George Smeeton
@gsmeeton.bsky.social
Head of communications at the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU), also featuring the Net Zero Tracker @eciu.net
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Day 7 at #COP30: Ministers take up the reins with finance a key hurdle for a number of areas; and 70,000 marched in the streets of Belém on Saturday to remind leaders of the urgency.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Day 7 at #COP30: Ministers take up the reins with finance a key hurdle for a number of areas; and 70,000 marched in the streets of Belém on Saturday to remind leaders of the urgency.
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Day 6 at #COP30: roadmaps, roadmaps everywhere, and yet no-one can find a way of sorting between Australia and Türkiye as hosts of COP31.
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November 15, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Day 6 at #COP30: roadmaps, roadmaps everywhere, and yet no-one can find a way of sorting between Australia and Türkiye as hosts of COP31.
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Day 5 at #COP30. Collective therapy, coffee, Colombian leadership, and the end of week one looms.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Day 5 at #COP30. Collective therapy, coffee, Colombian leadership, and the end of week one looms.
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The new 2025 Global Carbon Budget finds that fossil fuel emissions will reach a new high in 2025. Total CO2 emissions (including land use) remain flat at 2024 levels.
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
November 13, 2025 at 3:25 AM
The new 2025 Global Carbon Budget finds that fossil fuel emissions will reach a new high in 2025. Total CO2 emissions (including land use) remain flat at 2024 levels.
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
While the land sink is up from 2024, carbon sinks are weakening: www.carbonbrief.org/...
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to hope that world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule:
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:06 AM
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to hope that world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule:
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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The Paris agreement is not perfect but don’t write it off on.ft.com/4i1mbCz | opinion
The Paris agreement is not perfect but don’t write it off
Despite limits of multilateralism the world would be much worse off without the historic climate accord
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November 10, 2025 at 5:40 AM
The Paris agreement is not perfect but don’t write it off on.ft.com/4i1mbCz | opinion
This year is on track to be the second or third warmest globally as an “unprecedented streak” of high temperatures continues, warns @wmo-global.bsky.social:
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
Warning over 1.5C climate goal as 2025 set to be among hottest years on record
A temporary overshoot of the 1.5C climate target virtually impossible to avoid, scientists have said.
www.independent.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 3:05 PM
This year is on track to be the second or third warmest globally as an “unprecedented streak” of high temperatures continues, warns @wmo-global.bsky.social:
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says progress is “nowhere near fast enough”:
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says progress is “nowhere near fast enough”:
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies, says UN
Predicted global temperature rise this century had fallen slightly, experts said, as countries were preparing for Cop30 in Brazil.
www.independent.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:03 AM
World on track for 2.8C warming under current policies
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says progress is “nowhere near fast enough”:
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says progress is “nowhere near fast enough”:
#COP30
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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UK Chancellor is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills
It would be **such** a foolish thing to do given the impact well-delivered efficiency has on energy bills, health & well being, fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It would be **such** a foolish thing to do given the impact well-delivered efficiency has on energy bills, health & well being, fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills
Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:44 AM
UK Chancellor is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills
It would be **such** a foolish thing to do given the impact well-delivered efficiency has on energy bills, health & well being, fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
It would be **such** a foolish thing to do given the impact well-delivered efficiency has on energy bills, health & well being, fuel poverty
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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It's not often you get to tell a positive story about climate. But that’s what our new #10YearsPostParis report and #infographic let us do:
eciu.net/analysis/inf...
The lesson of the last decade? Policy and cooperation matter. Naysayers don't.
@daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @katharinehayhoe.com
eciu.net/analysis/inf...
The lesson of the last decade? Policy and cooperation matter. Naysayers don't.
@daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @katharinehayhoe.com
10 Years Post-Paris: A decade that defied predictions
Ten years on from the Paris Agreement, John compares what was expected then with what’s been achieved now — tracking progress across clean energy, policy, emissions, jobs and more.
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October 31, 2025 at 9:46 AM
It's not often you get to tell a positive story about climate. But that’s what our new #10YearsPostParis report and #infographic let us do:
eciu.net/analysis/inf...
The lesson of the last decade? Policy and cooperation matter. Naysayers don't.
@daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @katharinehayhoe.com
eciu.net/analysis/inf...
The lesson of the last decade? Policy and cooperation matter. Naysayers don't.
@daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @katharinehayhoe.com
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FACTCHECK: The frontpage of today's Daily Telegraph has a very confused story about offshore wind, which is all sorts of wrong
It says a technical change means higher subsidies & fewer new windfarms from the upcoming AR7 auction
Oopsie!
This is the opposite of the truth 🧵
It says a technical change means higher subsidies & fewer new windfarms from the upcoming AR7 auction
Oopsie!
This is the opposite of the truth 🧵
October 29, 2025 at 1:05 PM
FACTCHECK: The frontpage of today's Daily Telegraph has a very confused story about offshore wind, which is all sorts of wrong
It says a technical change means higher subsidies & fewer new windfarms from the upcoming AR7 auction
Oopsie!
This is the opposite of the truth 🧵
It says a technical change means higher subsidies & fewer new windfarms from the upcoming AR7 auction
Oopsie!
This is the opposite of the truth 🧵
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BREAKING: The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 finds the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future, with no indicators of global climate action currently on track for 2030. 🌏🌡️
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
BREAKING: The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 finds the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future, with no indicators of global climate action currently on track for 2030. 🌏🌡️
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
A group of five everyday staples is responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change rather than government policy the key driver of rising grocery bills:
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Five staples fuelling UK food inflation as climate risks rise, study finds
Findings challenge narrative that food price growth is being driven by higher taxes and wage costs
on.ft.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:20 AM
A group of five everyday staples is responsible for much of the UK’s food inflation, with climate change rather than government policy the key driver of rising grocery bills:
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The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to analysis:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Mysterious 'warm blob' breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
www.bbc.com
October 18, 2025 at 7:11 AM
The waters of the north Pacific have had their warmest summer on record, according to analysis:
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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A UN meeting to impose a carbon price on shipping for the first time has been adjourned for a year
The IMO net zero framework meeting was due to adopt a carbon price first agreed in the spring
But the US opposed the adoption, calling it a "scam". Trump appears to have got his way and won a delay
The IMO net zero framework meeting was due to adopt a carbon price first agreed in the spring
But the US opposed the adoption, calling it a "scam". Trump appears to have got his way and won a delay
October 17, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A UN meeting to impose a carbon price on shipping for the first time has been adjourned for a year
The IMO net zero framework meeting was due to adopt a carbon price first agreed in the spring
But the US opposed the adoption, calling it a "scam". Trump appears to have got his way and won a delay
The IMO net zero framework meeting was due to adopt a carbon price first agreed in the spring
But the US opposed the adoption, calling it a "scam". Trump appears to have got his way and won a delay
Analysis finds real-world carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) nearly five times higher than official figures show:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Analysis finds real-world carbon dioxide emissions from plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) nearly five times higher than official figures show:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
- CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
@wmo-global.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
@wmo-global.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
CO2 in air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Record leap in CO2 fuels fears of accelerating global heating
- CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
@wmo-global.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- CO2 in the air hit new high last year, with scientists concerned natural land and ocean carbon sinks are weakening
@wmo-global.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, warns Climate Change Committee:
news.sky.com/story/uk-mus...
news.sky.com/story/uk-mus...
UK must prepare for 2C of warming by 2050, government told for first time
The goal is hotter and sooner than most official previous advice, and is a nod to the high chance of breaching the ambitious Paris Agreement limit. National advisers on the Climate Change Committee ho...
news.sky.com
October 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Britain must prepare for at least 2C of warming within just 25 years, warns Climate Change Committee:
news.sky.com/story/uk-mus...
news.sky.com/story/uk-mus...
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Such a depressing situation when solid wall insulation can have such an incredible positive impact when installed properly. Designing the policy to deliver it as cheaply as possible without appropriate safeguards was never going to end well: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Tens of thousands of homes insulated under government schemes need repairs
Insulation programmes costing billions of pounds have led to widespread problems with damp and mould.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Such a depressing situation when solid wall insulation can have such an incredible positive impact when installed properly. Designing the policy to deliver it as cheaply as possible without appropriate safeguards was never going to end well: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing long-term decline and risking livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, finds report:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’
Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns
www.theguardian.com
October 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Earth has reached its first catastrophic tipping point linked to greenhouse gas emissions, with warm water coral reefs now facing long-term decline and risking livelihoods of hundreds of millions of people, finds report:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to @eciu.net analysis of Government figures:
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows
Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.
www.independent.co.uk
October 9, 2025 at 3:36 PM
England has seen its second worst harvest on record, according to @eciu.net analysis of Government figures:
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...
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"We're building out renewables in a way that minimises the blackout risk."
@jessralston.bsky.social from @eciu.net tells LBC News that renewables have helped Britain reach its lowest risk of a winter power blackout in six years.
@jessralston.bsky.social from @eciu.net tells LBC News that renewables have helped Britain reach its lowest risk of a winter power blackout in six years.
October 9, 2025 at 11:54 AM
"We're building out renewables in a way that minimises the blackout risk."
@jessralston.bsky.social from @eciu.net tells LBC News that renewables have helped Britain reach its lowest risk of a winter power blackout in six years.
@jessralston.bsky.social from @eciu.net tells LBC News that renewables have helped Britain reach its lowest risk of a winter power blackout in six years.
UK’s national security under severe threat from climate change and looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, UK’s intelligence chiefs to warn:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn
Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published
www.theguardian.com
October 9, 2025 at 8:09 AM
UK’s national security under severe threat from climate change and looming collapse of vital natural ecosystems, with food shortages and economic disaster potentially just years away, UK’s intelligence chiefs to warn:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices
Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration
www.thetimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...