Recovering academic, seeking sustainability: @HUCEnvironment @WoodwellClimate former science & policy director, chief climate scientist @UCSUSA
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Peter Frumhoff retweeted
After the hearing, @PeterFrumhoff, former chief climate scientist at @UCSUSA, told ExxonKnews that the hacker's sentencing is hopefully “a stepping stone, not a final moment” of accountability for the attack against key players in the #ExxonKnew movement. exxonknews.org/p/exxonknew-h…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
“I was the target, but the public at large was the intended victim,” said Peter Frumhoff, former director of science and policy and chief scientist at UCS in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
➡️apnews.com/article/computer-…
"Now more than ever, scientists, advocates and our policymakers must fight back against scare tactics, delay maneuvers, and other abuses of power by the fossil fuel industry. A safer, healthier & more just future is at stake."
Statement by @kathy_mulvey➡️act.ucsusa.org/3uaIfFV
ALT A Manhattan judge will issue a sentence today for Aviram Azari, a self-described “hacker for hire” who pleaded guilty in what is known as the “Dark Basin” cyberattack. The large-scale spear phishing venture targeted individuals at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and other public interest organizations working to expose concerted efforts by ExxonMobil and other fossil fuel industry interests to spread disinformation about climate science and prevent climate action.
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
"Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’--Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently" by David Gelles (@dgelles) for The @NYTimes: nytimes.com/2023/07/10/clima…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
The European Commission takes a stand on #geoengineering
- risks, impacts & unintended consequences poorly understood
- new risks to people & ecosystems, could increase power imbalances
- support for international efforts for an assessment & discussions on a governance framework
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
🚨Climate Accountability Lab at University of Miami is hiring!🚨 Pls share widely!📢
Researchers at all levels (undergrad, grad, postdoc, senior scientist, consultant) interested in investigating climate disinformation & propaganda, pls reach out! Postdoc job listings below. 1/n
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
BREAKING 🚨 In a major victory for climate accountability, dozens of climate lawsuits across the U.S. can advance toward trial after the Supreme Court today declined to hear Big Oil’s desperate pleas to escape justice in state courts. climateintegrity.org/news/su…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
11th May
Join us for Corporate Climate Litigation: Lessons Learned, Comparative Perspectives and Future Pathways
Spks inc @IvanoAlogna Marc Clément, @PeterFrumhoff, Prof Michael Garrard, Prof Annalisa Savaresi, Prof. Qin Tianbao, Nigel Plemming
hybrid
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Peter Frumhoff retweeted
I think this is a good way to evaluate a company’s claims to be on board vis a vis the climate: “At a minimum, the company must have no new commitments to initiate new fossil fuel exploration, production or refining.” washingtonpost.com/climate-e…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
Compiled by @VatanHuzeir, the latest cache of internal documents describing Big Oil's concealed knowledge of global warming is a gold mine.
One bombshell is a confidential @Shell scenario report from 1989 which imagined two futures: SUSTAINABLE WORLD and GLOBAL MERCANTILISM 🧵
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
We should invest in forests and soil carbon, but we should not use them to offset fossil emissions...
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
Climate change is causing atmospheric rivers to become stronger and more hazardous. This is contributing to the devastating flooding in California this year. Source: science2017.globalchange.gov…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
Supposedly the White House is close to approving a vast new oil complex--the #WillowProject --in Alaska.
One hopes that they'll rethink: it's a world-class carbon bomb, and base voters young and old just hate it.
Jimmy Carter helped preserve Alaska--over to you, Joe Biden
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
Good news and bad news here. Global CO2 pollution rose only 1% last year, pushed by big gains in clean energy. Bad news is we need carbon pollution not to just slow its rise, but to FALL.
iea.org/news/global-co2-emis…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
On March 13 at @SXSW, @katericke joins @PeterFrumhoff, @Eaterofsun & @sktalati for a discussion on #geoengineering and whether it can help reverse the impacts of #ClimateChange, or could pose potential unforeseen complications. Learn more. ⬇️
schedule.sxsw.com/2023/event…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
This article highlights key areas of physical + social science research that can inform decisions about legal responsibility for GHGs and climate damages.
Thanks so much to my co-authors @BenFranta, Delta Merner (@UCSUSA), Alessandra Lehmen
(@juchemadvocacia) & @PeterFrumhoff
📰 NEW article, Research Priorities for Climate Litigation, by Jessica Wentz (@jess_wentz), Delta Merner, Benjamin Franta, Alessandra Lehmen & Peter C. Frumhoff: buff.ly/3QXuXnH #climatelitigation #attributionscience #climatelawsuits #international #climatelaw
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
BREAKING: New study in Nature Climate Change shows that academic research funded by fossil fuel companies is biased.
Biased against renewables and toward promotion of fossil gas.
Given Big Carbon's big money in academia, this should raise alarm bells.
nature.com/articles/s41558-0…
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
Important election day for Amazonian forests. We’ve given them another chance to keep our planet greener, cooler, and more diverse.
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
So apparently the tobacco industry is copying the fossil fuel industry's net-zero playbook almost verbatim. Altria - one of the world's largest cigarette companies - is marketing itself as "beyond smoking"
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
I’ve just had my 4379th conversation with a scientist about using the word “activist.” Of course I am an activist. It’s irrational and immoral to be passive in the face of imminent danger. @billmckibben @GeoffreySupran @franta
Peter Frumhoff retweeted
Big news happening in Boston right now, as @MayorWu announces the city's intention to ban fossil fuels in new buildings. bostonglobe.com/2022/08/16/s… via @BostonGlobe