The US is withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the treaty that has governed international climate diplomacy since 1992, per the AP: heatmap.news/sparks/us-wi... George H.W. Bush first signed the pact, and the Senate unanimously ratified. US has been a member since then.

#TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In July, we reported that Musk’s xAI facility in Memphis installed 35 gas turbines without permits in 2024 — raising concerns over #AirPollution & unregulated emissions.

Both major U.S. parties are betting on "affordability." They could win if they show how #climate change is jacking up prices of #energy, #food, #insurance etc, says @claravondrich.bsky.social @publiccitizen.bsky.social. "Climate pollution is driving the cost-of-living crisis." @barclay2.bsky.social

My oped on climate change as the ultimate cost-of-living crisis. Extreme weather is jacking up prices for everyone & everything. We need to reject the idea that climate is too "abstract" for voters. Survivors will tell you there's nothing abstract about losing your home, much less a loved one.

We cannot become numb to the outrage of this. The wife of the President’s Senior Advisor threatens a sovereign nation.

A look back at #TopStories of #2025 from C&C. In May, Ma Jun spoke with C&C’s @petermckillop.bsky.social#TopStorieson how global climate progress can continue even if the US government steps back from #ClimateFinance.

Trump’s dizzying 2nd term has turned fringe movements and personal grudges into full-blown policies. But while vaccines and universities will endure through Trump’s political attacks, in one form or another, the U.S. offshore wind industry may not. My last story of 2025 is a postmortem.

Great @nytimes.com reporting here: "Since his return to office, President Trump and his family have engaged in a moneymaking campaign like none in modern American history. It is enriching the family, as well as important officials and business partners." www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

DHS spokesperson routinely make statements which are then contradicted by the facts. Their bodycam footage disappears during shootings. Now they also want to block the public from monitoring them. Media should be deeply cautious about presenting their claims uncritically. reason.com/2025/12/26/j...

🇨🇳China is the world's largest emitter but also a leader in the #CleanEnergy shift.💡 We examine how China is driving change & why it's where the fight against #ClimateChange will be won or lost 🧵👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-climate-...

#CCMHolidayReading 📚Here Comes the Sun by @billmckibben.bsky.social#CCMHolidayReading— an optimistic read — traces the arrival renewables despite effort of the fossil fuel industry to hold this new power at bay. One of our top climate reads of 2025.

📚 Stellar by James Arbib & @tonyseba.bsky.social lays out a bold vision: a world powered by superabundant clean energy — enough to restore what fossil fuels destroyed. One of our top climate reads of 2025.

Watching car salesmen days before year end baffled that sales have been down for 3 to 4 months. The cars are worse, cost twice as much, wages are half what they were, and you want $700 a month to lease. Nobody’s making money. Of course no one’s buying. It won’t be better in 2026. Any guesses why?

Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus 2 will burn enough gas to power nearly half of Memphis daily & pump 2,000+ tons of NOx into the air, according to @selc.bsky.social. Residents call it environmental injustice in real time👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/musk-mugs-me... #AI #EnvironmentalJustice

#CCMHolidayReading 📚 Saving Us by @katharinehayhoe.com#CCMHolidayReading— blends science, faith & personal stories into a hopeful, practical guide for climate conversations rooted in empathy.  One of our top picks for 2025.

New York is entering a moment when two political forces are hurtling toward each other.  With rising utility costs & 2026 elections looming, Gov Kathy Hochul will have to work to prove affordability and #ClimateAction go together. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/as-affordabi...

As I understand @ncar-ucar.bsky.social also play a crucial role in studying atmospheric rivers (ARs). An example of what these ARs can do can be seen in Seattle this week bsky.app/profile/matt...

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

Amazing!! Women Help Women (womenhelp.org) is manufacturing their own abortion pills in order to make abortion safer, simpler and more accessible across borders. They designed an eco-friendly combi-pack that's easier to mail discreetly and centred around women’s experiences and needs.

CIDRAP Op-Ed: Here's what removal of the hepatitis B birth dose will look like www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

A new AIGCC & MSCI Institute report reveals a stark reality for Asia’s power sector: #ClimateChange is already costing utilities $6.3B annually and could hit 33% by 2050 without resilience — writes @karihuus.bsky.social#ClimateChange👇

Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus 2 will burn enough gas to power nearly half of Memphis daily & pump 2,000+ tons of NOx into the air, according to @selc.bsky.social. Residents call it environmental injustice in real time 👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/musk-mugs-me... #AI #EnvironmentalJustice

As energy demand surges, solar is stepping up — fast, cheap and scalable. ☀️🔋 Nexamp is scaling solar + storage & reinventing energy access with community solar — like SaaS, but for electricity. The #CleanEnergy future is accelerating. 📈 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/why-solar-is...

New York is entering a moment when two political forces are hurtling toward each other. With rising utility costs & 2026 elections looming, Gov Kathy Hochul will have to work to prove affordability and #ClimateAction go together. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/as-affordabi...

NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social urges NYC pension funds to dump BlackRock for being “unable” to meet climate expectations, @patagonia.com is doubling down instead of stepping back — recently admitting, “Nothing we do is sustainable.”👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/on-the-two-e...

As energy demand surges, solar is stepping up — fast, cheap and scalable. ☀️🔋 Nexamp is scaling solar + storage & reinventing energy access with community solar — like SaaS, but for electricity. The #CleanEnergy future is accelerating. 📈 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/why-solar-is...

NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social urges NYC pension funds to dump BlackRock for being “unable” to meet climate expectations, @patagonia.com is doubling down instead of stepping back — recently admitting, “Nothing we do is sustainable.”👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/on-the-two-e...

While Rep. @repcohen.bsky.social proposes the Clean Cloud Act to set emissions baselines, local nonprofits like MCAP & @ceejhaction.bsky.social are installing their own air monitors & Protect Our Aquifer is pushing for “a fair fee” on xAI’s water use.

“Allowing a business to pollute the air with NOx (nitrogen oxide) and formaldehyde for nearly one year with no permit or regulatory oversight is egregious,” says LaTricea Adams of @younggiftedgreen.bsky.social.

Elon Musk’s xAI Colossus 2 will burn enough gas to power nearly half of Memphis daily & pump 2,000+ tons of NOx into the air, according to @selc.bsky.social. Residents call it environmental injustice in real time👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/musk-mugs-me... #AI #EnvironmentalJustice

NYC Comptroller @bradlander.bsky.social urges NYC pension funds to dump BlackRock for being “unable” to meet climate expectations, @patagonia.com is doubling down instead of stepping back — recently admitting, “Nothing we do is sustainable.”👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/on-the-two-e...

2️⃣ @nicogrimblatt.bsky.social makes the case for Global South-led “green clubs” — says the Global South needs its own strategic ‘clubs’ to shift power and speed up the green transition. www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/beyond-cop-t...

Here are the five most‑read Climate & Capital Media stories of November: 1️⃣ Governments are looking at clean steel the wrong way, argues Simon Sharpe. He calls for governments to prioritise clean-tech innovation over penalising legacy industries.

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As the dust settles on another less-than-satisfying #COP in Brazil, the C&C team with @blairpalese.bsky.social is back with our bi-annual list of the best climate books to give or to dive into over the holiday downtime. 👇 www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-best-cli...

CCM’s @petermckillop.bsky.social looks at the failure of COP30, and contrasts the facts of the rapid energy transition with the fictions of fossil fuel industry insiders like Exxon CEO Darren Woods’ calls for “climate realism”.

A largely-overlooked Trump presidential memorandum pushes the limits of his authority by targeting individuals and groups as potential domestic terrorists based on their beliefs rather than their actions. buff.ly/66NLeUr via @mindyhaas.bsky.social

Thanks @climateandcap.bsky.social & @blairpalese.bsky.social for listing #ScienceUnderSiege (by @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly) on your list of "The best climate books to give and read over the holidays" www.climateandcapitalmedia.com/the-best-cli...

The members of Philadelphia's Senior Environment Corps wade into streams, peered through microscopes and teach kids how to identify aquatic critters. (via @whyy.org)

Electricity prices are soaring while utilities rake in billions in profit. Here's three ideas to bring bills down: 1) Make power cheap in the middle of the day 2) Stop utility profiteering 3) Keep climate impacts off bills My latest in @theatlantic.com. www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

1. The European Parliament’s attempt to ban plant-based foods from being sold as “sausages”, “burgers” etc is a direct response to livestock industry lobbying. This is a short thread on how utterly bleeding ridiculous it is. 🧵1/6

Data centres are energy hungry but what if we could use their waste heat to heat our homes? That's exactly what happens in places like Finland: Cities are tapping the vast amounts of waste heat generated by data centres, and feeding it into district-heating networks.

If new proposals detailed in an FDA memo are put into place, experts told me it would mean the end of annual flu shots. And end of most vaccines for pregnant people. And maybe the end of updates to pneumonia vaccines. And more. www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...

Good move, NYT! “It shouldn’t be that the press pass becomes a shackle,” said a senior attorney at the New York Times. “The press pass should be a badge that allows you to do more, not less.” wapo.st/3Y8FPTW

If an elderly cancer survivor didn’t want to spend 9 years in prison, because that would terrible and not worth the risk, she shouldn’t have committed four felony counts of election fraud…

This is unfortunately and sadly who we are now….

I just analysed the latest Sentinel-2 satellite images for the storage dams feeding Knysna South Africa. This is not looking good - at all. Is this the first South African town to hit Day Zero?

A largely-overlooked Trump presidential memorandum pushes the limits of his authority by targeting individuals and groups as potential domestic terrorists based on their beliefs rather than their actions. buff.ly/ttmWtYs