Great news 🎉 The Every Kid Outdoors Act was introduced by @repyassansari.bsky.social. This bill gives every 4th & 5th grader, and their families, free entry to our national parks & public lands. This is crucial to ensuring that all kids can get outdoors. 🌳💧⛰️ www.sierraclub.org/press-releas...

🚨 Today, US civil society joins the global call for Hyundai to clean up its supply chain. Hyundai’s business model = climate chaos, human rights abuses & worker exploitation. It's time for #HyundaiDriveChange. Learn more 🔗 drive-change.org

For just the second time in half a century, India’s power generation CO2 emissions have dropped. It shows the rest of the world is moving on from the US. @uclalawemmett.bsky.social legal-planet.org/2025/09/26/a...

I’m a climate scientist. Trump’s U.N. address is a fire hose of misinformation—Michael E. Mann is the Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. www.sfchronicle.com/opinion/open... @michaelemann.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

Xi Jinping sets out conservative climate goal for China over next decade—In a video address to a UN climate summit, Xi said China would cut greenhouse gas emissions by up to 10 per cent over the next decade, while… www.ft.com/content/4404... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Yesterday's Climate Forward event: What World Leaders Told Us About Trump, China and Climate Change—The biggest issues that came up: China’s growing lead in renewables, the Trump effect, how companies are playing… www.nytimes.com/2025/09/25/c... @hclairebrown.bsky.social @nytimes.com

In a time of division, Sierra Club members and activists led by Friends Across Borders gathered in honor of the 54th anniversary of Friendship Park. We celebrated #InternationalFriendshipDay here in hopes of seeing a future where this #PublicLand can be enjoyed together.

Today CARB adopted its 2025–2030 Strategic Research Plan, setting research priorities on health, air, climate, clean transportation & sustainable communities. Centering equity and economics, the plan delivers science-based solutions for our mission. ➡️ bit.ly/4nPjDJs

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to @kqednews.kqed.org politics correspondent Guy Marzorati and @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social's @ethanelkind.bsky.social about new climate legislation that outlines California's ongoing transition to clean energy. ❓ What are your Qs about California's climate goals? 📻Listen:

Legal Planet: California and Brazil Advance Joint Climate Action—The coming together of California – the fourth largest economy in the world – and Brazil – the largest economy of Latin America and… legal-planet.org/2025/09/25/p... Jason Gray @uclalawemmett.bsky.social

President Trump keeps promising "energy dominance." Renewable energy companies keep begging MAGA Republicans to let them help. Thing is, "energy dominance" is a ridiculous lie. Everyone knows it. Wind and solar companies need to punch back. My column: www.latimes.com/environment/...

In New York, Newsom tries ‘filling the void’ left by Trump on climate leadership—Newsom lacks formal power over international relations. But as the governor of the country’s most populous state, he has used his influence… www.sfchronicle.com/politics/art... @sophiabollag.bsky.social @sfchronicle.com

The U.S. Energy Secretary just said on stage at @nytimes.com Climate Forward event that “there are not oil and gas subsidies" in response to a good question from David Gelles. “It’s not a subsidized industry.” Uh. @oilchange.bsky.social @oilchangeus.bsky.social

If you want to learn more about the climate and energy legislation that just passed in California, tune in tomorrow at 10am PT!

UN Speech: Donald Trump assails allies over migration, energy and Ukraine—He declared climate change — a shared focus for most UN member states — “the greatest con job ever perpetrated on the world”. He added… www.ft.com/content/342c... @oilsheppard.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Join CLEE + Orrick on Oct 8 for a lunchtime panel on recent IRA Reforms: State-Level Climate Action & Policy Implications. The event will be held at Orrick SF and on Zoom. 🔗 Join in person: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 🔗 Join on Zoom: berkeley.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life. Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed Story by me on latest planetary boundaries report www.theguardian.com/environment/...

On climate, America is more than Washington—it is important to distinguish our current administration from the society it governs. Much of America is still trying to play its part in mitigating climate change… www.ft.com/content/a3d9... @evlieb.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Today at #ClimateWeekNYC, we announced a major leap toward meeting our collective climate pollution reduction target. What we’re doing is working – and we’ll keep pressing forward. ➡️ usclimatealliance.org/press-releas...

Clean energy jobs grew three times faster than the rest of the economy last year. But growth slowed markedly compared to the previous year as clean tech firms braced for a shift in U.S. energy policy.

Exxon and Chevron beef up energy trading to take on European rivals—The coming surge in gas exports prompted the Trump administration to press Europe this month… www.ft.com/content/7d10... Malcolm Moore @financialtimes.com

The warped economics of insuring climate destruction—Many have pointed out the irony of Trump’s anti-climate stance, given the very obvious evidence of worsening climate risks, not least in the US. An insurance industry… www.ft.com/content/dd85... Patrick Jenkins @financialtimes.com

If there’s one thing Donald Trump knows, it’s con jobs and scams. But while he’s busy running them, millions of everyday Americans are affected by devastating extreme weather events, rising insurance rates, tougher farming conditions, and worsening air quality. #climatechangeisreal #climateweek

Droughts related to climate change are increasing. Meanwhile, the con artist of all con artists just told the UN that climate change was a con game. Head-in-the-sand thinking at its worst from Trump. The biggest question: How do we save this sinking spaceship earth despite him?

Airlines fear carbon tax as flagship climate scheme develops holes—A group of 130 countries, including the US, Canada, Australia and the UK, has committed to take part in a UN-backed market system… www.ft.com/content/0ad1... @kenzabryan.ft.com @financialtimes.com

CATL willing to help European EV battery start-ups despite China controls—CATL unveiled two new battery products tailored for the European market on the sidelines of last week’s Munich motor show, including… www.ft.com/content/496f... Edward White @financialtimes.com

There's been a tonne of interesting stuff to read on China's green export boom, developmental green industrial policy & even US energy transition politics in the past couple weeks; here is an annotated list from me & @70sbachchan.bsky.social buttondown.com/polycrisisdi...

Aspiration Partners’ collapse leaves trail of losses from Hollywood to Wall Street—Fintech start-up Aspiration Partners attracted investors from Cindy Crawford to Allen & Co with… www.ft.com/content/ec3e... @sindap.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Ørsted to restart work on US offshore wind farm after court ruling—The preliminary injunction highlights how US President Donald Trump’s hostility to offshore wind, which has already caused damage… www.ft.com/content/3ce8... @jamiesmythft.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Six World Leaders on Navigating Climate Change, Without the U.S.—as the planet continues to warm and glaciers melt, this tiny country (Marshall Islands) may be among the first to be swallowed by the sea. www.nytimes.com/interactive/... David Gelles @nytimes.com

Donald Trump pushes World Bank to finance more fossil fuel development—In 2023, the bank said it aimed to provide 45 per cent of its annual financing to climate by 2025. www.ft.com/content/24c6... @aimewilliams.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

The Dirty Truth: new @sierraclub.org report shows utilities are backsliding on climate commitments. @jeffstjohn.bsky.social @canarymedia.com 1/

Texas’ power grid was rock solid this year, and it has a raft of new solar and battery installations to thank.

New Energy Institute Blog Post: Putting the EV in sEVerin - by @auffhammer.bsky.social energyathaas.wordpress.com/2025/09/22/p... #transportation #electricvehicle #federalsubsidy #carshopping

EU fails to reach binding climate deal ahead of UN meeting—Last year was the hottest on record globally and Europe is the fastest-warming continent. www.ft.com/content/48d4... @andybounds.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

It Isn’t Just the U.S. The Whole World Has Soured on Climate Politics—A decade later, we are living in a very different world. At last year’s U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP29), the president… www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m... @dwallacewells.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Young Activists Say 3 Trump Orders Violate Constitutional Rights—The president’s efforts to quash clean energy sources like wind and solar while promoting fossil fuels, they said… www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c... @karenzraick.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Climate Change’s Toll in Europe This Summer: Thousands of Extra Deaths—Nearly all heat-related deaths are preventable, said @malmistry1977.bsky.social an assistant professor of… www.nytimes.com/2025/09/17/c... @zhonggg.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Wildfire Smoke Will Kill Thousands More by 2050, Study Finds—Wildfire smoke, intensified by rising temperatures, is on track to become one of America’s deadliest climate disasters, causing as many… www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/c... @sachimulkey.bsky.social @nytimes.com

Trump hands power back to the CEO-Securities and Exchange Commission chair Paul Atkins has also taken issue with EU corporate sustainability directives and threatened to ban non-US companies from using International Financial Reporting Standards if… www.ft.com/content/4bd1...

Galvanize fund run by top Democrats to capitalise on Trump green cuts—While some capital providers were stepping back from US green projects and companies over concerns about the Trump cuts, “the next year or so… www.ft.com/content/b800... @attractamooney.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Mars to invest €1bn in European manufacturing as US demand slows—The family-owned group behind M&M’s and Whiskas cat food will invest in modernising its factories across the bloc, including… www.ft.com/content/5ccf... @bmoens.bsky.social @financialtimes.com

Two-thirds of rivers suffered abnormal conditions in hottest year, says WMO-It was the sixth consecutive year of clear imbalance, the World Meteorological Organisation said in its latest report, as the majority of rivers…   www.ft.com/content/61cb... @kenzabryan.ft.com @financialtimes.com

Australian national climate plan lands as countries struggle to meet targets—Shiva Gounden, head of Pacific at Greenpeace Australia Pacific, said the new climate plan was “an affront to communities… www.ft.com/content/484c... @nicfildes.ft.com @financialtimes.com

A Texas company is trying to restart an oil operation off the California coast. It now faces criminal charges alleging it knowingly violated environmental laws. @grace2e.bsky.social @latimes.com www.latimes.com/environment/...

Our new principles guide financial institutions like pensions on how to make credible investments in climate solutions. It goes beyond support for clean energy technologies and includes things like community resilience, green jobs & more.

As climate changes, the range of plausible weather events shifts. But our built environment is predicated on the particular envelope of weather that we experienced historically. The problem? That envelope is shifting faster than our society is in response.

VW warns that Porsche EV delay will put €5.1bn dent in profits on.ft.com/46JMjh8

Lex: Peak oil is coming—but nobody seems to know when—Two variables are particularly important in working out when peak oil will come. First, the speed at which green technologies develop; second, how big a nudge governments give them. www.ft.com/content/5f01... Camilla Palladino @financialtimes.com