Paper Parks Threaten Thirty Percent
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Scientists and conservationists released a global assessment that found countries could still protect 30% of land and ocean by 2030, but promises far outstripped real protection, risking "paper parks."
Think of all the issues people should really have ‘legitimate concerns’ about
Biodiversity loss
Ecosystem degradation
Extreme heat
Droughts
Intense wildfires
Water shortages
Dirty water
Polluted air
Sea level rise
Crop failures
Floods
New pandemics
Food shortages
Plastics in our bodies & env’t…
Biodiversity loss
Ecosystem degradation
Extreme heat
Droughts
Intense wildfires
Water shortages
Dirty water
Polluted air
Sea level rise
Crop failures
Floods
New pandemics
Food shortages
Plastics in our bodies & env’t…
September 23, 2026 at 6:56 AM
Think of all the issues people should really have ‘legitimate concerns’ about
Biodiversity loss
Ecosystem degradation
Extreme heat
Droughts
Intense wildfires
Water shortages
Dirty water
Polluted air
Sea level rise
Crop failures
Floods
New pandemics
Food shortages
Plastics in our bodies & env’t…
Biodiversity loss
Ecosystem degradation
Extreme heat
Droughts
Intense wildfires
Water shortages
Dirty water
Polluted air
Sea level rise
Crop failures
Floods
New pandemics
Food shortages
Plastics in our bodies & env’t…
NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵
Research Priorities for Robust Climate Assessments in the United States
A network of climate assessments plays a critical role in synthesizing the state of science to support evidence-based decision-making To support future U.S. and sub-national climate assessments, ...
doi.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:04 PM
NEW PAPER: In a new paper, jointly published in @agu.org Earth's Future & @ametsoc.org BAMS, and co-led by Melissa Kenney, @costasamaras.com and me, 175 authors outline priorities to guide the future of scientific assessments of climate change in the United States. 🧵
Great article about carbon offsets, the INFM, & Great Koala NP fiasco.
I don't agree with this statement by Prof. Frank Jotzo:
"There is nothing that incentivises or compels state governments to create national parks; there is really no push factor in that regard,"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
I don't agree with this statement by Prof. Frank Jotzo:
"There is nothing that incentivises or compels state governments to create national parks; there is really no push factor in that regard,"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
How a controversial scheme will fund Australia's largest koala park
Experts, conservationists and politicians are divided on using carbon credits to help fund the Great Koala National Park.
www.abc.net.au
September 23, 2026 at 5:48 AM
Great article about carbon offsets, the INFM, & Great Koala NP fiasco.
I don't agree with this statement by Prof. Frank Jotzo:
"There is nothing that incentivises or compels state governments to create national parks; there is really no push factor in that regard,"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
I don't agree with this statement by Prof. Frank Jotzo:
"There is nothing that incentivises or compels state governments to create national parks; there is really no push factor in that regard,"
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...
I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...
September 22, 2026 at 5:40 PM
I have a new piece out in Nature today on the record-breaking 2026/2027 El Niño, what impacts we should expect, and how governments can prepare. The Niño3.4 region is currently running more than 1C hotter than any prior event on record, and we remain months away from the peak www.nature.com/artic...
Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips
Now tell me again why we shouldn’t act on climate change…
The current, record El Niño could contribute to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months.
El Niño is natural. The increasingly dangerous heat baseline we’re experiencing is not.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The current, record El Niño could contribute to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months.
El Niño is natural. The increasingly dangerous heat baseline we’re experiencing is not.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Huge El Niño projected to cause 450,000 deaths in next six months
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 4:38 AM
Now tell me again why we shouldn’t act on climate change…
The current, record El Niño could contribute to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months.
El Niño is natural. The increasingly dangerous heat baseline we’re experiencing is not.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The current, record El Niño could contribute to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths over the next six months.
El Niño is natural. The increasingly dangerous heat baseline we’re experiencing is not.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There absolutely is, it helps meet national and state conservation obligations, it boosts local economies through tourism, it protects native wildlife, ecosystems and culture, it helps tackle climate change...there are many, many reasons to be compelled.
September 23, 2026 at 5:48 AM
There absolutely is, it helps meet national and state conservation obligations, it boosts local economies through tourism, it protects native wildlife, ecosystems and culture, it helps tackle climate change...there are many, many reasons to be compelled.
Reposted by Scott C. Doney, Marina Alberti, Hisham Zerriffi
Communities can't wait for the next National Climate Assessment to understand their climate risk. With leadership by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net & I were lucky to work with 175 climate researchers to outline assessment priorities that folks can work on now: headlines.ametsoc.org/2026/09/22/f...
September 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Communities can't wait for the next National Climate Assessment to understand their climate risk. With leadership by Melissa Kenney, @bobkopp.net & I were lucky to work with 175 climate researchers to outline assessment priorities that folks can work on now: headlines.ametsoc.org/2026/09/22/f...
by Paul Dorfman
How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage, nature.
(and coastal #nuclear reactors, spent fuel and intermediate level rad-waste stores, infrastructure)
#climate
www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
(and coastal #nuclear reactors, spent fuel and intermediate level rad-waste stores, infrastructure)
#climate
www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
Explainer: How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage and nature - Carbon Brief
For millions of people around the world, rising sea levels are already reshaping economies, livelihoods and cultures.
www.carbonbrief.org
September 23, 2026 at 9:49 AM
How sea level rise poses an ‘existential threat’ to humans, heritage, nature.
(and coastal #nuclear reactors, spent fuel and intermediate level rad-waste stores, infrastructure)
#climate
www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
(and coastal #nuclear reactors, spent fuel and intermediate level rad-waste stores, infrastructure)
#climate
www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-ho...
Reposted by Richard D. Gregory
What a farce. As farmers fail to access funds to support sustainable farming, this will undoubtedly mean valuable wildlife habitat (recently created or much older) will be destroyed, as farmers feel they have no option but to intensify their farming systems.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 6:14 PM
What a farce. As farmers fail to access funds to support sustainable farming, this will undoubtedly mean valuable wildlife habitat (recently created or much older) will be destroyed, as farmers feel they have no option but to intensify their farming systems.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
When nature suffers, so does humanity.
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Explore how nations can tap into the power of nature to build a more sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/facts-about-nature-crisis
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Explore how nations can tap into the power of nature to build a more sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/facts-about-nature-crisis
September 22, 2026 at 7:15 PM
When nature suffers, so does humanity.
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Explore how nations can tap into the power of nature to build a more sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/facts-about-nature-crisis
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Explore how nations can tap into the power of nature to build a more sustainable future: https://www.unep.org/facts-about-nature-crisis
Reposted by Marina Alberti
How can climate assessments keep pace with accelerating climate risks? A new commentary from 175 experts in Earth’s Future and BAMS identifies priorities for strengthening future climate assessments in the US and advancing assessment-ready science.
spklr.io/63326ET0ho
spklr.io/63326ET0ho
September 22, 2026 at 1:14 PM
How can climate assessments keep pace with accelerating climate risks? A new commentary from 175 experts in Earth’s Future and BAMS identifies priorities for strengthening future climate assessments in the US and advancing assessment-ready science.
spklr.io/63326ET0ho
spklr.io/63326ET0ho
Reposted by Scott C. Doney
The Arctic and Antarctic hold ~20% of the global ocean, yet their habitats are still largely absent from blue carbon policy.
A new POMP review in Global Change Biology maps what is known, what is not, and what protection could look like now.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.71098
#PolarResearch #BlueCarbon
A new POMP review in Global Change Biology maps what is known, what is not, and what protection could look like now.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.71098
#PolarResearch #BlueCarbon
Status of Polar Blue Carbon: Toward Recognition and Integration in Marine Policy
Carbon-rich habitats in polar regions are globally important, as uptake of CO2 by marine systems is shifting toward the poles. Changing conditions are exposing these regions to anthropogenic exploita...
doi.org
September 22, 2026 at 1:12 PM
The Arctic and Antarctic hold ~20% of the global ocean, yet their habitats are still largely absent from blue carbon policy.
A new POMP review in Global Change Biology maps what is known, what is not, and what protection could look like now.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.71098
#PolarResearch #BlueCarbon
A new POMP review in Global Change Biology maps what is known, what is not, and what protection could look like now.
doi.org/10.1111/gcb.71098
#PolarResearch #BlueCarbon
Trust Readfearn to completely misread a paper www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Poorer nations will be among the last to benefit if global emissions cut to net zero
Scientists found unequal impact of the climate crisis would not be reversed even if implicit goal of the 2015 Paris agreement is achieved
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Trust Readfearn to completely misread a paper www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I think the distinction here is “kill us all”— I don’t think climate change will kill all humans, but it sure will kill a lot of us, and disproportionately those who didn’t make the problem and have less resources to respond to it, plus it will lead to a whole lot of unnecessary suffering and pain.
September 22, 2026 at 3:40 PM
I think the distinction here is “kill us all”— I don’t think climate change will kill all humans, but it sure will kill a lot of us, and disproportionately those who didn’t make the problem and have less resources to respond to it, plus it will lead to a whole lot of unnecessary suffering and pain.
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn
New report shows key indicators of Earth’s health are ‘outside the safe operating space’ as climate disaster looms
www.theguardian.com
September 23, 2026 at 1:16 AM
‘Planetary boundaries’ necessary for flourishing of life have been massively breached, scientists warn www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Martin Heidenreich
The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026...
September 22, 2026 at 3:26 PM
The world has made real progress in steering away from some of the darkest climate futures where global emissions doubled (or more) this century. But as David Wallace-Wells and I note in today's NYT, we are not out of the woods yet, and climate uncertainty is not our friend: www.nytimes.com/2026...
Haha ha let them eat “net zero by 2050 in accordance with the science”, which is the Paris Agreement’s cheery lie about holding catastrophe to 1.5C.
Somehow the entire climate community fails to point this minor piece of pseudoscience out. Why do all the governments feel they can lie to humanity?
Somehow the entire climate community fails to point this minor piece of pseudoscience out. Why do all the governments feel they can lie to humanity?
Net zero is a description of scientific fact: if we do not meet that target, we are doomed to repeat summers much worse than that just gone, with all of the accompanying damage to food supplies and infrastructure. So why are our politicians so weak on the climate? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Burning forests, emptying rivers, €180bn in damage: Europe’s politicians face reckoning after ‘summer of truth’
Amid record-shattering heatwaves and popular demand for climate action, why are politicians often timid or in denial?
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Haha ha let them eat “net zero by 2050 in accordance with the science”, which is the Paris Agreement’s cheery lie about holding catastrophe to 1.5C.
Somehow the entire climate community fails to point this minor piece of pseudoscience out. Why do all the governments feel they can lie to humanity?
Somehow the entire climate community fails to point this minor piece of pseudoscience out. Why do all the governments feel they can lie to humanity?