"The ICJ Opinion “has already precipitated legal and regulatory developments that create or amplify climate-related transition risks to which some Australian corporations... are exposed.”" climateintegrity.org.au/latest/the-i...
“The reaction to challenges to American primacy is a violent lashing out rather than a thoughtful policy trying to ease differences. This is an impulse that is still strong today, and maybe it’s getting even stronger in recent times.” www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...
“In every way, I think clean energy is preferable and that’s our future. But it’s just not happening fast enough.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“we found that BECCS is unlikely to generate negative emissions within 150 years, is likely to produce higher emissions for decades than using natural gas without carbon capture and is likely to increase electricity costs by ~3.5-fold.” www.nature.com/articles/s41...
"Our results demonstrate that a science⍰based approach can meaningfully support Parties in identifying species requiring urgent action under Target 4, in a standardised way." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
With Farage making a shed load of money from bitcoin and an assortment of weird companies, we’ve launched a map and live tracker of his income 👇🏻👇🏻
"Santa Marta can be a turning point where a ‘coalition of doers’ commits to a dedicated forum for coordinated action on fossil fuel phaseout, including a follow-on conference to begin negotiating a Fossil Fuel Treaty." www.ciel.org/santa-marta-...
“Whatever nations have not yet taken that decision, then this is not the space for them. We are not going to have boycotters or climate denialists at the table” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“we may well pass that Amoc shutdown tipping point, where it becomes inevitable, in the middle of this century.
...The most dramatic and drastic climate changes we see in the last 100,000 years of Earth history have been when the Amoc switched” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“ENI seems intent on maintaining its lead in Europe for the number of reckless lawsuits, leveling serious and unfounded accusations against us with the aim of silencing the association’s reporting on issues of indisputable public interest." www.recommon.org/en/new-slapp...
NEW: Analysis from @globalwitness.org shows windfall global oil companies are likely to make if oil prices remain elevated for the rest of year
$234bn
Meanwhile it's reasonable to expect there'll be people struggling to afford to stay warm by end 2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The shock has jolted the electric age forward. But the response is a choice: lean into local, electric security, or reach back to the old fossil playbook." ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
Excellent piece. "The hopeful note is not that everything will be saved. The hopeful note is that caring can be made sustainable—and that when it is, it becomes a force that compounds over time." news.mongabay.com/2026/03/the-...
"When we remove thousands of species without understanding the impacts on their wild populations, we risk destabilizing the very systems that fisheries depend on”
“We allow at least 100,000 trawlers to scrape the ocean floor, w/out even knowing what they are catching. It is important that governments… exclude bottom trawling from large swathes of the ocean, particularly from so-called marine protected areas.”
Sign: action.greenpeace.org.uk/ban-destruct...
"We envision a Canada that protects, restores, and values nature as a foundation of our economy, sovereignty, and well-being, leading at home and globally, to ensure healthy ecosystems, resilient communities, and prosperity for present and future generations." www.canada.ca/en/services/...
"Our projections... indicate that there is a high risk of not recognising a mass extinction as it unfolds — 49% across all parametrisations we explored." www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
"it’s pretty darn clear that when most people say that there are trade-offs — when most people say it’s the climate versus the economy — they’re wrong.”
“It is beyond absurd that, in the middle of an escalating oil crisis, a World Bank meeting could sideline talk of climate change” www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"Representation remains stable under end-century projections (SSP2-4.5), and species at high climate risk generally retain or increase MPA coverage.... However, < 1 % of species’ distributions fall within areas restricting harmful practices such as fishing." www.researchsquare.com/article/rs-8...
“The newly popular slogan “the purpose of a system is what it does” is useful here, because what this system does is weaken, damage, corrupt and harm.”
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"Trade status strongly increases the probability that a mammal is a zoonotic host, and cumulative time in trade predicts how many pathogens it shares with humans. Live-animal markets and illegal trade further amplify these risks." www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Rio, Brazil: "to maximise the conservation of ant diversity in urban squares it is important to (1) enhance canopy cover by increasing tree density, selecting tree species with larger and denser crowns...; and (2) increase the amount of urban green spaces" link.springer.com/article/10.1...
"The plastic waste generated by ultra-processed foods (UPFs) is a key driver of the global plastics crisis. Recognizing the integral role of plastics in UPF production is essential to developing a more socio-ecological perspective on these food products." www.nature.com/articles/s43...
The combination of a very strong #ElNiño - which should reduce harvests across Asia, Australia, Africa, and parts of the Americas - with soaring fertilizer and fuel prices, owing to the ongoing closure of the Strait of #Hormuz, could make for a devastating year of food shortages and social unrest.
Sharing again for visibility: those shoeless hippies at the, uh, European Central Bank have urged states to accelerate the transition away from fossil fuels, highlighting their volatility.
Uruguay generates nearly 43% of its electricity from wind and solar. In 2010, the share was less than 1%.
Most of the rest if hydro.
Today, Uruguay produces nearly 99% of its electricity from renewable sources.
More here www.forbes.com/sites/kensil...
