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Graeme L Scott

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Earth scientist; global warming; renewable energy, geothermal Dunedin New Zealand

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Recalibrating Climate Risk - Carbon Tracker Initiative Why economic damage models can miss extremes and compounding shocks near 2Β°C – with practical recommendations for policy and finance.

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26.02.2026 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Drought Drove the Amazon’s 2023 Switch to a Carbon Source - Eos The change was caused by thirsty vegetation taking up less carbon than normal, not by the year’s extended fire season, new research shows.

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25.02.2026 21:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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An Uninsurable Country States must take action to fend off the looming home insurability crisis.

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25.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
World enters era of β€œGlobal Water Bankruptcy,” declares UN report led by CCNY's Kaveh Madani

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25.02.2026 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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America’s Leaking Nuclear Coffin Is a Climate Time Bomb The Cold War left many inglorious legacies. The Runit dome is a good example.

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24.02.2026 20:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Supreme Court agrees to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block climate change lawsuits The Supreme Court has agreed to hear from oil and gas companies trying to block lawsuits seeking to hold the industry liable for billions of dollars in damage linked to climate change.

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24.02.2026 06:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Multinational companies could drive climate action better than governments With the current U.S. federal administration abandoning its leadership role in the fight against climate change, international efforts by governments to mitigate global warming appear to have stalled,...

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24.02.2026 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Deny, delay, downplay: How governments hide climate change intelligence A recent UK national security assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem collapse made headlines, not for its dire warnings, but for its omissions. It's part of a larger trend of governments keeping cli...

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23.02.2026 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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How 'clean-up certificates' could lead to better climate protection An economic study calculates the effectiveness of a novel policy instrument: The underlying idea is that you are allowed to release the climate gas COβ‚‚ into the atmosphereβ€”but only if you promise to "...

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23.02.2026 18:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline Animals Around The Globe is a travel platform focused on wildlife and unique destinations, where you can discover all your favourite animal encounters.

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23.02.2026 02:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Extreme heat waves trigger unexpected nanoparticle formation in air Tiny aerosol particles in the air play a big role in regulating how much sunlight our planet absorbs or reflects, and how clouds form above us. In a recent study, researchers found that extreme heat w...

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22.02.2026 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Greenland ice melt surges unprecedentedly amid warming A study led by the University of Barcelona and published in the journal Nature Communications shows that climate change has profoundly altered extreme episodes of melting in the Greenland ice sheet by...

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21.02.2026 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3
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Taxing Fossil Fuel Profits - CleanTechnica Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! A fair and effective tool for Europe’s energy transition Fossil fuels still account for ...

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21.02.2026 04:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Global temperature change | PNAS Global surface temperature has increased ≈0.2°C per decade in the past 30 years, similar to the warming rate predicted in the 1980s in initial glob...

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20.02.2026 19:25 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Antarctica faces 'devastating changes' under high emissions future Scientists say parts of Antarctica face "devastating" and "irreversible" impacts from climate change unless urgent action is taken to limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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20.02.2026 05:46 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Introducing the Climate Brink Dashboard A new place to find daily updated climate data

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19.02.2026 18:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Revealed: 10 new insights in climate science Each year, the world’s leading climate scientists evaluate the most critical evidence on how our planet is changing. Their assessments draw heavily on data from Earth-observing satellites – and the la...

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19.02.2026 07:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Study finds warming world increases days when weather is prone to fires around the globe A new study shows hot, dry and windy weather that fuels extreme wildfires has nearly tripled worldwide in 45 years.

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19.02.2026 02:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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China Has Planted So Many Trees That It's Largest Desert Now Absorbs More Carbon Dioxide Than It Pumps Out China has planted billions of trees since the 1970s.

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18.02.2026 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Trump claims his pollution rollback will save Americans money – but climate change is raising household costs And the cost of new cars may not even come down.

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18.02.2026 18:00 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Intense heatwaves directly threaten crops and native species. Here’s what we can do Sustained extreme heat can damage, weaken and kill all living things, from wheat crops to koalas and fruit bats.

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18.02.2026 00:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€˜Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating Advisory board member says adapting is β€˜not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation

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17.02.2026 00:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Britain strengthens ties with California as new energy and climate agreement signed Miliband and Newsom signed the agreement at the Munich Security Conference on Monday

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16.02.2026 17:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Is Earth Already In Its 6th Extinction? Animals Around The Globe is a travel platform focused on wildlife and unique destinations, where you can discover all your favourite animal encounters.

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16.02.2026 07:01 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

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16.02.2026 01:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Overshoot: The World Is Hitting Point of No Return on Climate With warming set to pass the critical 1.5-degree limit, scientists are warning that the world is on course to trigger tipping points that would lead to cascading consequences β€” from the melting of ice...

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15.02.2026 19:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Point of no return: a hellish β€˜hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say Continued global heating could set irreversible course by triggering climate tipping points, but most people unaware

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

15.02.2026 07:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Donald Trump revoking major climate finding alarms scientists Trump revoked the scientific finding that climate change endangers human health and the environment, sparking alarm among scientists.

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14.02.2026 20:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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'It's telling us there's something big going on': Unprecedented spike in atmospheric methane during the COVID-19 pandemic has a troubling explanation During the COVID-19 pandemic, the atmosphere temporarily lost its ability to break down methane, leading to a huge spike in the greenhouse gas.

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13.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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As climate change heats up our world, will we lose the Winter Olympics? No snow. More injuries. In a warmer world, the future of the winter sports is on thin ice.

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13.02.2026 07:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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