For thirty years of my career studying this, I considered the #AMOC tipping risk serious but low probability.
Why I've changed my mind. ⬇️
youtu.be/Cg0N9MWw9Vk?...
China's gasoline car sales plunge 41.8% in May as combustion era fades
China's domestic sales of traditional fuel passenger vehicles fell to 497,000 units in May, down 357,000 units from a year earlier. cnev.co/RvyQBbc 👇
Man we are in such a bad place as we sail past 1.5ºC of heating.
2ºC is almost certain.
We are on a highway to hell.
China's domestic sales of traditional fuel passenger vehicles fell to 497,000 units in May, down 357,000 units from a year earlier.
Approvals for new gas-fired power plants rose to a 25-year high last year
Until 2023, most gas-fired power plant approvals were in gas-importing countries, but the US now dominates orders, driven by data centre demand
Learn more in our report ➡️ iea.li/4dPe8bJ
International Energy Agency
In Bonn this week, climate activists and members of the press are facing unprecedented barriers to one of the most important conferences of the year.
Restricting spaces for civil society risks weakening accountability precisely when Parties should be rebuilding trust in multilateral climate action.
Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe
www.euronews.com
Climate activists and members of the press are facing unprecedented barriers to one of the most important environmental conferences of the year.
Also Hansen et al Feb 6, 2026:
"We projected a min. of 1.4°C to be achieved by the second quarter of 2026. A min. about 1.4°C will be strong support of global temperature acceleration, as such La Nina min. is higher than any El Nino max. in the prior decade, which included a “Super El Nino.”
That absolute disregard to the science is staggering.
Well there you have it. James Hansen et al proved right again.
Using the ERA5 dataset the average between the max. and min. 12-month running averages is 1.53ºC
Hansen quote: www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailin...
ERA5 data: climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-...
NEW from from JMA (June 10)
"El Niño conditions are considered to be present in the equatorial Pacific from Spring 2026. They are highly likely (100%) to continue until boreal autumn."
Full update here: ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod...
#ElNino
For regions of the world that are already close to their thermal limits, finding a way to stay cool as we race past 1.5°C is going to become mission critical.
Here is what Singapore is trying.
#Adaptation #Heatwaves #ClimateCrisis
www.bloomberg.com/ne...
