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“Carbon capture is a ‘miracle’ technology that causes more harm than good, serving primarily as a means for the fossil fuel industry to reinvent itself.”

Read an excerpt from Mark Z. Jacobson's new book, “Still No Miracles Needed”
Cambridge University Press

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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
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Drax's US environmental violations now total over 18,000 incidents - Land and Climate Review A new investigation by Land and Climate Review and The Sunday Times has uncovered an additional 6,000 breaches by the UK power company in Louisiana.

“Drax breached environmental laws more than 3 times a day on average,” writes Camille Corcoran

Drax has violated its permit regulations over 6,000 times in Louisiana, a new investigation by Land and Climate Review has found:

A Nuclear Free New York The first of a series of “Forums for a Nuclear-Free New York” was held last week following New York Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposition for an expansion

Why new nuclear is obsolete and useless in New York or elsewhere, regardless of how much money is poured into it..

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Are we closer to reaching clean energy than we might think? - Land and Climate Review Bertie is joined by Dr. Mark Jacobson, author of "Still No Miracles Needed," where the two discuss how existing technology can solve the climate crisis.

Are we closer to reaching clean energy than we might think?
Bertie is joined by Dr. Mark Jacobson, author of "Still No Miracles Needed," where the two discuss how existing technology can solve the climate crisis.
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Carbon capture does not reduce emissions: these three case studies prove it - Land and Climate Review Carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil fuel industries, argues Professor Mark Z. Jacobson.

Carbon capture does not reduce emissions - three case studies to prove it. Instead, carbon capture causes more harm than good, and only serves to prolong fossil-fuel industries

Edited excerpts from "Still No Miracles Needed"

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“We have 97% of the technologies we need to solve the climate, air pollution, energy and security problems the world faces.”

@bertiehb.bsky.social speaks to Mark Z. Jacobson about his new book, “Still No Miracles Needed,” published by Cambridge University Press

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We can’t breathe because of a Drax pellet plant subsidised by UK tax The company is paid up to £1bn a year producing green energy for Britain. But one of its factories has been accused of choking people in America

"Drax has taken the best of what they had left: their peace, #cleanair, and health." Read how #Drax's subsidies in the UK enable its #biomass burning in Gloster, Mississippi, at the expense of the community's health.

Drax fined again over pollution: "I'm afraid to go outside," say residents - Land and Climate Review This month, the British power company has been issued another fine in Mississippi, with additional penalties expected in Louisiana. In collaboration with The Intercept, Land and Climate Review talk to experts and locals about Drax's operations in the US Southeast.

In 2024, Corcoran and @bertiehb.bsky.social interviewed residents in Gloster, the community closest to Drax's Mississippi pellet mill. Residents described various respiratory and cardiovascular issues, although Drax denies any causal link to its facility.

Read below:
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Drax has been caught with an additional 6,000 environmental breaches at its Louisiana pellet mills, bringing the biomass company’s total US violations to 18,092.

Read the new investigation and access the database of the unveiled violations in the link below:
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“The Arctic has been subjected to nuclear testing and used as an experimental ground for technologies of war.”

@alimacewen.bsky.social speaks to Mia Bennett, Arctic expert & co-author of “Unfrozen: The Fight for The Future for The Arctic,” published by @yalepress.bsky.social
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The world's burning wetlands are ticking carbon bombs - but there are reasons to be hopeful - Land and Climate Review Agriculture is draining and burning the world’s largest carbon sinks – it is vital for nature and humanity that governments act on this year’s promises to protect wetlands, says Steve Trent.

"Fires impacted every Indigenous territory in the Pantanal: the Guató tribe lost 90% of their land. This is the frontline of a crisis that the world refuses to see."

Wetlands blazed in 2025, but new political pledges were made as well. Read analysis from @stevetrent.bsky.social @ejfoundation.org

“There is history in the collective memory - introduced 200 years ago - which is blurred & unreflective.”

@bertiehb.bsky speaks with Annette Kehnel, author of “The Green Ages,” who argues that modern sustainability ideas are Victorian – & that the future is medieval.

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“It should be no surprise that such successes take time – they are worth waiting for.”

Read an edited excerpt from @bertiehb.bsky.social’s interview with Matthew Hole on fusion, debunking claims that private companies will beat the public sector to a working fusion reactor

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This week, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by Professor Matthew Hole where the two discuss the timeframe for grid integration, the geopolitical dimensions of the emerging energy race, deregulation, and the high-risk, high-reward nature of fusion technology.

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The article follows an open letter to world leaders from leading polar scientists & organisations, stating "the evidence is unequivocal: the cryosphere is destabilising at an alarming pace."

@bepsiiseaice.bsky.social @scar-antarctic.bsky.social @catchscience.bsky.social

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"These changes threaten water supply and infrastructure for billions of people"

@leti-polar.bsky.social, @zoraur0ra.bsky.social, and @pxh.bsky.social warn that the Earth’s frozen regions are approaching irreversible tipping points, and call for urgent action at COP30: www.landclimate.org/...

Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up As rainy season fails to bring relief, authorities try cloud seeding – while others across the country pray for a miracle

Climate crisis or a warning from God? Iranians desperate for answers as water dries up

Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment

Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds

“We emphasized that the potential of future negative emissions should never be used as an excuse to delay emission reductions,” said Obersteiner, who is now director of the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford. “We could get access to heaven for trying to solve the climate problem. At the same time, we should go to hell, because we created overshoot.”

The other problem is that relying on carbon removals rather than cutting emissions in the immediate term increases the risk of sudden consequences of climate change, like the collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the ocean current that warms Europe. “We are every day rolling the dice and it could end up rolling onto a tipping point,” said Laybourn. “Going over 1.5C puts us in this intolerable danger zone that we need to get out of as quickly and as best as possible.” How do Möllersten and Obersteiner feel about what has happened to the idea they had so much hope for as a solution to climate change? They say they tried their best to make it clear that these technologies were an add-on, rather than a replacement for emissions reductions. Nevertheless, they still feel disillusioned by the experience. “I am not surprised,” says Möllersten. “It is quite disheartening and confirms that it is very challenging for man to act decisively on an abstract existential threat that will primarily impact future generations.”

holy hell....this paragraph

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Where there's smoke: six wildfire stories Take a glimpse into the real human and ecological costs of wildfires across the globe

🔥 Wildfires globally are threatening people and the planet

In our new briefing, we provide a glimpse into the real human and ecological costs of wildfires across six regions: from the tropical landscape of the Pantanal to personal experiences in Los Angeles.

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The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.

I know I've said this before, but from advertorials to false equivalence the media really needs to own up to its role in warping the climate issue. www.thenation.com/article/envi...

This week, @alimac.bsky.social talks with @dagomardegroot.bsky.social about his new book, “Ripples on the Cosmic Ocean,” they discuss how the solar system has shaped human history and how humanity is now reshaping space.

@penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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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

The nature extinction crisis is mirrored by one in our own bodies. Both have huge implications for health

Our latest Westminster voting intention (26-27 Oct) has Labour on their lowest figure ever recorded by YouGov, with the Greens on their highest

Reform UK: 27% (+1 from 19-20 Oct)
Labour: 17% (-3)
Conservatives: 17% (=)
Greens: 16% (+1)
Lib Dems: 15% (=)
SNP: 3% (-1)

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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

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