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New York’s Congestion Pricing Is Working. Now Comes the Real Test. Commute times are down, and subway numbers are up. But the conservative attacks have not stopped.

“New York City’s congestion pricing, which began this month, might already be one of the most effective climate policies ever enacted in the United States.”

As folks are struggling to adjust to our new Regime in the USA, keep in mind that climate progress is global and there are numerous channels where progress continues entirely unaffected by who occupies the White House. Not all of the items on this list, but most of them. Onwards... 🔌💡

Trump says he's going to pull out of the Paris Agreement.

That's a bad move, but it's not "game over" for climate -- not at all! It's "game on," and we must now focus on new climate leadership and new climate tactics.

That's what we're going to do at @projectdrawdown.bsky.social

Nitrogen use efficiency must be improved to reduce harm to human and environmental health FAO publishes comprehensive report on Sustainable Nitrogen Management in Agrifood Systems

#Fertilizers enhance agricultural production and bolster #foodsecurity, but improper #nitrogen use damages air, water & soil quality, results in #biodiversity loss, and exacerbates #climatechange. Livestock are the main contributors to nitrogen emissions: www.fao.org/newsroom/det... #livestock

Just South of Greenland -- the Sub-polar North Atlantic is on fire:

"The health burden of climate change is much larger than we have realized," says @climatedann.bsky.social

"Persistent exposure to heatwaves, droughts, wildfires and more will take a toll on people’s bodies. We must learn how this will manifest"

#climatecrisis
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Hey folks, if you teach or are a student in Environmental Politics, please check out the Ecopolitics Podcast! We have just launched Season 4! There's something in this Podcast for just about everyone! www.ecopoliticspodcast.ca

The EU is in danger of importing a LOT of this liquefied gas, and bankrolling this destruction and pollution

More oil and gas imports won't help people's bills, or give us a stable climate – we need investments in insulation and renewables to cut energy waste and make energy clean

The 8 talking points fossil fuel companies use to obstruct climate action New research highlights companies’ “aligned and coordinated” use of Twitter to deny climate change and delay solutions.

New research suggests misleading climate messaging used by oil & gas, plastics & agrichemicals industries on social media is “aligned and coordinated”.

Researchers sorted 12k tweets into 8 types of argument — 4 of climate denial, 4 of climate delay.

@gristnews.bsky.social @jbwinters.bsky.social

Japan's Akatsuki spacecraft takes the clearest picture of Venus ever made

Offshore wind is the most promising ocean-based climate solution.

Firefighters in LA blaze face same toxic exposure as 9/11 responders Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. “This is an entirel...

Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically.

By Bobby Bascomb
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Increased vulnerability of Arctic potential ice roads under climate change - Communications Earth & Environment Changes in surface air temperature and snow cover between 1979-2017, particularly in North America, are reducing the climatic suitability of potential ice roads, and their contribution to land accessi...

❄️Changes in surface air temperature and snow cover particularly in North America, are reducing the climatic suitability of potential ice roads, and their contribution to land accessibility is expected to decrease by the end of the 21st century.

👉Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Oilsands pollution study reveals new 'blind spot' in industry reporting | CBC News New research has found that a complex form of air pollution from Alberta's oilsands has gone largely unreported — and the impacts to downwind habitats are "entirely unknown."

Oilsands pollution study reveals new 'blind spot' in industry reporting

Data on toxic plumes triggers calls for more research on downwind contamination #abpoli #SayNoToOilandGas

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A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals Critical CO2 stores held in permafrost are being released as the landscape changes with global heating, report shows

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals

#climatecrisis
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A transdisciplinary, comparative analysis reveals key risks from Arctic permafrost thaw - Communications Earth & Environment In the Arctic, the risks of the permafrost thaw are perceived differently by communities, and key hazards include infrastructure failure, mobility disruption, decreased water quality and food security...

🧊 Arctic Permafrost Risks

A new study maps the cascading risks of Arctic permafrost thaw, from infrastructure collapse to food security & disease exposure.

Researchers call for urgent, inclusive action to address these interconnected threats.

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#SciComm #ClimateChange 🧪

2024 marks the first year with every day above 1.25°C above pre-industrial level. 75% of days exceeded 1.5°C.
Explore the full analysis, charts, and data in the Global Climate Highlights 2024 report: bit.ly/40kQpcz 

#C3S #GCH2024

• Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time | Guardian • Trump declares energy emergency | Hill • Trump temporarily halts leasing and permitting for wind energy projects | Associated Press • Trump lifts Biden's freeze on liquefied natural gas exports | Bloomberg • Trump revokes Biden 50% EV target, freezes unspent charging funds | Reuters • Trump orders agencies to halt spending from Biden's climate law | Bloomberg • Fierce winds and heightened risk of wildfires return to California | Guardian • UK poised to back Heathrow airport expansion in push for growth | Bloomberg • Zone-specific environmental management system established in China | China Daily

This snapshot of top climate news on @carbonbrief.org really captures global climate politics in this historical moment: full-on denial in the US, ambivalence and greenwashing in the UK, and a new implementation of 1+N, a "zone specific environmental management system," in China.

My mom lived through Nazi occupation. She had nightmares about the SS until she died. I miss my mom every day, but today, I'm glad that she didn't live to see a Nazi salute given at the inauguration of a US president.

Accidental gesture? His grandparents were members of the Nazi Party. His parents are supporters of apartheid and open white supremacists. His platform is awash in neonazi content. He supports the AfD. This wasn’t a badly-timed photo - on video, TWICE, during a televised speech. HE IS A NAZI.

EXPRESS: Responsibilizing the Net-Zero Hero? Creation and Implications of a Tragic Subject Position - Tom van Laer, Morgan E. Smith, The energy sector is the largest contributor to global carbon dioxide emissions. To address the current climate emergency however, energy market actors (e.g., e...

🌍 Stop blaming yourself for the #ClimateCrisis

Research shows energy companies push 'net-zero hero' narratives, shifting climate responsibility to individuals.

Real change demands corporate action, not consumer guilt.

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#SciComm #ClimateAction 🧪

Wildlife’s contributions to people - Nature Reviews Biodiversity Wildlife are central to nature’s contributions to people (NCP) but are often overlooked in NCP policy and management. This Perspective presents evidence for the integral role of wildlife in supporting...

New in @nature.com! Wildlife's contributions to people:
www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Wildlife makes important contributions to water supply, disaster risk reduction, climate regulation, cultural services, socio-economic benefits, and food — all of which benefit people’s livelihoods, & well-being

Why 90% of cars sold in Norway are electric: VAT exemptions, free tolls and taxes on combustion vehicles The Nordic country abolished taxes on zero-emission models in 2001, making them automatically cheaper than those powered by petrol or diesel

🇳🇴 They can have nice things in Norway because they: invested their O&G revenues in a national wealth trust, and, have industry and political leaders with guts and vision.

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Emissions to impact: How climate science will hold fossil fuel companies to account Advances in climate attribution science are helping to make the case that individual fossil fuel companies should be made to pay compensation for climate change linked disasters.

Advances in #climate attribution science are helping to make the case that individual fossil fuel companies should be made to pay compensation for climate change linked disasters

Where’s the (Sustainable) Beef? A Scientist’s Journey Advancing Beef Supply Chain Sustainability to Incentivize Conservation & Climate Change Solutions

Confused by all the claims of "regenerative" ranching & beef? My seven-part series is science-based, systems thinking-based, and captures key nuances. It answers 4 key ?'s: 1. What's the problem, 2. What's the solution, 3. How can u prove it, 4. Where from here? medium.com/@jongelbard/...

Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time In 2021, Biden had rejoined 2015 treaty that seeks to curb climate crisis effects after Trump first pulled out in 2017

Trump plans to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time

- The fossil fuel industry donated $75m to Trump’s campaign

#climatecrisis
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Substantial and overlooked greenhouse gas emissions from deep Arctic lake sediment - Nature Geoscience Deep permafrost soils produce comparable amounts of greenhouse gases as shallow soils in response to warming, according to incubation experiments of deep Arctic lake sediments.

🌍 Hidden Arctic Emissions

Deep Arctic lake sediments release significant methane and CO₂ during permafrost thaw, doubling their warming potential.

This is an overlooked factor in climate models, which will have a significant impact on #ClimateChange

🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#Arctic #SciComm 🧪

Brace yourself, world #PresidentTrump

YouTube video by Alts After Dark HOPE: We are AltGov and AltFam

We have stood up to this compromised administration before & we aren't going to stand down just because it's circling back for another term.
Together, we can hold the line.
Let's roll.