Show threadRich Stein (he/him)Feb 11
"... Romania... has decoupled economic growth from pollution faster than anywhere else in Europe, and perhaps even the world. Its net greenhouse gas emissions intensity fell by 88% between 1990 and 2023, the latest data shows, meaning each dollar’s worth of economic activity heats the planet almost 10 times less than it did before. Emissions have plunged by 75%."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/11/is-romania-blueprint-economic-growth-low-emissions
#Romania #economics #sustainability #GDP #environment #ClimateChange #GHG #GHGemissions #pollution
‘The trend is irreversible’: has Romania shattered the link between economic growth and high emissions?

Emissions have plunged 75% since communist times in the birthplace of big oil – but for some the transition has been brutal

The Guardian
Dr Susi ArnottNov 9
#FarmersWeekly in need of #climateliteracy - #UKFoodsecurity gonna crumble with #climatebreakdown
#GHGEmissions
"The government has quietly shelved proposals to announce a UK-specific pledge at the COP30 climate summit to cut methane emissions from livestock by 30% by 2030..."
https://www.fwi.co.uk/news/environment/lucky-escape-as-government-shelves-cop30-methane-pledge
‘Lucky escape’ as government shelves COP30 methane pledge - Farmers Weekly

The government has quietly shelved proposals to announce a UK-specific pledge at the COP30 climate summit to cut methane emissions from livestock by 30%

Farmers Weekly
Dr Susi ArnottOct 24
Not before time... hobbling #financialsector that enables #fossilfuels - the productive strategy in re
#Ukraine but also #GHGEmissions
https://news.sky.com/story/power-of-russia-sanctions-lies-in-us-financial-system-that-greases-the-wheels-13455878
Power of Russia sanctions lies in US financial system that greases the wheels

These sanctions will directly impact the ability of the Russian companies, and anyone doing business with them, to operate within America's financial orbit.

Sky
EnerdataOct 16
The European Commission has proposed a new EU #climatetarget of a 90% reduction in net #GHGemissions by 2040. However, are the New EU 2040 #ClimateGoals Attainable? Read our analysis👉https://www.enerdata.net/publications/executive-briefing/climate-goals-eu-2040-attainable.html #energysky
WeltenverbummlerOct 15
Nicht mal ansatzweise gebremst wurden die #GHGemissions bisher. Wir rasen immer stärker beschleunigt der #klimakatastrophe entgegen. Die Menschheit packt es nicht. https://www.zeit.de/news/2025-10/15/drastischer-co2-anstieg-in-der-atmosphaere
Klimawandel: Drastischer CO2-Anstieg in der Atmosphäre

Hier finden Sie Informationen zu dem Thema „Klimawandel“. Lesen Sie jetzt „Drastischer CO2-Anstieg in der Atmosphäre“.

DIE ZEIT
Show threadDr Susi ArnottOct 15
@Sustainable2050 And stop burning fossil fuels. More exciting energy production not much help otherwise #demandreduction
#GHGEmissions
Dr Susi ArnottOct 13
Debate about refugia and whether recovery is still possible simply diverts attention from the need to decarbonise - #stopfossilfuels #GHGEmissions #Ecocide
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/13/coral-reefs-ice-sheets-amazon-rainforest-tipping-point-global-heating-scientists-report
Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

The Guardian
StephenOct 13

🐶 Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based #dog foods:
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2025/10/researchers-compare-the-footprint-of-meat-vs-plant-based-dog-foods-the-differences-were-staggering/
(via @AnthropoceneMag)

Reminds me of the intentionally provocative book "Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to #SustainableLiving" by Robert & Brenda Vale. Their premise: the #CarbonFootprint of a #pet dog is twice that of a 4.5L Toyota Land Cruiser driven 10,000 km/year! (That model was just discontinued in NZ to meet #GHGemissions standards.)

Turns out the Vales were cited in the original paper!

Researchers compare the footprint of meat vs. plant-based dog foods. The differences were staggering.

Global pet food emissions rival those of a small country. A new UK study reveals that switching dogs to plant-based foods could slash emissions tenfold—without sacrificing nutrition.

Anthropocene
Dr Susi ArnottOct 10
Describing the COP climate meeting as having become more like a “festival for the oil-producing countries”, Talia said Tuvalu is also exploring a range of alternative initiatives...
...Representatives of oil-producing countries are now attending the COP climate meetings in “big numbers”, Talia said, in order to try and “really bury our voice as small developing countries”.
#ClimateJustice #GHGEmissions #FossilCapital
https://aje.io/68isnu
‘We don’t want to disappear’: Tuvalu fights for climate action and survival

Pacific island nation explores new ways to survive climate change but needs help to build protective sea walls now.

Al Jazeera
Dr Susi ArnottOct 8
"...the Subtropical Front – the boundary between cold subantarctic water and warmer subtropical water that is biologically and economically significant – has moved 120km west, the report said, noting it was the first time a shift in large-scale ocean circulation around New Zealand had been observed..."
#oceansystems #climatebreakdown
Shall we do something about #GHGEmissions, or not bother? #Climateliteracy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/08/new-zealand-oceans-warming-34-per-cent-faster-than-global-average?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
New Zealand oceans warming 34% faster than global average, putting homes and industry at risk, report finds

NZ$180bn worth of housing and $26bn of infrastructure at risk of flooding and storm damage, new government report finds

The Guardian