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Jos Olivier

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Retired scientist* on greenhouse gas emission sources and energy use: estimates, trends, targets, climate, mitigation & science (incl global pollution). RT ≠ endorsement. Born ±315 ppmv CO2. *Formerly at Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (#PBL).

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EDGAR - The Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research

GHG emissions of all world countries: 2025 report.
Without Land Use, land Use Change and Forestry, the 2024 data experienced an increase of 1.3% or 665 Mt CO2eq compared to the levels in 2023.
edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/report_2025

08.10.2025 10:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says.
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

08.10.2025 10:05 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows.
Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

08.10.2025 10:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time.
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

08.10.2025 03:22 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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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

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.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

08.10.2025 03:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history.
New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

08.10.2025 03:19 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction

Media and political attacks on Australia’s emissions targets ‘straight out of the climate obstruction playbook’, expert says.
Prof Christian Downie points to the Business Council of Australia and News Corp newspapers as examples of deliberate obstruction.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

08.10.2025 03:17 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds.
NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

08.10.2025 03:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sometimes I think about how from 1935-1975ish, Bell Labs produced an insane amount of revolutionary science and technology, including 11 Nobel Prizes, the transistor, UNIX, C, the laser, the solar cell, information theory, etc. The secret? Provide scientists with ample, steady, no-strings funding.

04.10.2025 17:35 — 👍 1744    🔁 493    💬 51    📌 35
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Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects

Trump’s hatred for renewables means the US is falling behind the rest of the world.
As well as embracing ‘beautiful coal’, the president has set about obliterating clean energy projects.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

05.10.2025 14:01 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
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Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom.
Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas (HFCs) at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

05.10.2025 13:54 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Four killed as Russian drones and missiles bombard Ukrainian city of Lviv City, which sits just 70km from Polish border, suffers one of its most serious attacks since the start of the war

Four killed as Russian drones and missiles bombard Ukrainian city of Lviv.
City, which sits just 70km from Polish border, suffers one of its most serious attacks since the start of the war.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

05.10.2025 13:12 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy bills

Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states only.
Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy bills.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

05.10.2025 13:02 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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The Guardian view on fishing and nature: bottom-trawling boats don’t belong in conservation zones | Editorial Editorial: Sea life needs protection, and the UK’s current system of marine management isn’t up to it

The Guardian view on fishing and nature: bottom-trawling boats don’t belong in conservation zones.
Sea life needs protection, and the UK’s current system of marine management isn’t up to it.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

03.10.2025 23:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds.
Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

03.10.2025 22:57 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade

Wildfires are getting deadlier and costing more. Experts warn they’re becoming unstoppable.
Of 200 fires in the past 44 years, half of the fires that cost US$1bn or more were in the last decade.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

03.10.2025 22:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Meta wekt verwarring en woede bij overheid en ngo’s met advertentieverbod voor ‘maatschappelijke kwesties’ Reclame: Als reactie op een nieuwe Europese regel weigert Meta vanaf maandag in de EU niet alleen politieke reclame, maar ook advertenties over ‘maatschappelijke kwesties’. Wat dat precies inhoudt, is...

Meta wekt verwarring en woede bij overheid en ngo’s met advertentieverbod voor ‘maatschappelijke kwesties’.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

03.10.2025 09:01 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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WOW - I just found out that in a few days the European Parliament will vote on a law that could ban words like “burger,” “nugget,” or “wing” for plant-based foods. Yes, really. According to this… | R... WOW - I just found out that in a few days the European Parliament will vote on a law that could ban words like “burger,” “nugget,” or “wing” for plant-based foods. Yes, really. According to this prop...

www.linkedin.com/posts/rutger...

01.10.2025 17:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Defenders of Israels war crimes often remind us that October 7 was the equivalent of twelve 9/11s, and that therefore, Israel had no other choice.

You never hear them do the math for Palestinians, who have now endured the equivalent of at least 2,500 9/11s.

12.07.2025 00:09 — 👍 137    🔁 40    💬 4    📌 0
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Waren we naïef, vraagt de zoveelste recycler zich af die moet vertrekken Recycler: Plasticrecycler Healix uit Maastricht kan in deze markt niet verder, en zoekt een partner om naar een lagelonenland te vertrekken. ’Morgenochtend moet ik dit aan mijn personeel vertellen.’

Waren we naïef, vraagt de zoveelste plastic recycler zich af die moet vertrekken. NEE, maar de *onbetrouwbare* overheid en politieke maakte er een eind aan.
Recycler Healix uit Maastricht kan in deze markt niet verder, en zoekt partner om naar lagelonenland te vertrekken.
www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

30.09.2025 08:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s Capitals from London to Tokyo need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures, analysts say

World’s major cities hit by 25% leap in extremely hot days since the 1990s.
Capitals from London to Tokyo need urgent action to protect people from deadly high temperatures, analysts say.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

30.09.2025 01:26 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Fantastic photo(s) !!! Very well made!

29.09.2025 22:14 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wilderness

How the world’s taste for soya is eating Brazil’s Amazon:
Cultivation of the crop has made a few wealthy but at a huge cost to untouched forest as it spreads across vast areas of former wilderness.
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

29.09.2025 22:00 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report.
EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

29.09.2025 21:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Zelenskyy says Ukraine can help Europe counter Russian drone incursions Ukrainian leader offers to assist Poland and others and says some launches may have come from Baltic Sea

Zelenskyy says Ukraine can help Europe counter Russian drone incursions.
Ukrainian leader offers to assist Poland and others and says some launches may have come from Baltic Sea.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

29.09.2025 21:53 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Zelenskyy also claims that Russia has used tanker ships in the Baltic Sea to “launch drones that caused major disruption in northern Europe,” they “should not be free to operate in the Baltic.
Russia wants to shift attention away from the brutal war in countries against Ukraine.

29.09.2025 10:00 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Putin ‘does not want a ceasefire and does not want peace for Ukraine’, says German defence minister – Europe live Boris Pistorius says Europe ‘will not be lured into Putin’s trap of continuous escalation’

'Russia is testing how far it can go,' Zelenskyy says responding to recent Russian airspace violations.
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

29.09.2025 09:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels

‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought.
Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

29.09.2025 03:20 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Weatherwatch: EU survey gives a few hints on voter-friendly climate policies Survey finds 70% of people would support a fare-cutting rail fund – but taxes on beef and flying are less popular

Weatherwatch: EU survey gives a few hints on voter-friendly climate policies.
Survey finds 70% of people would support a fare-cutting rail fund – but taxes on beef and flying are less popular.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

29.09.2025 03:15 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s ‘vile and cowardly’ 12-hour bombing of Ukraine Moscow targets Kyiv and other regions with about 600 drones and 40 missiles, killing at least four people

Zelenskyy condemns Russia’s ‘vile and cowardly’ 12-hour bombing of Ukraine.
Moscow targets Kyiv and other regions with about 600 drones and 40 missiles, killing at least four people.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

29.09.2025 03:13 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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