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NGOs and their fellow travelers and hangers-on “flooded the zone” on social media in November 2025, prior to and during the UNFCCC COP30 in Belem, Brazil. They have published more than 50 posts on Facebook promoting renewable generation, raising concerns about the climate and soliciting support from Facebook users.

I have sorted these posts into three categories based on their messages:

• We’re Winning
• It’s Worse
• Do Something

Do Something

The image on the left below ignores the Trump Administration’s support for nuclear electricity generation which is clean and dispatchable as an alternative to intermittent renewables such as wind and solar. The image on the right below encourages petition signatures supporting strong action at COP30, which was intended to achieve a resolution to ban fossil fuels.

 
The image on the left below urges support of a petition to Congress to continue the renewable transition, ignoring the fact that global emissions continue to rise because of the increasing use of coal and natural gas by developing nations focused on economic growth rather than climate action. The image on the right below seeks support for petitions opposing EPA’s effort to retract the 2009 Endangerment Finding and the Power Plant Rule.

The images below are intended to solicit support for wind generation in general and offshore wind in particular.

 
The images below assume that carbon dioxide is a pollutant and solicit support for efforts to continue US carbon dioxide emissions reductions by expanding renewable generation.

The image on the left below solicits resistance to BP’s shift away from renewables and refocus on its core energy business, based on an unsupported estimate of death which might result. The image on the right below appears to solicit support for climate lawfare against oil and gas companies on the basis that they are causing the "climate crisis", although there is no climate crisis. Interestingly, it ignores coal companies, likely because there is less money available to be “recovered” from them.

 
The image on the left below encourages North Carolina governor Josh Stein to take action to redirect Duke Energy’s generation expansion plans toward renewables and storage. It assumes that the NC Utility Commission is not acting appropriately on Duke’s expansion plans. The image on the right below suggests that brave environmentalists are risking life and limb resisting climate change, which might be just a bit of hyperbole.

Limited Pushback

There has been some limited pushback to the NGO posts on Facebook.

The image on the left below shows the relatively modest change in global energy consumption by source, with fossil fuels retaining a roughly 75% share despite 30 years of efforts to eliminate fossil fuel use.

The image on the right below compares the land area required to produce the same annual energy output from industrial solar installations and natural gas combined-cycle generators.

 
The image on the left below is an artists rendering of a planned Amazon data center to be powered by small modular nuclear reactor (SMR) generators. The image on the right below is the Ivanpah solar power tower generator scheduled to be shut down next Spring for poor performance.

 
The anti-Net Zero images below are generic.

 
The images below point out that coal is essential for future energy supply.

 
The image on the left below advocates for energy infrastructure permitting reforms. The image on the right below warns of the dangers of geoengineering, which is currently being analyzed as a weapon of climate war rather than beneficial climate management.

 
Facebook will likely continue to be used to influence public opinion regarding climate since it offers no cost exposure to a broad audience.