Itโs easy and trivial to speculate that war is coming, but watching Carney in particular I feel more concerned now that the risk of this situation militarily spiralling is higher than people are currently anticipating.
Wow, powerful words from Carney and Macron today. Speaking to a world that has truly and irreversibly changed.
BBC News headline: "BP set to scale back green investments as profits drop sharply"
BBC News headline: "BP scales back climate targets as profits hit record"
Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world.
Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.
This is my 30th year as a journalist.
But I still continue to be shocked daily at the extent to which these same 'news'papers revel in wilful misinformation in order to relentlessly promote the ideology/interests of their senior editors and owners.
An utter disregard and contempt for their readers
Number of UK newspaper editorials arguing for more (blue) and less (red) climate action, 2011-2025. Some editorials also present a โbalancedโ view, which is categorised as advocating for neither โmoreโ nor โlessโ climate action. These editorials are not represented in this chart. Source: Carbon Brief analysis.
NEW โ Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/eAPkvkx
Globally, no single day in 2025 was cooler than its 1991-2020 average.
climate.copernicus.eu/global-clima...
Multi-dataset comparison of global temperatures from 1850-2025, with 2025 values highlighted in a separate panel for each individual dataset. Baseline is a combination of 1850-1900 means.
Most 2025 global temperatures are now out (degrees C above 1850-1900 baseline)
1.41 HadCRUT5
1.44 Berkeley
1.46 JRA-3Q
1.47 Copernicus
1.53 DCENT-I
NOAA and NASA GISS values will be public at 2pm UK time and but based on already public Jan-Nov data they will likely be between 1.3 and 1.4 degC.
NOW: Crowd continues to grow in Minneapolis at a vigil where a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good this morning.
โSAY HER NAME!โ
โRENEE GOOD!โ
AOC: ICE has less accountability than virtually any law enforcement agency in the U.S., yet they are some of the most well-funded, operating with impunityโand we just saw them murder an American citizen in cold blood in the street.
I'm starting to get the emails. Reporters: please see my comments below.
The thickness of #Arctic sea ice dropped to a new all-time record low this year around the North Pole (data from PIOMAS). More in my latest 'climate viz of the month' blog: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-... #OpenScience #SciComm #DataViz #OpenData
Funny animal videos no longer being trustworthy just fucking sucks all around. I love the wonder of animal behavior and what it says about the experience of being alive. It's because it happened in reality that it's so fun. It's not fun if it was just made up. There's no wonder there.
This OpEd is a prime example of the thesis of my book: climate policymaking isnโt actually polarized, but instead unified around a center that dismisses climate science and lies about the economics of fossil fuels.
Headline: "Microsoft Scales Back AI Goals Because Almost Nobody Is Using Copilot" by Jan Martindale Dec. 10 2025
we can kill them all if we just work together and โจbelieve๐ซ
I had been dreading the treaty anniversary as an occasion to note that we have not done nearly enough, but in July I thought we might be able celebrate it. Because, on 23 July, the international court of justice handed down an epochal ruling....
ICYMI A major assessment of the global environment says investing in planetary health would deliver trillions in extra GDP, fewer deaths and less poverty. Published this week, it was co-chaired by UEA Emeritus Prof Sir Robert Watson. ๐
Read more๐ bit.ly/4rKHTz8
#GEO7
Snapshot of US EPA's "causes of climate change" webpage as of 12/8/2025. Human causes are no longer mentioned anywhere on the page.
It appears that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has, within the past week, scrubbed a large amount of climate change content from its official website, as well as *removed human-caused warming* from the discussion on its "causes of climate change" page.
โOne mile on a bike is a $.42 economic gain to society, one mile driving is a $.20 loss.โ
โWhich means that Copenhagen, a city of 1.2 million people, saves $357 million a year on health costs because something like 80% of its population commutes by bike.โ #CityMakingMath
Some costs arenโt costs.
October 2025 was the warmest October on record for the #Arctic. Arctic sea-ice extent is currently the lowest on record for late November. My newest 'climate viz of the month' summarizes some of this latest data: zacklabe.com/climate-viz-...
#ClimateChange #SciComm #OpenScience #OpenData #DataViz
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An infographic illustrating indigenous and relational philosophies about sustainability and ways of being. The design features a tree-like structure with curved golden branches, each holding a colored circle representing different cultural concepts. At the base, an arrow transitions from "Relations of Domination" to "Relations of Care," showing transformation in values. Ten cultural concepts are displayed with unique icons and locations: Ubuntu (Sub-Saharan Africa) with a turquoise bird Mino-mnaamodzawin (Anishinaabek, USA) Satoyama and Satoumi (Japan) with cherry blossoms Saffu (Oromo, Ethiopia) with a leaf Kawsak Sacha (Kichwa, Ecuador) with a figure by water Nanao รฑu'u (Mixtec, Mexico) Birgejupmi (Sรกpmi, Arctic) with a reindeer Suma Qamaรฑa (Aymara, Bolivia) with a drum Sumak Kawsay (Kichwa, South America) Whakakapa (Aotearoa, New Zealand) with traditional symbols Below, a legend explains each concept's meaning, focusing on human-nature relationships, respect, and sustainable living practices. The overall theme emphasizes transformation from anthropocentric approaches to ecocentric and pluriversal formations based on reciprocity.
๐ฟ Indigenous wisdom offers many ways: 10 diverse philosophies from around the world demonstrate how human-nature relationships can shift from domination to care.
@IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment
Read the report: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change-assessment
A couple of thoughts from me on the COP30 outcomes:
www.linkedin.com/posts/smjcks...
Quite the quote on #COP30, by Professor Michael Jacobs of the think tank ODI Global and the University of Sheffield. Source: โBackchannelโ
Ok I see news reports lacking clarity. The two roadmaps announced by the COP30 Brazilian presidency on halting deforestation and transitioning away from fossil fuels are voluntary in nature. They were announced at the closing plenary without gavelling. They do not constitute a COP decision
Shots fired #COP30 plenary
PANAMA: "Mr. President, Panama is extremely disappointed. We were promised a transparent process. That is not what we're seeing. I raise my flag and you ignore it. I raise a point of order, and you ignore it. I sustain it, and it can be ignored."
"Too little was done too lateโ: New commentary with PIK director Johan Rockstrรถm warns of rising planetary risks after a missed decade of action. Climate & biosphere pressures keep increasing, but stabilising the Earth system is still within reach.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
An image of two activists wearing long trains reading "end the fossil fuel era" and "phase out fossil fuels" with banners above them reading "stop Amazon oil" and "1.5oC under threat: time to act."
Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime.
Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Colombia press briefing today on the โBelรฉm declarationโ for phaseout was wonderful. We went into COP thinking phaseout would be a good outcome but I never thought weโd be in final stages with 85+ countries calling it a redline, and some going off on their own to host a JT conference in the spring.
Kicking off today's posts with a great resource recapping the main happenings and takeaways from COP30 (which ends today). Thank you Sam Jackson @smjcksn.com from Ecologi!
ecologi.com/resources/bl...
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