Damian Carrington

No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say Decision to stay away from Cop30 meeting in Brazil underscores administration’s hostility to climate action

No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks, Trump officials say

- "I think most countries would prefer there to be no US,” a former State dept official said

#COP30
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The fall of the CBS News climate team David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive of Paramount Skydance, has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news.

The fall of the CBS News climate team

- David Ellison, the new pro-Trump chief executive has dismantled the best climate change reporting team in cable news, writes @emorwee.bsky.social

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Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’ Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels

Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’

- "I don’t know of a greater criminal in history”

#climatecrisis
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Global methane action pays for itself at least six times over We provide a comprehensive assessment of the economic benefits and costs of global methane emissions abatement, anchored on the Global Methane Pledge. We use an integrated assessment model to estimate...

New paper: Global methane action pays for itself at least six times over

- "reasonable actions could reduce climate-related damages in 2050 by more than a trillion dollars a year"

#climatecrisis
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Tackle wood burning and road traffic to improve Europe’s air quality, study finds Researchers measure toxicity of air samples across continent to advise on ‘efficient’ policies to reduce harm

Reducing the amount of particle pollution alone may not reduce its toxicity, unless we also focus on traffic and wood burning.

Piece by me on European-wide oxidative potential measurements by
Cécile Tassel, Gaëlle Uzu et al - @igegrenoble.bsky.social

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I wanted to offer some thoughts on the Gates climate memo that has been circulating this week. While I can't directly speak for others, I can say that my own response is one of dismay & deep frustration (and that this view is shared by many climate/Earth scientists). [1/n]

US climate activists condemn 18-month jail term for non-violent art museum protestor ‘It’s hard to fathom how a peaceful protester can receive more prison time than many of the insurrectionists’ said one researcher, of Timothy Martin’s sentence

US climate activists condemn 18-month jail term for non-violent art museum protestor Timothy Martin

- ‘It’s hard to fathom how a peaceful protester can receive more prison time than many of the Jan 6 insurrectionists’

Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social
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Hurricane Melissa Published October 2025.

#HurricaneMelissa was made about four times more likely by the #climatecrisis

It's real, it's us, and it's here

www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/res...

thanks for pointing this mistake out Ronald

as it happens, the word "companies" was added in error by someone else during the editing process

I have asked for it to be corrected

thanks for pointing this mistake out Ronald

as it happens, the word "companies" was added in error by someone else during the editing process

I have asked for it to be corrected

thanks for pointing this mistake out Ronald

as it happens, the word "companies" was added in error by someone else during the editing process

I have asked for it to be corrected

Shell’s profits surpass $43bn after production hits new highs in Brazil and Gulf of Mexico Fossil fuel firm plans to buy back shares for 16th consecutive quarter, as protesters say Shell’s profits are ‘horror show’

💰💰💰💰 💰 Shell’s profits surpass $43bn after production hits new highs in Brazil and Gulf of Mexico 💰💰💰💰💰

- Fossil fuel firm plans to buy back shares for 16th consecutive quarter, as protesters say Shell’s profits are ‘horror show’

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Carbon budget and growth delivery plan The Carbon Budget and Growth Delivery Plan sets out how the government meets its statutory carbon budgets and secure the benefits of this transition for people and businesses.

Confirmation that diet change (i.e. less meat and dairy, more beans and veg) plays no role in UK Gov's decarbonisation plan - they're opting instead for 'precision feeding', methane-suppressing supplements, and breeding programmes that aid intensification. Disappointing.

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The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social

Adaptation Gap Report 2025 Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, UNEP’s 2025 Adaptation Gap Report: Running on Empty finds that a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting...

“Climate impacts are accelerating. Yet adaptation finance is not keeping pace, leaving the world’s most vulnerable exposed to rising seas, deadly storms, searing heat,” says UN SG António Guterres. “Adaptation is not a cost – it is a lifeline"

@unep.org
#climatecrisis
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New research: Obstructive sleep apnoea is being worsened by climate change

- "The findings highlight the critical need for effective strategies to mitigate the detrimental effects of extreme heat on sleep and breathing"

#climatecrisis
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Rising heat kills one person a minute worldwide, major report reveals Biggest analysis of its kind finds millions are dying each year because of failure to tackle climate crisis

Rising heat killing one person a minute worldwide, major climate report reveals

- The biggest analysis yet finds millions are dying each year due to the failure to tackle global heating

@lancetcountdown.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
Story by me
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In 1850 the weight of all the world's wild mammals equalled the weight of humans and our livestock

Today they are outweighed 1 to 20

Reconfiguring life on this planet to produce cheap meat and dairy

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee Peers say ‘woeful’ record on prosecutions has led to a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ criminal culture

Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says parliamentary committee

- Peers say ‘woeful’ record on prosecutions has led to a ‘low-risk, high-reward’ criminal culture

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New paper - Learning about a topic by interacting with AI chatbots rather than following links provided by web search can produce shallower knowledge

Just saying ...

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Hurricane Melissa latest updates: Red Cross says 1.5m people in Jamaica could be impacted by ‘storm of the century’ The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says hurricane Melissa is expected to cause a ‘catastrophic situation’

- @climatecentral.org have run the numbers on the key factor driving the strength of #HurricaneMelissa – the ocean heat that powers the cyclone

- the exceptionally warm waters were made up to 700 times more likely because of the #climatecrisis

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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

Wind power has cut at least £104bn from UK energy bill since 2010

- the cost of avoided gas and gas-fired power plants significantly outweiged subsidies for wind power

Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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10 years on from the Paris Agreement, the clean energy shift is outpacing expectations:

⚡ Non-fossil power 41% (2035 forecast: 38%)
🌞 Solar +1,500% vs 2015 IEA forecast
💰 Clean energy investment $2.2tn in 2025 — 2× fossil fuels

Read the report 👉 eciu.net/analysis/re...

World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed

World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows

- Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed

#climatecrisis
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
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...aaaand Melissa is now the strongest tropical cyclone ever measured in the satellite era.

T8.5 = 185kt

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

This is the news I've dreaded all my life, and it's here: Humanity has failed to avoid dangerous climate change.

We have now entered the overshoot era.

Our new goal is to prevent as many irreversible tipping points from taking hold as we can.
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I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview António Guterres. How many others will listen? A young journalist reflects on the UN leader’s responses, and hopes his messages – about human violence and an increasingly hostile planet – resonated before Cop30

I am the first Indigenous journalist to exclusively interview UN head António Guterres. How many others will listen?

By Wajã Xipai
#climatecrisis
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C #climate target, says UN head

Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres

#COP30
Interview by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social Watts and Wajã Xipai
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Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live Jamaicans urged to seek shelter immediately, and Cuba, Haiti and Dominican Republic also threatened

Hurricane Melissa strengthens to category 5 as communities in Jamaica warned of ‘potentially unimaginable impact’ – live blog

#climatecrisis
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Global cooling startup raises $60M to test sun-reflecting technology The fundraising haul marks strong enthusiasm for experiments aimed at lowering temperatures, said the company. But it also raises questions about commercializing technologies with potentially damaging...

Global cooling startup raises $60M to test sun-reflecting technology

- raises questions about commercializing technologies with potentially damaging consequences

Story by @corbinhiar.bsky.social and @karlmathiesen.bsky.social
#geoengineering
HT @carbonbrief.org
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