On VRT NWS Laat, Rozemien de Troch, our Climate Services Lead, noted the Paris Agreement cut Belgium's projected extra hot days from 51 to 23. To limit the 1.5°C overshoot, we need rapid emission cuts & CO₂ removal. #COP30 #ClimateAction @vrtnws.be 🔗 Replay: www.vrt.be/vrtmax/a-z/v...

A @benedmohub.bsky.social report, with analysis from KU Leuven, finds 'environment & climate' is a top theme for fact-checks. Of 482 checks, 2/3 of claims came from social media & 75% were rated false. A stark look at the misinformation landscape. #FactCheck #Climate 🔗 benedmo.eu/wp-content/u...

Hurricane Melissa shows how extreme weather is intensifying. In Jamaica, 5-day rains are now 30% heavier and twice as likely due to climate change, finds World Weather Attribution. Damage risks soar with every % of wind speed @wwattribution.bsky.social www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...

Irrigation backfires! While it cools dry heat, new research from VUB & UGent shows it worsens dangerous humid-heat stress and depletes water resources, a problem aggravated by climate change. #WaterScarcity #HeatStress 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s442...

We're nearing a long-term climate milestone. The last 12-month global average was 1.50°C above pre-industrial levels. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social data indicates 2023-2025 will likely be the first 3-year period to average over 1.5°C. #ClimateChange 👇

Paris+🔟 Ten years on, the Paris Agreement has inspired new laws but uneven action. Prof Delphine Misonne (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Brussels) says its impact grows through climate litigation and public pressure. #ClimateLaw 🔗 Full interview: www.climatecentre.be/post/the-par...

As COP30 opens, the WMO warns 2025 is set to be among the hottest years 🌡️, with record CO₂, CH₄ & N₂O levels and unprecedented glacier loss. Urgent action is needed to meet Paris goals. #StateOfTheClimate #COP30 #ClimateAction 🔗 wmo.int/news/media-c...

A new UMons study shows that clear info and trust help drive citizen investment in renewable energy cooperatives. Building transparency boosts participation and supports our energy transition. #EnergyTransition #Belgium #CitizenEnergy #Sustainability 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

⚠️ Climate change is already reshaping Belgium 🇧🇪. The first Belgian Climate Risk Assessment 2025 identifies urgent threats — from heat impacts on health to floods, crop losses, and inequality. #ClimateRisk #Adaptation #Belgium 🔗 www.cerac.be/en/bcra

Paris+🔟 Ten years on, ambition still lags behind reality. Emissions keep rising, ice melts faster, and 2030’s climate is already here. COP30 must turn promises into action. See all expert contributions from this week our on website. #ClimateAction 🔗 www.climatecentre.be/post/the-par...

Paris+🔟 Europe, incl. Belgium 🇧🇪, is warming faster than expected. Events once forecast for 2030–2040, like the 2021 floods and 40°C heat, are already here, notes Prof Xavier Fettweis (ULiège) | @universitedeliege.bsky.social | #ClimateImpacts 🔗 Full interview: www.climatecentre.be/post/the-par...

A 45-million-year-old giant sea snail 🐚 found in France offers a glimpse of Europe’s climate future. KU Leuven-led research shows monsoon-like Eocene weather under high CO₂ — a possible preview if emissions keep rising. 🔗 nieuws.kuleuven.be/nl/2025/foss...

Paris+🔟 Glaciers & ice sheets keep melting faster, driving sea levels up ~4 mm/yr. Prof Frank Pattyn (ULB) warns that >2°C warming could lock in metres of rise for centuries. Urgent cuts needed. @ulbruxelles.bsky.social 🔗 Full interview: www.climatecentre.be/post/the-par...

Global emissions hit a record 57.7 GtCO₂e in 2024 (+2.3%). To stay on a 1.5°C path, we need -55% by 2035 vs 2019 — current pledges deliver only -12%. UNEP warns we’re heading for ~2.8°C warming. 🔗 doi.org/10.59117/20....

As climate change expands mosquito & tick habitats, Belgium 🇧🇪 is boosting preparedness. The new Climate Service for Vector-Borne Disease Management, led by VITO with @sciensano.be & our Centre, uses AI-driven climate maps for real-time health monitoring. 🔗 www.climatecentre.be/projects/cli...

Paris+🔟 Forests & soils absorb ~30% of our CO₂ — but heat & droughts are weakening this vital carbon sink, warns Prof Hans Verbeeck (UGent). Our best ally is under strain. 🔗 Full interview: www.climatecentre.be/post/the-par...

Belgium 🇧🇪 has cut emissions by 31% since 1990, but progress is too slow for net zero by 2050, says the Federal Public Service for Health. Transport emissions are rising, and carbon sinks are shrinking. FR climat.be/actualites/2... NL klimaat.be/news/2025/tr...

Feeling powerless about climate change? You’re not alone. 72% of Belgians aged 15+ worry about it, says @sciensano.be. Those most anxious are 70% likelier to face generalised anxiety. Collective action can help rebuild hope. 🔗 www.sciensano.be/en/results-h...

Paris+🔟 Since the Paris Agreement, CO₂ growth has stabilised; fossil CO₂ rose 1.4% in 2023. Martine De Mazière (BIRA-IASB): fast net GHG flux cuts needed for concentrations to fall. #ParisAgreement #CO2 @belspo.be 🔗 Full interview: www.climatecentre.be/post/the-par...

Paris+🔟 Ten years since the Paris Agreement, Belgian researchers provide expert insights from tomorrow in a daily series. Follow for updates & join the conversation! #ClimateChange #ParisAgreement #ScienceCommunication

Join our next #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee at Belgian Climate Centre, 25 Nov, 14:00, with Bart Vermang (UHasselt, Imec, EnergyVille) exploring what makes solar energy key in the global energy transition. Registration by 18 Nov. 🔗https://events.spacepole.be/event/240/

Some misleading posts claim Hurricane Melissa was ‘man-made.’ Experts confirm this is scientifically impossible: hurricanes cannot be created or steered. Warming oceans and #ClimateChange are real drivers. #ClimateScience #HurricaneMelissa #FactCheck ➡️ factcheck.afp.com/doc.afp.com.82BD2KE

⚠️Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely, rapid study estimates The most powerful storm in Jamaica’s history shows how climate change is increasing the economic cost, intensity, and likelihood of major storms 🧵 ow.ly/Kazp50Xke8N

Belgium 🇧🇪 is a #biodiversity data leader, contributing 55M+ records to GBIF. This #OpenData approach saves an estimated €2M/year and informs national climate resilience strategies. A scalable model for other nations. From @inbo.be, @meisebotanicgarden.bsky.social & others. 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...

UN shifts focus on 1.5°C: likely overshoot acknowledged, but goal remains: limit duration and scale. Every tenth matters. '1.5°C wasn’t random; it’s about tipping points.' Climatologist Prof. Wim Thiery (VUB) warns of 'Russian roulette.' #ClimateAction 🔗 Paywall: www.nieuwsblad.be/binnenland/l...

Yesterday at our Climate Cookies & Coffee seminar, Bénédicte Mouton (ULB, University of Lausanne) shared a participative study on eco-emotions in Brussels/Wallonia youth, offering guidance to support resilience and agency. #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee #EcoEmotions 🔗 www.climatecentre.be/events-1/eco...

A study on EU progress towards clean energy (SDG7) from 2014-2023 shows overall improvement. Denmark, Sweden & Latvia lead thanks to renewables & efficiency. Belgium 🇧🇪 ranks lower due to high energy use & imports, but its consumption is decreasing. #SDG7 #Energy 🔗https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.70341

🚨 JUST PUBLISHED 🚨 ⚠️ The 2025 @lancetcountdown.bsky.social report reveals climate change inaction is costing lives and livelihoods, and harming the economy. ❤️‍🩹 Protecting people’s health demands all hands on deck. Read more: www.lancetcountdown.org/2025-report/ #LancetClimate25

Hurricane Melissa's surge shows how warmer oceans fuel stronger storms. The Atlantic is 2-3°C hotter, making hurricanes twice as likely to rapidly intensify, which raises risks for coasts. #ExtremeWeather 🔗 www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/27/hurricane-melissa-warming-oceans-climate-crisis

Emissions in the coming decades lock in centuries of sea-level rise. A study in Nature Climate Change with VUB shows current policies add 0.3m by 2300. But strong mitigation can still avoid 0.6m of future rise, protecting coasts like Flanders. @natclimate.nature.com 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

PIK update via Le Monde: 7 of 9 planetary boundaries are now crossed (up from 6 in 2023). Latest breach: ocean acidification—threatens corals/shellfish and lowers seas’ CO₂ uptake. Video explanation (in French) ▶️ www.lemonde.fr/comprendre-e...

🐸 The updated European Red List shows a stark reality: 1/3 of our amphibians are threatened & 76% are declining. Climate change affects half of all species. But targeted conservation works! Belgian expertise from ugent.be, uliege.be & @inbo.be contributed. #Biodiversity 🔗 doi.org/10.2779/035237

🥗 School canteens can cut waste and emissions. In 12 🇪🇺 countries, pupils who liked their meals binned less. Food neophobia blocks sustainable dishes. Make them familiar: pasta and legume burgers beat soups. Put taste first to drive climate action. #FoodWaste #ClimateAction 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.fo...

In an opinion piece in Le Soir, Prof. Wim Thiery & Dr Marie Cavitte (|Vrije Universiteit Brussel) state the EU’s 90% 2040 emissions goal is science‑based, feasible & beneficial. #EU2040 lesoir.be/706463/article/2025-10-22/leurope-ne-doit-pas-revenir-sur-son-objectif-de-reduction-des-emissions-de-90

A 'fracture map' of Antarctica, co-developed by researchers at VUB & KU Leuven, uses 24 years of satellite data to track ice shelf damage. High emissions accelerate this damage, but reducing them can stabilise the ice, slowing sea-level rise. 🇦🇶 #Antarctica 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

VUB researcher Derrick Muheki scanned ~9,000 Congo Basin weather logs and built MeteoSaver, an open source tool achieving 90%+ accuracy for digitising handwriting. Prof. Wim Thiery (VUB) underscores its value for climate models. #ClimateData #DataRescue #OpenSource 🔗 www.vub.be/en/news/mete...

Can farming 🌾 + solar power ☀️ be fair? A study in Energy Research & Social Science, with input from ULiège for Wallonia, says it's tricky. Benefits often go to big investors. The solution? Involving local communities from the start is key for a just transition. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.er...

Join the next #ClimateCookiesAndCoffee seminar on Tue 28 Oct 2025 at 14:00 at the Belgian Climate Centre with Bénédicte Mouton (ULB.be) on eco‑emotions in youth, from a participatory study with 1,300+ pupils and 140 parents in Brussels & Wallonia. 🔗 Info & registration: events.spacepole.be/event/239

What do kids want for city streets? A UGent study asked pre-teens in Ghent. Their answer: more walking & cycling paths, green spaces, and social spots. Notably, they designed streets with no car parking. A clear vision for a more sustainable, people-focused future. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ur...

Wealth taxes as climate policy? A University of Greenwich study (22 🇪🇺 countries) finds a progressive annual wealth tax could cut CO₂ by 7.5%–14.7% via the inequality channel; Belgium 🇧🇪: 10.3%–19.6%. #WealthTax #ClimateAction #EU #Belgium 🔗 gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/51...

How can farms better withstand climate shocks? A Gembloux universitedeliege.bsky.social study in Belgium finds that integrating livestock improves crop resistance. Systems using manure build more soil carbon, a key buffer against extreme weather. #Agroecology #SoilHealth 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ej...

The Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 is now live. The report finds that of 6.3 billion people, 1.1 billion are multidimensionally poor. Poverty is our greatest global challenge - and one compounded by the climate crisis. Read the full report, published with UNDP: bit.ly/globalMPI2025

How can regions long focused on floods prepare for droughts? A cross-border study between 🇧🇪 Belgium and 🇳🇱 the Netherlands turned the Aa of Weerijs catchment into a living lab, showing how Nature-Based Solutions like wetland restoration can boost resilience. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.nb...

📈 Carbon dioxide (CO₂) levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, according to WMO’s latest Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. 🔗 Find out more: https://bit.ly/3J2jZOg https://bit.ly/4qkJNGb

💡 A European study finds public support for climate policy hinges more on perceived benefits (health, future generations) than costs. Communicating these upsides is key to building broader backing for climate action. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s441...

160 scientists, 23 countries, 1 report: The Global Tipping Points Report 2025, together with @exeter.ac.uk, highlights mounting risks across Earth’s systems, from melting glaciers & ice fields to slowing ocean currents, ice sheets & rainforests under pressure. Watch now👇 👉global-tipping-points.org

🧊 UCLouvain's ArcticWATCH project finds a high probability of a rapid sea ice loss event by 2030. The team now uses AI to refine forecasts. #Climate 🔗 www.uclouvain.be/en/research-...

Claims that rising CO₂ is ‘greening’ the Amazon are misleading. A Nature Plants study shows local growth in intact forests, but authors confirm the Amazon remains highly vulnerable to climate change? Full context matters. #ClimateScience #FactCheck 🔗 factuel.afp.com/doc.afp.com....

Our food systems are a bigger piece of the climate puzzle than many realise. The updated EAT-Lancet Commission reports they're ~30% of GHG emissions and could single-handedly breach the 1.5°C target. The path forward? Plant-rich diets, less waste, and smarter farming. 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/S014...

Urgently cutting emissions when we exceed 1.5°C—‘climate overshoot’—is vital to reduce lasting risks. Limiting both peak warming and overshoot duration protects our future. #ClimateAction #Overshoot 🔗 carbonbrief.org/overshoot-exploring-the-implications-of-meeting-1-5c-climate-goal-from-above