Richard Parncutt
@parncutt.bsky.social
music psychologist, music theorist, climate activist
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Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
October 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Open Letter by scientists to the Council:
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
"Climate Neutrality Is Europe’s Greatest Economic Opportunity”.
Ahead of the European Council meeting on 23.10.2025,
2,178 scientists urge EU Heads of States & Governments to take ambitious decisions for the 2040 targets.
zenodo.org/records/1739...
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Evans Njewa is Malawi’s chief environmental officer and chair of the Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change, lays out his hopes for Belém, fears about crossing the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold, and red lines on climate finance. From Backchannel… buff.ly/5u6BUfg
Evans Njewa Q&A: what the Least Developed Countries need from COP30
Evans Njewa, Chair, Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change, details his hopes for the Belem climate talks, fears on 1.5C and red lines on finance
backchannel1.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Evans Njewa is Malawi’s chief environmental officer and chair of the Least Developed Countries Group on Climate Change, lays out his hopes for Belém, fears about crossing the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold, and red lines on climate finance. From Backchannel… buff.ly/5u6BUfg
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Sorry you've been a victim of fake news.
I said this morning to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that the Green Party had passed 123,000 members.
A couple of hours later it's out of date. @greenparty.org.uk have 126,000! 🎉🚀
Join.greenparty.org.uk
I said this morning to @vicderbyshire.bsky.social that the Green Party had passed 123,000 members.
A couple of hours later it's out of date. @greenparty.org.uk have 126,000! 🎉🚀
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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How much longer will the BBC, ITV, Sky, C4 and C5 hide AMOC collapse from the British people?
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How much longer will the BBC, ITV, Sky, C4 and C5 hide AMOC collapse from the British people?
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
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CCNow announces #The89Percent Project, a year-long effort to shine light on the fact that a huge majority of the global population want governments to “do more” to fix #ClimateChange. We’ll kick off with a coverage event in April; we invite newsrooms & journalists everywhere to join us! Details:
Announcing The 89 Percent Project
Covering the silent global majority who want climate action
coveringclimatenow.org
February 8, 2025 at 5:11 PM
CCNow announces #The89Percent Project, a year-long effort to shine light on the fact that a huge majority of the global population want governments to “do more” to fix #ClimateChange. We’ll kick off with a coverage event in April; we invite newsrooms & journalists everywhere to join us! Details:
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Waste and fraud? Has the Pentagon dropped its investigation into Musk's abuse of its own reporting rules?
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
Did Trump Quietly Kill a Sensitive Pentagon Probe into Elon Musk?
The New York Times revealed last year that Musk and SpaceX failed to meet federal reporting requirements for Pentagon contractors. No one has asked: What’s going on with that today?
newrepublic.com
February 8, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Waste and fraud? Has the Pentagon dropped its investigation into Musk's abuse of its own reporting rules?
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
newrepublic.com/article/1913...
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Methodology used by Rachel Reeves to justify 3rd #Heathrow runway was previously judged by Dept for Transport as unfit for purpose & report uses forecast data supplied by Heathrow itself 😖
@neweconomics.bsky.social analysis identifies wide range of weaknesses in the economic case @alchap.bsky.social
@neweconomics.bsky.social analysis identifies wide range of weaknesses in the economic case @alchap.bsky.social
February 2, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Methodology used by Rachel Reeves to justify 3rd #Heathrow runway was previously judged by Dept for Transport as unfit for purpose & report uses forecast data supplied by Heathrow itself 😖
@neweconomics.bsky.social analysis identifies wide range of weaknesses in the economic case @alchap.bsky.social
@neweconomics.bsky.social analysis identifies wide range of weaknesses in the economic case @alchap.bsky.social
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We could use biofuels to power our planes but it would take 50% of the UK's agricultural land.
Or we could use green hydrogen but it would take around 2 times our renewable energy generation.
In other words, green aviation requires way fewer flights and no airport expansion.
Or we could use green hydrogen but it would take around 2 times our renewable energy generation.
In other words, green aviation requires way fewer flights and no airport expansion.
February 2, 2025 at 9:43 PM
We could use biofuels to power our planes but it would take 50% of the UK's agricultural land.
Or we could use green hydrogen but it would take around 2 times our renewable energy generation.
In other words, green aviation requires way fewer flights and no airport expansion.
Or we could use green hydrogen but it would take around 2 times our renewable energy generation.
In other words, green aviation requires way fewer flights and no airport expansion.
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Who really cares about climate change, anyway?
89% of the world’s population, that's who. #The89Percent
89% of the world’s population, that's who. #The89Percent
Announcing The 89 Percent Project
Covering the silent global majority who want climate action
coveringclimatenow.org
February 2, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Who really cares about climate change, anyway?
89% of the world’s population, that's who. #The89Percent
89% of the world’s population, that's who. #The89Percent
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Ich glaube, die Bedeutung von Wikipedia wird allgemein unterschätzt. Das ist eine großartige Wissenssammlung, auch wenn sie natürlich nicht perfekt sein kann. Wir sollten rechtzeitig überlegen, wie man Wikipedia verteidigen kann, bevor sie von Milliardären oder Troll-Armeen angegriffen wird.
February 3, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Ich glaube, die Bedeutung von Wikipedia wird allgemein unterschätzt. Das ist eine großartige Wissenssammlung, auch wenn sie natürlich nicht perfekt sein kann. Wir sollten rechtzeitig überlegen, wie man Wikipedia verteidigen kann, bevor sie von Milliardären oder Troll-Armeen angegriffen wird.
Um die Unabhängigkeit der #Justiz zu sichern, muss das Justizministerium von einer Person ohne Parteizugehörigkeit geleitet werden. Fordert deshalb von Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen eine_n unabhängige_n Justizminister_in anzugeloben: mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/fu...
Jetzt unterzeichnen: Für eine unabhängige Justizministerin/ einen unabhängigen Justizminister!
Damit die Justiz weiterhin unabhängig arbeiten kann, muss Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen eine Person ohne Parteizugehörigkeit als Justizminister_in angeloben!
mein.aufstehn.at
February 2, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Um die Unabhängigkeit der #Justiz zu sichern, muss das Justizministerium von einer Person ohne Parteizugehörigkeit geleitet werden. Fordert deshalb von Bundespräsident Alexander Van der Bellen eine_n unabhängige_n Justizminister_in anzugeloben: mein.aufstehn.at/petitions/fu...
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“Homeowners’ insurance is where many Americans are now feeling the financial effect of climate change directly, in their pocketbook. Nature doesn’t really care whether people are living in a blue state or a red state or another state, or whether you do or don’t believe in climate change.”
More Americans, Risking Ruin, Drop Their Home Insurance (Gift Article)
As climate threats worsen, they are skipping payments and losing protection.
www.nytimes.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
“Homeowners’ insurance is where many Americans are now feeling the financial effect of climate change directly, in their pocketbook. Nature doesn’t really care whether people are living in a blue state or a red state or another state, or whether you do or don’t believe in climate change.”
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“The oil majors knew that their emissions were going to cause this very outcome, and yet… they deceived the American public about it," @cadavejones.bsky.social said on @coveringclimatenow.org's panel on how climate change is fundamentally altering the insurance landscape.
Big Oil needs to pay.
Big Oil needs to pay.
Big Oil should pay for the LA fires, former CA Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones writes.
“If we don’t hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the giant costs they inflict on society, insurance as we know it will be just one of the mounting casualties.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
“If we don’t hold fossil fuel companies accountable for the giant costs they inflict on society, insurance as we know it will be just one of the mounting casualties.” www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/o...
Opinion | Oil and Gas Companies Should Pay for the Los Angeles Fires
It’s time to require these companies to compensate communities, homeowners, businesses and even insurers for the losses.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 5:25 PM
“The oil majors knew that their emissions were going to cause this very outcome, and yet… they deceived the American public about it," @cadavejones.bsky.social said on @coveringclimatenow.org's panel on how climate change is fundamentally altering the insurance landscape.
Big Oil needs to pay.
Big Oil needs to pay.
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📈 Home insurance + climate change: New analysis from the Federal Insurance Office shows "that homeowner insurance costs are rapidly rising across the U.S.—8.7% faster than the rate of inflation in 2018-22.” (This article is free for #CCNow partners to republish in our sharing library.)
Climate-Fueled Insurance Cost Hikes Putting American Dream 'Out of Reach' | Common Dreams
As catastrophic wildfires ravage communities in Los Angeles, a new report reveals how rising home insurance costs due to climate change could push families towards financial ruin. Are we willing to sa...
www.commondreams.org
January 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
📈 Home insurance + climate change: New analysis from the Federal Insurance Office shows "that homeowner insurance costs are rapidly rising across the U.S.—8.7% faster than the rate of inflation in 2018-22.” (This article is free for #CCNow partners to republish in our sharing library.)
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A campaigner named Jon Fuller has performed an invaluable but soul-destroying service by monitoring the climate and nature coverage in the billionaire press for more than 5 years.
As he hands this work over to others, here are his reflections.
As he hands this work over to others, here are his reflections.
January 19, 2025 at 9:47 PM
A campaigner named Jon Fuller has performed an invaluable but soul-destroying service by monitoring the climate and nature coverage in the billionaire press for more than 5 years.
As he hands this work over to others, here are his reflections.
As he hands this work over to others, here are his reflections.
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💯This should be the top news story globally! An air monitoring station has recorded the biggest jump in atmospheric CO2 since monitoring began in 1958. The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured by a Hawaii based weather station rose by 3.58 parts per million in 2024 😬
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
Air monitoring station records biggest ever jump in atmospheric CO2
Wildfires and fossil fuel burning in 2024 contributed to the biggest annual rise in atmospheric CO2 levels ever recorded at the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii
www.newscientist.com
January 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
💯This should be the top news story globally! An air monitoring station has recorded the biggest jump in atmospheric CO2 since monitoring began in 1958. The level of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere measured by a Hawaii based weather station rose by 3.58 parts per million in 2024 😬
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency