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• A shocking development has rocked the foundations of atmospheric science! The climate has always changed and it's nothing to do with people! Scientific papers to be rewritten? iBerry sacked?

• People are becoming more aware of climate change and are considering how to adapt in ways that match their circumstances. iBerry has a growing number of international visitors and is now considering how to facilitate free discussion between them of adaptation or other climate change and environmental issues. Suggestions are welcome!

• Guardian: A climate crisis, a ballot, and a chance at a new life in Australia - Tuvalu is one the first countries to become uninhabitable due to rising seas but now citizens can apply to move to Australia as part of a world-first agreement. Not without problems but good example of adaptation planning that should be concentrating minds everywhere!

• Guardian: Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn - "Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering ..... There is no sign yet of the transition away from fossil fuels promised by the world’s nations at Cop28 in Dubai in December 2023."

• World Meteorological Organization (WMO): Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029): "Projects that global temperatures are expected to continue at or near record levels in the next five years, increasing climate risks and impacts on societies, economies and sustainable development."

• Water is Love is an award winning documentary about youth, water and climate, making good sense of the climate crisis as a time for systemic change and the regeneration of damaged ecosystems. Well worth the hour's viewing!

• BBC News: Tropical forests destroyed at fastest recorded rate last year - New satellite analysis suggests that the world's tropical forests disappeared faster than ever recorded last year.

• 89 Percent Project: Recent studies show that the overwhelming majority of the world’s populations do want their governments to take stronger climate action. Recently launched, the 89 Percent Project involves newsrooms and journalists in the hope that news coverage will focus the world’s attention on climate change’s silent majority. People are more likely to act when they see themselves as part of a large global movement.

• New contribution for iBerry by Rose Kobusinge: Leaving No One Behind: Education and Climate Action for Displaced Children in Muhokya, Uganda Rose is a Ugandan Climate Action activist and advocate.

• iBerry: Adaptation and Pies in the Sky. - EcoBud's latest contribution; "Things are what they used to be." and adaptation to climate change is not being taken seriously.

• Ben See on 'X': "We face 3°C soon: a world where humans simply cannot and will not survive." Extreme prediction? Many people, including iBerry, grapple with the detail but whether it's 2°C, 3°C or worse, expert opinion confirms, it will be bad. When, where and how bad is up for debate and this is largely ignored by popular media. All the more reason to seriously consider whatever devastation is likely and actually start adapting our lifestyles now!

• Guardian: ‘All other avenues have been exhausted’: Is legal action our best hope for holding back the climate crisis? Long read but worth skimming if you really have to! Perhaps surprisingly, a growing number of lawyers are finding that court actions can force elected governments around the world to fight climate breakdown - a trend that deserves support.

• Should YOU Be A Climate Activist? Interesting and informative discussion between Climate Adam and Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist). Actions that make a difference? Annoying actions like blocking traffic or gluing to buildings can motivate other less extreme action such as boycotting banks, marching, and building community. Could be too late if it takes disaster for activism to finally turn the tide on climate change!

• BBC News: Major disruption as Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage - An electrical substation caught fire causing widespread disruption to international travel and the local population. The complex interconnections in modern societies can fail catastrophically! See EcoBud's contributions.

• Yale Climate Connections: Before and after photos show the destruction of climate change - Wildfires, shrinking ice sheets, hurricanes as global temperatures warm, the photos highlight so many lives affected by immediate and cascading effects of disasters such as floods, power outages, major storms, and respiratory illness aggravated by smoky air.

• Guardian: Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns - Ana Toni, Brazil’s chief executive for Cop30 points out that countries increasing their defense spending must bolster climate efforts; “Climate change is an accelerator of inequalities and poverty, and we know that the consequences of inequality and poverty can turn into wars in the future.” Well said!

• Guardian:Two-thirds of the Earth’s surface experienced record heat in 2024. See where and by how much – visualised - Monthly average temperature records were broken time and time again last year in oceans and land, sometimes 5C (9F) hotter than the previous record, impressive visualization

• Guardian: Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead’, says renowned climate scientist - Pace of global heating has been significantly underestimated says renowned climate scientist Prof James Hansen. Predictions faulty then? If so, only because the sensitivity of the climate to increasing fossil fuels emissions is greater than thought!

• New and thoughtful contribution: What Christiana Figueres thinks the climate movement can learn from Buddhism - Figueres, the architect of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, has been helping people around the world understand the teachings of Buddhist monk and peace activist Thích Nhất Hạnh.

• Carbon Brief: Daily Briefing, 21.01.2025 - Excellent digest of the past 24 hours of media coverage following Trump's executive orders.

• Guardian: Trump signs order to withdraw US from Paris climate agreement for second time - Days after the outbreak of devastating wildfires in Los Angeles the world's second biggest polluter will join Iran, Libya and Yemen as the only countries outside the global agreement, risking climate stability and heedless of billions who will suffer. Beggars belief!

• Room 7, 'Books and Moocs', has been updated. The number of free courses available from top educational institutes on just about any aspect of Climate and Environment is truly astonishing. Take a course this year and change your life!

• Sustainable Development Report (SDR) : Report 2024 - Independent experts report yearly progress on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by 193 UN Member States. Progress? - "On average, only 16 percent of the SDG targets are on track to be met globally by 2030, with the remaining 84 percent showing limited progress or a reversal of progress."

• Rising Tide: 7000 people in a 50 hour flotilla blockaded the world's largest coal port. This was one of the largest acts of civil resistance in Australia and is an inspiring 2024 story of everyday people taking on the fossil fuel industry. See Video ->>

• iBerry has made a single 2024 donation to Pachamama Alliance - See Video ->> "Pachamama Alliance is a global community that offers people the chance to learn, connect, engage, travel and cherish life for the purpose of creating a sustainable future that works for all." See Donations by iBerry to deserving causes.

• Guardian: 'We need dramatic social and technological changes': is societal collapse inevitable? - "... failed civilisations all point in one direction - today's society needs radical transformation to survive." Complex society demands yet more resources to solve its problems creating more complexity and even greater problems. Can we transform our unsustainable society and global economy quickly enough?

• Inside Climate News: International Court of Justice Hears Climate Pleas Ahead of Issuing an Advisory Opinion - "Developing countries are asking 15 international judges to clarify the legal obligations of rich nations whose high emissions have driven the greatest warming."

• EcoWatch: UN's Top Court Begins Hearings on Landmark Climate Case - The International Court of Justice (ICJ) begins hearings towards a legal framework involving the obligations made by the international community to address climate change.

• Pocket Project: Climate Consciousness Summit - "Join the Climate Consciousness Summit for a unique experience that intertwines the climate and healing movements, and find meaningful ways to connect and contribute." Runs from 15-21 November 2024, several inspiring videos.

• Guardian: 'Cop summits "no longer fit for purpose", say leading climate policy experts' - An inflential group wants UN climate summits to be held only in countries with clear support for climate action and strict rules on fossil fuel lobbying. There are almost 2000 coal, oil and gas lobbyists at COP29. The fossil fuel industry isn't going to solve the climate crisis!

• BBC News: This year set to be first to breach 1.5C global warming limit - Yet another warning for COP29 but there are few heads of government even attending! Rapid action is necessary just to mitigate and adapt to climate changes already on the way and political changes following the US election are not encouraging!

• BBC News: Deadliest weather made worse by climate change - scientists - "This study should be an eye-opener for political leaders hanging on to fossil fuels that heat the planet and destroy lives." We live in hope!

• Guardian: 'Crunch time for real': UN says time for climate delays has run out - A UN report says if 1.5C carbon-cutting promises were being met we would still be on track for disastrous temperature rises from 2.6C to 2.8C but current carbon-cutting promises are actually heading towards catastrophic temperature rises over 3C!

• BioScience: The 2024 state of the climate report: Perilous times on planet Earth - full peer reviewed free article by top scientists warning yet again, we are still moving in the wrong direction; fossil fuel emissions have increased to an all-time high. When will we ever learn?

• Most climate policies flop, but a handful of winners could actually close the emissions gap - Anthropocene: new analysis leverages a comprehensive database of 1,500 climate policies that have been tried worldwide.

• Can AI Help Save Our Planet? - impressive article from Columbia Engineering acknowledging the pros and cons of AI applied to Climate Change.

• En-ROADS Climate Solutions Simulator - Provides policymakers, educators, businesses, the media, and the public with the ability to test and explore cross-sector climate solutions. Very impressive!

• DataSciencePrograms.com: How Data Science Can Help Fight Climate Change - using machine learning and data visualization to tackle the most challenging components of climate change. See video =>>
  More data from: The Climate Action Tracker - tracking governments' climate action measured against the Paris Agreement.

• Podomatic: Jem Bendell - Breaking together - 'tinkering around the edges of how we live won't save us from the catastrophic effects brought about by the degradation of the natural world.' Clear and well-informed podcast on how many features of modern societies continue to break down.

• Happy Eco News: 100% Renewable Energy Countries Happy news indeed but there's only seven !

• Botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer: 'The clock is ticking . . . ' Thoughtful expert podcast on merging traditional indigenous knowledge with western science to promote ecological sustainability and environmental conservation. Can we change our values by learning from the ecosystems of the natural world, giving to and receiving from the planet to our mutual advantage? Can education play its part in achieving such a change?

• CarbonBrief: "Which countries are historically responsible for climate change?" Nations cumulative CO2 emissions from fossil fuels, land use and forestry, 1850-2021: animation. See Video ->>

• "Most people sense that we're in deep trouble with climate change, and they want to do something." Good thinking by The Climate Majority Project. There's now a groundswell of opinion that may do more than just tempt people into action. See video =>>

• 'Climate Denial Crock of the Week' blogger, Peter Sinclair, asked AI about climate change denial, with fascinating and quite accurate results!