COP30 must heed the elephant in the room: fossil fuels  climatechangenews.com/2025/05/08/cop… Four work pillars. Sixteen possible negotiated outcomes. Three advisory “circles”. One “ethical stocktake”. Councils, roadmaps. There are so many shiny objects garnishing the agenda of COP30 that it’s

I always thought that industry had limited electrification potential. How wrong I was: Once I looked into it in more detail I found that the potential is huge. 90% of industrial process heat could be electrified in Europe by 2035. That's what analysis for Agora Industrie says.

If you want to reduce the carbon footprint of your diet, less meat is nearly always better than sustainable meat.

Afrikas befolkning väntas fördubblas till tre miljarder om 30 år, med behov av mer mat, bostäder, jordbruksmark. Det leder till fortsatt avskogning, erosion. I flera afrikanska länder finns initiativ för frivillig familjeplanering som Sida bör stödja. matochklimat.nu/sida-behover...

El från #solenergi, #vindkraft, #vattenkraft och #kärnkraft ökade globalt under 2024 med nästan 35 procent! Rikard Lind, Grow Sverige, i Mat & Klimat. Elproduktionen från dessa icke-fossila källor passerade under året 40 procent i hela världen! matochklimat.nu/40-procent-a...

Helt växtbaserad kost kan ge stora hälsofördelar för personer med typ 2-diabetes, visar en ny studie publicerad i American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. @stefanbnilsson i Mat & Klimat. matochklimat.nu/studie-helt-...

Global sales of electric cars continue to break records 🚘 In 2024, 1 in 5 cars sold worldwide was electric. In 2025, it's set to be more than 1 in 4. Total electric car sales are on track to exceed 20 million this year despite economic uncertainties → iea.li/4mfHty3

The primary energy fallacy is the idea that all primary energy from fossil fuels must be replaced with equivalent amount of clean energy. BUT: Not necessary because conversion losses don’t need to be replaced. 2/3 of all primary energy is lost as waste heat.

Priset på bensin och diesel kommer att gå upp med minst 1.50 kronor per liter i januari 2027 - oavsett hur det går i valet 2026! Magnus Nilsson i Mat & Klimat. Förklaringen är EU:s nya utsläppshandelssystem som öppnar 1 januari 2027. #klimat matochklimat.nu/fossila-driv...

#windpower and #solarenergy accounted for more electricity than #coalpower in the US by 2024! Coal power's share has collapsed - from 45 percent in 2010 to under 15 percent in 2024! Rikard Linde in Food & Climate. Click on flag to read in English. matochklimat.nu/40-procent-a...

Electricity from #solarenergy, #windpower, #hydropower, #nuclearpower increased globally in 2024 by almost 35 percent! Electricity production from these non-fossil sources exceeded 40 percent worldwide during the year! matochklimat.nu/40-procent-a...

A completely plant-based diet can provide major health benefits for people with type 2 diabetes, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. Stefan B Nilsson in Food & Climate. Click on flag to read in English. matochklimat.nu/studie-helt-...

Elbilar står nu för 19 procent av den globala bilförsäljningen och andelen ökar snabbt! Rikard Linde, Grow Sverige, i Mat & Klimat. Utvecklingen pekar mot att en fjärdedel av nya sålda bilar är elbilar om ett år. Gudrun Schyman Linda Lindström Anders Forsbom matochklimat.nu/elbilsforsal...

Electric cars now account for 19 percent of global car sales and the share is increasing rapidly! The trend points to a quarter of new cars sold being electric cars in a year. Rikard Linde in Food & Climate. Click on flag to read in English. matochklimat.nu/elbilsforsal...

🚀 WORLD'S LARGEST BATTERY: Switzerland breaks new ground. 1.6 GWh / 800 MW redox flow battery in Laufenburg (2x China’s record). Non-flammable | Water-based | No lithium/cobalt Stabilizes Europe’s grid + trades energy Powers AI data center | Recycles waste heat

More solar records! ☀️🏆 Solar power reached 10% of global electricity generation in April 2025 for the first time!

Rysslands anfallskrig i Ukraina har orsakat motsvarande 4,5 gånger Sveriges årliga #klimat-utsläpp. Ungefär hälften är från landskapsbränder och för att bygga upp förstörda bostäder, vägar, sjukhus, med mera. Stefan B Nilsson i Mat & Klimat. Gudrun Schyman matochklimat.nu/enorma-klima...

Russia's war in Ukraine has caused the equivalent of 4.5 times Sweden's annual #climate emissions. About half is from landscape fires and rebuilding destroyed homes, roads, hospitals. Stefan B Nilsson in Food & Climate Click on flag to read in English matochklimat.nu/enorma-klima...

Mer än 100 000 fall av cancer och hjärt- och kärlsjukdom kan förebyggas varje år i Sverige om alla vuxna äter i linje med de nya kostråden, enligt Livsmedelsverket Linda Lindström Linda Lindström, Jonas Norberg i Mat & Klimat. #hälsa #växtbaseratsverige matochklimat.nu/nya-kostrad-...

More than 100,000 cases of cancer, cardiovascular disease could be prevented each year in Sweden if all adults ate in line with the new dietary guidelines, according to Livsmedelsverket, the Swedish National Food Agency Click on flag to read in English matochklimat.nu/nya-kostrad-...