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"US climate scientist, @MichaelEMann's defamation case over online attacks finally comes to trial", by @DharnaNoor for The @guardian. #ClimateCrisis #ClimateActionNow theguardian.com/us-news/2024/j…

I discuss our climate, past, present and future, and my book, #OurFragileMoment with @WritersVoice writersvoice.net/2024/01/hope-f…

We have reached the milestone of 65K downloads! Appreciate all our readers including @HelenClarkNZ 🌺 🙏 “This book provides insights and clear examples of how best to work towards a sustainable and climate-resilient future” ▶️link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9…

"January scorcher: DC sets new all-time high temperature for January [80F]" wtop.com/weather-news/2…

PhD candidate Christopher W. Callahan and Asst Prof Justin S. Mankin (geog) wrote in Science that El Niño (projected to return this year) may after the event cost trillions of dollars in lost income worldwide – science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…, home.dartmouth.edu/news/2023/05/y…

Evidence of human influence on Northern Hemisphere snow loss Open access Alexander R. Gottlieb Justin S. Mankin 10JAN2024 nature.com/articles/s4158… Rate, magnitude & causes of snow loss essential to benchmark pace of climate & to manage water risks of snowpack declines.

I still don't think people realise how quickly renewable energy is expanding around the world 🇪🇺New renewables built over the past 5yrs were enough to power the entire EU 🇺🇸🇨🇦New renewables expected in the next 5yrs wld be enough to power the US & Canada carbonbrief.org/analysis-world…

Portugal shut down their last remaining coal fired power plant and is fostering a renewable energy revolution. They could be completely renewable by 2040 if not sooner. It can be done. We have the solutions. Implement them. #ActOnClimate #climate #energy #renewables #go100re

“For decades, people who buy enormous, very heavy cars have been creating societal costs that they aren’t paying for. That’s what’s called a market failure.” — @DavidZipper in @Marketplace calls for building societal costs into vehicle choices/purchases. marketplace.org/2024/01/04/the…

Some great visuals of the 2023's gobsmackingly hot temperatures from @BBCNews : bbc.com/news/science-e…

The #ClimateCrisis is this century’s biggest threat "The science is clear. The climate crisis is the biggest single threat we face as a global community." #ClimateEmergency theguardian.com/environment/co…

”The more we teach our students that this is who we are, this is who they become.” @KateRaworth, author of best-selling book Doughnut Economics: seven ways to think like a 21st century economist, speaking pure poetry during Stockholm Impact Week 2023. @DoughnutEcon

Watch her full speech here: youtube.com/watch?v=qwyzsA…

Join the movement for better role models! We’re releasing Impact/100 2023 – our annual list of the world’s 100 most promising impact startups. It's 100 ways to fix the future. Get inspired, get your mind blown. View the full list at norrsken.org/impact100.

A goal of stimulating growth clashes with objectives to improve human well-being, address #climatechange. and reduce environmental damage. The GDP needs a makeover. Researchers in ecological economics call for a different approach: #degrowth. @jasonhickel nature.com/articles/d4158…

“We are living through the era of climate consequences. We've got to act much faster if we want to protect Australian communities and limit future harms.” - our Research Director @simoncbradshaw tells @SBSNews sbs.com.au/news/podcast-e…

"Experts worried about rising temperatures in 2024" | I discussed climate urgency & agency earlier today (my birthday!) with @YasminVossoughian (@YasminV) on @MSNBC @YasminMSNBC: youtube.com/watch?v=JqThyv…

Today (my birthday) I'll be discussing where we stand on the #climatecrisis as we look ahead to 2024 w/ @YasminMSNBC on @MSNBC ~10:50am ET! msnbc.com/yasmin-vossoug…

"The best climate books of 2023 – and the titles we’re looking forward to in 2024" by @EmmaBowmans for @USTimesNews w/ a kind shout-out for #OurFragileMoment: ustimespost.com/the-best-clima…

‘We are damned fools’: scientist who sounded #ClimateEmergency in 1980s warns of worse to come “'It means we are damned fools,' Hansen said of humanity’s ponderous response to the #ClimateCrisis. 'We have to taste it to believe it'.” #ClimateChange theguardian.com/environment/20…