What is going on at the Times?

They have a main headline attacking net zero over a photo of the French wildfires arguably caused by climate change?

Are the editors stupid?

Do they think their readers are?

Are they trying to subvert their own message?

#politics #ukpolitics #times #thetimes #climate #climatechange #wildfires

Hi, who do I call to clean up the air? It's unsafe to be in for extended periods of time.

Oh, we can't? Anyone know if anyone's putting together some kind of class action lawsuit to hold the governments of Canada, BC, the U.S. and oil companies responsible? Would a $500 trillion suit be enough?

#FossilFools #climatechange #climate #canada #BC #wildfire

Holy shit - Madrid fire is massive, 10's of thousands evacuated

The space radio telescope complex near the city is on fire

#Madrid #Madridfire #Wildfires #Climate #ClimateChange

"European nations battle wildfires driven by ongoing heat wave"

edition.cnn.com/2026/07/24/wor…

"Northern Japan wildfires prompt mass evacuations as flames spread"

ca.news.yahoo.com/northern-jap…

"Forest Fires On The Rise In A Warming India: Make It Part Of Climate Policy"

deccanchronicle.com/opinion/co…

Build the New Energy, or burn.

#climate #Exxon #heat #wildfires #world

"Southern Europe still battling wildfires as Spain declares national emergency in Madrid region"

#News #Politics #Europe #EU #Fire #USA #Economy #Climate #ClimateChange #Science #Spain #Disaster

euronews.com/my-europe/2026/07…

Southern Europe still battling wildfires as Spain declares national emergency in Madrid region

Spain has declared a national emergency as wildfires threaten the Madrid region, while France seeks EU help and Italy battles blazes across Sicily.

^{Nathan Rennolds (Euronews)}

🔋 MIT just published the most comprehensive EV emissions study yet, analyzing every US zip code with real driving data.

Battery EVs cut lifetime emissions 40-60% vs gas cars in most locations. Even on the dirtiest grid in the country, they still come out ahead. The study used DOE's GREET lifecycle model, which already includes battery manufacturing. So the "but what about making the batteries?" question is answered: building an EV produces 50-80% more CO2 upfront, but it pays that back over the vehicle's life.

Your driving habits matter as much as where you live. High mileage, city driving, and larger vehicles all boost the EV advantage. Cold weather cuts efficiency on a frigid night but barely dents annual savings.

The "who benefits from the doubt?" question has a paper trail. The API has run anti-EV messaging since 1967. Koch-funded groups planned $10M/year campaigns. AFPM dropped $10M+ on "Don't Ban Our Cars" ads in 2024 swing states.

news.mit.edu/2026/us-drivers-e…

#EVs #Climate #Science

For most US drivers, EVs offer emissions benefits and cost savings

In most U.S. zip codes, electric vehicles are cost-competitive with their gas-powered counterparts, according to a new study.

^{MIT News | Massachusetts Institute of Technology}

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What if these three partner with China (awesome #construction skills in terms of cost, scale, and speed) to build new #cities in that empty land and rent them out to a #global #organization such as the #UN to house #climate #refugees ?

The new residents of the new cities will NOT be citizens of those three host countries. In fact, if they want to leave those cities, they have to leave those countries, too.

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The new residents work hard to raise revenues from which they pay the rent to their host countries. The residents could be chosen in a way to prioritize the most vulnerable folks from the #climate ravaged poorest parts of the world who happen to be also the most conscientious, hard-working, and responsible folks - e.g. young women.

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All four countries are better off economically in a major way and don’t have to do bad things such as sell #oil or force their population to procreate and consume more!
The #climate affected get a chance to not just survive but thrive!
Well, that is the context the uplifting #climatefiction #book “A New Faith”.

tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith

#bookstodon #books #novel #fiction #climatechange #climate #Norway #Russia #Canada #China

A New Faith

Sequoia, a city of climate refugees, has to decide whether to thrive in a future built from scratch or to barely survive because it cannot let go of its past. 

^TinJar

Why would a young Republican support solar power but oppose a carbon tax? O two Democrats agree climate change is real but disagree on how to address it?

A new study analyzing 20 years of polling shows Americans’ views on #climate are more nuanced than partisan labels. Here’s 5 lessons from the data:
theconversation.com/5-lessons-…

5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything

Why would a young Republican back solar but reject a carbon tax? Twenty years of survey data shows climate opinion is more complex than party labels suggest.

^{The Conversation}

The tech industry is pushing our planet to the breaking point.

HYPERSCALE tells the story of the growing fight around data centers. It comes out October 20.

Preorder yours today: hyperscalebook.com

#tech #datacenters #generativeai #books #reading #climate

💁🏻‍♀️ ICYMI: 🌳🪨 A large-scale field #experiment in #Wales shows that adding crushed volcanic #basalt rock dust to #soil accelerates native woodland growth.

The #nature-based method boosted #carbon capture by up to 27% in the first four years, providing an urgent tool for global #climate restoration efforts.

👉 Learn more: seethis.tv/post/how-does-magic…

#biology #calcium #chemistry #climatechange #conservation #ecology #forest #iron #magnesium #minerals #plants #research #rocks #science #silica #solutions #trees #uk #womeninstem #tksst #video

#Greenland

Scientists raise alarm after discovering that Greenland is melting five times faster than in the 1990s; an expedition with 80 researchers and a 1,500-meter submarine investigates impacts on the Atlantic and global climate

en.clickpetroleoegas.com.br/sc…

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

Scientists raise alarm after discovering that Greenland is melting five times faster than in the 1990s; an expedition with 80 researchers and a 1,500-meter submarine investigates impacts on the Atlantic and global climate. - CPG Click Oil and Gas

An international expedition mobilizes scientists, a polar ship, and autonomous equipment to observe the less explored regions of Greenland, where the advance of melting ice can interfere with Atlantic currents, alter climate patterns, and increase ri…

^{Alisson Ficher (CPG Click Oil and Gas)}

The state of the world summarized in two news headlines. 😔

#news #GlobalWarming #environment #ClimateChange #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary #ClimateAction #pollution #future #nature #Earth #world #international #humanity #science

#Netherlands

The Netherlands officially declared a water shortage due to persistent drought, raising the national response level and urging responsible water use as river inflow hits a 48-year low

The National Water Distribution Coordination Committee said the current shortage is more severe than usual & warned that the risk of drought has increased over recent decades because of climate change
anews.com.tr/europe/2026/07/16…

#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #pollution #ecology #environment #climate

Netherlands officially declares water shortage amid persistent drought

The Netherlands officially declared a water shortage due to persistent drought, raising the national response level and urging responsible water use as river inflow hits a 48-year low.

^{Anadolu Agency (ANews)}

“Climate change is increasing the risk of critically-dry conditions that set the stage for extreme fire behavior — and that's exactly what we've seen so far in 2026.” 🔥

In case you missed our latest #climate science briefing: youtube.com/watch?v=XUtVXGG1Uq…

Cambridge experts say FIFA should reward fans with rebates for greener travel to events. The study found similar initiatives by Coldplay resulted in tour emissions almost halving.

The vast majority of carbon emissions caused by “mega-events” such as World Cups and global concert tours come from audience travel, according to University of Cambridge researchers

cam.ac.uk/research/news/fifa-a…

#ClimateChange #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #ClimateReversal #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #climate

FIFA and pop superstars should discount tickets to cut the climate costs of 'mega-events'

The vast majority of carbon emissions caused by “mega-events” such as World Cups and global concert tours come from audience travel, according to University of Cambridge researchers.

^{University of Cambridge}

The dinosaurs couldn’t do anything about what happened to them.

Are we really so stupid that we are just going to let ourselves be killed by the psychos that run our governments?

#Climate #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming

Incredibly brazen for the Prime Minister to boast about the “lasting benefits” of expanding fossil fuel production on a day like today.

Record-breaking heatwaves. Toxic smoke engulfing cities and towns. Out of control wildfires forcing entire communities to evacuate.

This government is spending billions of dollars in public money to expand the very industry that’s causing climate breakdown — at a moment when renewables are cheaper and more available than ever before.

No more climate-wrecking corporate welfare. We need a government that protects the people and places we love.

#canada #cdnpoli #climate #wildfires

A global science project is asking volunteers to search Arctic satellite images for the animals, which are threatened by climate change.

yaleclimateconnections.org/202…

#Environment #Climate #Science #Yale #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #Nature

You can help scientists study walruses

^{YCC Team (Yale Climate Connections)}

In case this has eluded you, Meta's natural gas powered $13 billion AI data centre in Sturgeon Country north of Edmonton uses up nearly as much power each day as the entire city of Calgary (1.1B GW) or Edmonton (1.2B GW).

Plus, it uses up more water a day than all of Sturgeon County.

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli #yeg #ai #climate #climatechange #climatejustice #gas

True dat.

#climatechange #climate #AIslop #AI

UK electric car sales overtake petrol for first time UK drivers bought more battery-electric cars than petrol cars over the past 12 months, the first time that has ever happened. #uk #ElectricVehicles #ev #climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #UnitedKingdom #Cars #vehicles #environment

carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-sa…

Analysis: UK sales of electric vehicles just overtook petrol cars for the first time - Carbon Brief

For the first time in the UK, more new electric vehicles (EVs) have been sold over a 12-month period than petrol cars, according to Carbon Brief analysis.

^{Carbon Brief Staff (Carbon Brief)}

How #ClimateChange influences #ExtremeWeather
How science shows us how warming makes #HeatWaves, #floods, #hurricanes, and #wildfires more likely or more severe — and why this #science is becoming a major public-policy battleground.

theclimatebrink.com/p/how-clim… #climate

How climate change influences extreme weather

How science shows us how warming makes heat waves, floods, hurricanes, and wildfires more likely or more severe — and why this science is becoming a major public-policy battleground.

^{Andrew Dessler (The Climate Brink)}

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🏖️📉 #California has lost roughly 60% of its coastal sand dunes since the 1850s, a loss of about 442 km².

Researchers used historical #maps, aerial #photos, and #lidar #data tracked by #machinelearning to measure the decline. Most losses came from development, #erosion, and invasive grasses, but some dunes expanded by 15 km² .

👉 zmescience.com/science/news-sc…

#coast #pacific #ocean #dunes #sanddunes #climate #climatechange #conservation #habitats #wildlife #environment #storms #restoration #science #geology

California’s Coastal Dunes Are Vanishing. Over 60% Have Disappeared Since 1850

The loss is accelerating and leaving entire ecosystems vulenrable.

^{Saima May Sidik (ZME Science)}

"The permeability of permafrost as it thaws and refreezes is unknown. […] These initial results indicate that the protective gas seal previously provided by permafrost will be lost as permafrost thaws."

Glover et al. (2026). doi.org/10.1029/2025EF007232

#Artic #climate #climateChange #globalWarming #permafrost #emissions #carbon #feedback

"Maher said he would gladly vote for Vance or Secretary of State Marco Rubio, provided that Republicans lay off crying foul every time they lose an election."

Translation: Bill Maher is fine w/#fascism just not when the fascists talk about rigged elections. So that means he is ok voting for the people supporting concentration camps, legally-sanctioned transphobia, perpetual attacks on the #media, concealment of #Epstein files, #climate change denial, et al.

salon.com/2026/06/28/my-vote-i…

#USPol

"My vote is in play": Maher tells Vance he'd vote for a Republican over a progressive

The "Real Time" host told the VP he's had it with hardline stances against Israel, prisons.

^{Alex Galbraith (Salon.com)}

US's climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit - Ars tTechnica apple.news/AeH3D-ezVSwOiOXSr8x…

These dedicated folks making sure our climate information is accurate are a nonprofit that runs on donations.

#climatechange #climate #nature

US's climate.gov site, taken down by Trump, relaunched by nonprofit — Ars Technica

Climate.us has now restored everything taken down by the government.

^apple.news

"Bayer/Monsanto Wins Roundup Case as Supreme Court Blocks Suit over Link Between Herbicide & Cancer

(video)

The Supreme Court ruled 7-2 to restrict thousands of lawsuits claiming Bayer, the parent company of Monsanto, had a duty to warn consumers about potential cancer risks from its popular weed killer Roundup. The case before the Supreme Court began in St. Louis, Missouri, where a resident named John Durnell, who had used Roundup for decades and was later diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, sued Monsanto under Missouri state law for not putting a warning label on its product. But because the federal Environmental Protection Agency found no cancer risk in its assessment of Roundup, the court has ruled against Durnell.

democracynow.org/2026/6/26/we_…

#bayer #monsanto #SCOTUS #cancer #pesticides #climate #nature #forests #usa #herbicides #EPA #glyphosate

DOGE fired NOAA's climate scientists. Those scientists just launched climate.us - a new hub for climate research.

climate.us

"Formerly Climate.gov"...

#Science #Climate