Finland phases out coal, ahead of schedule:

“Imported fossil energy has been replaced with cleaner solutions that reduce climate emissions, while consumers benefit from lower energy prices”

“As Finland previously relied primarily on coal imported from Russia, the phase-out has also boosted Finland’s energy independence and, therefore, national security.”

https://www.euronews.com/green/2025/04/01/finland-ahead-of-schedule-on-coal-phase-out-as-helsinkis-salmisaari-plant-closes

756 #ClimateSolutions #Cities #HighwayBrain

Highway brain the older brother of car brain.

"They're Hopelessly Addicted ... to Building Highways" [7:36 min]
by I Love the City [Mar 24, 2025]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIf8QKtCGjE

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

742 #ClimateSolutions #NrSweden #SamiPeople

"How climate solutions in Northern Sweden impact the Sami people in Kiruna" [ ± 1min]
by EuropeanJournalismCentre
You may like the longer version on the topic:
-> In the Swedish Arctic, a battle for the climate rages. Interview with Isobel Cockerell <- [7:33 min]
-> youtube.com/watch?v=65tqMYD9vHw <-

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/PM53KvWvhsI

Quote by EJC:
"Oct 29, 2024
The path to sustainability isn’t simple.
Climate solutions are essential, but they come with challenges and impacts. For example, in Northern Sweden, iron ore mining is a key part of the green transition. However, it’s also affecting the Sami people who live there, as daily explosions from mining shake the ground and disrupt their lives.
This issue is powerfully illustrated by the winning project of the Climate Journalism Award 2024 in the Storytelling & solutions category.
"In the Swedish Arctic, a battle for the climate rages" by Isobel Cockerell, Frankie Mills, Barclay Bram, Gemma Newby, Coda Story, The Economist."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

Judge Blocks #Trump Administration From Terminating $14 Billion in 'Green Bank' Grants

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating $14 billion in grants awarded to three #climate groups by the #Biden administration

#law #ClimateCrisis #DOGE #TrumpPurge #EPA #Citibank #ClimateUnitedFund #ClimateSolutions
https://apnews.com/article/epa-green-bank-zeldin-climate-trump-380000b014480350b35b7b53bd14e277

738 #ClimateSolutions #BioChar

"This ancient bit of ingenuity keeps carbon trapped for thousands of years"
by Matt Simon for Grist [Mar 03, 2025] [Audio available]

https://grist.org/science/ancient-carbon-credit-trapped-biochar/

Quotes:
"Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought."

"For all its plant and animal life aboveground, the Amazon rainforest’s soils are surprisingly poor in nutrients necessary for growing food. Thousands of years ago, the region’s Indigenous peoples solved this problem by creating “terra preta” from table scraps and charcoal and tucking it away in the hostile soil."

"As biomass like trees and crops grow, they sequester carbon in their leaves and branches. Heat that biomass up without fully consuming it and it turns to nearly pure carbon known as biochar,"

"The nagging question, though, is exactly how long that carbon stays in the soil. A new study adds to a growing body of evidence that scientists have been underestimating the staying power of biochar, meaning the technology is actually an even more powerful way to store carbon than previously thought."

"Nailing down exactly how long biochar can hold onto carbon is crucial for the carbon-removal credit industry, where companies like Microsoft and Google fund projects to draw carbon out of the atmosphere."

"Much as humans eat food off dishes instead of eating the dishes themselves, bacteria and fungi choose to eat organic matter like leaves over biochar. “It’s kind of like if you have a nice piece of cake and they bring it to us on a plate, we’re going to eat the cake,” Sanei said. “If we are very hungry, we eat it much faster. But still, we’re not going to eat the plate.”

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#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

I post about #ClimateSolutions that can be implemented by ordinary citizens to reduce/reverse global warming & lower the planet’s temperature.

These creditable sources, who have you and the earth’s best interest at heart, say that GHG emissions from food alone could use up all the remaining budget required to reverse #GlobalWarming.

https://eatforum.org/eat-lancet-commission/ , https://ourworldindata.org/food-emissions-carbon-budget , https://climatehealers.org/blog/an-amazing-update-on-the-climate-healers-position-paper/ and https://www.unep.org/resources/emissions-gap-report-2022

You do not need permission to change your diet!

721 #ClimateSolutions #Grid #NeighborhoodBattery

The cost of a neighborhood battery. Solar and wind locally harvested, locally stored and locally distributed. Only supported by the national grid.
Want to see the video about that visit he's talking about?
-> Community Inspired, Self Powered Paradise?!? <-
-> youtube.com/watch?v=pTfdQ3dEopw <-

ripped from:
Clean Energy 101: The Future of The Grid | Fully Charged Show Podcast with Ausgrid by Everything Electric Show

"the cost of a neighborhood battery" [1:33 min]

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

Mission Statement [reviwed and edited 24-12-21]
[but don't hold me to it]

After the devastating Dutch elections [‘23-11-22] I decided to dedicate my toots back to the original goal.
I care about a lot of issues, most global some national; but I won't be 'tooting' about them all.

First and formost I WANT to 'toot' about:
* #ClimateSolutions
Because I trust that most people reading know about the dreadfull future of climate change, I want to spread the, possible, solutions to a problem rather than reiterate on the problem.
* #ClimateJustice
One of those solution might be sueing the polluters or governments on human rights, violations or #Ecoside
* #ClimateAction
Action is by all means a solution.
* #ClimateEmergency
* #Climate

As said I want to focus on the global issue. I don't want to nitpick on too much principles. Like: "What's worse: eating cows or driving diesel?" Both are devastating behaviors of intitled rich people!
On the otherhand therefore I truly respect ANY effort to make a change for the better.

Most of all... I want to add instead of preach. Bring some bits of the puzzle to the table.

I'm NOT a scientist of any kind. I'm just a disabled old white guy typing on a desk reading and searching a lot.

I tend to toot 10-15 toots at 13:00* that I boost again unchanged at 20:00* the same day, but that's NOT a promise. [*=my [Amstedam] time]

I might be interested in: #StopCopCity #ClimateFinance #Capitalism #Energy #USpolitics #Ukraine #Europe #Bernie #XR #OceanCleanup #NextBlue #InductionCooking #TaxTheRich #Africa #FemaleSoccer #Ajax #WomensRights #Indigenous #BigOil #Greta #CityDesign #VanessaNakate #2030 #Wildfires / #Floods #IPCC #AOC and more.
But after a year or two there appear to be 4 general topics: #Climate #Gaza / #IsraeliGenocide #USpolitics and #Ukraine

I tend to follow anyone who 'retoots' or 'favourites' my toots. Forget it, I'm vain.
If any of my 'followers' wants to opt out... this is your chance, as always.

711 #ClimateSolutions #Cities #Bikes vs #Busses

It's a trick !!
The carlobby trying to put cycling opposit public transport. So while 'we' quarral amongst eachother about the limited funds, nobody will notice the unlimited funds allocated to the car infrastructure. Which is much more expensive and benefits fewer people.
Guys... it's not a contest. Present the public with enough safe ALTERNATIVES and there will be less cars polluting the streets.

"Are Urbanists Too Obsessed With Bikes? (Why Not Focus on Transit?)" [8:53 min]
by Oh The Urbanity!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvOoTvmt6_c

Quote by OTU:
"Feb 22, 2025
One of the most common arguments against building dedicated bike infrastructure is that we should instead be focusing on improving public transit. This argument sometimes comes from people opportunistically using transit as a cudgel but there’s also a kind of old-school city dweller that fundamentally understands transit in a way that they don’t for this new-fangled bike stuff. It’s worth remembering: in many cities, separated bike lanes are a relatively new idea. Just over a decade ago, Toronto was “considering” building some."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

709 #ClimateSolutions #SolarParkingLots

#BillionairesDontCare
With the one hand #Elonneke builds Tesla's and with the other he takes funding for these away.

"How to fight climate change with parking lots" [8:31 min]
by Vox

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeaQUhAOdtk

Quote by V:
"Sep 27, 2023
Why haven’t we covered them in solar panels?
In 2021, President Biden set an ambitious climate goal for the US to reach net-zero carbon emissions economy-wide by 2050. And as part of the transition to renewable energy, the country has drastically ramped up production of solar over the past few years. But that’s led to a new problem: finding enough land on which to put solar panels.
The easiest and cheapest places to install solar panels are often large, undeveloped plots of land. It's why, in many places across the country, we've seen rural areas — including fragile desert ecosystems and valuable farmland — turned into solar farms. Many local residents and conservationists have protested these rural solar projects for a variety of reasons: Some want to keep natural views, others want to retain space for agriculture or aim to preserve biodiversity. Solar will likely play an important role in the country’s move away from fossil fuels — but is there a smarter way to do it that doesn’t require taking up so much rural land?
In the video above, we explore one option that could help: parking lots. Solar photovoltaics researcher and professor Joshua Pearce goes into the data on how placing solar canopies over parking lots could be a worthwhile investment for many cities. And as more countries, like France, are moving toward retrofitting parking spaces with solar, we look at what it could mean in the US."

#TakeCareForLife #TakeCareForEarth
#StopBurningThings #StopEcoside #StopThePlunder
#ClimateBreakDown #StopRapingNature

European manufacturers make EV battery recycling breakthroughs:

thus reducing life cycle greenhouse gas emissions, dependence on raw materials, and costs.

https://money.usnews.com/investing/news/articles/2025-02-12/european-ev-battery-material-startups-make-recycling-breakthroughs

“What’s going to move the needle on climate change is wonder...Fear is a powerful emotion but it’s short term.”

https://atmos.earth/overview-effect-can-a-sense-of-awe-inspire-a-new-worldview/