Posted on 1 November 2026 by BaerbelW, Doug Bostrom

Stories we promoted this week, by category:

Climate Policy and Politics (7 items)

• Canada And EU Are Slip Sliding Away On Vehicle Emissions Driven by current events Canada and the EU back away from existing commitments to reduce motor vehicle emissions, threatening urgent long-term goals. CleanTechnica, Steve Hanley, Oct 24, 2026.
• Global climate body fights for survival: why the IPCC must be saved The UN organization faces perhaps the most serious crisis in its nearly 40-year history — but it is too precious to lose. Nature, Editorial, Oct 26, 2026.
• Ministers accused of `catastrophic` decision to approve new gas power station Environmental campaigners reacted angrily to the Scottish Government’s decision to approve a power station at Peterhead. The Independent News, Katrine Bussey, Oct 27, 2026.
• Is Brazil`s vote a turning point for climate politics? Brazil's newly reelected president faces a tricky economic balancing act in the face of urgent need to arrest degradation of th Amazon while not igniting backlash. Atmos, Miranda Green, Oct 29, 2026.
• A Democratic Wave In the Midterms Could Change How Companies Talk About Climate TIME, Justin Worland, Oct 30, 2026.
• The Key Climate Issues to Watch In The Midterm Elections TIME, Simmone Shah, Oct 30, 2026.
• How Trump Is Dismantling America`s Scientific Research Machine The system that has driven life-altering discoveries and helped make the United States a superpower is now under intense strain. NYT, Christopher Flavelle, Irena Hwang, Adam Sella, Alan Blinder, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Benjamin Mueller and Michael C. Bender, Oct 31, 2026.

Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation (5 items)

• Bangladesh`s climate migrants are arriving in cities unprepared to protect them As environmental pressures drive people from their homes, researchers are examining the risks migrants face in the secondary cities where they relocate and whether these cities are equipped to accommodate growing numbers of climate-displaced people. Mongabay, Usraat Fahmidah, Oct 25, 2026.
• As extreme heat worsens, renters are gaining a `right to cooling` New laws are treating cooling as a necessity rather than a luxury, though what landlords must provide varies widely. Grist, Joseph Winters, Oct 27, 2026.
• Major greenhouse gases rise again to record levels Levels of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide in the atmosphere continued to rise in 2025, along with a lesser-known gas with a more powerful warming effect. New Scientist, Shosha Adie, Oct 27, 2026.
• The climate crisis will destroy our economies - we learned this 20 years ago. When will we act? | Fiona Harvey The radical Stern report showed that a low-carbon future is also good economics. But it seems that capitalism needs a reminder The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, Oct 28, 2026.
• Net Zero vs. Carbon Neutral "Net zero" and "carbon neutral" are not the same thing, but how? Climate Trunk, John Lang, Oct 30, 2026.

Climate Science and Research (4 items)

• How not to detect warming acceleration A new paper finding significant acceleration uses an inappropriate test with high false-positive rates Climate Brink, Zeke Hausfather, Oct 26, 2026.
• Skeptical Science New Research for Week #44 2026 Skeptical Science's latest weekly scan of climate-related research published in academic journals and by governments and NGOs. Skeptical Science, Doug Bostrom & Marc Kodack, Oct 29, 2026.
• Our climate models have a big, dangerous blind spot A powerful feedback loop could drive more warming than predicted. MIT Technology Review, James Temple, Oct 29, 2026.
• How a U.N. report legitimized carbon capture and skewed decades of climate policy Scientists buffaloed into putting cosmetic gloss on dubious carbon capture methods at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. ProPublica, Katie Worth, Amy Westervelt, Maddie Stone, Oct 30, 2026.

Climate Education and Communication (3 items)

• Cranky Uncle Greek Thanks to the work of volunteer translators, we'll shortly be releasing the Greek translation of our critical thinking skills-builidng game Cranky Uncle. Skeptical Science, Skeptical Science Team, Oct 25, 2026.
• This Climate Data Scientist Explains What the Numbers Really Mean The 'climate debate' is no longer about whether the planet is warming but increasingly includes more difficult questions: which solutions can work, how quickly they can scale, and what they cost financially, culturally, and environmentally, These thorny topics are tackled in a new book by data scientist Hannah Ritchie. Atmos, Daphne C. Milner, Oct 26, 2026.
• Why aren`t Democrats talking about climate? Long story short: Billionaire-backed centrist groups told them not to. But with the midterms days away, is that really a good idea? HEATED, Emily Atkin, Oct 29, 2026.

Health Aspects of Climate Change (3 items)

• Summer 2026 heat toll exceeded 50,000 deaths in European cities, analysis estimates Phys.org, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Oct 23, 2026.
• Protecting Health in the Age of Climate Disinformation The 2026 collective position paper of the WHO Civil Society Working Group on Climate and Health explains why information integrity is a public-health priority and sets out actions for WHO, governments, health institutions, professional associations, civil society and funders. Global Climate And Health Alliance, Collaborative, Oct 26, 2026.
• Why the WHO must declare climate change a public health emergency The Conversation, Nicholas Brink, Fortunate Machingura, Matthew Chersich and Robb Butler, Oct 28, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Science (2 items)

• `Snipped And Posted`: How Pro-Oil Groups Generate Viral Content Online Internal slidedecks from Canada Action explain strategy to get millions of views for industry talking points. DeSmog, Taylor Noakes, Oct 22, 2026.
• The BoM`s temperature record keeping is under attack - again. What`s going on? | Temperature Check An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up The Guardian, Graham Readfearn, Oct 24, 2026.

Public Misunderstandings about Climate Solutions (1 item)

• Fact brief - Do nearby wind turbines decrease home values by an average of 75%? Skeptical Science's latest fact brief on common climate solutions denial myths tackles the impact of wind generation turbines on local property prices. Skeptical Science, Sue Bin Park, Oct 27, 2026.

Climate Change Impacts (1 item)

• Attributing Storm Austen Storm Austen dropped 30-40% more rain because of climate change Climate Lab Book, Ed Hawkins & Rhidian Thomas, Oct 27, 2026.

Climate Law and Justice (1 item)

• Climate change rarely goes on trial. This one could be a landmark Fifteen young Canadians say their government’s failure to curb emissions violates their constitutional right to life, liberty, and security. Grist, Tik Root, Oct 26, 2026.

Miscellaneous (1 item)

• 2026 SkS Weekly Climate Change & Global Warming News Roundup #43 A listing of 28 news and opinion articles we found interesting and shared on social media during the past week: Sun, October 18, 2026 thru Sat, October 24, 2026. Skeptical Science, Bärbel Winkler & Doug Bostrom, Oct 25, 2026.