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ICCI is a network of senior policy experts and researchers aiming to spread cryosphere science and preserve the cryosphere's key role in Earth's climate system.
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Despite 🔥 and 🌧 at #COP30, we are happy to share the latest info on #AMOC shutdown from @rahmstorf.bsky.social, including perspectives from Iceland and UK govs filmed after the COP venue was evacuated!

Important messages to heed as COP30 negotiations go to the wire!

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After COP30 Fire and Floods: AMOC Shutdown
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Reflections on COP30 Global Mutirão final decision text:
November 22, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Despite 🔥 and 🌧 at #COP30, we are happy to share the latest info on #AMOC shutdown from @rahmstorf.bsky.social, including perspectives from Iceland and UK govs filmed after the COP venue was evacuated!

Important messages to heed as COP30 negotiations go to the wire!

🧪🌊

youtu.be/B-0eQnEEsYA
After COP30 Fire and Floods: AMOC Shutdown
YouTube video by International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
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November 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Pleased I could participate remotely in COP30 yesterday to talk about the impact of changing ice conditions on emperor penguins - at the fantastic @iccinet.bsky.social pavilion. The ICCI do great work at COP, highlighting the importance of limiting warming for the cryo: www.youtube.com/@iccinet
International Cryosphere Climate Initiative
International Cryosphere Climate Initiative (ICCI) is a network of senior policy experts and researchers aiming to spread cryosphere science and preserve the cryosphere's key role in Earth's climate s...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Happening in less than 1 hr here at #COP30
Tomorrow at #COP30 and online @rahmstorf.bsky.social will present latest AMOC science & potential impacts of shutdown

The event will be chaired by Minister Johannsson of Iceland and will include perspectives from representatives of Ireland, UK, Canada, and Finland

iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...

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November 20, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Tomorrow at #COP30 and online @rahmstorf.bsky.social will present latest AMOC science & potential impacts of shutdown

The event will be chaired by Minister Johannsson of Iceland and will include perspectives from representatives of Ireland, UK, Canada, and Finland

iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...

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November 19, 2025 at 8:27 PM
For anyone at #COP30 today or online, the Cryosphere Pavilion is hosting a quiz at 6.30 pm today!

Come and test how much you know about the Earth's frozen regions and their relevance for the negotiations happening live in Belem!
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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4/ Emissions cuts? Temperature limits? 🧊 As @iccinet.bsky.social says, we cannot negotiate with the melting point of ice.

“Losing sea ice is making climate change up to 15 percent worse than it would otherwise be.” — @edoddridge.bsky.social @utas.edu.au

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November 17, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Some snapshots from #COP30 and the Cryosphere Pavilion, where Prof. Gustaf Hugelius will soon take the stage (🔗 livestream in our previous post).

Below are a few insights from earlier today, when Prof. Hugelius moderated one of the sessions.

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November 14, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Tonight at 19:30 CEST, or 15:30pm Belém time, deputy director Gustaf Hugelius will be moderating the session "Permafrost-Climate Feedbacks & How is Permafrost Mapped from Space and on the Ground?"

Follow it live from the @iccinet.bsky.social Cryosphere Pavilion at #COP30 below!
Permafrost-Climate Feedbacks & How is Permafrost Mapped from Space and on the Ground?
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November 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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Later on tonight, at 18:30pm Belém time (GMT-3), Prof. Gustaf Hugelius will be presenting under the session: "Permafrost Thaw is Warming the Global Climate and Impacts Communities, Health, and Oceans."

Watch it live (or later) straight from the @iccinet.bsky.social Cryosphere Pavilion at #COP30. 👇
Permafrost Thaw is Warming the Global Climate and Impacts Communities, Health, and Oceans
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November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Week 2 of the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion is underway!

Key themes include thresholds and tipping points (Monday), adaptation in alpine glacier regions (Tuesday), ice sheets and sea-level rise (Wednesday), sea ice (Thursday), and pathways to 1.5°C (Friday).

Full schedule iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...
November 18, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Week 1 of #COP30 is a wrap in Belém.

Today’s events highlighted global links between glaciers, water security, climate finance, and ecosystem resilience — from Andes adaptation and glacier-risk financing to Amazon-cryosphere connections.

Missed an event? All sessions available at: lnkd.in/g4xgPcgf
November 15, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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“We cannot negotiate with the melting point of ice” -striking message from @iccinet.bsky.social report

Ice melt leads to the most profound long-term impact of the #climatecrisis - sea level rise

#climatecrisis
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop day 5 live: Indigenous activists blockade the summit centre as climate conference continues
As the climate conference goes into its fifth day, with huge amounts still unresolved, there were reports that activists had blockaded the entrance to the centre
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
HAPPENING TODAY

The Perils of Ignoring Science and 1.5°C at #COP30: Tipping Points in the Cryosphere, Their Impacts & How to Avoid Them

📍 COP30 Blue Zone, Side Event Room 9, Area C
⏰ 15:00-16:30 BRT, Nov. 14

Dr. Chris Stokes, Dr. James Kirkham, Dr. Bill Hare, Dr. Norma Shorty, Dr. Al-Saiful Islam
November 14, 2025 at 11:11 AM
⬇️ LAUNCHED TODAY ⬇️

State of the Cryosphere Report 2025

Over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn that current climate commitments, leading the world to well over 2°C, spell disaster for billions from global ice loss – but that damage can still be prevented.

Read here:

iccinet.org/statecryo25/
November 13, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Happening now!

Annual report on 2025 updates in Earth's frozen regions finds concerning losses over the past decade, and much larger preventable losses this century based on decisions made at UN climate summit #COP30 and beyond.

@geogdurham.bsky.social @iies.su.se @bolincentre.bsky.social @awi.de
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Information for journalists at COP30:

TODAY 6:30pm, Thurs Nov. 13 | Media briefing on the State of the Cryosphere Report 2025 and its relevance for COP30 negotiations.

Join in person or online: www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_Gw...

🚨 Cryosphere Pavilion (left of main hallway, behind UNFCCC Pavilion)
November 13, 2025 at 5:56 PM
The COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion will host more three dozen side events over the next two weeks.

Our team of Early Career Scientists (all PhD and postdoctoral level) will help introduce speakers and explain the latest science.

Join in person or watch virtually! ❄️

youtube.com/@iccinet
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Happening now at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion!

Warming of 1.5°C is Too High for Polar Ice Sheets
➡️ Join live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzkW...

"Ice sheet contributions to sea-level rises have quadrupled since he 1990s, even under 1.2°C of warming," says Dr. Chris Stokes @geogdurham.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Welcome to Day 3 of #COP30! Today’s focus: Polar Oceans 🌊❄️ Policy experts, scientists & Indigenous voices highlighted how safeguarding the cryosphere is vital to keeping 1.5°C within reach and ensuring a stable climate for all.

#Cryosphere #ClimateAction #Arctic #Glaciers #OceanProtection
November 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
This morning’s session at the #COP30 Cryosphere Pavilion discussed the impacts of black carbon in the Arctic.

Updated emissions data and improved atmospheric modeling highlight why rapid reductions in black carbon remain essential for effective Arctic and global climate policy. Full schedule below!
November 12, 2025 at 1:25 AM
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Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions to stem the impact of global warming are expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, scientists say.
Scientists Warn Against Plans to Artificially Cool Polar Regions
Proposals to artificially cool the world’s polar regions — to stem the impact of global warming — are both expensive, unfeasible and potentially dangerous, according to new scientific research.
bloom.bg
September 9, 2025 at 9:30 AM
An authoritative group of #climate scientists have reviewed 5 prominent ideas to #geoengineer the polar regions.

They conclude that these ideas are economically and practically unfeasible, environmentally dangerous & have major governance & ethics issues.

www.frontiersin.org/journals/sci...

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Frontiers | Safeguarding the polar regions from dangerous geoengineering: a critical assessment of proposed concepts and future prospects
Fossil-fuel burning is heating the planet with catastrophic consequences for its habitability and for the natural world on which our existence depends. Halti...
www.frontiersin.org
September 9, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Calling all Early Career Scientists!

We are offering an opportunity to bring your science to policymakers #COP30 by volunteering at the 2025 Cryosphere Pavilion!

Applications close Monday, September 1:
iccinet.org/cop30-cryosp...

Please share widely!
August 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
To save the cryosphere, we need to speed up the transition from fossil fuels in this year’s NDCs at COP30 🇧🇷

UNSG António Guterres delivered a landmark special address and launched a new report this morning: www.un.org/en/climatech...
July 22, 2025 at 7:33 PM