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Record fossil fuel emissions in 2025 despite renewables buildout, report says https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/12/record-fossil-fuel-emissions-in-2025-despite-renewables-buildout-report-says/

Record fossil fuel emissions in 2025 despite renewables buildout, report says
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are projected to reach a record 38.1 billion metric tons in 2025, an increase of 1.1% from 2024, according to the 2025 Global Carbon Budget. The report, now in its 20th edition, was released Nov. 13 as a preprint. It compiles national energy and emissions data from […]

Another year in which we've been making the climate crisis worse faster. And the role of aviation continues to grow nastier: probably good for 1/6 of the increase this year, caused by a small minority of the global population.
https://news.m…

Record fossil fuel emissions in 2025 despite renewables buildout, report says
Global carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are projected to reach a record 38.1 billion metric tons in 2025, an increase of 1.1% from 2024, according to the 2025 Global Carbon Budget. The report, now in its 20th edition, was released Nov. 13 as a preprint. It compiles national energy and emissions data from […]

States want to tax fossil fuel companies to create climate change superfunds - Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/01/states-want-to-charge-fossil-fuel-companies-for-climate-change-superfunds/

Chinese businesses are transforming Mexico City’s poshest neighborhood
A growing Chinese techie community in Nuevo Polanco is fueling a boom in restaurants and markets to serve them.
#mexicocity #cdmx

Mastodon announced fiscal sponsorship via WE AID,
a German nonprofit organisation that supports charitable projects within an established legal framework.
This partnership offers donors
tax-deductible contributions in Germany
and ensures verified integrity through WE AID’s oversight.
It also enables Mastodon to operate as a nonprofit entity,
strengthening the commitment to a user-first,
community-driven platform,
free from algorithmic manipul…

Mastodon Joins Forces with WE AID
We're partnering with WE AID as our fiscal sponsor for donations in Europe.

"‘Wrong side of history’: Report ties top polluters to countries blocking fossil fuel phaseout"
#Climate #ClimateChange #FossilFuels

Top polluters controlled by nations that blocked fossil fuel phaseout
Many state-owned fossil fuel firms that emitted the highest levels of pollution in 2024 went on to block a phaseout roadmap at COP30.

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

Apple acquires Q.ai, whose tech can analyze facial expressions to enable non-verbal discussions with AI assistants; sources: the deal values Q.ai at ~$2B (Financial Times)

Prolongement de la ligne bleue… sans les portes de protection
#montreal
https://www.lapresse.ca/actualit…

Immigration enforcement agents across the US are increasingly relying on a new smartphone app with facial recognition technology.
The app is named #Mobile #Fortify.
Simply pointing a phone’s camera at their intended target and scanning the person’s face
allows Mobile Fortify to pull data on an individual…