Unsurprisingly excellent piece from Ted Chiang about LLMs and particularly about Claude. Claude (or any other LLM) is not conscious or "intelligent" in the general understanding of the word, but if it were, then it would be, essentially, a slave. www.theatlantic.com/philosophy/2...

IPEN’s research and policy work is now easier to find. Our new website brings together years of reports and policy briefs, with filters to search by country, region, and topic. You can also explore country based research from more than 100 countries. 🔗 ipen.org

🧪 New database of chemicals used in fracking fluid—standardized to chemical names and function categories—just dropped. Alas, full text is published in a paywalled journal but is likely available via Interlibrary loan. Here below is link to abstract.👇 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42169502/

🔥 the 🇺🇳 UN General Assembly is about to be called upon to #VoteYesForClimateJustice as it considers an important resolution tabled by 🇻🇺 Vanuatu (and others) to welcome and build upon the historic #ClimateJustice ruling by the 🌐 ⚖️ International Court of Justice! 🧵⬇️ follow proceedings in thread below

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As leaders gather in Santa Marta for the Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels, our expert @dlevialvares.bsky.social explains why a fossil-free future must include tackling petrochemicals. 🧵 - 1/5 ⬇️

The first meeting of the new global science panel on chemicals, waste, & pollution ended without taking the decisions needed for it to begin its work. Procedural fights, obstruction, & even shouting in the plenary room derailed the negotiations. Read our latest blog for more: bit.ly/40UJkil

Dernièrement, je me suis posé une question un peu similaire (quel mur peindre dans une pièce pour de la couleur ?), je suis tombé la dessus et…🤯 (je n’ai pas pu répondre directement sous le post, alors je le met là @minutesimone.bsky.social

Is the @ec.europa.eu in a toxic relationship with big polluters? Our latest analysis by @silviap.bsky.social reveals a striking pattern: the petrochemical industry’s private "wishlist" is becoming Europe's political reality. Progress is moving in reverse ⬇️[1/5]

The latest round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations concluded with a new Chair. Our new brief examines where the treaty text stands and whether the oft-cited “start-and-strengthen” approach, where a treaty is strengthened over time, can work. Read the analysis ↓ bit.ly/4qZ5ydB

[Castagne] Il n'y a pas qu'un antifascisme hyperbate.fr/castagne/202...

Il n’a pas tort Jordan Bardella… Au moins neuf hommes condamnés ou en attente d’un procès dans des affaires de terrorisme ont exercé des responsabilités au sein du Rassemblement national. C’est le seul parti politique dans ce cas. Via @Mediapart. www.mediapart.fr/journal/fran...

Petrochemical industry talking points are being echoed at the highest levels of EU decision-making. So we asked: who’s really influencing EU policy? We compared petrochemical lobby demands and @ec.europa.eu rhetoric—and the overlaps are striking. Check out the matches ⬇️ [1/1]

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La industria que produce sustancias tóxicas no debería intervenir en las normas que nos protegen de esas mismas sustancias. Y sin embargo, lo hace. Vemos los casos de Monsanto y su Roundup, Dupont y 3M y sus PFAS y Bayer y sus neonicotinoides, gracias al 'Manual de contaminación' de @ciel.org.

📍HAPPENING NOW @xrbelgium.bsky.social and activists from Greenpeace Belgium are blocking the offices of CEFIC, the European chemicals lobby group ‼️ 50 activists have declared the area a climate crime scene!

INC-5.3 wrapped up in Geneva with the election of a new Chair for the global plastics treaty talks. It’s a necessary procedural step after months of paralysis — but it doesn’t fix what’s broken. A reset is urgently needed. Read our full statement: www.ciel.org/news/inc-5-3...

The first meeting of ISP-CWP ended in complete failure. With the ironic final touch: One of the most obstructionist country delayed the (sad) closure of the meeting, by refusing to end the meeting without a clear path forward.

2 Briefing looks at industry’s deceptive tactics to avoid regulation. These can include: ⚠️ Not sharing damaging knowledge ⚠️ Undermining independent science ⚠️ Pointing to other causes for harms ⚠️ Intimidation ⚠️ Developing PR campaigns ⚠️ Using front groups corporateeurope.org/en/2026/02/p...

People always appear flabergasted when they understand the vast majority of chemicals on the market are either unsuficiently or more generally not regulated at all. Well... this explains why !! @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social

Plastic waste exports are far bigger—and more toxic—than official numbers show. IPEN’s report reveals how hidden trade in textiles, contaminated paper, e-waste, and rubber is fueling global pollution and harming communities: stoppoisonplastic.org/blog/portfol...

has the vibe of @mrhenrymorris.substack.com and the fabulous "PNG Courier" articles he occasionally posts, but this story very much rewards reading right... to... the... end!

Happy New Year, everyone! This is a @theguardian.com books cartoon from a few years ago.

Climate, pollution, biodiversity apocalypse or climate related natural disasters do not even make the list. On a pas le cul sorti des ronces !!

The fertilizer industry doesn’t want you to know ammonia is fueling the next petrochemical boom. CIEL uncovered how ammonia production drives environmental racism, agriculture, and the climate crisis. Communities are fighting back. Read the full story: https://bit.ly/CIEL2025ImpactReport

Alerte sur la présence de nanoparticules de dioxyde de titane dans les cosmétiques pailletés

Plastic pollution starts long before it hits our oceans. It starts at production — and it’s poisoning people and the planet. 🧵👇 That’s why CIEL is fighting for a strong, legally binding Global Plastics Treaty that cuts plastic production, protects communities, and holds polluters accountable.

The Seventh United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-7) takes place next week. IPEN has published our briefing for UNEA-7, clarifying the relationship between UNEA and the Plastics Treaty INC.: ipen.org/documents/un... It is available in English, español, русский, français, and العربية.

📢 The climate talks #COP30 in Belém conclude with a largely empty deal: ❌ No halt to deforestation, ❌ No fossil fuel phaseout, and ❌ No climate finance at the scale the crisis demands. Our reaction: www.ciel.org/news/cop30-f... A 🧵👇

Colombian minister Irene Vélez Torres explains her views on fossil fuels being excluded from the COP30 text. "The problem is, right now, the method [is] only of consensus”, with “the most ambitious agenda” ending up “eliminated”. She added: “We still believe that a change in the text is possible."

That’s a wrap on Day 8 of #COP30 — And what a day! From seeing the 1st potential final political agreement on sticky issues from the climate talks to the revelation that hundreds of industrial agriculture lobbyists are attending the negotiations. The day was packed 📦! A 🧵

Des centaines de militants ont bloqué l'usine normande du géant agrochimique BASF pour dénoncer la production d’un pesticide interdit en Europe et exporté vers le Sud global. Ils dénoncent un « colonialisme chimique ». Lire l'article ➡️ https://l.reporterre.net/XEi

‼️ NEW opinion piece by CIEL's Rebecca Brown and @lienvandamme.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com ‼️ The world doesn’t just need stronger climate targets. It needs a fairer, faster, and more accountable multilateral system to deliver #ClimateAction. 👉 ciel.org/we-must-rewr... 👈 A 🧵

👀 What are the impacts that the International Court of Justice’s historic Advisory Opinion on #ClimateChange can & should have on the climate negotiations #COP30? Find out in this great piece by @ninalakhani.bsky.social for @theguardian.com 👇 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Bonjour Bluesky et happy Friday..

📣 Ahead of #COP30, learn how the Advisory Opinion by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights can help advance climate justice and #accountability 👉 bit.ly/3WF0SNt 📝 A new analysis by CIEL’s Upasana Khatri breaks down the Court's transformative conclusions. 🧵 Want to dive deeper? Keep reading! 👇

🎃 happy spooky time 🎃

@scalzi.com you do not disappoint Sir. « The shattering peace » is an absolute delight. Fun, witty, riveting, surprising and perfectly paced. Another excellent Scalzi read. Thank you

Glad this finally comes to light! UNEP and its Exec Director Inger Anderson have played a questionable role throughout the INC process but even the prospect of them staging a coup against the Chair is deeply concerning. #plasticstreaty https://medium.com/points-of-order/palace-intrigues-e158a369e296

“Plastic pellets are a Trojan horse for toxic pollution,” warns CIEL’s @andresdelcas.bsky.social UN #HRC60. Every year, ~445,970 tonnes - equal to 29 BILLION plastic bottles - spill into our environment. Yet they’re NOT classified as hazardous under maritime law. #PlasticPollution

The #GENeva #ToxicFreeTalks returns in the margins of #HRC60 with a series of talks that reflect on toxic challenges & highlight the work of @srtoxics.bsky.social & organizations in the struggle for the right to be #ToxicFree. 📆 17 September, Palais des Nations ▶️ tiny.cc/GENToxicFree...

We’re hiring! 🌏 Join CIEL as our Director of Development to help advance climate justice and human rights worldwide. 👉 Apply: bit.ly/3IfR9tf

⚠️ More than half of all fertilizers are made from fossil fuels. 🛢️ The result? A system that harms our health, drives climate change, and threatens food security. 🍽️ It’s time to rethink what’s on our plates. 👇 Learn more about the frack-to-fork supply chain.

⚡ ⚖️ 🌐 happening now: #ClimateLitigation court hearing in Zug, Switzerland 🇨🇭, in 𝐴𝑠𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑎 𝑣. 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑐𝑖𝑚. This civil law case seeks to hold one of the largest carbon major accountable for climate harms. 🧵 live reporting from the Court house, with summary of legal arguments and key elements of context👇

Dust has settled on #INC5.2 #PlasticsTreaty Geneva negotiations. What happened and what now ? Here @ciel.org ´s final recap of those gruesome 10 days @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @greenpeaceusa.bsky.social

To our colleagues, members, communities, allies, and member states... Thank you for holding the line. Thank you for standing strong. Thank you for not letting a weak treaty pass. We are not going back. We will not stop, until we win. #CourageNotCompromise #PlasticsTreaty #INC5_2

#PlasticsTreaty #INC5.2 wrap up. You read it elsewhere by now, we don’t have a treaty (no real surprises here). But what else can we retain from those exhausting 11 days ?… @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @toxicsfree.bsky.social @duycks.bsky.social @breakfreefromplastic.org @gaiazerowaste.bsky.social

I need to properly sort my thoughts out as it’s been a long two weeks, but I think framing these talks as a failure overlooks the fact that high ambition states refused to accept a waste management treaty where we go from here is unclear, but I think there remains grounds for optimism

We are entering the final stretch. An insult of a text was mostly rejected by countries yesterday (except by petro states and the chemical industry, which tells you all you need to know about it). Let’s see if we can unlock this today … stay tuned @genevaenvironmentnetwork.org @duycks.bsky.social