✈️ Off to COP30 in Belém. Time to move from negotiation to delivery — and to treat 1.5 °C as a binding obligation, not an aspiration. Two new court rulings (ICJ + IACtHR) now frame climate stability as a human right. A legal + moral turning point. 👉 lnkd.in/d8u7MGvc

“What happens in the ocean doesn’t stay in the ocean.” 🌊 Commission Science Director @albertnorstrm.bsky.social spoke to @svtnyheter.bsky.social on the urgent need to protect our oceans as rising emissions drive ocean acidification. 📺 Watch the story (in Swedish): www.svtplay.se/video/KqPy2m...

“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.” www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

1,900 scientists accuse Trump of ‘wholesale assault’ on science. In an open letter, several National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine members warn that Trump’s overhaul of U.S. science has created a “climate of fear.” docs.google.com/document/d/1...

How Trump is following Project 2025’s radical roadmap to defund science www.nature.com/articles/d41...

‘Orchestrated assault’: New tsunami of NIH grant cuts hits South Africa hard | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

The new U.S. government is at war with science and knowledge. Read this post carefully and support your local scientists in these terrifying times.

Tropical Andean glaciers are likely smaller now than at any point in the last 11,700 years (Holocene), an unprecedented retreat due to recent warming. This makes the tropics a key region for understanding climate change impacts on ice!!! www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Heat exposure on Western Australian coral reefs is literally off the charts. 24 Degree Heating Weeks now at Ningaloo - the highest ever recorded. 6-8 DHW is lethal for most branching corals. >20 is catastrophic. coralreefwatch.noaa.gov/product/vs/m...

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”Measures to help attract US-based researchers are also being considered by the European Commission. Ekaterina Zaharieva, the commissioner responsible for research and innovation, told the same meeting of MEPs that she was considering the creation of “a special passport” for science.”

Tackling plastic pollution is critical for food security. New study estimates that microplastics could lead to annual losses of up to 360.87M MT in crops and 24.33M MT in seafood, putting them on par with climate change impacts. bit.ly/3DzhZdw #Microplastics #FoodSecurity

Brazil, as host of COP30 in November 2025, lays out its vision for the summit. With the climate crisis at a critical point, Brazil emphasizes mutirão (collective action) and just transitions as key to push global climate governance into a new era. #COP30 #ClimateAction #Amazon bit.ly/3FuYQtD

🚨 We're hiring! 🚨 We’re looking for two research assistants to join our team! If you're interested in contributing to research on making Swedish and global food systems more sustainable, resilient, and healthy, make sure to apply by 16 February! 🌱🍽️ Learn more: https://buff.ly/2Lu3mgn

Globalization lets countries outsource environmental costs like biodiversity loss. New research shows that deforestation driven by developed nations' consumption significantly impacts species ranges globally. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

Uncertainty and restrictions hit @noaa.gov impacting forecasts & climate research. Oversight on scientists' emails & meetings, plus potential budget/staff cuts, raise concerns. "Crackdown on climate" predicted. Could limit data access globally. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

@thelancet.bsky.social editorial "American Chaos...Donald Trump's actions domestically and globally are not a measured reappraisal of US priorities. They are a sweeping and damaging attack on the health of the American people and those dependent on US foreign assistance."

"...bombshells hit the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) this week. The first ... Prepare for the possible layoff of half of your 1600-member staff ... The second ... President Donald Trump may ask Congress to cut your $9 billion budget by two-thirds." www.science.org/content/arti...

Ocean surface temperatures are showing increased persistence in anomalies since 1982. This suggests the ocean's ability to absorb excess heat is weakening, with relevance to longer, more intense marine heatwaves. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

It's a sad day today with the formal canceling of the US NNA1 last night. As part of the leadership group, we will find a way to get this important and impactful work out. Do not despair!

A massive meta-analysis of 30+ years of research shows that within-population genetic diversity is declining, and impacted by human activities. This has significant implications for the resilience of populations and ecosystems www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"Chaos erupts in US science as Trump’s team declares freeze on federal grants: The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage" www.nature.com/articles/d41...

On February 9, the Swiss will vote on the "environmental responsibility" initiative. The text requires the economy to respect the planet's limits. The initiative builds on research from @sthlmresilience.bsky.social and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, among others. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-po...

We are "grossly underestimating risk due to climate change and nature-related crises.” Colleagues from @exeter.ac.uk and @theearthcommission.bsky.social in new analysis saying that global economy could face a 50% loss in GDP unless immediate climate action is taken now www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...

It was a great opportunity to share insights in how we can protect people and nature to reach a safe and just world for all. @arcticbasecamp.bsky.social, @futureearth.bsky.social, @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social sky.social and @earth4all.bsky.social.

In 2024, solar power overtook coal for the first time in the EU. Coal power has been halved since 2011. And this has saved the EU tens of billions €.

The key to future food security might lie in the past. Traditional wheat varieties, or landraces, hold a treasure trove of genetic diversity that could be the answer to making wheat more resilient to climate change impacts. #FoodSecurity #ClimateResilience tinyurl.com/37hmne75

Today’s the day… Earth Commission Co-Chair Johan Rockström, Commissioner Joyeeta Gupta & Executive Director Wendy Broadgate are speaking at #WEF25, with a focus on #SafeAndJust science. Find out more about our presence at Davos 👇 earthcommission.org/news/earth-c...

Ready for today's pop quiz? What do Yemen, Iran, Libya, and the US have in common?

‘Catastrophic’: Great Barrier Reef hit by its most widespread coral bleaching, study finds. More than 40% of individual corals monitored around One Tree Island reef bleached by heat stress and damaged by flesh-eating disease www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As inequalities continue to go up to levels that we haven't seen since the height of Western imperialism, let's remind ourselves that if we want resilience against a volatile climate, geopolitical turbulence, and financial shocks then we need equitable and inclusive societies!

🗳️ Ahead of next week's US inauguration, we look back at our @earth4all.bsky.social @ipsosintheuk.bsky.social survey. A majority of US citizens said inequality is a big problem, many distrust the government, and 62% want urgent climate action: globalcommonsalliance.org/news/causing...

We will be participating in #WEF25, taking place this week in #Davos. ‘Science to Action: The Road to Davos 2030’ is a joint event organised by @arcticbasecamp.bsky.social, spotlighting the role of science when it comes to global decision making. Learn more via @globalcommonshq.bsky.social 👇

Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵 In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians. We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties. with @julianachueri.bsky.social doi.org/10.1177/1940...

The year 2024 was marked by violence and elections. However, climate change still made headlines. But after a standout year in 2023, online mentions of climate papers returned to more typical levels www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-the...

Global warming driven by fossil fuel emissions increases wildfire threat conditions and extreme rainfall. Yet climate deniers are winning elections around the world despite fires and floods. Drill, baby, drill... 😱 insideclimatenews.org/news/0801202...

🎉 Congratulations to our researchers who were listed among the world’s most cited in the 2024 Clarivate ranking! This highlights the importance of understanding how people and nature can live on planet under pressure. Read more: https://buff.ly/4eIqZcS