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Communications Sustainability @commssustain.nature.com · 10/07/2026

A recent paper at Nature Ecology & Evolution finds that biodiversity loss could weaken the future creditworthiness of nations. A reminder that protecting nature is also about protecting economic resilience. 📉🦋💰 @natureportfolio.nature.com www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Biodiversity loss will decrease the future creditworthiness of nations - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Scenario modelling reveals how sovereign credit ratings and the cost of borrowing across 23 nations would change under partial collapses in timber production, wild pollination services and marine fish...

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

New paper alert: reviewing 364 studies on AI, energy, & climate, we find: 👉 AI efficiency is growing 👉 but AI energy demand is growing faster 👉 the net effect on nature & climate will be determined not by technology, but by policy, incentives, and regulation. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

And yes, the UK is absolutely at risk, directly through extreme events here at home, and indirectly through trade linkages and financial markets. Quantifying these international spillovers is an active area of research @bennett-innovate.bsky.social

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

There are lots of ways that planning & land management can help (fire breaks, fire resistant building design & materials, firefighting infrastructure), but: 1. Waiting until things are on fire isn't good enough 2. No amount of adaptation can overcome runaway climate change - reducing CO2 matters

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Climate change reduces space for people and the economy. Places that were viable 50 yrs ago are less so now. This will get worse. It starts with extreme heat and fires. Next, insurance markets retreat, meaning people and busineses can't get cover. It ends with depopulation and abandonment

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

A sobering message last night on extreme heat and wildfires, with @krishgm.bsky.social asking a brutally important question: 'does this mean we can't build homes and infrastructure in at risk places?' @channel4news.bsky.social @bennett-innovate.bsky.social @bennettinstitute.cam.ac.uk @sussex.ac.uk

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

So excited for what we're cooking up @bennett-innovate.bsky.social Here's a short clip introducing my research themes!

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matthewagarwala.bsky.social @matthewagarwala.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

It was so great to have you with us, Emmie!

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