I'm at #COP30 in Brazil Chair of @wmo-global.bsky.social opens the conference with dire stats about rising temps (1.4 C above preindustrial levels) and record concentration of heat-trapping greenhouse gases. “Let COP30 be remebered when the world hcanged course, with the Amazon as its witness”

Central to Brazil’s COP30 agenda: money for countries to protect their standing forests. Big challenge: attracting investors to pony up $100 billion www.nytimes.com/2025/11/05/c...

Natural gas prices are relatively low, thanks to a frac'ing-fueled drilling boom... So why are gas utility prices reaching record highs? Answers are in my @npr.org Climate Desk story: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/n...

H/t @rabihalameddine.bsky.social

Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:

How a Former Trump Golf Club Worker Was Mistakenly Deported to Mexico www.nytimes.com/2025/10/30/n...

Rob Jetten looks on course to be the next Dutch prime minister. Quick reminder that he was once the nation's climate and energy minister: "I work every day to put the Netherlands on course towards a climate-neutral society by 2050 at the latest." Quite the contrast with Geert Wilders...

2X increase in the most extreme hurrucanes! Looking at every Cat 4 & 5 in the Atlantic since 1980 (reliable records/ data gathering) I broke the record into 2 equal parts. 1980-2002 and 2003-2025 The most recent period has more than double the number of most intense hurricanes in the Atlantic!… 1/

Donald Trump is meeting Xi Jinping in South Korea. There's a lot at stake for a lot of countries. Not least the host country -- South Korea. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/c...

This is so very, very bad. And yes, climate change plays a role. bmcnoldy.blogspot.com/2025/10/meli...

“It was a lack of respect,” he added, “for local cuisine, for our culinary tradition.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/w...

A South African court has nullified the environmental authorization for state-owned electricity utility Eskom’s proposed 3,000-megawatt gas-fired power plant, citing multiple reasons, including failure to adequately consult local residents and consider the full impact on climate change.

“As the wealthy continue to consume, that’s masking more and more insecurity and instability in the economy under the hood.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/b...

Smart look at public space by @annakode.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/10/18/n...

Global shipping was ready to start paying a fee to clean up its climate pollution. Then the Trump administration brought a battering ram of trade and visa threats on countries that supported it. The measure was delayed today. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/17/c...

What does the US-China trade row have to do with deforestation in Brazil? (Hint: pig farms) www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/c...

A German court ruled Apple can no longer market its Apple Watch as "CO2 neutral": esgnews.com/german-court... Be sure to read @gregbarber.bsky.social's earlier TR deep dive into the company's climate claims here:

Happy book birthday to my friend @jimfruchterman.bsky.social He has spent many years figuring out how technology can help the global majority. He distills the lessons in his new book. Details are here: fruchterman.org

Just an astonishing image www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/w...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s assault may have dealt lasting damage to the CDC, experts fear, with harsh consequences for public health. (Gift article) www.nytimes.com/2025/08/29/h...

A Casualty of Trump’s Tariffs: India’s Nascent Solar Industry www.nytimes.com/2025/08/27/c...

Chinese solar exports to African countries are surging. With insights from @ember-energy.org and @kevinpgallagher.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/c...

The Deadly Risks of Reporting in Gaza www.nytimes.com/2025/08/26/w...

Eunice Foote conducted an experiment showing that atmospheric CO2 traps heat. OTD in 1856, she listened to a man (John Henry of the Smithsonian) present her results to the American Acad. for the Advancement of Science. Henry downplayed the significance of Foote’s finding. #HistSTM #WomeninSTEM 🧪🌎

Analysts: When will oil demand peak? Trump administration: Ssshh www.nytimes.com/2025/08/18/c...

The dismantling of USAID has disrupted the global supply chain that provides a therapeutic food, leaving thousands of malnourished children at risk of dying. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/15/h...

This is the caste system in America

Farmworkers continue to die from heat illness. “It is the kind of thing that should be keeping legislators up at night. People are dying.” Via @jessicagarrison.bsky.social www.latimes.com/california/s...

Our friend @alecluhn.bsky.social is missing in Norway's Folgefonna National Park after a backpacking trip to the glacier there. Please share if you're in the area or know people who might be. Come home safe, buddy www.facebook.com/share/p/18xA...

Very much worth reading 👇🏽

EU’s von der Leyen confirmed that Europe will buy $750 billion worth of American energy over three years. She also clarified the logic behind the time frame: “during his term.” www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

This explains something about today's beard boom: "Beards emerged as legible emblems of male virility and authority just as women began demanding the vote." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

"I used to chase the truth. Now I chase calories.” www.cjr.org/news/journal...

Chinese carmakers are changing how the world drives. Their latest venture: Latin America. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/c...

Dinosaur song. 🦤 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/s...

Protesters denounced the three-day celebrations for the wedding between Jeff Bezos and his wife Lauren Sanchez Bezos as a symbol of rising inequality and disregard for the city's residents.

Protests have sprung up in response to Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez's Venice wedding, including a variety of life-size mannequins placed throughout the city. The satirical project is protesting the billionaire's wedding as a symbol of unchecked wealth inequality. wapo.st/3I1z8hU

Pretty remarkable! Here's a look at some of the cities that broke or tied for their hottest June day on record Tuesday! #heatwave2025 #heatwave

Extreme heat, fueled by the burning of coal, oil, gas: yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/06/unpr...

1/ 🌶️ Ok. That was a hot win on a hot election day. 🌶️ Now, how will the next mayor help us inhabit a much much hotter New York City? Thankfully, there are practical fixes that other cities have made. Here are a few:

Trump & Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” would be one of the largest wealth transfers from the working class to the wealthy in U.S. history. But how would it affect YOU? We built a calculator. Plug in your info to see what it’d mean for your finances. www.washingtonpost.com/business/int...

Extreme heat election stunner: www.nytimes.com/live/2025/06...

Another day of the Saudis being Saudis at UN climate talks "SAUDI ARABIA opposed noting 'with alarm and utmost concern' the state of the climate system, and called for deleting all references to 1.5ºC in favor of broader reference to Paris Agreement temperature goals" enb.iisd.org/bonn-climate...

NYC elections. Extreme heat edition.

Bears raid honey store. bbc.com/news/article...

Tell me your faves! www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

1/ We are not ready for heat. This is downtown Brooklyn. Nearly all of this was built in the years we have all known about the risks of extreme heat. These high rises radiate heat. They create hot wind tunnels. They make the streets hotter for the millions who walk and bike.

Thank you (falettinme be mice elf agin)