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Alice Larkin

@aliceclimate.bsky.social
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Prof in climate science & energy policy, interests in aviation & shipping mitigation. >20 years in the interdisciplinary Tyndall Centre. Born at 330ppm.

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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Our new report asks: Can we expand Heathrow Airport with a third runway and meet our legally binding climate targets? ❌️ On this basis, and on this evidence, a third runway at Heathrow should NOT be approved.
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Heathrow shouldn't get a third runway
On this basis, on this evidence: a third runway at Heathrow should not be approved. Heathrow expansion is back on the table, but one of the questions that hasn't yet been answered is: can we expand…
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
✈️ Can Heathrow expand & still meet the UK’s binding climate targets? A new report from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social led by @loispennington.bsky.social asks: can a 3rd Heathrow runway be reconciled with the UK’s climate commitments? 💻 Read the report and watch our video: tinyurl.com/Heathrow-Tyn...
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Heathrow Airport expansion risks for the Climate Change Act - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
This report examines whether a third runway at Heathrow Airport is compatible with the UK’s domestic and international legal climate change obligations, and shows how growing airport capacity before c...
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New opportunity to work on global maritime decarbonisation has recently gone live. Applicants must hold a first-class undergrad degree and meet standard Master's entry requirements. For more info see here: www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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[PDS Award] Agent-Based, AI-Driven Digital Twins for Coordinated Decarbonisation of Global Maritime Transport Networks at The University of Manchester on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - [PDS Award] Agent-Based, AI-Driven Digital Twins for Coordinated Decarbonisation of Global Maritime Transport Networks at The University of Manchester, listed on FindAPhD.com
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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
🎧 New podcasts alert! If you're curious about the future of the aviation industry, have a listen to the new BBC Sounds Rethink podcasts our co-director, Prof Alice Larkin, has contributed to: Rethink: how can flying be less polluting? lnkd.in/e-TFS_9d Rethink: should we stop flying? lnkd.in/erQGKqJ5
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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
🎉 1 Month to Go! 🎉We’re counting down to Co-created Futures—our annual conference on 3 Dec at Sister, Manchester! 🌍 Theme: Co-produced research 🔬 Focus: Materials | Energy | Nature 🎓 Poster Comp for UoM ECRs & PhDs—submit by 21 Nov! 🎟️ Grab your ticket 👉 tinyurl.com/3xxt9juc #ResearchImpact
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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🌍⚡ Discover the projects powering Greater Manchester’s energy transition! From community-owned renewables to geothermal innovation, Co-Created Futures will showcase pioneering interdisciplinary research work. 📅 Join us 3 Dec @ Sister, Manchester 🎟️ Sign up 👉 tinyurl.com/3xxt9juc
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Sustainable Futures @sustainableuom.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
🔬 Co-created Futures Conference, Dec 3 Materials Session: Innovation for a Sustainable Future 👩 Dr Samira Malekmohammadi (Royce Institute / CEAMS) ♻️ Dr Torik Holmes (SCI, UoM) 🧪 Dr Chris Egan Morriss (EPSRC Fellow) 👉 Sign up: tinyurl.com/3xxt9juc #CoCreatedFutures #SustainableMaterials #CEAMS
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
Has 'net zero' created space for 'anything goes'? Scrutiny of the physical realities of airport expansion is needed. This decision undermines efforts to transition the energy system in line with UNFCCC; makes it harder, more costly, more inequitable. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 08/09/2025
The UK has used less energy than almost anyone anticipated 20 years ago, but opportunities to act on this potential were largely missed, according to a new report published by @tyndallcentre.bsky.social. Paper features @aliceclimate.bsky.social and Dr Gaurav Gharde. doi.org/10.71535/483...
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Flight Free UK @flightfreeuk.bsky.social · 16/09/2025
How can flying be less polluting? www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... @aliceclimate.bsky.social and others discuss this seemingly un-solvable question in the latest episode of Rethink from BBC Radio 4.
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Rethink - Rethink: how can flying be less polluting? - BBC Sounds
Aviation is fiendishly difficult to decarbonise - but how can it be made cleaner?
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 22/08/2025
I’ve been reflecting on my own input into the climate debate over the past 2 decades - a @tyndallcentre.bsky.social report coming soon 👀 - & reading this reinforces my own sense of sadness that messages about equity, sufficiency&need for demand-side transformation are still failing to cut through.
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
New work published by @loispennington.bsky.social presents a first national-level estimate of the volume and climate impact of the waste generated from international flights....read on... www.linkedin.com/posts/lois-p...
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New paper on international catering waste and climate impact | Lois Pennington posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Really pleased to share our new paper published today in Waste Management - "Beyond the runway – Quantifying the climate impact of international catering waste" https://lnkd.in/eQzXrTps Eve...
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Rob Bellamy @drrobbellamy.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
How ‘net zero’ sidelines equity when it comes to flying by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
"The IMO has well and truly failed the most climate vulnerable" - a new blog about the latest development in tackling greenhouse gas emissions from shipping: theconversation.com/how-petrosta... Sadly an outcome completely at odds with stated ambitions & its 2023 strategy @uomscieng.bsky.social
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How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions
The UN has agreed to charge ships for the greenhouse gases they emit – but the price is far too low.
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Explore the sessions at our upcoming Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference, this September 📜 Full agenda and registration info: tyndall.ac.uk/events/criti... Speakers include @goneri76.bsky.social @neiladger.bsky.social @aliceclimate.bsky.social #Tyndall25UEA
The Sainsbury Centre and campus buildings of the University of East Anglia (UEA), in Norwich, UK, foregrounded by wildflower meadow
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 15/04/2025
"The solution is simple but not easy" @jingyi-climate.bsky.social discusses the opportunity of using warm water from disused coal mines to heat homes in areas hit hard with job losses when mines were closed. She addresses barriers to implementation. theconversation.com/how-mine-wat...
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How mine water could warm up the UK’s forgotten coal towns
Funding gaps, regulatory red tape and a shortage of skilled workers are stalling the UK’s mine-water heating projects.
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
This is a big week for the shipping sector & the IMO; a chance for a whole global sector to agree a carbon price. While waiting on news, have a listen to @theconversation.com's weekly podcast focused on why short-term decarbonisation - thinking 'beyond fuels' - is essential pod.link/1550643487/e...
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The Conversation Weekly
A show for curious minds. Join us each week as academic experts tell us about the fascinating discoveries they're making to understand the world, and the big questions they’re still trying to answer. ...
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Sam Meredith @sammeredith.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
🛳️ The UN shipping agency is on the cusp of introducing binding regulations to phase out fossil fuel use in global shipping — with the world’s first-ever global emissions levy on the table. 🗣️ "It would be an absolute game-changer." ✍️ Take a look at the full story: www.cnbc.com/2025/04/09/c...
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World's first-ever global emissions tax is on the table at crunch shipping talks
Although far from a foregone conclusion, a robust pricing mechanism in the shipping sector would be considered one of the climate deals of the decade.
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The University of Manchester @manchester.ac.uk · 28/03/2025
Did you know 3% of global emissions come from shipping? This is more than the 2.5% from aviation 🚢✈️ 💬 Professor @aliceclimate.bsky.social was interviewed by @uk.theconversation.com to explore how shipping emissions can be reduced to meet Paris agreement targets. theconversation.com/a-google-map...
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​A ‘Google maps for the sea’, sails ​and alternative fuels: ​the technologies steering shipping towards ​lower emissions – podcast
From sails, to route optimisation and alternative fules, Daniel Precioso and Alice Larkin talk to The Conversation Weekly podcast about strategies to reduce emissions from global shipping.
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
It's all going on this week at the IMO in discussions on decarbonising shipping; issues include aligning intensity with absolute targets & the thorny issue of putting a price on carbon theconversation.com/at-a-pivotal... @simonclimate.bsky.social @uniofmanchester.bsky.social @uomscieng.bsky.social
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At a pivotal meeting, the world is set to decide how to cut shipping emissions
But some countries are more on board than others.
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Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research @tyndallcentre.bsky.social · 04/03/2025
Join The Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference to celebrate 25 years of the Tyndall Centre and evaluate opportunities & challenges for climate action NOW ⏳🌍 📅 8-10 September 📍 UEA, Norwich 💳 Early-bird cost at £350 opens soon #ClimateResearch #Tyndall25UEA tyndall.ac.uk/events/criti...
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The Critical Decade for Climate Action Conference - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
At our conference on 8-10 September, we will showcase cutting-edge, evidence-based ideas and opportunities for climate action now.
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Dr Steve Westlake @steveclimate.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Some interesting shifts in language in the CCC's Seventh Carbon Budget report, compared to the Sixth. - the emphasis on UK "leadership" has almost gone ⬇️ - references to "justice/fairness" have plummeted by 85% ⬇️⬇️⬇️ - references to "households" have skyrocketed by 400% ⬆️⬆️⬆️ A short 🧵
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Jim Pickard @pickardje.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
statistic of the day: approving the expansion of Heathrow, Luton and Gatwick airports would wipe out ALL the benefits of the government’s 2030 "clean power" target within five years of expanded operation, according to analysis by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp....
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Airport expansion would wipe out carbon savings of government’s clean power plan
Claimed growth benefits of expansion don’t stack up and will create major climate damage
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Well this captures it unfortunately ..."we are not even moving in the right direction, let alone at the required pace".
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
There isn’t enough ‘sustainable’ aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions – and there won’t be for years, says @benpurvis42.bsky.social #climatecrisis theconversation.com/there-isnt-e...
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There isn’t enough ‘sustainable’ aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions – and there won’t be for years
It’s better than regular jet fuel, but beware the hype.
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Interesting paper showing how safeguarding planetary boundaries such as freshwater or land system change reduces BECCS potential to close to zero - in contrast to huge potentials generated by IAMs.Picture would be even worse for low conversion efficiency biofuels for transport.
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Pilita Clark @pilitaclark.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
The gap between climate risk and response has never been wider than it is today on.ft.com/3COob0Y
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The great climate disconnect
[FREE TO READ] New attempts to prolong the fossil fuel era have come at precisely the wrong time
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 07/02/2025
A clear indication of increasing derailment risk theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...
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A ‘doom loop’ of climate change and geopolitical instability is beginning
Climate change is driving inflation and instability, which harms climate action. But it’s not too late to escape the doom loop.
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Jonathan Overpeck @greatlakespecktwo.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Lesson for us all: Climate warming has been particularly bad in Switzerland, where “a group of farmers turned to the Swiss courts to force the government to do more to act on climate change before their farms become unviable.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Why farmers are beginning to take their government to court over climate change
How a Swiss lawsuit is recasting agriculture’s role in climate policy.
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Encouraging growth in a sector with such limited opportunity for decarbonisation at present not only ends up cancelling out CO2 reductions made in other sectors, but also flies directly against the 'equity' framing enshrined in the Paris Climate Agreement journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
What would Heathrow third runway mean for carbon emissions, air pollution, and noise? More, more, more ... Analysis by me #climatecrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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What would Heathrow third runway mean for pollution, emissions and noise?
As UK chancellor backs expansion at London’s biggest airport, we assess possible environmental impacts
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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
And if this isn't sufficiently worrying, don't forget atmospheric CO2 concentrations over the past 800,000 years ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Climate Policy Journal @climate-policy.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
⚓ The international #shipping sector must shift emphasis to short-term energy efficiency and #emission reduction over fuel and 2050 targets in order to play its part in meeting Paris Agreement goals, argue @simonclimate.bsky.social, @aliceclimate.bsky.social & Jonathan Kohler Read more⬇️
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Beyond fuel: the case for a wider perspective on shipping and climate change
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
2/2 As the IMO is yet to align its Carbon Intensity Target with its revised 2030 & 2040 absolute targets, there remains a "fundamental disconnect" in its decarb strategy that needs urgent attention.Open access link here tinyurl.com/BeyondFuel2 (system needs a little patience but loads eventually!)
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
1/2 We are thinking about maritime decarbonisation but beyond alternative fuels, to deliver CO2 cuts in the near-term. See here for why we think a new emphasis on innovation focused on *existing* ships/maritime infrastructure is essential tinyurl.com/BeyondFuel @imohq.bsky.social
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Beyond fuel: the case for a wider perspective on shipping and climate change
In July 2023, the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) set a new climate change strategy for the international shipping sector. Critically, this strategy now includes ‘checkpoint’ and ‘strive’...
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 17/01/2025
New article – Met Office: Atmospheric CO2 rise now exceeding IPCC 1.5C pathways ✍️ By @richardabetts.bsky.social from @metoffice.bsky.social Read here ⬇️ buff.ly/4hjNiHm
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This seems like good news but isnt it problematic to characterise science that illustrates woefully inadequate mitigation efforts, as ‘doomsday’ stories?To constructively engage stakeholders with the scale of what’s needed, we need honesty about where we are(as per @richardabetts.bsky.social report)
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mtsw @mtsw.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
A better world is possible
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Robbie Andrew @robbieandrew.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
This post makes a huge "Gotcha" out of an uncaught error on a webpage. The idea that a comms person writing the web page used old data is totally believable. The word "static", simply means that the webpage was written manually, and isn't connected dynamically to a data source. 1/3
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Exclusive: Norway’s Equinor Forced to Withdraw Key Carbon Capture Claim
This story is the tenth part of a DeSmog series on carbon capture and was developed with the support of Journalismfund Europe. Equinor has retracted a claim that it stores about a million tonnes of ca...
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Insane heat in the Mozambique Channel Juan de Nova Island unbelievable MINIMUM 30.3 HOTTEST NIGHT IN HISTORY OF FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES (beaten,rebeaten,re-re-re-re... beaten) More High Tmins records in SOUTH AFRICA 23.5 Babanango 19.9 Lady Gray More records coming....
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Ken Caldeira @kencaldeira.com · 13/01/2025
We reduce emissions to reduce long-term damage from climate change. We adapt to reduce near-term damage from climate change. New open access paper discussing how emissions mitigation and climate adaptation are complementary approaches to reducing climate damage: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Chart showing timescale for return on investment in emissions abatement is on the order of a century whereas the timescale for return on investment in adaptation is about a decade or two.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 08/01/2025
As climate change increases the risk of dry conditions and fire weather, fires across western NAm are bigger, more dangerous, and burning greater area. It’s the difference between accidentally dropping a match into a pile of green, wet wood versus dropping it into a stack of bone dry kindling.
A pie chart showing the area burned by the 20 largest wildfires on record from 1900 through 2021 in California.
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Dr Lois Player @loisplayer.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
My lovely colleagues at CAST are advertising 5 PhD funded places! Couldn't think of a more wonderful team to do your PhD with ✨ 🌎
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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · 07/01/2025
The Global Climate Highlights 2024 offer an easy-to-follow overview of key climate data from this record-breaking year. 📅 This Friday, 10 January 2025 #C3S #CAMS #GCH2024
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Alice Larkin @aliceclimate.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
Interesting article highlighting poor foresight & the problem of assuming LNG is a suitable transition fuel for #ships; not so if the Paris Agreement is the goal. 'Green' ferry emits more CO2 than old diesel ship www.bbc.com/news/article... @globalmarhist.bsky.social @journalmaritime.bsky.social
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Glen Sannox: 'Green' ferry has higher emissions than diesel ship
One transport expert tells the BBC it might be better to run the new CalMac ferry on diesel.
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Cyril Brunner @brunncy.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
How long does CO₂ have to be stored in #CarbonDioxideRemoval #CDR? At least 35 years? 100 years? Longer?🤔 In a new study, @hausfath.bsky.social, @retoknutti.bsky.social & I find that for #netzero CO₂, anything less than 1000 years is not enough to neutralize warming.🧵 www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Iain Soutar @isoutar.bsky.social · 20/12/2024
Nice piece on what can happen when scientists go outside...
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
More than 90% of fossil fuel emissions occurred since my parents were born. Over 80% since I was born. Over 30% since my children were born. And well over 50% since the world agreed at the Rio Earth Summit to prevent dangerous climate change. And I thought: „At last!“
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Jingyi Li @jingyi-climate.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
I've been following ICJ climate hearings (not an expert on law, happy to learn), but I can't believe what I'm seeing from countries that call themselves climate leaders. Their arguments in court tell a different story from their calls like "we're all in this together". enb.iisd.org/internationa...
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International Court of Justice Hearings on the Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change
The International Court of Justice will issue an advisory opinion on the obligations of States under international law to protect the climate system.
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Dr Steve Westlake @steveclimate.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
🚨 What happens if politicians, business leaders and celebrities lead by example with low-carbon behaviours? This hot-off-the-press Briefing Note has the answers Read on for: -Key Messages -Recommendations for leaders 1/ @cast-centre.bsky.social centre.bsky.social cast.ac.uk/wp-content/u...
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