2025-12-29 17:09:02
Ecological myopia: The blind spot holding back climate action #climate
Ecological myopia: The blind spot holding back climate action #climate
"Love, fear, anger and hope: how emotions influence climate action"
#Climate #ClimateChange
From David Suzuki
Economic reporting could mislead one into believing that budget deficits are the most important challenge governments face. Its an excuse to curtail spending on necessary benefits, including health care, education, social security, climate action and more. Is it true that countries such as Canada and the US can’t afford these services?
Climate activist Greta Thunberg
has been arrested in central London
at a demonstration in support of the Palestine Action protesters on hunger strike in prison.
Ms Thunberg, 22, can be seen holding a sign reading
“I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide”
in a video shared by Prisoners for Palestine
@…
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"Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate
Sabotage of climate action is systemic, not the result of individual actors.
Free download of ebook.
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Global Assessment - Brown Climate Social Science Network
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What Brent said. Prosperity, climate action, and survival are all on the •same side•.
The choice now is survival versus billionaires. Arguably it always was, but it sure is now. https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ny5w2k6brb2kdubxnevke6li/post/3m6gri4rets2x
Fossil-fuel propaganda is stalling climate action; here's what we can do about it #fossilfuel
New research from UC San Diego and Princeton reveals the winning formula for climate action: carrot AND stick.
Their study shows that combining clean energy subsidies with pollution taxes drives faster adoption of green tech than either approach alone. Economic models prove this dual strategy can deliver rapid emissions cuts in the near term.
Global climate negotiations ended on Saturday in Brazil
with a watered-down resolution that makes no mention of fossil fuels, the main driver of global warming.
The final statement included plenty of warnings on the cost of inaction
but few provisions for how the world might address dangerously rising global temperatures head-on.
A marathon series of frenetic Friday night meetings ultimately salvaged the talks in Belém, on the edge of the Amazon rainforest.
The …
For the past 15 years, I've observed San Francisco leaders talk about how important climate action is - but not actually do a lot. There now a petition asking the Mayor to take meaningful action at
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/mayor-lurie-implement-…
For the past 15 years, I've observed San Francisco leaders talk about how important climate action is - but not actually do a lot. There now a petition asking the Mayor to take meaningful action at
https://sign.moveon.org/petitions/mayor-lurie-implement-…
Pope Leo XIV calls for urgent climate action and says God's creation is 'crying out' (Anton L. Delgado/Associated Press)
https://apnews.com/article/pope-climate-talk-video-climate-change-0b33de0843ee2fe7c19e13aeeb6e6d93
http://www.memeorandum.com/251117/p151#a251117p151
Next week I will participate with the @… @… @… Horizon funded research projects in a policy briefing in Brussels, with MEP Group on Climate Change, Biodiversity & Sustainable Development @eupolarcluster.bsky.social
Remote participation possible if you're interested in what we have to say about Polar Science for Global Action and Strengthening Climate Preparedness through EU Leadership
https://polarres.eu/polarresevents/polar-science-for-global-action/
At the #Willowdale Climate Action roundtable organized by my local Toronto city councillor Lily Cheng
I’m torned on those events. I wonder how much of it is just to give good conscience to the councillor.
While she keeps voting against more dense neighborhoods and in favor of pro-parking policies
"Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels
From 350.org
Today, we're releasing a report card that lays out where the federal NDP leadership candidates land on our key climate action demands.
The good news is that each of the 5 leadership candidates expressed enthusiastic support for 4 out of 5 of our demands.
Rob Ashton did not highlight the need to get off of fossil fuels at all.
A couple of months ago Bali experienced its worst floods in more than a decade.
-- They came at the peak of the dry season.
Instead of the empty wells farmers faced last year,
this time their crops were washed away;
roads turned into brown, swirling rivers;
houses collapsed in the torrents;
and 17 people were killed.
⭐️Indonesia, the world’s fourth-most populous country, faces a paradox.
Sometimes described as a sleeping giant, it is one of the …
UN Report Estimates Bold Climate Action Would Deliver $100 Trillion in Benefits by 2100 | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/un-climate-action-report
"Looking at the connection between #capitalism and oxygen"
He's right. So long as there's any fuel left and any oxygen left, capitalism will continue to burn everything in its path — until there's nothing left
Drilled: Drilling Deep: John Vaillant on the Climate-Fire Nexus
Episode webpage:
If you had told me that Alex Jones orchestrated this as a controlled opposition false flag to have something new to rant about, I might have believed you
"The Europeans" (a nebulous bunch, but seemingly in fact a climate action group called We Don't Have Time) are launching a new distribution platform for approved propaganda. From one summary: "W is a new European-backed social media platform, announced publicly at the World Economic Forum in Davos in January 2026. I…
„Policymakers need to set clear emissions targets and stronger financial incentives for use of lower emission materials, while industry must establish common standards for easier adoption of these materials into value chains.“
Jens-Peter Saul
CEO, #Ramboll
Am I the only one who thinks that the timing of this backsliding & heel-dragging about climate action is driven specifically by trying to appease Trump, by responding directly to his pushing of American LNG?
Any concrete evidence?
#mastodaoine
Climate change isn't gender-neutral. The 2023/2024 El Niño drought in Southern Africa didn't just destroy crops—it fueled gender-based violence and put women environmental defenders at risk.
COP30's new Belém Gender Action Plan tackles this head-on with gender-responsive budgeting and support for climate action that protects women.
"A few reasons to feel hopeful about the climate in 2026"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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“The Belem deal launches a voluntary initiative to speed up climate action to help nations meet their existing pledges to reduce emissions, and calls for rich nations to at least triple the amount of money they provide to help developing countries adapt to a warming world by 2035.”
This is suicide. We can’t adapt forever. Our civilization is based on 10,000 years of relatively stable climate. That climate is now changing in ways we can only guess at.
Yes we will have to adapt to what we have already done… but continuing to pump emissions into the atmosphere means we will continue to adapt to worse and worse and worse conditions until we can’t adapt anymore. No amount of money changes that.
When you can’t adapt… you die.
Canada and every provincial government is part of the problem. They are killing us now and killing our future.
#extinction #climate #climatedisaster #climateadaptation #endfossilfuels
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/cop30-talks-grind-into-overtime-eu-objects-proposed-deal-2025-11-22/
Against the odds, the business journal Forbes has good coverage of the Climate and Nature Emergency Briefing.
BBC apparently didn't bother.
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
https://www.forbes…
We've done the science—let's get on with climate action #climate
An Episcopal priest and regenerative farmer, YDS/Berkeley alum Rachel Field ’16 M.Div. devotes herself to climate justice and humans’ relationship to “the more-than-human world.”
Read our new story about her and her amazing work! https://divinity.yale.edu/news/2025-12
Just 32 fossil fuel companies were responsible for half the global carbon dioxide emissions driving the climate crisis in 2024,
down from 36 a year earlier, a report has revealed.
Saudi Aramco was the biggest state-controlled polluter
and ExxonMobil was the largest investor-owned polluter.
Critics accused the leading fossil fuel companies of
“sabotaging climate action” and
“being on the wrong side of history”
but said the emissions data was increasing…
"Protestival". Wat een geweldig concept ('geweldig' natuurlijk in strikt figuurlijke zin).
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/28/australia-protestival-newcastle-rising-tide-music-climate…
Lord Whitehead: ➡️ Stick to the Science, Inform the Public, Take Action. #climate
"this new arms race is halting attempts to tackle the climate crisis as countries scramble to secure critical minerals for the next generation of weapons.
The study found that at least 38 minerals and metals, including lithium, cobalt, graphite and rare earth elements that form the basis of the energy transition are being stockpiled by the Pentagon with potentially devastating effects on climate action"
1, 2, 3, 4, WAR! What is it good for?
Over 1,300 people from 130 countries just spent a month mastering climate action together.
The En-ROADS Climate Ambassador Camp brought participants through 13,800 hours of training on the Climate Solutions Simulator—diving into climate dynamics, testing solutions, and roleplaying real-world scenarios.
Now they're leading climate events in their communities and working toward certification.
From the BC Green Party
🌱 Take Real Climate Action: BC must meet its 2030 climate goals—stop fossil fuel subsidies and invest in renewables now.
https://click.email.bcgreens.com/?qs=55…
"How five countries are adapting to the climate crisis"
#Climate #ClimateChange
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Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said.
The situation in Tehran is the result of “a perfect storm of climate change and corruption,” says Michael Rubin, a political analyst at the American Enterprise Institute.
“We no longer have a choice,” said Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian during a speech on Thursday.
Instead Iranian officials are considering moving the capital to…
‘The glacier is slowly melting, it’s clearly visible’ – This is climate breakdown https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/nov/10/lake-palcacocha-glacier-melt-peru-this-is-climate-breakdown…
Happy New Year!
Just a few modest wishes:
> Better times for Palestinians
> Russia leaves Ukraine
> Dems win midterms in the US
> Netherlands gets functioning government that addresses our actual issues
> Stronger global climate action
And all the best for all of you!
I hope I don't sound too doomy but I'm at the point where I believe the only action an individual can take to address climate change meaningfully is Luigi.
Willowdale Climate Action Roundtable on November 24th at the North York Central Library Auditorium
#willowdale #northyork
"Despite their promises, governments’ new emission-cutting plans submitted for the Cop30 climate talks taking place in Brazil have done little to avert dangerous global heating for the fourth consecutive year, according to the Climate Action Tracker update.
The world is now anticipated to heat up by 2.6C above preindustrial times by the end of the century"
#ClimateCatastrophe
"In 2024, the climate crisis worsened in all ways. But we can still limit warming with bold action"
#Climate #ClimateChange
"World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows"
#Climate #ClimateChange
RE: https://mastodon.social/@CentralBylines/115543613034480430
This is the big problem with action on climate change: the people in a position to lose out have huge financial resources, and they're more than willing to use them, even with the si…
Want to break into climate work but don't know where to start? Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship might be your answer.
This 12-week program covers clean energy, climate policy, and other key solutions—all designed to fit around your full-time job (6-10 hours/week). You'll learn from industry pros, build your network, and join graduates who've successfully landed climate careers.
Financial aid available for those ready to make a difference.
"Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change"
#Education #Climate #ClimateChange
Participants in the Learning for Action fellowship are gaining vital skills as they engage with climate solutions and expert insights, empowering them to tackle climate change effectively. https://www.terra.do/blog/answering-your-lfa-questions/
"From London to Leicester: The UK cities leading on climate action according to CDP"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate
"Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025"
#Greenwashing #Climate #ClimateChange
Want to break into climate work but don't know where to start? Terra.do's Learning for Action fellowship might be your answer.
This 12-week program goes deep on real-world climate solutions—beyond just clean energy. You'll learn the science, explore diverse solutions, and connect with a global community, all while working full-time (6-10 hrs/week).
Financial aid available.
Extreme heat is becoming deadlier, but we already have solutions that work.
The Heat Is On campaign showcased proven approaches—early warning systems and nature-based solutions—that have saved lives and protected communities worldwide. At COP30, this momentum paid off: adaptation finance is set to triple under the Belém Package, finally putting climate adaptation on equal footing with mitigation.
Critical minerals dropped from final text at COP30
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/critical-minerals-dropped-from-final-text-at-cop30/
From Bill McKibben
"Any conversation about Bill Gates and climate should begin by acknowledging that he’s been wrong about it over and over again. He’s explained that up until 2006—i.e., 18 years after Jim Hansen’s testimony before Congress laying out the science, and well past the point where George W. Bush had acknowledged its reality—he like Trump thought the whole thing was a crock."
Why donate to SEEC PAC?
The Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition Political Action Committee
exists to support SEEC members in Congress and candidates who fight for clean energy, climate change solutions, environmental justice, and protection of our nation’s clean air, water, wildlife, and natural environment.
https://seecpac.org/<…
The 89% project - Between 80 and 89% of the world’s people want their governments to be doing more to address climate change. https://www.threads.com/@climateactapp/post/DRLADQNkRGu
"Less arguing, more action: will Brazil’s unorthodox approach to Cop30 work?"
#Brazil #COP30 #ClimateSummit
Climate action is finally moving from promises to practice. The Global Implementation Accelerator is bridging the gap between national climate plans and real-world results.
Here's what's working: Private capital restoring Brazilian forests. Unilever switching to renewables. H&M and IKEA modernizing Vietnam's grid. Companies in Taiwan pooling demand for clean energy.
The breakthrough? Aligning business needs with national climate goals creates wins on both sides.
"The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming" by David Wallace-Wells
is a stark, scientifically grounded "travelogue of the near future"
detailing the catastrophic, cascading effects of climate change beyond just rising seas and temperatures,
including widespread famine, refugee crises, disease, and extreme weather,
while also exploring how these changes will transform politics, culture, and technology,
serving as an urgent call for immediate…
"Scientists have a dire new warning about the state of the planet"
#Climate #ClimateChange
https:…
While the world debates climate action, Chinese cities are already doing it.
Shenzhen leads with massive EV adoption and vehicle-to-grid tech. Wuhan built "sponge cities" that absorb floodwater naturally. Dalian is scaling hydrogen energy. Guangzhou and Qingdao are tackling food waste and carbon management.
These aren't pilot programs—they're blueprints other cities can follow.
Young people aren't just worried about climate change—they're actively solving it.
Across communities worldwide, youth are designing innovative adaptation solutions focused on justice and inclusion. They're mobilizing action at scale, demanding accessible finance, and ensuring no one gets left behind in the climate transition.
The message to decision-makers is clear: partner with young leaders and invest in youth-led adaptation now.
Eleven organizations just won a combined $5.9M for solutions that are actually changing lives.
The 2026 Zayed Sustainability Prize winners are tackling everything from AI diagnostics to eco-brick production. Since 2008, this prize has impacted over 411 million people through innovations in health, water, energy, and climate action.
In Asia's Sundarbans, women are becoming the guardians of the world's largest mangrove forest—and it's changing everything.
Through self-help groups, local women are planting mangrove saplings along degraded coastlines, protecting their communities from cyclones and rising seas while earning income.
It's climate action that actually works for the people who need it most.
Johannesburg is showing African cities how climate action gets done.
The city is racing toward net-zero by 2050 with bold moves: diverting 100% of garden waste from landfills by 2040, building micro-grids in informal settlements, and creating jobs while cutting emissions.
Their approach is becoming a model for scalable climate solutions across the continent.
"Paris Agreement 10 years on: More wins than you may realize"
#France #ParisAgreement #Climate #ClimateChange
"No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say"
#UN #UnitedNations #US #USA
"Starmer tells world leaders at COP30 that UK is ‘all-in’ on climate action"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #COP30 #Climate
"Mayors pledge coordinated climate action ahead of UN conference in Brazil"
#UN #UnitedNations #Brazil #Climate
"Starmer tells world leaders at COP30 that UK is ‘all-in’ on climate action"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #COP30 #ClimateSummit