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2026-07-25 10:54:29 UTC

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" Chinese EVs — cheap and loaded with technology — bound ahead.
But the world's automobile establishment has been caught napping.
Japan, Europe and especially America have dabbled with the new technology, mistakenly believing they could slowly transition towards an electric future.
In America's case, it has reversed course back to its gas-guzzling past, a decision that threatens to undermine its long-term future."
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-24/china-dominates-ev-market/106951586

2026-04-17 19:35:01 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.social/@AnnaAnthro/116419992049642987
Gen Z does things.
"In North America, an estimated 57 to 61 per cent of Gen Z and millennials identify as readers, averaging 3.5 to 4.5 books per year, with a preference for physical books. Younger readers are also more likely to purchase books in a bookstore and be active library users, which is notable in an era dominated by digital media."
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2026-04-10 12:44:44 UTC

"Just 1% of England’s land will be needed for renewables to help meet the UK’s climate goals by 2050, according to a first-of-its-kind framework.
There is enough land in England to meet climate and nature goals, while also producing more food and building new homes, according to the UK government’s new “land-use framework”."
https://www.carbonbrief.org/qa-what-englands-new-land-use-framework-means-for-climate-nature-and-food/

2026-04-08 12:56:00 UTC

"For the first time, researchers are assessing people’s opinions on policies for the global redistribution of wealth and the fight against climate change. Such measures receive massive, nearly universal support, albeit more so in Europe than in the United States."
https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/citizens-of-the-world-on-the-same-wavelength

2026-04-06 22:21:17 UTC

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Then you submit your photo, for "biometric data".
"Let me be clear about what “biometric data” means here.
Persona extracts the mathematical geometry of your face from your selfie and from your passport photo. This isn’t just a picture — it’s a numerical map of the distances between your eyes, the shape of your jawline, the geometry of your features. It’s data that uniquely identifies you.
And unlike a password, you can’t change your face if it gets compromised.”
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

2026-04-06 22:19:26 UTC

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Lots of sites now want to "verify" you.
Be careful what you give away.
“When you click “verify” on LinkedIn, you’re not giving your passport to LinkedIn. You get redirected to a company called Persona.
Persona cross-referenced me against :
• Government databases
• National ID registries
• Consumer credit agencies
• Utility companies
• Mobile network providers
• Postal address databases
I scanned my passport for a checkmark. They ran a background check.
https://thelocalstack.eu/posts/linkedin-identity-verification-privacy/

2026-04-06 22:17:03 UTC

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Age verification laws purport to "protect the children".
But things are not so simple.
“Age verification laws are proliferating fast across the United States and around the world, creating a dangerous and confusing tangle of rules about what we’re all allowed to see and do online. Though these mandates claim to protect children, in practice they create harmful censorship and surveillance regimes that put everyone—adults and young people alike—at risk.”
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/12/age-verification-coming-internet-we-built-you-resource-hub-fight-back

2026-04-05 13:49:48 UTC

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It's a quiet leapfrogging that's not in the news because "Change is outpacing the centralised statistics: for example, small solar panels on balconies and rooftops go largely unregistered in national figures. The gap between panels imported and capacity officially reported is large and growing."
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-electric-fast-track-for-emerging-markets/
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2026-04-05 13:33:44 UTC

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Not in the news:
The electric fast-track for emerging markets
"How electrotech can serve the billion people left behind by the fossil system and open up a faster path to prosperity.
Across supply, connections and end-use, #leapfrogging is already visible. Around half of CVF* nations, measured by electricity demand, have already surpassed the United States in solar penetration, and half in electrification"
https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-electric-fast-track-for-emerging-markets/
*74 member nations of the Climate Vulnerable Forum
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2026-04-01 10:59:05 UTC

"India’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions grew by just 0.7% in [2025], the slowest rate in more than two decades.
This is a sharp slowdown from the growth of 4-11% in the preceding four years and marks the lowest rate of increase since 2001, excluding the impact of Covid in 2020.
The analysis shows that India’s power sector is poised for a potential inflection point, where clean-energy additions can meet or exceed the growth in electricity demand."
https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-indias-co2-emissions-in-2025-grew-at-slowest-rate-in-two-decades/
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2026-03-29 17:52:51 UTC

RE: https://c.im/@didgebaba/116312432075922318
I went to stock up on some foods and was surprised to find grocery prices had not gone up.
This says the price of groceries - and lots of other things - have not gone up YET.
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2026-03-29 17:41:30 UTC

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"Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%.
The report found “substantial reductions” can be achieved within 15 years through deliberate action.
Beijing and Warsaw topped the ranking for cleaning up fine particulate pollution (PM2.5), reducing levels by more than 45%, while Amsterdam and Rotterdam saw the greatest improvement in nitrogen dioxide (NO2), with cuts of more than 40%."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/12/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution

2026-03-28 01:38:28 UTC

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#Agrivoltaics: high returns on investment.
h/t @npub1san…jgxu
"From an operations and maintenance (O&M) perspective, the study highlights that sheep are a technically superior tool for vegetation control compared to mechanical mowing.
The solar arrays, in turn, provide a beneficial microclimate for the flock as the shade from the panels reduces heat stress and water consumption, which researchers noted can lead to improved animal welfare and weight gain."
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2026/03/26/solar-sheep-grazing-delivers-margins-up-to-40-in-new-study/

2026-03-26 12:42:03 UTC

"The US has caused an eye-watering $10tn in global damages to the world over the past three decades through its vast planet-heating emissions, with a quarter of this economic pain inflicted upon itself, new research has found.
China, now the world’s largest emitter, is responsible for $9tn in GDP damage since 1990, according to the findings of the paper."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/25/us-climate-damage-research

2026-03-26 12:26:02 UTC

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"The rule-of-thumb that what is bad for fossils is good for renewables applies. And the Middle East conflict is definitely bad for oil and gas. It has once again exposed, dramatically, the vulnerability of many countries to oil and gas dependency.
While the present fossil supply shock disproportionately affects Asia, all energy importing countries will suffer, and their motivation to make themselves less dependent on oil and gas imports will rise. "
https://www.dnv.com/energy-transition-outlook/the-war-in-iran-and-effects-on-the-global-energy-transition/

2026-03-25 13:11:54 UTC

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"Countries that invested in renewable energy in 2022 are better able to withstand the current fuel crisis, experts say.
In 2022, some European governments tried to cut dependence on fossil fuels. But many soon focused on finding new fossil fuel suppliers instead.
Europe’s excess spending on fossil fuels since the Russia-Ukraine War amounted to about 40 per cent of the investment needed to transition its power system to clean energy, according to a 2023 study."
https://www.euronews.com/2026/03/20/europe-learned-the-wrong-lesson-by-doubling-down-on-fossil-fuels-while-india-and-china-wen

2026-03-24 12:25:34 UTC

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UK:
"The guidance published on Tuesday means that from 2028, no new homes will be on the gas network - and will instead be on a heat network or get a heat pump - and they must have solar panels on their roofs covering an area equivalent to 40% of the ground floor space.
It also said plug-in panels that homeowners can self-install on balconies would be available in supermarkets in the coming months."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjw7klkjm2o

2026-03-23 12:48:28 UTC

"The burning of oil, gas, coal and forests releases heat-trapping greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, which are all at their highest level in at least 800,000 years.
This disrupts the planet’s energy equilibrium. In a well-functioning system, the amount of radiation entering and leaving the Earth system is roughly similar. But a heat surplus has been accumulating since at least 1960 and has noticeably accelerated in recent years."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/23/earth-being-pushed-beyond-its-limits-as-energy-imbalance-reaches-record-high

2026-03-21 12:40:22 UTC

"New York has one of the nation’s most aggressive climate laws, but that may change if Governor Kathy Hochul has her way.
On Friday, she proposed watering down the law requiring the state to slash emissions 40% by 2030.
At the center of the debate is how to deal with the affordability crisis. Data center energy demand has sent prices climbing, and the Iran War is only adding fuel to the problem."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2026-03-21/new-york-governor-kathy-hochul-proposes-weakening-state-climate-law

2026-03-21 12:27:32 UTC

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The International Energy Agency reminding governments of demand-related policy measures, same as the ones used during the 1970s oil crisis.
Reduce highway speed limits;
Encourage public transport;
Alternate private car access to roads in large cities on different days
... and a contemporary one:
Work from home.
https://www.iea.org/news/new-iea-report-highlights-options-to-ease-oil-price-pressures-on-consumers-in-response-to-middle-east-supply-disruptions

2026-03-18 14:13:28 UTC

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It just means that people don't have high hopes for a quick conclusion of the Iran war, and are booking flights before they get even more expensive.

2026-03-18 12:54:48 UTC

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"Brazilian leaders unveiled a new national climate plan Monday, March 16, that prioritizes enhanced forest protections as a key strategy in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. "
https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2026/03/17/brazil-s-new-climate-plan-prioritizes-stopping-deforestation_6751513_4.html

2026-03-16 13:28:22 UTC

"In just the last year, the Trump administration has derailed an international carbon tax, boosted forecasts for oil and gas, and sought to silence an island nation’s climate campaign."
And busted a plastics treaty.
https://grist.org/politics/4-ways-trump-is-sabotaging-climate-action-around-the-world/

2026-03-16 13:23:38 UTC

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"Governments including Italy and ⁠Hungary are urging Brussels to weaken its climate policies to provide short-term cost relief for industries.
Stiell will warn that doing this would be "completely delusional", according to prepared remarks for an event in Brussels where he will argue ⁠the shift to renewable energy means cheaper power and jobs in clean-technology industries."
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/iran-war-an-abject-lesson-fossil-fuel-dependence-un-climate-chief-says-2026-03-16/

2026-03-16 12:58:34 UTC

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By the way: what you hear about now is the reaction of *governments* to the oil price shock.
You will not hear about families - potentially millions - huddling around their kitchen table to see if the family finances allow for buying or leasing rooftop solar -- until one day it becomes a "surprise" story.
This is what happened in Pakistan, which went from "from an inconsequential solar market to the sixth-largest in the world."
See this post and others in the thread:
https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars/113579663354525712
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2026-03-15 12:35:48 UTC

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"Work-from-home orders came back in some countries after years of companies trying to coax workers back to offices after the pandemic, with Vietnam and Thailand reportedly getting employees to work remotely."
I don't know why the article calls this rational strategy "quirky".
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/15/price-caps-and-stairs-how-nations-are-coping-with-the-iran-oil-shock.html

2026-03-13 13:24:44 UTC

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"South Korea is considering providing additional energy vouchers to subsidise vulnerable households if rising global fuel prices in the wake of the Middle East crisis push up electricity costs.
Asia's fourth-largest economy is also preparing to boost nuclear and coal-fired power generation in the event that oil prices remain high and liquefied natural gas (LNG) supplies are disrupted."
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulation/south-korea-says-considering-energy-vouchers-boosting-coal-nuclear-power-2026-03-13/

2026-03-13 13:22:55 UTC

"Turkey and South Korea are discussing the joint construction of a nuclear power plant, the latest of recent efforts by Ankara to diversify its energy sources.
[In addition] state-run energy companies Turkish Petroleum Corp. and Botas are exploring investments in Canadian oil and gas fields.
Ankara is also ramping up oil exploration in the Black Sea, including in a partnership with Shell off the coast of Bulgaria."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-13/turkey-moves-toward-nuclear-in-bid-to-diversify-energy-sources

2026-03-11 13:02:22 UTC

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Oil and gas industry urge EU to pause methane emissions law
"The call from industry ‌comes after the U.S. government demanded the EU exempt U.S. oil and gas from the rules. Brussels has since offered companies more flexible compliance options but declined to roll back the policy, a central pillar of its climate strategy."
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-gas-industry-urge-eu-pause-methane-emissions-law-2026-03-09/

2026-03-08 12:58:47 UTC

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"European ‌Union countries gave the final approval on Thursday to a new climate target to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90% by 2040, pressing ahead with the bloc's ambitious climate agenda despite political resistance."
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/cop/eu-countries-give-final-approval-2040-climate-target-90-emissions-cut-2026-03-05/

2026-03-08 12:12:46 UTC

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"A new study reveals restoring mangroves could save $800 million in storm damage, protect 140,000 people from flooding, and remove almost triple the amount of CO2 produced by cars in the U.S. every year."
https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/climate-change/planting-trees-in-the-sea-could-act-as-a-huge-carbon-sink-and-save-millions-of-dollars-in-storm-damage-every-year-what-is-stopping-us-from-doing-it

2026-03-04 14:17:28 UTC

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Extreme weather driven by climate change is doing a number on our homes, and insurance companies are passing on the cost of rebuilding in the form of higher insurance rates. Very high insurance rates.
https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars/110184752558119565
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#note1kqn…dzn9

2026-03-04 14:14:53 UTC

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Extreme weather driven by climate change is doing a number on crops around the world.
And because we import a lot of our food, we see the effects in our grocery bills.
This is an example of climate driven inflation.
https://mastodon.social/@CelloMomOnCars/110721099871559394
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#note1guv…f7f7

2026-03-04 14:12:10 UTC

What's eating your wallet?
Inflation and the rising cost of living are knocking holes in our budgets, and several things are contributing.
A thread of threads.
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2026-03-03 22:27:31 UTC

Oh hey, nothing much,
Just the Dutch parliament agreeing that ministries are to conduct a digital stress test by turning off foreign cloud services.
https://ibestuur.nl/digitale-weerbaarheid/digitale-veiligheid/tweede-kamer-stemt-in-met-stresstests-clouddiensten
#DigitalStressTest
Thanks to @npub1yze…ze22 for the tip

2026-03-01 12:57:55 UTC

"Half Better is a nationwide campaign that challenges municipalities to make half of their food offerings “better” for public health and the environment. A quarter of Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the food system.
Up to 70% of the country’s farmland is used for livestock production, and more than half is reserved for beef and milk.
If half of current meat purchases are replaced with plant proteins, it would save the city over €3M a year."
https://www.greenqueen.com.hk/helsinki-puloet-parempaa-meat-dairy-plant-based-food-policy-2030/

2026-03-01 01:17:57 UTC

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My CSA farmer had several varieties of sauce tomatoes, one of them was called Amish Paste, longer than the standard Roma tomaoes, they were very pleasingly sweet.

2026-02-28 13:44:26 UTC

"A North Dakota judge has said he will order Greenpeace to pay damages expected to total $345 million in connection with protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline from nearly a decade ago, a figure the environmental group contends it cannot pay."
https://apnews.com/article/greenpeace-energy-transfer-dakota-access-pipeline-30bfb9939dea06f1e9763cd2d662ae73

2026-02-27 14:11:50 UTC

RE: https://mastox.eu/@ZackPolanski/116142732544695092
Worth watching the whole thing, including for the contrast between the naysayers' playbook and the Greens' platform and - um - facts.
Note the allegations of "cheating" and Polanski's response:
"Nigel Farage is a sore loser and he just lost an election badly. Manchester City Council have been very clear that there has been no irregularity. Reforms seems to spread misinformation smears and the media seem to repeat them."
#note19ty…8e3x

2026-02-26 13:29:07 UTC

"The water, super-heated by rocks, will help drive turbines to generate electricity for 10,000 homes, but will also provide the UK's first domestic supply of lithium - a critical mineral used in green technology.
Generating electricity from geothermal - known as deep geothermal - is also technically feasible in Scotland and the Northeast of England, but there are currently no approved plans to do so."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cewzg77k721o

2026-02-25 13:00:14 UTC

"A new method for computing the hazards from extreme events: it can compute all relevant hazard metrics for events such as heat waves, floods and droughts in any region worldwide with unprecedented information content.
Using it for Europe, the researchers found that anthropogenic climate change has caused a tenfold increase in extreme heat in recent decades."
https://www.eureporter.co/environment/climate-change/2026/02/25/new-computation-method-for-climate-extremes-researchers-at-the-university-of-graz-reveal-tenfold-increase-of-heat-over-europe/

2026-02-25 12:46:40 UTC

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"The Climate Change Committee (CCC)’s latest assessment of the Scottish Government’s progress in reducing emissions found that there are ‘credible plans’ and ‘plans with only some risks’ in place for 91% of the emissions reduction needed to achieve Scotland’s First Carbon Budget (2026 to 2030).
Greenhouse gas emissions in Scotland fell 2.6% between 2021 and 2023. They are now less than half the levels seen in 1990."
https://www.theccc.org.uk/2026/02/25/scotlands-plan-means-immediate-climate-targets-are-now-within-reach-says-ccc/

2026-02-20 00:51:01 UTC

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Soon enough it will be time for me to learn all about public chargers. I wish very much that North America will take the European model - any credit or debit card can be used on any charger. I really really don't want to use those apps.

2026-02-19 14:37:45 UTC

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Charging infrastructure is key: if you live in an apartment building it's not up to you individually to decide where and how you can charge your e-car. (For e-bikes, you simply carry the battery upstairs to plug it in).
In densely populated Delft (Netherlands) I see a single car charging point at an intersection flanked by 400 apartment units. That's not charging infrastructure, that's a slap in the face.

2026-02-19 13:47:32 UTC

"The first phase of an integrated solar and battery project under construction in the Philippines has been officially synchronised and energised, less than 15 months since groundbreaking and on the way to becoming the world’s largest such project.
The massive MTerra Solar project, when it is fully completed, will boast 3.5-gigawatts (GW) of solar and 4.5-gigawatt-hours (GWh) of battery energy storage."
https://reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-largest-solar-battery-hybrid-project-powers-up-in-the-philippines/

2026-02-19 13:24:03 UTC

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The *average* use of the electric motor is 6 L/100km (39 mpg).
For Posches, it's 7 L/100km.
However:
"The lowest fuel consumption levels were found in the cheaper end of the PHEV market, in Kia, Toyota, Ford and Renault vehicles, which often used under one litre per 100km." That's while in electric mode.
1 L/100km = 235 mpg
While it's not zero consumption, it still beats the average monster SUV by far.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/plug-in-hybrids-use-three-times-more-fuel-than-manufacturers-claim-analysis-finds
Math it out, friends.

2026-02-19 13:20:00 UTC

You will hear the EV haters make much of the plug-in hybrids fuel consumption.
"Until now it has been claimed by manufacturers that the vehicles used only a little or almost no fuel when in the electric mode. The studies showed that this was not in fact the case.
According to the study, the vehicles require on average six litres per 100km, or about 300%, more fuel to run than previously cited."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/18/plug-in-hybrids-use-three-times-more-fuel-than-manufacturers-claim-analysis-finds
Sounds bad, right?
But let's look at the numbers.

2026-02-18 13:28:37 UTC

"Six healthcare workers, including four doctors, say their climate activism has been vindicated after being found not guilty of criminal damage for breaking glass windows at the offices of JP Morgan [in 2022] they claimed was ‘an act of care’"
https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/health-society/doctors-cleared-of-criminal-damage/

2026-02-13 17:39:33 UTC

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Palantir - Switzerland
"Switzerland’s military has terminated its contract with Palantir Technologies Inc. following a security audit. The review concluded that U.S. intelligence agencies could potentially access sensitive Swiss defense data, a deal-breaker for the neutrality-focused Alpine nation. "
https://www.newscase.com/palantirs-swiss-exit-highlights-global-data-sovereignty-challenge/

2026-02-12 22:43:16 UTC

Xodus thread.
Entities that have discontinued use of Big Tech
Includes social media platforms, "AI" platforms, cloud hosters, all that.
X -- New Brunswick
possibly Nova Scotia
"Since New Brunswick premier Susan Holt signalled her government will abandon the social media platform X, previously know as Twitter, it’s prompted the Nova Scotia government to consider its use of the platform."
https://www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nova-scotia/article/nova-scotia-reviewing-use-of-x-as-new-brunswick-logs-off-platform/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

2026-02-12 15:04:26 UTC

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The global financial crash in 2008, sparked by a real estate collapse in the US, cost the world about $10tn. “If in 2006 the US central bank had the model we could build now, they would have said: ‘Wow, this is really going to be a disaster – we’ve got to act now and save the world a lot of pain’.”
This isn’t just talk: Farmer and colleagues built a retrospective model of US real estate transactions based on a vast data trove that would have given crucial insights.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/economics-climate-crisis-complexity-scientist-plan

2026-02-12 15:03:22 UTC

"The Idea: an economic model of the world in which every company is individually represented, making realistic decisions that change as the economy changes.
The new complexity models solve two fundamental problems with mainstream economic models. The first is that the existing models assume economic actors make perfect, rational decisions.
The second is that they are assumed to be in equilibrium. But the real world is far from in equilibrium."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/12/economics-climate-crisis-complexity-scientist-plan

2026-02-12 14:49:41 UTC

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"Human-caused climate change had an important impact on the recent ferocious wildfires that engulfed parts of Chile and Argentina’s Patagonia region"
“Overall, we’re confident in saying that the main driver of this increased fire risk is human-caused warming,” Clair Barnes, a research associate with World Weather Attribution, told reporters in a briefing. “These trends are projected to continue in the future as long as we continue to burn fossil fuels.”
https://apnews.com/article/wildfire-climate-change-argentina-chile-milei-trump-08c71e0688401d01b98e0ff347d28a1a

2026-02-10 14:10:59 UTC

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"Post-growth economists often reject GDP in favour of new frameworks that account for environmental damage – such as the “doughnut economics” adopted recently by Amsterdam, or New Zealand’s attempt at a “wellbeing budget”.
The field has its disagreements, particularly over the extent to which countries should actively pursue de-growth measures to scale down their economies. But proponents agree that with the planet pushed to the limit, a radical rethink is needed."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/feb/09/economic-growth-carbon-emissions-impact-global-heating

2026-02-08 14:39:23 UTC

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Second best time is today.

2026-02-08 14:28:20 UTC

Warming temperatures are shrinking snowpack in key Canadian watersheds, study suggests
"The declines in snow have major consequences for everything from municipal water systems to agriculture, lake water levels and shipping, and wildfire risk in Canada’s forests.
We should expect some vulnerabilities that are going to be intensifying in the future,” Nazemi said."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/science/winter-snow-climate-water-9.7078119

2026-02-08 13:51:24 UTC

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"On 22 January, Amsterdam city council approved a ban [on] fossil fuel and meat adverts in public spaces and on the city’s public transport network.
The measure will prohibit advertising for air travel, cruises and petrol-powered cars.
Amsterdam follows several other Dutch cities [with] similar bans, including Utrecht, The Hague, Zwolle, Delft and Nijmegen.
France became the first European country to ban adverts for fossil fuels under a new climate law in 2022."
https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/02/06/amsterdam-to-enact-landmark-ban-on-fossil-fuel-and-meat-advertising-in-public-spaces

2026-02-06 12:57:17 UTC

"The International Court of Justice reiterated in 2025 that the 1.5°C limit is the countries' primary agreed target under the Paris Agreement. The world is firmly on track to exceed the limit in a decade or less, signaling our entry into an "overshoot" world.
Our entry into an "overshoot" era—one for which existing climate strategies were not intentionally designed—requires a fundamental rethink of accountability in climate policy."
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-climate-overshoot-era-science-policy.html

2026-02-05 02:12:39 UTC

A 2001 Honda Odyssey
#SoSoMovies
#HashtagGames

2026-02-03 22:10:54 UTC

RE: https://ohai.social/@redsad/116003915153414761
There used to be a redbrick public storage place in Cambridge (MA) and if you stood in the right place behind a tree across from Mass Ave the very large sign said
RAGE WAREHOUSE
IRE PROOF
#note1ylu…37e2

2026-02-03 14:51:43 UTC

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"On the basis of her study, Dr Alonso highlighted “the importance of communicating solutions and proactive content, while avoiding recourse to doom and gloom. It is very important to discuss the climate crisis not in terms of its consequences, but rather in terms of possible solutions”.
Also important:
community building
cconnecting with the emotions
using the visual and narrative languages of the digital environment
https://www.eurasiareview.com/02022026-how-to-communicate-climate-change-without-giving-way-to-gloom-mongering/

2026-01-28 13:45:28 UTC

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Drought in the east, floods in the south: Africa battered by climate change
"Covering extreme drought and massive flooding in a matter of weeks shows one reporter the toll of the climate crisis."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/28/drought-in-the-east-floods-in-the-south-africa-battered-by-climate-change

2026-01-27 17:48:55 UTC

RE: https://mastodon.scot/@kim_harding/115968282751339486
Drivers of these things can't see you as you walk on the street. Yes, you, an adult of average height. Let alone your children.
And should you get hit, you get hit in the organs, right where you are most vulnerable.
Keep them off your streets.
#note1wqw…fu0s

2026-01-26 03:00:59 UTC

Earth is heating at a rate equivalent to five atomic bombs per second. Or two Hurricane Sandys.
https://thebulletin.org/2020/02/earth-is-heating-at-a-rate-equivalent-to-five-atomic-bombs-per-second-or-two-hurricane-sandys/
#AltUnitsOfMeasurements
#HashTagGames

2026-01-25 13:09:36 UTC

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"Firefighters and security forces battling blazes in Chile that have killed at least 21 people and ravaged swaths of forest this week faced other dangers, too, from attempted attacks to the threat of drone collisions. "
https://apnews.com/article/chile-wildfires-firefighters-drones-arson-3566c8c5d5a2d3a9ea8e592c5dea8ab6

2026-01-23 20:05:18 UTC

Extreme cold alert for US, EU in early February
"A disrupted Polar Vortex core will bring Arctic air into North America in the coming days. But the latest forecasts show a potential full collapse of the Polar Vortex, following a Stratospheric Warming event in early February. High-resolution model data shows a breakdown of the polar circulation, forecast to create a prolonged release of cold air across North America and also Europe in February."
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/polar-vortex-collapse-stratospheric-warming-february-2026-cold-united-states-canada-europe-fa/

2026-01-22 14:21:54 UTC

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"Last year’s renewable energy boom has been attributed to a “staggering” increase in solar.
Even in nations like the UK, which sits 50 degrees north of the equator and is known for its dreary weather, researchers found that solar was the cheapest option for “large-scale energy generation”.
A 2025 report by energy research firm Aurora warned that Europe’s power grid is increasingly becoming the “bottleneck” to achieving Net Zero."
https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/22/solar-and-wind-overtake-fossil-fuels-in-the-eu-for-the-first-time-can-the-power-grid-keep-

2026-01-22 14:19:19 UTC

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"Wind and solar made up a record 30% of the 27-country bloc's power last year, overtaking fossil fuels that contributed 29%.
Fourteen EU countries produced more electricity from wind and solar than from all fossil fuels, reinforcing a structural shift in the region's power system.
"Coal power is in its terminal decline. We could say it's becoming history for the EU," Petrovich said in the interview. The fossil fuel's share in the power mix was at a record low of 9.2%."
https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/wind-solar-beat-fossil-fuels-eu-power-mix-2025-energy-think-tank-says-2026-01-21/

2026-01-22 13:18:37 UTC

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"The research found that sudden, large temperature fluctuations from one day to the next -- a largely overlooked form of extreme weather -- are becoming more frequent, more intense and larger in magnitude.
The study attributes the trend primarily to greenhouse gas emissions, with drier soils and increased variability in air pressure and soil moisture identified as key contributing factors."
https://qazinform.com/news/study-finds-sharp-rise-in-extreme-day-to-day-temperature-swings-worldwide-b1e7dd/amp
#ClimateVariability #WeatherWhiplash

2026-01-21 14:35:31 UTC

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"That last one, subsidence, often surprises people. But it’s a signature of water bankruptcy. When groundwater is overpumped, the underground structure, which holds water almost like a sponge, can collapse. In Mexico City, land is sinking by about 10 inches (25 centimeters) per year. Once the pores become compacted, they can’t simply be refilled."
https://theconversation.com/the-world-is-in-water-bankruptcy-un-scientists-report-heres-what-that-means-273213

2026-01-21 14:35:18 UTC

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"At first, we pull a little more groundwater during dry years. We use bigger pumps and deeper wells. We transfer water from one basin to another. We drain wetlands and straighten rivers to make space for farms and cities.
Then the hidden costs show up. Lakes shrink year after year. Wells need to go deeper. Rivers that once flowed year-round turn seasonal. Salty water creeps into aquifers near the coast. The ground itself starts to sink."
https://theconversation.com/the-world-is-in-water-bankruptcy-un-scientists-report-heres-what-that-means-273213

2026-01-21 13:27:19 UTC

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"Billions of people are facing the reality of irreversible water “bankruptcy", according to a stark warning from UN researchers.
The report said water supplies are "already in a post-crisis state of failure" after decades of unsustainable extraction rates that have drawn down water "savings" contained in aquifers, glaciers, soils, wetlands and river ecosystems, with supplies also degraded by pollution."
https://www.independent.co.uk/climate-change/world-water-supplies-bankruptcy-un-b2904219.html

2026-01-21 13:21:20 UTC

"Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires from 24 countries are calling on global leaders to increase taxes on the super-rich, amid growing concern that the wealthiest in society are buying political influence."
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/21/millionaires-billionaires-taxes-super-rich-mark-ruffalo-wef-davos

2026-01-21 12:30:38 UTC

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"The UN children's agency, UNICEF, warns severe flooding in Mozambique poses a "deadly threat" to children, as extreme weather continues to cause havoc across the region.
"The fact that Mozambique is now entering its annual cyclone season creates the risk of a double crisis, with the most vulnerable being impacted most severely," Taylor said. He said preliminary data suggests more than 500,000 people have been affected by flood waters, over half of whom are children."
https://allafrica.com/stories/202601200522.html

2026-01-21 12:27:34 UTC

"More than 300,000 people have been displaced by flooding in a province in Mozambique. Authorities had already announced that around 40% of the Gaza province has been submerged by floodwater.
Weeks of heavy rains have left more than 100 people dead in Mozambique, South Africa & Zimbabwe. Mozambican authorities said the severe flooding in northern South Africa was now impacting Gaza — which borders South Africa — as rivers flowing into Mozambique had burst their banks."
https://apnews.com/article/flood-mozambique-southern-africa-rain-weather-12a2a9d5204710cb8db637ebfd7b4fab

2026-01-19 14:03:46 UTC

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To Understand Rising Energy Costs in Wisconsin, Follow the Data Center Bread Crumbs
The Union of Concerned Scientists are preparing a report that will advise:
– Data centers should bring their own clean energy
– Data centers must pay their fair share
– Information Transparency: Data centers must disclose data regarding their intended energy, water, and other resource uses which would impact the communities surrounding them and the state as a whole.
https://blog.ucs.org/maria-chavez/to-understand-rising-energy-costs-in-wisconsin-follow-the-data-center-bread-crumbs/
#BYOG

2026-01-19 13:46:33 UTC

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"When they open their electric bills in January, Connecticut residents know that they can expect to see a jump in the numbers.
That’s because winter price hikes are tied to the state’s reliance on natural gas, a vulnerability that lawmakers and advocates have long said could be eased by adding more clean energy sources. But one year into President Donald Trump’s second term, that push ... is colliding with a federal government moving in the opposite direction."
https://www.ctinsider.com/connecticut/article/ct-trump-climate-energy-agenda-cost-environment-21294687.php

2026-01-19 13:23:49 UTC

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"New scientific studies suggest that these giant arrays do not only cut greenhouse gas emissions, they also cool the soil, trap more moisture, and help plants and microbes return to once barren ground inside the Gonghe Photovoltaic Park.
In 2024, new energy projects around Talatan created jobs for more than three thousand people, many of them farmers and herders who now maintain equipment or graze so-called photovoltaic sheep inside the park."
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/in-the-middle-of-the-tibetan-desert-chinas-largest-solar-park-is-doing-something-unexpected-that-goes-far-beyond-producing-electricity/25625/

2026-01-19 12:39:26 UTC

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"Water scarcity in northwestern Turkey has reached a critical point after the Kadıköy Dam, a key drinking water source for the town of Keşan, effectively ran dry, according to Daily Sabah.
The Kadıköy Dam supplies drinking water to Keşan. The reservoir, designed to hold 56 million cubic meters of water, has dropped to below 1% capacity."
https://www.thecooldown.com/outdoors/turkey-water-scarcity-kesan-dam/

2026-01-19 12:35:34 UTC

"At the recent World Water Congress in Marrakech, experts emphasized the importance of strengthening water infrastructure in Africa and the Global South to adapt to climate change.
The UN Secretary-General’s special envoy on water, Retno Marsdui, highlighted that by 2030, 4.8 billion people could face health and livelihood risks from poor water quality, emphasizing the grim reality confronting many communities."
https://news.fundsforngos.org/2026/01/19/climate-change-drives-growing-water-challenges-across-africa/

2026-01-19 00:33:15 UTC

Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18
"Wildfires raging across central and southern Chile have killed at least 18 people, scorched thousands of hectares of forest and destroyed scores of homes, authorities said, as the South American country swelters under a heatwave."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/chile-president-declares-state-of-catastrophe-as-wildfires-kill

2026-01-17 15:29:16 UTC

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"The Trump administration froze five big offshore wind projects last month but judges this week allowed three of the projects to resume. Federal clean energy tax incentives expired on Dec. 31 that include installing home solar panels.
“My prediction would be that electric prices are going to be to the 2026 election what egg prices were to the 2024 election,” said McKibben.
Democrats blamed rising electric bills on Trump and his dislike of renewable energy."
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/donald-trump-vermont-gop-china-united-nations-b2902410.html

2026-01-17 15:20:23 UTC

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BYOG
Bring Your Own Generation.
Sounds reasonable.
What is not reasonable is that new data centers hoover up electricity supply built for households, and then those households have to pay much higher rates. Because the law of supply and demand.
"A recent PJM capacity market auction set record-high prices for power generators that were more than 800% higher than the previous year, increasing electricity prices for homes and businesses."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-seeks-emergency-power-auction-largest-us-electric-grid-2026-01-16/

2026-01-17 15:17:58 UTC

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"PJM later on Friday unveiled its own plan, which called for big data centers to voluntarily bring their own new generation or face the potential of having their power supply curtailed during peak demand periods. The grid operator also called for the creation of an accelerated interconnection track for state-sponsored generation projects."
BYOG
"bring your own generation"
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-seeks-emergency-power-auction-largest-us-electric-grid-2026-01-16/

2026-01-17 15:16:52 UTC

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"The White House on Friday urged the largest U.S. electric grid to conduct an emergency power auction to protect against rolling blackouts as energy demand from data centers grows faster than the country can build new generation plants.
Rising power bills in PJM's region have led to a political backlash over the last year."
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/white-house-seeks-emergency-power-auction-largest-us-electric-grid-2026-01-16/

2026-01-17 15:03:51 UTC

Washington's largest climate polluter shuts down despite federal order
"Canadian company TransAlta’s coal-burning power plant in Centralia, WA, shut down Dec. 19. The plant has not re-started since then, despite a Dec. 16 emergency order from U.S. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright to keep operating.
“There's no emergency,” said attorney Kelly Wood with the Washington Attorney General’s Office."
https://www.kuow.org/stories/washington-s-largest-climate-polluter-shuts-down-despite-federal-order
KUOW public radio

2026-01-16 13:32:30 UTC

"By slowing water without blocking its flow, terraces reduce erosion, keeping soil where crops can grow and preserving the moisture they need.
Crop choice is another example of adaptation. By planting different, locally selected rice varieties on different terraces matched to specific conditions, farmers spread risk rather than relying on a single harvest strategy."
https://theconversation.com/how-mountain-terraces-have-helped-indigenous-peoples-live-with-climate-uncertainty-271599
So, eminently not suited for industrial scale farming. But climate resilient.

2026-01-13 14:35:51 UTC

"Corporate Budgets Hold $1.3 Trillion of Untapped Climate Capital
A Dutch nonprofit analyzed about 1,600 companies worldwide and found the median share of spending currently devoted to low-carbon projects is just 7%.
Raising that figure to 30% would free up vast new pools of capital, WBA said."
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-13/corporate-budgets-hold-1-3-trillion-of-untapped-climate-capital
#ClimateDisclosure

2026-01-13 13:50:28 UTC

"The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now only counting costs to businesses when considering regulation on key pollutants, internal documents show, rather than considering human lives saved by such caps.
The cost of a human life [will be set] at $0 when doing cost-benefit analysis for PM2.5 or ozone pollution — two air pollutants that can cause lifelong respiratory issues and are estimated to cause tens of thousands of premature deaths every year in the U.S."
https://truthout.org/articles/epa-no-longer-considering-lives-saved-in-pollution-rules-only-cost-to-business/

2026-01-11 13:45:02 UTC

"Our research has uncovered the hidden world of the tiny organisms living in the bark of trees. We discovered they are quietly helping to purify the air we breathe and remove greenhouse gases.
These microbes “eat”, or use, gases like methane and carbon monoxide for energy and survival. Most significantly, they also remove hydrogen, which has a role in super-charging climate change."
https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/microbes-in-bark-eat-climate-gases-this-will-change-the-way-we-think-about-trees/

2026-01-10 14:33:50 UTC

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"The UK is bracing for widespread ice and freezing temperatures on Saturday as tens of thousands of people remain without power."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgdezxj617o

2026-01-10 14:30:41 UTC

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"Several containers have fallen from two cargo ships off the Isle of Wight amid strong winds sweeping in from Storm Goretti."
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjdj3pdzv09o

2026-01-09 13:17:20 UTC

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Climate-induced chaos
"Storm Goretti battered northern Europe on Friday, knocking out power to thousands of homes, shutting schools and suspending rail services in France, Britain and Germany as heavy snow and gale-force winds compounded a week of freezing weather."
https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/widespread-power-cuts-travel-disrupted-storm-goretti-hammers-northern-europe-2026-01-09/

2026-01-08 22:18:59 UTC

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"A sting jet is a narrow core of violent winds that sometimes forms within rapidly intensifying extratropical cyclones in the North Atlantic and North Pacific, producing powerful windstorms near the ground. Sting jets are associated with the strongest and most damaging windstorms, resulting in violent, hurricane-force winds."
https://www.severe-weather.eu/global-weather/storm-goretti-sting-jet-english-channel-england-france-snow-western-europe-mk/

2026-01-08 22:13:18 UTC

"Europe was set to be buffeted by weather ranging from severe winds to snow and freezing temperatures with the arrival of Storm Goretti on Thursday, with forecasters issuing warnings from Britain to Germany.
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260108-storm-goretti-set-to-batter-europe-with-heavy-wind-rain-and-snow
"Exceptionally strong winds" of up to 160 kph;
Schools closed in France on Friday;
In Germany, heavy snow and winds in the north were set to affect schools, hospitals and transport links.

2026-01-06 13:58:45 UTC

"More than half of Australia is set to swelter in blistering temperatures in what is expected to be the worst heatwave since the devastating black summer bushfires.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned that dry, hot conditions would create extreme fire conditions across several states as temperatures topped 45C in parts of the country."
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/06/worst-heatwave-since-black-summer-forecast-australia

2026-01-05 13:27:48 UTC

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"The U.S. energy transition is moving faster than most realize. The power sector is not just moving away from coal; it is shifting away from fossil fuels entirely.
While renewables and dispatchable battery storage are taking hold in the electricity market, the coal industry is clearly in structural decline."
https://ieefa.org/transition-renewables-unstoppable?hss_channel=tw-2826917226

2026-01-05 13:20:25 UTC

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Banks go where money can be made.
Clean energy is where money can be made.
"Surging demand for capital tied to the energy transition, including renewables and batteries, resulted in “strong green issuance,” said Grace Osborne, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “Banks are no longer backing sustainability for reputational reasons. It’s increasingly where deal flow, fees and growth are.”"
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-02/banks-notch-higher-fees-from-green-bonds-than-fossil-fuel-debt

2026-01-04 14:03:35 UTC

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"One of the study’s most important insights is that the problem is not declining average rainfall, but rising #ClimateVariability.
Statistical tests show little difference in average drought conditions between the early and recent periods. However, when the researchers examine extremes, a clear shift emerges. Wet periods have become wetter, but dry periods have also become drier. The gap between these extremes has widened sharply, especially over longer time scales."
https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/science-environment/3744047-the-climate-paradox-increasing-rainfall-but-growing-drought-risks-in-south-korea

2026-01-01 20:48:52 UTC

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On earthquakes: It depends on what geographic scale you're looking at.
"The tectonic forces (and stresses) responsible for very large earthquakes are much, much larger than the stresses due to melting glaciers and ice sheets.
While melting ice might not have a global affect, it could have an impact on active faults that lie directly underneath glaciers on landmasses such as Alaska or Greenland."
https://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2011/03/17/3165155.htm