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"IEA: Fossil-fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless ‘stated policies’ are abandoned"
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

IEA: Fossil-fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless ‘stated policies’ are abandoned - Carbon Brief
The world’s fossil-fuel use is still on track to peak before 2030, despite a surge...

Fossiilisten polttoaineiden päästöt nousevat ennätyskorkealle tänä vuonna (2025).
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels are projected to rise by 1.1% in 2025 – reaching a record high, according to new research by the Global Carbon Project. https://globalcarbonbudget.org/fossil-…

Fossil fuel CO₂ emissions hit record high in 2025
The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions

Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/12/fossil-fuel-projects-health-research

"Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people"
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat

Octopus Heat-pump Journey
Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat #defossilisation

New study by @… et al. finds that emissions in China and India are projected to grow much less in 2025 compared to the past decade, while emissions in the US and EU are projected to grow this year after years of decline.

Analysis: Fossil-fuel CO2 emissions to set new record in 2025, as land sink ‘recovers’ - Carbon Brief
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from fossil fuels and cement will rise around 1.1% in 2025,...

Ein klimaneutraler Pfad könnte den #Fossilenergiebedarf in der EU bis 2050 um 90 Prozent senken.
Laut einer neuen Studie des #PIK ist dieser Rückgang durch den raschen Ausbau erneuerbarer #Energien

From net-zero to zero-fossil in transforming the EU energy system - Nature Communications
This scenario study investigates how the EU net-zero target can be reached with varying levels of residual fossil fuels. Reducing fossils by only 90% relies on substantial carbon storage, while a full fossil phase-out requires a rapid scale-up of expensive carbon-neutral e-fuels.

"Although Ecosia is a not-for-profit, they seem to be re-enacting the for-profit erosion of human knowledge and the active murder of the open web currently being orchestrated by Google and the other tech giants."
(Original title: Ecosia’s “Green AI”: false hope for corrosive tech)
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Ecosia’s “Green AI”: false hope for corrosive tech
Why replace human work with fossil-fuel-slurping mistake generators? Ecosia’s “Green AI” is selling false hope for bad tech

„Die da oben machen doch eh was sie wollen“ ist halt auch nur Populismus. Selbstverständlich sollte das heißen „…machen doch eh, was die Fossil-Lobbys und Kapitalistys wollen“
#pol

On Website Technicals (2025-06) - Tech updates: Junited - Rigby to Buttersafe - GPTBot badness, captions, diversion delay, under-volt, X11 fossil. #Junited2025 - https://www.earth.org.uk/note-on-site-tech

On Website Technicals (2025-06)
Tech updates: Junited - Rigby to Buttersafe - GPTBot badness, captions, diversion delay, under-volt, X11 fossil. #Junited2025

"IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries"
#FossilFuels #Renewables #Energy

IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries - Carbon Brief
More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables

Donald Trump has placed dozens of people with ties to the fossil fuel sector in his administration,
including more than 40 who have directly worked for oil, gas or coal companies, according to a new analysis.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/o…

🐝 Bumble bees pollinated linden flowers 24 million years ago, fossil evidence shows
#bees

Bumble bees pollinated linden flowers 24 million years ago, fossil evidence shows
An international research team led by the Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research at the University of Vienna has made an extraordinary discovery: fossilized lime blossoms and fossilized bumble bees were found in 24-million-year-old sediments at the Enspel Fossil-Lagerstätte (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)—along with evidence of their interaction in the form of preserved pollen grains. These findings show that bumble bees were already among the most important pollinators of linden (or…

‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’ https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/dec/09/food-fossil-fuel-production-5bn-environmental-damage-an-hour-un-geo-report-<…

"Rise in Chinese off-grid coal plants in Indonesia belies pledge to end fossil fuel support"
#Indonesia #FossilFuels #Energy

Rise in Chinese off-grid coal plants in Indonesia belies pledge to end fossil fuel support
A surge in the supply of Chinese-backed coal-fired power plants built to supply electricity to Indonesia’s fast-growing nickel mining and processing sector is undermining Beijing’s efforts to dial back support for fossil fuels, a study released Nov. 3 has found. In his speech to the U.N. General Assembly four years ago, China’s president, Xi Jinping, […]

Multi-Scale Land Use Impacts on Fossil Fuel-Related CO$_2$ Emissions in the United States
Jason Hawkins, Mehrnoosh Zare
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.08611 https://

Multi-Scale Land Use Impacts on Fossil Fuel-Related CO$_2$ Emissions in the United States
Anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions exhibit spatial variation owing to differences in development patterns, local climate, economic composition, energy sources, and other factors. Many of these factors - and therefore their contribution to GHG production - are influenceable through spatial planning and economic policy. Recent advances in environmental data reporting and climate flux measurement have produced high fidelity GHG emissions estimates at detailed spatial and temporal resolut…

"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

People will be asking about this article. Some comments follow in a thread.
Economic growth no longer linked to carbon emissions in most of the world, study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/environment/…

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

LNG ‘can’t happen fast enough’, says Taoiseach as Cop30 grapples with ending fossil fuels
Martin indicates that liquefied natural gas a security imperative for Ireland

Tropical islands are turning their biggest challenge into their greatest strength.
Vulnerable to climate change and dependent on expensive fossil fuels, island nations are proving that carbon neutrality by 2050 is economically viable. Solar PV is leading the charge, with innovative Solar-to-X tech converting sunshine into e-fuels and e-chemicals to power hard-to-decarbonize sectors.

Small islands, big impact: the role of solar PV for the tropics
Low-cost renewables provide an opportunity for tropical islands to drive a sustainable, secure and self-sufficient economy. Solar PV emerges as the bulk energy provider, driven by excellent resource conditions and fast-improving economic attractiveness. The anticipated momentum of solar PV in tropical islands can best be characterised as a Solar-to-X Economy.

"‘Earth 'can no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30"
#COP30 #Climate #ClimateChange

Earth 'can no longer sustain' intensive fossil fuel use, Lula tells COP30
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday said Earth cannot sustain humanity's dependence on fossil fuels and without confronting this reality the climate fight will be lost.

Coming Wednesday: "Live from @SustainableBrands! It's ‘Living Between Worlds’!”
Join us for this conversation for possibility. https://www.bit.ly/LivingBetweenWorlds

"Spain has broken the ruinous link between power prices and volatile fossil fuels, something its European neighbours are desperate to do. Spain risks sliding back into costly gas reliance amid post-blackout fears. Boosting grids and batteries will help Spain break free from fossil dependency for good."
It looks like the link is only partially broken, not through planning but due to scale.
Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using

Decoupled: how Spain cut the link between gas and power prices using renewables | Ember
Spain has some of the lowest wholesale electricity prices in Europe, largely owing to the country’s strong solar and wind growth which reduced the influence of expensive coal and gas power on the electricity market.

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…

Climate Action Petition
Call on the BC government to meet its 2030 climate targets and stop subsidizing fossil fuels. Join the BC Greens in demanding bold, science-based climate action now.

😰 Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/31/harrison-ford-donald-trump-climate-crisis

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

China has shifted the world to renewables while Trump is pushing to sell his fossil fuels
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2rz08en2po

Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity
Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Octopus Heat-pump Journey - Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat

Octopus Heat-pump Journey
Via quote and survey and negotiation to keeping us warm fossil-free #heatPump #DHW #spaceHeat #defossilisation

"‘Food and fossil fuel production causing $5bn of environmental damage an hour’"
#FossilFuels #Environment #Nature

Australia never disappoints - crocodiles that climbed trees
"Some were also apparently at least partly semi-arboreal 'drop crocs,'"
"They were perhaps hunting like leopards—dropping out of trees on any unsuspecting thing they fancied for dinner." #straya

Australian 'drop crocs' unlock insights into ancient ecosystems
In a local grazier's backyard in the small southeast QLD town of Murgon, scientists have been digging for decades in what looks like an unremarkable clay pit. But within the clay lies one of Australia's oldest fossil sites—a window back in time to when the continent was still connected to Antarctica and South America.

This goes for Canada as well.
Clinging stubbornly to the fossil resource economy is killing the future competitiveness of this country.
#canpoli #cdnpoli
https://mastodon.social/@SeanCasten/115338694969299974

Misinformation and populism also appear to be finite fuels, like fossil gas. In a generally sluggish German heating market, gas boilers are now losing out to heat pumps.
https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/energie/waermepumpen-heizung-energie-100.html

Günstigeres Heizen: Der stille Siegeszug der Wärmepumpe
Während der Ampel-Regierung galt die Wärmepumpe bei einigen als Symbol für ideologische Energiepolitik. Inzwischen werden in Deutschland erstmals mehr Wärmepumpen als Gasheizungen verkauft. Was ist passiert?

Nice to see Gov. Newsom speaking fluently about climate at #COP30 and representing the continuing state/city climate action in the *real* US, while the Trump team didn't even show up as it tries to deny and ignore reality to please its fossil fuel owners.

Endangered Species Protection Sought for New Mexico Flower Threatened by Fossil Fuel Industry https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/endangered-species-protection-sought-f…

Endangered Species Protection Sought for New Mexico Flower Threatened by Fossil Fuel Industry
TUCSON, Ariz.— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect Allred’s flax under the Endangered Species Act.

Charlie Kirk was a fossil fuel industry plant
Big Oil's money gave Kirk a larger platform to spread baseless climate conspiracy theories—as well as other extremist views.
By EMILY ATKIN
https://heated.world/p/charlie-kirks-extremism-was-fossil

Charlie Kirk was a fossil fuel industry plant
Big Oil's money gave Kirk a larger platform to spread baseless climate conspiracy theories—as well as other extremist views.

“As we consider these three risks, we don’t have to speculate about how AI data centers might affect Massachusetts. Consider Ireland, a country with a similar population size, where AI has driven a data center boom. Warehouses full of servers are on pace to use one-third of Ireland’s electricity, drawing from fossil-fuel power plants and wind farms alike. That keeps old, dirty plants on the grid, sucks up renewable energy that otherwise would help replace fossil fuels, and drives up costs fo…

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
> The world generated almost a third more solar power in the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2024, meeting 83% of the global increase in electricity demand. Wind power grew by just over 7%, allowing renewables to displace fossil fuels for the first time.
> China and India were largely responsible for the surge in renewables, according to the Ember report, in contrast with the US and Eur…

The intracluster light analysis of the most evolved systems of galaxies: fossil groups
N\'icolas O. L. de Oliveira, Yolanda Jim\'enez-Teja, Renato A. Dupke, Eleazar R. Carrasco, Anton M. Koekemoer, Yuanyuan Su, Jose Manuel Vilchez, Jimmy A. Irwin, Eric D. Miller, Lucas E. Johnson
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.03032

The intracluster light analysis of the most evolved systems of galaxies: fossil groups
We present the analysis of the intracluster light (ICL) in three fossil groups (FG), RXJ085640.72+055347.36, RX J1136+0713, and RX J1410+4145, at z ~ 0.1. We used two optical broad-band filters, F435W and F606W, observed with the Hubble Space Telescope and spectroscopic data obtained with the Gemini Multi-Object Spectrograph to generate the ICL maps and measure the ICL fraction using CICLE, an algorithm developed to disentangle the ICL from the light of galaxies. We found ICL fractions of 9.9% …

"Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time"
#Australia #Energy #Renewables

An #India-#Japan alliance could prove monumental for the #solar industry. The International Solar Festival at the #OsakaExpo…

Remember when Hochul was heckled at the Mamdani rally? We need A LOT more of that energy and a lot less of this fossil fuel energy. https://flipboard.com/@gothamist/gothamist-igeoft02z/-/a-qfvbGzu_TYqz3seB3xFi7Q:a:3807498986-/0…

Gov. Hochul OKs key permit for Trump-favored gas pipeline in NYC, North Jersey
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration approved a key water-quality permit Friday for a proposed natural-gas pipeline off the New York City coast, …

RE: https://mstdn.social/@primonatura/115538267605694235
China has been prioritizing the transition away from fossil fuels for some time now, and the results speak for themselves!

The world continues to dawdle politically in its response to the climate crisis
but clean energy is booming,
-- responsible for almost all new energy capacity and drawing double the investment of fossil fuels globally. The market has shifted.
Most starkly, though, Trump has become the planet’s foremost advocate of fossil fuels,
throwing the might of the US presidency into a rearguard battle to keep the world mired in the era of combusted carbon.
There is now no …

Planned coal production through to 2035 and planned fossil gas production through to 2050 are not only set to breach Paris Agreement targets to keep temperature increases 'well below' 2C while pursuing efforts to limit them to 1.5C, they have increased since the last time the analysis was carried out in 2023.
'Alarming': Fossil fuel production plans far exceed global climate targets | BusinessGreen News

'Alarming': Fossil fuel production plans far exceed global climate targets
Planned coal, oil, and gas production through to 2030 is double the level that would be consistent with limiting global warming to 2C, analysis shows

Rimer Cardillo, Uruguayan-American artist exhibition "Deep Ecology" at the Plains Art Museum #Fargo #NorthDakota

Decade-long Emission Forecasting with an Ensemble Model in Taiwan
Gordon Hung, Salinna Abdullah
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05548 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510…

Decade-long Emission Forecasting with an Ensemble Model in Taiwan
Taiwan's high population and heavy dependence on fossil fuels have led to severe air pollution, with the most prevalent greenhouse gas being carbon dioxide (CO2). There-fore, this study presents a reproducible and comprehensive case study comparing 21 of the most commonly employed time series models in forecasting emissions, analyzing both univariate and multivariate approaches. Among these, Feedforward Neural Network (FFNN), Support Vector Machine (SVM), and Random Forest Regressor (RFR) achie…

Fossil-fuel billionaires bought up millions of shares after meeting with top Trump officials (Nina Lakhani/The Guardian)
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/04/venture-global-shares
http://www.memeorandum.com/251204/p47#a251204p47

#bedfellows The US sided with Saudi Arabia, Russia and Iran to block part of a UN report about the dire state of the planet "because it called for phasing out fossil fuels, switching to clean energy and reducing plastics."

U.S. Helped to Weaken Report at U.N. Environment Talks, Participants Say
American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making.

• Fossil fuels were not mentioned in the key final decision – petrostates including Saudi Arabia and allies fought fiercely to keep that out.
• A commitment to a roadmap to transition away from fossil fuels was not part of the formal deal
https://www.theguardian.c…

⚒️ Abandoned coal mine drainage identified as a significant source of carbon emissions
https://phys.org/news/2025-11-abandoned-coal-drainage-significant-source.html

Abandoned coal mine drainage identified as a significant source of carbon emissions
For the past 250 years, people have mined coal industrially in Pennsylvania, U.S.. By 1830, the city of Pittsburgh was using more than 400 tons of the fossil fuel every day. Burning all that coal has contributed to climate change. Additionally, unremediated mines—especially those that operated before Congress passed regulations in 1977—have leaked environmentally harmful mine drainage. But that might not be the end of their legacy.

Trump has moved to boost production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal.
This lawsuit is the latest legal action against the administration
amid its assault on clean energy policy and related funding and programs across the country.
The lawsuit filed in Rhode Island by the Rhode Island AFL-CIO labor organization and others
— including the public interest law center Rhode Island Center for Justice and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors
— detailed …

Bei der #Cop30 in Belém stellen #FossilFuel-Lobbyisten etwa einen von 25 Teilnehmenden.
Mit über 1.600 Vertreterinnen und Vertretern übertreffen sie alle Länderdelegationen außer #Brasilien.

Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out

Experts urge canceling fossil fuel contracts to meet Paris climate goals #climate

Experts urge canceling fossil fuel contracts to meet Paris climate goals
The countries participating in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), currently taking place in Brazil, must cancel fossil fuel concessions in order to keep the Paris Agreement alive. This is the main message of a paper published in the journal Nature and signed by experts Martí Orta, Gorka Muñoa and Marcel Llavero, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona, and Guillem Rius, from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (IS…

From Bill McKibben
Yesterday was one of those days when you can feel the world shifting. The thinktank Ember reported that for the first half of 2025 renewable energy produced more electricity than coal. More to the point, solar and wind grew so fast that they covered all the growth in demand for electricity so far this year, with room to spare.

Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows | Lobbying | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/oct/16/uk-labour-ministers-fossil-fuel-lobbyists-analysis
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"Shell-funded school materials accused of downplaying fossil fuels’ climate impact"
#Shell #FossilFuels #Climate

Shell gave €5m to this museum. Should parents be worried?
School materials emblazoned with the Shell logo are shaping how children as young as 10 learn about climate change.

Voters across multiple states support expanding the electric grid and adding more renewable energy, despite fossil fuel industry pushback. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

Exposing The Fossil Fuel FUD About Renewable Energy - CleanTechnica
The fossil fuel industry is in a panic about renewable energy and is resorting to every dirty trick it can find to protect its profits.

Trump has moved to boost production of fossil fuels such as oil, natural gas and coal.
This lawsuit is the latest legal action against the administration
amid its assault on clean energy policy and related funding and programs across the country.
The lawsuit filed in Rhode Island by the Rhode Island AFL-CIO labor organization and others
— including the public interest law center Rhode Island Center for Justice and the nonprofit Solar United Neighbors
— detailed …

Groups sue EPA over canceled $7 billion solar program intended to help poorer Americans
The program was affiliated with another $20 billion in green funding also terminated under Trump.

Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': Report #health

Fossil fuels harm health from 'cradle to grave': Report
The extraction, transportation and burning of planet-heating fossil fuels have a huge impact on people's health that starts before they are born and lasts until they die, a report warned Tuesday.

"World’s top fossil fuel producers set to grow despite Paris targets"
#France #Paris #FossilFuels #Climate

World’s top fossil fuel producers set to grow despite Paris targets
The world’s 20 largest fossil fuel producing countries are on track to produce more than twice the amount of coal, oil and gas in 2030 than would be consistent with the global goal to limit warming to 1.5° Celsius (2.7° Fahrenheit), according to the new Production Gap Report 2025. The 2025 report updates an earlier […]

Very happy to see Trump’s illegal block on wind farm development thrown out by a judge, along with the Orwellian justification given for it—a classic inversion of the truth. Every accusation is a confession, etc. (“The government argued that the states’ claims amount to nothing more than a policy disagreement over preferences for wind versus fossil fuel energy development that is outside the federal court’s jurisdiction.”)

Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy
A federal judge has struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law. Judge Patti Saris of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated Trump’s Jan. 20 executive order. Saris ruled in favor of a coalition of state attorneys general from 17 states and Washington, D.C., led by New York's attor…

📉 Fossil fuel decline, though still nascent, is already hitting countries leading the electric vehicle boom like China and Norway
https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-09-20/batteries-bite-into-o…

Batteries bite into oil: Demand slows in China and drops in Norway
Fossil fuel decline, though still nascent, is already hitting countries leading the electric vehicle boom

Rising heat waves are tied to fossil fuel and cement production #environment

Rising heat waves are tied to fossil fuel and cement production
According to ETH Zurich climate researchers, greenhouse gas emissions from major fossil fuel and cement producers are significant contributors to the occurrence and intensity of heat waves.

The fossil fuel era is ending faster than you think.
Startups like 247Solar are combining concentrating solar power with heat-storing batteries that deliver 24/7 electricity—even when the sun isn't shining. Their systems can slash carbon emissions by 95% and cut energy costs by 25% or more.
The best part? Businesses can upgrade with zero upfront costs through Energy-as-a-Service.

Energy Storage Exists, & It's Coming For Your Fossil Fuels - CleanTechnica
With an assist from energy storage, concentrating solar power gets a reboot for commercial and industrial applications.

Der globale CO₂-Ausstoß aus #fossilen #Brennstoffen erreicht 2025 mit 38,1 Milliarden Tonnen ein Rekordhoch.
Trotz Fortschritten bei #ErneuerbarenEnergien reicht das nicht aus,…

Fossil fuel CO₂ emissions hit record high in 2025
The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions

"Corporate ‘middlemen’ mask who really profits from Australian fossil fuel projects, report warns"
#Australia #FossilFuels #Energy

"Every stage of fossil fuel life cycle harms people & the environment: Report"
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

Every stage of fossil fuel life cycle harms people & the environment: Report
A new report traces the life cycle of fossil fuels — from exploration and extraction to combustion and decommissioning — and found stark consequences at each stage for the health of people and the planet alike. “By examining fossil fuels’ health hazards across their entire life cycle, this report makes an important addition to our current understanding […]

Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says https://news.mongabay.com/2025/11/offshore-fossil-fuel-exploration-jeopardizes-brazils-climate-leadership-study-says/

Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says
This November, as Brazil opened the curtains to host the UN Climate Conference (COP30), in its Pará state capital, Belém, the troubles orbiting the country’s environmental agenda were featured in a new report by U.S.-based conservation technology nonprofit SkyTruth, which is dedicated to satellite-based environmental monitoring. In the run-up to the climate summit, the study […]

Fossil fuel companies and fascism go together like PB&J
https://mastodon.scot/@peterbrown/115257776490062104

Uruguay did what most nations still call impossible:
it built a power grid that runs almost entirely on renewables
—at half the cost of fossil fuels.
The physicist who led that transformation says the same playbook could work anywhere
—if governments have the courage to change the rules.
For Ramon Méndez Galain,
the energy transition isn’t just about climate
—it’s about economics.
Uruguay’s shift to renewables, he argues,
demonstrated that cl…

Uruguay’s Renewable Charge: A Small Nation, A Big Lesson For The World
Uruguay built a power grid that runs 99% on renewables—at half the cost of fossil fuels. Here’s how its bold energy overhaul became a global model.

"Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions"
#Google #Emissions #Climate

Google plans to power a new data center with fossil fuels, yet release almost no emissions
As AI data centers spring up across the country, their energy demand and resulting greenhouse gas emissions are raising concerns. With servers and energy-intensive cooling systems constantly running, these buildings can use anywhere from a few megawatts of power for a small data center to more than 100 megawatts for a hyperscale data center. To put that in perspective, the average large natural gas power plant built in the U.S. generates less than 1,000 megawatts.

"Every stage of fossil fuel life cycle harms people & the environment: Report"
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

Every stage of fossil fuel life cycle harms people & the environment: Report
A new report traces the life cycle of fossil fuels — from exploration and extraction to combustion and decommissioning — and found stark consequences at each stage for the health of people and the planet alike. “By examining fossil fuels’ health hazards across their entire life cycle, this report makes an important addition to our current understanding […]

We need to talk about our fossil fuel addiction: UNEP chief #politics

We need to talk about our fossil fuel addiction: UNEP chief
"Off Target," "Broken Record," "Closing Window": the UN Environment Program's flagship reports have been warning for years that emissions must fall faster to avoid dangerous climate impacts—but is the world listening?

"Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’"
#Climate #ClimateChange

Revealed: Only a third of national climate pledges support ‘transition away from fossil fuels’ - Carbon Brief
Only around a third of the latest country climate pledges submitted to the UN express support for the “transition away from fossil fuels”.

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 …

COP30 Climate Summit Ends With Dire Warnings and Scant Plans for Action
The final agreement, with no direct mention of the fossil fuels that are dangerously heating the planet, was a victory for oil-producing countries.

"PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?"
#Australia #FossilFuels #Energy

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?
Have you heard offshore windfarms kill whales? (They don't.) Or that electric vehicles catch fire more often than petrol cars? (It's the opposite.) Perhaps you've heard "natural" gas is clean? (It can be worse than coal.)

Nearly 47 million Americans live near hidden fossil fuel sites #America

Nearly 47 million Americans live near hidden fossil fuel sites
A nationwide analysis has uncovered how sprawling fossil fuel infrastructure sits surprisingly close to millions of American homes. The research shows that 46.6 million people live within about a mile of wells, refineries, pipelines, storage sites, or transport facilities. Many of these locations release pollutants that may affect nearby communities, yet mid-supply-chain sites have rarely been studied. The findings reveal major gaps in understanding how this hidden network affects health.

"Countries’ fossil fuel plans risk derailing efforts to limit global warming to 1.5°C, report warns"
#FossilFuels #Climate #ClimateChange

Fossil fuel plans threaten Paris Agreement goals, new report warns
A new report highlights how governments’ fossil fuel production plans contradict climate commitments.

Nearly 47 million Americans at high risk of potential health hazards from fossil fuel infrastructure, study finds https://phys.org/news/2025-11-million-americans-high-potential-health.html

Nearly 47 million Americans at high risk of potential health hazards from fossil fuel infrastructure, study finds
Fossil fuels release pollutants into the air when extracted and burned, but there's more to their production than massive oil rigs diving deep into Earth and smoky power plants. Those processes are examples of only the first and last—and generally most visible—moments in a fossil fuel's five-stage journey.

"Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time"
#Energy #Renewables #FossilFuels

"Experts urge canceling fossil fuel contracts to meet Paris climate goals"
#FossilFuels #Cliamte #ClimateChange

Experts urge canceling fossil fuel contracts to meet Paris climate goals
The countries participating in the UN Climate Change Conference (COP30), currently taking place in Brazil, must cancel fossil fuel concessions in order to keep the Paris Agreement alive. This is the main message of a paper published in the journal Nature and signed by experts Martí Orta, Gorka Muñoa and Marcel Llavero, from the Faculty of Biology and the Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio) of the University of Barcelona, and Guillem Rius, from the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (IS…

"Top Fossil Fuel Producing Nations Plan to Blow Past Climate Targets"
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Top Fossil Fuel Producing Nations Plan to Blow Past Climate Targets - Inside Climate News
A report finds that the top producers of coal, gas and oil are planning to mine and drill even more of the fuels in 2030 than they were two years ago.

"This study could reshape climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies"
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This study could reshape climate lawsuits against fossil fuel companies
The groundbreaking research offers evidence that specific fossil fuel giants drove economic losses for decades.

"Massachusetts considers expanding effort to ban gas in new buildings"
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Massachusetts considers expanding effort to ban gas in new buildings
Lawmakers are weighing a bill that would allow 10 more cities and towns to prohibit the use of fossil fuels in new construction through an existing pilot…

"Fossil fuel projects face stricter scrutiny after Europe’s top human rights court ruling"
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Norway oil projects face stricter climate scrutiny after court ruling
The case worked its way through European legal systems for nearly a decade before the ruling.

"Rising sea levels threaten over 100 million buildings. Where does Europe stand?"
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100 million buildings at risk from rising sea levels, warns report
Fossil fuel emissions need to be ‘curbed quickly’ to prevent millions of buildings from becoming a regular flood risk.

"Banking alliance aimed at limiting fossil fuel investments collapses"
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Banking alliance aimed at limiting fossil fuel investments collapses
A coalition formed to align the international banking sector’s investments with global climate goals has disbanded nearly four years after it was launched. Set up in 2021, the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) was a U.N.-sponsored initiative to shift bank financing away from fossil fuels — the biggest source of climate changing greenhouse gases — and […]

"Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber most delegations at COP30 climate talks in Brazil"
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One in 25 COP30 attendees is a fossil fuel lobbyist, analysis finds
Analysis finds 1,600 fossil fuel representatives at UN climate summit in Brazil, outnumbering almost every country delegation.

"New window-mounted heat pumps make ditching fossil fuels easier"
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New window-mounted heat pumps make ditching fossil fuels easier
They plug into a standard outlet, hang on the sill, and slash climate-warming pollution.

"Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says"
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Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazil’s climate leadership, study says
This November, as Brazil opened the curtains to host the UN Climate Conference (COP30), in its Pará state capital, Belém, the troubles orbiting the country’s environmental agenda were featured in a new report by U.S.-based conservation technology nonprofit SkyTruth, which is dedicated to satellite-based environmental monitoring. In the run-up to the climate summit, the study […]

"More than 80 countries at Cop30 join call for roadmap to fossil fuel phase-out"
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"Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows"
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"Former world leaders call for fossil fuel taxes to fund global climate action"
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Former world leaders call for permanent taxes on oil and gas profits
During an energy price crisis in 2022, similar taxes raised billions, the authors argue.

"Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds"
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Millions of buildings at risk from sea level rise, analysis finds
Sea level rise could put more than 100 million buildings across the Global South at risk of regular flooding if fossil fuel emissions are not curbed quickly, according to a new McGill-led study published in npj Urban Sustainability.

"Nations’ plans to ramp up coal, gas and oil extraction ‘will put climate goals beyond reach’"
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"Climate change inaction costs millions of lives each year, report warns"
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Climate change inaction costs millions of lives each year, report warns
The 2025 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change reveals that climate inaction and continued dependence on fossil fuels is resulting in an immense human cost, with millions of lives lost each year due to heat, air pollution, disease spread, and worsening food insecurity.