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Jenny Chase @solarchase.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

It was awesome to learn about the FAAM Airborne Laboratory at Stockport’s Avro Heritage Museum this weekend! It’s a plane kitted out with instruments to take atmospheric measurements, gathering data for atmospheric air pollution, climate change, weather, and more!

2 posters containing a picture of an airplane laboratory, a weather person, the outside of a jet, a infographic containing a cloud from the Met Office, and the following text (cut off for character limit): Woodford's Leading Role In Climate Change Research (1/2)
Research and education play vital roles in raising awareness about climate change, its causes, and its impact. We are pleased to say that an aeroplane converted at Woodford is playing a leading role.
The FAAM Airborne Laboratory has a crucial role in advancing our understanding of climate change. Part of the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, FAAM operates a specialised aircraft equipped with state-of-the-art instruments to take all kinds of atmospheric measurements, gathering data that can be used to understand air pollution, climate change, weather systems and more. This research helps improve climate models, develop better weather forecasts, and inform policymakers on strategies for mitigating the impacts of climate change.
Model Improvements
Improved Forecast

The aircraft operated by FAAM is a unique BAe 146-301 ARA, registered G-LUXE. This four-engine regional jet airliner was first flown in 1981 as the prototype BAe 146-100 (registration G-SSSH) but in 1986 its airframe was extended by 5m converting it to a stretched BAe 146-300 version.
Acquired in 2001 for use by the Natural Environment Research Council and the Met Office, it underwent a three-year conversion to a flying laboratory and made its first science flight in 2004. It has a range of more than 2,000km, can carry up to 4 tonnes of scientific instruments and 21 scientists and crew. It flies as low as 50 feet over the sea and up to 35,000 feet high in the atmosphere with research flights lasting up to 6 hours. In 20 years of operation, it has flown research campaigns in more than 30 countries across 5 continents

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Dr. Elizabeth Sawin @bethsawin.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

The path between here and a just and livable future is not a smooth curve of managed transition any more (if it ever was). It's white water, surprises, confusion, advance, retreat, learning, messing up, grieving, celebrating, experimenting, truth telling, pausing in the beauty.

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Dr. Jack Brown @drjackbrown.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Empathy + Action = A Better World Thank you, Jane Goodall

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Silvia Pineda-Munoz, PhD - Climate Ages @climateages.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Who will inspire the next generation? 🌍 Storytellers once made me fall in love with nature & all its creatures Now I want to do the same: share stories that spark wonder & care That’s why I launched the Climate Ages YouTube channel. I'd love it if you followed us! 🧪 #SciComm buff.ly/kpGaXJc

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Climate Ages

Where Fossils and Climate Meet Climate Ages grew out of a love for science and a desire to keep sharing it in a way that’s accessible to everyone. After stepping away from academia, we found…

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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 01/10/2025

I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide. I decided this was unacceptable. Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.

Graphic which reads "Mayor of London / It was predicted to take 193 years to meet legal limits for air pollution in London/ We did it in 9"

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Rest in peace to the wonderful Jane Goodall, who devoted her life to the study of chimpanzees, and conservation and humanitarian work 🕊️🐵🌳

Picture of Jane Goodall, a white elderly woman with white hair, in the forest with the quote “The forest is for me a temple, a cathedral of tree canopies and dancing light.” Dr. Jane Goodall

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 01/10/2025

In his first significant address on climate change, Pope Leo called on Catholics and citizens of the world on Wednesday to carry on the environmental advocacy of his predecessor, Francis, and not to treat it as a “divisive” issue.

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Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment

The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Apparently the body balm and shampoo bar pictured are raising money for climatejusticeuk.bsky.social, a network of groups and individuals committed to building solidarity and power for climate justice in Britain and across the globe. 75% of sale price is going to them!

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Climate Justice Coalition (@climatejusticeuk.bsky.social)

The coalition organising to build the climate justice movement in Britain ➜ across the globe 🌎 climatejustice.uk/climate-justice-coalition

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

“The antidote to climate anxiety is action!” A cool display inside Lush stores shows what individuals can do to “create a climate of change”. I like how they’re not pulling punches about cooperate/government responsibility but coming at it from a collective action perspective. Details 🧵⬇️

A display inside a lush store featuring multiple items on a plate: yellow sun shaped “Its Getting Hot In here” body balm with label, a pile of yellow disk shaped bath bombs, a sign with a QR code and the text “Climage of Change! Together!
Scan the QR code to let us know your suggestions for individual or collective action to protect the world we love” and some A6 leaflets with the text “Lets create a climate of change. 12 ways to protect the world we love.”

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

A beautiful data comic on the Paris climate change conference ⬇️

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

My daily reminder for anyone who wishes they could be part of a scientific discovery - zooniverse is a platform that allows volunteers to help with data on a range of science projects! It’s really as easy as a few clicks. As a former astrophysicist, I love it :) www.zooniverse.org

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Zooniverse

The Zooniverse is the world's largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 24/09/2025

Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right. Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!

People signing the Global Pledge for Healthy Indoor Air at the UN

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 26/09/2025

“Even if the diagnosis is dire, the window of cure is still open. Failure is not inevitable; failure is a choice. A choice that must and can be avoided.”

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Stand.earth @stand.earth · 26/09/2025

The world’s oceans just failed a key planetary health check. For the first time, ocean acidity crossed a critical threshold for marine life – directly impacting marine organisms throughout the food chain, from oysters to salmon to whales.

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World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life

Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed

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Deep Down, We’re a Family @deepdownafamily.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

That relatively rare moment of finding a healthy hard coral above 50ft/15m. #scuba #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #marinelife #roatan

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UN Environment Programme @unep.org · 19/08/2025

Today is #OrangutanDay 🦧 Orangutans, the “people of the forest,” play a key role in keeping forests healthy. But all three species - Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli orangutans - are critically endangered due to habitat loss and illegal trade. Learn more: wildfor.life/species/oran...

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Chasing Coral is a documentary about the wonder of coral, how they contribute to the health of our planet & the threats they face, told by passionate people who work hard every day for their survival. For stunning videography & heart wrenching testimony, check it out on YT ⬇️ or Netflix

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Chasing Coral | FULL FEATURE | Netflix

Chasing Coral taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse…

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Coral is suffering extensively due to #GlobalWarming. For an ecosystem, it’s less like a heatwave and more like a fever - even 2C is eventually fatal. Coral bleaching is a stress response before death. It’s the animal trying to kill its own micro algae to save itself, not knowing heat is responsible

2 photos of the same coral reef after a mass bleaching event caused by global warming. The coral on the left photo is varied and vibrant. The coral on the right photo is white and brown. Photo credit: New Scientist, Danielle Claar, Kevin Bruce

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Cold water coral 🪸 is most commonly found in the deep waters of Scotland, but it lives in may other places. The Bailiwick of Guernsey in the channel islands features cold water coral ⬇️ www.alderneywildlife.org/wildlife-exp...

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Cold-water coral | Alderney Wildlife Trust

Did you know that there are coral reefs in the UK? UK seas are home to some amazing cold-water corals that form reefs on the seabed over 400m deep.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Coral is not just a tropical plant - the UK is home to a class of coral called 'cold water coral'. It's a special type of coral because it doesn't have it's own microalgae; the polyps feed by extending their tentacles to catch plankton, krill and other small crustaceans floating nearby.

Plankton, a character in the show Spongebob. He is an anthropomorphic zooplankton with a pill-shaped green body, a yellow single eye, 2 antennae, folded arms, and a displeased facial expression.Credit: Nickleodeon

A copepod, a type of zooplankton. It has a translucent body coloured light blue and yellow, and 2 long antennae. Credit: NASA.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

What we think of as coral is thousands of polyps making up one organism. Each shape is a different species. Coral has a symbotic relationship with an internal colony of microalgae (AKA phytoplankton) which photosynthesise and provide a food source.

Several coral of different colours and shapes in an aquarium. Credit: Qui Nguyen https://unsplash.com/@quinguyen

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

We’re starting off the month of ocean conversation with Coral Reefs. Not many people know that #coral is an animal rather than a plant, and a #reef is an ecosystem of many different coral animals as well as rocks, fish, and other sea animals.

Coral reef in bottom right 3/4 featuring a diverse, colourful range of coral with hundreds of small to medium fish swimming above. ocean in top left corner. Credit: Francesco Ungaro, https://unsplash.com/@francesco_ungaro

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

The issues I’m going to spotlight this month are coral reefs, plastic pollution, fishing, and rising seas. There’s a lot more we could discuss when it comes to oceans but I hope this sparks some interest and action, and encourages you to dive deeper into any topics you feel drawn to 🌊

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

August’s spotlight is Ocean Conservation 🌊 This is an important topic to me as I grew up on an island - I actually got my powerboat license before my driver’s license! The #ocean is an essential part of our ecosystem but it’s facing many threats. Join me this month to hear more and what we can do.

Picture of Petit Bot beach in Guernsey from the cliffs, primarily of the ocean and the cliffs. Steps are in the foreground. Credit: Nicole [last name unknown], https://virtualbunch.com/the-best-beaches-in-guernsey/

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

The topics I’m going to spotlight this month are coral reefs, plastic pollution, fishing, and rising seas. There’s a lot more we could discuss when it comes to oceans but I hope this sparks some interest and action, and encourages you to dive deeper into any topics you feel drawn to 🌊

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

A wonderful #SciArt exhibit up in Stockroom (Stockport) on ‘Emotional Biodiversity’, the wide spectrum of human responses to environmental problems. The short #SciFi film shows a future Stockport where the last human is collecting emotional artifacts from our time.

A photo of a wall with a jumpsuit and a large tv. The jumpsuit is galaxy coloured and the screen of the tv shows a still of a close up of a futuristic green sensor. There are 2 pairs of headphones beneath the TV.

Text on wall reading: EMOTIONAL BIODIVERSITY
By Di Mainstone
Co-created with the People of Stockport
Emotional Biodiversity is an immersive exhibition by artist and filmmaker Di Mainstone, commissioned and produced by FutureEverything. Rooted in various locations across the ground floor of Stockroom, Emotional Biodiversity invites everyone to explore how the ecological crisis affects us physically and emotionally, and how we respond to it in our daily lives.
Emotional Biodiversity draws on the work of climate psychologist Caroline Hickman, who coined the term to describe the wide spectrum of human emotional responses to environmental crises. In the artwork, Di Mainstone suggests that our inner ecologies are a vital part of how we process, adapt to, and heal the ecologies that surround us.
THE LAST (FILM)
Set in a speculative future, the artist imagines a vision of Stockport in which the town has been evacuated due to the effects of flooding from the nearby River Mersey. Only one person remains, The Last, a nomadic wanderer whose beliefs place the highest value on nature.
The Last carries an array of mystical listening devices that she has crafted using manufactured artefacts of the old-world, like broken lamps, metal-detectors and plumbing tubes. Using these homemade instruments, The Last hunts for sacred bulbs that hold the lost voices of Stockport's past inhabitants, storing them in her Bulb Bank for safekeeping.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

This is such a lovely idea! Great way of sharing nature wisdom with the community. When I have a garden, I will definitely do this 🌱

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Here are some ways to combat burnout as an #Environmental activist from Makin Wellness. I’ve found regular exercise and boundaries to be the most helpful. Teaching your brain to switch off is a skill to learn and practise, and absolutely essential to maintaining a sustainable workload. #MentalHealth

9 illustrations on a blue background. Text: tips for management burnout. Talk to a therapist; schedule your time to sit and rest; set boundaries; exercise regularly; spend time with loved ones; maintain a healthy sleep schedule; make time for things you love and enjoy doing; take time off to travel; explore your options.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

It is always a joy to recieve the #Climativity newsletter on Fridays full of good news and high quality content. It’s not an easy task to stay positive and constructive as an environmental activist, but it has a big impact. Check out @jacobsimonsays.bsky.social to subscribe and hear more!

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

This helpful diagram by @LindsayBraman (on instagram) and Alexandra Michel explains the causes of #Burnout. It’s important we talk about this to support the health of fellow activists and reduce people needing to drop out of the field entirely. #MentalHealth

This infographic discusses the causes of burnout through doodles such as stress without adequate support resources, chronic psychosocial stress, and the demands of a job outweighing resources to cope.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Burnout is a state of emotional, physical & mental exhaustion caused by chronic excessive stress, often work related. It’s an environmental problem, not an individual one. I’ve experienced it. Those of us in high stress, high stakes, or advocacy roles are particularly vulnerable. #MentalHealth

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Signs of burnout by @innsightful_ on instagram. In #EnvironmentalActivism, it can be difficult to take care of yourself while fighting for the planet 🌍 This can lead to burnout. The first step to avoiding burnout is knowing the signs, and especially which ones you’re most susceptible to 👇

Small illustrations on pink background. Signs of burnout: chronic tiredness, reduced productivity, frequent mood swings, not able to enjoy things, emotional numbness, health problems, anxiety/stress, loss of motivation, feeling useless.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

This July, as part of the spotlight project, I’m going to be sharing some resources on mental health for environmental activists. Many of us are susceptible to stress, burnout, depression, and anxiety as a result of fighting climate change. Any tips? Drop them below 👇

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

Fast fashion brands struggling to compete with Shein & Temu are repositioning as up-market quiet luxury while still engaging in the same poor environmental & ethical practices. This industry is responsible for 10% of carbon emissions. Jordan Theresa discusses the next generation of greenwashing ♻️

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The quietluxuryification of fast fashion | Voicenotes with Jordan Theresa

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

We often think of climate change as something we can win or lose at. But humans are going to have to live on the planet regardless of what we do to it, so there’s no such thing as too late or not worth it. Keep fighting, every bit of difference we can make is important #ClimateCrisis

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

“Global change isn’t a one woman sprint, it’s a relay race” Thanks @Oneofmanywomen (on YouTube) for making me feel better about being off social media during burnout. I’m not fighting in the way I want to right now, but I’m still fighting 💚

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Environmental activism is necessary for our future on Earth 🌏 Credit: fiadhmelina on instagram

White text in a black box on top of an illustration of yellow flowers on a hill. “Everyone hates the protests in front of them- too loud, too disruptive, too much, but they love the clean air it fought for, the weekends it secured, the rights carved into law. Comfort is built on the courage of those who refused to stay silent. Todays disruption is tomorrows justice.”

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Whenever I feel overwhelmed, uninspired, or stuck in science communication, I always think back to “what do I want to learn about?” and that generally opens up a series of rabbit holes and a wave of really cool projects.

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"If you are a climate activist or any kind of activist and you are not being criticized for being too radical, then I think you should check if you're actually being morally consistent" - Greta Thunberg

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Greenpeace International 🌍 @greenpeace.org · 14/02/2025

Corals are red 🪸 Oceans are blue🌊 This message is precious. That’s why I’m sharing it with YOU! Happy Valentine’s Day ♥️♥️ #StopDeepSeaMining #ProtectTheOceans

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Two Degrees Cooler @twodegreescooler.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

You might wonder why I post some non-climate things. Intersectionality in climate activism is unavoidable. Climate change disproportionately affects marginalized communities. Those who deny climate change also deny diversity and accessibility. It’s all the same fight and the same people fighting.

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