Roberto Picetti
@robpic.bsky.social
Interested in themes related to planetary health, climate change, science in general, and news/politics.
I admit that I have never agreed with Gates’ opinions on the solutions to the climate crisis, e.g. relying on future science fiction technologies rather than solutions already exising. Unfortunately, he keeps polluting the field.
#climatecrisis #environment #greenenergy
#climatecrisis #environment #greenenergy
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I admit that I have never agreed with Gates’ opinions on the solutions to the climate crisis, e.g. relying on future science fiction technologies rather than solutions already exising. Unfortunately, he keeps polluting the field.
#climatecrisis #environment #greenenergy
#climatecrisis #environment #greenenergy
Ho partecipato al crowdfunding di @valigiablu.it Insieme per resistere crowdfunding.valigiablu.it
Il crowdfunding per sostenere l'edizione 2026 di Valigia Blu
In cammino per capire il mondo. Valigia Blu: basata sui fatti, aperta a tutti, sostenuta dai lettori.
crowdfunding.valigiablu.it
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Ho partecipato al crowdfunding di @valigiablu.it Insieme per resistere crowdfunding.valigiablu.it
Not a surprise at for those of us working in the field of planetary health.
#climatecrisis #climatechange #environment
#climatecrisis #climatechange #environment
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Not a surprise at for those of us working in the field of planetary health.
#climatecrisis #climatechange #environment
#climatecrisis #climatechange #environment
The negotiations on the UN plastic treaty have collapsed. Having witnessed the second meeting of the delegates (INC-2) I'm not surprised at all. Petrostates, fossil fuel and plastic industry will never allow such a treaty to exist in a meaningful way.
#plastics #environment #pollution
#plastics #environment #pollution
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil
Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes
www.theguardian.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The negotiations on the UN plastic treaty have collapsed. Having witnessed the second meeting of the delegates (INC-2) I'm not surprised at all. Petrostates, fossil fuel and plastic industry will never allow such a treaty to exist in a meaningful way.
#plastics #environment #pollution
#plastics #environment #pollution
Storm Amy is generating so much power that the price of energy is negative.
#wind #electricity #renewable #energy
#wind #electricity #renewable #energy
UK Power Slumps Below Zero as Storm Amy Lashes Britain
UK power prices turned negative for the first time in two years with Storm Amy set to deliver record wind generation through the weekend.
www.energyconnects.com
October 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Storm Amy is generating so much power that the price of energy is negative.
#wind #electricity #renewable #energy
#wind #electricity #renewable #energy
Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024
Only a third of world’s river basins experienced normal conditions in 2024
Increasingly erratic water cycle is creating food scarcity, rising prices, conflict and migration, says UN agency
Only a third of the world’s river basins experienced normal conditions last year as the climate crisis drove extremes of drought and flood, sometimes both in the same region.
The increasingly erratic water cycle is creating big problems for societies and governments and causing billions of dollars in damage, scientists warned. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 18, 2025 at 6:28 AM
I agree. Low-income countries are the most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis even though they contribute much less than us to it. If we don’t help them there will be mass climate migrations, and food systems in many parts of the world will collapse.
#climatechange #climatecrisis
#climatechange #climatecrisis
Higher defence spending is pointless without climate aid, says UN chief
Achim Steiner says cuts to development budget are shortsighted in an interconnected global economy
www.theguardian.com
September 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I agree. Low-income countries are the most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis even though they contribute much less than us to it. If we don’t help them there will be mass climate migrations, and food systems in many parts of the world will collapse.
#climatechange #climatecrisis
#climatechange #climatecrisis
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An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste
We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines
An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste
www.newscientist.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste
Reposted by Roberto Picetti
Antarctica is in extreme peril #Climate
Antarctica is in extreme peril
New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.
grist.org
August 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Antarctica is in extreme peril #Climate
Reposted by Roberto Picetti
By attempting to abdicate any legal responsibility to provide for a healthy environment, the U.S. is running in the opposite direction as the global legal community, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:
America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy
On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”
bit.ly
August 9, 2025 at 3:15 AM
By attempting to abdicate any legal responsibility to provide for a healthy environment, the U.S. is running in the opposite direction as the global legal community, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:
Hopefully, other countries will strengthen their monitoring systems and not follow trump.
#co2 #climatecrisis #climate
#co2 #climatecrisis #climate
Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Cutting data climate collection – as the Trump administration is now trying to do – is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing you’ve got a fever.
theconversation.com
July 20, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Hopefully, other countries will strengthen their monitoring systems and not follow trump.
#co2 #climatecrisis #climate
#co2 #climatecrisis #climate
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Last week I wrote about yet another of the disastrous outcomes of privatisation. If there's one thing almost everyone in England wants, it's renationalisation of water. But no, we can't have nice things. Just more shit. Literally in this case.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot
In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 20, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Last week I wrote about yet another of the disastrous outcomes of privatisation. If there's one thing almost everyone in England wants, it's renationalisation of water. But no, we can't have nice things. Just more shit. Literally in this case.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Reposted by Roberto Picetti
The funding freeze has hit hard, programmes have stalled, uncertainty has grown and communities are feeling the strain.
‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya
The funding freeze has hit hard, programmes have stalled, uncertainty has grown and communities are feeling the strain.
tcnv.link
July 19, 2025 at 6:59 AM
The funding freeze has hit hard, programmes have stalled, uncertainty has grown and communities are feeling the strain.
We know that disaster is coming. We see it. And yet, we keep destroying the Amazon forest.
#climatecrisis #environment #forest
#climatecrisis #environment #forest
‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future
Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached
www.theguardian.com
June 26, 2025 at 11:48 AM
We know that disaster is coming. We see it. And yet, we keep destroying the Amazon forest.
#climatecrisis #environment #forest
#climatecrisis #environment #forest
Very serious action should be taken against anyone spreading lies denying the climate crisis.
#climatecrisis #climatechange
#climatecrisis #climatechange
Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report
False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Very serious action should be taken against anyone spreading lies denying the climate crisis.
#climatecrisis #climatechange
#climatecrisis #climatechange
