Super-warming methane gas is being tackled too slowly, UN says ahead of COP30 reut.rs/4ovardB

In the same article it says that Microsoft executes believe OpenAI would fail www.theinformation.com/articles/mic...

US documents dozens of new avian flu cases in wild birds as PAHO notes human case www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...

ICYMI: @jbwinters.bsky.social is reporting from Geneva as the U.N. approaches a global plastics treaty. Here’s our chart-heavy look from last week on the state of the plastics crisis: grist.org/internationa...

The EU said it is ready to make a deal on a global plastics treaty but will not accept an agreement “at any cost,” leaving the door open to rejecting a weak outcome as negotiators enter the final 72 hours of talks with core provisions still deadlocked. healthpolicy-watch.news/eu-ready-to-...

Global Plastics Treaty Talks Near Collapse With Days to Deadline "We have more square brackets in the text than plastic in the sea. It's time to get results," EU environment chief Jessika Roswall said. "We cannot miss this historic opportunity." healthpolicy-watch.news/global-plast...

Mass Killings, Sexual Violence, and Famine Grip North Darfur as Rebels Prepare El Fasher Assault ⏰⬇️Critical updates in the latest reports from @msf.ca, @amnesty.org, @unicef.org, and the @unhcr.org. ✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social @wfp.org

I just published an explainer on aerosols and their role in the climate that I've been working on for the past few months! It includes both how aerosols work, how emissions have changed, and how thats driven recent warming: www.carbonbrief.org/...

Months after Musk and Trump told the agency it is “time to die,” looks like the final nail in the coffin. USAID will cut all international staff by September, ending nearly seven decades of operation for the world’s largest provider of humanitarian aid. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Artificial intelligence threatens to raid the water reserves of Europe's driest regions — @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/arti...

The SSA is shifting all public comms to X amid major staffing cuts: www.wired.com/story/social...

#UN Agency Chiefs Warn of ‘Utter Disregard for Human Life’ as Gaza Blockade Enters Second Month Heads of six UN agencies including the @who.int , @unicef.org, and the @wfp.org issued a desperate warning. ✍️ @stefananderson.bsky.social @msf.ca @costsofwar.bsky.social

Russia-linked Telegram channels ‘offering to pay for attacks on mosques’ www.theguardian.com/news/2025/fe...

At least 880 NOAA employees were fired today with hundreds more expected as soon as Friday. Right as there's: 🔥 a red flag warning for most of Nebraska and Iowa 🌪️ severe weather season picking up next week in the South 🔥🔥 "significant" wildfire potential for the Southwest and Southeast next month

Scoop: UNHCR moved to freeze 'activities worth about US$300 million.' The budget freeze is part of almost US$700 million the U.N. refugee agency already received from the United States. By @stefananderson.bsky.social

The State Department is putting “all direct hire personnel” at the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on administrative leave, except staff responsible for mission-critical functions.

🌐 🇺🇳 Scoop: UNHCR is the latest U.N. agency to impose urgent spending cuts after nearly US$1 billion of its 2025 budget was held up in Trump's foreign aid freeze. WHO announced similar cuts last week - both agencies count the U.S. as their top donor. www.aretenews.com/unhcr-cuts-c...