Article in the FT today demonstrating the shrinking arguments against degrowth as richer countries show decreased material, energy and pollution emissions as GDP per capita increases

This is a shame, especially that most of these would be people from minority ethnic backgrounds.In the UK data showed that children in England from black, Asian and minority ethnic communities were 3.5 times more likely to drown than their white counterparts

Scott Rose@rprose.bsky.social · last mo.

also... www.reuters.com/business/env...

Last week, a coalition of NGOs including Carbon Market Watch, WWF and Fern filed a formal request for internal review with the European Commission, challenging the methodology adopted in February for certifying BECCS and biochar as permanent carbon removals. 1/11

Great tips from Alex Olshonsky on how to reduce digital distractions in life

Not sure who created this, or whether it helps, but: a visual guide on how the UK is represented at various sporting events

Good takeaway from the conference: A portfolio of solutions is required for net zero. We can't fully rely on a single technology or fix to solve it.

Carbon Brief@carbonbrief.org · 2mo ago

Experts: Why carbon removal needs a ‘major scale up’ to return warming to 1.5C ✍️ @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org Read here ⬇️

A leaflet proposing blocking development of housing in Bath. When I looked at the website, one of the reasons was 'protecting long distance views within the Cotswolds National Landscape' Glad to know that I'll be granted beautiful views while I'm priced out of the housing market

Wow who knew Americans liked football so much? I'm seeing videos of huge celebrations on the streets of New York

At conferences there are generally two types of people: 1. those who use them as an opportunity to catchup with people they know and 2. those who wish to connect with new people as well catchup with ones they know. I assumed everyone was a 2 but quite surprised that I think most are now a 1.

Walking through Milan and I see these very cute cars everywhere! Why aren't there any in the UK? Less fuel costs, less parking space required and presumably safer than a motorbike

Great chart from the 3rd State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report showing how much carbon removal comes from conventional methods such as afforestation and reforestation. This shows just how much we depend on the land carbon sink on removing CO2 from the air www.carbonbrief.org/qa-the-curre...

It's interesting that people are posting about AI currently not providing value but not including the final graph saying that productivity rises once processes and systems catchup:

Patrick Galey@patrickgaley.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Please enjoy this graph from a FT article explaining that AI hasn’t added any value (no, debt and circular investment isn’t value) It has produced More Stuff, it’s just the Stuff isn’t useable or fixable. Welcome to the age of everyone making apps no one uses

And so begins the machine wars

Rav@rvbdrm.com · 2mo ago

Autonomous robot clown roundhouse kicks a small child

Just got one of these pomodoro timer things from Amazon. It's meant to be for kids with ADHD but I'm finding it very useful!

“When you eat a shrimp, you’re eating a shrimp, but for that shrimp you killed sharks, you killed skates, you released tons of carbon dioxide.”

MTH@megt.bsky.social · 3mo ago

European bottom trawlers cost up to $18.5 billion annually (vs. $200M in economic value) by disturbing seafloor sediment and releasing CO2, plus killing 75% of bycatch, in 5.5M hours fishing, ~25% of it in Marine Protected Areas, according to a new report . 🧪🌎🌿 insideclimatenews.org/news/2704202...

I replied to a post with this statement, which is exactly what homelessness charities in the UK state, but then get told that Im worshipping billionaires and blocked. I thought this was meant to be the nice site.

Murali Thoppil@murali11.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The problem with this in the UK is that we need homes to house homeless people. This is something we're drastically short of

This appears to be an interesting article about AI behaving more badly over time, but upon closer inspection, it doesn't even mention that more people are now using AI and in more tasks, so of course, more issues will start to appear.

Studies have found South Asians tend to have more body fat than white people at the same Body Mass Index, including storing more fat within organs like the liver or pancreas. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Obesity in India: How 'pot belly' went from status symbol to silent killer

India’s obesity crisis is surging - and the humble pot belly may be a bigger villain than it seems.

bbc.co.uk

Is there an AI bubble? Cool dashboard from Azeem Azhar showing different factors that could contribute to an AI bubble boomorbubble.ai

Personally, I don't think Zarah Sultana or Zack Polanski should be discussing NATO in any way, it's just not a hill worth dying on. They're more likely to gain most votes by focusing on cost of living such as affordable housing and cheap energy, which more people care about.

Do global targets and agreements make a difference? Yes, according to this chart showing the impacts 10 years on from the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Emissions rates have decreased by 5x compared to the previous years due to national policies and the solar revolution.

news.sky.com/story/how-ma... According to government statistics published in July, 262 prisoners were released in error in the 12 months to March 2025 -a 128% increase from 115 the previous year. This is definitely a wider problem and not a single issue

How many prisoners are released by mistake?

Politicians and the public have reacted with fury after it emerged that Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu was released in error.

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I made this chart showing how life expectancy barely changed for most of human history and then suddenly exploded in the last few hundred years.

Recently watched the show Chernobyl, and as much as it was a gripping drama and demonstrated the culture of cover-up and secrecy, it's always good to be reminded of the facts, which is why I love this chart from OWID showing the low rate of deaths from nuclear compared to fossil fuels

It's crazy how much quicker I am at replying to messages when I'm on WhatsApp web or desktop. Something about messaging on text that is exhausting

2024 set a grim record for tropical forest loss, with Bolivia losing 1.5M hectares, a 200% surge and Brazil clearing 6,288 km² of Amazon, largely due to fires set for soy, cattle, and sugarcane production. Climate-driven droughts also turned these fires into megafires, fueling a cycle of destruction

I was thinking about making an app like this recently where you can see how much climate change contributed to the weather you're experiencing on the day. Really interesting tool

Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · last yr.

The record temps in the UK today were at least 3X more likely because of human caused warming from burning fossil fuels csi.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...

Almost every type of voter thinks Britain has worsened in the past 10 years across all criteria. Surprisingly this includes Conservative voters even though their party was in charge for virtually all of it!

Researchers recently created a new colour, olo, by laser-targeting individual M-cones. Your screen can't do that, but it can fatigue your L-cones with red light and then hit the fresher M-cones with green. Focus on the "+" for 25 s, watch the flash, and note the hue you perceive www.olonewcolor.com

I guess this is the one thing that Leftists and Trump can agree on 😆