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I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook

I admit that I have never agreed with Gates’ opinions on the solutions to the climate crisis, e.g. relying on future science fiction technologies rather than solutions already exising. Unfortunately, he keeps polluting the field.
#climatecrisis #environment #greenenergy

Il crowdfunding per sostenere l'edizione 2026 di Valigia Blu In cammino per capire il mondo. Valigia Blu: basata sui fatti, aperta a tutti, sostenuta dai lettori.

Ho partecipato al crowdfunding di @valigiablu.it Insieme per resistere crowdfunding.valigiablu.it

‘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

Not a surprise at for those of us working in the field of planetary health.
#climatecrisis #climatechange #environment

Deep in the reeds: Australian scientists put dollar figure on floating wetlands’ global water quality savings ‘We’ve worked out that no matter how hard you engineer something, nature filters everything much better than anything else’, says academic

A beautiful case of nature-based solution to clean water.
#environment #pollution #nitrogen #nbs

UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes

The negotiations on the UN plastic treaty have collapsed. Having witnessed the second meeting of the delegates (INC-2) I'm not surprised at all. Petrostates, fossil fuel and plastic industry will never allow such a treaty to exist in a meaningful way.
#plastics #environment #pollution

The PubMed site has a notice that because of the US government shutdown, the site will not be updated. I wished the EU could set up a similar site, so important for scientists.
#EU #pubmed #science

New study reveals molecular basis of Long COVID brain fog Even though many years have passed since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the effects of infection with SARS-CoV-2 are not completely understood.

The possible cause of long COVID brain fog
#covid #medicine #brain

UK Power Slumps Below Zero as Storm Amy Lashes Britain UK power prices turned negative for the first time in two years with Storm Amy set to deliver record wind generation through the weekend.

Storm Amy is generating so much power that the price of energy is negative.
#wind #electricity #renewable #energy

Dame Jane Goodall: David Attenborough and Prince William lead tributes The leading conservationist has been remembered as

Remembering a giant!
#environment #nature #science

Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone 24.09.2025 - A new report from the Planetary Boundaries Science Lab at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) reveals that 7 of the 9 critical Earth system boundaries have now been b...

Humans, we breached the 7th planetary boundary: ocean acidification.
#environment #health

#climatecrisis

Higher defence spending is pointless without climate aid, says UN chief Achim Steiner says cuts to development budget are shortsighted in an interconnected global economy

I agree. Low-income countries are the most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis even though they contribute much less than us to it. If we don’t help them there will be mass climate migrations, and food systems in many parts of the world will collapse.
#climatechange #climatecrisis

We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste

An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste

Antarctica is in extreme peril New research catalogs several “abrupt changes,” like a precipitous loss of sea ice, unfolding in Antarctica with dire implications for us all.

Antarctica is in extreme peril #Climate

Microplastics found in highest amounts in these popular drinks New research has revealed that hot drinks may be an even bigger source of microplastics than was previously realised

#plastics #microplastics #health

America Is Living in a Climate-Denial Fantasy On climate, the U.S. and the rest of the planet are now in “completely separate worlds.”

By attempting to abdicate any legal responsibility to provide for a healthy environment, the U.S. is running in the opposite direction as the global legal community, @zoeschlanger.bsky.social reports:

Scientists slam Trump administration climate report as a ‘farce’ full of misinformation Experts say the report being used to justify the mass rollback of climate regulations has many claims based on long-debunked research

Cherry-picking information to spread misinformation.
#climatecrisis #climate #planetaryhealth

Rising food prices driven by climate crisis threaten world’s poorest, report finds High cost of staples due to extreme weather could lead to more malnutrition, political upheaval and social unrest

#climatecrisis and #food

Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down Cutting data climate collection – as the Trump administration is now trying to do – is like breaking a thermometer to avoid knowing you’ve got a fever.

Hopefully, other countries will strengthen their monitoring systems and not follow trump.
#co2 #climatecrisis #climate

High water bills, filthy rivers – and now drought. This is England's great artificial water crisis of 2025 | George Monbiot In its refusal to nationalise water, it’s clear the government operates in the interests of private capital and not of the country, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Last week I wrote about yet another of the disastrous outcomes of privatisation. If there's one thing almost everyone in England wants, it's renationalisation of water. But no, we can't have nice things. Just more shit. Literally in this case.

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‘People who spent years saving lives are now struggling to survive’ – how we witnessed Trump’s USAID cuts devastate health programmes in Kenya The funding freeze has hit hard, programmes have stalled, uncertainty has grown and communities are feeling the strain.

The funding freeze has hit hard, programmes have stalled, uncertainty has grown and communities are feeling the strain.

The Climate Question - How could climate change affect my health? - BBC Sounds Two doctors discuss the challenges for the medical sector from a warmer world

#climatechance

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future Carlos Nobre, who has fought for decades to save the rainforest, says up to 70% of it could be lost if a tipping point is reached

We know that disaster is coming. We see it. And yet, we keep destroying the Amazon forest.
#climatecrisis #environment #forest

Climate misinformation turning crisis into catastrophe – major report False claims obstructing climate action, say researchers, amid calls for climate lies to be criminalised

Very serious action should be taken against anyone spreading lies denying the climate crisis.
#climatecrisis #climatechange

Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering

We’re toasted!
#climatechange #planetaryhealth

#climatechange #health

L'empatia selettiva - Valigia Blu La solidarietà è diventata un campo minato identitario. Un riflesso condizionato. Invece di essere estesa, è selettiva. Invece di unire, divide. E questo è devastante per chi subisce la guerra. Ma anc...

💈 L’empatia selettiva
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#climatechange #environment #energy

RFK Jr. threatens to bar government scientists from publishing in leading medical journals The health secretary said the New England Journal of Medicine, the Journal of the American Medical Association and The Lancet are in bed with pharma.

Getting worse and worse. Dismantling all elements that actually made America great bit by bit.

Optimistic Researchers Say There Still Time To Head Off Climate Change Before It Starts Killing Rich People BERKELEY, CA—In a rare silver lining amid increasingly dire assessments of the climate crisis, optimistic researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, released a report Friday suggesting the...

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#theonion #climatechange