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Discussion of climate, how it is changing, activism around that, the politics, and the energy systems change we need in order to stabilize things.

As a starting point, the burning of fossil fuels, and to a lesser extent deforestation and release of methane are responsible for the warming in recent decades: Graph of temperature as observed with significant warming, and simulated without added greenhouse gases and other anthropogentic changes, which shows no significant warming

How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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The FIFA World Cup is brought to you by Saudi oil. These fans and players want to stop it (www.cbc.ca)
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NYT, WSJ podcasts promote pro-drilling ads by top US oil lobby API. (www.desmog.com)
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By accepting oil industry ads calling for oil and gas expansion, legacy media organisations are promoting Trump-aligned policies that undermine international climate goals, experts say.

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As Oil Prices Spike, Talk of ‘Demand Destruction’ Sets In | The decades-old term refers to the sustained loss of demand for a commodity, caused by high prices. (www.nytimes.com)
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A carbon tax could have given us the same thing, but done it without redistribution of money to the billionaires

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How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets (www.theguardian.com)
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Mysterious ‘cold blob’ in the Atlantic suggests the AMOC is weakening (www.newscientist.com)
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World’s most polluted cities, ranked by PM2.5 levels (2025) (dataexplained.com)
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Why Daddy's Law Firm works with the Nice Oil Men (seriouspeople.co)
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A children's (?) book about law firms working with companies that are terrible for the environment. They're apparently giving away free print copies. Maybe you or someone you know would like to have one :)

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World's record-breaking temperatures since 2022 (cdn.statcdn.com)
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A Remarkably Short History of Canada’s Petrostate (jacobin.com)
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Share of the Earth surface reaching mean monthly temperature records, in percent (2019-2026) (cdn.statcdn.com)
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Indonesia’s failing Just Energy Transition Partnership is a cautionary tale | The government has abandoned its plan to shut down a major coal plant, which was a key part of the deal (www.climatechangenews.com)
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Wildfires reverse decade of ozone cleanup in the United States, study reveals (phys.org)
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Arctic Refuge Oil Draws Few Bids, Despite Trump’s Push for ‘Liquid Gold’ (www.nytimes.com)
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An auction to drill in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge ended with just 10 percent of the available land claimed for oil development.

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How the Strait of Hormuz standoff flipped the energy security debate: "fossil fuels are now intermittent and uncertain" (www.cnbc.com)
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Trump Announces $700 Million in Funds Meant to Boost Coal Industry (www.nytimes.com)
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The president announced a total of $700 million in federal money to reinvigorate the domestic coal industry, which has been in decline for decades.

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How Big Oil Wrecked Your Summer: Climate change is making it increasingly hard to have fun in the sun—and the leading fossil fuel corporations have long known this was going to happen. (newrepublic.com)
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Child drownings spike during heatwaves – and it’s a serious climate justice issue (theconversation.com)
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Trump’s coal funding sends $75 million to controversial Oakland, California coal terminal | Land developer Phil Tagami’s project was previously stalled by multiple city lawsuits (www.mercurynews.com)
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No, rolling back these environmental rules won't lower your grocery bill (grist.org)
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The Trump administration is dismantling two EPA rules, promising cheaper groceries for struggling families. Economists and former officials say it'll only make things pricier.

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German startup advancing compressor-free electrocaloric heat pump technology (www.pv-magazine.com)
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Should we give up on E-Methanol and CO₂ utilization? (industrydecarbonization.com)
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‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival (www.theguardian.com)
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Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

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California and New York weaken climate rules as red states ramp up green energy | Republican-led states growing renewable capabilities at faster rate as Texas emerges as clean-energy leader (www.theguardian.com)
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Why Sheldon Whitehouse keeps calling out Big Oil | "If I had a motto it would be, 'Persist through frustration,'" the Senator told HEATED in an expansive interview. (heated.world)
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White House Plan to Vet Grants Puts Climate Science in Jeopardy | The Trump administration’s proposal to tighten political control over federal grants would hinder research, experts say. (www.bloomberg.com)
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