Grid-scale batteries are going in an absolutely wild pace. Every whingey objection to renewables you've ever heard is basically solved by batteries. This is happening whether any of the hopeless dipshits running the US want it or not.

1/ Interesting that with the Netherlands as co-host of the Santa Marta conference, Investor State Dispute Settlement #ISDS mechanisms "was explicitly on the agenda yet was reduced to one wishy-washy sentence in the final key takeaways" Read @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social 👇

Nuff said www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Velociraptors had feathers

Renewables beat coal in our global energy mix for the first time. 💪🏼⚡️ www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Today we unveiled a tool that changes the game. You can now find exactly what level of investment is needed in blue carbon projects, where the most impactful locations are and the expected financial returns. Don’t take our word for it. See for yourself: nature.org/en-us/newsro...

This ICJ ruling is one of those magic moments when i am reminded there are still sane grown ups around. @theelders.bsky.social response confirms it. "The big emitters are on notice". They are liable to litigation if they are not investing in the transition.

New paper out! Using over 20 years of #satellite data, we show that restored #peatlands start to resemble intact peatlands. Their #albedo and land surface #temperature (LST) gradually align with those of natural peatlands. 👉 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

New study of where forest restoration delivers greatest climate benefits w few trade-offs ⬇️92% than other estimates, but positive 4 people & nature 🌱 A tool for smart, strategic climate action 🧭 Prioritizes resources for biggest impact 🤝 Considers people, land rights & livelihoods lnkd.in/eGhcB_Wq

A valuable "how to" guide to investors for adaptation in agricultural value chains The growing investment opportunity in agriculture www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-growing-...

The Amazon rainforest is the largest remaining tropical forest on our planet—yet this critical ecosystem is at risk, and its stewards are often left out of equitable funding models. Communities protecting the Amazon need innovative, equitable funding #AmazonWeek #TFFF www.nature.org/en-us/what-w...

Europe and North Africa need to prepare for a scorching summer and extreme weather. The 1991-2020 climate doesn't exist any more.

If political parties act on climate they could attract more young women to vote for them… www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Just lovely www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Exciting innovation underway to tackle the market failure of reducing methane from cattle that the ranchers do not benefit from but we do. Part of a wider push on tackling methane emissions by TNC with our partners marketshaping.uchicago.edu/news/the-pro...

Good news Friday - China’s emissions declined over more than a year. Is this them passing peak emissions? Exciting stuff @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social

The EV Benefit on Road Trips You Really Can't Talk About - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/05/13/t...

Polluters pay for climate action? Just imagine if this bill in the uk could get the support it needs! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Pity the poor oil and gas industry. They bet big on electing Trump, and now they are being crushed by his tariffs, his moves to strong- arm OPEC to lower prices, and the chaos. Did someone say something about leopards and faces? 1/ @washingtonpost.com @evanhalper.bsky.social

Spoiler: It is mainly natural gas that drives up electricity prices. www.pressherald.com/2025/05/10/t...

3. In the absence of human intervention, much of the high ground on Dartmoor would likely be covered by temperate rainforest, to judge by hygrothermal mapping, conducted here by @guyshrubsole.bsky.social’s excellent initiative, The Lost Rainforests of Britain. map.lostrainforestsofbritain.org

The fight to maintain UK’s net zero ambition is still very live www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Marginal wells make up only 5% of US oil & gas output but <60% of methane leaks. And yet the government subsidizes them with tax credits, so 1 in 10 Americans live in a county with 1,000+ marginal wells. @sejorg.bsky.social @rockymtninst.bsky.social rmi.org/marginal-wel...

Any laws - or interpretation of laws - that lead society to require genital police for bathrooms or anywhere else does seem weird. Good point well made.

"The possible elimination of the lab, called GFDL, in concert with potential cuts to other NOAA operations, threatens irreparable harm not only to global understanding of climate change and long-range scenarios for the planet but to the country’s safety, competitiveness and national security."

Silver linings - UK & EUR remain committed to RE as a route to energy security www.theguardian.com/environment/...

and in Texas it is becoming very costly to insure your home bc of climate change 'Texas was once affordable. After hail and hurricanes, not anymore.' www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

Most of the world’s population wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority

Preparing a talk + I'm struck again by this adaptation strategies by Voelz et al., 2024. I think as ice sheet scientists we are sometimes too caught up in processes. Smart engineers + social scientists FTW #SeaLevelRise @h2020protect.bsky.social agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...

9 in 10 people believe their government should do more to fight climate change 🌍Happy🌎Earth🌏Day🌿 ...but they also believe others are not as committed as they are☹️ Lets make 2025 the year that changes💚 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Last month was the warmest March since instrumental records began in 1850, with global average temperatures reaching 1.55 ± 0.15 °C (2.32 ± 0.22 °F) above the 1850–1900 baseline. This is despite the end of El Niño conditions. - Berkeley Earth

New Bill to Recognize Legal Rights of All Water Bodies in New York State ->Great Lakes Now | #Water | More info from EcoSearch

Today's story for subscribers: Three Earth-observing NASA satellites will likely go dark within a year, without immediate/exact replacements for some of their measurements. Meanwhile, scientists are increasingly concerned about the future of Earth science at NASA. www.eenews.net/articles/thr...

Exciting innovation in wildfire resilience insurance just announced in California - cost reduction in household insurance for fire risk where the forest is managed to lower risk (thinning, prescribed cool fires etc). Congrats TNC California & partners www.wtwco.com/en-ie/news/2...

Nice to see The Entrepreneurs Network featuring TNC's collab effort for Global Renewables Watch... thanks Jessie Green entrepreneursnetwork.substack.com?utm_source=n...

Recommended read: The Guardian recreated a climate-risk tool that had been purged from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency’s website under Trump’s anti-climate directives. 📝 Oliver Milman and Andrew Witherspoon

From 'living from a river' as a resource to 'living as a river' as part of us: how different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the way people interact with and value nature. A fascinating infographic by @ipbes.net

NEW: Govt data CONFIRMS our estimate that UK greenhouse gas emissions fell by 4% to 371MtCO2e in 2024 As we said earlier this month, this took UK emissions to lowest level since 1872 – with coal use at its lowest since 1666 (!) Our analysis: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Five years ago today, most historical UK monthly rainfall observations were not available to scientists. But the 66,000 pieces of paper containing the data had been scanned. With covid lockdown approaching we saw an opportunity to transcribe the data. #RainfallRescue began... 🧵

1.5C - how's it looking in 2025? @wmo-global.bsky.social take is helpful, I thought wmo.int/sites/defaul...

While Musk was making a fool of himself politically, the Chinese were making a fool of him technologically--five minute charging for EVs! billmckibben.substack.com/p/tesla-big-...

Great victory for communities, clean air, and climate action in WA State: Superior Court judge rules that I 2066 is unconstitutional. Decision leaves in place energy efficiency and gas appliance standards that made WA a national leader. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

West Papua’s Indigenous people have called for a boycott of KitKat, Smarties and Aero chocolate, Oreo biscuits and Ritz crackers, Pantene and Herbal Essences, over alleged ecocide in their territory

Today's Times makes the Sun look even more dodgy: "the paper, dating from 2023, concluded that in the long run the economic consequences of net-zero were 'likely to be positive' & the negative impact could be mitigated by clear and consistent government policy"

Hey look, it's a highly placed government official openly & proudly fighting for net-zero!

Hear that? It's the bell tolling for the oil industry ...

This week at @chathamhouse.org I chaired the final session of #CHClimateEnergy Summit 2025! Four great climate tech innovators pitching solutions, great expert panel grilling them including @fionaharvey.bsky.social who nailed why this work matters now more than ever.

🌍 Our Global Renewables Watch, featured in @nytimes, is revolutionizing clean energy mapping. This partnership, with Microsoft and Planet, uses AI & satellite imagery to track solar and wind projects, providing real-time data on installations and land use trends. #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability

Preliminary data suggests that the global average increase in atmospheric CO2 concentration in 2024 will be a record. Not just a little record, but 25% higher than the previous record. (This is the global average, as opposed to Moana Loa) gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/... 1/

Trump (the genius) is about to place a 200% tax on Guinness the week of St Patrick's Day...