There is huge momentum to develop a roadmap for the transition away from fossil fuels. Agreeing to create this roadmap would make COP30 a major success for the world and the leadership of President Lula. But Saudi Arabia is demanding that it be vetoed. The rest of the world must

Business and energy leaders are clear: abandoning net zero will increase power bills. They warn it will undermine investment, increase costs and create more uncertainty. theguardian.com/australia-news… The “least cost, lowest impact pathway is an energy system dominated by renewables

Scientists just warned that if we don’t stop all emissions within 20 years, billions of people will suffer. Almost no media coverage. Almost no social media reaction. Let’s be honest - the people who consider themselves liberal have been almost as bad on this issue as the right.

#COP30 update: I'm deeply concerned; national delegations have not set in motion a credible workplan for a global fossil-fuel phase-out / ending deforestation. With fellow scientists, we shared our scientific assessment with President Lula yesterday👇 planetarysciencepavilion.org/2025/11/19/sci…

Heavy trucks in China: >2020: 99% of new trucks ran on diesel >First half 2024: Electric trucks at 9.2% of new heavy truck sales >First half 2025: Electric trucks at 22% >August 2025: 28% >By end of 2025: 46% >2026: 60% China’s electric trucks already cutting oil demand by the

🚨BREAKING: historic scenes at #COP30 as Colombia launches the Belém Declaration on fossil fuels, together with a first international conference on a just transition away from fossil fuels - and invites cities and subnationals. Mayors and subnationals strongly support this -

My comment on the latest draft texts at COP30 in Belém: "If the current draft text is accepted here in Belém, COP30 will go down in history as the deadliest talk show ever produced. We are witnessing a theater of delay where negotiators spend days discussing what to discuss,

More than two dozen countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement if it doesn't include the phrase "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime. Follow along with Fiona Harvey, Oliver Milman and more: theguardian.com/world/live/202…

The Diesel Truck is already dead in China 🇨🇳. We will see similar developments here in 🇪🇺. I can only hope this time the European OEM's will pay more attention what is going on in China 🇨🇳 and privilege the long term over short term margins! The decision in Germany 🇩🇪 to free

No #COP30 agreement yet, but the science is clear: warming will overshoot 1.5°C, with escalating risks for people and key Earth systems. Science shows a way back: fossil-fuel phase-out, nature protection, carbon removal. New commentary. theconversation.com/the-world-lost…

Texas is in the midst of a massive buildout, and these charts make it clear. Solar and battery storage are growing faster in Texas than anywhere in the United States, and faster than most of the world. The numbers are astounding. In the first few months of 2026: ⚡ Solar will

Petrostates and their political allies are doing everything they can to try to stop the world from making progress on solving the climate crisis. They fiercely opposed what would have been the most important step forward at COP30: the development of a roadmap away from fossil

After two weeks of meetings and overnight negotiations down to the wire, #COP30 is concluding with countries agreeing to *begin discussions* on fossil fuel phase out. The COP president says "the issue of stronger language on moving away from fossil fuels can be raised again in

A safe journey home to the 1,600 Big Oil lobbyists leaving COP30. You can rest easy knowing you successfully stalled global action, greedily protecting short-term profits while we teeter on the edge of irreversible climate tipping points. Great work. For a masterclass lecture on

Forests are essential for life on Earth — yet nearly 500 million hectares have disappeared since 1990. The good news: deforestation is slowing worldwide, and one fifth of forests are now protected. But we must keep the momentum going. — via UN Environment Programme news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

Brilliant analysis of Cop30 by my colleague ⁦jonathanwatts⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

When a government speaks responsibly about climate risks. Iceland's climate minister: "We believe that confronting climate tipping points and the risks they pose openly is not a sign of 'pessimism' or 'alarmism' but a sign of realism and responsibility." youtu.be/B-0eQnEEsYA?si…

Incredibly powerful time-lapse. How short our lives and ability to perceive change are.

This expert blows away the whole “baseload” thing. Really worth watching Dean Chill

Nothing makes anti-renewables folk angrier than hearing about countries succeeding with renewables.