This is worth a read - factchecking claims (myths) about solar power #ClimateChange

🔥 ⚖️ 🌐HAPPENING NOW: Historic #ClimateJustice Ruling being delivered by the 🇺🇳 🧑‍⚖️ International Court of Justice. 🚨This ruling could signal a new dawn for climate law & accountability 📝 🧵 Live thread below with context, summary & analysis 👇 #ClimateJusticeAO #AOLetsGo

🔋António Guterres says renewable energy is the greatest economic opportunity of the 21st century. 🌏@manupulgarvidal.bsky.social of #WWF comments: #ClimateAction

🌍 On 23 July, 3:00 PM CEST, Judge Iwasawa Yuji, President of the @CIJ_ICJ, will deliver the Court's historic decision on the obligations of states' with regard to #ClimateChange. This decision may be a pivotal moment that leads us to a better future. Read more here: ow.ly/emUz50WrspZ

A good start to the Climate Innovation Forum as part of #LondonClimateActionWeek including telling people that #ClimateAction is happening #LCAW25 #CIF25 #ClimateChange

I'm looking forward to meeting people at #LondonClimateActionWeek Before then, read this op-ed by the mayors of London and Paris on disinformation and misinformation and the backlash to #ClimateAction www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #ClimateChange

Today, the #UNFCCC #JuneClimateMeetings #SB62 in #Bonn kick off & #WWF has published a number of papers calling for urgent progress on key issues in the lead up to @cop30nobrasil.bsky.social. There is no time to lose! More here: panda.org/cop30

.@WWF has published its annual Climate & Energy Manifesto 2025. We need political will and bold decisions from leaders more than ever. Read the manifesto here: bit.ly/4kBPa0f #ClimateCrisis #ActOnClimate

The village of Blatten in Switzerland is partly buried by the collapse of a glacier which melted because our greenhouse gas emissions warmed the climate. Another reminder that choosing to not invest enough today to reduce emissions means far greater costs for society in the long term.

Weatherwatch: The Met Office fights back against climate misinformation The most impressive part of the Office’s misinformation ‘toolkit’ is its set of answers to climate deniers’ questions www.theguardian.com/news/2025/ma... #ClimateChange ‪@metoffice.bsky.social‬

Here it is, finally. The truth. In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product

Some amazing nature photos here (and some awfully sad ones in the 'Humanity vs Nature' category) www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU

As the #climate crisis intensifies, its effects are becoming impossible to ignore - for both people and nature. That’s why #TheHerds, led by a team of puppeteers, are on the move; so far visiting DRC, Nigeria, Senegal & Morocco! Join #TheHerds to follow the journey.

Unexpected - EU companies increasingly aligned with climate action “Those vocally organising to oppose the energy transition achieve outsized importance across public debate. However, there is a larger, quieter majority that are supportive of decarbonisation” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Solar energy has consistently been underestimated. Today, it adds more capacity/yr to global grid than any other source in history. If trend continues, solar will deliver more electricity generation/yr than any technology before it. Graph from @nathanielbullard.com - great newsletter

How are #heatwaves changing in #Europe? According to the European #Climate Report, 2024 saw: 🌡️ Record-breaking ‘strong heat stress’ days and tropical nights in southeastern Europe during summer 🥵 In recent decades, heat has been the leading cause of reported deaths due to extreme weather 🌍🧪⚒️🌡️🌊

Achieving energy security for all means one crucial step: ending the world’s dependence on #FossilFuels and scaling up #RenewableEnergy. WWF calls on countries to include phasing out fossil fuels in their new national climate plans. Here’s our guidance on how: ow.ly/Gof750VGtyB

Pope Francis last year on those who deny climate science: "There are people who are foolish, and even foolish if they show you them research. They don't believe it…They don't understand the situation or because of their interest, but climate change exists." www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Climate risks are escalating at record levels, affecting people and nature in unprecedented ways. Read @WWF & @practicalaction.bsky.social’s new report on how countries can anchor Loss and Damage into their climate plans and help accelerate national climate action shorturl.at/aA5eI

Power-sector CO2 hits ‘all-time high’ in 2024 despite record growth for clean energy www.carbonbrief.org/power-sector... “Solar power has become the engine of the global energy transition..." @carbonbrief.org

The 2024 state of the climate report: a report by leading international scientists on recent trends in planetary vital signs. (Ignore at your peril.) academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from 36 fossil fuel firms Coal, oil and gas are the biggest driver of #ClimateChange www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I receive numerous requests from journalists regarding the current situation with the Intergovernemental Panel on Climate Change. I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7). 1/...

Climate change will increasingly impact the ocean around Antarctica, and the life within it, as it progresses. Read the new paper by the excellent Ben Fisher and colleagues on how this will happen, what are the implications, and how we can improve our ability to predict the key changes. 🌊❄️🥼🧪

Happy Valentine's Day chocolate lovers... “excessive heat can contribute to a reduction in the quantity and quality of the harvest” Need to cut emissions and adapt #ClimateChange www.theguardian.com/environment/...

My latest on The Climate Brink: No, renewables don't need expensive backup. In fact, renewables push the most expensive fossil fuel producers out of the market, saving money for the economy. www.theclimatebrink....

NEW: Global EV sales grew 18% year-on-year in Jan 2025 Was this due to the "devastating collapse" of 21% growth in Europe? The "stalling" 12% growth in China? Maybe the "plunging" 22% rise in US/Canada? Or "faltering" 50% rest-of-world growth…? Data: Rho Motion 🤷‍♂️

In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day

Worth looking at this deck of trends around the world: #ClimateChange already has consequences- from coffee, panama canal drying, to 3-years rain in a day in Valencia Fossil fuel use continues to rise Wind, solar, EV investments up, but not fast enough to compensate for increasing #energy demand

How unusual were 2023 and 2024 compared to the global warming trend, averaging an increase of around 0.2°C per decade? Dive into the analysis of anthropogenic and natural factors 👉 bit.ly/40kQpcz

This is a very strong argument in favour of climate action from @elpinchbeck.bsky.social that you don’t hear often enough. It is both conservative and progressive. www.thetimes.com/article/b729...

A beautiful Blue Dragon we spotted in a rock pool - they eat Portuguese man o' war and other similar siphonophores and absorb their stings as their own defence. The kids knew what it was from National Geographic, but I, and a long-time fisherman friend, had never heard of them!

Coal is nearing its end in the EU electricity mix 📉 10 countries were already coal-free and a further 6 countries had less than 5% coal power in 2024. Even Poland – the EU’s most coal-dependent country – saw coal power fall to 54% in 2024, down from 70% just 2 years ago. ember-energy.org/lat...

Environmental risks dominate @weforum.org Global Risks Report 2025. Extreme weather & #biodiversity loss top 10-year threats. Pollution rises in short-term urgency. 🌍 The IPBES #NexusAssessment just showed how important it is to tackle interlinked crises together. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Climate records broken like a broken record! It is worth a look at this report by #CopernicusClimate Change service The 2024 Annual Climate Summary Global Climate Highlights 2024 climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima... @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social #ClimateChange

Today #WEF published its Global Risks Report 2025, which identifies the top four most severe risks over the next ten years to be extreme weather events, biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse, critical change to Earth systems and natural resources shortages www.weforum.org/press/2025/0...

A sadly brilliant #ClimateChange cartoon spotted in a gallery. It is by @cathywilcox.bsky.social #CoralBleaching #Oceans

Happy New Year Bluesky Must do better in 2025! #ClimateChange

#ClimateChange, #NatureLoss and food insecurity are all inextricably linked and dealing with them as separate issues won't work, a major report by @ipbes.bsky.social has warned. #NexusAssessment bbc.com/news/article...

A white blackbird spotted on the way to the office! It hopped two-footed like a usual blackbird and was with another blackbird. But I've never seen one like this before. #Nature

20-25 years ago, it was received wisdom that wind and solar could only supply 10-20% of the grid without chaos. Today, grids handle 50%+ renewables and aim for 100%! The renewable #energy revolution is real—cleaner, cheaper, and unstoppable. 🌍⚡ #ClimateChange #RenewableEnergy #Innovation

Electric cars accounted for 25.1% of all new car sales in the UK last month. You'd think this was a cause to celebrate. But car industry body SMMT claims it's only because of "heavy manufacturer discounting". Meanwhile, in Norway >90% of new car sales are EVs... www.smmt.co.uk/2024/12/disc...

Good article "Communities will continue to turn to courts to compel polluters to change course and pay up. Independent judiciaries are critical checks against the whims of changing political administrations and shifting corporate priorities." WWF submission to the ICJ: wwf.panda.org?11676441/WWF...

‼️ Finally out ‼️ esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/... Our work exploring the impact of changes in shipping emissions on 2023 temperatures is now published on ESD. We used the CESM2 LENS and performed new simulations including changes in SOx, unlike the originals. Here are our findings 🧵

Here are the warming stripes for Belém in Brazil - where the next #ClimateChange COP is due to be held in a year. Easy to use and great visuals by @edhawkins.org showyourstripes.info/l/southameri... #ShowYourStripes

There will be a lot of analysis of #COP29, but the best go-to sources are @carbonbrief.org (report below) and @enb.iisd.org (their summary report normally comes out a day or two after). enb.iisd.org/baku-un-clim... #ClimateChange

While you wait for the new #COP29 texts in the huge Baku sports stadium, take 60 seconds to remember why it matters by watching this amazing short film... The Climate Games: There are some records we don't want to break. #ClimateChange www.youtube.com/watch?v=V79_...

How does "urge" compare with "invite" or "request"? Is "welcome" warmer than "note"? (Yes, obvs!) Here's your complete guide to verbs in UNFCCC text: