Aage Jorgensen

Tweets about climate change, urban resilience, and Nordic solutions.

[Bill McGuire @ProfBillMcGuire]

Just for those of you out there who still claim 1976 was hotter

And wait until the 2026 and 2027 maps are in 🥴

Thanks to @ed_hawkins

[New Scientist @newscientist]

The current temperatures in western and central Europe would have been virtually impossible 50 years ago, and unprecedented humidity levels make this heatwave especially dangerous https://t.co/qg3SBoSiSo

[UNEP-WCMC @unepwcmc]

📣We are pleased to launch the UNEP-WCMC Impact Report 2025.

In a year marked by continued environmental challenges, the report highlights how science, partnerships & collaboration are helping turn ambition into action for nature and people.

Read more: https://t.co/UM8lqB1HMj

[Aage Jorgensen @AageJorg]

The heatwave scorching western Europe is the most severe and widespread ever and is only possible due to the climate crisis driven by fossil fuel burning, scientists have said.
https://t.co/CmLFx6tZ1B

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

We cannot outrun climate change. Its impacts are already here – reshaping development, stability & security.

We must respond accordingly

Adaptation is not charity. It is essential. It saves lives, safeguards communities & holds societies together.

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

This is so telling. So scary. So concerning. The predictions for 2050, made in 2014, on extreme heat in France, are vastly exceeded, already in 2026. Why? We have underestimated the rate of change. Warming is accelerating. Ocean heat is off the charts. Is Earth losing Resilience?

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

🌡️ An intense heatwave is affecting much of Europe.

🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 data from 24 June show land surface temps above 47°C in Brussels 🇧🇪, while the nearby Sonian Forest remained around 24.5°C, highlighting the cooling effect of vegetation.

🔗 https://t.co/HCumFGUYfH

[Prof. Katharine Hayhoe @KHayhoe]

For the first time on record, solar generated more electricity than coal across the entire U.S. - despite active federal policy pushing the other direction.

☀️ Good news: The UK shut off its last coal plant in 2024. China now installs more wind and solar annually than the rest of the world combined. And last month, the U.S. crossed a milestone that seemed impossible five years ago: solar beat out coal on the national grid, for the first time in history.

🌡️ Not-so-good news: A super El Niño is set to supercharge heatwaves, droughts, and floods in the coming year. These in turn impact everything from coral bleaching risks to food price spikes worldwide.

🌈 What you can do: Find the warming stripes for your city at Show Your Stripes, share them, and use them to start one conversation. Those conversations matter more than you think!

https://t.co/KWShepGPcA

[Johan Rockström @jrockstrom]

41°C in Paris. Red alert in UK. London melting away during London Climate Week. Life threatening human amplified heat. Remember though. This is just the beginning. It will get worse, before potentially getting better. To return fr overshoot, global emissions must decline >5%/yr.

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

Plummeting numbers of insects are now severely affecting birds, research shows. They are getting smaller and producing fewer young.

https://t.co/9PxIfCEZMY

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The 8 largest fossil fuel companies pocketed an extra $6.5 billion in the first quarter of 2026.

I urge governments to tax these windfall profits & use the revenue to support vulnerable families & communities, and accelerate the shift to clean, affordable energy.

[António Guterres @antonioguterres]

The climate crisis & the energy crisis may seem separate, but they share the same destructive origin:

Fossil fuels.

And they demand the same answer: A fast, fair transition to clean energy & a surge in adaptation, resilience & climate justice for those already facing climate harm.

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

🌡️🥵 A severe heatwave is affecting W Europe, with France 🇫🇷 and Spain 🇪🇸 among the hardest-hit countries.

🛰️ #CopernicusEU Sentinel-3 data from 23 June show land surface temps exceeding 50°C in parts of the region.

🔗 https://t.co/QmU3wj8kzL

#ImageOfTheDay

[Mike Levin @MikeLevin]

The Trump administration just paid Invenergy $765 million to cancel four wind projects. That brings the running total to roughly $2.5 billion in taxpayer money spent to stop energy from being built.

Think about that.

At a time when electricity demand is rising, the Trump administration is spending billions to reduce the amount of power that could reach the grid.

Trump has spent years attacking wind turbines as ugly and inefficient.

He is entitled to his opinions about how they look.

He is not entitled to make taxpayers finance those opinions.

Seven states have already sued over earlier agreements. Federal courts have repeatedly found legal defects in this administration’s efforts to halt offshore wind development. The administration has cited national security concerns while providing little public evidence to support them, and judges have said they were not convinced.

Strip away the politics and what remains is hard to defend.

Billions in taxpayer money paid to private companies to cancel planned energy projects during a period of rising demand.

Governments usually spend money to build things. This administration is spending billions to make sure some things never get built.
https://t.co/rB2naxc27j

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

Today is #WorldRainforestDay

#Copernicus 🇪🇺🛰️♥️🌳 is proud to contribute to protecting this vital #ecosystem of #OurPlanet

⬇️#Sentinel2🛰️🇪🇺 image of an area in the Amazonas State of Brazil 🇧🇷

[Indigenous Environmental Network @IENearth]

Defense of the world's Rainforests is defense of ourselves and our ways of life. The corporations & governments who are benefiting from extractive industries in our Rainforests keep us dependent on fossil fuels while sidelining Indigenous and rural communities advocating for a Just Transition. Those who benefit the most from extraction like to spread the lie of separation between humans and nature. Our ancestors teach us there is NO separation. We are all equal -- we all share the same Mother Earth, after all. #WorldRainforestDay #DefendTheSacred

[Copernicus EU @CopernicusEU]

🌊 Sea ice around Svalbard 🇳🇴 is key for Arctic climate, ecosystems & ocean–atmosphere exchange.

🛰️ #CopernicusEU Climate Change Service data show May 2026 Arctic sea ice extent was the 4th lowest on record, particularly near Svalbard.

🔗 https://t.co/juhaA11vKS

#ImageOfTheDay

[DMI @dmidk]

DMI Forvarsel for hedebølge : https://t.co/7kpLEKVvuL

[PBS News @NewsHour]

The European Union’s climate commissioner has told the 27-country bloc that the only way out of energy crises fueled by the wars in Iran and Ukraine is homegrown energy, and that the EU must accelerate its transition away from fossil fuels.

One country leading the charge towards green energy is Denmark. https://t.co/Ut8xz0QKzv

[Geoffrey Lean @GeoffreyLean]

One in the eye for Trump. Booming solar (which he hates) has overtaken shrinking coal (which he has been pushing) in US electricity generation. Experts say it is a “structural change” in the country’s power system.

https://t.co/MR6wofXGqf