Tyler Anthony

Drained peatlands were 35% of these cropland emissions!!

The EPA has repealed the landmark finding that climate change endangers lives.

"Ignoring the smoke doesn't quell the fire. Americans will get sicker, extreme weather will get worse, and our planet will get warmer if we don't rapidly curb greenhouse gas emissions." - @globalecoguy.bsky.social

A reminder: ICE vehicles waste a whopping 80% of energy in their fuel.

EVs are propelled by entirely different mechanisms. Energy enters the vehicle as electricity, which directly powers the drivetrain making it 3-4x more efficient.

These key strategies could help Americans get rid of their cars  » Yale Climate Connections Research points the way to a more climate-friendly, diverse, and desirable transportation system.

Going car-free is the best thing most people can do for climate. To reduce car dependency, cities should promote car-free living, supporting compact cities through policy, and investing in public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure, and shared mobility options.

Frightening new paper by leading planetary scientists warning of cascading risks in the #climate system 😱

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I previously explored the connectedness of key earth processes in this thread below 🧵

Scientists thought they understood global warming. Then the past three years happened. The fastest warming period since 1880 occurred in the past 30 years, according to a Washington Post analysis of NASA data.

We don't know what's happening, but there's no good news here. As long as we keep burning fossil fuels, the world will continue to become more dangerous and chaotic.

Electrifying light vehicles in the United States shows emission reduction potential for all vehicle types and powertrains - Communications Sustainability Electric vehicles could cut emissions more than gasoline and hybrid models under varied climates, electricity grids, and battery lifetimes, with the largest gains from light trucks, finds a life-cycle...

New Nature study: “Under all modeled scenarios, including varying climate, electricity grids, and battery lifetime, battery electric vehicles reduce greenhouse gases relative to comparable internal combustion vehicles, including hybrids.” www.nature.com/articles/s44... h/t @coreybcantor.bsky.social

R.I.P Jon Kudelka @kudelka.bsky.social

“If I did a sequel it would probably involve a scientist swearing a great deal”

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"Still No Miracles Needed" is out

Describes how to solve the climate crisis, and at the same time eliminate air pollution and safely secure energy supplies for all - without using miracle technologies.

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if i could give one broad direction to people: stop being afraid of doing something. take some initiative. find a group near you. pick up the boxes that need hauling. bring food. take out the trash.

see a need that is unmet? get some friends together and do the thing.

organize your niche.

Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...

In a newly published paper, we find that in 2025 human emissions of greenhouse gases added around 23 billion trillion joules of heat to the world's oceans – 39 times as much as the annual energy produced by all human activity on Earth. link.springer.com/ar...

It’s one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area — but can Marin fix its $17 billion problem? Marin County is one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area. But there is no easy way to conjure up the estimated $17 billion to address sea level rise and emergency flood threats.

Something that is not well understood by people who don't do master planned development at scale is the time dimension of the SLR problem. It isn't mentioned here:

It’s one of the wealthiest parts of the Bay Area — but can Marin fix its $17 billion problem? www.sfchronicle.com/climate/arti...

"If we're serious about carbon dioxide removal, it's going to be the largest thing humanity has ever done," says David Ho, a professor of oceanography at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and an expert on the marine carbon cycle. "It really should be something that governments pour effort into, like the Manhattan Project."

I'm like a broken record about this.

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not now, 240 toasters-sized asteroid

Now more than ever, it’s important to understand how energy, climate, and environment are inextricably linked to finance and geopolitics. It’s a great time to follow some awesome journalists focused on those topics here. It’s free!

The Absurd December US heatwave is ending. Last 7 days: 4700 heat records (mins & maxs) vs only 55 cold records.
7 day anomalies up to +25° F. Dozens of monthly records smashed.
The heat dome was forced by a very blocky global pattern, but the intensity is virtually impossible b4 climate change.

Wow does this piece suck! Another very good reminder that "realistic", "pragmatic", "adult" etc have all just become half-hearted mumbled stand-ins for "better things aren't possible"

Like: eliminating the combustion engine is NEVER ATTAINABLE? like ever? We'll be selling them in the year 4000? WTF

Climate solutions aren’t created equal. Here’s how we evaluate what works and what doesn’t. Just as science has led the way in describing the problem of climate change, we at Project Drawdown are using science to guide resources toward the most effective solutions to the crisis.

Many proposed climate solutions work well, and are ready to go *now*. Those are the ones to focus on.

Others will take more time to develop. They might help a little, someday.

And some don't make sense and are unlikely to work at all.

How do you tell the difference?

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On shortest day of year, Calif reaches 100% WindWaterSolar for part of 219th day in 2025

Fossil gas down 37.4% in '25 v '23
Batteries up 183% v '23
PV up 39.4% v '23
Wind up 4.4% v '23

51.7% of all in-state electricity from WWS v 44.7% in '23

CA will be 100% WWS 24/7 by 2039

Opinion | Obama Supported It. The Left in Canada and Norway Does. Why Don’t Democrats?

This Yglesias piece in the NYT is horrifically bad. Almost every "fact" it cites is provably false. At best it is cocktail party banter from a pundit who knows nothing of energy. At worst, it was cut/paste from oil industry talking points. So, a rebuttal: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/o...

New paper:

China's current rate of Wind-Water-Solar (WWS) installations puts it on a trajectory to transition to 100% WWS across all energy sectors by 2051

US & India won't get there until past 2130

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Some proposed climate “solutions” just don’t stack up against an objective, evidence-based perspective.

That’s why the Drawdown Explorer calls these “Not Recommended” climate solutions.

World still on track for catastrophic 2.6C temperature rise, report finds Fossil fuel emissions have hit a record high while many nations have done too little to avert deadly global heating

With current pledges, the world's on track for 2.6°C of warming in 2100 compared to preindustrial levels.

10 years ago, before the Paris agreement, it was 3.6°C

20+ years ago, we thought it would be 4-5°C

So 2.6°C is better, but the problem is that climate impacts are way worse than we predicted.

Global Carbon Budget 2025 Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...

Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
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It's astounding how much CO₂ we put into the atmosphere each year by burning fossil fuels.

For comparison, we all agree that plastic pollution is bad, but the mass of ALL THE PLASTIC humanity has ever produced is only 25% of the CO₂ we emitted into the atmosphere in 2025.

EXTENDED American Chopper meme Guy 1. Global GHG emissions are still going up Guy 2. Emissions are coming down in this specific place and/or sector, or if I give you an intensity metric 1. Even there they aren't coming down fast enough 2. I didn't say they were, but there are important areas of progress 1. And even when global emissions start coming down that won't be enough, we need to get to zero or below 2. You are scaring everyone, you doomer! Thanks to you no one will do anything! 1. You are peddling hopium to the masses! Thanks to you no one will do anything!

Reports on 2025 GHG emissions and trends are dropping during #COP30. Please find attached the social media conversation you are about to have!

Americans Overwhelmingly Support Conservation and Environmental Protection, New Poll Shows 81% of U.S. adults are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation

More than four out of every five Americans are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation, a new poll shows.

Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife.

Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?

a line of waymos heading to their charging station

you know what we could do it hook these all together and maybe run them in special tracks on a schedule

GM will introduce eyes-off driving in 2028 | CNN Business General Motors, the 100-year-old car company, plans to offer Americans hands-free driving and the freedom to watch a movie on the go.

“Imagine you step into your vehicle, you push a button, and it drives you to the office. You catch up on work, send emails, or watch an episode of your favorite show,” said GM CEO Mary Barra.

This exists, it's called a bus

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