I’ve spent more than a year reporting on how the fossil fuel industry has infiltrated academia over the last 30 years, shaping fundamental paradigms on how to address climate change. My first story in the new @propublica.org and @drilledmedia.bsky.social series, “Carbon Captured”, is out today.

ProPublica@propublica.org · last mo.

NEW: This is the story of how one of the most influential climate papers in history came to exist thanks to one of the companies most responsible for causing the climate crisis — and one with a financial stake in the technologies described in the paper. w/ @drilledmedia.bsky.social

Three facts: - Methane has caused ~30% of the warming we have seen so far. - Curbing methane emissions is also one of the fastest ways to bend the curve on future warming. It’s a “emergency brake”. - And the food system emits over half of global methane emissions. drawdown.org/insights/we-...

We can’t ignore the largest source of methane

Food is the largest source of human-caused methane – we ignore it at our peril

drawdown.org

Since AI slop is again all over Scientific Reports, a thread on the economics of grey-zone publishing. Why does slop keep getting published? What does it mean for science? How can we stop this? Background readings: Understand the strain: tinyurl.com/2b6wxx5r Stop the drain: tinyurl.com/3jfscscy

This week’s IBioS member article highlight: @nramankutty.bsky.social Dr. Navin Ramankutty and colleagues dissect how “Dietary GHG emissions from 2.7 billion people already exceed the personal carbon footprint needed to achieve the 2 °C climate goal.” Read: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Big question Has there ever been a more important court ruling than last week's advisory opinion on climate change from the International Court of Justice? Facing an existential threat, the ICJ ruled that all States are obligated to protect the climate system by decarbonizing ASAP or polluters pay $

My colleague, Patrick Meyfroidt, has 3 PhD positions and 2 Postdoc positions as part of a new ERC grant on 'land use, sustainability, and democratic backsliding'. Hoping to reach Canadian candidates through this post. landsystems-lab.earth/news/25-07-3... landsystems-lab.earth/news/25-07-3...

Trump ended the first-ever National Nature Assessment, which was trying to reveal how nature loss influences climate change and impacts humanity, but the researchers are trying to publish it anyway.

Trump Killed a Major Report on Nature. They’re Trying to Publish It Anyway. (Gift Article)

The first full draft of the assessment, on the state of America’s land, water and wildlife, was weeks from completion. The project leader called the study “too important to die.”

nytimes.com

Calling all early career research scientists! Our Early Career Network is hosting a webinar on knowledge sharing. Date: 20 January 2025 Time: 4-5 pm Central European Time glp.earth/news-events/...

We have been working in stealth mode for a long time now, but we are soon launching the all-new Drawdown Explorer! A thread...

Just days after the end of the International Court of Justice hearings on the climate crisis, Tropical Cyclone Chido smashed into Mayotte, a French territory off the east coast of Africa. A cyclone intensified by climate change! www.euronews.com/green/2024/1...

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