NEW – Q&A: How countries got the global ‘net-zero’ shipping deal ‘back on track’ | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/Wt4M04G

The new Copernicus state-of-climate report is out! It shows that Europe is the continent warming strongest. And it also shows the northern Atlantic 'cold blob'. These two things may well be related, as this study argued 10 years ago and more studies since: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1.... 🌊 1/2

#santmarta criticised for overlooking health harms caused by fossil fuels thru air pollution, extreme heat & other impacts. Jeni Miller @gchalliance.bsky.social: leaders “did not address importance of protecting people’s health” www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/30/s... @climatechangenews.com

Israel kidnaps 175 people in Mediterranean *west* of Crete, in international waters. Israel is getting way out of control and our governments are letting them. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Israel has again illegally intercepted the Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters over 1,000km from Gaza, detaining aid workers on a mission to deliver aid to the strip. We call for their immediate release.

Release: Israeli forces intercept and threaten Global Sumud Flotilla in international waters “Humanitarian assistance must be respected and protected at all times and at all costs.” www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Klann said the IMO already provides robust data on transition costs and accused Washington of “bad-faith miscalculation and fearmongering to protect fossil fuel interests.” @transportenvironment.org www.politico.eu/article/us-s...

US mounts new bid to block shipping carbon tax: “This isn’t credible analysis, it’s a calculated exaggeration designed to scare members” Felix Klann @transportenvironment.org @charliecooper8.bsky.social @saraschonhardt.bsky.social @martinasa.bsky.social @politico.eu www.politico.eu/article/us-s...

“IMO member states must hold line against those looking to once again disrupt and delay. NZF is imperfect, but is fruit of years of negotiations and compromise & has broad support among @imohq.bsky.social member states” @theenergymix.com www.theenergymix.com/global-shipp... @oceanconservancy.org

Dr Nagat Karroum, Uniper Renewables, says that Europe could – technically – manufacture everything domestically for clean-energy expansion (rather than buying from China). But she adds that this would come with trade-offs in terms of cost and speed of deployment.

Global Shipping Climate Deal Edges Closer: IMO Member States Urged to Hold Line "IMO member states must hold the line against those looking to once again disrupt and delay" cleanshipping.org/news/global-...

MEPC 84: NGOs Call for Black Carbon Action on Curb Shipping’s Arctic Impacts cleanarctic.org/2026/04/21/m... @sianprior.bsky.social @wwfcanada.org @eia-news.bsky.social @eia-us.bsky.social

"Ironically, amidst all the death and destruction he has wreaked, the “drill baby, drill” President may have done the green energy revolution a big favour." iceblog.org/2026/04/29/r...

I think it's really underappreciated that a large chunk of people across the world are everyday being served images of the world's worst atrocities, essentially live as they happen, in ways previously only experienced by people on the frontline, who have historically had years of trauma as a result.

Nations are at the International Maritime Organization trying to agree on a "net-zero framework", after talks were torpedoed last year by the Trump administration (and others). They are currently discussing various compromise proposals from different countries. What ideas are on the table? ⬇️

"Pricing GHG emissions is the linchpin for enforceability and closing the price gap between the dirty fossil fuels the industry runs on and zero-emission energy." Exactly. #dktrp #dkgreen #dkpol

A new report from @corporateeurope explores what corporate capture looks like in the EU today: a corporate‑led deregulation drive that takes its cue from big business, threatens social and environmental protections, & gives polluting industries privileged access. buff.ly/DNBuFgM

Governments Gathering in #SantaMarta Must Understand: Our Health is Our Wealth app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/df56bd... @gchalliance.bsky.social

As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutions www.theguardian.com/environment/... @sianprior.bsky.social @gloriadickie.bsky.social

The Govt actually supports the President's participation, something only admitted late into this weird recitation of anonymous grumbles.

Another absolute chef's kiss for this Martyn Turner cartoon in today's @irishtimes.com

theonion.com/man-who-thre... @theonion.com

Greenpeace to join the Global Sumud Flotilla to Gaza www.greenpeace.org/internationa...

Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 2nd lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 910,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,460,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,840,000 km² below the 1980s mean More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...

A timeline of rapid change in the #Arctic from 1950 through all of 2025... [*Click to open*] Download high-resolution version: zacklabe.com/arctic-tempe.... (ECMWF ERA5 temperature data)

Someone reminded me recently of this quote from the show Chernobyl: "Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later that debt is paid." www.youtube.com/shorts/cCXsN...

Truth is now the planet’s most important currency. Maybe it always was, but not awarded sufficient value.

I've just signed the open letter, calling on Jim O'Callaghan to stand up for a fair immigration process that keeps people safe and keeps our families and communities whole. Will you add your name? action.uplift.ie/campaigns/in...

WTF: Aughinish Alumina: Ireland exported $243m of alumina to Russia in 2022 and $376m (€327m) in 2024 www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

In my @irishtimes.com op-ed today I argue that our climate law is the best framework we have for making energy secure and affordable, because it tackles the root cause of our vulnerability to energy shocks - our dependence on fossil fuels. www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

ICYMI: Hey fashion brands ‼️ Ready for the energy transition, but don’t know where to start? We made it easy. #GreenSky

The fishing of krill is putting marine wildlife at risk.❗ To protect this fragile ecosystem, the fishery needs to be paused until stronger management and safeguards are in place. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today, I spoke on War & Politics 24 about the narratives Russian propaganda uses to impose the idea that Europe has failed, grown weak, and that Putin is winning. We discussed how to counter this and develop our own narrative. Listen via the link — www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dJi...

I just signed an open letter joining the urgent call for peace, justice and a healthy future. We need to turn the volume up on a better moral compass set of morals which leaders everywhere must be judged by. Will you also add your voice to this important call? act.gp/4bGVSAm

Trump thinks he can take over Greenland and no one will care. Let’s prove him wrong. secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...

"If we focus on Greenland, I have to say that a U.S. invasion of that territory would make Vladimir Putin the happiest man in the world. Why? Because it would legitimize his attempted invasion of Ukraine," he said in an interview in La Vanguardia newspaper www.reuters.com/world/spanis...

I very genuinely think answering this question is obscenely important. Even if it's something as boring as 'Musk can threaten consequences, particularly through Trump / US, if they shut it down'. But not a single soul is being forced in any way to keep using it as a comms platform: no one.

Justine McCarthy: Going to Trump’s Doonbeg? You should be ashamed of yourself www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026... @irishtimes.com

@drtonyholohan.bsky.social claims public health ignored as Minister welcomes nitrates derogation #ireland www.irishtimes.com/environment/...

As extreme weather hits Europe, costs are rising. Banks should help mitigate climate risks but @shareaction.bsky.social’s new analysis shows: ⚠️Progress has slowed. Some big banks are even backtracking 🌍Average bank scores: Climate 52%, Biodiversity 22%, Indigenous rights 7% 🔗 tinyurl.com/mvyummp3

Our new analysis of Europe’s largest banks has found progress on climate has ground to a standstill, and in some cases, reversed As environmental and social risks rise, banks’ responses are still falling short: the average score across the 25 banks was 41%🔽 shareaction.org/reports/in-d... 🧵1

Check out our new video - The Arctic & Black Carbon @cleanairfund.bsky.social @imohq.bsky.social @sianprior.bsky.social @witandwisdomtv.bsky.social

I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...

European pensions: I have just signed this petition. It's an issue I care about. Will you sign it too? action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...

And so the genocide continues in hushed silence, with the rest of the world lulled into a false sense that it has ended... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

“Your talk," I said, "is surely the handiwork of wisdom because not one word of it do I understand.” ― Flann O'Brien, The Third Policeman

In their 2025 report on #ClimateChange, @thelancet.com finds that millions of people are already dying every year from the causes & effects of climate change. In the past decade, an average 546,000 people have died per year from increased heat alone — roughly one person every minute.

Reknowned 🇩🇪 🐟 expert Rainer Froese talks about death sentence for Western Baltic Cod: "We lost it". Wow. It used to be so abundant people called it bread 🍞 fish.... And as in the past 🇩🇪 🎣minister at @bmleh.de celebrates himself for defending 🎣 industry 🥴

Donegal to Dakar: the Irish play about British rule hitting home in post-colonial Senegal

The theft of jewels from the Louvre is terrible. But what about the damage from Typhoon Halong along the coast of Alaska that is washing away Yup’ik artifacts from pre-contact site? www.kyuk.org/public-safet...