Aitor Marcos

CLIMATEWIRE | The Trump administration's plan to dismantle a major scientific research center could cause property insurance prices to increase across the country, according to an industry group representing actuaries. The warning adds a new dimension to the potential breakup of the National Center for Atmospheric Research, whose climate data is used by the insurance industry to help predict financial losses and set rates. "We're incredibly reliant on curated and unbiased data sets available to the public," said Peter Ott, who leads a research committee at the American Academy of Actuaries. The academy said in a recent letter that disrupting the center would "undermine the stability and affordability of insurance." The White House budget office stunned the scientific world when it announced in December that it would break up the federally funded center, which budget director Russell Vought called "one of the largest sources of climate alarmism." The move is among an array of steps taken by the Trump administration to dismantle programs aimed at addressing climate change.

Climate denial is expensive!

The American Academy of Actuaries warns that closing the National Center for Atmospheric Research — which the Trump regime calls “one of the largest sources of climate alarmism" — would lead to higher prices for home insurance and thus for housing itself.

📉El decrecimiento mueve fichas: deja el diagnóstico y empieza a forjar un movimiento político

✍️@actisandres.bsky.social

www.elsaltodiario.com/decrecimient...

Opinion | The Finance Industry Is a Grift. Let’s Start Treating It That Way.

Esto es lo mejor que he leído NUNCA (y es mucho decir) sobre cómo el sistema financiero dejó de funcionar para la economía real y se convirtió en una aspiradora de recursos y en un casino.

Y está escrito por un analista conservador.

Lo he reenviado a todos mis grupos y tú deberías hacer lo mismo.

‼️Se acerca la fecha‼️

La sociedad civil organizada se cita los días 13 y 14 de febrero para construir un nuevo modelo ecosocial, que cuestione el fracasado capitalismo verde y confronte el fascismo, proponiendo alternativas más allá del crecimiento.

✍️ Inscríbete aquí: bit.ly/ForoSocialde...

My brief address at the Spanish Parliament last week, on how capitalism is driving the polycrisis, and how we can begin to align production with democratically ratified objectives.

(Part 2 below)

Familiar harms, familiar terms - Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability Creating a more sustainable and environmentally just future for our planet and all who live on it

Three Mile Island wasn’t the worst nuclear disaster in American history.

Read about what was and the research @joearvai.org, @aitormarcos.bsky.social, and I are doing to understand risky decision-making in this ✨unusual✨context.

dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...

The consumer power myth Therefore, a central task is to de-commodify food through multiple means, such as self-provisioning, co-producing, gifting and sharing or even just by having a stable relationship between producers an...

La falacia del poder del l@s consumidorxs

Se retrata al capitalismo como un sistema democrático donde las personas “votan con sus billeteras”. Pero es una ilusión – incluso para los países ricos-. En lugar de defender el consumismo verde, debemos esforzarnos por desmercantilizar los alimentos.

How did I not know about this???? It works amazingly well - select 'transactions' and then just whack in a company name. Massively under-used resource here

Israeli strike on school-turned-shelter in Gaza kills 25, medics say An Israeli strike on a school-turned-shelter in the Gaza Strip has killed at least 25 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s Health Ministry.

BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added.

Conferencia Más Allá del Crecimiento será un espacio de deliberación democrática por un nuevo modelo económico que tenga como base el cuidado de las personas y el planeta.

Tendrá lugar los días 26 y 27 de septiembre de 2025 en el Congreso de los Diputados y el segundo día Foro Social.

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187. Punzada mundial: La barbarie No es el fin del mundo · Episode

Qué ilusión me hace escuchar a @elordenmundial.bsky.social y @punzadas.bsky.social en un episodio conjunto! La colabo que no sabía que necesitaba 🥹 open.spotify.com/episode/5YyS...

Manifiesto «Por un futuro más allá del crecimiento económico» es el manifiesto fundacional de la Alianza más allá del crecimiento, de la que formamos parte más de veinte colectivos en búsqueda de un nuevo modelo ecosocial.

¡¡Decrecimiento o barbarie!!

#Decrecimiento

attac.es/manifiesto-p...

warming stripes showing rising temps

You can now get REALLY location specific warming stripes thanks to @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social

era-explorer.climate.copernicus.eu?lat=59.93&ln...

¡¡Protestar no es un delito!! El derecho a la protesta es un pilar fundamental en las sociedades democráticas.

Apagar las observaciones de CO₂ de Mauna Loa (NOAA) mientras el CO₂ atmosférico sigue disparándose es como apagar una alarma de incendios porque no te gusta el ruido.

#CaosClimatico #StandUp4Science

Okay, #DOGE, you asked for it so let’s talk about government waste. Can you guess which US industry makes TRILLION$ in profit, but receives HUNDREDS OF BILLION$ in government subsidies — subsidies which economists and policy advisors in your own party agree are a waste of money? Here’s a hint:

Zorionak! Merecidísimo 👏

A talk prof Paul Behrens gave today on 'Food Transformations' has been recorded, so I'll post a link soon.
Some of his arguments:
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1) Food systems are the top/key drivers of all Planetary Boundaries, with animal ag playing the biggest part (+ top driver of antibiotic resistance, pandemics, etc)

Thank you for taking the time to do this 🙌

I don't know whether to laugh or cry 😅

Constant economic growth is damaging to our planet, but Wrigley Institute research points to a better path: sustainable consumption.

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue The climate policy pendulum is swinging back again with Trump in office. Money, lobbying and talking about red vs. blue states all play a role in the political and public divide.

How the oil industry and growing political divides turned climate change into a partisan issue:
theconversation.com/how-the-oil-...

gas demand. "That makes sense," says Heatmap's Robinson Meyer. "The United States is, at the moment, producing more oil and gas than any country in world history. The fossil fuel industry's problem isn't getting gas out of the ground, but finding people to sell it to. By suspending fuel economy and energy efficiency rules, Trump can force Americans to use more energy — and spend more on oil and gas — to do the same amount of useful work."

Why did Trump suspend energy efficiency and fuel economy rules? @robinsonmeyer.bsky.social explains: to create demand for oil and gas in an already saturated US market.

Networks of climate obstruction: Discourses of denial and delay in US fossil energy, plastic, and agrichemical industries The use of fossil-derived hydrocarbons in fossil energy, plastic production, and agriculture makes these three sectors mutually reinforcing and reliant on sustained fossil fuel extraction. In this pap...

An analysis of tweets from three major U.S. sectors shows coordinated messaging to reinforce fossil-fuel reliance by denying the science and delaying change. @alainakinol.bsky.social Y. Si, J.Kinol, & @jenniecstephens.bsky.social propose a discourse of climate obstruction framework: bit.ly/4gcA1iW

A Guide to the January 2025 L.A. Wildfires A guide to the January 2025 L.A. wildfires: experts explain why the fires were so extreme, California's insurance challenges, and more.

@uscwrigley.bsky.social has put forward some insights from the institute, and links to resources, regarding the devastating #LAFires. Our priority during this difficult time is supporting our community now and into the future. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2025...

Who else is tired of getting this reaction? Climate change concern is not my hobby.

Scientists need more time to think

Good piece by @natureportfolio.bsky.social. The erosion of thinking time—driven by admin, bureaucracy, industry agendas, and unrealistic output targets—stifles curiosity-led science. These pressures undermine innovation and the intellectual freedom vital for real progress. 🧪🌱🌍 #ScienceIsNotBusiness

Magnífica entrevista al investigador Aitor Marcos Díaz sobre post-crecimiento.

"Degrowth is going to happen, either by design or disaster, because there are ecological limits on how much we can extract from our planet. Planned degrowth looks like democratically planned downscaling of consumption"

Is sustainable consumption possible without limits on growth? Sustainable consumption and economic growth: can we have both, or are they at odds with each other? One researcher has a unique answer.

Can we have green growth and sustainable consumption, too? 🧐I discussed this complex topic with Kathryn Royster in an interview for the @uscwrigley.bsky.social
#greengrowth #degrowth #postgrowth

dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/2024...

What a privilege to work with this talented team of @uscdornsife.bsky.social researchers: @aitormarcos.bsky.social and @jailbirdjenna.bsky.social. Jenna was presenting her work on risk perceptions and behavioral responses among people living near one of the most contaminated sites in the USA.