PhD student researching the effect of aerosols on climate at the Department of Meteorology, University of Reading. Views are my own.
Reading, UK
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The Olive tree of Vouveson on the island of Crete, Greece, is one of the oldest olive trees in the world.
Scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old, which means that, when it sprouted, the last mammoths were still walking on Earth, someone in China was discovering bronze casting and the seventh Egyptian dinasty was declining.
The Minoan civilization was thriving and its monumental architecture was adorning the island of Crete. The first stones of the Palace of Minos at Knossos which inspired the myth of the Minotaur were laid.
This tree saw the humans deeds for thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the artificial intelligence and, possibly the most amazing thing, it continues to produce olives at every season.
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UK polling:
"environmental policy (like renewable investment, and taxes on big polluters), consistently made a hypothetical party more popular. On the other hand, delaying Net Zero or oil and gas drilling in the North sea made a party less popular"
Excited to share some new Public First research on environmental policy attitudes
You can find the full report here: publicfirst.co.uk/new-pollin…
Couple of key takeaways…
Super excited to start the first day of my PhD policy placement at @royalsociety! Hoping for some interesting and insightful experiences in the world of policy and linking it to science research. Back in a few months @UniofReading! #PhD #policy #Science
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🧵Want to talk about the upcoming release of the @IPCC_CH Synthesis Report with non-specialists?
Our 6 #SciComm principles will come in handy, taken from our Communications Handbook for #IPCC Scientists. We’ll share these with you over the next week...
climateoutreach.org/reports/…
Amazing how far off IEA predictions could be of solar power growth. Not sure I've seen any climate projections get it so wrong so often, so it really baffles my mind how the projections are so bad repeatedly...
The IEA continues to underestimate solar and the discrepancy remains stunning.
The first time I conceived of this visualization in 2010 or so, I expected it to be a temporary anomaly.
But reality continues to outpace predictions.
(Thx @CarbonBrief for making the update.)
A possible set of explanations (a few years old) from @AukeHoekstra - really interesting reading about how this sort of repeatedly bad forecasting could arise.
maartensteinbuch.com/2017/10…
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I see @Toyota's chief scientist Gill Pratt everywhere with his seemingly 'sober' claim that scarce lithium should be used in small batteries for hybrid cars (that Toyota is market leader in of course).
He's calling out "EV-only extremists".
And it's such utter bollox.
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More ‘warming stripes’ in football, this time the corner flags in a German cup match!
Seht ihr auch die "Warming Stripes"-Eckfahnen beim Spiel @FCBayern vs @1FSVMainz05 🤩? Hab ich's verpasst? Wurde die Klimakrise heute auch so souverän thematisiert wie beim Spiel von @ReadingFC? @ARDde @ed_hawkins
I succinct explanation for any friends who aren't familiar with the climate stripes :)
Climate change conversations during live commentary of tonight’s @ManUtd vs @ReadingFC football match because of the ‘warming stripes’ sleeves design on the Reading kit.
Thank you @sammatterface & @itvfootball.
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The point that global agreements and pledges are insufficient is v solid (though still totally baffling who this is arguing against, no matter how many times I ask).
But the way it's expressed here *really* bugs me. I'm....going to try and explain why it bugs me.
An interesting (and data backed) discussion of the sustainability of a renewable transitions, an issue that seems to get mentioned a lot in opposition to action on climate change.
Defo worth a read if you've come across the same! :)
Have others told you there are not enough raw materials to transition to 100% renewables?
Did they say minerals are the new oil?
Maybe they believed @SimonMichaux of @GTK_FI?
If so, please explain to them they were fooled, by showing them this thread.
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Amazing how different the forecasts from the Met Office and BBC are today. Due to slightly different position of a rain band all morning. Unfortunately this difference is the kind of thing which can make people think a forecast is totally useless if wrong.
Super cool thread - had never heard of metal-air and sodium-ion batteries or liquid air storage!
What are the best ways to store energy (or, more specifically, electricity)?
A running thread on electricity storage technologies that could help us get to a 100% renewable grid 🧵
#energytwitter
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NEW #COP27 ANALYSIS
Who is responsible for the $100bn cilmate finance target being missed?
The US is $32bn short of its "fair share", based on historical emissions, new @CarbonBrief analysis finds
UK, Australia & Canada also $bns short
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carbonbrief.org/analysis-us-…
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Wondering how you can help climate science on a wet, cold day in November?
Join hundreds of other volunteers transcribing historical weather observations from ship logs from 1860s to fill gaps in our knowledge.
Join the crew: WeatherRescue.org
Very compelling graphic indeed, showing the cost of climate action is small compared to the funds available, and compared to the damage inaction will allow...
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Policies currently in place with no additional action are projected to result in global warming of 2.8C over the twenty-first century. Implementation of unconditional and conditional NDC scenarios reduce this to 2.6C and 2.4C respectively. /6
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Where are global emissions heading and where should they be going to keep #globalwarming well below 2C and 1.5C?
Today, @UNEP released the 2022 #emissionsgap report.
A look at the key messages
but caution, not much good news ahead 🧵/1
