Six years into a massive tree-planting blitz, African communities are seeing real change.
Restoring nearly 950 hectares of land has brought back wildlife, improved rainfall and boosted local incomes.
This is #GenerationRestoration in action: https://ow.ly/Q1Pr50YsMbe
What does #CDR look like on the ground? Sometimes, it looks like this.
A fisherman navigating the mangroves of Devgad on India’s Konkan coast & seaweed harvested by hand from the intertidal zone.
Photo credit: @aaranpatel.bsky.social
In a world where the effects of extreme weather patterns are intensifying, evidenced by rising heat, the Global Cooling Watch report shows how smarter, fairer, sustainable cooling can save lives, reduce emissions, and help billions stay safe from extreme heat.
More info: https://ow.ly/rZkW50YsM50
Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget.
Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️
Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...
Enhanced Rock Weathering (ERW) is pitched as a major #CDR tool. A new perspective in @nature.com questions how scalable it really is.
#ERW shows promise but its true net CDR potential remains uncertain.
Read here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Smiling African woman standing outdoors in a lush green setting, holding leafy branches in her hands. White text overlay reads: “Why women are key to climate action.”
Women and girls are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and uniquely positioned to drive action.
This United Nations explainer breaks down the reasons why women are key to building a sustainable, more resilient planet. https://www.un.org/en/climatechange/science/climate-issues/women
#StateOfCDR experts weigh in on some of the challenges #CDR must overcome, that will shape its future.
Future #EU contribution to #GlobalHeating could be halved without placing extra burden on the economy.
An economic PIK study in the top journal JEEM calculates the effectiveness of “clean-up certificates” (emission right + removal obligation).
#Climate #Edenhofer
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🆕 study: Global warming must stay below 2°C and return to 1.5°C as quickly as possible to reduce tipping point risks. In the long term, temperatures must cool to 1°C above pre-industrial levels, researchers from @exeter.ac.uk, @cicero.oslo.no and PIK find.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
What does #data say about #CDR start-ups?
#StateOfCDR tracks 509 CDR startups founded between 2006-23 using the #NetZero Insights database. Innovation is growing, but a gap remains deployment & what Paris-aligned pathways imply. Explore the data behind these figures: portal.stateofcdr.org/chapter/3
Peatlands, which cover just 3% of Earth's surface, store 550 billion tonnes of carbon or twice as much as all forests combined.
However, some 15% of them have been drained for agriculture.
Protecting these carbon sinks is vital #ForPeopleForPlanet.
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Our first Insight Report, Carbon Dioxide Removal in G20 Pledges: Limited and Lacking in Credibility, is now available in 6 UN languages🌍
Read in Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian & Spanish alongside English: tinyurl.com/3kn6seff
🆕 Several Earth system components may be closer to destabilisation than previously thought. Crossing key temperature thresholds could trigger feedback loops, pushing the planet toward a “Hothouse Earth” trajectory. Study by @oregonstate.edu, @iiasa.ac.at & PIK: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Field trials of #CDR are technical experiments and also sites where governance and responsibility are being tested. This paper examines how responsible #research & #innovation is being applied across UK field trials of land-based CDR. @co2rehub.bsky.social
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Peatlands are critical to combating the climate crisis, preserving biodiversity, and more.
Yet, they are under increased threat.
The Global Peatlands Map 2.0 provides key data on the status of peatlands: https://ow.ly/HNyV50Y9QzN
Halting the loss of more than 7 million hectares of tropical forests, tackling climate change, and feeding 9 billion people by 2050 will not happen without smart financing.
Here’s why financing sustainable land use matters, and how it can unlock real change: https://ow.ly/uk9n50Y9kxQ
Climate change is making floods, heatwaves, and storms more dangerous.
Early warning systems help predict these risks and alert people in time to act, saving lives, homes, and livelihoods.
Explore more about this cost-effective disaster risk reduction approach: https://ow.ly/bVt350Y9kEH
An aerial view of Korea with the text, "Korea can achieve 60% emissions reductions by 2035. A CGS, KAIST, and SNU analysis offers key action items to inform a high-ambition climate pathway."
How can #Korea achieve the upper range of its 2035 #NDC?
Research by @ctrglobsust.bsky.social and KAIST details how reducing GHG emissions by 60% by 2035 will require coordinated action across all levels of government, among other stakeholders: go.umd.edu/RepublicofKorea2035Ambition
Over 100 million lakes dot the planet, holding most of the world’s surface freshwater. But many are drying, flooding, turning green or vanishing.
What’s happening to one of Earth’s most vital ecosystems?
Explore what can still be done: www.unep.org/news-and-sto...
#CDR has a range of distinct methods. #StateOfCDR Ed2, Fig 1.4 shows how CDR approaches differ in capture, readiness, mitigation, storage pool & timescales.
Some more mature today storing #carbon over short periods while others are early-stage having long storage timescales.
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Once a distant climate risk, the destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation (#AMOC) is becoming a real security concern. PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson outline what can be done about it.
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🔈 Let’s debunk common climate myths!
Myth #1 : “A couple of degrees of warming is not that big of a deal.”
Fact: Actually, small temperature rises can throw the world’s delicate ecosystems into disarray, with dire implications for humans and other living things.
More: www.unep.org/topics/clima...
#WorldWetlandsDay is a reminder that safeguarding wetlands is as important as developing new #CDR technologies.
Many #peatlands and coastal #wetlands are degraded, making them a source of #greenhouse #gas emissions. Restoring them can reduce emissions & turn them into #carbon removers. These vital carbon stores depend on long-term protection & management.
Do all #CarbonDioxideRemoval methods store #carbon for the same length of time? Kirsty Harrington explains...
Read the State Of #CDR, Insight Report: www.stateofcdr.org/insight-repo...
Transparency in #climate targets matter not only for tracking progress, but for understanding real-world implications of different pathways for people, ecosystems and decision-making.
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How is innovation in #CDR evolving & where is it concentrated? Fig 2.4 from the State of CDR Edition-2, shows 3 signals of innovation on how CDR methods & geographies diversify. It shows growth momentum but also uneven patterns, suggesting innovation capacity & attention are not distributed evenly.
