This valentine's day, take a moment to read how they are destroying a wetland, an important site for migratory birds from Europe every winter, for $65m a year. "An exclusive investigation reveals how flower farms in Uganda’s protected wetlands are shipping millions of stems to Europe— ending up in ALDI aisles and the vases of the Dutch royal family."

Ugly Valentine: How ‘Fairtrade’ Roses Ravage Uganda’s Wetlands | Pulitzer Center
pulitzercenter.org/stories/ugl…

#valentinesday #climate #climatechange

Ugly Valentine: How ‘Fairtrade’ Roses Ravage Uganda’s Wetlands

An exclusive investigation reveals how flower farms in Uganda’s protected wetlands are shipping millions of stems to Europe— ending up in ALDI aisles and the vases of the Dutch royal family. Lees het...

^{Pulitzer Center}

The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward a Supreme Court Climate Showdown. Via @nytimes #Politics 🇺🇸 🗳️ #SCOTUS #ClimateChange 🌎♨️

The E.P.A. Is Barreling Toward...

I keep seeing a lot of writers and youtubers still using #AI images to illustrate #solarpunk - even Aeon in their latest article did so.

Could I ask you to help spread storyseedlibrary.org/ around?

If you know a #sustainability / #climate creator who might want to talk about the movement, could you share the Library with them?

All SSL #art is human-made, Creative Commons (some even for commercial use) and translated to multiple languages!

#illustration #climateChange #futurism #hopepunk

Welcome to Story Seed Library!

A library of Solarpunk art and story seeds helping you imagine a better climate future!

^{Story Seed Library}

Amsterdam is poised to become the first world capital to ban advertising for fossil fuels, meat, and “highly polluting” services such as air travel, cruises, and cars on city-owned properties. #ClimateChange

planetizen.com/news/2026/02/13…

Amsterdam is First World Capital to Ban Ads for Fossil Fuels on Public Infrastructure

Several other Dutch cities have banned advertising for harmful or polluting industries on city-owned properties.

^{Diana Ionescu (Planetizen)}

I'm proud to welcome the wonderful Daniele Turturici to the #storySeedLibrary ! :D

He's an Italian illustrator and comic artist drawing #solarpunk !

storyseedlibrary.org/authors/d…

EDIT: You can thank Daniele for sharing his art by joining his patreon.com/danieleturturici ! :)

#art #illustration #climate #climateChange #futurism #italy #hopepunk

The Trump #climate report attempting to overturn the ruling that greenhouse gases are pollutants was grossly scientifically inaccurate. Turns out it was also illegal.
#climatechange

nytimes.com/2026/01/30/climate…

Meanwhile in #Australia:

#climateChange #climateEmergency #climateDiary #health

Folks, our very own @gerrymcgovern has his new book, 99th Day: A Warning About Technology, coming out next Monday.

gerrymcgovern.com/books/99th-d…

“99th Day is essential reading for anyone who cares about our planet. Prepare to be disturbed, enlightened and inspired.” – Justine McCarthy, The Irish Times

And, if you’re in Ireland, Gerry has a book tour in February. If I’m in the country, I’ll be at the Dublin event on the 9th. Hope to see some of you there :)

gerrymcgovern.com/tour/

💕

#99thDay #books #environment #climateChange #capitalism #technology #BigTech #technoSolutionism #fascism #ireland

99th Day: A Warning About Technology

^{Gerry McGovern}

I studied at the #UniversityOfCologne and Susanne Crewell was one of my professors. Nice to see my #AlmaMater highlighting her work on such a relevant #climate topic!

🌍 researchsquare.com/article/rs-…

#unicologne #cologne #climatechange #meteorology @UniKoeln wisskomm.social/@UniKoeln/1159…

Analysis: Countries blocking climate action at COP30 are home to the world’s highest-carbon companies

Almost 60% of global emissions in 2024 were attributable to state-owned fossil fuel companies, & there is a high likelihood that these firms are influencing how national governments engage in international climate diplomacy

edie.net/analysis-countries-bl…

archive.ph/wip/tYvu8

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

#Zurich #Swiss

Frequent flying wipes out Zurich residents’ green gains at home

Zurich residents fly more than 10,000 kilometres a year on average. Those flights cause more climate pollution per person than all the heating systems, cars, buses and energy used inside the city combined

swissinfo.ch/eng/climate-adapt…

#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Frequent flying wipes out Zurich residents’ green gains at home

Zurich residents fly over 10,000 km a year on average. Those flights cause more climate pollution per person than all the heating systems, cars, buses and energy used in the city combined. 

^{Kristian.Brandt@swissinfo.ch (SWI swissinfo.ch)}

Some methods being tried to counter #climatechange shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry.

Others would deflect solar radiation.

All have consequences for marine life, explain climate researchers: theconversation.com/climate-en…

Climate engineering would alter the oceans, reshaping marine life – our new study examines each method’s risks

Some methods being tried to counter climate change shift the ocean’s biology or chemistry. Others would deflect solar radiation. All have consequences for marine life.

^{The Conversation}