Research reveals that switching to a vegan diet can reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 46% and land use by 33% while still meeting almost all essential nutrient needs www.openaccessgovernment.org/vegan-diet-r...

The permafrost contains gases that will be released when melted, four times what we've released since the industrial revolution, plus all of the underwater permafrost they didn't know about, also melting.

A very long and important THREAD - The real reason the US is invading Venezuela goes back to a deal Henry Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia in 1974. And I'm going to explain why this is actually about the SURVIVAL of the US dollar itself. Not drugs. Not terrorism. Not "democracy." 1/

Along with sea level rise, some cities are sinking too and relocation is being considered for some like Jakarta. www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-ahm...

The rate of global mean sea level rise has increased from ~2.1 mm/year in 1993 to ~4.5 mm/year in 2023. www.nature.com/articles/s43...

The climate crisis in Americans’ lives. “The animals and plants that he marveled at throughout the years are fading. He hasn’t seen a bluebird in years. There are far fewer butterflies”. “I do feel a sense of loss and a feeling of mourning,” www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Global research results show that making streets friendlier for bikes — and sidewalks friendlier for pedestrians — is actually good for business. The rise of “complete streets” and “road diets,” as urban planners call them, has been a huge boon to businesses. www.businessinsider.com/bike-lanes-g...

China’s solar boom powered renewable success in 2025. Also in China, last year’s 11 million EV electric vehicle sales made up nearly half of all passenger vehicle sales, eclipsing the rest of the world combined. apple.news/AnRz_frYNR2y...

“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency “coronapistes” or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”

I admire Ukrainian Railways. You can check online if a train is delayed, even by just five minutes. And this – in a country at a full-scale war for almost four years. Heroes 💪

One of the many reasons change is hard when it comes to better cities is that the ability to picture your city being and working very differently than it does now, aka “having vision,” is not nearly as common as we think. And it’s sadly not a prerequisite for leadership, although it should be.

As Canada/US and EU plunge into arctic conditions, Iceland has it’s warmest Christmas ever!

EU Commission has launched a €500bn plan to accelerate high-speed rail across all of Europe. UK private sector can link in. eurocities.eu/latest/eu-an...

Greenhouse gas emissions fell in Australia by 2.2% in the year to June 2025, driven by a surge in renewable energy replacing coal and gas. www.climatecouncil.org.au/2025-wrapped...

I encourage everyone to read this beautiful piece by my friend Lisa Graumlich. open.substack.com/pub/lisagrau...

Demand for electricity in UK increased by 3 per cent in 2025, the fastest growth since 2001. Renewable electricity generation increased to provide the extra supplies, with a surge in solar power after the sunniest year on record. apple.news/A_WYqPZJ_QSu...

The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest 22km long expressway tunnel, opened on Friday in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region. Traversing the Tianshan Mountains, it slashes what was once a several-hour mountain journey to just 20 minutes. www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202512/27/...

It is population density that drives the economics of High Speed rail. China and Europe are similar but USA population density is a quarter of both. So demand for long distance travel is not high enough nationwide to make High Speed rail economic.

Brilliant back-pack tents with solar power www.linkedin.com/posts/aderoh...

Good news about clean up of the River Wandle with Kingfishers, Herons and Geese back again. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Lots of Christmas joy (on Christmas Eve) in the garden today including our beautiful early Daffodil 🎄💐🌷🌺🎉

Chris Rea, Driving Home for Christmas singer, dies aged 74 RIP great man ❤️ apple.news/AobsLZb8mTWa...

. Where the wild things thrive: Finding and protecting nature’s climate change safe havens Find out more: theconversation.com/where-t... #ClimateAction

4:58???? Oh you sweet summer child!

Hydrogen does not directly warm the climate, but interacts with OH to extend the life of CH4. "More hydrogen means fewer detergents [OH] in the atmosphere, causing methane to persist longer &, therefore, warm the climate longer" phys.org/news/2025-12... Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

gallop in the light past the darkest day~ we light the tree bright 'tis time to dance 'o away~○

Blackout in San Francisco caused by substation fire Litters Streets with Traffic-Blocking, Deactivated Robot Taxi Waymos missionlocal.org/2025/12/sf-w...

Happy Winter/Summer solstice today and festive greetings for the coming week. Looking forward here to the lighter, longer days 🎄

This philanthropic funding for Geoglows will help scale a global river forecast service that gives countries, businesses, and communities clearer insight into the water risks ahead, whether tomorrow’s flood or next season’s drought. earthobservations.org/about-us/new...

USA gov Dismantling climate lab-it is said it “wastes taxpayer funds on frivolous pursuits and ideologies such as experiment traced air pollution to demonize motor vehicles, oil and gas operations” www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Lovely sharp edged seasonal thoughts from Alan alanatkisson.com/2025/12/16/d...

StableCoins-“an intriguing analogy in which Nvidia replaces Aramco (as controller of scarce resource); OpenAI becomes Exxon/Chevron (refining & processing the resource); GPUs stand in for barrels of oil; & stablecoins become modern equivalent of 1970s petrodollars”. observer.co.uk/news/columni...

These subtropical air masses that reach the PNW keep getting warmer and wetter as the climate warms as a whole. Yakima, WA has reached 70 degrees today, the only other 70+ in Dec was 72 on 12/1/2021. The atmospheric water vapor content is near record highs for Dec, increasing rainfall amounts.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗿𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲𝗱. Banks now own climate risk in the same way they own credit, liquidity and solvency. www.bankofengland.co.uk/prudential-r...

FIFA's own commercial World Cup contracts mean cities can’t do deals with local store chains, as sale of food cuts across primary partners, like McDonald’s-the global governing body will retain virtually all of the $11-14bn revenue the 2026 World Cup will generate www.rawstory.com/fifa-costing...

Irises straight from the rainy windy garden today filling the room with deep scent.

With the GlobalBuildingAtlas, a research team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has created the first high-resolution 3D map of all buildings worldwide for use for example in planning and disaster risk reduction www.tum.de/en/news-and-...

New startup operator GoVolta has opened ticket sales from March 2026 for its 3-times-a-week services Amsterdam-Hamburg & Amsterdam-Berlin. govolta.nl

Cities across Europe and Central Asia are shifting from reactive heat responses to strategic, long-term governance systems that embed heat risk into everyday decision-making. www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-w...

This isn’t just a UK electrical grid upgrade. It’s the enhanced electrification of a nation, re-engineered for net zero and the digital age with community owned power. www.linkedin.com/pulse/great-...

Satellite data shows the main Japan tsunami wave was modulated by the trailing waves as it approached some coast. We now need to quantify this excess of dispersive energy and evaluate if it has an impact that was not considered before. www.earth.com/news/satelli...

Strong solar storms can cause the Earth's atmosphere to expand out into space, which creates more drag for satellites. This can cause them to slow down enough for some to deorbit and fall back to Earth. In February 2022 a solar storm led to the loss of 38 satellites.

For decades, sustainable & responsible cities haven’t just been possible — they’ve been common sense, logical, ridiculously obvious! And yet we’ve failed to act. A better future through better cities is STILL possible with real leadership at every level. #ActionStartsHere @mayors4climate.bsky.social

Agrivoltaics in Puerto Rico means farmland not only produces coffee but also serves as a solar power farm which is able to withstand hurricanes. www.thecooldown.com/green-tech/p...

Seeding wildflowers and native plants under solar panels showed that after five years, populations of native bees had risen to 20 times their initial levels www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...

Forest protection and restoration can serve as effective nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and cooling in the Mediterranean, one of the world's most vulnerable regions. www.preventionweb.net/news/strictl...

Tonight’s Supermoon is visible after the rain- beautiful!

Floating solar/fish farms are quickly becoming a game-changer in the renewable energy landscape. By making clever use of lakes, reservoirs, and other bodies of water, these installations generate clean power without taking up valuable land perfectsenseenergy.com/solar-insigh...

We face a planetary-scale threat in the form of a prospective Trump second term and a radicalized GOP intent on implementing, in Project 2025, the most extreme, anti-environmental policy agenda in American history. thebulletin.org/2024/08/proj...

It's insane to cut trees, then ship the wood and burn it, to make "sustainable 🤡" electricity, yet Drax continues to get subsidies from us, taxpayers, and to earn over £1 million per day.