Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels Jolle Gergis

at in Oct. 2025For a few decades james Hansen has not once wrong with his calculations and predictions about climate change, so we better listen to him

at in Oct. 2025

For a few decades james Hansen has not once wrong with his calculations and predictions about climate change, so we better listen to him

"EU farmer takes oil giant TotalEnergies to court in groundbreaking hearing over climate damages"

"Sometimes I feel that this process has lost its humanity. Sometimes its like we are arguing with robots."

"Where is their feeling for the vulnerable Where is their humanity"

Learn the best way to handle it: 1) Sell it quickly for maximum return (especially if it's under 5 years old), 2) Donate it to extend its life, 3) Repurpose it as a Linux server, or 4) Recycle it responsibly. Remember: Always perform a secure data wipe before letting it go!

But in a sign of the many geopolitical fissures underlying the agreed text, Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen warned in a speech about the "the weaponization of dependencies" which she said "only creates losers".

This was an apparent veiled reference to 's curbs on vital for the world's transition, as well as & digital .

"This is not about the . It's about all the 21 members of the G20. We are all equal members of the G20. What it means is that we need to take a decision. Those of us who are here have decided this is where the world must go."

has also rejected the host nation's agenda of promoting solidarity & helping adapt to , transition to & cut their excessive costs.

"The multilateral platform cannot be paralysed on the basis of the absence of someone who was invited," South African Foreign Minister Ronald Lamola told public broadcaster SABC.

His bold tone was a striking contrast to his subdued decorum during his visit to the White House in August, in which he endured repeating a claim that there was a genocide of white farmers in South Africa, brushing aside 's efforts to correct his .

Trump said US ofcls would not attend the summit because of allegations, widely , that the host country's Black majority government persecutes its white minority.

ofcls had indicated they would oppose any reference to it in the declaration.

In opening remarks to the summit, said: "There's been overwhelming consensus & agreement that one of the other tasks we should undertake right at the beginning is to...adopt our declaration."

"We should not allow anything to diminish the value, the stature & the impact of the first African presidency," he said.

The declaration used the kind of language long disliked by the admin: stressing the seriousness of & the need to better adapt to it, praising ambitious targets to boost & noting the punishing levels of suffered by countries.

The mention of change was a snub to , who refuses to accept the scientific consensus that is caused by human activities.

And what about denial that has been fueld by FoxNews since the 2000's, just identically as it fueled Trump supportYou'll think about usOr will you continue as proud arrogant Americians that can lie to the rest of the world, and show the rest of the world how to lie without shame

temperatures can spike for hours, from 10 to 16 degrees Fahrenheit higher than outside
First responders at these universities increasingly spend days, and sometimes nights, rescuing fans exposed to excessive

The Rising Threat Inside Stadiums
Excessive and more frequent medical incidents in Southern college stadiums could be a warning sign for universities across the country.

Delegates surround an empty spot where the placard for the United States sits at the COP30 U.N. Climate Summit, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025, in Belem, Brazil.
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"Denmark tops ranking of most ambitious countries on climate with 85% emission reduction target"

21st of November 2025
426.47 ppm CO2 in the air

Chart shows current value and values for the same day 20 years back

Not the kind of thing you expect to see outdoors in Toronto in late November.

dr. Jeff Masterrs, hurricane scientist, on the (extreme) winds of

Indian state faces rising bear attacks as officials authorise drastic measures

Forests in the Himalayan state report a surge in maulings as officials warn of shifting bear behaviour

The Climate Paradox of Having a Dog: Mans Best Friendand a Hidden Carbon Giant

Your dog might be your best friendbut its also a surprisingly big climate footprint.

From meat-heavy diets to methane emissions, the climate paradox of pet ownership is real. Time for eco-conscious choices: greener food, smarter waste, cleaner love.

Carbon markets are being used to legitimize geoengineering schemes like Bio Energy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS), Direct Air Capture (DAC), marine Carbon Dioxide Removals (mCDR), which do not address root causes of the climate crisis and pose grave risks to ecosystems, Indigenous rights, fisherfolk & local communities, and biodiversity.

Cool! Scientists unveil what may be the world's most advanced Earth system simulator: all Earth system processes to 1km resolution. Article links to open access paper.

Climate change, Congo Basin deforestation threaten global cocoa supply: Study

Researchers say the Congo Basin rainforest recycles up to 83% of its own rainfall, sending moisture westward to key cocoa-growing countries. As trees disappear, this natural "rain pump" weakens

Good to know: aerosol emissions from shipping have a clear effect on cloud formation. Article links to open access paper.

Excellent, although not easy, reading.

found a 67% reduction in ships' cloud-altering abilities after the IMO regulations went into effect. Their result provides further strong evidence that cleaner fuels have reduced shipping's influence on cloud formation and helps to quantify the relationship between pollution and cloud response

Irans Capital Must Relocate Due to Dire Water Situation, President Insists

The Climate Impact of Owning a Dog

People enjoy a gondola ride on the Grand Canal, where the canal's water has been dyed green in a protest organised by the "Extinction Rebellion" climate activists, in Venice, Italy, November 22, 2025

Rare weather phenomenon that led to Beast from the East returning to UK this winter after Arctic freeze

The Met Office announced that winter has arrived early across the UK in its latest forecast.

is more complicated than most people realise, whilst the world as a whole is warming rapidly, there are also patches of cooling. All of this is driven by human activity releasing fossil carbon into the atmosphere...

G20 summit declaration stresses seriousness of climate change in snub to Trump

The Leaders' Declaration from a Group of 20 summit in South Africa on Saturday stressed the seriousness of climate change

So far, rich countries have pledged just $788.8m to the UNs Loss and Damage fund. Thats 44 US cents for each of the 1.8 billion citizens in the Climate Vulnerable Forum nations: the sum total of our compensation for the disruption, disaster and death we have caused.

"Offshore fossil fuel exploration jeopardizes Brazils climate leadership, study says"

The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality

Ten years ago the worlds leaders placed a historic bet. The 2015 Paris agreement aimed to put humanity on a path to avert dangerous climate change. A decade on, with the latest climate conference ending in Belm, Brazil, without decisive action, we can definitively say humanity has lost this bet

"Zohran Mamdanis historic victory in New Yorks Democratic Party primary for mayor in June 2025 and victory in the general election on Tuesday has provided a dose of hope to a Left seeking a path forward amid a dire political landscape. His campaign succeeded by offering real solutions to working-class concerns including on climate policy and its connection to New Yorkers material conditions.

The climate crisis is heightening the cost-of-living crisis. As a political issue, climate has become less of a priority with voters, with the economy surpassing it in poll after poll since 2019. But this does not mean that people have stopped caring about the climate crisis. The pressing affordability crisis is front of mind for most. People need to believe and see the climate crisis not as an economic burden but as an opportunity to make their lives more affordable. Mamdanis campaign did this with a laser focus on material improvements in working-class peoples daily lives through climate action via promises like fast and free public buses.

Although the Mamdani campaign has not framed his buses proposal in terms of public democratic ownership, the focus on rebuilding the capacity of an already existing public institution, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), to act like a public good through public investment is in line with public democratic ownership. After forty years of neoliberalism, many public entities function like private corporations, prioritizing revenue over public service. Mamdanis plan challenges this trend.

Simultaneously, fast and free buses is also the exact climate policy necessary to curb greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the number of cars on the road. Public democratic ownership should not be seen as a silver bullet, but rather as a democratic mechanism that offers the ability to plan and intervene for the public good ..."

The Climate Crisis Needs a New Catchphrase
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There's a brand new report out from julie.klimakultur: on what it takes to criticise fossil sponsorship in fossil-loving countries

Including a contribution from me about the first ever Petroganda award :) And a clip from the Petroganda festival, featuring perhaps the single most modest, humble and down-to-earth claim I've ever seen from any fossil fuel company.

Go check it out!!