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Forskning og viden fra troværdige kilder om grøn transformation, klima, biodiversitet, planetære grænser og transformativ økonomi.
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Science and knowledge on climate, biodiversity, planetary boundaries and transformative economy.
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Science and knowledge on climate, biodiversity, planetary boundaries and transformative economy.
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Do you have insurance? Then read this. Is your insurance getting more expensive? Then read this. Have you had trouble getting insurance? Then read this…
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
The Un-insurability Crisis Is Upon Us – 3 Possible Scenarios for What’s Next
Insurers should, through their disclosure and lobbying power, play a key role in achieving a safer and more resilient world. Through disclosure, they can share their vast knowledge about the…
www.resilience.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Do you have insurance? Then read this. Is your insurance getting more expensive? Then read this. Have you had trouble getting insurance? Then read this…
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
www.resilience.org/stories/2025...
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$8 billion of US #climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025
Battery, solar, and wind projects are getting killed in record numbers. Here’s a map of all the cancellations so far this year.
Battery, solar, and wind projects are getting killed in record numbers. Here’s a map of all the cancellations so far this year.
$8 billion of US climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025
Battery, solar, and wind projects are getting killed in record numbers. Here’s a map of all the cancellations so far this year.
www.technologyreview.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
$8 billion of US #climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025
Battery, solar, and wind projects are getting killed in record numbers. Here’s a map of all the cancellations so far this year.
Battery, solar, and wind projects are getting killed in record numbers. Here’s a map of all the cancellations so far this year.
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No member of Congress should vote to shield the fossil fuel industry "from facing consequences for its deception and the massive resulting harm," writes @kathymulvey.bsky.social of @ucsusa.bsky.social
blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
Why Congress Must Block a Liability Waiver for the Fossil Fuel Industry
No US Senator or Representative should vote to shield this industry from facing consequences for its deception and the massive resulting harm.
blog.ucs.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:58 PM
No member of Congress should vote to shield the fossil fuel industry "from facing consequences for its deception and the massive resulting harm," writes @kathymulvey.bsky.social of @ucsusa.bsky.social
blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...
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Just as the Bible warned, the Euphrates River is drying up. However, unlike supernatural explanations like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, there is a very real environmental phenomenon driving this problem: chronic droughts and climate change.
www.iflscience.com/why-is-the-e...
www.iflscience.com/why-is-the-e...
Why Is The Euphrates River Drying Up And What Does It Mean?
The Bible suggested this means the Rapture is coming, but water wars might be a more earthly problem.
www.iflscience.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Just as the Bible warned, the Euphrates River is drying up. However, unlike supernatural explanations like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, there is a very real environmental phenomenon driving this problem: chronic droughts and climate change.
www.iflscience.com/why-is-the-e...
www.iflscience.com/why-is-the-e...
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"This is happening at a much faster rate than ever documented in the past… we are much more likely to underestimate the impact of those changes on human society than to overestimate them."
The article opens with this quote from me; and I mean every word of it. Read more:
The article opens with this quote from me; and I mean every word of it. Read more:
Faster than forecast impacts of heating planet wreaking havoc, with record-breaking new heat, rain and ocean temperature extremes.
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Is scientific reticence hindering climate understanding?
The bulk of climate research has tended to underplay worst-case scenarios, preferring cautious projections and scholarly reticence. This reticence is clearly displayed in the work of the IPCC, which c...
thebulletin.org
April 21, 2025 at 1:34 PM
"This is happening at a much faster rate than ever documented in the past… we are much more likely to underestimate the impact of those changes on human society than to overestimate them."
The article opens with this quote from me; and I mean every word of it. Read more:
The article opens with this quote from me; and I mean every word of it. Read more:
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💡 Clean energy imports = more local jobs, not fewer.
Most solar jobs aren’t in manufacturing — they’re in installation, deployment & maintenance.
Clean energy tech is good for climate & boosts domestic jobs.
Great piece by @hannahritchie.bsky.social www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/clean-ener...
Most solar jobs aren’t in manufacturing — they’re in installation, deployment & maintenance.
Clean energy tech is good for climate & boosts domestic jobs.
Great piece by @hannahritchie.bsky.social www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/clean-ener...
April 21, 2025 at 7:30 PM
💡 Clean energy imports = more local jobs, not fewer.
Most solar jobs aren’t in manufacturing — they’re in installation, deployment & maintenance.
Clean energy tech is good for climate & boosts domestic jobs.
Great piece by @hannahritchie.bsky.social www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/clean-ener...
Most solar jobs aren’t in manufacturing — they’re in installation, deployment & maintenance.
Clean energy tech is good for climate & boosts domestic jobs.
Great piece by @hannahritchie.bsky.social www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/clean-ener...
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A bit of good news! I've just heard that the four Regional Climate Centers whose contracts had lapsed have received an official notice to get back up and running from NOAA. They should be running soon.
Via Randy Cerveny
Via Randy Cerveny
April 21, 2025 at 7:58 PM
A bit of good news! I've just heard that the four Regional Climate Centers whose contracts had lapsed have received an official notice to get back up and running from NOAA. They should be running soon.
Via Randy Cerveny
Via Randy Cerveny
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Climate laggard Poland?
Not anymore - coal used to provide 95% of Polish electricity.
Last year it was 53.5% with wind & solar providing almost one quarter.
Source: @ember-energy.org
Not anymore - coal used to provide 95% of Polish electricity.
Last year it was 53.5% with wind & solar providing almost one quarter.
Source: @ember-energy.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Climate laggard Poland?
Not anymore - coal used to provide 95% of Polish electricity.
Last year it was 53.5% with wind & solar providing almost one quarter.
Source: @ember-energy.org
Not anymore - coal used to provide 95% of Polish electricity.
Last year it was 53.5% with wind & solar providing almost one quarter.
Source: @ember-energy.org
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The Trump admin plans to gut climate research at NOAA and NASA. In her new blog, UCS’s Erika Spanger recalls the moments in history that proved pivotal for many, including her, in fostering a commitment to understanding and responding to the mounting climate crisis.
Dear Climate Movement: They've Come for Our Climate Science. We Have to Stop Them.
They can't take it from us if we refuse to let it go.
blog.ucs.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
The Trump admin plans to gut climate research at NOAA and NASA. In her new blog, UCS’s Erika Spanger recalls the moments in history that proved pivotal for many, including her, in fostering a commitment to understanding and responding to the mounting climate crisis.
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The planet’s under pressure: Toxic chemicals. Dirty air. Contaminated water.
It’s time to clean it up.
Here’s what UNEP is doing about it: www.unep.org/spotlight-ch...
It’s time to clean it up.
Here’s what UNEP is doing about it: www.unep.org/spotlight-ch...
April 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The planet’s under pressure: Toxic chemicals. Dirty air. Contaminated water.
It’s time to clean it up.
Here’s what UNEP is doing about it: www.unep.org/spotlight-ch...
It’s time to clean it up.
Here’s what UNEP is doing about it: www.unep.org/spotlight-ch...
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“Investors, regulators, insurers, and policymakers now have regular insight into exactly who is polluting, how much, and where.”
Climate Trace moves to releasing monthly global carbon emissions inventory data.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Climate Trace moves to releasing monthly global carbon emissions inventory data.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Al Gore’s Real-Time Climate Data Just Went Live—Here’s Why It Matters
How Real-Time Climate Data from Climate TRACE is transforming emissions tracking—bringing transparency, speed, and accountability to global climate action.
www.forbes.com
April 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
“Investors, regulators, insurers, and policymakers now have regular insight into exactly who is polluting, how much, and where.”
Climate Trace moves to releasing monthly global carbon emissions inventory data.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
Climate Trace moves to releasing monthly global carbon emissions inventory data.
www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...
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The total investment needed for net zero before it starts paying back in savings is £319 billion—according to the Gov’s expert advisers.
That’s £5.62 a week per UK person. What a bargain for energy independence, clean air, warm homes, huge numbers of new jobs… oh, and a liveable future..!
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That’s £5.62 a week per UK person. What a bargain for energy independence, clean air, warm homes, huge numbers of new jobs… oh, and a liveable future..!
🧵👇
April 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
The total investment needed for net zero before it starts paying back in savings is £319 billion—according to the Gov’s expert advisers.
That’s £5.62 a week per UK person. What a bargain for energy independence, clean air, warm homes, huge numbers of new jobs… oh, and a liveable future..!
🧵👇
That’s £5.62 a week per UK person. What a bargain for energy independence, clean air, warm homes, huge numbers of new jobs… oh, and a liveable future..!
🧵👇
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Comprehensive article about the potential fate of NOAA's Cooperative Institutes, including CIRA:
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
Trump cuts would cripple NOAA’s wide-ranging science partnerships
The agency's cooperative institutes study everything from salmon stocks to tropical cyclones.
www.eenews.net
April 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Comprehensive article about the potential fate of NOAA's Cooperative Institutes, including CIRA:
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
www.eenews.net/articles/tru...
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James Hansen and co. in recent Newsletter: "We expect 2025 to be in competition with 2024 for the warmest year [on record], and we would not be surprised if 2025 is a new record high." Partly driven by ship aerosol forcing. www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
April 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM
James Hansen and co. in recent Newsletter: "We expect 2025 to be in competition with 2024 for the warmest year [on record], and we would not be surprised if 2025 is a new record high." Partly driven by ship aerosol forcing. www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
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PANGAEA is rescuing numerous datasets scheduled for decommissioning in May. PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of other endangered datasets, please contact them. Importantly, let others know where to find the data.
www.pangaea.de
www.pangaea.de
April 21, 2025 at 9:16 PM
PANGAEA is rescuing numerous datasets scheduled for decommissioning in May. PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of other endangered datasets, please contact them. Importantly, let others know where to find the data.
www.pangaea.de
www.pangaea.de
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"Millennia of mining have...left a legacy of pollution.. Researchers have created the first global map of toxic metals in soils, showing that vast swaths of land are contaminated from a combination of factors including industrial pollution and the erosion of bedrock."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
Toxic metals abound in soils worldwide, new global map reveals
An analysis combining nearly 800,000 soil measurements charts threats to agriculture and human health
www.science.org
April 21, 2025 at 9:18 PM
"Millennia of mining have...left a legacy of pollution.. Researchers have created the first global map of toxic metals in soils, showing that vast swaths of land are contaminated from a combination of factors including industrial pollution and the erosion of bedrock."
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
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Will journals now be mandated to present anti-science viewpoints?
"The publisher of CHEST, a prestigious..medical journal..received a letter from the Trump administration..[asking] about how its editors handle scientific controversies and 'competing viewpoints'"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"The publisher of CHEST, a prestigious..medical journal..received a letter from the Trump administration..[asking] about how its editors handle scientific controversies and 'competing viewpoints'"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Trump’s DOJ claims academic journals hold "partisan" stance in scientific debates
The medical journal CHEST received a letter seeking information about how it handles "controversial viewpoints."
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Will journals now be mandated to present anti-science viewpoints?
"The publisher of CHEST, a prestigious..medical journal..received a letter from the Trump administration..[asking] about how its editors handle scientific controversies and 'competing viewpoints'"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
"The publisher of CHEST, a prestigious..medical journal..received a letter from the Trump administration..[asking] about how its editors handle scientific controversies and 'competing viewpoints'"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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@commondreams.org: “The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to ‘Climate Change's Silent Majority’”
By Olivia Rosane
"If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren't responding to that, that's a deficit in democracy.”
By Olivia Rosane
"If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren't responding to that, that's a deficit in democracy.”
The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to 'Climate Change's Silent Majority' | Common Dreams
"If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren't responding to that, that's a deficit in democracy," one of the project's organizers sai...
www.commondreams.org
April 21, 2025 at 9:35 PM
@commondreams.org: “The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to ‘Climate Change's Silent Majority’”
By Olivia Rosane
"If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren't responding to that, that's a deficit in democracy.”
By Olivia Rosane
"If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren't responding to that, that's a deficit in democracy.”
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If your main concern is *jobs*, import restrictions on solar panels are crazy. Even if you create a few manufacturing jobs, you lose way more installation jobs, which are far more numerous.
@hannahritchie.bsky.social runs the numbers.
@hannahritchie.bsky.social runs the numbers.
Do imports of cheap solar panel and other technologies help or hurt domestic jobs in clean energy?
Without a comparative advantage, cheaper energy imports often help domestic jobs.
www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com
April 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If your main concern is *jobs*, import restrictions on solar panels are crazy. Even if you create a few manufacturing jobs, you lose way more installation jobs, which are far more numerous.
@hannahritchie.bsky.social runs the numbers.
@hannahritchie.bsky.social runs the numbers.
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New from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: climate opinion factsheets for countries!
Global Climate Opinion Factsheets - Yale Program on Climate Change Communication
Factsheets on climate opinions, risk perceptions, and policy for 110 countries, territories, and geographic groups around the world.
climatecommunication.yale.edu
April 21, 2025 at 9:30 PM
New from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: climate opinion factsheets for countries!
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And we’re off! Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the launch, TODAY, of a new Joint Coverage Week, focused on the overwhelming majority of people globally who want governments to do more to fight climate change. #The89Percent
⬇️ Scroll down for today's stories! 👀
⬇️ Scroll down for today's stories! 👀
April 21, 2025 at 9:14 PM
And we’re off! Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the launch, TODAY, of a new Joint Coverage Week, focused on the overwhelming majority of people globally who want governments to do more to fight climate change. #The89Percent
⬇️ Scroll down for today's stories! 👀
⬇️ Scroll down for today's stories! 👀
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Breaking News: The Trump administration moved to cancel lawfully obtained Social Security numbers in an effort to pressure immigrants to “self deport” by cutting people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.
Pushing ‘Self-Deportation,’ Trump White House Moves to Cut Migrants’ Social Security
By placing migrants in Social Security’s “death master file,” the Trump administration is seeking to cut off their access to credit cards, bank accounts and other financial services.
www.nytimes.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Breaking News: The Trump administration moved to cancel lawfully obtained Social Security numbers in an effort to pressure immigrants to “self deport” by cutting people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.
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For #ZeroWasteDay, people shared their most meaningful clothing pieces—from hand-me-downs to landfill rescues.
Because every second, a garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned. Let’s rethink our wardrobes so we can #BeatWastePollution.
Because every second, a garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned. Let’s rethink our wardrobes so we can #BeatWastePollution.
April 10, 2025 at 8:56 PM
For #ZeroWasteDay, people shared their most meaningful clothing pieces—from hand-me-downs to landfill rescues.
Because every second, a garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned. Let’s rethink our wardrobes so we can #BeatWastePollution.
Because every second, a garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned. Let’s rethink our wardrobes so we can #BeatWastePollution.
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The Extreme Weather Report, April 10, 2025: This is your weather on fossil fuels.
#extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
#extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
April 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The Extreme Weather Report, April 10, 2025: This is your weather on fossil fuels.
#extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
#extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news
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🌍 Global coal capacity is still growing, even as emissions must fall 60% by 2035 to keep 1.5°C within reach.
Coal Retirement Mechanisms (CRMs) can accelerate coal-to-clean transitions, but they must deliver results at scale.
Read more on this in our latest blog: www.e3g.org/news/designi...
Coal Retirement Mechanisms (CRMs) can accelerate coal-to-clean transitions, but they must deliver results at scale.
Read more on this in our latest blog: www.e3g.org/news/designi...
Designing coal retirement for ambition and scale
“Coal retirement mechanisms”, or CRMs, aim to cover the cost to countries and companies of replacing coal power with clean.
www.e3g.org
April 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
🌍 Global coal capacity is still growing, even as emissions must fall 60% by 2035 to keep 1.5°C within reach.
Coal Retirement Mechanisms (CRMs) can accelerate coal-to-clean transitions, but they must deliver results at scale.
Read more on this in our latest blog: www.e3g.org/news/designi...
Coal Retirement Mechanisms (CRMs) can accelerate coal-to-clean transitions, but they must deliver results at scale.
Read more on this in our latest blog: www.e3g.org/news/designi...