Bob Ramsak

End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal

After two weeks of #COP30 negotiations, countries agreed to BEGIN DISCUSSIONS on fossil fuel phase out. And as the article says, "they achieved this incremental progress only in the teeth of implacable opposition from oil-producing countries."

THIS is the problem with requiring unanimous decisions.

Photos from tonight's #Palestine vigil in #Nice.

Cop30 live: summit president says ‘everybody will lose’ as fears rise that conference will end without a deal André Corrêa do Lago issues plea to preserve Paris agreement with countries far from reaching agreement on scheduled final day

Counting down the final hours at COP30. Follow along here:

A Black-Faced Ibis near Villa Cerro Castillo, in Chile’s Aysén Region.
Happy #FlyDay everyone. :)

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Good piece about the gap of reliable data about impacts of climate change on deaths related heat. @frediotto.bsky.social addresses some of these gaps and underreporting in her recent book Climate Injustice.
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I might have failed at my assignment from @fisherdanar.bsky.social to say what makes me hopeful about climate, but I think @frediotto.bsky.social and her team's work that would enable us to hold polluters responsible should be a source of hope.

Tune in to Episode 4 of the #COPOut Podcast tomorrow!

Excellent! Did it take requests?

Half a decade ago Indonesia made the decision to move its capital because Jakarta is sinking. Tehran, a city of 10 million, is moving becaust it is running out of water. (And sinking, too.)

Anothereautiful shot. Delighted I crossed paths with your stream.

Excellent! Making me a little hungry.

For today's #BirdoftheDay theme #GroundedGulls, a Kelp Gull grounded on a boat on Lago Nahuel Huapi in Patagonia and a Laughing Gull in Emerald Isle, North Carolina that's not cracking a smile.

And marginally related to yesterday's bird is today's #BirdOfTheDay, on the theme #mottled, a Blue-footed Booby. Isla de la Plata, Ecuador, May 2013.

Many thanks again to @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social for organising.

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For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme #StareDown, a juvenile Nazca Booby who was clearly confused by the person who was staring at him. And who can blame him, really.

On Ecaudor's Isla de la Plata, May 2013. I hope he's doing well.

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Great photo and great stream. Delighted to have crossed paths. 🍷

If you aren’t a subscriber to @carbonbrief.org’s DeBriefed newsletter, you really should be.
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Red-Backed Shrike, in Kranjska Gora We all remember our first time. I’m referring of course to the photo of this Red-Backed Shrike, above, the first bird pic* I took with my new Sigma 150-600mm zoom lens.

A few more shots of Red-backed Shrikes from this sighting are on my website here: www.bobramsak.com/red-backed-s...

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A #BirdOfTheDay option for today is birds perching on a pole. Here's a female Red-Backed Shrike doing just that. Image from August this year near Kranjska Gora, Slovenia.

Many thanks @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social for organising.

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WHO and Brazil urge swift action on Belém Health Action Plan at COP30 The COP30 Special report on health and climate change: delivering the Belém Health Action Plan, notes that rising temperatures and collapsing health systems are claiming more lives, and calls for imme...

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Climate crisis is a health crisis, WHO chief says

WHO and Brazilian Ministry of Health: Climate change is already driving a global health emergency, with over 540 000 people dying from extreme heat each year and 1 in 12 hospitals worldwide at risk of climate-related shutdowns

www.france24.com/en/video/202...

Fossil fuel projects around the world threaten the health of 2bn people Exclusive: ‘Deep-rooted injustices’ affect billions of people due to location of wells, pipelines and other infrastructure

"A quarter of the world’s population lives within three miles (5km) of operational fossil fuel projects, potentially threatening the health of more than 2 billion people as well as critical ecosystems, according to first-of-its-kind research."

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Nice shot!

For today's #BirdOfTheDay theme paddling or standing or walking in shallow water, a pair of Dunlins playing in the mud along the Digue de la Mer trail near Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France, in mid October. Many thanks @alan678.bsky.social and @robcrank68.bsky.social for organising.
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#COP30 AGENDA FIGHT: Battle looms over which issues to discuss at COP30 (an "agenda fight")

Proposed late additions to agenda:

* trade
* finance
* deforestation
* ambition
* reporting

Hence, now on 4th version of agenda (!)

This must be resolved before negotiations begin 🧵

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Landmark Paris Agreement set a path to slow warming. The world hasn't stayed on it The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago. Scientists say Earth's warming has outpaced efforts to reduce fossil fuel pollution that came out of the 2015 accord.

The world has seen faster climate change than expected since the Paris Agreement a decade ago.

Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams and banned goods, Reuters reports The report shows that the company was hesitant to crack down harder on scams, due to the billions in revenue that they were generating for Meta....

Over the years I have read A LOT of damning stories about what Meta executives were saying internally about serious harms on their platforms (most of them written by Reuters’ @jeffhorwitz.bsky.social ). His new story is a blockbuster:
www.reuters.com/investigatio...

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In 2024, we emitted approximately 1,280,000,000 tonnes of CO2e more than 2023.

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Nice!