Arne Storrønningen
Norwegian Editor-in-chief and writer,Future in our hands, Framtiden i våre hender, Folkevett/Common Sense
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Why Amy Coney Barrett's addition to supreme court may undermine climate fight
the Guardian 126d 1 tweets
Barrett and five other conservative justices will wield considerable influence on climate change policy
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Arne Storrønningen Why Amy Coney Barrett's addition to supreme court may undermine climate fight: "Barrett and five other conservative justices will wield considerable influence on climate change policy" #Barrett 126d
Ok Doomers: Why you don't need to lose faith in fighting the climate crisis
I-d 126d 2 tweets
Climate doomism helps absolutely no one. Here two experts respond to common arguments put forward by those with a fatalistic outlook of the future. Yes you should be outraged, but there's hope too.
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Arne Storrønningen ".. propagating frightening environmental narratives “leads people down a path of despair and hopelessness and finally inaction, which actually leads us to the same place as outright climate-change denialism.” Quote : ( 2019) 126d
‘Game over for climate’ if US votes for Donald Trump as scientists warn of disaster
inews.co.uk 129d 4 tweets
Scientists warn that the US presidential election is high stakes for the climate
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Arne Storrønningen “It is a make or break election when it comes to the climate. There is no other way to put it.” #Election2020 128d
Environmentalists react to president’s bizarre climate change responses during debate
The Independent 130d 4 tweets
Two-thirds of Americans think that the US government should do more on climate change as the candidates take their last shot at convincing voters 11 days out from the election
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Arne Storrønningen Yesterdays #PresidentialDebate "highlighted the starkest contrast imaginable between the two candidates when it comes to the defining challenge of our time." Quote 130d
Tackling climate change doesn’t only create a healthier environment but, as Blair Palese shows, it makes good economic sense.
TheBrilliant - The Brilliant 131d 3 tweets
Money talks. That’s perhaps the most important thing Blair Palese has learned during 30 years as an environmental campaigner and writer.In her last role, founding and heading the Australian operation of 350.org, and her current endeavour as climate...
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Arne Storrønningen “Even three years ago, you couldn’t have said that the world would flip so fast on renewable energy and battery storage and other innovative technologies just because it makes financial sense.” @350 @350Australia 130d
Greta Thunberg will be Editor-in-Chief of leading Swedish newspaper – for one day - DN.SE
DN.SE 131d 3 tweets
Greta Thunberg has been strongly critical of media coverage of the climate crisis. Now she will get the chance to show what she means.
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Arne Storrønningen . will be Editor-in-Chief of leading Swedish newspaper – for one day: "Greta Thunberg has been strongly critical of media coverage of the climate crisis. Now she will get the chance to show what she means." 131d
Planners 'must prepare' for weather extremes - Met Office
BBC News 131d 2 tweets
The Met Office is launching a tool to help planners prepare for further weather extremes.
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Arne Storrønningen Planners must prepare: “Some of the most severe consequences of climate change will come from an increasing frequency and severity of extreme weather events." - Prof #JasonLowe 131d
Greta Thunberg accuses MEPs of 'surrender on climate and environment'
the Guardian 132d 6 tweets
European parliament votes to continue payments to farmers with no green conditions attached
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Arne Storrønningen "Greta Thunberg accuses Members of the European Parliament of 'surrender on climate and environment" @350Europe 131d
Climate change spurs doubling of disasters since 2000: UN
Aljazeera.com 140d 4 tweets
UN body says 6,681 climate-linked events recorded since turn of the century, up from 3,656 in previous 20 years.
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Arne Storrønningen New alarming numbers: "Climate change is largely to blame for a near doubling of natural disasters in the past 20 years"UN report ( October 12) @350 132d
Our leaders won’t fix the COVID inequality crisis – but we can
news.trust.org 133d 23 tweets
Great leaders who tackle inequality are often celebrated, but progressive grassroots organising is crucial
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Arne Storrønningen "We’ve won the fight against inequality before. Even in – especially in – this crisis, we can win it again." Quote: #Corona #inequality 132d
Big Oil's answer to melting Arctic: cooling the ground so it can keep drilling
the Guardian 134d 11 tweets
Technology is keeping patches of permafrost frozen to preserve infrastructure but Alaska’s indigenous residents face effects of climate crisis alone
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Arne Storrønningen Climate madness : "Countries from Norway  to Russia are advancing new Arctic oil developments... and under Donald Trump’s administration, Alaska has emerged as a hotbed of Arctic oil extraction." @350 133d
Thirty books to help us understand the world in 2020
the Guardian 135d 8 tweets
The climate crisis, gender, populism, big tech, pandemics, race… our experts recommend titles to illuminate the issues of the day
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Arne Storrønningen "Doomist framing can be disabling, and it is all too common these days in popular climate change-themed narratives." Quote 134d
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Arne Storrønningen "A dystopian future is possible if we fail to act. But a utopian future is not out of reach if we succeed in doing so." Quote: 132d
I Am Greta review — the activist unpacked: vulnerable and jaw-droppingly brave
Thetimes.co.uk 137d 2 tweets
★★★★☆An astonishing, almost biblical image opens this fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary about a year in the life of the teenage eco-warrior Greta Thunberg. It’s mid-August 2019, and Thunberg is
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Arne Storrønningen #IAmGreta "An astonishing, almost biblical image opens this fascinating fly-on-the-wall documentary about a year in the life of the teenage eco-warrior"#GretaThunberg " Quote @350 135d
For Australia's sake, I hope Trump's climate science denialism loses | Michael Mann
the Guardian 136d 3 tweets
US policy has emboldened Scott Morrison to be less ambitious on climate, just when so much is at stake
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Arne Storrønningen "We must take the earliest exit possible off the fossil fuel highway." 136d
Tmag - A Science Communication Blog
Timo Lubitz - Timolubitz.de 236d 11 tweets
A Blog to Combat (Climate) Science Misinformation
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Arne Storrønningen "Deliberate confusion can be sown under a false pretext of 'skepticism'. And the scientific process is continually under assault by bad-faith doubt mongers." 137d
Great Barrier Reef corals have more than halved in past 25 years, study shows
the Guardian 139d 6 tweets
Mass bleaching events triggered by record-breaking water temperatures have the most impact on coral depletion
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Arne Storrønningen There's not much time to lose: "Great Barrier Reef corals have more than halved in past 25 years - study." 139d
A reelected Trump's climate control
POLITICO 139d 2 tweets
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Arne Storrønningen "No less than the future of the planet hinges on this presidential election, says a prominent climate scientist whose research has helped inform the U.N.’s landmark reports on climate change." #Election2020 139d
More than 7,000 extreme weather events recorded since 2000, says UN
the Guardian 140d 6 tweets
Sharp rise in number of droughts, floods and wildfires has claimed 1.23 million lives and affected 4.2 billion people
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Arne Storrønningen More than 7,000 extreme weather events recorded since 2000: "Sharp rise in number of droughts, floods and wildfires has claimed 1.23 million lives and affected 4.2 billion people" 140d
Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’, confirms IEA
Simon Evans - Carbon Brief 140d 51 tweets
The world’s best solar power schemes now offer the “cheapest…electricity in history” with the technology cheaper than coal and gas in most major countries.
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Arne Storrønningen Solar is now ‘cheapest electricity in history’ confirms - World Energy Outlook 2020 #weo2020 140d
Stop CO2 emissions bouncing back after Covid plunge, says IEA
the Guardian 140d 9 tweets
Governments are not doing enough to prevent rapid rebound, says agency’s report
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Arne Storrønningen “The world is far from doing enough to put [emissions] into a structural decline”...“We expect that global emissions will bounce back with the rebound of the economy if no large shifts in government policies take place." @350 140d