John Lang

How does a patch of warmer-than-normal water in the Pacific shift weather patterns thousands of kilometres away? This week’s new graphic and write-up explains how. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... Visual #29 of 150 odd is on #ElNiño @climatetrunk.bsky.social @skepticalscience.bsky.social

How far do our #ClimateShadows stretch? Who we vote for, what we talk about, where attention goes and what we make normal. Our climate shadows should overshadow our carbon footprints. Visual #30 of 100+ 🌳 www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com

climatetrunk.comYour Climate ShadowFind your climate shadow. You can grow it without guilt.

Today's @climatetrunk.bsky.social visual marries two metaphors: Pattee's climate shadow and the five #ClimateSuperpowers developed by @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social and @projectdrawdown.bsky.social's SHIFT initiative. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... @emmapattee.bsky.social

'But we’re less than 1%’ It’s the most common pushback I hear in both the UK (0.74%) and New Zealand (0.11%) contexts. They're not alone. Visual #6 of ~150 🌳 @climatetrunk.bsky.social www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... @skepticalscience.bsky.social H/t @glenpeters.bsky.social

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Why aviation’s climate impact flies above its emissions, and how we could bring it down. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... Flying produces ~2.5% of global CO2 emissions, but closer to ~4% of heating. Visual 23 of 100+ 🌳 ✈️ @climatetrunk.bsky.social H/t @milank.bsky.social and others.

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Great to bring Climate Trunk to the Oxford World Forum hosted by the @smithschool.ox.ac.uk. Under the watchful eye of a fairly stern-looking former don, 20 Trunk visuals brightened up the wall a bit. @climatetrunk.bsky.social @oxfordnetzero.bsky.social @skepticalscience.bsky.social #WFSS

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@netzerotracker.bsky.social

10 June

In 2018, climate scientist @drkatemarvel.bsky.social wrote in @sciam.bsky.social: 'Climate change isn't a cliff we fall off, but a slope we slide down.' The latest @climatetrunk.bsky.social visual and write-up explores that slope. www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... #12 of 100+ visuals

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Net Zero Tracker

27 Aug

Explore Our Net Zero Timeseries Dataset Tracking progress on net zero requires more than a snapshot, demonstrating the need for insight into how commitments have developed over time - that's why we're re-sharing our time series dataset. 📊 Explore the data here: zerotracker.net/insights/net...

economist.comContrail-free flying could help the climateA trial over the Atlantic aims to show how

One potential lever: 80% of contrail warming comes from ~2% of flights. #OperationBlueSkies will soon pilot avoiding the worst contrail-forming pockets. @eaterofsun.bsky.social recently covered it in great detail: www.economist.com/science-and-... Oliver, the yarn analogy features in the above 🙏

metoffice.gov.ukOperation Blue Skies: advancing weather intelligence for aviationAviation is a mainstay of modern life, connecting people, businesses and communities across the world. As the sector works towards reducing its environmental impact, weather and climate science have a...

And more on #OperationBlueSkies and its potential here: www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2026/op... @metoffice.gov.uk

25 Aug

One of the inspirations behind Climate Trunk – and the OG of explaining #climatescience and dispelling myths – are now mirroring Trunk releases, visual for visual. Thanks @skepticalscience.bsky.social Science: skepticalscience.com/climate-trun... @baerbelw.bsky.social @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳

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20 Aug

Last week I asked if an historical version of @climatetrunk.bsky.social’s breakdown of annual emissions would be useful. The answer was an emphatic yes. Some familiar names loom much larger. @skepticalscience.bsky.social @visualisingclimate.com www.climatetrunk.com/infographics...

20 Aug

20 Aug

This week's #FurtherReadingTree features @lauraclarkece.bsky.social, @naomioreskes.bsky.social and @influencemap.bsky.social. And last week's annual version of company emissions, for comparison: www.climatetrunk.com/infographics...

18 Aug

Half of annual CO2 emissions can be traced to just 32 firms. Saudi Aramco is linked to 4% of the total, while China’s red giants dominate the picture. Squint and you'll spot the investor-owned firms we all know: Exxon, BP, Shell etc H/t @influencemap.bsky.social @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳

climatetrunk.comHalf the problemHalf of annual carbon emissions can be traced to just 32 firms.

18 Aug

The historical version launches tomorrow. The red of China diminishes, the British blue and the US purple loom larger. @ketanjoshi.co Visual #21 of 100+ www.climatetrunk.com/infographics...

10 June

bookshop.orgHuman Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing PlanetNine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet

10 June

It links out to the original SciAm article and Kate's latest book: bookshop.org/p/books/huma... @drkatemarvel.bsky.social, your 2nd favourite metaphor? Many of @katharinehayhoe.com's favourites - hole in the bucket, climate shadow, loaded dice – are ready to go. 🌳

@oxfordnetzero.bsky.social

9 June

What does a good framework climate law look like? www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... #11 of 100+ visuals on @climatetrunk.bsky.social, helping non-specialists make sense of climate and energy. @granthamlse.bsky.social @climatepolicyradar.bsky.social

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Oxford Net Zero

30 Apr

We're delighted that @climatetrunk.bsky.social is out in the world! Conceived by @johnlang.bsky.social, @netzerotracker.bsky.social Lead & Oxford Net Zero Associate, it's a new visual tool to help people understand climate change & the global energy system. Read more below! ⬇️

Climate Trunk@climatetrunk.bsky.social

Climate Trunk is your visual guide to climate and energy, helping you understand what really matters. Check out the Big Picture infographic series and sign up to Climate Trunk for one infographic a week, direct to your inbox: www.climatetrunk.com/big-picture

climatetrunk.comClimate Trunk | The Big Picture: Climate & Energy in 100 InfographicsBringing coherence to what really matters in climate and energy.

28 May

Only 8 nations voted against the UN General Assembly backing the #ICJ’s landmark climate ruling. Combined, they account for one-third of historical CO2 emissions. The US (#1) + Russia (#3) make up the vast bulk, with generous support from Iran and Saudi Arabia. @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org

climatetrunk.comThe World SpokeThe UN General Assembly backed the World Court’s landmark climate ruling by 141 votes to 8.

28 May

Full infographic and write-up: www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... #10 of 100+ @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳 @carbonbrief.org @skepticalscience.bsky.social

21 May

This week’s @climatetrunk.bsky.social graphic shows how solar beat the IEA’s 2015 forecast for 2025 by 1,800%. The IEA expected the world to add about 34 GW of solar each year through to 2040. In 2025, the world added almost 650 GW. #9 of 100: www.climatetrunk.com/infographics... 🌞🌳

@climatetrunk.bsky.social

21 May

As for generation: almost 2,800 TWh in 2025, about as much electricity as the EU consumes in a year. That helped clean power meet all new electricity demand growth globally and nudged fossil generation into decline. h/t @ember-energy.org Solar’s going bananas and this is only the beginning ⚡🍌

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Carbon Brief

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18 May

NEW – Factcheck: US and Iran are world’s only major emitters without net-zero targets | @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @johnlang.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/PxQKIqG

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Climate Trunk

6 May

No country is too small to matter. Nations that each emit around 1% of global CO2 may look negligible on their own, but together they produce about 30% of the total – roughly as much as China. If they sit it out, the maths doesn’t stack up.

28 Apr

Honoured to have @skepticalscience.bsky.social host the first @climatetrunk.bsky.social insight on the #ReallyBigPicture. skepticalscience.com/climatetrunk... Thanks for the nudge, @kenrice.bsky.social @baerbelw.bsky.social

climatetrunk.comClimate TrunkA visual guide to making sense of climate and energy.

28 Apr

Climate Trunk is that thing I'd love to discuss, @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org www.climatetrunk.com Why can't we just be in the same office?

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Climate Trunk

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28 Apr

Climate change is bad news for societies built on stability. But the future is not pre-written. Within a single lifetime, the extent of heating – and the risks that come with it – depends on the choices societies make over the next decade or so.

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Climate Trunk

@climatetrunk.bsky.social

22 Apr

Climate Trunk is live 🚀 . The first Big Picture series starts with four #infographics. www.climatetrunk.com

Climate and energy are hard to get your head around, unless you're in the climate Bluesky community. Over the last year, I’ve been building something to help everyone else: @climatetrunk.bsky.social 🌳 One visual a week, for a year. Probably two years now, given I've already drafted more than 52.

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As well as exploring the eight rings, which may still evolve, you’ll find counters to familiar deflection arguments: - But what about China? - But the climate has always changed - But we’re less than 1% of global emissions @kenrice.bsky.social @baerbelw.bsky.social @skepticalscience.bsky.social

linkedin.comIntroducing Climate TrunkA visual guide to making sense of climate and energy. Climate Trunk launches on 22 April.

It launches 22 April and I can't wait. For more, I introduce it here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/introd... If it sounds useful, you can sign up: climatetrunk.com Inspired by @katharinehayhoe.com @hausfath.bsky.social @drkatemarvel.bsky.social @carbonbrief.org @ketanjoshi.co @ourworldindata.org ++++

Climate Trunk is the project I wish I’d had when I first tried to make sense of all this. It’s a visual guide to understanding climate and energy – designed to hold the #BigPicture together: the science, history, impacts, justice, fights, solutions, false solutions, net zero and you.