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Today @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social and @wmo-global.bsky.social launch the European state of the climate Report 2024 👇

Thank you to the amazing editorial team and all those who contributed!

Looking forward to the release of the 2024 European State of the Climate next week on 15th April.

You can have a glimpse on the amazing cover art already below.

@copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @wmo-global.bsky.social

I was invited today together with Magali Paulus and René Winkin by Fanny Kinsch to the RTL Lëtzebuerg show « Background am Gespréich » to talk about #ClimateChange #ClimateAction and #Solutions

You can rewatch our discussion in Luxembourgish here:

www.rtl.lu/radio/backgr...

Giorgos Kallis, Tim Jackson, Kate Raworth, @Julia Steinberger, @Juliet B. Schor, @jasonhickel.bsky.social, Daniel W O'Neill, @dianaurge.bsky.social

Post-growth: the science of wellbeing within planetary boundaries There are increasing concerns that continued economic growth in high-income countries might not be environmentally sustainable, socially beneficial, or economically achievable. In this Review, we expl...

Excellent review in @thelancet.bsky.social on the state of the scientific literature on subject on post-growth and the relationship between human wellbeing, economic growth and planetary boundaries.

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

The potential of carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) in Luxembourg Carbon management involves reducing emissions and using a set of nature- or technology-based solutions to capture, store, transport and use atmospheric

Interested in nature-based carbon capture or industrial CCUS? Register for this conference taking place on 5 February in Belval.

www.uni.lu/en/events/th...

Moving away from high-end emissions scenarios I have a new commentary in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes in current policy scenarios

New post on The Climate Brink from Zeke @hausfath.bsky.social about our climate future. With current policies, we’re on track for a bit less than 3C, with 2030 NDCs we’re on track for about 2.5C, and with net zero pledges we’re on track for a bit less than 2C.
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/moving-awa...

2024 war global das heißeste Jahr seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen, mit 1,6 Grad über dem Temperaturniveau des späten 19. Jahrhunderts. Kleiner Thread mit Datengrafiken dazu. 🧵

From aming all the great charts that came out on Jan10 on 2024's climate, I like this one among the most. It shows nicely how the past two years have stood out not only from.the warming trend, but even from the extreme outliers from the warming trend.

2023-2024 were extreme among the extremes.

For all those scientists out there working on topics related to climate change mitigation and the Paris Agreement, now is the time to submit your great research abstracts to our EGU session.

Deadline 15 January!

Details below 👇

a graphic showing a linear relationship between emissions of co2 and the warming of earth, projected out also into various scenarios

"every fraction of a degree matters" is true as hell. In the same way that releasing CO2 hurts people and planet, avoiding its release saves us from potential harm

This isn't some saccharine 'hopeful' message: it's the hard, inarguable physical reality.

www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

I have a new analysis over at The Climate Brink exploring how rates of warming have changed over the past century.

Post-1970, GHGs (CO2, CH4, etc.) would have led to just under 0.2C per decade, but falling aerosols (SO2) have increased that rate to 0.25C. www.theclimatebrink....

With all the news about the latest data showing that temperatures in 2024 were 1.6°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, many have asked what this means for the 1.5°C of the UN Paris Agreement.

A short 🧵that aims to distinguish the signal from the noise (1)

Warming stripes for 1850-2024, changing from blues to reds as the world rapidly warms up

The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period.

More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.

Looking ahead to 2025, we expect it to be slightly cooler than 2023 and 2024 at around 1.4C above preindustrial levels, as El Nino has faded away and cooler conditions are developing in the tropical Pacific.

This is the first time in human history that annual global temperatures have exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels - a stark reminder that our window for decisive #ClimateAction is rapidly closing.

Ridgeline chart showing the distribution of global daily air temperature differences from the pre-industrial reference period (1850-1900), for every year between 1940 and 2024. Each individual year resembles a hill, shaded in a darker shade of red and further to the right for warmer years. The trend is clearly towards warmer years, with 2024 standing out as first year above 1.5C.

NEW: 2024 has just been confirmed as the warmest year on record, and the first to breach the 1.5C threshold.

We used a ridgeline (Joy Division inspired) chart to visualise daily temperature anomalies since 1940.

2024 clearly stands out with 100% of its days above 1.3C and 75% above 1.5C.

The maximum number of members for the starter pack (150) has been reached. I will create a new one exclusively for journalists to free up space in this one.

go.bsky.app/Qo8jop6

Is Europe alright?

The Luxembourg Climate Policy Observatory (OPC) is expanding from six to nine members. If you are interested to join the work you can apply until 2 February here: opc-luxembourg.lu/en/call-for-...

#AgriMeteo have also published their #climate analysis for 2024 based on the network distributed over the whole country of #Luxembourg and they measured the highest quantity of rain since 1854 (1195.7 mm, +357.3 mm or + 42.6 % more than 1991-2020).

Details here: www.agrimeteo.lu/Internet/AM/...

Details:
www.meteolux.lu/de/aktuelles...
www.meteolux.lu/fr/actualite...

@meteoluca.bsky.social

While @meteolux.bsky.social is not posting here, I relay the information of the climate report of the station at Luxembourg airport (anomalies from 1991-2020 reference is parenthesis):

🌡️ 10.5 °C (+0.7°C)
☔1090.2 mm (+258.9 mm)
🌞1564.3 h (-238.6 h)

Amazing how eating less meat is better for people, animals and planet. Processed red meat contributes to dementia AND cancer, heart disease, diabetes, air+water pollution, climate warming methane emissions and even #birdflu ALL of which translate to more overall illness and healthcare cost.

2024 war deutlich zu warm und zu nass Ein Temperatur-Rekord folgte auf den nächsten: 2024 ist das wärmste Jahr seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen.

2024 war deutlich zu warm und zu nass #DeutscherWetterdienst #Wetter #Klimawandel

Discussed this morning with Annick Goerens the main findings of the European State of the climate report #ESOTC on RTL Lëtzebuerg

www.rtl.lu/radio/invite...

The one-way trip Luxembourg to Geneva (via Metz and Lyon) emits per passenger 9.1 kg CO2 vs more than 6 times more (55.8 kg CO2) with the plane

#ClimateUrgency #LowCarbonTravel

On my way to #Geneva by train for tomorrow’s launch of the European State of the Climate 2023 Report (#ESOTC), prepared for the first time jointly by World Meteorological Organization and Copernicus ECMWF

wmo.int/events/meeti...

climate.copernicus.eu/esotc-2023-c...

Traditionally each year on Easter Monday in #Luxembourg: the small bird-shaped terracotta whistles #Péckvillercher were on sale at #Éimaischen again 🐤

www.vdl.lu/en/visiting/...