Ryan McNeilly Smith
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Ryan McNeilly Smith
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urban climates, heat, planning and social justice // policy wonk and wearer of too many hats // PhD candidate @ UniSC // he/him

📍Meanjin/Brisbane
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"AI is coming for your job" ya i'd like to see AI drink 11 coffees then have a panic attack
June 4, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Is anyone aware of future climate-adjusted EnergyPlus Weather / .EPW files which use the latest CMIP6 shared socioeconomic pathway climate scenarios? Chasing them for an Australian city #urbanclimate #climatechange
February 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
"[The work] demonstrated how localized hazards like extreme heat can be directly linked to global temperature changes driven by specific emitters."
Climate attribution science aims to explain how human-induced climate change influences extreme weather. A recent @sabincenter.bsky.social/@columbiaclimate.bsky.social conference explored important advancements that may shape litigation, policy, and governance. Via State of the Planet.
From Wildfires to Courtrooms: How Attribution Science Fuels Climate Justice
The Attribution Science and Climate Law Conference brought together scientists, legal experts, policymakers and advocates to explore how advancements in climate attribution science can shape litigatio...
news.climate.columbia.edu
January 24, 2025 at 6:03 AM
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I am sure I didn't ask for a 2020 reboot
January 9, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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The new National Urban Policy has finally been released after a year of drafting, consultations and workshops run by KPMG, the result is a completely anodyne, feel-good waste of paper.

minister.infrastructure.gov.au/mcallister/m...
November 29, 2024 at 9:14 AM
One of my favourite things about my job is getting to visit and tour small town community hall. Admiring this one's art-deco style and beautiful tapestry works.

📍 Mallanganee, NSW
November 18, 2024 at 11:43 PM
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Building off my AusCities feed, I've put together a starter pack of urban thinkers, advocates and journalists across Australia and New Zealand.
November 18, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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Disasters are political. Risk creation is political. Risk reduction is political. Emergency management is political. Disaster science is political.

Pretending it isn’t gets people killed and communities destroyed.
November 16, 2024 at 2:23 PM
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I decided to get in on the starter pack game, with this pack of extreme weather + climate scientists for those working on the intersection of climate change, extreme weather events, and climate risk. Please send suggestions and let me know if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/8PWHjpx
November 12, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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when i was a child I always dreamed of becoming a key stakeholder, and being managed
November 12, 2024 at 9:58 PM
We (me) are so back (on bluesky)
November 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Some community organising and tactical urbanism mixed in one today! So pleased with how our transformation of this dreary, concrete, barren space turned out. 1/n
December 10, 2023 at 12:42 PM