I’m a climate scientist. Let me fix this headline.
“Nearly a century ago, scientists showed that burning fossil fuels warms the planet.*
Today, we know human emissions account for over 100% of the warming.**
Yet dark money and disinformation still work to keep Americans addicted to fossil fuels.”***
* in 1937, Guy Callendar published a paper showing that the world had already warmed over the last 50 years due to human emissions what he called “carbonic acid“ – what we now call CO2 – from burning fossil fuels
** If you are wondering, “how could humans be causing more than 100% of the warming?”
— it’s because, according to natural factors, the earth should be cooling right now.
So our emissions are offsetting that cooling AND causing all of the observed warming.
*** For more on the well funded disinformation campaign, read or watch Merchants of Doubt and The Petroleum Papers
Great to be at Vienna this week. Advancing renewable energy and climate as we building on our mission to use AI to make carbon markets more transparent, efficient, and scalable for a faster global energy transition.
#ViennaUP#EnergyTransition#AI#CarbonMarkets#Greeneum#co2
Will Europe risk a policy mistake? Energy prices are lifting inflation and weighing on growth. We expect the ECB to hike twice this year, but with limited domestic pressures, tightening could deepen the slowdown and be reversed by 2027. Neutral equities; prefer Japan over Europe.
The ocean is the planet's lungs and its largest carbon sink.
It is our greatest ally against climate change, and it plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Here is why we must protect it: https://t.co/Aj3fWTIDs7
#SaveOurOcean
Finland is aiming to go carbon neutral in 15 years. They're creating jobs by boosting #renewables and saving trees. Its CO2 emissions have already dropped 21% since 1990s levels.
We have the solutions, let's speed it up and implement them. #ActOnClimate#climate#energy#vote
Humans have become a force of nature!
20K years ago we emerged out of the ice age. Temps climbed gradually over ~12K years… then stabilized for 10K years. That’s when & why modern humans have thrived. But 150 years ago the rate of change abruptly changed. We’ve warmed the Earth several thousand years worth of warming in just one century. What we do next is our choice. The actual warmth is an issue, but the bigger concern is the unprecedented rate of change and the natural system & species ability (or inability) to adapt in a sustainable way.
Over 40% of global shipping by volume exists to move fossil fuels from one place to another.
A huge share of the world's maritime infrastructure has been built around a system that is going to change dramatically as renewable energy and electrification displace fossil fuels.
China is taking solar energy to a whole new level
From scenic hillsides near Beijing to the vast deserts of northwest China, massive solar farms are rising at record speed. One megafarm alone spans the size of 6,300 football pitches
Autonomous drones keep them running perfectly:
• Patrol the site 12 times a day
• Clean panels after sandstorms
• All managed from a central control room
The clean power is then sent 1,700 km via ultra-high voltage lines to fuel Hunan Province
This is the scale behind China’s 2025 record: 1,193 TWh of solar electricity - 43.1% of the entire world
This NASA visualization shows the CO2 emitted into the earth's atmosphere + clarifies who is responsible for the climate crisis: we, the Global North.
There is not time to wait. #ActOnClimate#climate#energy#renewables
🧑🌾🚜Two farmers growing the same crop in the same region can have different emission footprints. Why?
It comes down to a variety of factors including fertilizer use, water management and local soil conditions.
Mother Earth is suffocating, but Big Oil is thriving. BP, ExxonMobil, and Shell’s record profits come at the expense of our planet’s health. When will we put the Earth first? #ClimateCrisis#EndFossilFuels
🌍#NewEnergyWorld
🔌Global #electricitydemand is set to grow 2.5x faster than overall energy through 2030, driven by EVs, industry, AI & cooling. Renewables & nuclear will supply 50% of power, coal declines, & grid flexibility is critical, says @IEA: https://t.co/K8Ap4hAVGJ
We may speak thousands of languages but we all call this planet home. 🌍💚
While our languages are different, care for our Earth is universal.
This #MotherLanguageDay, let’s celebrate all the voices that connect us and speak up for the one planet we all share.