Energy Efficiency

🌳 Primer día en #COP30 Belém. Mientras la cumbre oficial avanza, la contracumbre reúne a pueblos indígenas y sociedad civil. Acciones en el río, irrupciones, voces que exigen ser escuchadas.

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El tiempo para limitar la temperatura en 1,5 ºC "está prácticamente agotado" - Climática, el medio especializado en clima y biodiversidad En 2025 se batirá el récord de emisiones fósiles a nivel global tras un aumento del 1,1%, según una nueva edición del estudio científico Global Carbon Budget 2025.

En Estados Unidos (responsable del 13% de las emisiones globales) y la Unión Europea (6%), las emisiones subirán este año un 1,9 % y un 0,4%, respectivamente, tras varios años de descenso. 

Embrace ‘blue’ foods as a climate strategy at COP30, fisheries ministers say (commentary) As two coastal countries connected by the Atlantic Ocean and five centuries of shared history, Brazil and Portugal have long appreciated the value of “blue” or aquatic foods, including our shared…

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The “blue” — or aquatic — foods sector is often overlooked as a climate strategy, despite its potential to help meet demand for protein with a smaller environmental footprint, fisheries ministers from Brazil and Portugal argue in a new op-ed.

** The views expressed are the authors'.

Detenido el guarda de un coto de caza por abatir con un rifle a un águila imperial ibérica en Toledo El autor de los hechos se enfrenta a una pena de prisión de hasta dos años por atentar contra una de las especies más amenazadas de la Península

La Guardia Civil de Toledo ha detenido a un hombre de 61 años por matar con un rifle a un águila imperial ibérica, una de las aves más amenazadas de la Península ibérica. social.elpais.com/iuptu10

🇸🇩Escuelas bajo los árboles en Sudán del Sur.

"En este país, donde el Estado no llega y las redes comunitarias están sobrepasadas, la desaparición no es noticia: es otra pérdida más."

🖋Manuel Ballester.
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:Product: 3-Day Forecast :Issued: 2025 Nov 13 0030 UTC # Prepared by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, NOAA, Space Weather Prediction Center # A. NOAA Geomagnetic Activity Observation and Forecast The greatest observed 3 hr Kp over the past 24 hours was 9 (NOAA Scale G5). The greatest expected 3 hr Kp for Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 is 8.33 (NOAA Scale G4). NOAA Kp index breakdown Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 00-03UT 8.00 (G4) 4.67 (G1) 2.33 03-06UT 8.33 (G4) 4.00 3.00 06-09UT 7.33 (G3) 3.33 2.33 09-12UT 5.00 (G1) 3.67 2.00 12-15UT 4.33 3.33 1.33 15-18UT 4.00 3.00 1.33 18-21UT 4.33 3.00 2.00 21-00UT 4.67 (G1) 3.33 2.33 Rationale: G4 (Severe) geomagnetic storming remains likely, primarily during the early hours of the 13 Nov UTC-day, due to ongoing CME effects. Primarily G1 (Minor) to G2 (Moderate) geomagnetic storming is likely thereafter, carrying on into the early hours of the 14 Nov UTC-day as CME effects gradually wane. B. NOAA Solar Radiation Activity Observation and Forecast Solar radiation, as observed by NOAA GOES-18 over the past 24 hours, was above S-scale storm level thresholds. Solar Radiation Storm Forecast for Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 S1 or greater 99% 75% 45% Rationale: S1 (Minor) to S2 (Moderate) solar radiation storms are expected to continue through 13 Nov before decreasing to the lower ends of the S1 (Minor) threshold over the course of 14 Nov as CME influences pass beyond the near-Earth environment. C. NOAA Radio Blackout Activity and Forecast No radio blackouts were observed over the past 24 hours. Radio Blackout Forecast for Nov 13-Nov 15 2025 Nov 13 Nov 14 Nov 15 R1-R2 85% 85% 85% R3 or greater 55% 55% 55% Rationale: R1-2 (Minor-Moderate) radioblackouts are expected through 15 Nov and are likely to be accompanied by isolated R3 (Strong) events as AR 4274 makes it approach towards the western limb of the solar disk.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Map from NOAA titled showing North America and the North Pole with a color gradient overlay of aurora likelihood.

Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-11-13T08:04:01Z
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US accused of ‘bully-boy’ tactics to sink climate deal Officials say ‘threats’ used to derail net zero deal for shipping industry ripped up rules of global diplomacy

EE.UU. amenaza con represalias directas a los países que se atrevan a firmar el acuerdo de Emisiones Cero en el comercio. Los negociadores están en estado de shock delante de la actitud mafiosa de los norteamericanos: www.ft.com/content/4e0a...

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health Modern life is waging a war against ecosystems around us and inside us. Keeping our own microbes healthy is another reason to demand action to preserve the natural world

La crisis de extinción de la naturaleza tiene su reflejo en nuestros propios cuerpos. Ambas tienen enormes implicaciones para la salud.

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El monte español busca un nuevo contrato social Miles de propietarios luchan contra la burocracia y las trabas administrativas para gestionar millones de hectáreas que ahora son el mejor combustible para el fuego

De los 50,5 millones de hectáreas que mide España, casi 28 son forestales. Miles de propietarios luchan contra la burocracia y las trabas administrativas para gestionar esos terrenos, convertidos en combustible para los incendios elpais.com/espana/madrid/2...

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Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo As Cop30 approaches, a new report makes it clear the survival of isolated tribes is under threat as protections are eroded. It’s time our countries fulfilled their obligations to defend Indigenous people

Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted people – and the Amazon’s future is at stake | Julio Cusurichi Palacios and Beto Marubo

AI system eavesdrops on elephants to prevent deadly encounters in India When elephant biologist Seema Lokhandwala, with the Elephants Acoustic Project, visited a village near Balipara in India’s Assam state, as part of her fieldwork in December 2015, she witnessed…

Engineer-turned-conservationist Seema Lokhandwala has developed an AI-powered device that listens for elephant vocalizations and plays sounds like tiger roars or buzzing bees to drive herds away from villages near India’s Kaziranga National Park.

Arctic seals edge closer to extinction as sea ice vanishes Three Arctic seal species have moved closer to extinction, as rapid sea ice loss continues to erode their breeding and feeding grounds, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List of…

Three Arctic seal species have been moved up to higher threat categories on the IUCN Red List, with one now endangered and two now near threatened.

Global warming is melting away the sea ice they need for breeding, resting and feeding, which has led to widespread breeding failures.

Radar study shows when offshore turbines pose greatest risks to migrating birds When songbirds migrate through the Americas, they often cut through sections of the North Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico to save energy. A new study looks at their flying patterns in an attempt to…

A new study looks at bird migration patterns over open ocean in an attempt to assess how much risk offshore wind turbines and other marine infrastructure might pose to them.

New book unearths environmental crime’s psychological roots Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime:…

Psychologist and true crime presenter Julia Shaw joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss her latest read, examining some of the highest-profile environmental crimes and why they occur, in Green Crime: Inside the Minds of the People Destroying the Planet and How to Stop Them.

In #ScienceUnderSiege, @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social and I expose the bad actors (plutocrats, petrostates, pros, propagandists & the press) who are promoting deadly and dangerous antiscience--whether it regards climate or COVID--to enrich and empower themselves.

We often forget how far we have come:

➡️ Today almost 50% of EU electricity generation is from renewable energy sources.

➡️ It is not long ago that fossil fuels dominated the EU's electricity mix. This year their share is approaching 1/4 of EU electricity generation.

Source: @ember-energy.org

Vibrant underwater photograph of a healthy coral reef ecosystem showing rich biodiversity. The scene features pink and white coral formations with multiple species of tropical fish, including yellow butterflyfish, royal angelfish with blue and yellow stripes, and bright yellow butterfly fish. A sea turtle swims in the upper right corner. Red starfish are visible on the coral, and schools of smaller fish in blue, red, and yellow colors swim throughout. The water is a clear, bright blue, and the coral shows various textures and shapes, from branching to rounded formations. The image captures the complex interactions and diversity of a thriving coral reef community.

Approximately 1/3 of reef-building coral species are at high risk of extinction. 🪸 The loss of coral reefs could impact nearly 1 billion people who depend on them for food, medicine, storm protection, and livelihoods.

Learn more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment

My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering | Intifar Chowdhury Hyperemesis gravidarum – a condition routinely dismissed as ‘just morning sickness’ – doesn’t just affect your stomach, it hijacks your entire life

My extreme sickness in pregnancy feels like a personal failure, even as society glorifies motherhood as divine suffering | Intifar Chowdhury

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.

Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
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Companion AI and the Future of Human Connection: Key Takeaways Key Takeaways from Your Undivided Attention

⚠️ Artificial Intimacy Is Not Inevitable
In this week’s episode of Your Undivided Attention, MIT researchers Pattie Maes and Pat Pataranutaporn join Daniel Barcay to examine the design decisions shaping today’s AI tools.
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Powerful Technology, Disempowered Employees Why the Tech Industry Needs Whistleblower Protections

Powerful tech. Disempowered employees.

Insiders see emerging AI risks up close. But if they speak out, they face threats and blowback, with no formal protections.

It's time for real whistleblower protections in tech.

Read our piece: bit.ly/3HsddjT

YouTube video by The Daily Show Tristan Harris – The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | The Daily Show

CHT co-founder Tristan Harris returns to "The Daily Show" for an incisive conversation about the reckless AI path we're on, driven by the race to achieve market dominance: "This is an insane way to roll out a technology."

Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d_6WGPbo

Rewilding Earth Podcast Episode 156: The Golden Toad – Hope, Loss, and the Power of Conservation Storytelling

UN accuses Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil firm of rights & environmental abuses JAKARTA — The United Nations has called out Indonesia’s No. 2 palm oil company for alleged human rights and environmental abuses, the first time it has singled out a company rather than the industry. Various U.N. agencies and officials have long highlighted issues within the palm oil industry in Indonesia, the world’s top producer of […]

#News: The #UN accuses #Indonesia's 2nd largest #PalmOil Co Astra Agro Lestari (#AAL) of #HumanRights abuses and #ecocide. Yet global brands: ADM, #Bunge, #Cargill and Olam still source palm oil from them! #HumanRights #BoycottPalmOil #Boycott4Wildlife news.mongabay.com/2025/03/un-a...

Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to discovery that could trap C02 and bring water to deserts The Nobel committee said that the three laureates “have developed a new form of molecular architecture.”

"new molecular structures that can trap vast quantities of gas inside, laying the groundwork to potentially suck greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere or harvest moisture from desert environments."

Solar and wind power has grown faster than electricity demand this year, report says A new analysis of solar and wind power shows its generation worldwide has outpaced electricity demand this year.

Good news: fossil fuels have plateaued and solar is growing by leaps and bounds worldwide

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Bird-watching for nature connection & social justice Wildlife biologist and ornithologist Corina Newsome of the U.S. NGO National Wildlife Federation joins Mongabay’s podcast to discuss how bird-watching plays a role in environmental justice for…

Wildlife biologist and ornithologist Corina Newsome of the U.S. National Wildlife Federation joins our podcast to discuss how bird-watching plays a role in environmental justice for underserved communities in urban areas, and outlines how people can connect with nature and drive impactful change.

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates Study shows clear link between Israeli restrictions on aid entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children Almost 55,000 children in Gaza are estimated to be acutely malnourished, far more than have so far been identified as victims of the potentially lethal condition, a study published in the Lancet, the respected international medical periodical, has revealed. The study, published on Wednesday, and led by the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (Unrwa), offers a month-by-month breakdown through much of the two-year conflict, and shows for the first time a clear link between Israeli restrictions on supplies entering Gaza and levels of malnutrition among children. Continue reading...

Almost 55,000 children in Gaza acutely malnourished, Lancet study estimates

#Photographer Bernd Nowack Shares the Story Behind Viral #Photo of the #Moon Perfectly Centered Behind a #Tree

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