Rob Bellamy
@drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Climate change, technology and society. Senior Lecturer in Geography at University of Manchester. Editor-in-Chief @dialoguescc.bsky.social. Associate Fellow at University of Oxford. Co-I CO2RE. Co-I REFLECT. Co-I Co-CREATE
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Rob Bellamy
@drrobbellamy.bsky.social
· Apr 29
Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics!
Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1
Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1
Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1
Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1
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New paper: In the era of overshoot, are climate risk assessments fit for purpose? by me & Mandi Bissett. What is geoengineering for? Beyond emergency climate response, is it an approach that effectively stops deeper action on the climate crisis?
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January 6, 2026 at 11:33 AM
New paper: In the era of overshoot, are climate risk assessments fit for purpose? by me & Mandi Bissett. What is geoengineering for? Beyond emergency climate response, is it an approach that effectively stops deeper action on the climate crisis?
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Traversing the climate deadlock: Embracing the idea of communism
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Erik Swyngedouw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Erik Swyngedouw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Traversing the climate deadlock: Embracing the idea of communism
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Erik Swyngedouw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Erik Swyngedouw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Carbon markets have no future in a (net) zero-emissions world
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @gruberte.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @gruberte.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Carbon markets have no future in a (net) zero-emissions world
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @gruberte.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @gruberte.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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The unequivocal case for net zero green growth
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:51 AM
The unequivocal case for net zero green growth
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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The future of negotiations under the climate change COP
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Joanna Depledge journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Joanna Depledge journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:49 AM
The future of negotiations under the climate change COP
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Joanna Depledge journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Joanna Depledge journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Marine carbon dioxide removal may be a future climate solution
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @davidho.bsky.social and @bopplaurent.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @davidho.bsky.social and @bopplaurent.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:48 AM
Marine carbon dioxide removal may be a future climate solution
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @davidho.bsky.social and @bopplaurent.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @davidho.bsky.social and @bopplaurent.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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How ‘net zero’ sidelines equity when it comes to flying
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 6, 2026 at 10:45 AM
How ‘net zero’ sidelines equity when it comes to flying
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Are radical changes to lifestyles necessary for mitigating climate change?
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Are radical changes to lifestyles necessary for mitigating climate change?
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Human dimensions of climate change adaptation
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Chandni Singh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Chandni Singh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Human dimensions of climate change adaptation
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Chandni Singh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Chandni Singh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Decision-making about climate change adaptation
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Johanna Nalau journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Johanna Nalau journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
January 6, 2026 at 10:40 AM
Decision-making about climate change adaptation
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Johanna Nalau journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New article in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Johanna Nalau journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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An unexpected advent surprise - my book is available to pre-order with @manchesterup.bsky.social
For those interested in biofuels & the bioeconomy, vegetal geographies, climate politics, or relationships between energy & "human progress" more broadly!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192127/
For those interested in biofuels & the bioeconomy, vegetal geographies, climate politics, or relationships between energy & "human progress" more broadly!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192127/
Manchester University Press - Power plants
Power plants - Browse and buy the Hardcover edition of Power plants by James Palmer
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
An unexpected advent surprise - my book is available to pre-order with @manchesterup.bsky.social
For those interested in biofuels & the bioeconomy, vegetal geographies, climate politics, or relationships between energy & "human progress" more broadly!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192127/
For those interested in biofuels & the bioeconomy, vegetal geographies, climate politics, or relationships between energy & "human progress" more broadly!
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526192127/
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Actual climate scientist here. 2.5C is on the optimistic end of the literature on current policy outcomes, which spans the range from 2.3C to 3C. I wrote a review of the literature on the subject earlier this year: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
December 13, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Actual climate scientist here. 2.5C is on the optimistic end of the literature on current policy outcomes, which spans the range from 2.3C to 3C. I wrote a review of the literature on the subject earlier this year: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Today we're thrilled to share a new report with findings from across the Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators programme. Over the last 4.5 years, the programme has made a step change in our understanding of the potential of 5 land-based GGR technologies to deliver genuine greenhouse gas removals.
December 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Today we're thrilled to share a new report with findings from across the Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrators programme. Over the last 4.5 years, the programme has made a step change in our understanding of the potential of 5 land-based GGR technologies to deliver genuine greenhouse gas removals.
Reposted by Rob Bellamy
Seeing calls "to keep 1.5°C within reach" at #COP30 and am unsure what to make of them. What would a failure to recognise reality mean? Does it mean we are also not recognising the need to adapt to a 1.5°C world?
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
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Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
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Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? - Glen P. Peters, 2024
It is always possible to find arguments to make 1.5°C forever possible, but they increasingly diverge from reality. It is time to admit that the world will cros...
journals.sagepub.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Seeing calls "to keep 1.5°C within reach" at #COP30 and am unsure what to make of them. What would a failure to recognise reality mean? Does it mean we are also not recognising the need to adapt to a 1.5°C world?
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Recommended read by @glenpeters.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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As we approach the 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, @dialoguescc.bsky.social asked @glenpeters.bsky.social: is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
As we approach the 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, @dialoguescc.bsky.social asked @glenpeters.bsky.social: is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
As we approach the 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, @dialoguescc.bsky.social asked @glenpeters.bsky.social: is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
November 7, 2025 at 11:19 AM
As we approach the 30th United Nations Climate Change conference, @dialoguescc.bsky.social asked @glenpeters.bsky.social: is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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If you're interested in these questions, join us for the next webinar in our GGR Insights series – 'Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay'. Read more & sign up here: co2re.org/events/makin... @drrobbellamy.bsky.social @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social
Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay – GGR Insights series - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub
This is the fourth in our series of online webinars, GGR Insights, presenting the latest research and debating what is needed to enable the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the…
co2re.org
October 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
If you're interested in these questions, join us for the next webinar in our GGR Insights series – 'Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay'. Read more & sign up here: co2re.org/events/makin... @drrobbellamy.bsky.social @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social
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Join @drrobbellamy.bsky.social and Dr Laurie Walker from our Geography Dept for this webinar on 15 October 👇
Thanks to all who took part in #UKGGR2025! We'll share more highlights soon. In the meantime, we're restarting our GGR Insights webinars. Join us on 15 Oct at 12pm for "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay". More info: co2re.org/events/makin...
Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay – GGR Insights series - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub
This is the fourth in our series of online webinars, GGR Insights, presenting the latest research and debating what is needed to enable the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the…
co2re.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Join @drrobbellamy.bsky.social and Dr Laurie Walker from our Geography Dept for this webinar on 15 October 👇
Reposted by Rob Bellamy
Thanks to all who took part in #UKGGR2025! We'll share more highlights soon. In the meantime, we're restarting our GGR Insights webinars. Join us on 15 Oct at 12pm for "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay". More info: co2re.org/events/makin...
Making space for “place” in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay – GGR Insights series - CO₂RE - The Greenhouse Gas Removal Hub
This is the fourth in our series of online webinars, GGR Insights, presenting the latest research and debating what is needed to enable the sustainable scale-up of greenhouse gas removal (GGR) in the…
co2re.org
October 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Thanks to all who took part in #UKGGR2025! We'll share more highlights soon. In the meantime, we're restarting our GGR Insights webinars. Join us on 15 Oct at 12pm for "Making space for 'place' in carbon removal: learning from the communities of St Ives Bay". More info: co2re.org/events/makin...
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OnlineFirst - "Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial" by @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox, and @drrobbellamy.bsky.social:
#fieldtrials #publics #carbondioxideremoval #demonstrations #controversyanalysis
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#fieldtrials #publics #carbondioxideremoval #demonstrations #controversyanalysis
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
October 3, 2025 at 1:10 AM
OnlineFirst - "Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial" by @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox, and @drrobbellamy.bsky.social:
#fieldtrials #publics #carbondioxideremoval #demonstrations #controversyanalysis
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
#fieldtrials #publics #carbondioxideremoval #demonstrations #controversyanalysis
journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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2. "Towards responsible innovation and societal engagement with carbon dioxide removal" draws on evidence from CO2RE research to examine how GGR can be better understood, communicated, appraised and governed in the UK. Check it out here: lnkd.in/eXtUY4s5
September 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
2. "Towards responsible innovation and societal engagement with carbon dioxide removal" draws on evidence from CO2RE research to examine how GGR can be better understood, communicated, appraised and governed in the UK. Check it out here: lnkd.in/eXtUY4s5
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It's the final countdown to the UK GGR Event! We can't wait to welcome everyone to the @rigb.org next week. As a taster, we've just released 2 new policy briefings (🧵):
September 26, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It's the final countdown to the UK GGR Event! We can't wait to welcome everyone to the @rigb.org next week. As a taster, we've just released 2 new policy briefings (🧵):
Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial
New paper in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space with @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox and myself
Read one of our major outputs from @co2rehub.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New paper in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space with @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox and myself
Read one of our major outputs from @co2rehub.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial
New paper in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space with @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox and myself
Read one of our major outputs from @co2rehub.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
New paper in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space with @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox and myself
Read one of our major outputs from @co2rehub.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Responsible research for space-based climate geoengineering
New paper in Environmental Science & Policy
Read one of our first outputs from Co-CREATE open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New paper in Environmental Science & Policy
Read one of our first outputs from Co-CREATE open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 22, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Responsible research for space-based climate geoengineering
New paper in Environmental Science & Policy
Read one of our first outputs from Co-CREATE open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
New paper in Environmental Science & Policy
Read one of our first outputs from Co-CREATE open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today:
Opinion | A Responsible Way to Cool the Planet
A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.
www.nytimes.com
September 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today: