View of one of the beautiful squares in Bergamo Alta, the part of the city enclosed within massive fortified walls.
Last Sunday, I spoke at TEDxBergamo Countdown with an inspiring group of speakers.
“Nitrogen: from vital revolution to global paradox, to choice”, how the system that enabled modern life now challenges health, environment, and climate.
When it comes to the energy transition I'm a glass half full person.
I know: plenty of people would say that's terribly naive. They point to the scale of the challenge. They point to vested interests. They point to hard-to-abate sectors.
And they're not wrong. But here's what they miss.
🧵
Gas stoves are a risk hazard for our health and the environment.
#planetaryhelath #climate #health
Excessive rain in the UK. Climate crisis in action.
#climatecrisis #rain #climate #uk
Another made-up award for the orange guy: undisputed champion of beautiful clean coal. It would be funny if it weren’t tragic.
#climatecrisis #coal #pollution
The US EPA will revoke the 2009 Endangered Finding. This will open the way to more greenhouse emissions. Absolutely disgraceful and criminal.
#climatecrisis #climatechange #climate #planetaryhealth #health
Michigan’s attorney general sued four of the world’s biggest fossil fuel companies and the American Petroleum Institute, alleging the companies conspired against renewable energy development, and that doing so drove up energy prices for Michiganders.
Why the New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Get Some Things Right
and Others Worryingly Wrong
#diet #health #food
The usual strategy used by the climate crisis deniers.
#climate #climatechange
Meanwhile, Chinese car manufacturers will keep developing better more advanced electric cars and the EU car manufacturers in the dust.
#emissions #climatecrisis #pollution #cars
Sobering reality check.
#climatecrisis #climate
Bottom line: you don't need to pollute and contribute to the climate crisis to grow your economy.
#climatechange #climatecrisis #pollution
Surprising biodiversity!
#biodiversity #environment
I admit that I have never agreed with Gates’ opinions on the solutions to the climate crisis, e.g. relying on future science fiction technologies rather than solutions already exising. Unfortunately, he keeps polluting the field.
#climatecrisis #environment #greenenergy
Not a surprise at for those of us working in the field of planetary health.
#climatecrisis #climatechange #environment
A beautiful case of nature-based solution to clean water.
#environment #pollution #nitrogen #nbs
The negotiations on the UN plastic treaty have collapsed. Having witnessed the second meeting of the delegates (INC-2) I'm not surprised at all. Petrostates, fossil fuel and plastic industry will never allow such a treaty to exist in a meaningful way.
#plastics #environment #pollution
The PubMed site has a notice that because of the US government shutdown, the site will not be updated. I wished the EU could set up a similar site, so important for scientists.
#EU #pubmed #science
Storm Amy is generating so much power that the price of energy is negative.
#wind #electricity #renewable #energy
Remembering a giant!
#environment #nature #science
Humans, we breached the 7th planetary boundary: ocean acidification.
#environment #health
I agree. Low-income countries are the most exposed to the consequences of the climate crisis even though they contribute much less than us to it. If we don’t help them there will be mass climate migrations, and food systems in many parts of the world will collapse.
#climatechange #climatecrisis
An analysis of active US mines finds they already collect virtually all of the minerals the country needs for batteries, solar panels and wind turbines – but these critical minerals mostly go to waste
Antarctica is in extreme peril #Climate
