"Without naming the US leader, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil warned on Thursday of 'extremist forces that fabricate fake news and are condemning future generations to life on a planet altered forever by global warming.'" bbc.com/news/article...

UK opts out of Brazil's Tropical Forests Forever Fund. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"This, according to Brazil, would make it one of the biggest multilateral investment funds for nature." www.carbonbrief.org/cop30-could-...

LA: “They took a US citizen father out and left a toddler in the backseat. Two heavily armed border patrol agents got in that car and drove the child and the vehicle away.” What are we doing?

In 2024, the planet crossed what many scientists consider a dangerous threshold: It warmed to about 1.55 °C above pre-industrial levels, passing the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 °C threshold. That same year, American utility companies largely failed to do their part to ramp down fossil fuel usage.

During dry season, the Amazon region chokes on smoke from fires deliberately set to clear new land for cattle, poisoning local communities with toxic air. Sign the petition to urge world leaders at #COP30 to end forest destruction. 👉 act.gp/RespectTheAmazon #RespectTheAmazon #StopBigAg

Environmental health. Environmental Working Group is focused on chemical safety in products in the home, from make-up to cleaning tools. Expanding the concept of environmentalism. Plug in a product name on their website to find the bipartisan, scientific rating: www.ewg.org/consumer-gui...

"CLIMATOLOGISTS: oceans, forests, polar ice sheets close to tipping points. Concrete action needed 2 move away from fossil fuels & find estimated $1.3 trillion needed a year for poorer nations by 2030 to slow climate change and adapt to its impacts." www.newscientist.com/article/2502...

In Belem, Lula is expected to launch an initiative named TROPICAL FORESTS FOREVER FUND, aiming to support more than 70 developing countries that commit to [FOREST] preservation. So far, Colombia, Ghana, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Indonesia and Malaysia have joined. apnews.com/article/braz...

Serious choices due. www.carbonbrief.org/unep-new-cou...

Trump officials say Alaska is ‘open for business.’ So far, no one’s buying. grist.org/politics/tru... #AK #Alaska #Nature #Environment

For a struggling Iowa ranch, the government shutdown may be the last straw. grist.org/food-and-agr... #IA #Iowa #Food #Agriculture

Fall in emissions attributed to Lula's fight against deforestation. "Despite the good news on emissions, the observatory [calls out]...Lula's contentious support for a vast offshore oil project near the mouth of the Amazon River." www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...

A really good primer from @emilypont.bsky.social of @heatmap.news on the Climate Races to Watch on Tuesday. I'm particularly excited to see the strong coverage of the "Supreme Court of Energy" in Georgia and the Mecklenburg County, NC transit ballot measure! heatmap.news/politics/cli...

Forrest Smith, the only National Park Service engineer cleaning up abandoned oil and gas wells, lost his contract, leaving 93 orphaned wells on park lands unmanaged. These leaking wells release methane and toxins, threatening human health and the environment.

At the upcoming climate talks #COP30, we desperately need climate ambition & to make #PollutersPay. The latest climate ruling by the International Court of Justice offers tools to achieve this. States at #COP30 can (& must) comply with the law - read more in our guide: www.ciel.org/wp-content/u...

It's 9 o'clock photo time! Sunrise, 6 am from Washington State ferry Hyak as it runs along the north end of Lopez Island from Friday Harbor to Anacortes, Orcas Isle on left. Mt Baker in distance. June 10, 2013. Beginning of a new day for a new beginning on a new platform. Old tradition continues.

NEW – Q&A: COP30 could – finally – agree how to track the ‘global goal on adaptation’ | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from Portia Adade Williams @bethan-laughlin.bsky.social Ana Mulio Alvarez @lisaschipper.bsky.social Emilie Beauchamp Read here: buff.ly/yEmFscA

Don't Look Up (or Down or Right In Front Of Your Face)

The nature cure: how time outdoors transforms our memory, imagination and logic. Without engaging with natural environments, our brains cease to work well. Exposure to nature isn’t a luxury – it’s a necessity. Includes a quote by @jamesgilbertmr.bsky.social

It's possible we might not need billionaire opinions on absolutely everything all the time billmckibben.substack.com/p/climate-ga...

Nevada regulators have accused Elon Musk’s Boring Co. of nearly 800 environmental violations in the last two years as it digs a sprawling tunnel network beneath Las Vegas for its Tesla-powered “people mover.” By @anjeanette-damon.bsky.social and Dayvid Figler

'National priority': England warned to prepare for ongoing drought into 2026 www.businessgreen.com/news/4521162...

New podcast about visionary environmentalist Judi Bari comes out Nov 5 -- Rip Current by @tobyballnh.bsky.social. Judi overcame polarization and exposed divisive tactics used to break social movements. We'll see where Rip Current takes this important story. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/r...

Global mean sea surface temperature anomalies (departure from average) so far this year ➡️ 2nd highest on record 🌊 Data from NOAA ERSSTv5 averaged over January to September.

So it's official; the world's governments have failed to take the necessary actions and we're now going to #overshoot the goals of the Paris #climate accord How should we make sense of this moment? And where do we go from here? @overshootpod.bsky.social offers some suggestions

The monster hurricane pummelling Jamaica is powered by abnormal sea surface temperatures in the Caribbean, which were made at least 500 times more likely by global warming. www.newscientist.com/article/2501...

"Clean energy is the cheapest, quickest form of energy to add to the grid, and Trump’s war on clean energy is hiking costs across the country. Household electric bills are up 10% nationally since Trump took office, and are poised to spike even further." climatepower.us/news/fact-ch...

Countries are still off track to meet important deforestation targets-- www.carbonbrief.org/un-report-fi...

I am thinking of the people of Jamaica, and the many New Yorkers with loved ones there, as Hurricane Melissa — fueled by a warming ocean — grows into the strongest storm ever to bear down upon the island.

The only two places in the world free of mosquitoes are Antarctica and Iceland — that is, until now. This month, three specimens were discovered in Iceland, which is warming four times faster than any other country in the Northern Hemisphere.

Following a pricey settlement, Related Digital will make rural Saline Township, Michigan, the home of its latest data center project.

We’ve crossed our first global climate tipping point. New PBS Weathered episode just released and they’re still going despite Trump’s funding cuts - please support them:

Walz: "They are paying contractors to pay down the East Wing but they're not putting money into the food bank. So if there's a sense of frustration in America, it's very real ... when the White House press secretary said their top priority is the ballroom, we could not disagree more."

Hard plastic made from bamboo is as strong and durable as conventional plastics for uses such as household appliances and car interiors, but also recyclable and biodegrades easily in soil.♻️💡 www.newscientist.com/article/2499...

💡 Spotlight | This week, Carbon Brief reports on the launch of a “landmark” legal claim by the Indigenous Sámi people against the government of Finland, focused on the interplay between climate change and cultural traditions. Read here: buff.ly/lQRfBrE

Turns out a frog can be quite comfortable in a carnivorous pitcher plant.

So many things happened before recorded human history! www.discovermagazine.com/140-000-year...

The A.O.C. Deepfake Was Terrible. The Proposed Solution Is Delusional. www.nytimes.com/2025/08/11/o...

R.I.P. Joanna Macy. Joanna Macy, Who Found a Way to Transcend ‘Eco-Anxiety,’ Dies at 96 www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/c...

“What [mining companies] should have done from the very beginning was to involve these communities.” www.bbc.com/news/article...

When fossil-fuel BS is this blatant I’m not sure it even counts as greenwashing.