines.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
See How Butterflies Are Surviving, or Not, Near You (Gift Article)
Populations are falling in the United States, a new study has found. Look up what’s happening in your area.
www.nytimes.com
March 9, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It’s spring. Plant a butterfly garden. (But make sure your seeds and plants are not contaminated by dangerous pesticides we should be banning like Europe.) Of this dismal list, Gulf Fritillaries increased their number and range bc people planted passionflower vines.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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I dislike the framing of climate tipping points, but it's good to keep in mind that there are components of the climate system that react nonlinearly to warming and will exacerbate climate change. We don't know the timing, but we know the only way to prevent disaster is to stop burning fossil fuels.
How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points? (Gift Article)
Earth’s warming could trigger sweeping changes in the natural world that would be hard, if not impossible, to reverse.
www.nytimes.com
March 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
I dislike the framing of climate tipping points, but it's good to keep in mind that there are components of the climate system that react nonlinearly to warming and will exacerbate climate change. We don't know the timing, but we know the only way to prevent disaster is to stop burning fossil fuels.
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The Biden Admin, funded through the climate laws passed by Congress, made the biggest investment in rural electrification since the 1930s. It helps millions of folks have reliable, clean, affordable electricity and more competitive businesses. Musk is illegally canceling stuff we already paid for.
Funding freeze leaves Kansas farmers unpaid for work they already completed www.hppr.org/hppr-news/20...
Funding freeze leaves Kansas farmers unpaid for work they already completed
Many Kansas farmers are in limbo and waiting for promised payments under contracts they signed with the federal government. It comes after a federal directive from the Trump administration paused paym...
www.hppr.org
March 2, 2025 at 2:39 PM
The Biden Admin, funded through the climate laws passed by Congress, made the biggest investment in rural electrification since the 1930s. It helps millions of folks have reliable, clean, affordable electricity and more competitive businesses. Musk is illegally canceling stuff we already paid for.
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We can celebrate the good news stories to give us hope, but there is a huge amount we need to do to help #biodiversity 🧪
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
Key to survival for one of the world's rarest creatures
Conservationists say the lessons learnt from the northern hairy-nosed wombat could help save other animals around the globe.
www.abc.net.au
March 2, 2025 at 10:26 AM
We can celebrate the good news stories to give us hope, but there is a huge amount we need to do to help #biodiversity 🧪
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03...
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Yes
March 1, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Yes