The following Pinboard feed contains links to climate change news items, scientific articles and other information that I have bookmarked recently.
The fossil fuel industry spent $219 million to elect the new U.S. government
“The oil and gas industry spent about $220m in campaign and political action committee donations in the 2024 US election, according to a recent Yale Climate Connections analysis. About 88% of donations went toward Republican candidates, including nearly $23m toward Donald Trump and groups supporting him.” - Guardian (date: 24/04/2025)
Scientists brace ‘for the worst’ as Trump purges climate mentions from websites
(date: 10/04/2025)
Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas
Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents (date: 09/04/2025)
Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests
(date: 06/04/2025)
State of the Global Climate 2024
Key messages * Key climate change indicators again reach record levels * Long-term warming (averaged over decades) remains below 1.5°C * Sea-level rise and ocean warming irreversible for hundreds of years * Record greenhouse gas concentrations combined with El Niño and other factors to drive 2024 record heat * Early warnings and climate services are vital to protect communities and economies (date: 19/03/2025)
More than 150 ‘unprecedented’ climate disasters struck world in 2024, says UN
Floods, heatwaves and supercharged hurricanes occurred in hottest climate human society has ever experienced (date: 19/03/2025)
Factcheck: Kemi Badenoch’s claim that net zero is ‘impossible’ by 2050
(date: 19/03/2025)
How to … spot fake news - Magazine
As new research shows that populist politicians are deliberately using misinformation, UNISON digital engagement manager Alison Charlton explores how to spot fake news (date: 26/02/2025)
This Agtech Startup is Turning Dry Deserts Into Fertile Cropland (Liquid Nanoclay)
In order to feed the ever-increasing world population, we need to increase our food supply. Luckily, thanks to agtech startups like Desert Control, thatâs no... (date: 01/01/2025)
Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing?
(date: 15/10/2024)
‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge
Storms Helene and Milton have triggered rise of misinformation stoked by Trump and fellow Republicans (date: 11/10/2024)
Hurricane Milton: what does it actually take to evacuate during a weather crisis?
While Florida residents are being told to flee before the hurricane makes landfall, it may not be possible for all (date: 09/10/2024)
Live Weather Satellite Map | Zoom Earth
(date: 09/10/2024)
Live Hurricane Tracker | NESDIS
(date: 09/10/2024)
Chris Packham urges protesters to stop blocking roads as he takes climate role
(date: 04/10/2024)
What is carbon capture, usage and storage?
Is this method of preventing carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere a silver-bullet solution for the climate crisis? (date: 04/10/2024)
French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech
Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals (date: 03/10/2024)
The UK will get hotter and drier for plants … except in Manchester
(date: 30/09/2024)
Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says
(date: 30/09/2024)
End of an era as Britain’s last coal-fired power plant shuts down
UKâs 142-year history of coal-fired electricity ends as turbines at Ratcliffe-on-Soar plant in Nottinghamshire stop for good (date: 30/09/2024)
Britain’s tropical rain and parched Amazon are new norms in a messed-up climate | Jonathan Watts
(date: 26/09/2024)
Hydrology Data Explorer - Reading University
(date: 26/09/2024)
Global heating ‘doubled’ chance of extreme rain in Europe in September
…”We emphasise that the direction of change is very clear, but the rate is not.”?…Physicists have shown that every degree celsius of warming allows the air to hold 7% more moisture, but whether it does so depends on the availability of water…The study found heavier four-day rainfall events would hit if the world heats 2C above preindustrial levels, with a further increase from today of about 5% in rainfall intensity and 50% in likelihood…. (date: 25/09/2024)
Campaigners call for unlimited ‘climate card’ UK rail pass
Research says flat-fee train travel would bring economic and health benefits as well as simplifying ticket fares (date: 19/09/2024)
(date: 19/09/2024)
Lammy’s Kew speech seeks to put UK at centre of a reinvigorated climate fight
Foreign secretaryâs stirring words on climate are welcome change from Sunak era. But now it is time for action (date: 17/09/2024)
Race is on to produce a super-coral to survive world’s warming seas
(date: 17/09/2024)
Key flood defences in disrepair across England as wet autumn looms, data reveals
(date: 15/09/2024)
Natural History Museum plans revamp to become climate ‘catalyst for change’
Four galleries to be overhauled and two more spaces to reopen, including Fixing Our Broken Planet exhibition (date: 12/09/2024)
UK faces another autumn and winter of flooding, Met Office warns
The government’s flood resilience taskforce has met for the first time to plan and discuss pre-emptive measures (date: 12/09/2024)
Why ‘the UK’s biggest carbon emitter’ receives billions in green subsidies
Wood pellets from overseas; dubious net zero credentials; takes a long time to regrow biomass (date: 11/09/2024)
Rich countries silencing climate protest while preaching about rights elsewhere, says study
Report says governments in global north increasingly using draconian measures while criticising similar tactics in global south (date: 10/09/2024)
University funding from fossil fuels slowing switch to green energy – report
(date: 05/09/2024)
Dear ministers, I’m a climate crisis campaigner: nationalise me right now | George Monbiot
Why have politicians outsourced the most important issue of our time to private agencies and individuals? We can’t do it all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot (date: 29/08/2024)
The world is getting hotter. Could helping England’s trees migrate northwards protect them?
As the UK climate changes, many species are marching towards cooler climes â but trees are being outpaced. Some ecologists say assisted movement is the answer (date: 19/08/2024)
‘The land is becoming desert’: drought pushes Sicily’s farming heritage to the brink
While tourists flock to the Italian island in greater numbers, a water crisis is intensifying for its rural population (date: 19/08/2024)
China adds new clean power equivalent to UK’s entire electricity output
Data shows continued surge in wind and solar power amid hopes Chinese greenhouse gas emissions may have peaked (date: 16/08/2024)
How does today’s extreme heat compare with Earth’s past climate?
Viewed through a long enough lens, our climate can seem unremarkable â but for humans it is unprecedented (date: 15/08/2024)
‘Two-tier justice’ in Britain is real – but it’s not what the right says it is | George Monbiot
Compare the riotersâ prison sentences with those of Just Stop Oil. How can our justice system claim to be blind, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot (date: 14/08/2024)
Wildlife boosted by England’s nature-friendly farming schemes, study finds
Areas where farmers provide good habitats show notable increase in butterflies, bees, bats and breeding birds (date: 09/08/2024)
Ocado starts trial selling everyday products in refillable packaging
(date: 08/08/2024)
Revealed: wealthy western countries lead in global oil and gas expansion
The US and the UK among countries with low dependence on fossil fuels criticized for ‘hypocrisy’ on climate pledges (date: 25/07/2024)
Water temperatures near UK last year were hottest on record, say scientists
State of the Climate report shows sea surface temperatures 0.9C higher than the 1961 to 1990 average (date: 25/07/2024)
Ireland’s datacentres overtake electricity use of all urban homes combined
Statistics raise concerns that rise in demand for data processing driven by AI could derail climate targets (date: 23/07/2024)
Progress in reducing emissions 2024 Report to Parliament - Climate Change Committee
This report was laid before Parliament on 18 July 2024: "The UK has a successful track record of emissions reductions, having met all its targets so far. Territorial emissions have now fallen by over half. We should celebrate this, and the Committee applauds the efforts of successive governments to achieve it. However last year, despite some progress, the previous Government signalled a slowing of pace and reversed or delayed key policies. The new Government will have to act fast to hit the country’s commitments." (date: 23/07/2024)
Large-scale and intense wildfires carrying smoke across northern hemisphere
(date: 23/07/2024)
‘It is devastating’: unprecedented floods in US strain small businesses
As the climate crisis causes heavier and more frequent floods across the US, one in four small businesses are one disaster away from shutting down…. First Street, a climate risk data non-profit, projects the US commercial sector stands to lose $16.9bn in damages over the next 30 years due to flooding. (date: 19/07/2024)
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