Marin Chapter of Citizens' Climate Lobby

Time series plot depicting predicted Nino 3.4 region ocean temperature anomalies from the latest (Mar 2026) ECMWF ensemble. It depicts an extremely rapid rise in such temperatures, from modest negative anomalies to strong positive anomalies, by mid-summer 2026--indicative of a transition from weak-moderate La Nina conditions to moderate-strong El Nino conditions over just a few months.

Whew.

All signs are increasingly pointing to a significant, if not strong to very strong, El Niño event. I'll have more to say in coming weeks & months, but for now I'll just say that this is increasingly likely to become a major regional-to-global climate driver in 2026-2027.

Sea Levels Are Already Higher Than Many Scientists Think, New Study Shows

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/c...

For anyone lucky enough to have one... Time to sell the beach house.

#sealevelrise #climatechange

Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential

"One day things will get so bad peope will be forced into action", they used to say, but I don't hear that much anymore

Bastion Glacier Retreat, Wind River Range, Wyoming Between Bastion and Rampart Peak just north of Gannett Peak in the Wind River Range of Wyoming is a smaller unnamed glacier. It is distinct from the Gannett Glacier and here we refer to it as the B…

Seeing glaciers retreat in real time changed me. Hearing about warming is one thing, watching the ice disappear is another. Take a look at some glacial retreat photos and maps here glacierchange.blog/2012/10/18/b...

Court Rules Trump Administration’s Secret “Climate Working Group” Violated Federal Law Court declared today that the Trump administration violated federal law when it secretly formed the “Climate Working Group” and tasked it with writing a dangerously slanted report used as the basis fo...

A big win today: a federal court found that the Trump administration’s sham report attacking climate science was created in secret by a hand-picked set of climate policy opponents, violating the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Read our statement here:

The new Climate and Democracy Discussion Group invites you to its first guest lecture, Wed. , February 18, 2026 at 5 PM PST.

Climatologist Dr. Ben Santer discusses the urgent need to protect democracy in order to address the climate crisis.

Join on Zoom!
tinyurl.com/m2sm9vjy

#climatechange

Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’ Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says

“Billionaires like Donald Trump don’t suffer the devastation of climate change,” he said. “Working people do.”

#CriticalApproaches26

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Breaking: Washington Post gutting its climate team Clean energy dies in darkness. Courtesy of Jeff Bezos.

"The Post sent layoff notices to at least 14 climate journalists,... "

#climatechange

"Climate hushing"—the quiet trend undermining global climate action | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe Get more from Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon

The energy transition is happening, faster than many realize. This week, I look at how clean energy is surging, where we can get it wrong, why silence on climate is spreading, and what we can do. Read the full edition for the data, the stories, and practical ways to keep the conversation going:

The EU’s CBAM enters a New Phase: Why the EU’s Carbon Border Tax Matters CBAM is now fully operational.

Major #carbonpricing news this month:

The EU has "fully implement[ed] a functioning border carbon adjustment policy."

In order to trade certain goods with Europe, "importers must now pay for the greenhouse gas emissions contained on their products."

www.clearbluemarkets.com/knowledge-ba...

WhAt hAPenNeD tO gLoBaL wArmInG?

Letting the Ice Speak Climate scientist Zach Labe talks about Arctic warming, data visualization, and the art of science communication.

My recent interview about Arctic warming, data visualization, and the art of science communication - delphizero.substack.com/p/zack

EIA: 99%+ of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind + storage Solar, wind, and batteries are set to supply virtually all net new US generating capacity in 2026, according to the latest EIA data.

EIA: 99%+ of new US capacity in 2026 will be solar, wind + storage
🔌💡
electrek.co/2026/01/28/e...

It's ALWAYS about money.

Fire and flood Insurance premiums are going up.

And better sell that beach house.

We must take the money out of #co2 pollution. Start with a fee on the extraction of #FossilFuels. Give it ALL back to the people.

#carbonpricing #climatechange #carbonfee
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It's always about money.

Put a price on pollution with a fee for extracting #fossilfuels.
Raise the fee on a predictable basis.
Give ALL that revenue back to the people to adjust to a carbon free economy.

#climatechange #carbonpricing #carbonfee

Something Dark Is Growing on Greenland’s Ice. And Melting It Faster.

This is a very very bad positive feedback loop.

This will never stop... Unless we stop burning #fossilfuels.

Put a price on carbon and return ALL that money to the PEOPLE.

#climatechange #carbonpricing #carbonfee

www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/c...

The science is clear: the world is in a climate crisis, and time is running out.

We need faster, stronger #ClimateAction to cut emissions, adapt to impacts, and restore nature: https://www.unep.org/climate-emergency

What @davidho.bsky.social said.

Abolish ICE, impeach and prosecute the fascists, and then we can get back to ocean and climate science.

Terrible, slapdash work to undercut decades of careful scientific research on emissions and their threat to our health and the planet. www.edf.org/media/newly-...

An image of a pine forest fire scene where half of the forest is consumed and the other half is slowly being encroached upon by the fire, with a text overlay that reads: “Climate change is accelerating land loss and degradation through wildfires, droughts, and other destructive climate events.”

Climate warming is contributing to increased land loss as wildfires intensify, droughts become more persistent, and storms grow more destructive. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications..., www.wri.org/insights/lan...

The Older Arctic Ice (older than 4 years) is pretty much gone now

Climate Solutions 101 presented by @ProjectDrawdown Presented in six video units and in-depth expert conversations, this free online course centers on game-changing climate action.

I'm pretty stunned that nearly *half a million people* have watched our Climate Solutions 101 course so far.

If you haven't seen it, check it out here: drawdown.org/climate-solutions-101

Say good-bye to 350ppm... for this civilization.

And insurance rates will continue to climb.

It's still time for a fee on carbon with a dividend to all citizens

#climatechange

It became the first nation 100% powered by solar energy — Now climate change threatens its survival this very century One country in particular became the first nation to be 100% powered by solar energy, but now, climate change threatens its survival in this century.

The Pacific island nation of Tokelau has been 100% powered by solar energy since 2012! ☀️🤯

Never forget: the countries that contribute the least to the climate crisis are suffering the worst of its impacts.

https://energiesmedia.com/the-first-nation-100-powered-by-solar-energy/

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate? Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried

‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

How to (still) be a climate optimist 2025 was a year defined by climate policy retreats in North America — and climate technology expansion in the rest of the world. Good news: Nothing stops this train.

Climate advocates lost some political battles in North America last year, but technology and economics are winning the war everywhere else.

2026 will make the inevitability of the energy transition even more difficult to ignore.

www.nationalobserver.com/2025/01/02/o...

Oil brings us climate change and illegal invasions of sovereign nations.

Terrifying. Stuff flowering in mid winter in #yyj isn't something to shrug off. #climatecrisis

Deeper Decarbonization in the Ocean State This study – from SEI and Brown University's Climate and Development Lab – finds that Rhode Island can feasibly decarbonize its economy in one or two decades.

Why I support #offshorewind

Southern New England has no other clean energy source available now which can reduce our dependence on imported #fossilfuels, which are driving #climatechange. Here's our 2019 study w/SEI: #OSW rose to the top.

Courts must stop the attack.

www.sei.org/publications...