Fossil fuels are not being replaced. Decarbonization will not come from debating over how war is reshaping decarbonization.

"To find optimism in geopolitical rivalry is to place one’s faith in abstract forces rather than human beings. It is, in this sense, a kind of pessimism."
Casey A. Williams argues that the renewable boost driven by the war on Iran should not replace climate politics: https://www.break-down.org/why-climate-politics-still-matters/

#climateChange #climateCrisis #mitigation #climateMitigation #greenTransition #energy

Why Climate Politics Still Matter

Amidst geopolitical upheaval, many see hopeful signs for renewed momentum on decarbonization. But what if this optimism actually amounts to a surrender?

The BREAK—DOWN

10) Food shopping/storage canvas bags, produce “nets” or nothing, glass storage, beesWrap (beeswax lined cotton wrap), silicon storage “bags”

These won’t work for everyone, and we did the major things slowly over five years, which may be too fast for some, too slow for others

https://yaleclimateconnections.org/2026/03/six-trillion-ways-to-solve-climate-change/

#climatecrisis #climatemitigation #wedges4climate

Six trillion ways to solve climate change

New research shows that mixing and matching manageable climate policy 'wedges' can add up to real solutions.

Yale Climate Connections
The conversation with @ike led me to think about what #ClimateMitigation wedges @czds and I do:
1) #BESS a 15.4kWh battery energy storage system that allows us to time-shift our energy usage to less “dirty” grid sources and provides backup during outages
2) #photovoltaics and #windEnergy not enough to go off-grid but maybe enough to charge the BESS minimizing grid usage
3) Vegetarian for Clarise 100%, for me…I eat about 400-500g of meat/fish/poultry per month
4) Reduce travel…
Elon Musk: "Zimbabwe New Generation Self Powering Cars Will DESTROY The Entire Industry"

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How to cut harmful emissions from ditches and canals – new research | The-14

Overlooked ditches and canals emit major greenhouse gases, but smarter management, vegetation and nutrient control could cut methane and nitrous oxide fast today!

The-14 Pictures

I'm involved in an international project around #Climate, #ClimateAdaptation, #ClimateMitigation, and #sustainability and I am shocked to see the ease with which the other international partners (from around the globe) just assume "we will all be visiting each other".

Also I feel a bit of #FOMO, so there is that.

Climate's steep demands
may be inconvenient
so is Extinction

whose peace won't come peacefully
billions of violent ends

#haiku #senryu #tanka #poem #ShortPoem #SmallPoem #SmallPoems #climate #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #ClimateDenial #ClimateMitigation #ClimateAdaptation #society #collapse #extinction

"Our high-resolution policy database features 356 demand-side measures, systematically classified according to policy target, instrument type, and the avoid-shift-improve framework. We find that existing policy mixes heavily rely on shift and improve measures, critically neglecting mitigation potentials of avoid options as well as certain policy areas. This suggests an urgent need to broaden demand-side policy mixes and explore strategies that increase the political feasibility of avoid options."

#ClimateMitigation

https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-025-02800-5

Existing demand-side climate change mitigation policies neglect avoid options - Communications Earth & Environment

In Austria, policy relies on measures that promote a shift to less emission-intensive services and improve efficiency, but neglects options that reduce resource consumption, according to an analysis that combines literature review, interviews, and stakeholders’ workshops.

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Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.