Christina Hood
@christinahood.bsky.social
Climate policy nerd, mum, Ph.D ex quantum physicist, ex IEA. Climate stuff also on Linkedin. She/her. Views here are my own.
Seems bad, tbh. www.businessgreen.com/news/4533884...
'Completely brutal': UK harvest on track for historic lows after drought and heatwaves 'desiccate' crops
ECIU analysis of industry forecasts suggests 2026 could be the worst harvest on record, costing farmers hundreds of millions in lost revenue
businessgreen.com
New from @climateintegrity.org: Boulder should have its day in court against Big Oil, say experts, officials, and impacted communities. climateintegrity.org/news/view/bo...
Boulder should have its day in court against Big Oil, say experts, officials, and impacted communities | Center for Climate Integrity
A wide range of voices — from ranchers and tribes to economists and bipartisan officials — urged the Supreme Court to reject Exxon and Suncor’s efforts to escape trial for climate deception
climateintegrity.org
"Climate and Energy Minister Chris Bowen has said he will use federal power to force the Queensland and NT governments to fall into line with his plan to require data centres to fully offset their electricity use with investments in renewable energy." Good. www.smh.com.au/environment/...
‘We will use all the powers available’: Bowen lays down law to states on data centres
Energy Minister Chris Bowen insists the data centre boom and his plans to drive down Australian emissions can co-exist.
smh.com.au
🌨️ Theres been a flurry of excitement here with some snow falling in central wellington! Do you have any pictures to share?
This is terrible news for Aotearoa. If the super El Niño plays out, forests are going to be very dry and pine plantations are especially flammable. We need to be building capacity, not eroding it because homes, towns and infrastructure are also at risk. #NZPol www.odt.co.nz/news/nationa...
Fire protections drop in NZ as wildfires rage overseas
Fire protections drop in NZ as wildfires rage overseas
odt.co.nz
"The wholesale price of tomatoes is up by more than 60%, iceberg lettuce by 90% and potatoes by more than 40% as a number of farmers struggle to grow in consistently high temperatures. Even those with irrigation systems and reservoirs on their farms say water is running low."
Oh shite - driving home to Dunedin tomorrow night. Might leave a little earlier 15hrs from 7pm Mon, 3 Aug - 10am Tue, 4 Aug Forecast: Expect 2 to 4 cm (possibly more) above 200 metres, mainly late Monday night and Tuesday morning.
MetService Warnings@metservicewarnings.bsky.social · 3d agoRoad Snowfall Warning issued for Dunedin to Waitati Highway (SH1). Go to https://metservice.com/warnings/home for more information
🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.
NEW The Way Out Is In #podcast 🔔 In this episode, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino talk about finding beauty and reverence in the most ordinary of things. 🙏 On the Plum Village App: link.plumvillage.app/BGqL More here: plumvillage.org/podcast/a-qu... #mindfulness #meditation #zen #plumvillageapp
Interested in doing a postdoc with me in Auckland, New Zealand? 🇳🇿 See info below on a competitive award opportunity, and please spread the word!
In July 97% of all new cars sold to private consumers in Denmark were EVs. Not HEVs or PHEVs. Pure BEVs. This means that private consumers only bought around 435 new cars with an exhaust pipe. www.dr.dk/nyheder/sene... #dktrp #dkgreen
Rekordmange købte en elbil i juli | Nyheder | DR
Når danskerne køber ny bil, vælger flere og flere at anskaffe sig en, der kører på el.
dr.dk
This is how diesel dies.
Chris Meder@evcurvefuturist.com · 5d agoBuilt in Europe, Austria's first Chinese electric trucks are rolling off the line at Steyr Automotive. 🔋 621 kWh CATL LFP battery 🚛 Up to 560 km range ⚡ 660 kW dual CCS charging (20–80% in ~38 mins) 💪 941 hp China's EV tech is now becoming part of Europe's industrial base. #Bettrification #EVs
I love capturing those moments where London Underground trains line up perfectly with station posters. With a little patience and a bit of luck, you can end up with some wonderfully amusing and unexpected shots.
++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
And Big Oil supports anti woke movement, whatever that is. Supporting Big Oil helps things they support. This is not complicated.
Big Oil secretly sponsors anti-woke movement
It’s time to get fossil fuel money out of the anti-woke movement and leave the oil in the ground.
davidsuzuki.org
Big Oil has cooperated with Russia and far right politicians to support climate denial and other far right causes.
Report exposes key players spreading climate disinformation
A new report has revealed how political figures, fossil fuel interests and foreign states are shaping climate denial worldwide.
euronews.com