Curt Stofferahn

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Image of a global map with temperature departures with red and blue colours for warmer or colder temperatures relative to the reference period 1981-2010. values are shown for the annual average of 2023

Image of a global map with temperature departures with red and blue colours for warmer or colder temperatures relative to the reference period 1981-2010. values are shown for the annual average of 2024

2nd warmest (2023) vs warmest year (2024) based on GFS (Global Forecast System) analysis in terms of departure from the mean. Note how basically all the anomaly hot and cold spots have shifted to the east by approx 50 degree latitude in 2024 (largely guided by ENSO i suppose). #ClimateCrisis

Buyers beware: many orgs claim to shed light on environmental impacts of food, but they don't share data comparisons & often obscure facts of on food production's lifecycle pollution.

When it comes to food-related emissions, the question isn’t “where” food is grown.

It’s “what” food is it? (Especially beef and dairy.)

And “how” it was grown? (Especially if it’s linked to deforestation or excessive fertilizer use.)

The best climate solutions -- by far -- are the ones that are ready to scale *now*.

Waiting for pie-in-the-sky tech solutions, which never seem to show up as promised, is *exactly* the wrong thing to do.

Bar graph of UK Electricity Production from 2009 to 2024 and line graph of total carbon emissions which have fallen from 280 MT/year to 30 MT year. Data gathered from eletricinsights.co.uk

Another great year for UK electricity decarbonisation. Emission down to 30 MT/year (intensity 119 g/kWh), 11% of 280 MT high. Wind and solar output both continuing to grow. Coal finished this year. Old nuclear closing but 2031 before Hinkley Point C comes on. Demand falling but EVs and HPs coming.

Just like AR-15–style assault weapons, at some point, we have to come to terms with how dangerous massive vehicles like the Ford F-150 (EV or not) are to society and decide whether people should be allowed to have them.

The cover of Bloomberg Businessweek shows Ford CEO Jim Farley in an F-150 Lightning, looking down smugly at the camera, with the headline "THIS IS A TRUCK: Ford is about to electrify America's favorite vehicle and test Tesla's dominance". The truck is so large, it is hard to imagine being able to see anyone on foot.

This is how the CEO of Ford, with the help with Bloomberg, advertised the F-150 Lightning. We need to design and regulate this type of worldview out of existence.

EVs have many benefits over ICE vehicles, but not when we allow them to make the vehicle size, weight, and power arms race even worse.

🚨 When we fight, we win!

I've put together a thread giving a quick run down of some of the #climate movement's hard won victories from 2024 to inspire us for the year ahead! 🧵

#ClimateActionNow
#EndFossilFuels

The Great Lakes ring in the New Year with water temps 2-4°F above average, with Lakes Superior and Michigan being record-warm, according to coastwatch.glerl.noaa.gov/statistics/a.... The warm waters will contribute to some hefty lake effect snows this week.

Sounds here like a permitting reform deal was never really that close at the end of last Congress — key House Republicans and a few big electric utilities weren’t on board with the provisions to make it easier to build transmission: subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eene...

Explainer: Nine ‘tipping points’ that could be triggered by climate change | @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @rospearce.bsky.social #CBarchive

Read here ➡️ https://buff.ly/3a0XveI

+++NEW ANALYSIS+++

UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade

Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%

www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Opinion | The Panama Canal Has a Big Problem, but It’s Not China or Trump Climate change is causing drought conditions that are making the Panama Canal harder to operate and more expensive to pass through.

"If the goal is securing affordable access to the transit point over the long term, it is climate change, not Chinese influence, that U.S. policymakers should worry about."

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/01/o...

How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map Extreme weather is pushing viticulture into colder northern territory and forcing traditional winemaking regions to adapt

How climate change is redrawing Europe’s wine map

Extreme weather is pushing viticulture into colder northern territory and forcing traditional winemaking regions to adapt
www.ft.com/content/1c94...

A climate reckoning The smog in Lahore, heatwaves all across, the north’s melting glaciers, and widespread floods illustrate a country under siege from environmental forces.

"Ultimately, addressing climate change is both a moral and a practical imperative. Pakistan’s experiences ... underscore the urgent need for a paradigm shift in environmental approaches as the cost of inaction far exceeds the investments required for a sustainable future." www.dawn.com/news/1882268

This solar paint tech could lead to nearly unlimited EV range A new type of solar paint could give electric vehicles almost unlimited range, at least in places where the sun shines a lot.

There is no world where we solve climate change without consuming less, including driving less. No amount of magical paint can make a car move without substantial external energy input. Ride a bike!

One of the books on the list I'm looking forward to reading is @frediotto.bsky.social's Climate Injustice: Why We Need to Fight Global Inequality to Combat Climate Change.

greystonebooks.com/products/cli...

Inside the Mind of Energy Nominee Chris Wright His intellectual influences include longtime climate action skeptics — and Bill Gates’ favorite author.

The "climate change is real, but no big deal" caucus is ascendent.

(I really wish this Heatmap piece had done more -- or, well, anything -- to highlight the difference between Wright's assessment of climate risk &, say, that of most climate scientists.)

"Starting January 20, the biggest systemic challenges — climate change, nuclear proliferation, and artificial intelligence — are likely to become far more threatening”

Trump won't confront the climate crisis. He'll feast off it. Floods, fires, financial collapse—the MAGA crowd can't wait.

Trump Won’t Confront the Climate Crisis...

He’ll Feast Off It....

Morgan Stanley Follows Citi, BofA in Quitting Climate Group Morgan Stanley terminated its membership of a major climate-banking group, joining a wave of Wall Street firms that recently quit a global alliance intended to aid the reduction of greenhouse-gas emis...

Morgan Stanley, Citigroup, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs, and Wells Fargo exited the Net Zero banking alliance, which aimed for net-zero emissions via lending and investment.

With a Republican presidency and Congress, major US banks are keen to avoid appearing anti-fossil fuels.

It’s about to get dangerously cold, even for winter | CNN Mother Nature is getting a jumpstart on a resolution to revive winter in the United States after a recent warm spell and last year’s warmest winter on record.

Won't be long till some nimrod Republican goes on the house floor ignorantly and arrogantly shows a snow ball claiming it is proof we do not have global warming.

Morgan Stanley Follows Citi, BofA in Quitting Climate Group Morgan Stanley terminated its membership of a major climate-banking group, joining a wave of Wall Street firms that recently quit a global alliance intended to aid the reduction of greenhouse-gas emis...

Big banks are already failing their climate resolutions in 2025.
 
Citi, Bank of America, and Morgan Stanley have joined Goldman Sachs & Wells Fargo in exiting the UN’s Net-Zero Banking Alliance—a disturbing move that only weakens their commitment to sustainability.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Can you explain the urban heat island effect? - NASA Science While urban areas are typically warmer than the surrounding rural areas, the urban heat island effect doesn’t significantly impact overall global warming. This is because scientists have taken it into...

“While urban areas are typically warmer than the surrounding rural areas, the urban heat island effect doesn't significantly impact overall #GlobalWarming… scientists have taken it into account when measuring temperature changes.”

#ClimateChange #NASA #science

science.nasa.gov/climate-chan...