Scott Zimmerman
@scottdzimm.bsky.social
guy with a big weird dog and an interest in keeping this planet livable
project manager for @globalenergymon.bsky.social 's global oil and gas extraction tracker, but all opinions/views are my own | also: 🏃 ⛷️ 🚲 📷
project manager for @globalenergymon.bsky.social 's global oil and gas extraction tracker, but all opinions/views are my own | also: 🏃 ⛷️ 🚲 📷
Reposted by Scott Zimmerman
This is a really exciting update by @carbonbrief.org and @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
You can now search the over 1.000 experts by:
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That means, if you are looking for a Pakistani health expert that speaks Urdu, we got you.
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You can now search the over 1.000 experts by:
🌏Region/country
🔬Expertise
♀Gender
🗣Language
That means, if you are looking for a Pakistani health expert that speaks Urdu, we got you.
🔗bit.ly/GSClimateDatabase
Are you a journalist covering COP30 looking for new and diverse sources?
Check out the Global South Climate Database.
This publicly available, searchable database features 1,000+ climate scientists and experts from the global south.
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Check out the Global South Climate Database.
This publicly available, searchable database features 1,000+ climate scientists and experts from the global south.
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November 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This is a really exciting update by @carbonbrief.org and @reutersinstitute.bsky.social
You can now search the over 1.000 experts by:
🌏Region/country
🔬Expertise
♀Gender
🗣Language
That means, if you are looking for a Pakistani health expert that speaks Urdu, we got you.
🔗bit.ly/GSClimateDatabase
You can now search the over 1.000 experts by:
🌏Region/country
🔬Expertise
♀Gender
🗣Language
That means, if you are looking for a Pakistani health expert that speaks Urdu, we got you.
🔗bit.ly/GSClimateDatabase
Even assuming that supply side policy only avoids a portion of emissions, the marginal impact analysis is damning.
BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
theconversation.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Even assuming that supply side policy only avoids a portion of emissions, the marginal impact analysis is damning.
Some 💭 on that IEA decline analysis:
Trump admin and 🛢️ pressure got their way, but its worth noting this is a different framing but not a difference in the underlying truths:
1) Flat supply is oversupply.
2) 1.5 demand is *still* met without new fields
3) lots of stranded asset risk incoming
Trump admin and 🛢️ pressure got their way, but its worth noting this is a different framing but not a difference in the underlying truths:
1) Flat supply is oversupply.
2) 1.5 demand is *still* met without new fields
3) lots of stranded asset risk incoming
September 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Some 💭 on that IEA decline analysis:
Trump admin and 🛢️ pressure got their way, but its worth noting this is a different framing but not a difference in the underlying truths:
1) Flat supply is oversupply.
2) 1.5 demand is *still* met without new fields
3) lots of stranded asset risk incoming
Trump admin and 🛢️ pressure got their way, but its worth noting this is a different framing but not a difference in the underlying truths:
1) Flat supply is oversupply.
2) 1.5 demand is *still* met without new fields
3) lots of stranded asset risk incoming
Reposted by Scott Zimmerman
NEW STUDY: How much CO2 can we safely store in geological formations?
In a new @nature.com study, we cross-check established academic and industry estimates with various risk factors.
We find a prudent geological CO2 storage limit that is about 10x smaller. /1
In a new @nature.com study, we cross-check established academic and industry estimates with various risk factors.
We find a prudent geological CO2 storage limit that is about 10x smaller. /1
September 3, 2025 at 3:39 PM
NEW STUDY: How much CO2 can we safely store in geological formations?
In a new @nature.com study, we cross-check established academic and industry estimates with various risk factors.
We find a prudent geological CO2 storage limit that is about 10x smaller. /1
In a new @nature.com study, we cross-check established academic and industry estimates with various risk factors.
We find a prudent geological CO2 storage limit that is about 10x smaller. /1
Reposted by Scott Zimmerman
Global #Oil & #GasPower expansion continues to rise, with projects in development increasing 15.5% in the first half of 2025.
An uptick of annual additions are expected through the end of the decade.
🔎 Explore the dashboard: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
An uptick of annual additions are expected through the end of the decade.
🔎 Explore the dashboard: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
August 12, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Global #Oil & #GasPower expansion continues to rise, with projects in development increasing 15.5% in the first half of 2025.
An uptick of annual additions are expected through the end of the decade.
🔎 Explore the dashboard: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
An uptick of annual additions are expected through the end of the decade.
🔎 Explore the dashboard: globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
Reposted by Scott Zimmerman
Right then...
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
I can't imagine there will be any problems with this summary of climate science
July 30, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Right then...
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
Unrelatedly, Chevron's 3-year average exploration capex was 990.8 million, and their 2025 upstream capex is 13 billion.
www.chevron.com/newsroom/202...
www.chevron.com/newsroom/202...
Chevron Supports Central and West Texas Flood Relief Efforts
Chevron today announced a donation of $250,000 to three community partners, Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country, Team Rubicon and the Fuel Relief Fund, to support flood relief efforts in Ce...
www.chevron.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Unrelatedly, Chevron's 3-year average exploration capex was 990.8 million, and their 2025 upstream capex is 13 billion.
www.chevron.com/newsroom/202...
www.chevron.com/newsroom/202...
noticing a typo 3 months later -- *any colleagues" -- but i am well rested and back!
starting my sabbatical this weekend! I may still hangout a little here, but in case an colleagues notice i go radio silent on email, that is why!
July 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
noticing a typo 3 months later -- *any colleagues" -- but i am well rested and back!
A very bittersweet moment, as it has been an absolute joy to work with Ted, but I am equally as excited for Justin to lead GEM.
After 17 years of leadership, GEM founder Ted Nace is stepping down as Executive Director.
Under his guidance, GEM grew from a bold idea into a global nonprofit tracking 130,000+ energy assets.
We’re excited to welcome Justin Locke as our new ED: globalenergymonitor.org/press-releas...
Under his guidance, GEM grew from a bold idea into a global nonprofit tracking 130,000+ energy assets.
We’re excited to welcome Justin Locke as our new ED: globalenergymonitor.org/press-releas...
July 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
A very bittersweet moment, as it has been an absolute joy to work with Ted, but I am equally as excited for Justin to lead GEM.
starting my sabbatical this weekend! I may still hangout a little here, but in case an colleagues notice i go radio silent on email, that is why!
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
starting my sabbatical this weekend! I may still hangout a little here, but in case an colleagues notice i go radio silent on email, that is why!
picked up an x100v. The xpro-1 was my daily shooter when i was working as a photographer. I love(d) everything about it, but the modern conveniences of my sony had me reaching for it more often in the past few years. this is the best of both worlds, and it lives up to the hype.
March 10, 2025 at 5:18 PM
picked up an x100v. The xpro-1 was my daily shooter when i was working as a photographer. I love(d) everything about it, but the modern conveniences of my sony had me reaching for it more often in the past few years. this is the best of both worlds, and it lives up to the hype.
Bonus: some additional data didn't make it into the lastest GOGET briefing.
Discoveries are trending further offshore, targeting extraction in deeper water. Some of the discoveries furtherest offshore include Bay du Nord (~500 km offshore) which is in international waters.
Discoveries are trending further offshore, targeting extraction in deeper water. Some of the discoveries furtherest offshore include Bay du Nord (~500 km offshore) which is in international waters.
March 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Bonus: some additional data didn't make it into the lastest GOGET briefing.
Discoveries are trending further offshore, targeting extraction in deeper water. Some of the discoveries furtherest offshore include Bay du Nord (~500 km offshore) which is in international waters.
Discoveries are trending further offshore, targeting extraction in deeper water. Some of the discoveries furtherest offshore include Bay du Nord (~500 km offshore) which is in international waters.
New goget data show the trend toward "out of sight out of mind" is continuing. Over the past few decades, oil and gas extraction has migrated offshore, jeopardizing the oceans and taking risky bets against our climate.
Offshore oil & gas isn’t just a financial gamble—it’s an environmental one.
💰 Deepwater drilling is costly & slow to profit
⚠️ Stranded assets loom as fossil fuels decline
🌊 Spills, leaks & regular operations threaten ecosystems
Offshore expansion = risky bet
globalenergymonitor.org/report/oil-g...
💰 Deepwater drilling is costly & slow to profit
⚠️ Stranded assets loom as fossil fuels decline
🌊 Spills, leaks & regular operations threaten ecosystems
Offshore expansion = risky bet
globalenergymonitor.org/report/oil-g...
March 4, 2025 at 4:08 PM
New goget data show the trend toward "out of sight out of mind" is continuing. Over the past few decades, oil and gas extraction has migrated offshore, jeopardizing the oceans and taking risky bets against our climate.
promised my followers oil and gas extraction, photography, and running content. the rest of the week will be OG, so heres a quick nature palate cleanser:
March 3, 2025 at 4:37 PM
promised my followers oil and gas extraction, photography, and running content. the rest of the week will be OG, so heres a quick nature palate cleanser:
Hey Everyone, happy to be over here now! Quick intro - I am @globalenergymon.bsky.social 's pm for our global oil and gas extraction tracker, our freely available global dataset of oil and gas fields.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker
The Global Oil and Gas Extraction Tracker (GOGET) is a global dataset of oil and gas resources and their development. GOGET includes information on discovered, in-development, and operating oil and ga...
globalenergymonitor.org
February 24, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hey Everyone, happy to be over here now! Quick intro - I am @globalenergymon.bsky.social 's pm for our global oil and gas extraction tracker, our freely available global dataset of oil and gas fields.
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...
globalenergymonitor.org/projects/glo...