Do you have insurance? Then read this. Is your insurance getting more expensive? Then read this. Have you had trouble getting insurance? Then read this… www.resilience.org/stories/2025...

$8 billion of US #climate tech projects have been canceled so far in 2025 Battery, solar, and wind projects are getting killed in record numbers. Here’s a map of all the cancellations so far this year.

No member of Congress should vote to shield the fossil fuel industry "from facing consequences for its deception and the massive resulting harm," writes @kathymulvey.bsky.social of @ucsusa.bsky.social  blog.ucs.org/kathy-mulvey...

Just as the Bible warned, the Euphrates River is drying up. However, unlike supernatural explanations like the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, there is a very real environmental phenomenon driving this problem: chronic droughts and climate change. www.iflscience.com/why-is-the-e...

"This is happening at a much faster rate than ever documented in the past… we are much more likely to underestimate the impact of those changes on human society than to overestimate them." The article opens with this quote from me; and I mean every word of it. Read more:

💡 Clean energy imports = more local jobs, not fewer. Most solar jobs aren’t in manufacturing — they’re in installation, deployment & maintenance. Clean energy tech is good for climate & boosts domestic jobs. Great piece by @hannahritchie.bsky.social www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/clean-ener...

A bit of good news! I've just heard that the four Regional Climate Centers whose contracts had lapsed have received an official notice to get back up and running from NOAA. They should be running soon. Via Randy Cerveny

Climate laggard Poland? Not anymore - coal used to provide 95% of Polish electricity. Last year it was 53.5% with wind & solar providing almost one quarter. Source: @ember-energy.org

The Trump admin plans to gut climate research at NOAA and NASA. In her new blog, UCS’s Erika Spanger recalls the moments in history that proved pivotal for many, including her, in fostering a commitment to understanding and responding to the mounting climate crisis.

The planet’s under pressure: Toxic chemicals. Dirty air. Contaminated water. It’s time to clean it up. Here’s what UNEP is doing about it: www.unep.org/spotlight-ch...

“Investors, regulators, insurers, and policymakers now have regular insight into exactly who is polluting, how much, and where.” Climate Trace moves to releasing monthly global carbon emissions inventory data. www.forbes.com/sites/we-don...

The total investment needed for net zero before it starts paying back in savings is £319 billion—according to the Gov’s expert advisers. That’s £5.62 a week per UK person. What a bargain for energy independence, clean air, warm homes, huge numbers of new jobs… oh, and a liveable future..! 🧵👇

Comprehensive article about the potential fate of NOAA's Cooperative Institutes, including CIRA: www.eenews.net/articles/tru...

James Hansen and co. in recent Newsletter: "We expect 2025 to be in competition with 2024 for the warmest year [on record], and we would not be surprised if 2025 is a new record high." Partly driven by ship aerosol forcing. www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...

PANGAEA is rescuing numerous datasets scheduled for decommissioning in May. PANGAEA has opened its archive to help safeguard these valuable resources. If you become aware of other endangered datasets, please contact them. Importantly, let others know where to find the data. www.pangaea.de

"Millennia of mining have...left a legacy of pollution.. Researchers have created the first global map of toxic metals in soils, showing that vast swaths of land are contaminated from a combination of factors including industrial pollution and the erosion of bedrock." www.science.org/content/arti...

Will journals now be mandated to present anti-science viewpoints? "The publisher of CHEST, a prestigious..medical journal..received a letter from the Trump administration..[asking] about how its editors handle scientific controversies and 'competing viewpoints'" www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@commondreams.org: “The 89%: New Media Collaboration Calls Attention to ‘Climate Change's Silent Majority’” By Olivia Rosane "If, in fact, a majority of people in your community care about climate change, and yet elected officials aren't responding to that, that's a deficit in democracy.”

If your main concern is *jobs*, import restrictions on solar panels are crazy. Even if you create a few manufacturing jobs, you lose way more installation jobs, which are far more numerous. @hannahritchie.bsky.social runs the numbers.

New from the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: climate opinion factsheets for countries!

And we’re off! Covering Climate Now is proud to announce the launch, TODAY, of a new Joint Coverage Week, focused on the overwhelming majority of people globally who want governments to do more to fight climate change. #The89Percent ⬇️ Scroll down for today's stories! 👀

Breaking News: The Trump administration moved to cancel lawfully obtained Social Security numbers in an effort to pressure immigrants to “self deport” by cutting people off from using crucial financial services like bank accounts and credit cards, along with their access to government benefits.

For #ZeroWasteDay, people shared their most meaningful clothing pieces—from hand-me-downs to landfill rescues. Because every second, a garbage truck load of clothes is dumped or burned. Let’s rethink our wardrobes so we can #BeatWastePollution.

The Extreme Weather Report, April 10, 2025: This is your weather on fossil fuels. #extremeweather #weathersky #wx #news

🌍 Global coal capacity is still growing, even as emissions must fall 60% by 2035 to keep 1.5°C within reach. Coal Retirement Mechanisms (CRMs) can accelerate coal-to-clean transitions, but they must deliver results at scale. Read more on this in our latest blog: www.e3g.org/news/designi...

Besides of course not solving climate anxiety, this will create a lost generation of climate researchers in the US that are working precisely on how to address climate change. Devastating, for America and for us all.

The food and drink industry is “unprepared” for an impending climate-induced meltdown, a secret society of industry insiders has warned www.foodnavigator.com/Article/2025...

“It’s difficult to overstate how existential the tariffs are for the bicycle industry. Imports account for 97% of the bikes purchased in the United States, of which 87% come from China, making it ‘one of the most import-dependent industries in the U.S.’” heatmap.news/economy/trum...

With 2.5 weeks to Canada's federal election, too much focus on climate change may be a political liability. Still, the differences between the 2 candidates on decarbonization are stark. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

Global sea-surface temperatures continue their unrelenting pace towards new record highs, now at 20.846°C:

Last month observed particularly large temperature anomalies over the eastern Canadian Arctic and Baffin Bay region, with departures over 5°C above the 1981-2010 average. Data from doi.org/10.24381/cds...

Breaking News: President Trump signed an order aimed at expanding the mining and use of coal in the U.S. Coal usage in the U.S. has declined over the decades as utilities have switched to cheaper and cleaner electricity sources.

25 straight 100% WindWaterSolar days in CA 66/98 days (67%) in year with >100% WWS 6 straight 100% solar days Avg 3.4 h/day >100% WWS v 1.2 h/day in '24 Gas down 44% in '25 v '23; 27% v '24 Batteries up 201% v '23; 75% v '24 Solar up 56% v '23; 25% v '24 WWS up 19% v '23; 11% v '24

I'm devastated and heartbroken. Staff at the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP) got the ax. Most likely means the Sixth National Climate Assessment (NCA6) is also cooked. USGCRP was the glue across the Federal family on all things climate - reducing duplication and making efficiencies.

New piece from me published in Nature Climate Change: Decarbonization can improve energy security, robust trade and a circular economy increases energy security, and critical minerals are not like oil. 🔌💡 Journal link: www.nature.com/articles/s41... Open access link: rdcu.be/eg3lR

The Arctic is the world’s region that has warmed the most, followed by Europe

"Put bluntly: Americans will die and American businesses will lose untold billions if we do not protect NOAA and NWS." thebulletin.org/2025/03/fore...

An interesting case of a Steady State Economy in Europe from 5000 years ago? Link to the study: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Join this free UBC event (co-sponsored by PICS) to hear directly from Indigenous leaders about their work & vision for the future. April 28-29 at UBC Register: communityengagement.ubc.ca/events/indig... #ClimateAction #IndigenousLeadership #UBCConnects

Exclusive: Weeks after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered NIH to pull $250 million in biomedical research grants to Columbia University, the agency is freezing all remaining grant money owed to the university until further notice. scim.ag/4if5Rg1

On Tuesday, Trump signed an executive order aimed at “protecting” American energy from “state overreach”, according to energy experts a legally dubious federal overstep designed to undermine the rights of states and local authorities to combat climate change. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

@science.org confirms that yesterday the Trump admin wiped out the technical staff of the U.S. National Climate Assessment and the Global Change Research Program. When USGCRP's acting director, who is on a time-limited contract, leaves, it will leave the congressionally mandated office empty.

As far as Wall Street is concerned, the Paris Agreement is “effectively dead,” and investors should act accordingly. By @olliemilman.bsky.social at @theguardian.com

With cities heating up at twice the global average, 1.2 billion people still lack access to sustainable cooling. UNEP’s factsheet shows how people can stay cool without warming the planet—from efficient tech to climate-smart urban design: bit.ly/42s1Ccg

Comment: Agriculture drives up to 80% of tropical deforestation worldwide. Without addressing food production and consumption patterns, protecting forests alone won’t be enough to meet climate goals. buff.ly/dTyZLry

Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 5th lowest on record (JAXA data) • about 320,000 km² below the 2010s mean • about 720,000 km² below the 2000s mean • about 1,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean • about 1,640,000 km² below the 1980s mean Plots: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊

Shutting down Mauna Loa CO₂ observations while atmospheric CO₂ keeps skyrocketing is like turning off a fire alarm because you don’t like the noise www.nytimes.com/2025/03/14/c...

Bill Gates is retooling his empire for the Trump era.

🇨🇦 oil & gas companies plan to spend more than $600bn expanding #fossilfuels over the next decade. IISD's @aaroncosbey.bsky.social warns "the more you expand that sector the more you set it up for a sector in distress when demand goes sour.” @woodsideful.bsky.social | @nationalobserver.com

Upcoming 📣 Starting Monday, talks during the first part of the 30th annual session of the International Seabed Authority will center around the development of regulations for the commercial exploitation of minerals on the deep-sea floor Read ➡️ enb.iisd.org/internationa... #deepseamining