Damian Carrington

Under Trump, US subsidies for fossil fuels are rising from $31bn a year to $34.5bn a year

#climatecrisis
HT @thehill.com
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How extreme weather is leaving thousands of homes uninsurable In this week’s newsletter: The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes

How extreme weather is leaving many homes uninsurable

- The #climatecrisis is making insurance unaffordable for many but it should worry us all - it's the 'invisible backbone' of developed economies

By me
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We need a global assessment of avoidable climate-change risks To understand the urgency of emissions reductions, policymakers and citizens need a full analysis of what is at stake.

We need a global assessment of avoidable climate change risks

- To understand the urgency of emissions reductions, policymakers and citizens need a full analysis of what is at stake.

By @stottpeter.bsky.social et al
HT @carbonbrief.org
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‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragedies Atmospheric machine-gun has fired storm after deadly storm at the region this year, leaving a trail of widespread destruction

‘A devastating force’: how recent Mediterranean storms turned to tragedies

- Atmospheric machine-gun has fired storm after deadly storm at the region this year, leaving a trail of widespread destruction

#climatecrisis
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Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of climate crisis – study Changes threaten ecosystems as flowering falls out of sync with fruit-eating, seed-dispersing animals and pollinators

Tropical plants flowering months earlier or later because of #climatecrisis – study

- Changes threaten ecosystems as flowering falls out of sync with fruit-eating, seed-dispersing animals and pollinators

Story by @phoebeweston.bsky.social
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Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

Chronic ocean heating fuels ‘staggering’ loss of marine life, study finds

- Fish levels fall by 7.2% with as little as 0.1C of warming per decade, northern hemisphere research shows

#climatecrisis
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Nigel Farage "genuinely believes” that Reform UK will “get the public behind fracking”

HT @carbonbrief.org
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CCS Ladder 2.0 – ein Update zur Einordnung des Klimanutzens von CCS-Anwendungen in Europa - Bellona.de Als E3G und Bellona 2023 erstmals die CCS Ladder veröffentlichten, war das Ziel, mehr Differenzierung in die polarisierte Debatte um CCS zu bringen. Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) wurde häufig als m...

#CCS ladder - i.e. what it would and would not be useful for

eg - cement, good; coal and gas powered electricity, bad

@bellonaeu.bsky.social @e3g.bsky.social
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Rapid UK coastal erosion throws spotlight on £40bn nuclear plant More than 27 metres of cliff lost over a year in area just 2km from Sizewell C

Rapid UK coastal erosion throws spotlight on £40bn #nuclear plant

Story by @attractamooney.bsky.social and Rachel Millard

HT @carbonbrief.org
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Reform mayor courted US oil and gas executive about fracking in UK Exclusive: Documents show Andrea Jenkyns asked how she could help firm after major gas find in Lincolnshire

Reform party mayor, Dame Andrea Jenkyns, courted the MAGA head of US oil dynasty in the hope of bringing fracking to Lincolnshire

- she also opposed a funded solar+battery scheme

#climatecrisis
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‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or conflict, analysis finds

‘Tinderbox’ UK may be one shock away from food riots, experts say

- Weakened food security could tip into unrest after a cyber-attack, extreme weather or international conflict, analysis by @sarahbridle.bsky.social et al finds

Story by me
www.theguardian.com/food/2026/fe...

There are problems with a geoengineering techno-fix for the climate crisis | Mike Hulme Geoengineering does little to defuse most of the risks that really matter for people – and it runs the risk of making some harms worse

Injecting particulates into the atmosphere isn’t a magical fix for the climate crisis, says Prof Mike Hulme

- #Geoengineering does little to defuse most of the risks that really matter for people – and it runs the risk of making some harms worse

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Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds

- Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social
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🚨 Guardian job alert 🚨 we're looking for an assistant editor, environment (12 month contract, London)

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All patches of snow in Scotland disappear in 2025, for the fourth consecutive year No patches of snow survived on the hills of Scotland from the winter of 2024/2025 to the winter of 2025/2026.

In Scotland, no patches of snow from winter 2024/2025 survived to winter 2025/2026

- This is the fourth year in a row that all snow has completely disappeared

I miss snow

#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
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Hinkley Point C nuclear plant delayed to 2030 as costs climb to £35bn French utility company EDF says operations in Somerset will start a year later as delay costs firm €2.5bn

UK's Hinkley Point C #nuclear plant delayed to 2030 as costs climb to £35bn - almost double initial estimate

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m

New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England

- Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m

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Extreme heat lab: enduring the climate of the future Graham Readfearn enters a simulation to investigate how heatwaves affect the human body

Extreme heat lab: Enduring the climate of the future

- @readfearn.bsky.social enters a simulation to investigate how heatwaves affect the human body

#climatecrisis
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The implications of overshooting 1.5 °C on Earth system tipping elements—a review The implications of overshooting 1.5 °C on Earth system tipping elements—a review, Ritchie, Paul D L, Steinert, Norman J, Abrams, Jesse F, Alkhayuon, Hassan, Arnscheidt, Constantin W, Bochow, Nils, Chapman, Ruth R, Clarke, Joseph, Dennis, Donovan P, Donges, Jonathan F, Flores, Bernardo M, Garbe, Julius, Högner, Annika, Huntingford, Chris, Lenton, Timothy M, Lohmann, Johannes, Lux-Gottschalk, Kerstin, Milkoreit, Manjana, Möller, Tessa, Pearce-Kelly, Paul, Pereira, Laura, Quinn, Courtney, Schleussner, Carl-Friedrich, Stuenzi, Simone M, Swingedouw, Didier, Van der Laan, Larissa N, Zickfeld, Kirsten, Wunderling, Nico

Review of how “minimising the magnitude and duration” of overshooting 1.5C could decrease the risk of surpassing climate tipping points

#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
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US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate.

Trump's campaign to win the 20th century continues ....

- US succeeds in erasing climate from global energy body’s priorities

- Trump’s energy chief had threatened to leave the International Energy Agency if it continued to focus on climate

#climatecrisis
www.politico.eu/article/us-s...

‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics Plastic production has doubled over the last 20 years – and will likely double again. For author Beth Gardiner, metal water bottles and canvas tote bags are not the solution. So what is?

‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics

Interview with @bethgardiner.bsky.social - author of new book Plastic Inc.

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Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets

Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds

- Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy diets

#meat
Story by Ajit Niranjan
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MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts Exclusive: Cross-party group ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pellets

MPs in call to halt Drax’s £2m-a-day subsidy over sustainability doubts

- Cross-party group ‘deeply concerned’ power plant may have misled ministers and regulators over source of wood pellets

Story by Jillian Ambrose
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Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds While most hybrids are said to use one to two litres of fuel per 100km, a study claims they need six litres on average

Plug-in hybrids use three times more fuel than manufacturers claim, analysis finds

#EVs
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Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil Brazil’s latest satellite alerts indicate that deforestation in the Amazon has continued to fall into early 2026, extending a downward trend that began after a sharp rise earlier in the decade. Data r...

Some good news ....

Amazon deforestation on pace to be the lowest on record, says Brazil

Story by @rhettayersbutler.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/amaz...

British fruit and veg treated with ‘toxic’ pesticides Ten substances linked to medical issues including infertility are no longer allowed in the EU, but continue to be sprayed on UK crops

British fruit and veg treated with ‘toxic’ #pesticides

- Ten substances linked to medical issues including infertility are no longer allowed in the EU, but continue to be sprayed on UK crops

Story by @adamvaughan.bsky.social and @unearthednews.bsky.social

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Why rivers in the far north are turning orange The brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences

Why rivers in the far north are turning orange

- brightly coloured waterways in the Arctic are a sign that permafrost is thawing, with potentially hazardous consequences

#climatecrisis
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solar farms in china

The scale of #solar farms in China is mindblowing ... and they are planning to double it

#electrostate
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/resourc...

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds

- Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year due to the #climatecrisis

Analysis by @climatecentral.org
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