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The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars Electric vehicles get all the press – but it’s the smaller unsung two wheelers cutting oil demand the most.

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‘Daunting but doable’: Europe urged to prepare for 3C of global heating Advisory board member says adapting is ‘not rocket science’ but Europe already paying price for lack of preparation

We’re not moving fast enough to keep climate change within safe limits.
👉EU climate advisers warn Europe should prepare for ~3°C of global warming this century.
Adaptation is still too slow as heatwaves, floods and wildfires intensify.
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Europa is niet voorbereid om klimaatrampen op te vangen, waarschuwen topwetenschappers | VRT NWS: nieuws De Europese Unie moet zich dringend beter voorbereiden op toekomstige én huidige klimaatrampen. Daarvoor waarschuwt een raad van topwetenschappers. De EU heeft onvoldoende gecoördineerde plannen om de...

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American climate science is losing federal support right when we need it most.

Project Drawdown is stepping up: launching the Climate Science Serving America Fellowship for early/mid-career PhD scientists to do good science that does good.

🗓️ Apply by April 17
👉 https://bit.ly/4kx2J1Q

China's Xinhua news agency has just published this editorial cartoon in response to Trump's rejection of climate policies.

It is pretty clear that China views this as a HUGE geopolitical fumble by the US leaving the field clear for China's to win the global race to clean-tech hegemony

Klimaateconomen: ‘Emissiehandel is net een bondgenoot voor de Europese industrie’ Wie denkt dat groene regelgeving aan de basis ligt van de concurrentiehandicap van de Europese industrie, riskeert het kind met het badwater weg te gooien. ‘Als je het kernprobleem van dure gasprijzen wil tackelen, is de handel in uitstootrechten een sluitstuk in plaats van een zondebok’, stellen klimaateconomen.

Klimaateconomen: ‘Emissiehandel is net een bondgenoot voor de Europese industrie’

NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been ‘flat or falling’ for 21 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social @creacleanair.bsky.social

Read here: buff.ly/wC1nbXO

Higher Inorganic CO2 Removal Despite Slower Weathering in an Enhanced Weathering Experiment With Steel Slags and Basalt

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Klimaatmitigatie door landbouwbodems? We moeten vooral kijken naar ons landgebruik. Bodems staan in de spotlight op de klimaattop. En terecht, want bodems slaan meer koolstof op, in de vorm van bodemorganische stof, dan de atmosfeer en vegetatie samen (Fig. 1). Het beschermen, en …

Thomas Oudman interviewde mij voor @decorrespondent.nl naar aanleiding van dit stuk dat ik eerder schreef op @klimaatveranda.bsky.social
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Very interesting list of parallels between the Trump administration's path and Germany's path in the 1930s.

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I am a climate scientist and this is correct.

As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.

Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

#soilcarbon #enhancedrockweathering #soilhealth #climatemitigation #agroecology #soilscience #4per1000 #naturebasedsolutions | 4p1000 Initiative 🌱 Soil Carbon Science Webinar Series: Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) 🌱 The "4 per 1000" Initiative is pleased to invite you to an upcoming webinar exploring Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) as a promis...

Upcoming webinar @4per1000.bsky.social exploring Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) as a promising natural climate solution, with renowned experts @saravicca.bsky.social and Noah Sokol who will examine ERW from both mechanistic and applied perspectives.

More here:
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NEW | Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in the EU power sector 🇪🇺⚡️

Our @ember-energy.org European Electricity Review is out today, showing wind and solar reaching 30% of EU power, compared to 29% for fossil fuels.

Here's what happened in EU electricity generation in 2025 🧵

YouTube video by Dorenda Notermans B'ifurcation Point - Bart Van Kerchove

Listen this and feel the urgency Perhaps worth some attention at #Davos
#climatecrisis

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New paper out!
Experiment combining #mineralcarbonation & #enhancedweathering in soil. Despite near-complete slag weathering, most base cations ended up in soil sinks (e.g. clays). Result: very low CO₂ removal (<5%)

More weathering ≠ more CO₂ removal

#CDR
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How much carbon budget do we have left if we want to stay below 1.5˚C?

Just 2 more years at current rates. It is essentially impossible to avoid global temperature rise exceeding 1.5˚C.

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The world’s carbon emissions continue to rise. But 35 countries show progress in cutting carbon In 2025 the world has fallen short, again, of peaking and reducing its fossil fuel use. But there are many countries on a path to greener energy.

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Global fossil CO₂ emissions

1) Fossil fuel
Still no peak. Emissions are projected to increase by 1.1% in 2025, reaching 38.1 GtCO2. An all time high.

Global Carbon Budget 2025 Abstract. Accurate assessment of anthropogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and their redistribution among the atmosphere, ocean, and terrestrial biosphere in a changing climate is critical to bette...

Published today in Earth System Science Data: The Global Carbon Budget 2025
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China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months, starting in March 2024.

This trend continued in the third quarter of 2025, when emissions were unchanged year-on-year.

If this trend starts to move into sustained carbon emissions reduction it would be hugely significant.

YouTube video by Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research PIK Raising the Voice of Science: COP30’s New Planetary Science Pavilion in Belém

"As a scientist, I've never had reason to be so concerned as I am today for the future we are facing," states PIK Director Johan Rockström as #COP30 kicks off in Belém, Brazil. The first ever Planetary Science Pavilion, under the mandate from COP30 Brazil, and together with Carlos A. Nobre,... 1/2

What science tells every negotiator at COP30 The bad news is that we are in danger. The challenge is that we are running out of time.

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The bad news is that we are in danger. The challenge is that we are running out of time. The opportunity is that we have the scalable solutions which will bring us to a better future.

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Hoe helpen stenen het klimaat weer afkoelen? :: Universiteit van Vlaanderen Zelfs als er vanaf vandaag geen gram CO2 meer zou worden uitgestoten, dan nog is de opwarming van de aarde nog niet gestopt. Want in de atmosfeer zitten nu al veel meer broeikasgassen dan voor de indu...

Podcast over de rol van CO2 verwijdering in de strijd tegen klimaatverandering
#UniversiteitvanVlaanderen

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Illustration of a dart missing the bullseye on a colorful target, symbolizing global temperature goals at risk due to inaction.

New national climate plans have barely moved the needle on limiting global warming. Yet there is hope.

According to UNEP's latest #EmissionsGap Report, accelerated adoption of renewable energy and falling costs mean we have the tools to cut emissions now: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...

#IPCC agrees on the scientific content of the remaining methodology report in the seventh assessment cycle and 2026 workplan for the three key climate reports in Lima, 🇵🇪 Peru.

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📸 ENB - IISD - Anastasia Rodopoulou

BREAKING: The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 finds the world is failing to act fast enough to combat the climate crisis and secure a livable future, with no indicators of global climate action currently on track for 2030. 🌏🌡️

Read the report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm

Enhanced Rock Weathering Promotes Soil Organic Carbon Accumulation: A Global Meta‐Analysis Based on Experimental Evidence

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Mitigation efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and meet the Paris Agreement have been offset by economic growth - Communications Earth & Environment Global carbon dioxide intensity declined from 2015 to 2024 following the Paris Agreement, but total emissions still increased due to economic growth, according to a global analysis of population, gros...

Good news: carbon intensity has declined

Bad news: carbon emissions increased, due to the rapid rise in world GDP

Also bad news: the chance of staying below 2°C remained low, at 17%

Better news: chance of going above 3°C has gone down substantially, from 26% to 9%

Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Brendan Loper. #NewYorkerCartoons