At a time of growing geopolitical fragmentation, it is increasingly difficult to imagine the UN forging the same broad consensus around a new global development framework that it did with the SDGs, which end in 2030. I'm thinking about what comes next. chinadaily.com.cn/a/202606/1…

BBC News - Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland's economy, says CBI bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c759…

Earth Day 2026; on a planet where warming is accelerating, Earth loses resilience, 7 of 9 planetary boundaries breached - is a reminder we cannot exclude pushing our "blue dot" along a Hothouse Earth path, drifting towards a less and less liveable home. sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

For years, Canada sent 70 cents of every defence dollar straight to the United States. Mark Carney just told Parliament that stops now. The room gave him a standing ovation. It is a striking thing to get a standing ovation for announcing that your country will stop subsidising someone else’s arms industry. But that is where Canada is in 2025. Carney’s case is blunt: the United States is “beginning to monetize its hegemony, charging for access to its markets and reducing its relative contributions to collective security.”   And MAGA is celebrating. Winning. Always winning. USA, USA. Somewhere a man in a red hat is pumping his fist. Let me explain what is actually happening, because clearly no one has bothered. In ten months, the United States has torched eighty years of alliance architecture that its own soldiers, diplomats and taxpayers built from the rubble of the Second World War. Eighty years. Gone. Detonated, with a smile, by people who genuinely believe this is genius. Canada is not drifting away. Canada is leaving. Europe is not hedging. Europe is building a defence industry specifically designed to cut Washington out. Allies are not quietly grumbling over dinner. They are signing contracts with other people. And the MAGA faithful are cheering every single step of it, because someone told them this is what dominance looks like. It is not dominance. It is a man burning down his own house and whooping at the flames. The saddest part is not that America is losing its allies. The saddest part is that half the country thinks that is the point.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Stay connected, Follow Gandalv @Microinteracti1

The AMOC is slowing down. We know it has an on/off switch. We also know it would, if turned off, cause catastrophic global impacts. Unacceptable. Here our new study showing shut-down very likely bumps up warming 0.2°C through carbon cycle feedback alone. nature.com/articles/s43247-0…

We’re on track for 4C well before this century is done. Sometimes, being heartbroken and outraged is the only rational response.

SCCS is proud to support @OurPowerScot, an important new campaign, calling for community ownership of renewables schemes to be put at the heart of our energy system ⚡️

TODAY: @Scotgov has published its long awaited finalised Climate Change Plan for 2026-2040. But what changes have they made since the draft we analysed in January, and will it make a difference? 👇 stopclimatechaos.scot/scotti… #climatechange #scotland #politics

SCCS is calling for a halt to construction of hyperscale data centres across Scotland until their climate impacts can be fully understood. Dr Kat Jones, director of SCCS member APRS, highlights concerns over the massive quantities of energy required to power them 👇

Bus travel should be "free, fast and accessible". In rural and island communities, free travel could include ferries, trains or community transport. See Holyrood Magazine's article: The Huddle: How do we improve Scotland's transport infrastructure? holyrood.com/inside-politics…

3 Ocean & Earth System Science positions available: New PIK project “The Role of the Ocean in Earth System Stability” explores how ocean heat & carbon uptake, marine biodiversity and biosphere feedbacks shape Earth system resilience. 👉pik-potsdam.de/de/aktuelles/…

Momentum is building! Thanks to @Euan4Falkirk for raising my Ecocide (Scotland) Bill in the Commons. Great to hear Minister @AlexDaviesJones confirm positive UK Gov talks on criminalising ecocide. Ahead of tomorrow’s Stage 1 Holyrood vote, it’s clear: the time for action is now.

The @Sunday_Mail gets it: Scotland’s at a crossroads. Legendary cameraman Doug Allan has seen the natural world "break down” - now he’s calling on MSPs to fix the law. My #EcocideBill faces a crunch vote this Thursday. The time to protect Scotland’s future from ecocide is now.

BREAKING: Kayla Schultz, the woman who got the closest video of Alex Pretti’s killing from her car, speaks out for the first time. She says she will not be intimidated because that’s exactly what ICE wants from all of us. The moment you show you ARE intimidated is the moment they attack. Source @CNN

We’re one of 60 orgs supporting the Joint Active Travel Manifesto for 2026. It calls on political parties to invest in active travel and accelerate delivery to reduce congestion and create safer streets for all. Read it here: drive.google.com/file/d/1TaP…

The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. In a new article in Dagens Nyheter, Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this threat: dn.se/debatt/vi-vet-inte-var… (in Swedish)

Blackouts🔦 Rocketing energy bills💸 Climate destruction🌡️ Read the blog by Dr Kat Jones, director of SCCS member group APRS, on why gigantic energy-guzzling data centres could bring serious problems to Scotland: stopclimatechaos.scot/why-th…

"We need to see the detail showing how measures will bring about the significantly faster progress we desperately need," says SCCS chair Dr Mike Robinson @RSGS_CEO, responding to the draft Scottish budget. stopclimatechaos.scot/respon…

Scotland’s farmers are in a unique position to produce high-quality food for our tables, provide important rural jobs and tackle the climate and nature crises, but they need the right support to do it. SCCS chair Mike Robinson writes in @bellacaledonia bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/0…

We are delighted to welcome our first Ambassadors: Tom Ballantine, Chris Hegarty and Gail Wilson 👏 The scheme aims to recognise and retain connections with exceptional people who've made a significant contribution to the coalition. Find out more here: stopclimatechaos.scot/our-te…