Dr. Jessica N. Cross
@jessicancross.bsky.social
Chemical Oceanographer. Climate recovery enthusiast. Hockey fan. Views are mine only. RT ≠ Endorsement. She/Her.
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COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason.
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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November 22, 2025 at 8:21 PM
COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason.
MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs.
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We’re hiring! Permanent position for an assistant research scientist in marine autonomous systems at NOC Southampton. Do you enjoy developing python tools and data workflows? And have an interest in marine science? Apply before 10 December! careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/assi...
Careers | National Oceanography Centre
careers.noc.ac.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
We’re hiring! Permanent position for an assistant research scientist in marine autonomous systems at NOC Southampton. Do you enjoy developing python tools and data workflows? And have an interest in marine science? Apply before 10 December! careers.noc.ac.uk/vacancy/assi...
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The latest research confirms AMOC weakening together with a tipping point that is getting closer and closer. Governments are starting to notice with Iceland the first to declare it a national security threat.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/amoc-weake...
#climatechange #amoc #adaptation #tippingpoint
drtomharris.substack.com/p/amoc-weake...
#climatechange #amoc #adaptation #tippingpoint
AMOC weakening declared a national security threat
Iceland has declared the AMOC a national security threat and an existential risk in the coming decades, enabling its Government to prepare for worst-case scenarios. Should we be worried?
drtomharris.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 9:14 AM
The latest research confirms AMOC weakening together with a tipping point that is getting closer and closer. Governments are starting to notice with Iceland the first to declare it a national security threat.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/amoc-weake...
#climatechange #amoc #adaptation #tippingpoint
drtomharris.substack.com/p/amoc-weake...
#climatechange #amoc #adaptation #tippingpoint
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The Mineral Supply for "Smart Cities" - Resourcing a more sustainable "techno-urban" transition. Video of a lecture I gave some years ago at alma mater @yaleenvironment.bsky.social and just found online www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZMO...
20180905 FES Research Seminar Saleem Ali
YouTube video by Yale School of the Environment
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November 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The Mineral Supply for "Smart Cities" - Resourcing a more sustainable "techno-urban" transition. Video of a lecture I gave some years ago at alma mater @yaleenvironment.bsky.social and just found online www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZMO...
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From today’s Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
Readers submit their best aurora photos www.newsminer.com/features/out...
Readers submit their best aurora photos www.newsminer.com/features/out...
November 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
From today’s Fairbanks Daily News-Miner.
Readers submit their best aurora photos www.newsminer.com/features/out...
Readers submit their best aurora photos www.newsminer.com/features/out...
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
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New from me: I spoke to two scientists who originally helped spread the use of carbon capture. They now say it's being misused. Here's why (gift link):
The Scientists Who Popularized Carbon Capture Have a Warning About It
Many countries are relying on it to meet their climate goals, but it might hurt more than help, they say.
www.bloomberg.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 AM
New from me: I spoke to two scientists who originally helped spread the use of carbon capture. They now say it's being misused. Here's why (gift link):
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Apparently even the Seattle gloom is no match for this Aurora.
November 12, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Apparently even the Seattle gloom is no match for this Aurora.
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Also, is it happening here? check Aurorawatch.ca and you can watch the webcam if you can't see it yourself.
Also, is it happening here? check Aurorawatch.ca and you can watch the webcam if you can't see it yourself.
November 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Alt text for the image
Also, is it happening here? check Aurorawatch.ca and you can watch the webcam if you can't see it yourself.
Also, is it happening here? check Aurorawatch.ca and you can watch the webcam if you can't see it yourself.
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
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Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...
Grist opens applications for new rural reporting grants on climate and environmental justice
Applicants can request up to $5,000 per project.
grist.org
November 11, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Funding alert: @grist.org is offering grants of up to $5,000 for reporting on rural climate issues and environmental justice in the United States. Newsrooms and freelancers are welcome to apply. Please share! grist.org/updates/gris...
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Carbon Direct is buying Pachama as the voluntary carbon markets enter a period of uncertainty.
Consolidation begins to hit the carbon credit market | TechCrunch
Carbon Direct is buying Pachama as the voluntary carbon markets enter a period of uncertainty.
techcrunch.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Carbon Direct is buying Pachama as the voluntary carbon markets enter a period of uncertainty.
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President Trump is pursuing a policy of climate-change acceleration. His actions are fueling global warming—and may leave places in the United States uninhabitable by mid-century, Vann R. Newkirk II writes.
What Climate Change Will Do to America by Mid-Century
Many places may become uninhabitable. Many people may be on their own.
bit.ly
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM
President Trump is pursuing a policy of climate-change acceleration. His actions are fueling global warming—and may leave places in the United States uninhabitable by mid-century, Vann R. Newkirk II writes.
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Climate #misinformation exploits the existence of #uncertainty in climate science to sow doubt; but how should uncertainty be communicated? @mariejuanchich.bsky.social et al. found that using #positive #framing can avoid implicit meaning of equivalent negative framing doi.org/10.1038/s415...
November 10, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Climate #misinformation exploits the existence of #uncertainty in climate science to sow doubt; but how should uncertainty be communicated? @mariejuanchich.bsky.social et al. found that using #positive #framing can avoid implicit meaning of equivalent negative framing doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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Could a cold war emerge between fossil-fuel-rich petrostates and renewable-powered electrostates? Some observers think so and a quiet deal made on the eve of #COP30 hints in that direction
#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
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Cop30 live: crucial climate talks begin in Brazil as hosts insist summit must lead to ‘implementation’
Ministers and high-ranking officials from nearly 200 countries have gathered in the Amazonian city of Belem, with Brazil insisting this will be “the Cop of implementation”.
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Could a cold war emerge between fossil-fuel-rich petrostates and renewable-powered electrostates? Some observers think so and a quiet deal made on the eve of #COP30 hints in that direction
#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Megha Majumdar’s second novel, “A Guardian and a Thief,” shows how, in conditions of scarcity, the distinction between good and bad, right and wrong, begins to dissolve, writes Tope Folarin:
When Scarcity Blurs the Line Between Right and Wrong
Megha Majumdar’s second novel imagines how climate disaster might scramble our sense of morality.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Megha Majumdar’s second novel, “A Guardian and a Thief,” shows how, in conditions of scarcity, the distinction between good and bad, right and wrong, begins to dissolve, writes Tope Folarin:
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A Chinese research vessel docked in the Cook Islands Saturday as it probed the Pacific nation's deep-sea mining potential, a fledgling industry of mounting interest to both Beijing and Washington.
u.afp.com/Sno5
u.afp.com/Sno5
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
A Chinese research vessel docked in the Cook Islands Saturday as it probed the Pacific nation's deep-sea mining potential, a fledgling industry of mounting interest to both Beijing and Washington.
u.afp.com/Sno5
u.afp.com/Sno5
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Mamdani "inherits a world-leading experiment in retrofitting buildings to slash emissions, open questions about how to transition to cleaner power sources, and a patchwork of adaptation efforts," writes @alexckaufman.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol... 🔌💡
NYC’s next mayor Zohran Mamdani has a big climate policy to-do list
The mayor-elect did not talk a lot about climate change on the campaign trail. But the city has major electrification plans that he can help accelerate.
www.canarymedia.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Mamdani "inherits a world-leading experiment in retrofitting buildings to slash emissions, open questions about how to transition to cleaner power sources, and a patchwork of adaptation efforts," writes @alexckaufman.bsky.social: www.canarymedia.com/articles/pol... 🔌💡
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The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org
November 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The government froze food aid. Tribes are thawing old traditions.
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
Decades of work to rebuild traditional food systems are paying off, but droughts and funding cuts threaten to unravel the progress.
grist.org/indigenous/t...
#Tribes #Food #Indigenous #Farming
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Bookmark this for your "what about Chiiiiiiina" reply guys.
The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Bookmark this for your "what about Chiiiiiiina" reply guys.
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Parks and Rec isn't a hill to die on, but one thing it gets right is this whole government thing rests on the shoulders of people you will never know, caring a lot about jobs you've never heard of, fighting challenges thrown at them from every angle just to make life a little better for everyone.
November 5, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Parks and Rec isn't a hill to die on, but one thing it gets right is this whole government thing rests on the shoulders of people you will never know, caring a lot about jobs you've never heard of, fighting challenges thrown at them from every angle just to make life a little better for everyone.
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The old joke is that you might not believe in climate change but your insurance company does. Time to update that joke to include the stock market
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
You Know Who Believes in Climate Change? The Stock Market
There’s an old climate joke that goes, “You may not believe in climate change, but your insurance company does.” If you’re in the market for new environmental humor — and really, who isn’t? — you can ...
www.bloomberg.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 PM
The old joke is that you might not believe in climate change but your insurance company does. Time to update that joke to include the stock market
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
Gift link to my column for @opinion.bloomberg.com
www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...
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The @co2bc.bsky.social is hosting our first-ever #CarbonRemoval event at #COP30 🇧🇷
Latin America is turning #CDR ambition into real-world impact, from biochar & reforestation to mineralization & regenerative agriculture.
Latin America is turning #CDR ambition into real-world impact, from biochar & reforestation to mineralization & regenerative agriculture.
November 6, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The @co2bc.bsky.social is hosting our first-ever #CarbonRemoval event at #COP30 🇧🇷
Latin America is turning #CDR ambition into real-world impact, from biochar & reforestation to mineralization & regenerative agriculture.
Latin America is turning #CDR ambition into real-world impact, from biochar & reforestation to mineralization & regenerative agriculture.