National Emergency Briefing for Law on the Climate and Nature Our summary of a legal @nebriefing.bsky.social can be found here: borrowedearthproject.com/blog/nationa... It is really encouraging to see the Bar, big solicitors’ firms and the judiciary engaging with such commitment. #greensky

Over a million workers now depend on the UK’s net zero economy– report 22,000 small businesses spread right around the country “unsung heroes” powering clean economy. eciu.net/media/press...

A Fossilised Argument There has been a recent spate of opinions in the UK news recently against Net Zero. borrowedearthproject.com/blog/a-fossi... /1

"Whether it’s extreme heat, mega-storms, floods, massive wildfires or droughts hitting food supply and prices,” he said, “every nation is already paying a huge price from this global climate crisis.” --U.N. climate chief Simon Stiell apnews.com/article/clim...

A Well-Adapted UK? The @thecccuk.bsky.social recently released their 4th independent assessment of UK #climate risk. Find our summary below: borrowedearthproject.com/blog/a-well-... #Greensky #ClimateChange #Mitigation #Adaptation #Flooding #Heatwaves #Cooling #WaterSecurity

Just a quick note from The Borrowed Earth Project to thank Sir David Attenborough for all he has done to communicate the wonders of the natural world - as he recently celebrated his 100th birthday. Happy birthday Sir David! Full message here: borrowedearthproject.com/blog/sir-dav...

Fossil Free Farming - an Interview with Stuart Oates A fossil free #farming researcher, #organic farmer, TV & radio producer, environmental journalist, cameleer & singer! We were delighted to catch up with him to discuss these ideas & more: borrowedearthproject.com/blog/fossil-... #Greensky

📖 Major Report on Climate Adapataion Laws & Regulations in 35 Countries 📒 A new report from @granthamlse.bsky.social represents the best kind of foundational research. borrowedearthproject.com/blog/major-r...

What the rise of Motorcycles says about Poverty and Public Failure We are happy to be able to share this blog by Gustavo Castillo Cruz on how the proliferation of motorcycles in the #GlobalSouth comes at a cost: borrowedearthproject.com/blog/the-ris... #greensky

Biodiversity, National Security Assessment & IPBES 12 Plenary 4 days ago the UK government published its national security assessment ‘Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security’. borrowedearthproject.com/blog/biodive... #Biodiversity #NationalSecurity #UK #IPBES #Greensky

📖Reading list for 2026📖 "Read more books" is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions, so to kick off 2026 we have published a list of climate/energy/nature related books that you should add to your reading list for the year: tinyurl.com/4rzs9ev2 What's on your reading list?

📖Reading list for 2026📖 "Read more books" is one of the most popular New Year's resolutions, so to kick off 2026 we have published a list of climate/energy/nature related books that you should add to your reading list for the year: tinyurl.com/4rzs9ev2 What's on your reading list?

COP30 in Belém - An Overview Our last blog of 2025 summarises the outcomes of #COP30 in Brazil borrowedearthproject.com/blog/cop-30-... Ft: 🤝 Geopolitics 📃 Formal Outcomes 💰 Economics of the Energy Transition 👍 Reasons for staying the course #Greensky

Science has named the seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy worldwide as the 2025 Breakthrough of the Year. Learn more about this year's #BOTY and other big advances in science: https://scim.ag/493Tpgx

If you are in the US and you would like to send a message to your elected representative about the proposed dissolution of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, @agu.org makes it easy with a template here: agu.quorum.us/campaign/151... #AGU25

We often think, “I’m just one person—what difference could I make?” This story shows that, when we use our voice, the answer is: a lot. So if one person can catalyze so much harm, imagine the good each of us can choose to support and advocate for. Read more by @fieseler.bsky.social here:

From above Pahalgam,the Kolahoi glacier is a thinning,rumpled ribbon of ice stretching across the western Himalayas,once a vast artery feeding rivers,fields and forests,it is now retreating steadily,leaving bare rock,crevassed ice and newly exposed alpine meadows www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This is wild, the only causes listed are >changes in earth's orbit >variation in solar activity >changes in earth's reflectivity >volcanic activity >changes in "naturally occurring" Carbom Dioxide concentrations It's like Climate Denier bingo

For me, 2025 has felt like a particularly heavy year ... and you might feel the same. So as we head into the holiday season, I wanted to share a few recommendations — books, podcasts, and newsletters — that encourage me, make me think, and remind me how hope begins with action.

#COP30 Focus: #FossilFuels and the #EnergyTransition Our penultimate blog on all things @cop30brazil.bsky.social is below, answering why Fossil Fuels didn't make the final text, and looking at how momentum on the transition can be seen outside the COPs borrowedearthproject.com/blog/cop30-f...

Latest story on what is going on at COP30, which we will update with a story on the final deal at a time that is very much TBC. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522231...

#COP30 Focus: South Korea commits to phase out coal In what might be one of the biggest wins of @cop30brazil.bsky.social South Korea has announced that it will join @pastcoal.bsky.social Read more and sign up to our monthly newsletter here borrowedearthproject.com/blog/cop30-s... #Greensky

Interesting point "If COP were a pointless exercise, it wouldn’t be targeted so heavily by the fossil fuel industry"

#COP30 Focus - Cities The 2nd of our focus blogs on the main topics at @cop30brazil.bsky.social concerns Cities. The forward plans of the #C40 leading cities are a powerful reminder that not all progress comes ‘top down’ from national governments. lnkd.in/eY3StAyF #Greensky #ClimateChange

COP30 STATUS UPDATE: We're tracking 117 substantive agenda items in Belém – and there's clear progress 7 – agreed 27 – draft text 12 – informal text 57 – not agreed/ no text 14 – postponed Check our text tracker for more www.carbonbrief.org/...

#COP30 Focus - Implementation We will be covering progress at @cop30brazil.bsky.social in #Belem over the coming days and weeks, in this first article, we consider some key aspects of *Implementation*. borrowedearthproject.com/blog/cop30-f...

#COP30 Focus - Implementation We will be covering progress at @cop30brazil.bsky.social in #Belem over the coming days and weeks, in this first article, we consider some key aspects of *Implementation*. borrowedearthproject.com/blog/cop30-f...

Climate Change Made Simple If you want to understand climate impacts, you could start by visiting your local glacier. If there isn't one nearby, we can help. We visited the Hopper Glacier in Gilgit-Baltistan, #Pakistan on your behalf. Read more here: borrowedearthproject.com/blog/climate...

Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.' We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them. Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse. Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“Yet again, powerful fossil fuel states are successfully blocking global efforts on climate change. This is not the result the industry wanted, nor one the world’s people can afford. Trump’s aggressive, destructive lobbying has their made this job much harder” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Primary Energy Fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: Not necessary because >2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat. Electrification+renewables are far more efficient. medium.com/@jan.rosenow...

Pope Leo--weirdly normal Midwesterner--gave a key climate speech yesterday that couldn't have been more different from Trump's disturbing and dangerous harangue of the generals billmckibben.substack.com/p/a-differen...

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

my takeaway from climate week nyc is that "climate storytelling" is a little too much "we must reimagine our deepest souls in relationship to mother nature and the moral abyss of the polycrisis into which we must now stare" and not enough "ok but get a heat pump"

Sir Keir Starmer has no plans to attend the UN COP30 summit in Brazil in November, despite having branded Rishi Sunak’s absence from the world’s top climate conference a “failure of leadership” just a few years ago.  www.ft.com/content/5f8f...

Whats the deal with data centers? In our new blog, we explain all things #datacenter. What they are, how much power they use, what their growth has been like, what it is predicted to do - and why all that matters to the electricity grid and #climate. Enjoy! borrowedearthproject.com/blog/whats-t...

ICYMI: Google removes net zero goal from website.

🌼 Recharging Hope, Wonder and Delight at Kew Gardens 🌳 At The Borrowed Earth Project, we are fully signed-up members of the fan club of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. @rbgkew.bsky.social borrowedearthproject.com/blog/recharg... /1

More than 85 scientists say that a recent U.S. Department of Energy report is full of errors and misrepresents climate science.

What people don't yet understand — what I am just coming to understand — is that Trump is not acting irrationally on climate & energy to "own the libs." Trump (and the GOP) are protecting the trillions of assets held by their fossil-fuel cronies, which would be utterly devalued if we decarbonized.

Exactly, people in the industry seem to be trying to find the logic eg. GOV Lamont saying "what is his ask?". There is no logic beyond I don't like wind and I want to see how much I can get away with and pay back the people who bankrolled my campaign

Strong economic incentives to go green are speeding up the energy transition globally, reports @economist.com. 🔋 - Pakistan & Morocco are racing ahead on solar & wind renewables 🇵🇰🇲🇦 - EVs and battery-powered cars are flooding the market in Nepal & Ethiopia 🇳🇵🇪🇹 www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Over 150 people are still missing after devastating flooding in northwest Pakistan - “Changing climate has made residents of northern Pakistan’s river-carved mountainous areas more vulnerable to sudden, heavy rains” #climatecrisis HT @carbonbrief.org apnews.com/article/paki...

The recent DOE climate science report misrepresents the work of many researchers. Carbon Brief asked those cited to review the parts of the report where their work was used, and we collectively found 100+ misleading or false statements: interactive.carbonbr...

UN #plasticstreaty is being hampered by climate obstruction tactics, led by Saudi Arabia, writes @pilitaclark.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/5ddd...

Our monthly newsletters are now going out as a substack - subscribe below to get our latest blogs, climate and energy news, plus article and podcast recommendations! substack.com/@borrowedear... #greensky #energysky

HUGE: The Trump administration will no longer permit any solar or wind projects on federal lands unless they produce more energy-per-acre than coal, gas or nuclear power plants. Solar and wind literally produce less energy per acre, so simply this may just kill off any project on federal lands.

An optimistic take on the fundamentals driving the transition to clean energy and the lessons that advocates should take from the recent policy setbacks in the US. @nilskupzok.bsky.social @foreignaffairs.com www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

NEW: EPA to revoke 2009 finding that climate pollution endangers humans.