From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Sat Aug 2 13:38:33 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Sat, 2 Aug 2025 14:38:33 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Earth Island Journal: Summer Chill Message-ID: On the Bay Area?s unusually cold weather and shifting baselines. Is this email difficult to read? View in your web browser. > News of the world environment NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 1, 2025 Summer Chill My parents flew in from India two weeks ago to spend the summer with us and were greeted by a blanket of fog and wintry temperatures. ?Oh, it?s the usual Bay Area summer,? I reassured them as they stood shivering outside San Francisco International Airport, ?the sun will be back out soon enough.? Only, it hasn?t, quite. Instead, we have been living under what the National Weather Service's Bay Area office has dubbed "No Sky July" ? gray and damp weather caused by a prolonged spell of low pressure off the California coast that is preventing warmer inland air from moving in. Apparently, this is the coldest summer we have had in more than two decades. Granted, the Bay Area coast isn?t known for its warm summers. Usually, I?m thankful for that, given so much of the United States is increasingly facing dangerously hot conditions during this season. But after two straight weeks of waking up to fog sweeping past my Berkeley home and my tropical-summer acclimatized parents moping around the house in thermals, I?m more than ready for some brighter A.M.s. Though word is that this cold front is likely to hang around through much of August. Even as I?ve been bundling up, I?ve also been thinking about how this local weather anomaly, if you can call it that, harkens back to a time when No Sky Julys were the norm. My reaction to it ? a longing for sunnier mornings ? is a classic example of the shifting baseline syndrome. As a relatively recent transplant to the Bay Area, my baseline expectation for summer temperatures here is literally several degrees higher than that of someone who has lived here since, say, the early 1980s. All of this is to say, this summer cold snap serves, more than anything, as a reminder of just how much Earth?s climate has warmed everywhere. Now that I?ve spent some time dwelling on this (and given the sun is shining strong this afternoon), I think I?m going to be okay with ?fogust.? Maureen Nandini Mitra Editor-in-Chief, Earth Island Journal Photo by Zetong Li PS: PS: In case you haven?t heard yet, the venerable Corporation for Public Broadcasting announced today that it will shut down by September after Trump?s funding cuts. This is a big hit for independent, nonprofit media. Readers, journalism needs your support more than ever. Let?s grow the movement! Share this email with an environmentally conscious friend or colleague (or copy this easy signup link). 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From: Bulat Yessekin Date: ??, 2 ???. 2025??. ? 13:06 Subject: Fwd: Living Earth Goliath's Curse -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Sun Aug 3 22:53:32 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Sun, 3 Aug 2025 23:53:32 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?q?Glyphosate_causes=C2=A0leukemia?= Message-ID: A new peer-reviewed study shows that glyphosate weedkiller can cause leukemia and other deadly cancers. No more excuses. Tell every government to BAN glyphosate, and make Bayer-Monsanto pay for its toxic legacy. Sign the petition Glyphosate causes cancer -- even at exposure levels that authorities consider safe. That's the conclusion of a scientific study that's just been published in the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health. This is the world's most comprehensive independent animal study ever conducted on glyphosate, the world's most-used weedkiller chemical. But the science isn?t enough. Our governments will ignore this new study if we let them, and won?t dare to confront the chemical industry lobby unless we show them that?s what we demand: Tell every government on Earth to ban glyphosate ? and let?s make Bayer-Monsanto pay for its toxic legacy! The UN?s top cancer experts already warned us back in 2015: glyphosate causes cancer in lab animals. This comprehensive new study, led by the Ramazzini Institute in Italy, goes even further though, showing that long-term exposure ? even at low levels equivalent to the EU?s Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) ? causes early-onset leukemia in rats. So glyphosate spin doctors can?t even say ?the dose makes the poison? anymore to dismiss glyphosate cancer concerns. No more excuses. Some governments have restricted glyphosate and glyphosate-based weedkillers ? but it?s time for total bans, and this landmark cancer study could help make that happen: Let?s tell our governments to ban glyphosate and make Bayer-Monsanto pay. Millions of Ek? members have reached across the world to resist Bayer-Monsanto and other agrochemical giants that pump out poison for profit. We very nearly won a full ban in the European Union last year, and we?re supporting a lawsuit to make that one right. What?s certain is that glyphosate?s days are numbered ? but we must push to move our governments and get rid of this poison for good. Sign the petition Thanks for all that you do, Eoin, Deborah and the team at Ek? More information: New scientific publication confirms glyphosate causes cancer at EU ?safe? exposure levels ? evidence ignored in EU reapproval PAN Europe 11 June 2025 Carcinogenic effects of long-term exposure from prenatal life to glyphosate and glyphosate-based herbicides in Sprague?Dawley rats Environmental Health 10 June 2025 Frequently Asked Questions Stop Glyphosate Coalition -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ek? is a community of people from around the world committed to curbing the growing power of corporations. We want to buy from, work for and invest in companies that respect the environment, treat their workers well and respect democracy. And we?re not afraid to stand up to them when they don?t. Please help keep Ek? strong by chipping in $3 or become an Ek? core member with a regular monthly donation. Set up a monthly donation From: Weedkiller Watch, Ek? Date: ??, 1 ???. 2025??. ? 14:17 Subject: Glyphosate causes leukemia -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Mon Aug 4 15:07:35 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2025 16:07:35 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] UWEC Work Group Issue # 29 Message-ID: Excluding combat, military operations around the world today account for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Excluding combat, military operations around the world today account for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Excluding combat, military operations around the world today account for 5.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions. Dear friends! Excluding combat, military operations around the world today account for 5.5% of global emissions. As Nina Lakhani wrote in an article published in the Guardian, if the world?s militaries were a separate country, their total carbon footprint would exceed Russia?s total emissions. Calculating the total emissions caused by wars and armed conflicts is currently impossible. After all, this not only includes combat operations, but infrastructure restoration. At the same time, new sources of pollution are constantly appearing, such as the fiber optics used by FPV drones. Read more about this and much more in our review: a.. Environmental consequences of the war in Ukraine: May ? June 2025 review Armed conflicts also have indirect consequences. One of the most high-profile this year was the Decemvber 2024 fuel oil spill in the Black Sea when river fuel tankers servicing a Russian ?shadow fleet? vessel sank. The UWEC Work Group previously analyzed in detail both the environmental consequences of the disaster and its causes. A new study by UWEC experts explores the international response. Ukrainian lands were significantly polluted due to the accident, in both occupied and free areas. Ukraine?s representatives have demanded that the Russian government be held accountable and punished, but the reaction of international organizations has been underwhelming. At the same time, the spill?s instigator has received international support to eliminate the consequences of the disaster. a.. International reaction to the Kerch Strait oil spill Another example of pollution not directly related to military action is the improper closure of coal mines in the Donbas region, most of which is occupied by Russian troops. Water fills the mines, not only causing heavy metal pollution, but also severe drought in the Donetsk region. Contributor Inha Pavliy investigates how the Ukrainian coal industry has been affected by the war and the consequences for the environment. a.. Black legacy: How war is turning Ukraine?s coal mines into time bombs Evidence that the occupied territories are facing an ecological catastrophe appears almost every day. For example, this summer the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve burned, with a devastating fire in Yahorlytsky Kut, a unique steppe ecosystem home to rare steppe bird species. Founded in 1927, the reserve is a combination of high conservation value steppe, wetlands, forests, water areas and islands. It was one of the first in the Soviet Union to be included in the international UNESCO network of biosphere reserves in 1979. Russian forces occupied the reserve in the first months of its full-scale invasion. The largest fire there to date occurred recently, a few days after the Russian Federation announced the creation of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Black Sea Reserve, a ?Russian? analogue of the Ukrainian nature reserve. a.. Biosphere reserve burns at the start of the occupation administration?s work Despite the many challenges (including environmental ones) in ?controlled? territories, Russia continues its international demarche. On July 22, Russia?s State Duma (representative body of the Russian government) denounced the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. The Convention on Wetlands was adopted in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran to protect wetlands and the habitats of migratory waterfowl. The USSR ratified it in 1979. Withdrawal from the convention threatens 35 nature conservation areas covering an area of over 10 million hectares that were protected by this agreement. Expert Eugene Simonov studies the possible reasons for withdrawal and the consequences for the environment: a.. Russia exits Ramsar Convention on Wetlands War deals crushing blows to nature every day, and political crises only worsen the situation. The term ?ecocide? is increasingly frequently mentioned in both the media and everyday conversation. What does ecocide mean for Ukrainians? Is it only a legal term or something more? It can also be a personal and collective experience that contemplates the destruction of native nature. UWEC Work Group reviewed Darya Tsymbalyuk?s book ?Ecocide in Ukraine: Ecological Price of War in Russia?: a.. Review: Ecocide in Ukraine. The Environmental Cost of Russia?s War Meanwhile, Ukraine continues planning the nation?s ?green recovery? when the war ends. On June 30, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources presented the first draft of a legislative bill ?On the Fundamentals of the Green Recovery of Ukraine.Ukraine?s green recovery: legislative step toward eco-integration in reconstructio?. a.. Ukraine?s green recovery: legislative step toward eco-integration in reconstruction Ukraine?s ?green recovery? will be a long journey. In addition to external factors, there are also internal ones, in particular, the government moved to restructure and effectively abolish the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources in July. UWEC Work Group will be tracking these developments and how they may affect environmental problem-solving in both Ukraine and the larger region and what opportunities environmental organizations may identify. Find updates on our website and in social networks: Facebook, X (Twitter), Telegram, BlueSky. Friends, we publish our research and materials at no cost in the public domain so that everyone can read about the environmental consequences of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. We also actively work with journalists and other media. The Guardian recently interviewed our experts in an article about the prospects for Velyky Luh?s environmental recovery following the Kakhovka dam?s destruction. This allows us to disseminate information about the environmental consequences of war as widely as possible to a global audience, which is our mission. We need your support to continue our high-quality publications. We invite you to make a one-time or recurring contribution to our work. Support UWEC Work Group We wish you strength, peace and good news! Alexej Ovchinnikov, editor in chief, UWEC Work Group UWEC ? Charnali, 2 ? Charnali 6400 ? Georgia From: UWEC Work Group Date: ??, 4 ???. 2025??. ? 08:42 Subject: UWEC Work Group Issue # 29 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Tue Aug 5 20:45:35 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 21:45:35 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] =?utf-8?b?TmV3IFBvZGNhc3QgRXBpc29kZSAtINCf0L7QtNC6?= =?utf-8?b?0LDRgdGCINC+INC/0YDQsNCy0LDRhSDQv9GA0LjRgNC+0LTRiw==?= Message-ID: ??????? ? ?????? ?????????????? ? ??????????? ???????????? ???????? ?? ????? ??????? ?? ??????? ? ????????? ????? ???????? https://www.garn.org/conversations-with-mother-nature/ https://open.spotify.com/show/3AqbiDVGhEvI0i4ttrkCF1 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL29G1NOdltV_7kl5iFBqVM9gZGtGJMahH Best regards, Bulat K. YESSEKIN ---------- Forwarded message --------- ??: Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature Date: ??, 4 ???. 2025??. ? 22:30 Subject: ? A Global Tapestry of Resistance and Renewal ? New Podcast Episode! To: On Episode 6 of Conversations with Mother Nature, we explore how grassroots movements around the world are building a post-capitalist future.? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ? View in browser Greetings, friends and allies! In our sixth episode of Conversations with Mother Nature, we?re taking a journey into the Global Tapestry of Alternatives, a growing network of grassroots resistance and renewal worldwide. Access the podcast now ? Episode 6: Weaving A Path to Ecological Justice ? In this dialogue, we reflect on the deep connections, and sometimes tensions, between the Rights of Nature and other global movements such as degrowth, radical democracy, and post-development, challenging us to look beyond the dominant frameworks of ?progress? and ?development? and inviting us to engage in processes of radical reimagining. ? Our guests are Ashish Kothari, an Indian environmentalist and one of the co-creators of the Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA), a global process that connects grassroots initiatives building ecological and social justice around the world, and Francesco Martone, an Italian-Ecuadorian jurist and activist, Chair of the Assembly of Judges for the International Rights of Nature Tribunal and a long-standing advocate for the convergence between environmental justice and human rights. Transcript available in English and Spanish. ? Tune in and access all the episode's resources! Listen now Ashish and Francesco discuss the importance of grounding our visions in lived, local alternatives that already exist: community-led economies, Indigenous self-determination, feminist governance, and the legal defense of Nature as a living being. They also examine how legal frameworks like the Rights of Nature can intersect with movements grounded in practice, care, and reciprocity, rather than extraction, commodification, or superficial reform. As Ashish puts it, if our world is made up of many worlds, the question is not how to replicate one model everywhere, but how to connect, learn, and walk together across difference. Francesco, speaking from the perspective of the Rights of Nature Tribunal, highlights the need for these movements to weave their efforts together, without losing the plurality and richness that define them. ? Be a part of the conversation We invite you to listen deeply, reflect critically, and join the dialogue. Share your insights and favorite moments on social media using #ConversationsWithMotherNature?and help bring these essential ideas to a wider audience. 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Join us for this free, online event on Wednesday, September 10. Join us for a live conversation inspired by The King Is Dead, Now What? The 250-Year Struggle for Democracy?a three-part audio series tracing the long arc of the global battle between monarchy and revolution, authoritarianism and democracy, hierarchy and equality. From the storming of the Bastille to the rise of fascism, from communist revolutions to neoliberal collapse, the series explores the ideologies, events, and power struggles that have shaped today?s political landscape. This 75-minute live, online event will feature series creator Alex Leff and historian Dan Hoyer, and be moderated by Asher Miller, Executive Director of Post Carbon Institute. SEPT 2025 10 11:00 AM PT / 2:00 PM ET / 6:00 PM UTC REGISTER Share Forward Share Copyright ? 2025 Post Carbon Institute, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you subscribed to one of Post Carbon Institute's mailing lists by signing up at our website or an event, or by requesting a publication. Unsubscribing will remove you from all PCI mailing lists. Our mailing address is: Post Carbon Institute P.O. Box 1143 Corvallis, OR 97339 Add us to your address book From: Bulat Yessekin Date: ??, 5 ???. 2025??. ? 08:56 Subject: Fwd: Free Event: ?????? ????, ? ??? ??????? To: cawatercouncil , seu-international , ENWL -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Tue Aug 5 21:45:31 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 22:45:31 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] FEMA: helping with natural disasters, or building detention camps? Message-ID: Why would a U.S. disaster-related agency give out $608 million to build detention camps? Disaster-Related Agency to Give $608 Million to Build More Detention Camps Across U.S. States Sign Now The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is supposed to help communities that are facing natural disasters like hurricanes and floods. But the Trump administration just announced it is planning to use FEMA in order to give $608 million to U.S. states ? not for weather-related emergencies, but to build even more detention camps to lock immigrants in. This comes at the same time that the administration is also trying to cut $1 billion from FEMA funds for local first responders, preparation for actual natural disasters, and cybersecurity improvements. You know, the things FEMA is actually supposed to do. These detention centers are not jails. They are not intended for criminals, and exist outside of the criminal justice system. People do not go here after having a chance to plead their case to a judge. They are also not deportations. Deportations were already cruel and often happening without due process, but detentions are a whole different story. In this case, people don't even get to have their freedom. They're not sent out of the country ? but kept in the U.S. indefinitely, locked up in camps with overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, no due process, and lack of medical care. They don't know when they'll get out. They don't know what will happen to them afterwards. They only know that they're being held against their will. And Trump wants U.S. states to build many, many more of these facilities. He's been very clear that the reason is because he wants to increase the number of immigrants captured and held captive ? again, neither truly imprisoned, nor deported. Just... kept. In camps. For who knows how long. There is no way that, as human beings with consciences, we can possibly accept or condone such obvious cruelty. We absolutely MUST speak out now. Sign the petition to demand an end to FEMA's "detention support grant program"! Thank you, Celeste Care2 Petitions Team P.S. FEMA is supposed to help people, not lock them up in camps. Sign the petition. Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 https://www.care2.com From: Celeste S., Care2 Action Alerts Date: ??, 3 ???. 2025??. ? 22:35 Subject: FEMA: helping with natural disasters, or building detention camps? -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Wed Aug 6 21:43:46 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 22:43:46 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] The UN must act before more families are poisoned by PFAS Message-ID: Demand a global ban on PFAS before more lives are ruined. These Chemicals Poisoned Entire Towns in Europe. The UN Must Ban Toxic 'Forever Chemicals' Now! Sign Now In recent years, an alarming trend has been popping up across Europe ? alarming levels of toxic chemicals have been found in the water that people drink, bathe in, and give to their children. The chemicals are PFAS ? also known as 'forever chemicals' because they never break down. Once they're in your body, they stay there???forever. In one town in Sweden, even young children have dangerous levels of PFAS in their blood. Another town in France has had to ban tap water altogether. PFAS are linked to cancer, infertility, immune dysfunction, and more. And while there is an effort to phase out the PFAS-riddled firefighting foam at the center of the crises in France and Sweden, these chemicals are everywhere. From non-stick pans to waterproof jackets to food wrappers and electronics. They're also polluting ecosystems and having tragic effects on wildlife across the globe. 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URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Wed Aug 6 21:46:55 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2025 22:46:55 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Only 7 out of 518 wild horses could be left alive after US govt slaughter Message-ID: 98% of this wild horse herd is set to be killed off by the US government, to help ranchers' profits. U.S. Government Plans to Slaughter 98% of This Wild Horse Herd, Because Profit-Hungry Ranchers Want the Land Sign Now The U.S. government ? via the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) ? has a new plan to kill off 98% of wild horses in an area of Nevada that spans approximately 10,000 acres. Why? Because ranchers want to push horses off this land so they can reclaim it and use it for their cattle-raising meat production efforts. Right now, this majestic herd of wild, free horses stands at around 518 individuals strong. But under the BLM's new plan, it will cut that number down to only 7 to 10 horses left. The agency is insisting that this extermination plan is supposedly "safe, efficient, and humane." But rounding up and slaughtering hundreds of innocent animals is not ? and never can be ? humane. These horses have the right to live. They're not doing anything wrong! Just because some profit-obsessed, greedy ranchers want the horses' land, doesn't mean the government should be working to exterminate these animals. Sign the petition to speak out and demand the U.S. Bureau of Land Management abandon its sickening plans to kill off almost an entire herd of wild horses! Thank you, Celeste Care2 Petitions Team P.S. Help us raise enough awareness so that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management realizes it can't get away with this hideous plan of massacring hundreds of innocent animals. Sign the petition. Sign Now ? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Care2.com, Inc. 3141 Stevens Creek Blvd. #40394 San Jose, CA 95117 https://www.care2.com From: Celeste S., Care2 Action Alerts Date: ??, 6 ???. 2025??. ? 11:18 Subject: Only 7 out of 518 wild horses could be left alive after US govt slaughter -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Sat Aug 9 13:26:21 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 14:26:21 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Anastassia Makarieva- the Voice of the Earth's Forests! Message-ID: Thank you Ugo! Exactly- The Voice of the Earth's Forests! Best regards, Bulat K. YESSEKIN ??, 8 ???. 2025??. ? 16:00, Ugo Bardi : > Barbara Moralis said such nice words to introduce Our Lady of the > Forests that I thought they were worth reproducing in full, here > > > https://open.substack.com/pub/livingearth/p/an-homage-to-anastassia-makarieva?r=f4eqx&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true > > U > > > -- > Ugo Bardi > https://livingearth.substack.com > >-- ?? ???????? ??? ?????????, ????????? ????????? ?? ?????? "???????????? ????????? ?? ?????? ???????? ??????????? ???? ? ?? ????????". From: Bulat Yessekin Date: ??, 8 ???. 2025??. ? 15:30 Subject: Anastassia Makarieva- the Voice of the Earth's Forests! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From resenwlt at iephb.nw.ru Sat Aug 9 13:47:12 2025 From: resenwlt at iephb.nw.ru (resenwlt) Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2025 14:47:12 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] How the Ocean Holds Me Message-ID: Our marine ecosystems give us so much. We need to reciprocate. Is this email difficult to read? View in your web browser. > News of the world environment NEWSLETTER | AUGUST 8, 2025 How the Ocean Holds Me AS I SLIPPED beneath the surface, the world above me faded, muffled by the water that welcomed me. The gentle waves rocked me back and forth, their rhythm steady and calming ? a pulse beneath me that mirrored my heartbeat. Sunlight filtered through the water, casting golden beams that danced across my skin, illuminating the reef beneath me. I closed my eyes and let myself float effortlessly, weightless. With each slow inhale through my snorkel, I felt a deep sense of peace, as if the ocean itself was breathing alongside me. I opened my eyes and kicked gently, gliding forward with slow, deliberate movements. Below me, the reef stretched out like an intricate city, full of twisting coral structures and hidden crevices where parrotfish grazed and damselfish darted. 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Reflections on the latest DOE climate report: If we shrugged off anthropocentrism, we would see that CO?-enhanced growth is not proof of a thriving biosphere, but a sign of its fever. ? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ?? ? ? Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more Is Extra CO2 Good/Food for Plants? Reflections on the latest DOE climate report: If we shrugged off anthropocentrism, we would see that CO?-enhanced growth is not proof of a thriving biosphere, but a sign of its fever. Anastassia Makarieva Aug 11 READ IN APP Heated Atmosphere Two noteworthy documents are now stirring debate in the international climate community: the latest DOE climate report by Drs. J. Christy, J. Curry, S. Koonin, R. McKitrick, and R. Spencer, and another, less publicized but equally provocative and disruptive, paper by Drs. R. Lindzen and W. Happer. In brief, both: (a) spotlight discrepancies between global climate models and actual observations, especially in tropospheric temperature trends (see my discussion of why this matters in my first ever substack post); (b) challenge the methods used to attribute extreme weather events to global climate change; and (c) argue that when records are extended to the early 20th century, current temperature extremes lose their exceptional status ? implying that climate change is not the primary driver of some recent extremes. For example, the most severe U.S. temperature extremes are said to have occurred during the Dust Bowl. Above all, however, both reports ? though authored mainly by physicists (and one economist) ? devote substantial attention to a central claim: that additional CO? benefits the biosphere, making plants grow faster, larger, and more water-efficient, thereby increasing agricultural productivity. That is the claim we will examine in depth today. First, a disclaimer. These reports inevitably provoke strong reactions, and I respect those feelings. From my own experience, despite, or thanks to, modern advances in industrial agricultural output, many people today consume nutrient-poor diets (a point also noted in the DOE report, which I discuss further below) and may lack the nutrients needed for emotional balance ? all the more so in a world where bad news dominates. Yet if one can set aside the emotional heat, these reports offer an intellectual feast: a rare opportunity to see an unusually wide spectrum of interpretations of the same climate data. Given the high-level nature of this mainstream critique, the mainstream will have to respond ? revealing which points can be defended and which will prove more fragile. As an initial, detailed public response, I recommend the document from Professor Michael MacCracken, which directly addresses the paper by Lindzen and Happer. It is available for all to read and judge for themselves. Ecological astigmatism While these documents cover a wide range of physical interpretations of climate phenomena, they all share what I would call ecological astigmatism ? a distorted view of nature in which any increase in growth is mistaken for genuine health: the more, the better. I see ecological astigmatism not as the flaw of a few papers, or a limitation of physicists compared to biologists, but as a chronic condition of modern civilization ? a distortion of vision that blinds us to life?s complexity. It spares almost no one, not even those who consider themselves ecological thinkers, and overcoming it requires conscious effort. (I recommend reading ?How Do We Know the Truth? by Professor Chuck Pezeshki.) To see why this perspective is misleading, let?s start from an economic parallel. Many people know that GDP (gross domestic product) is not a measure of collective well-being, and its growth does not necessarily mean society is progressing in any meaningful way. As Nate Hagens pointed out in ?The 10 Core Myths Still Taught in Business Schools?, GDP simply tallies any activity measured in money. If an environmental disaster destroys a city, rebuilding it will add to GDP ? and if extra work is needed, GDP growth will even be recorded as a result of the disaster. (Conversely, as Ugo Bardi notes, GDP as a measure of monetary exchange can rise while actual economic activity, measured by energy consumption, declines.) A more natural example: imagine an anthill where ants live in quiet, orderly rhythm. Now picture someone jabbing a stick into their home. Suddenly, activity surges ? workers rush to repair the damage, guards swarm to confront the intruder. It?s a burst of energy and movement, but hardly a sign of improved ant prosperity. It?s a stress response. Similarly, a rise in biological activity at the ecosystem level is not automatically a marker of ecological health; it can be a symptom of strain. Which brings us to ?CO? fertilization.? If we can?t entirely shed our human frame of reference, think of Earth?s biosphere as a giant production line. Each year, plants and algae manufacture about 100 gigatons of organic carbon ? roughly a trillion tons of fresh green biomass. Yet the atmospheric carbon reservoir is relatively small: only about 800 gigatons as CO?. Almost all of that annual output is quickly consumed by bacteria, fungi and animals, which return the carbon to the atmosphere. This tight production?consumption loop kept preindustrial CO? levels stable; even a small, lasting imbalance would have sent them rising or falling. We have now subjected the biosphere to a vast experiment ? injecting enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels at a rate equal to about one-tenth of what the biosphere synthesizes each year. How did the biosphere respond? Global carbon budget assessments tell us: it began producing extra organic carbon ? carbon that, crucially, nobody consumed! (Think about it: the biospheric production line has ramped up output, but no one has claimed the surplus. How should we interpret that? What does it mean?) As a result, a biotic sink for anthropogenic carbon formed, so atmospheric CO? now accumulates not at 10 GtC per year as we burn fossils, but at a significantly lower rate. I?ve covered these processes in detail in two earlier posts, which I invite you to read: New Global Carbon Data Revives the "Missing Sink" Problem Nature is trying to fix our mess?it?s time to recognize its power Here, it?s enough to note that many people ? including the DOE report authors ? take this as evidence that ?CO? fertilization? has made the biosphere bigger. Dr. Craig Idso, for instance, illustrates his point with photos showing plants grown under elevated CO? concentrations becoming larger (see below). But a recent study by Bar-On et al. (2024) in Science ? unmentioned in the DOE climate report ? shows that global plant biomass has not increased over the past thirty years. This means something else is happening on a planetary scale: plants don?t grow bigger but are producing extra material that the rest of the biosphere does not consume, so it accumulates somewhere ? likely in soils or in dissolved form in the ocean. This fits perfectly with the biotic regulation concept: the biosphere treats excess atmospheric CO? as a disturbance and works to restore its optimal, lower concentration by removing it. Think of it as the biosphere?s fever ? the same physiological response your own body triggers when threatened by toxins from harmful bacteria or viruses. Metabolic rates rise as the body fights to re-establish balance. Fever is not a sign of health; it is a sign of life under stress. The same is true for our biosphere ? it is alive, and it is struggling. And yet we call it ?CO? fertilization.? Guess what happens if the body is never allowed to recover, but is continually reinfected and forced to sustain a fever for a long time? Plant obesity? Now, let?s keep bending our brains away from the ?more is better? mindset and look at these photos from Lindzen and Happer (2025) meant to send a positive message about CO? being good for plants. In the image above, a plant grows larger and larger as carbon dioxide levels rise. This looks like a good thing. In the image below, four human bodies show a similar progression ? but the largest is clearly obese, a condition linked to higher risks of numerous health problems. Bigger isn?t always better. We often assume that ecosystems are limited by nutrients, which must sometimes arrive through extraordinary means ? like the carcasses of dead salmon or dust blown across the Atlantic from the Sahara. (This is, incidentally, another anthropocentric idea, mimicking international trade, something that does not truly exist in nature.) But ?more nutrients? doesn?t automatically mean ?more success.? Plants that grow unusually large in nutrient-rich areas are not necessarily better off when it comes to long-term resilience. For example, Shuli Chen and colleagues found that in the Amazon, the trees most resilient to drought are the slower-growing species rooted in the less fertile soils. Even if we neglect how the biosphere is doing but focus on our own short-term needs, relying on fast-growing plants that churn out poorly digestible extra biomass does little to improve our nutrition. The DOE report authors did acknowledge this ? it is well known that our food has been losing nutritional value. While it still delivers (often poorly digestible) calories, it increasingly fails to provide the full spectrum of nutrients needed for a healthy body and mind to reach their full potential. The authors, however, brushed this aside, suggesting that depleted food can simply be ?fortified? with vitamins. (They likewise dismissed concerns that prolonged exposure to elevated CO? levels might be harmful to human health and cognition (see, e.g., U. Bardi, P. Bierwirth, K.-W. Huang, and J. McIntyre 2025), arguing that acute effects have only been observed at concentrations much higher than current ambient levels. But chronic exposure is not the same as acute.) Regarding the vitamins, indeed, the food supplement market is booming, but biologically active nutrient forms ? unlike conventional synthetic vitamins ? are not cheap, they are very costly. If we tally the effort and resources required to manufacture the ?vitamins? now missing from our food, any supposed agricultural gains from ?CO? fertilization? could easily vanish. That said, I have long maintained that with our current population numbers, providing healthy food for everyone is likely impossible without destroying all remaining tropical forests. Any large-scale shift from industrial agriculture ? with its maximized yields ? to more natural, ecosystem-based farming will inevitably reduce productivity and raise global food prices. In nature, ?better? is not ?more?: when you respect natural laws, you must leave more for the ecosystem itself, and that portion is subtracted from your own yield. Paradoxically, today?s industrial agriculture ? while delivering mostly poor but cheap calories and poisoning the soil ? also partially, and temporarily, shields tropical forests by reducing the economic incentive to burn them for cropland. We live in an entangled world where good and evil walk hand in hand. Outlook I don?t have a clear-cut conclusion today. It is hard to live when the world feels saturated with bad news. One can either embrace the art of grieving or retreat into rationalization. The DOE climate report can be read as an attempt to counterbalance the doom-laden narratives of climate science by suggesting that things are not quite as dire as they are portrayed. One of its strongest implicit arguments is that if we were to aggressively cut off fossil fuel supply tomorrow, billions of people would die. The debate here is not about whether climate change is harmful, but whether we can act aggressively without unleashing immense human suffering. Our civilization, like an addict, is deeply dependent on fossil fuels, and any abrupt withdrawal would bring severe pain. As fossil fuels naturally phase out due to their declining EROI, that pain might be less acute. Although I?m not certain. These are complicated matters. But I do find some arguments naive ? for example, claims that California is ?going renewable? while importing $100+ billion worth of goods from China. China is not going renewable; it is expanding all forms of energy consumption, including coal ? and in 2024, its coal demand reached a new all-time high. One could say California is going green at the expense of China going black. I often think of a banner found all across Russian railways: ?Remember! It is not possible to immediately stop the train!?. Once a train is thundering down the tracks, momentum rules ? and sometimes it?s already too late to jump clear. In the same way, our fossil-fuel momentum carries us forward whether we like it or not. With all the uncertainties in play, I want to share the DOE report authors? hope that the ongoing accumulation of CO? will not prove fatal for the biosphere as we know it (and I am thinking of the coral reefs in the first place, which the DOE report authors mistakenly claim to have been rebounding.) Regardless of CO? accumulation, the Earth?s biosphere is gravely ailing under our direct assaults ? logging, burning, and chemical poisoning. This reality is ignored (or exap?tisiologized) by the climate mainstream, by their opponents, and, historically, by our civilization as a whole. The chances that we could wipe out all life on Earth are small. Finding harmony with the biosphere is, above all, a matter of our own survival and continued progress as a thinking species. It seems that once our urbanized civilization reached a certain level of detachment from the natural world, we rapidly lost the capacity to process complex ideas. The greatest discoveries in science were made when people lived on the brink between urban and natural life ? already enjoying the comfort of the former but still exposed to the complexity of the latter. This was also the time when classical music flourished. I do not know whether a civilization truly in harmony with the biosphere is possible, but I want, at the very least, to raise my voice in its favor. Upgrade to paid You're currently a free subscriber to Biotic Regulation and Biotic Pump. 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And the government is planning huge tax breaks to help them! Brazil?s future shouldn?t be traded for Big Tech?s profits. Sign now. Sign the petition TikTok and other tech giants want to build enormous data centers in Brazil that will guzzle millions of litres of precious water from already drought-stricken communities. And Brazil?s finance minister is offering them huge tax breaks to make it happen. But the deal isn?t done yet, and if we act now, we can stop it. Brazil: no tax breaks for Big Tech data centers. While the government claims new data centers will ?modernize? Brazil and bring jobs, the reality is much darker. In Cear?, one of the driest areas in South America and facing major water shortages, TikTok plans a massive data hub. It?s true that Brazil holds enormous freshwater reserves overall ? but access to that water is deeply unequal. Millions of Brazilians already live with rationing, droughts, or polluted supplies. 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Sign Now An investigation revealed that radioactive water from the United Kingdom's most sensitive nuclear weapons site leaked into the sea, and the public was never told. The UK's Ministry of Defence allowed old, poorly maintained pipes at a nuclear weapons to burst again and again, flooding areas where nuclear warheads are stored. Radioactive water flowed into Loch Long ? and for years, officials fought to hide it. This is about a culture of secrecy that puts public health, the environment, and our safety at risk. Sign the petition to demand the UK Ministry of Defence and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency fix these dangerous failures and end the cover-ups for good. Regulators found this was not a one-time accident but the result of systemic neglect. Nearly half the base's components were past their design life. Safety repairs were delayed. Leaks happened in 2010, 2019, and 2021. And for six years, the Ministry of Defence fought to keep inspection reports hidden. 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To save the last bonobos, local partners are racing to create a million-acre community-managed nature reserve -- and we can help! Lilungu is an incredibly important stretch of forest, and one of the rare places where bonobos can be observed daily for conservation research. It?s strategically positioned, linking with other protected areas to form a critical corridor for bonobos and countless other species. But this is the most aggressive push yet for oil in the Congo, and time is running out. If we rush a donation, we can help make Lilungu Nature Reserve a reality before it?s too late. Can you chip in to help us save the world?s last bonobos? I'll donate $3 I'll donate $4 I'll donate $5 I'll donate $9 I'll donate another amount Nestled on the banks of the Tshuapa River, Lilungu is a lifeline for bonobos and other species teetering on the brink. It lies between the Kokolopori Bonobo Reserve to the north and the Sankuru Nature Reserve to the south and links a critical wildlife corridor in a vital area of bonobo habitat in the Congo. Here bonobos coexist in harmony with the Bakela people, who for generations have honoured and safeguarded these gentle apes. As a community, they care deeply about protecting bonobos and are the most dedicated defenders of this forest that is their shared home. The Bonobo Conservation Initiative (BCI), Congolese partners and Bakela community are working hand-in-hand to create Lilungu Nature Reserve: a million-acre conservation and research haven that will expand the network of community-managed nature reserves in bonobo habitat and give bonobos, the local community and this living forest a chance to thrive in harmony once again. But their work is at critical risk. The DRC is now auctioning an area larger than California for oil drilling. With the threat of oil companies swooping in at any moment, they urgently need our help. ????????, the Congo is the only place on Earth where wild bonobos exist. If enough of us chip in, we can get them the funds they need without delay -- and continue the work of defending nature and wildlife from exploitation. Let?s help expand this beautiful vision and protect a million acres of bonobo habitat right away -- and continue to help save forests and endangered wildlife everywhere. Can you chip in to help us save the last bonobos? I'll donate $3 I'll donate $4 I'll donate $5 I'll donate $9 I'll donate another amount Your donation will help power Ek? and our campaigns worldwide fighting for people and the planet. 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While ash fell from the sky, Aubrey noticed how birds vanished from their usual haunts, except for one resilient species that stuck around despite the apocalyptic conditions. ?The thing that was most shocking is that, where I was living in LA, it was raining ash and most of the birds that I would see normally weren?t around,? remembers Aubrey. ?But the black phoebe was just doing its thing. I thought that was pretty crazy.? Observations like Aubrey?s raise pressing questions about avian survival strategies, yet there is a critical gap in our understanding of how birds respond to increasingly destructive fires. Research from UC Irvine confirmed that California?s wildfire season has lengthened, and the yearly peak in fires has moved from August to July. The recent catastrophic fires in Los Angeles, which occurred well outside the traditional fire season, further signal a shift in wildfire patterns that disrupts both human communities and wildlife populations. Journalist Rebecca Lerner reports on a crowdsourced research project on wildfire and birds that is recruiting citizen scientists across California, Oregon, and Washington to conduct weekly bird surveys during peak wildfire season. READ MORE Photo of black phoebe by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren / Animalia Let?s grow the movement! Share this email with an environmentally-conscious friend or colleague (or copy this easy signup link). SUGGESTED BROWSING What's For Dinner? ?How many of us have said we?ll follow bestselling cookbook author Mark Bittman?s advice and do ?VB6? (vegan before six p.m.), only to have that six become four, then two, then no time at all? The unavoidable problem of American humans is that we are creatures of habit.? (Southern Foodways) Rooting for Pipers In 1990, a mere 12 pairs of Great Lakes piping plovers had maintained a foothold along the 4,500-mile Great Lakes coast. All of them were in Michigan. Since then, a broad coalition of conservation partners has been helping these endangered shorebirds overcome old and emerging threats. (Audubon) Serial Killer Identified? In 2013, sea stars began dying along North America?s West Coast, victims of a mysterious plague known as sea star wasting disease. Now, after a decade of carnage, we finally know what?s devastating this keystone marine species. Does that mean scientists can save them? (bioGraphic) Temporal Havens for Wildlife On every continent except Antarctica, wildlife has become more nocturnal to avoid people. As more and more people seek out nature at nighttime, experts have begun thinking about a very different kind of wildlife sanctuary: a temporal one. (The Narwhal) Did a thoughtful friend forward you our newsletter? What a great friend! Sign up here. Follow Follow Subscribe Thanks for supporting Earth Island Journal, the independent media arm of the nonprofit Earth Island Institute. 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This would open the floodgates for Bayer to flood Europe?s food system with unlabelled GMOs ? stripping people of their right to choose and to know what ends up on their plates. But there?s still time to stop this ? EU leaders will negotiate the final details in September, and with massive public pressure, we could tip the balance. Join now: Sign the petition The EU is on the verge of handing a huge win to GMO (genetically modified organisms) giants like Bayer ? by scrapping the rules that require genetically modified foods to be clearly labelled, tested and tracked. No labels means no way to choose what ends up on our plates, on our fields and supermarket shelves. If this goes through, people will lose their right to know what they are eating and what they are feeding their families. The EU has long been a global leader on food safety. If it caves now, it could set a dangerous precedent, one that opens the floodgates for hidden GMOs across the world, and even greater corporate control of our food. But we still have time. In the next months, the European Parliament will enter final negotiations with EU governments ? and they?re pushing to keep GMO labelling and safety checks. Let?s show EU decision-makers that people around the world are watching, and we won?t allow corporate giants to force-feed people genetically modified foods if they don?t want to. Tell EU leaders: Protect GMO Labelling. GMO giants like Bayer and Syngenta have been lobbying hard to make this happen. They call these GMOs New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), and say they?ll do wonders for farmers. But the truth is that agrichemical corporations hold patents on NGT technologies and the resulting genetically edited seeds. Those patents give corporations rights over seeds, allowing them to control who can use them and under what terms ? like licensing fees or restrictions on seed saving. Labelling GMOs products is about protecting our health, our environment, and our right to choose. Without clear labels, farmers could plant GMOs unknowingly, shops could sell them unknowingly, and we could all end up eating them without a clue. And it hands power to biotech corporations, giving them a free pass to flood our food system, all in the name of profit. But together we can stop it. If we build a massive wave of public resistance right now, EU governments will be forced to listen, and pick people and food safety over GMO lobbyists. Tell EU leaders: Protect GMO labelling, defend the right to safe, transparent food. Challenging big businesses and industries is Ek??s bread and butter ? together, we?ve stopped pesticides poisoning European crops. Today, we can demand safe and transparent foods in the EU! 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We?ll present our in-depth analysis of NDCs in the EECCA region and explore how public engagement can drive ambitious climate policies. Details below. At the end ? opportunities for activists. Best regards, Aizirek Almazbekova Communications Manager, CAN EECCA -------------------------------------------------- News from the EECCA Region CAN EECCA: Join the Online Roundtable on NDCs The roundtable will present the results of an extensive analysis of the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) update process in the EECCA region and discuss the role of civil society in shaping fair and ambitious climate policies. The event is scheduled for September 2 at 17:00 Almaty time via Zoom in Russian, with simultaneous English translation. Register here. Kazakhstan Begins Construction of Its First Nuclear Power Plant On August 8, Kazakhstan launched the construction of its first nuclear power plant. The decision was approved in a 2024 referendum, with Rosatom as the main contractor. Tajikistan Overheats: Why Cities Are Warming and How to Address It Temperatures reaching +46?C, melting asphalt, and sweltering nights have become the new reality for Tajikistan?s cities. Climatologists warn that extreme heat is no longer rare but a persistent trend, requiring urgent urban adaptation. Belarus: Plans for a Second Nuclear Power Plant Raise Expert Concerns Belarusian authorities are discussing a second nuclear power plant or an additional reactor at BelNPP, citing rising energy demands. Experts highlight economic risks, waste management issues, and public unease due to a lack of transparency and trust. By 2050, Ukraine Could Face Desertification: What Climate Changes to Expect By 2050, summer in Odesa Oblast could last 150?180 days with temperatures up to +30?C. Climatologists warn that without reducing greenhouse gas emissions and managing resources wisely, the region risks turning into a desert. Nature: Errors in Uzbekistan Data Skewed Global Climate Damage Forecasts A review revealed that a high-profile 2024 study, which predicted a 19% global GDP drop by 2050 and 62% by 2100, relied on inaccurate data from Uzbekistan. These figures, widely cited by international organizations, were inflated due to this error. Russia Sets Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Target for 2035 The Russian government plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 65?67% from 1990 levels by 2035, factoring in the absorption capacity of forests and ecosystems, as well as sustainable socio-economic development. This target will form the basis for Russia?s updated NDC under the Paris Agreement, to be presented before COP30 in November 2025. 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Sign Now The U.S. government is preparing to allow oil and gas corporations to begin drilling in an Arctic reserve in Alaska. The specific reserve is the largest area of public land in the nation, even larger than some U.S. states. It is home to a wide variety of wildlife, including endangered species like polar bears and many migratory birds. But now, this entire protected area is at risk of industrialization and habitat destruction because Trump has promised to roll back protections and increase drilling within the U.S. Already, Trump's U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has indicated it is likely to reverse protections on 82% of the area, known as National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A), with the intention of allowing oil drilling. In fact, it has already rolled back three previous portions of Biden-era protections. Native Alaskan communities, wildlife, and the Earth deserve better. These lands must be protected and respected. Oil and gas development tears up whole ecosystems with roads, equipment, deforestation, pollution, spills, and more. But on top of that, we simply do not need more oil and gas drilling! The Earth is already experiencing catastrophic climate change, resulting in record heat waves, droughts, wildfires, hurricanes, and floods. We must act quickly to reverse our dependence on fossil fuels, not to increase it. We absolutely cannot let greedy fossil fuel corporations take over this important ecosystem. Sign the petition to help us demand full protections for the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska! Thank you, Celeste Care2 Petitions Team P.S. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management must halt its plans to allow fossil fuel extraction in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. Sign the petition. 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Under state law, beaches in the Golden State are truly open to the public, and the California Coastal Commission makes sure they stay that way. We can thank prescient advocates who, in the face of rising coastal development, fought to establish the commission back in the 1970s. Not all of America?s beaches, however, are so accessible. Earlier this summer, I spent time on the Connecticut coast visiting family. When I say ?on the coast,? I mean it ? we were steps from the ocean. It was beautiful. But that shore was not shared by all. As we arrived at the small Madison enclave we?d be staying in for the week, we were greeted by a ?Private Property, No Public Beach Access? sign. The beach, it was clear, was for those in the homeowners? association only. Similar signs, I soon realized, decorated every nearby neighborhood and driveway along the water. After a bit of research, I learned that Connecticut?s beaches were legally public up to the mean high-tide line. But unlike in California, access was another matter entirely. Connecticut is hardly alone when it comes to limited coastal access. Though US beaches fall under the public trust doctrine, meaning we all have a right to enjoy them, only a handful of states have strong coastal access protections like California. Public access is poorly protected along 90 percent of the US coastline and Great Lakes. (And it?s not as if the rich in California don?t try to cordon off the public from beaches as well, laws be damned.) My family and I enjoyed our days playing in the sand and swimming in the Long Island Sound. But the inequity of the situation was inescapable and uncomfortable. It was yet another example of what Hannah Palmer dug into in our summer cover story ? how systemic racism and economic inequity continue to limit many Americans? access to swimmable waters in the United States. Beaches belong to everyone. It?s beyond time we honored that. 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Climate Change and Energy News: Weekly Digest by CAN EECCA -------------------------------------------------- Someone forwarded this digest to you? You can subscribe using this link -------------------------------------------------- Dear subscribers, In just one week ? on 2 September ? CAN EECCA will hold an online roundtable on updating nationally determined contributions (NDCs). Registration is still open ? join us to discuss the regional analysis results and the role of civil society in strengthening climate ambitions. In this issue: the new industrial pollution law in Ukraine, the joint drought monitoring system by Uzcosmos and the UN, climate initiatives in Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan, a fire at the Kursk nuclear power plant, glacier preservation efforts in Kyrgyzstan, Armenia?s climate law, sustainable agriculture using basalt powder in Azerbaijan, climate insurance in Belarus, and the challenges of recycling solar panels and wind turbines in Kazakhstan. Also, read about the latest UN agencies? recommendations on protecting workers from heat, the new Brazilian initiative against climate misinformation, and how heat affects people?s moods. At the end of the issue ? current opportunities for climate activists. Best regards, CAN EECCA Communications Manager Aizirek Almazbekova -------------------------------------------------- News from the EECCA Region CAN EECCA: NDC Online Roundtable in One Week! On 2 September at 17:00 Almaty time, CAN EECCA will present the results of the regional NDC analysis and discuss the role of civil society in raising climate ambitions. The meeting will take place on Zoom in Russian with simultaneous English interpretation. Register here. Ukraine: Industrial Pollution Prevention Law Comes into Force The new law introduces an integrated environmental permit (IEP), consolidating all environmental impacts of enterprises into a single document. Large companies must now account for emissions, discharges, and waste in one permit and implement the best available technologies. Companies have four years to obtain the IEP. Uzbekistan and UN Launch Drought Monitoring System Uzcosmos and UNESCAP have launched a regional drought monitoring project using satellite technologies. The system will track soil and crop conditions, forecast yields, and inform water management decisions. Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan Strengthen Cooperation on Climate Risks The three countries agreed to jointly protect ecosystems and address climate impacts. Plans include projects to reduce drought and flood risks, as well as regional knowledge sharing. Kursk NPP: Fire After Drone Attack At Russia?s Kursk Nuclear Power Plant on 24 August, a transformer caught fire after debris from a downed drone fell on site. No injuries were reported, and the fire was quickly extinguished. Radiation levels remain within safe limits. Kyrgyzstan and UN Work on Glacier Preservation and Water Security Kyrgyzstan and the UN are discussing measures to protect melting glaciers, which are a crucial water source for the country and region. Scientific monitoring at the Kara-Batkak Glacier in the Tien Shan shows rapid ice loss due to climate change. Glacier preservation is seen as a national security and sustainable development priority. Armenia Approves Climate Law The Armenian government has approved a climate law that will form the basis for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate risks. The law includes integration of climate considerations into the economy, protection of people and infrastructure, and mechanisms for financing and monitoring. Azerbaijan Implements Sustainable Farming with Basalt Powder In Baku, CARCAS and AZERBAZALT signed a memorandum to introduce innovative solutions in agriculture. Using basalt powder improves soil, increases yields, and reduces carbon footprint, supporting COP28 and COP29 goals for sustainable resource use and emissions reduction. Belarus: Climate Insurance as Protection Against Extreme Weather The summer of 2025 in Belarus showed how quickly extreme weather can damage property ? hurricanes, heavy rains, and floods affected homes, cars, and crops. Climate insurance is becoming an essential tool to protect assets and finances, helping cover losses from wind, hail, rain, and floods, and supporting faster recovery after disasters. Kazakhstan: Renewable Energy Growth and Challenges of Solar and Wind Waste Kazakhstan is actively developing renewable energy: the country has 154 facilities with a total capacity of 3 GW, and renewables accounted for 6.43% of electricity generation in 2024. However, the problem of disposing of solar panels and wind turbines remains unresolved. Their components include materials hazardous to ecosystems, and there is no legislation for safe handling. Experts suggest developing laws and infrastructure for effective recycling to minimize environmental impact. -------------------------------------------------- World Climate and Energy News UN Agencies Warn of Rising Heat Stress Risks for Workers Worldwide The WHO and WMO report that heat stress leads to over 22 million work-related injuries each year. They recommend governments and employers develop protection policies, alert systems, and measures for vulnerable workers to reduce health risks and economic losses. Oii: New Initiative Against Climate Misinformation The Brazilian project ?Observatory for Information and Environmental Integrity? (Oii) helps detect and debunk false information about climate and the environment. For the first time, COP has dedicated a specific day to this topic, creating space for deeper international discussion. MIT: Heat Affects Mood Worldwide Analysis of 1.2 billion social media posts from 157 countries shows that temperatures above 35??C significantly worsen mood ? by 25% in low-income countries and 8% in high-income countries. MIT researchers emphasize that extreme heat affects not only health and productivity but also emotional well-being, especially in poorer regions, and should be considered in climate adaptation strategies. -------------------------------------------------- Opportunities COP30 Health Pavilion: Call for Event Proposals The COP30 Health Pavilion brings together the global climate and health community to put health and equity at the center of climate negotiations. Organizations can apply to host side events and present initiatives, solutions, and research. Deadline: 14 September. 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If you no longer wish to receive it, you can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link below. From: CAN EECCA Date: ??, 26 ???. 2025??. ? 15:00 Subject: ? CAN EECCA Newsletter: New Climate Laws in the Region & One Week to the NDC Online Roundtable -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Fri Aug 29 19:56:10 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 20:56:10 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] Here is the latest news from the Climate High-Level Champions! Message-ID: UN Climate Change ? Global Climate Action 28 August 2025 ? Climate High-Level Champions' Newsletter In this month?s edition: Africa?s green industrial revolution takes centre stage at Climate Week 2 (CW2) and the Second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2) in Addis Ababa. We also take a look at some of the cities ? like Rio and S?o Paulo ? driving forward the Action Agenda. Plus, a preview of COP 30?s thematic days. Countdown to UNFCCC Climate Week 2 and the Second Africa Climate Summit Africa is gearing up to host a pivotal moment in climate diplomacy as both Climate Week 2 (CW2) and the second Africa Climate Summit (ACS2), take place in Addis Ababa this September. ACS2 will highlight Africa?s ability to usher in a new era of climate leadership, accelerating its green transition at home, while CW2 will address the global climate agenda in the run-up to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP 30) in November. Friendship Park, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo by Yohannes Minas, Unsplash. What is UNFCCC Climate Week 2 in Addis Ababa? The second Climate Week (CW2) is a global event focused on strengthening regional and international cooperation on climate action. As part of UN Climate Change?s climate week programming, the gathering is designed to connect national governments with business, civil society groups, investors, subnational representatives, and others ahead of COP 30. Held from September 1-6 in Ethiopia, CW2 will include four days reserved for mandated, Party-led events. The remaining two days will focus on non-State actors through what organizers are calling the ?Implementation Forum?, which will contain a series of events from the COP 30 incoming Presidency, to roundtables with policymakers and business and subnationals, as well as implementation labs The latter will highlight real-world, replicable solutions in agriculture, carbon markets, energy access, forests, and sustainable cities. Dan Ioschpe, COP 30 Climate High-Level Champion and Nigar Arpadarai, COP 29 Climate High-Level Champion will be on-site throughout the week to support the forum and rally stakeholders around the Action Agenda. What is the Second Africa Climate Summit ?ACS2?? ACS2 will take place September 8-10, directly following CW2. Where CW2 focuses on broad engagement and technical dialogue for a global climate audience, ACS2 is a gathering of heads of state, ministers and financiers to chart Africa?s climate future. Expectations are high. The last Africa Climate Summit in 2023 secured more than USD 20 billion in pledges for green growth and adaptation. It also produced the Nairobi Declaration, a collective call for greater investment in renewables and carbon markets. On the Agenda: The green transition and adaptation finance A major theme for Africa at both climate events will be the continent?s green industrial revolution. Africa holds some of the world?s largest reserves of critical minerals essential for batteries, electric vehicles, and clean technologies. It also has some of the best solar and wind resources, alongside the youngest workforce in the world. But without deliberate policy and financing, Africa could remain trapped as a supplier of raw materials while others capture the value of clean-tech manufacturing. With the right investment and trade reforms, however, the continent could manufacture batteries, process green steel and cement, and export clean energy itself. Many of these projects are already gaining traction from green hydrogen projects in Namibia to a new green industrial park in Kenya. If these projects continue to scale, it could create millions of jobs and fuel immense growth. Also on the docket: adaptation finance. Africa is among the hardest hit by climate impacts, despite contributing less than 4 per cent of global emissions. Yet the continent receives only 20 per cent of global adaptation finance (about USD 13 billion annually). Closing this gap will be a central focus at CW2, building on discussions from NAP Expo 2025 in Kenya earlier this month. Read more on the Africa Climate Meetings. Inside Africa?s Green Transition Ahead of CW2, we spoke with Reitumetse Molotsoane, Africa Director for the Climate Champions Team, about Africa?s role in global climate leadership. Her main takeaway? ?Africa?s opportunity is immense. While there are longstanding structural barriers to economic growth that must be broken, African countries aren?t locked into legacy infrastructure and ways of thinking. This creates space to leapfrog directly into more inclusive, resilient, and sustainable models.? Read the full interview. Brazil Climate Events Set the Tone for Accelerated Green Solutions Dan Ioschpe, Climate High-Level Champion for COP 30, at the opening conference of Rio Climate Action Week. Photo: Isadora Brasil. The Africa gatherings come on the heels of climate events in S?o Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, which took place in August. With less than three months until COP 30, both of these climate action weeks showed how local leadership ? from companies, investors, governments, communities, and academia ? can speed up the green transition. In S?o Paulo, discussions zeroed in on how Brazil, and the broader region of Latin America, can lead the transition to a low-carbon economy. The private sector took centre stage, with investors, government officials and businesses presenting pathways for ambitious business models across the green economy. In preparation for Bel?m, the Sustainable Business COP 30 (SB COP), led by the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry, presented success stories on the energy transition, climate financing, decarbonisation, and bioeconomy. Their goal is to disseminate best practices and success cases among more than 40 million companies from 60 participating countries of SB COP. ?Our ambition is to scale actions that are already working to advance climate action and economic development together?, said Dan Ioschpe, Climate High-Level Champion of the COP 30 Presidency. ?Rio: From legacy to delivery More than thirty years after the Rio Earth Summit and more than a decade since Rio+20, participants at Rio Climate Action Week reflected on past milestones and pressed for practical climate solutions Brazil can showcase as COP 30 host. The event was part of a growing network of city-led Climate Action Weeks, inspired by London?s model, and now stretching from Rio to Baku and Bangkok. Organizers said the trend shows how cities are becoming key players in mobilising communities, shaping policy and accelerating green industrialisation. Rio Climate Action Week emphasised the importance of multilateralism alongside Brazil?s unique ?mutir?o? spirit, which evokes everyone rolling up their sleeves and working collectively to advance climate action. ?Many events during these weeks focused on implementing concrete solutions, which is a clear signal that the Action Agenda is resonating with local actors?, said Ioschpe. The Climate Champion continued, ?As we approach COP 30, leaders from businesses, governments, investors, philanthropies, and academia are paving the way to a sustainable future.? Latin America?s Impact Makers The Impact Makers campaign, launched by the COP 29 Climate High-Level Champion, Nigar Arpadarai, is amplifying the voices of people driving bold climate solutions worldwide. During Brazil?s climate action weeks, the spotlight turned to Latin American leaders advancing change on the ground. These innovators are making critical contributions to climate action often against the odds. In Brazil, Indigenous leader Ederval Antonio is safeguarding the ecosystem that his community depends on. In Mexico, Nora Velasco has co-founded a youth-led organization committed to advancing climate justice. And in Colombia, Pablo Ramelli, is extending the life of lithium-ion batteries ? proof that young people can lead innovation in sustainability. Learn more. COP 30 Thematic Days Photo: UN Climate Change. Credit: Lara Murillo. From Addis to Rio, the momentum is building to COP 30 in November. Earlier this month the COP 30 Presidency released the official calendar of Thematic Days, outlining a sweeping agenda aimed at turning negotiations into action. Running from November 10 to 21 in Bel?m, Brazil, the programme is designed to bridge high-level policy with real-world solutions, covering more than 30 interconnected topics from forests to finance, energy to adaptation. Read more. COP 30 Presidency Letters: People First, Focus on Bel?m The COP 30 incoming Presidency released its fifth public letter on 12 August, calling for climate action that ?begins and ends with people.? The letter emphasises the leadership and knowledge of communities on the frontlines of climate change, especially those that have been historically marginalised. ?We invite the international community to remember that climate action is not merely a scientific or technical challenge - it is a profoundly human one,? writes COP 30 President Designate Amb. Andr? Corr?a do Lago. Read the full fifth letter. A week later, on 19 August, the release of the sixth letter turned attention to preparations for COP30 itself. Reflecting on the June Climate Meetings ? formally the 62nd Subsidiary Body Sessions of the UNFCCC held in Bonn, Germany? the letter outlines the COP Presidency?s next intended steps on the road to Bel?m. Amb. Andr? Corr?a do Lago emphasised that these steps will be guided by three interconnected priorities: 1.. reinforcing multilateralism and the climate change regime under the UNFCCC. 2.. connecting the climate regime to people?s real lives 3.. accelerating the implementation of the Paris Agreement by stimulating action and structural adjustments across all institutions that can contribute to it. Read the full sixth letter. ?Webinar: ?COP 30: Join the Climate Action Agenda Journey to Belem? The COP 30 incoming Presidency, Climate High-Level Champions, and UNFCCC will host a webinar this Friday, 29 August at 8:00 AM Brasilia Time (1:00 PM GMT+1 / 3:00 PM AZT) to present the refined Climate Action Agenda - focused on turning climate agreements into real-world solutions centered on people. Opened by COP 30 President Designate Ambassador Andr? Corr?a do Lago, the session will feature leaders including Ana Toni, COP 30 CEO; Dan Ioschpe, COP 30 Climate High-Level Champion; Nigar Arpadarai, COP 29 Climate High-Level Champion; and Daniele Violetti, Senior Director, Programmes Coordination, UNFCCC secretariat. The webinar will outline the Action Agenda?s six thematic axes and 30 key objectives. It will also highlight opportunities for governments, businesses, investors, and civil society to engage in accelerating climate action. To register for this webinar please complete the Zoom registration. In case you missed it ? A second call for submissions on the Baku to Bel?m Roadmap to USD 1.3T by 2035 is open until 10 September. Find information on key questions and how to submit here. ? August 9 was the International Day of the World?s Indigenous Peoples. Here are seven examples of Indigenous-led climate action, from Brazil to the Arctic. ? An interview with Haji Adam, respected elder of the Cocos Malay community, produced by our partners Edges of the Earth. Mark Your Calendar ? UNFCCC Climate Week 2 in Addis Ababa, 1 - 6 September, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ? New York Climate Week, New York City, USA, 21 - 28 September. ? World Biodiversity Conference, London, UK, 25 September. ? Bangkok Climate Action Week, Bangkok, Thailand, 28 September - 4 October. ? Baku Climate Action Week, Baku, Azerbaijan, 29 September - 3 October. ? UN Forum of Mayors, Geneva, Switzerland, 6 - 7 October. ? International Union for Conservation of Nature World Congress, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 9 - 15 October. Sign up for our Newsletter UN Climate Change | GlobalClimateAction at unfccc.int | unfccc.int STAY CONNECTED UNFCCC | Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 | Bonn, 53113 DE From: Global Climate Action Date: ??, 28 ???. 2025??. ? 16:30 Subject: Vladimir, here is the latest news from the Climate High-Level Champions! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From ecology at iephb.nw.ru Fri Aug 29 21:59:48 2025 From: ecology at iephb.nw.ru (ecology) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2025 22:59:48 +0400 Subject: *[Enwl-eng] COP30: The New Climate Denial Is Economic Message-ID: ??????, ????????? ?????? ?? ?????????? ???? ???????? ????????????. ???? ?? ????? ??????? ????? ??????????? ?? ?????? ?????????????, ? ?? ?????? ????????????? ?????????. ? ?????????? ????????????? ??????? ?? ????????? ?????? ????????? ??? ?????????????? ??????????. ?????????? ??????????? ?? ?????????? (???????? ????????? ????) ??? ???????????? 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Forwarded this email? Subscribe here for more COP30: The New Climate Denial Is Economic The dispute is no longer only political or environmental: the new climate denial doesn?t just reject science, it distorts economics - and it?s already impacting COP30. Thais Lazzeri and Rafael de Pino Aug 28 READ IN APP In previous editions? #3 Who profits from climate lies? #4 How does a lie become law? Oii (and a big thank you) straight from Climate Weeks in S?o Paulo and Rio: we?re now over 1,000 in this community, both in Brazil and beyond. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If this were an open letter to former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and to COP30 President Andr? Corr?a do Lago, we would say: a.. All climate action depends on the integrity of climate information. This is an inescapable fact. a.. And no, Al Gore, what we?re experiencing is not just a ?very strange moment,? as you said during your recent trip to Brazil. The COP is being targeted. Twenty of the most-viewed posts in July contained lies and reached 834,000 people. These figures are from our partnership with CAAD (Climate Action Against Disinformation), via Brandwatch, in July (see our Climate Disinformation Reference Guide). These posts mainly focused on the housing crisis in Bel?m, Par?, and used it as a pretext to spread lies and attack COP30 without evidence. a.. Climate disinformation is a strategy to block solutions. The economy, and therefore COP30 itself, is at the very heart of the decisions that can no longer be postponed, including the transition to new business models (and their impact on oil-producing countries), resources for adaptation and mitigation measures (and who pays the bill), and the adoption of regenerative agriculture (agribusiness in Brazil is the biggest contributor to global warming). We have already seen a "test run" of this supply chain of economically-biased climate lies in Brazil. A notable example of this was the last election in the Legal Amazon region. Someone who has worked in the region for decades told me in shock that they had never seen climate disinformation influence the ballot box like this before. And what was this influential lie? The idea that environmental defenders and NGOs want to prevent people in the north from prospering. The effects of this lie were evident in the vote. The COP president?s worst nightmare does have a solution. As he himself said at the Exchange Summit event with Al Gore, the climate cannot be the agenda of a single ministry (our emphasis). The same applies to information integrity: it must underpin all actions, from those of COP envoys to government ministries, and be integral to all solutions. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Click here! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Case Study: Oil Drilling at the Mouth of the Amazon. No Time for Nonsense. Human beings lie. Is that news to anyone? I don?t think so. But when lies spread 70% faster than the truth, when they are boosted by algorithms, and when the measure of success is advertising, it?s a whole different ballgame. With this in mind, I invite you to delve into the issue dominating public debate in Brazil and causing the government to take flak from all sides: oil extraction in block FZA-M-59, located 175 km from Oiapoque in the state of Amap? in the Amazon River Basin. Source: Arayara. At the center of the debate is Petrobras, a mixed-capital company and a symbol of progress and sovereignty in the popular imagination (we?ll explain soon why this matters). Here?s a sponsored link from Petrobras that shows up at the top of Google?s first page. The problem? It?s hiding in plain sight, and we?re here to help you see more clearly. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Recently, after months of pressure, Petrobras received the green light to carry out the first impact test, the final stage of the environmental licensing process. Our friends at Arayara have a monitoring panel with maps, the names of companies involved, and the impacts, and our friends at Greenpeace launched an online petition to pressure the government to abandon the plan. As a result, the subject came back into the spotlight and began to dominate social media. A qualitative study by Marina Kuzuyabu at Funda??o Get?lio Vargas (FGV), which became her master?s thesis, analyzed all of Petrobras? communications about oil exploration in block FZA-M-59 and identified the disinformation contained in these communications, following the definition of disinformation in the European Union?s Code of Practice on Disinformation: ??verifiably false or misleading information which [...] is created, presented and disseminated for economic gain or to intentionally deceive the public? Her findings reveal layers of climate disinformation across four categories, led by repeated slogans: ?Extraction is?? necessary, safe, and full of opportunities. These clear, easy-to-grasp messages connect directly to both the national and local imagination. All the details are in Marina?s thesis, but she kindly shared with us the documents she obtained through Brazil?s Freedom of Information Law (Lei de Acesso ? Informa??o, or LAI). 1) Socio-environmental impacts According to the FGV study, company representatives informed local Indigenous leaders at a meeting on February 13, 2023, that Petrobras has never experienced an accident while drilling for oil offshore. But the data say otherwise: in 2022, there were nine reported oil spills (p. 3), and in 2023, there were seven (p. 126). At another meeting on November 8, 2022, they also said that emissions of environmentally harmful gases are limited to the short period of drilling activity. However, the Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (IBAMA) warns that the impacts may last "for more than 30 years" (item II-4). 2) Marine life in the block area The company claimed that there was "no biological formation of interest." However, recent studies have identified living reef systems that would be directly affected in the case of spills. 3) Indigenous, quilombola, and traditional communities According to the study, Petrobras claims to discuss everything in meetings with "broad participation of representative entities" (p. 82). However, the Federal Prosecutors? Offices in Amap? and Par?, along with the Prosecutor General?s Office, had to intervene in order to try to guarantee this. They have not yet succeeded. Marina spent two weeks in Amap? listening to communities affected by the project. She heard that local people, besides being excluded from the discussions, are also facing threats from politicians and local entities with vested interests in oil extraction. One of the anonymous reports stated: ?You?re labelled as being against the growth of the state, and against the population having access to a better quality of life. Because today, the discourse is that the project will save the state. That's the discourse. Everyone is saying that Oiapoque will be the main city in the state. Everyone?s speaking positively. So, I can see that this idea has entered people?s imagination.? 4) The confusion around ?pollution scopes? To calculate the emissions of any activity, including drilling wells and extracting oil, three categories, or ?scopes,? are used: a.. Scope 1: direct pollution from production; b.. Scope 2: indirect pollution from the energy the company buys; c.. Scope 3: indirect pollution from everything that happens before and after a company?s main activities. In the case of the oil and gas industry, most emissions fall into this category, and this is when fossil fuels are ultimately used. When Petrobras wants to claim that its oil ?has a lower carbon footprint than the global average,? it only mentions scopes 1 and 2. But the company itself admits that more than 90% of its carbon footprint doesn?t come from its own operations (scopes 1 and 2), but from the use of its products by customers (scope 3). It?s one of those stories that?s easy to miss, almost hidden in plain sight. See it now? Look closely? ;) Here?s an exercise: after reading this list, let's go straight to the sixth letter from the COP President: ?Against a background in which climate urgency interacts with compounding geopolitical and socioeconomic challenges, the incoming Presidency hopes we remain guided from now to November by three interconnected priorities: (1) to reinforce multilateralism and the climate change regime under the UNFCCC, (2) to connect the climate regime to people?s real lives, and (3) to accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement by stimulating action and structural adjustments across all institutions that can contribute to it.? Andr? Aranha Correa do Lago COP30 President Designate The emphasis is ours. Because climate disinformation is the biggest obstacle to any of the priorities identified by the president. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribed -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Before the final notices, an important warning: SUPPORT THE SCIENTISTS! Timmons Roberts, a researcher from Brown University who honored us with his presence at our summit in Brasilia in March, is a regular reader and friend of Oii. He has become the target of accusations and legal threats for investigating opposition to offshore wind farms, particularly their connection to conservative networks (as reported by the New York Times and Bloomberg). We offer our full support to Tim and his team in this latest case of legal harassment against universities studying and helping us understand the impacts of misinformation. Social Media Advertising Report Card: grade Z (zzzzZzzzzZzzzz?) NetLAB developed the Advertising Transparency Index to rate the transparency of advertising on social media platforms. Spoiler alert: all the platforms do very little about this, and the sleeping giants of TikTok and X do even less. Oil extraction does not bring... ...improvements in poverty, education, basic sanitation, employment, and health indices. It?s worth reading Rafael Oliveira's report from Ag?ncia P?blica on one of the most repeated misconceptions in Brazil, especially for those in the Legal Amazon (hello, friends!). Oil extraction comes at a price. Perplexed by the Paris Agreement? It?s an inside joke for those who work in the climate field ? because, let's face it, this is Brazil, and nothing is ever easy ? and the updated guide has just been released by our friends at LACLIMA, experts in translating legalese, and the Climate Observatory. P.S. For those who want to follow the monthly report, click here! Accountability of big tech companies in Brazil: Although it's not climate-related, PL 2628 is a milestone because it's the first law passed in Congress to protect children on social media (Thais here!). As we've been saying for a long time, platforms are not neutral spaces and must be held accountable. Information Integrity on Climate Change has been included in the action agenda for the first time in the history of COPs, and it has a day of its own! Save the date, and we'll see you there: November 12 and 13. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Share Oii - Observatory for Information Integrity - Climate CONTENT LICENSE The content of this newsletter may be freely republished, in whole or in part, provided that the source is credited with the name of the publication. Reproduction may not be used for commercial purposes or to distort the original content. Oii and Mentira Tem Pre?o are projects by FALA ? 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Traveling further north, crossing glens and sea lochs, the balmy air hangs heavy with the distant cry of gulls and the smell of salt. As we stop to unpack our lunch, a large shadow passes over a U-shaped valley, its enormous wingspan carrying it towards the Isle of Mull. This formidable shadow is the white-tailed eagle, commonly known as the sea eagle, the United Kingdom?s largest raptor. These days, they have become a symbolic icon, representing the fears, frustrations and devotion of many who live here. For some, the presence of this bird is a conservation success. For others, it embodies a lack of external support and isolation from the capital. This mixed reaction is a byproduct of differing connections to the land that have shaped the Highlands for generations and how its stakeholders choose to defend it. Nearly 50 years after their reintroduction to Scotland, white-tailed eagles have continually sparked complex discussions on the interplay between human activity and wildlife restoration. Researcher and photojournalist Mirali Shukla talks with conservationists and farmers about the return of these once-endangered eagles to the Scottish skies and finds they have more common ground than widely thought. READ MORE Photo by Mirali Shukla Let?s grow the movement! Share this email with an environmentally-conscious friend or colleague (or copy this easy signup link). SUGGESTED BROWSING Perked Up on Prozac ?It was a late night alone in the lab for Peter Fong of Gettysburg College when he accidentally knocked a bottle of Prozac into an aquarium of clams. As the pills sunk to the bottom of the tank, along with his heart, he noticed something strange.? 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Message-ID: We must protect innocent captive animals throughout the EU from the horrors of fur farming. The EU Must Ban Fur Farming, Just Like Member State Bulgaria Sign Now Bulgaria has officially banned fur farming, in a huge win for animals! Back in 2022, the country's Minister of Environment and Water signed an order to prohibit breeding or importing a popular species of mink in Bulgaria. Predictably, greedy companies protested loudly, claiming they should have the right to torture animals for the sake of selling clothing. This month though, Bulgaria's Supreme Administrative Court upheld the country's ban on fur farming ? meaning profit-obsessed companies failed, and the animals won! Fur farming is incredibly distressing to the captive animals involved. Mink are locked into tiny, dirty, feces-filled cages. In some cases, living mink have been left alongside the rotting corpses of their fallen comrades. Unsurprisingly, this results in infections, disease, pain, and horrible suffering. Some recordings have even captured disturbing video of the animals self-maiming in distress. Once they are old enough to have produced "enough" fur, they are sent to gas chambers. After they are dead, their furs are cut from their bodies and sold to become clothing. Luckily, because of the Bulgarian government, the country's last mink farm closed in January 2025. It was able to breed around 129,000 mink per year. Now, mink will be safe from this and other farms. We must ensure that more member states in the EU protect mink from cruelty and death as well! Sign the petition to urge the European Union to ban fur farming of mink and other species! Thank you, Celeste Care2 Petitions Team P.S. We must protect innocent captive animals in other countries, too. The entire EU must ban fur farming! Sign the petition. 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A wall of dust that was thousands of feet high and miles wide, with gusts of up to 70 miles per hour, tore through the region ? tearing down trees, reducing visibility on roads and bridges, and even grounding flights. Upwards of 60,000 households were left without power. An airport connector bridge was completely ripped apart. Haboobs aren't a new phenomenon. But they are getting worse as atmospheric temperatures rise and droughts increase arid conditions on the ground ? in under words, under climate change. Thunderstorms associated with haboobs have increased in intensity over the past 50 years. Meanwhile, less frequent rains have left the Earth more and more barren, with desert-like areas growing. This combination of increased drought and more intense storms creates the perfect conditions for such terrifying events. At the same time, Arizonans have also been grappling with record high heat waves, with temperatures in the triple-digits Fahrenheit. 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