Giorgio Graffino

YouTube video by Moron Police - Topic Pachinko, Pt. 1

Learned about this Norwegian prog-rock band only this year thanks to this song and I was completely blown away. Never fails to put a smile on my face.

If you like first Haken, you'll love Moron Police.

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A meaty budget proposal How Rachel Reeves could introduce a meat tax in her budget and curb climate emissions and improve public health.

Taxing meat is heavily advocated by animal welfare and environmental groups alike

Inclusion of wellbeing impacts of climate change: a review of literature and integrated environment–society–economy models Climate change has broad and deep impacts on people’s wellbeing; yet, these dynamics are largely excluded from integrated environment–society–economy (ESE) models. In this Review, we provide an overvi...

Climate action isn’t just about carbon tonnes or warming degrees, it’s about people’s lives, health, dignity, and wellbeing

We've a new article in Lancet Planetary Health mapping how climate policy models are missing far too much of this story. 🧵

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

Black-plague complaint 😷

I've never heard about this thing 😍Where is the place?

This paper did not get that much attention when it came out, but it deserves more. Welcome to "Climate Nowcasting" as a new term in the lexicon...

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The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.

A bunch of reactionary centrist pundits have decided that climate change isn't that big of a deal anymore. These climate scientists strongly disagree.

Hmmm ... how to adjudicate? 🤷

How are emerging economies leading a renewable-energy revolution? Renewable energy is booming across emerging economies, where the economic viability of wind and solar power has made them the obvious choice in most national and regional contexts. More importantly, the rapid shift in renewable-energy economics is not only saving developing countries money but could also deliver substantial financial gains in the coming years.

A comprehensive analysis of the transition to renewable energy reveals profound economic benefits that extend far beyond environmental considerations. @samfankhauser.bsky.social 

Where we are in terms of achieving Paris Agreement temperature goals, where we need to go, and how to get there.

Interview with @rishpardikar.bsky.social
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3 massive changes you'll see as the climate careens toward tipping points Scientists are increasingly concerned that the planet is headed for massive, irreversible changes due to global warming. In some cases, those changes have already begun.

If we don't rapidly phase out fossil fuels, we can say goodbye to coral reefs, the Greenland and Antarctic icesheets, and permafrost. The results will not be pretty.

📢Global Carbon Budget 2025📢

Fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025 while the terrestrial carbon sink recovers to pre-El Niño strength.

The key findings are covered in two reports this year:
* ESSDD (preprint): essd.copernicus.org/preprints/es...
* Nature: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Never forget: At breakneck speed we are leaving the stable Holocene climate in which human society developed and thrived. Weather extremes are outside historical experience. Sea-level rise is accelerating. Dangerous tipping points are ahead.
Graph: ed-hawkins.github.io/climate-visu...

The new UNEP report is out with the latest estimates of 2100 warming outcomes under current policies, NDCs, and net-zero targets. Here is how it compares to both the IPCC scenarios and other estimates (CAT and IEA, who will release their own updates soon!).

Trump would only seek to derail the conference. Better for everyone if the US skip COPs until 2029.

You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.

“Here’s the thing, Bill Gates: There’s no ‘patch’ for the climate crisis. And there is no way to reboot the planet if you crash it. The only safe and reliable way out when you find yourself in a climate hole is to stop digging—and burning—fossil fuels.” — @michaelemann.bsky.social

Climate change and the threat to civilization An official website of the United States government

I would argue that climate change absolutely can decimate our civilisation. The ability of humans to modify their environment won't be enough to protect us from the worst effects of climate change.

We might not get extinct, but we have a lot at stake anyway.

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country Three specimens were discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.

Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country.

Three specimens were discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects.

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#Insects #Climate #Iceland #Mosquitoes #Science

Net zero by 2050 to limit warming to 1.5°C. That may have been plausible 10 years ago, but the continued rise of emissions means that there is effectively no carbon budget left for 1.5. It is cumulative emissions that drives warming. 1/6 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

💡The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 from #SystemsChangeLab warns that each year climate progress fails to accelerate, the climate action gap widens. Read the full report for a roadmap to change course: bit.ly/4o6hPwm

IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries - Carbon Brief More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports and saved hundreds of billions of dollars by continuing to invest in renewables

Renewables cut fossil fuel imports in 100+ countries!

“More than 100 countries have cut their dependence on fossil-fuel imports & saved hundreds of billions of $ by continuing to invest in renewables,” reports Carbon Brief, based on data from IEA.

www.carbonbrief.org/iea-renewabl...

Inevitable global coral reef decline under climate change-induced thermal stresses - Communications Earth & Environment Coral reef ecosystems will undergo significant degradation if annual bleaching rate exceeds 7.9%, according to combined historical field observations and future climate simulations.

🌊 Inevitable global coral reef decline under climate change-induced thermal stresses

New study identifies a critical threshold: 7.9% annual bleaching triggers major reef degradation.
Even best-case climate scenarios show widespread losses by 2100.

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

To me, the Teide trip in Tenerife, Spain. The closest thing to a Martian landscape I've ever seen. Plus an amazing stargazing at a super-clear night sky.

Dozens of heatwaves linked to carbon emissions from specific companies Nature - Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers.

Nearly one-quarter of heatwaves would have been ‘virtually impossible’ without global warming — and can be attributed to the emissions of individual energy producers

go.nature.com/3Kir39u

Hot off the press: We can provide for the first time a systematic attribution of recent #heatwaves to the emissions of #carbon_majors. Essential new #Nature article coordinated by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with numerous contributors @usyseth.bsky.social:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Image Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02553-3 Credit European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts/Copernicus

"The summer of 2025 is already shaping up to be a record-breaker. Two intense heatwaves have swept across Europe, causing hundreds of heat-related deaths, fuelling wildfires and pushing power systems to their limit — and more are on the way."
#Science #Ecology #Climate
www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.

"“If this volume just grows even more, we simply have a societal situation that is not bearable anymore because it is just too much risk that is no longer covered,” Thallinger told CNBC..."

whatever politicians pretend to believe about climate, this is what they know

www.cnbc.com/2025/08/08/c...

AI data centers must run on 100% renewable energy Tech giants must invest in cheaper and cleaner renewable energy options for AI data centers

📣 Tell #BigTech to power data centers with renewable energy around the clock and ensure that they benefit the communities where they're located:

The Renewable Illusion: Why Fossil Fuels Keep Winning Global renewables hit records in 2024, but fossil fuel use still rises. Here’s why solar’s surge isn’t enough—and what the latest energy data really shows.

We can’t just build more renewables. We must actively uproot and retire fossil fuels. This should not be in dispute.

Claim: "Water vapor is a greenhouse gas!"
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere

-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire

-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that

-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*