Hormuz crisis speeds up transition to electric cars, IEA data shows - With the oil price soaring amid the Iran war, drivers increasingly chose electric cars over internal combustion engines from April to June this year Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social www.climatechangenews.com/2026/07/30/h...
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Fewer journalists registered for this year’s UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, than any year since the Covid pandemic in 2021, reports @joeloclimate.bsky.social for @climatechangenews.com reflecting the trend in less climate reporting across global media. #onthebeat
Fewer journalists register for Bonn Climate Talks
UN data shows fewer media representatives have registered to attend the negotiations than in any year since the Covid-19 pandemic
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Where culture and climate change meet, and the response to that challenge, is a fascinating story. At the #LCAW2026 together with @awalkerinla.bsky.social and @joeloclimate.bsky.social, we'll discuss how this unfolds in wildfire-recovering LA ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Join the conversation⬇
Events - London Climate Action Week
Discover climate summits, forums, workshops, and more during London Climate Action Week — a city-wide celebration of climate action and awareness.
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Why is it so hard to establish a viable European battery industry? The short answer: old economic thinking is lagging new geopolitical realities Change is happening...but slowly Great piece by @joeloclimate.bsky.social www.climatechangenews.com/2026/05/26/a...
After another bankruptcy, will Europe stay reliant on Chinese batteries?
Norway's Morrow Batteries set out to challenge Chinese producers, but a cash crunch forced it to file for bankruptcy
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A big problem with this initiative has always been the name. “Science-based” implies it’s immune to lobbying
Justin Mikulka@justinmikulka.bsky.social · 3mo agoHell of a sentence. "The Science Based Targets initiative has decided to drop proposed rules that would have made it harder for a data centre group, running mostly on fossil fuels, to claim its energy needs were entirely met by concurrent renewable power"
India has withdrawn its offer to host the COP33 climate summit in two years time www.climatechangenews.com/2026/04/08/i...
India withdraws bid to host COP33 climate talks
The government gave only a brief explanation for its change of heart on the climate summit, saying it had reviewed its commitments for 2028
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Mark Carney, February 2026: "Let's build a more cooperative, resilient world together. Canada is ready." Mark Carney, also February 2026: "Let's cut 15% of the department responsible for Canada’s environmental policies, including advisors to cooperation programs around the Arctic."
Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians | CBC Radio
Scientists and labour leaders are warning that cuts to Environment and Climate Change Canada could significantly impact the health and safety of Canadians as well as Canada's wildlife and environment.
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So is Trump going to stop this war because his country doesn’t have enough electric vehicles for him to politically withstand rising gasoline prices?
Fossil fuel firms win from spreading doubt about European SAF mandates, SAF investors say. The CEOs of Total and Ryanair along those spreading doubt damaging investment case for SAF www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/27/d...
Doubts over European SAF rules threaten cleaner aviation hopes
Transport officials in Brussels and the UK seek to reassure the sustainable aviation fuel industry that blending mandates at airports are here to stay
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Seven Pacific countries say that they’re not willing to compromise any further to get a green shipping deal. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/27/p...
Pacific vows to push for more ambition if shipping deal reopens
US President Donald Trump and his allies want to weaken the IMO's Net-Zero Framework, but Pacific island countries say they have compromised enough
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Why did Aberdeen Council let BP convince it this was a good idea? Hydrogen should only be for where electric batteries don’t work eg planes www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why has the world's first hydrogen double-decker fleet failed?
The multi-million pound project in Aberdeen was meant to be the future of clean public transportation.
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"Great job by WH/EPA press team that worked this piece" from lunatic climate denier Mandy Gunasekara, one of the architects of the illegal reversal of the greenhouse pollution endangerment finding
Some detailed reporting on how #COP31 focuses on waste management by @climatechangenews.com Shared some thoughts with @joeloclimate.bsky.social why the #climate conference ultimately will be junged by how it deals with the energy transition . www.climatechangenews.com/2026/02/13/t...
Turkiye prioritises cleaning up garbage emissions for COP31
'Zero Waste' is the personal project of Turkish First Lady Emine Erdogan and aims to cut emissions from landfills and waste disposal
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Recommended read: Gas flaring has risen in the Niger Delta since oil and gas major Shell sold its assets in the Nigerian “oil hub”, a @climatechangenews.com investigation found. ✍️ @jsandlerclarke.bsky.social Vivian Chime @mcivillini.bsky.social
Gas flaring soars in Niger Delta post-Shell, afflicting communities
Since the multinational sold its assets in Nigeria’s oil hub, data analysis for Climate Home News shows flaring has risen, harming locals and the climate
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The British minister talks proudly here of the UK’s role in helping flood survivors in Mozambique. What isn’t mentioned is that the U.K. is slashing its aid budget so help like this is getting rarer youtu.be/1dfNpUNp52Y?...
Mozambique hit by worst flooding in more than 20 years
YouTube video by Sky News
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Had a good chat with @joeloclimate.bsky.social from @climatechangenews.com about Europe's dependence on American LNG and big plans for wind power and electricity interconnectors in the North Sea www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/28/q...
Q&A: After Greenland threats, how can Europe get off US gas?
Researcher Chris Aylett talks to Climate Home News about North Sea wind potential and who has the power in the US-Europe gas relationship
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Saudi Arabia issues vague, last-minute climate plan which doesn't mention previous renewables target #climatecrisis Story by @joeloclimate.bsky.social HT @carbonbrief.org www.climatechangenews.com/2026/01/08/s...
Saudi Arabia issues vague last-minute climate plan
Saudi Arabia's NDC suggests the baseline for the 2040 target could be revised and meeting it will depend on revenues from continued oil exports
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At COP30, the first draft of a text intended to form the backbone of a climate deal in Belem has been published - want to know what's in it? Read the @climatechangenews.com daily bulletin (free) www.climatechangenews.com/2025/11/18/c...
COP30 Bulletin Day 8: Draft decision draws battle lines on fossil fuel transition, finance and trade
Countries are working on a “Mutirão” decision that will be at the heart of a Belém political package to drive forward multilateral climate action
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US, Saudi-led alliance plunges green shipping deal into doubt www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/16/u...
US, Saudi-led alliance plunges green shipping deal into doubt
A group of mainly oil-reliant nations wants to make it more difficult for the IMO's Net-Zero Framework to be adopted at London talks
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The @iea.org says some oil and gas projects must shut early to meet the 1.5 celsius global warming limit agreed by all countries. @joeloclimate.bsky.social reports: www.climatechangenews.com/2025/09/17/i...
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Interesting article on cigarette filters. Says they don’t protect smokers - all they do is pollute our lands and waters and they should be banned www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/au...
Nicholas Hopkinson | Compensatory Puffing
The main component of cigarette filters is a plastic, cellulose acetate, and trillions of butts are discarded into the...
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Saudi Arabia’s former climate negotiator Mohammed Al Sabban is still denying humans are causing climate change. Despite the more nuanced rhetoric from the current crop of Saudi negotiators arij.net/investigatio...
Cyberstorm..'Petroleum accounts' lead disinformation campaign on climate change
A string of hashtags has appeared on social media platforms using disinformation and promoting conspiracy theories about climate change. This analysis of interaction with these hashtags shows that the...
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More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat so far this summer in Phoenix, Arizona, and surrounding county - Temperatures have at least 110F (43C) nearly every day in August #climatecrisis Story by @ninalakhani.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
More than 400 people suspected to have died from extreme heat in Arizona county
August is on track to be hottest on record, with temperatures hitting at least 110F (43C) nearly every day
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Once again, governments have failed to reach agreement on a treaty to reduce plastics pollution. The US, Russia, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf countries would not accept a deal that limitied plastic production. Others chose no deal over their bad deal. www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/15/p...
Plastics treaty talks collapse without a deal after "chaotic" negotiations
UN talks ran into overtime, ending with a standoff over whether a treaty should include curbs on plastic production and the way forward unclear
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No mention of climate change (or fire service cuts) in this BBC article on a big fire in England. This failure is why all reporters - not just climate reporters - need knowledge of climate change. Journalists need to say why things are happening www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Firefighters put out majority of large heath fire at Holt Heath
Crews are monitoring two areas but not actively firefighting unless they see flare-ups or hotspots.
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This article alongside an advert for the Total oil company 🤦🏻♂️ www.cnbc.com/amp/2025/08/...
Why insurers worry the world could soon become uninsurable
Günther Thallinger, a board member at Allianz, one of the world's biggest insurers, says the climate crisis could make adaptation economically unviable.
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The EU doesn't buy any energy and no intention to. Private companies based in EU countries do. So a European Commission promise to buy US energy isn't worth much, is it? But it allows Trump to tell his voters and fossil fuel financial backers that he got the EU to buy US gas.
Albert Pinto@70sbachchan.bsky.social · last yr.Wow, Hard not to see Trump as power playing Europeans into total submission ie protection racket -15% tariffs on most goods (like Japan) - EU buys $750 BILLION of US energy (how much LNG?) - EU Invests $600 BILLION in strategic areas (vaporware?) - Purchases US weapons bloomberg.com/news/article...
Well-connected Brazilian climate campaigners here blaming Lula's chief of staff - Rui Costa - for the government's pro-oil stance. With finance minister Haddad and environment minister Silva on the side of the climate. piaui.folha.uol.com.br/cop30-andre-...
E agora, André? - revista piauí
“Ninguém disse que era fácil. Ninguém nunca falou que seria tão difícil.” Os versos da canção The Scientist, da banda britânica Coldplay, resumem bem o drama da COP30, a conferência do clima de Belém....
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In a major speech making the case for the “unstoppable” shift from fossil fuels towards renewables, Guterres urged policymakers around the world to supercharge the new “clean energy era” despite geopolitical turmoil.
New climate plans must supercharge energy transition, says UN's Guterres
UN secretary-general urges governments to send a clear signal in their NDCs about the 'inevitable' shift away from fossil fuels
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