“Year after year, land and environmental defenders—those protecting our forests, rivers, and lands across the world—continue to be met with unspeakable violence.” 146 environmental and land defenders were murdered or disappeared in 2024

Critics slam renewables for land use but ignore fossil fuels' huge impact. Germany's Hambach lignite mine: 85 sq km pit, 300m deep, snapped from ISS. My first ever energy research protect professionally was on the externalities of lignite. In short: they are very significant!

YES, NO. When did journalists lose the ability to retain and clearly state established fact? When did we decide everything, even scientific consensus, must be culture warred for clicks, even if that war puts women in harm’s way? www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

New York Times had a refreshing lack of sane-washing in their piece too. But it is alarming how many readers of news across the political spectrum may have come away with no idea of what other world leaders experienced in that room www.nytimes.com/2025/09/23/u...

We often get asked, "What can I *personally* do to help address climate change?" Sadly, there hasn't been a very good answer to this question. Previous guides often treated people as monoliths, providing a one-size-fits-all answer. But that's all changed, thanks to SHIFT. jointheshift.earth

Some useful organisations: @hopenothate.org.uk standuptoracism.org.uk hopenothate.org.uk

Liquid oozing from landfill + industrial waste + sewage - treated for pathogens then split, the solid part spread on farmland, the liquid part released into rivers - what could go wrong? Our latest article out now: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Catching up on the WaPo editorial favoring the Dept of War, bemoaning Biden's natsec strategy that mentioned climate 19 times -- "climate is not the military's job." Tell that to the 1000s of US soldiers deployed 200+ times in the past 3 yrs in response to wildfires, floods and hurricanes.

Up until last year, this was Folgefonna alpine ski slope in Norway. In recent years they've been hauling snow up from nearby to keep it operating, but the company has now gone bankrupt. In the short time since, the ski lift has toppled, as the glacier melts away. www.nrk.no/vestland/ski...

"The losses have been immense, yet I find myself clinging to a fragile gratitude: we are still alive." One of our previous fellows in Central Myanmar was lost her home in the April earthquake. Here, she wrote about her experiences as well as of her neighbours. kite-tales.org/en/article/l...

"It’s a rats’ nest of bad arguments" 🔥

If the IDF has nothing to hide with its military and aid operation, it should allow international journalists into Gaza

One article from Feb, the next from April.

NEW: i spoke to nine (!) scientists across several disciplines whose work was cited in the new Department of Energy report that downplays the severity of climate change. all of them say their work was misrepresented, cherry picked, and/or lacked context —

Motherfucking wind farms…

It is endlessly hilarious to me that the 5 denier scientists they are able to dig up for this ... are the same 5 denier scientists they were able to dig up 10 years ago, and 20 years ago. One might ask why no new scientists are joining this faction. Must be the global conspiracy.

India's emissions up only 0.9% in the first half of this year. And you know what's interesting? 👇

BIG NEWS: For the first time in six years, Britain's rarest breeding bird has successfully nested in the UK! A pair of Montagu's Harriers have raised four healthy chicks, all of which have taken their first flights.

Great piece. I am increasingly seeing these types of restrictions hampering green tech as a consumer rights issue. "You’ve got a right to the sunshine that falls on your home, whether you’re a renter with a balcony or a homeowner. Free the electron!"

FT Editorial: "Unless the Israeli government agrees to an immediate end to the war and a surge of aid into Gaza, western countries should be sanctioning Netanyahu and his government." www.ft.com/content/69d5...

Our report on the catastrophic burning of the X-Press Pearl is on BBC News 24 today - working with @pulitzercenter.bsky.social journalist Saroj Pathirana, we've exposed the devastating impact from the wreck of the cargo ship - laden with chemicals, acid, heavy metals + epoxy resin.

Nice pick-me-up from @mliebreich.bsky.social "Pragmatism is needed, but not the pragmatism of defeat. Not the ‘pragmatism’ of believing fossil fuels hold the key to further human progress... "What is needed is the pragmatism of robust but affordable climate action."

This is a great piece and a reminder that things can change very fast. The US might think it is protecting its domestic car industry now, but I wonder if it isn't dooming it in the future by keeping out new technology

In my pre-Bellingcat days, I worked for an organisation that housed asylum seekers, and I'd challenge anyone who think they get an easy time to spend a few months living in the same conditions and see how they feel about it then.

Almost a third of people in Gaza are "not eating for days", the United Nations food aid agency told AFP on Friday, saying the crisis has reached "new and astonishing levels of desperation" ➡️ u.afp.com/Sgdj

I am just randomly updating some figures. Here is a comparison of the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways (SSPs) Release 3 compared to the UN Population Division projections. The SSPs cover the range reasonably well, but SSP1,3,4,5 are well outside of the probabilistic projections. 1/

🇵🇸 VIDEO: AFP journalist covers war as Gaza faces extreme shortages AFP video journalist Youssef Hassouna has been covering the Gaza war for 21 months. Now, extreme scarcity of food, clean water and medical care in Gaza are complicating his efforts to cover the conflict.

I am going to keep screaming this EVERY time: do you know how fucking many hoops animal behaviorists have to jump through to get research alleging that animals feel happiness or sadness published and the WALL STREET JOURNAL prints that LINES OF CODE WITH NO BRAIN STEM can SELF REFLECT

"I was teaching senior officers, male and female...when Hegseth was still in high school. His view of women in the U.S. military would be beneath serious comment were he not, through the malpractice of the Republican majority in the U.S. Senate, the sitting secretary of defense."

🚨The UK Govt is asking the public to give their thoughts on whether they should extend bottom trawling bans in 41 English protected areas. 🌊 This is our chance! Use your voice to help kick this wasteful, destructive practice out of ocean havens! 👇 only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...

"an alternative narrative has arisen, pitched as pragmatism, whereby the incumbent energy system is basically immovable & we should all get over it & build seawalls" - @liamdenning.bsky.social dismantles Chris Wright's many dubious energy claims one by one www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

‘Our mission is now more urgent than ever’ 📢

This week we will be covering the ICJ's landmark climate advisory opinion - the latest in a series of watershed international decisions that experts say have the potential to significantly shape climate action. www.yahoo.com/news/worlds-...

I always find survey results like this staggering (almost to the point of unbelievability). The US was spending around 1% of its federal budget on foreign aid. The average guess among 1,000+ surveyed Americans was 26%. 15% thought it was over half of the budget (?!) www.kff.org/global-healt...

Striking chart in new Economist. Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned. Now need same for fossil fuels

Myanmar military coup leader praised Donald Trump after a tariff letter from the US president believed to be Washington's first public recognition of junta rule. He thanked him for pulling funding to media providing independent coverage of conflict-wracked Myanmar. www.barrons.com/news/myanmar...

Globally, roughly a third more power is being generated from the sun this spring than last. If this exponential rate of growth can continue, we will soon live in a very different world, @billmckibben.bsky.social writes.

There are ways to mitigate and adapt to extreme events, like stopping the burning of fossil fuels and building early warning systems (or not firing people who make forecasts and coordinate with local officials), but prayer is not one of them.

Efforts to vaccinate children against deadly diseases are faltering across the world putting millions of lives at risk, research shows u.afp.com/SxAN

🌲Ed Sheeran explains to Louis Theroux that he dislikes private jets and prefers trains because "I like the environment, I like trees." We know that this type of messaging from celebrities is hugely impactful. We need far more of this from more stars. As posted by @nowthisimpact.bsky.social

I think about this quote a lot these days

Continued coverage of the plight of US climate science from @science.org here: The US military has now halted operational data delivery of sea ice extent observations to @nsidc.bsky.social, blinding key eyes on climate change. www.science.org/content/arti...

Emperor penguin populations declining faster than expected - @kellymacnamara.bsky.social ‬ @afp.com via Andrew ZININ @sciencex.bsky.social phys.org/news/2025-06...

Big Tech's emissions increased 150% in just 4 years, "thanks" to the exploding electricity demands of slop-bucket LLMs that boil lakes to rephrase the internet Generative AI is worse than useless; it is making it impossible for us to limit climate change www.energymonitor.ai/news/interna...

Have you heard the story about the weather forecast that saved the world? This was a joy to write & I hope you enjoying reading it just as much! With thanks to the Stagg family for sharing their memories & photos & the UK Met Office for their time & use of wartime maps @nytimes.com nyti.ms/44aOJmP

By far the most interesting bit: Chinese cement conglomerate Sinoma's CEO Zhu Bing talked about their innovations, having other CEOs gasp and take pictures every time he flipped a slide. Sorry to say, but U.S. DOE cuttings funds from the likes of Brimstone & Sublime is an epic economic own goal.

Solar hit 700GW in 2020—10x what was forecast in 2006. Why? Feedback loops & non-linear change, not just tech swaps, drive clean energy. Our new @carbonbrief.org piece: Early policy support + smart market design + cross-sector links = faster decarbonisation. www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...

"(They should agree to) keep it intact and undisturbed, so we don't release these potentially catastrophic consequences from exploitation that we can't control," said Lead author Callum Roberts, Professor of Marine Conservation at Britain's University of Exeter www.barrons.com/news/ban-hig...

Cuts have consequences, illustrated. As seen on TV 📺