Janne Niiranen

China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising

The US is the world's largest oil and gas producer. Yet, "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than America makes from exporting fossil fuels."

Loved seeing this echidna in South Hobart a few years ago using it's beak to break into the ants nest

Climate inaction is claiming millions of lives every year, warns new Lancet Countdown report WHO and global partners are calling for the protection of people’s health to be recognized as the most powerful driver of climate action, as a new global report released today warns that continued ove...

Governments spent US$956 billion on net fossil fuel subsidies in 2023, more than triple the annual amount pledged to support climate-vulnerable countries. Fifteen countries spent more subsidizing fossil fuels than on their entire national health budgets. @thelancet.com

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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Yes the CO2 rise 2023-2024 was faster than we predicted at Mauna Loa and was a record rise there - now the WMO confirm the global mean rise was also a record

Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C

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Green to Grey – Green to Grey Green to Grey is a pioneering collaboration between journalists and scientists counting every green space lost in Europe between January 2018 and December 2023.

Rakentaminen tuhoaa Euroopassa paljon enemmän luontoa kuin on luultu. Olemme kartoittaneet asiaa ison toimittajajoukon voimin Green to Grey -projektissa, ja tulokset ovat pysäyttäviä. Suomesta mukana oli @longplay.fi (minä, @lottanarhi.bsky.social , @pulsa.fi ).

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The climate movement’s biggest weakness What the climate movement is getting dead wrong.

A very good overview of the climate and meat problem.

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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

This really is just the start

By 2040, almost one third of the world's cropland will suffer severe drought every year

Just imagine the colossal impact on yields and food supply

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This graphic shows four line graph time series and each are monthly from January 1984 through July 2025. The first graph is a 12-month running mean of global mean surface temperature anomalies. Anomalies are computed relative to a 1991-2020 baseline using ERA5 data. The second graph is monthly carbon dioxide abundance. The CO2 graph is the Keeling Curve. Current levels are 428 ppm. The third graph is monthly global methane abundance. Current levels are 1935 ppb. The fourth graph is monthly global nitrous oxide abundance. Current levels are 339 ppb. The three greenhouse gases show seasonal cycles and long-term increasing trends using data from NOAA ESRL. The global mean surface temperature anomaly record also exhibits decadal variability and a long-term increasing trend. All graphs are rising and shown in four different colors, including white, yellow, orange, and pink.

My climate change dashboard is updated for this month...

Higher resolution graphic available at zacklabe.com/climate-chan... 🧪

Kuivuus uhkaa Suomeakin – mikkeliläinen viljelijä ei luota sateisiin, ja siksi hänellä on 1,5 kilometrinen kasteluputki Kuivuutta ei ole pidetty Suomessa suurena riskinä. Nyt siihen varautumiseen on alettu tehdä suunnitelmia.

Vaikea kuivakausi on Suomessa ajan kysymys. Ilmastonmuutos lisää kuivien jaksojen todennäköisyyttä etenkin kesäisin. Johtavan asiantuntijan Lauri Ahopellon mielestä suomalaisilla viljatiloilla voisikin olla syytä alkaa pohtia keinokastelun järjestämistä.

Lue koko juttu: yle.fi/a/74-20175900

Biologit kauhuissaan: Perun rannikon lintumäärä romahti lähes 90 prosenttia vain kolmessa vuodessa Tutkijat tietävät, mistä lintujen katoaminen johtuu. Tärkein syy on ylikalastus.

Näitä romahduksia alkaa tulla kiihtyvää tahtia, koska olemme liian pitkään ylittäneet kestokyvyn. Ja kun puheet ja teot eivät juuri minkään valtion hallituksilla kohtaa kuten tästäkin jutusta selviää, niin ekosysteemien romahdus alkaa olla pelottavan todennäköinen.

Humans create currency but never generate any value: they embezzle it, but most importantly, devalue the natural resource economy itself by permanently destroying Earth’s wealth-generating assets.
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Since 1980, there have been over 400 weather disasters in the US, with total damages over $1 billion.

These disasters have cost $2.9 trillion in total and killed nearly 17,000 people.

Don't tell me we "can't afford" to address the climate crisis.

The truth is we can’t afford not to.

Last month's total #Arctic sea ice volume averaged the 2nd lowest on record for the month of May. This was about 38% below 1979 levels and 24% below the 1979-2024 May average.

More at zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i.... Data from PIOMAS. 🌊

Soil IS where the magic happens! Share if you agree ;) There’s so much happening below the surface of the soil to help feed the world, recycle nutrients, store carbon, and purify water. #soil #soilscience

Our rising seas. This is only going to get harder to ignore.

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Thousands of dead fish dumped on seabed after getting caught in trawl nets Environmentalists say the video is an insight into the true environmental cost of bottom-trawling for scampi.

If bottom trawling was happening on land it would never be allowed

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Cover Crop Benefits Depend on Biomass: How Much do You Need? Cover crop biomass matters. Biomass is the measure of additional energy that cover crops put into the biological field-soil system. It tells us how protected the soil surface is from wind and rain. It...

Cover crop benefits are tied to cover crop biomass, but how much biomass do you need? Generally, more biomass is better, but thresholds differ for erosion control, soil benefits, and weed suppression.
My latest...
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Ocean warming has become so significant it’s now a semi-regular feature of TV weather reports here in Australia. A warmer ocean bleaches corals, raises sea levels, melts ice caps, stresses ecosystems, drives flooding rains and amplifies humidity. None of this is good news.

Tuuppaukset voivat hillitä maankäytön ilmastopäästöjä – maanomistajien tilanne pitää tuntea tarkkaan | Pellervon taloustutkimus PTT Tuuppaus-ohjauskeinot voivat auttaa hillitsemään maankäytön ilmastopäästöjä, kertovat monivuotisen TUIMA-tutkimushankkeen tulokset. Yksistään ne eivät silti riitä, vaan ne pitäisi nivoa yhteen taloude...

"Hankkeen keskiössä olivat turvemaat, jotka aiheuttavat noin puolet Suomen maatalouden päästöistä, vaikka niiden osuus viljelyalasta on vain 11 %. Niille on olemassa monia ilmastotoimia, kuten vedenpinnan nosto, kosteikkoviljely tai metsitys."

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Tämä on oleellinen pointti: rikkain miljardi maailmassa kuluttaa yli 70 % maailman luonnonvaroista tuotteiden ja energian muodossa, esimerkiksi fossiilienergian ja temutuksen kautta. Eli nimenomaan me itse täällä ylläpidämme vaikkapa Kiinasta lähteviä arvoketjuja.

Carbon farming could reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, time to scale up? Carbon farming has emerged as a crucial strategy in the European Union's efforts to combat climate change and achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

"Carbon farming could reduce agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions by 30% by 2030, time to scale up?"

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Sea Surface Temperatures in this region increased more during the previous 15 years than in the preceding 150 years.

This is what accelerated warming looks like:

Farms can install vertical solar panels without reducing crop yields Adding rows of upright panels on farmland generates green power in the morning and evening while acting as a windbreak for crops

"Farms can install vertical solar panels without reducing crop yields.

Adding rows of upright panels on farmland generates green power in the morning and evening while acting as a windbreak for crops."

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Global sea level very likely to rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100 under high-emissions scenario An interdisciplinary team of researchers has projected that if the rate of global CO2 emissions continues to increase and reaches a high emission scenario, sea levels would as a result very likely ris...

"Global sea level very likely to rise between 0.5 and 1.9 meters by 2100 under high-emissions scenario."

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Tässä näemme mitä pahimmillaan seuraa siitä, että päättäjät sekä parlamentissa että vastuuministeriössä kuuntelevat enemmän etujärjestöjä kuin riippumattomia tieteentekijöitä. Tutkijat ovat tämän pommin laukeamisesta varoitelleet jo vuosia. 1/

Economic growth could fall 50% over 20 years from climate shocks, say actuaries Exclusive: Report by risk experts says previous assessments ignored severe effects of climate crisis

Nää aktuaarien arviot ilmastonmuutoksen talousvaikutuksista on vähän toisenlaiset kuin vaikka taloustieteilijä Nordhaussin:

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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵

In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.

We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.

with @julianachueri.bsky.social
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