Dr. Aaron Thierry
@thierryaaron.bsky.social
Graduate student at Cardiff University - researching the role of science and scientists in the climate movement. PhD in Ecology. Activism. Climate communications.
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Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
Preventable deaths in a warming world: how politics shapes who lives and who dies
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
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I’m pleased to share my latest article in @uk.theconversation.com
It asks what overheated apartments, flooded rice fields, & invisible policy failures have in common, & how preventable harm becomes the slow violence of necropolitics in the Chthulucene.
Here's a short thread on some key points 🧵
It asks what overheated apartments, flooded rice fields, & invisible policy failures have in common, & how preventable harm becomes the slow violence of necropolitics in the Chthulucene.
Here's a short thread on some key points 🧵
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Thank you to everyone who donated and attended the reading of Hannah Arendt's essay "Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship" last night. Here's the recording: substack.com/home/post/p-...
Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship Playback
A special reading group in solidarity with Minnesota
substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Thank you to everyone who donated and attended the reading of Hannah Arendt's essay "Personal Responsibility Under Dictatorship" last night. Here's the recording: substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.
February 4, 2026 at 12:02 PM
The Gorton & Denton by-election is Green vs Reform.
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❗️BREAKING -- Palestine Action protesters found not guilty of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol.
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
February 4, 2026 at 1:02 PM
❗️BREAKING -- Palestine Action protesters found not guilty of burglary at Elbit weapons factory in Bristol.
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
The six activists were also not convicted of other charges, having spent 18 months in jail awaiting trial.
realmedia.press/filton-verdi...
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BREAKING: NO CONVICTIONS AS VERDICTS COME IN FOR FILTON24 TRIAL
After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge.
Defend Our Juries comment to follow.
After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge.
Defend Our Juries comment to follow.
February 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
BREAKING: NO CONVICTIONS AS VERDICTS COME IN FOR FILTON24 TRIAL
After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge.
Defend Our Juries comment to follow.
After 8 days of deliberation, the jury have not convicted Charlotte Head, Samuel Corner, Ellie (Leona) Kamio, Fatema Zainab Rajwani, Zoe Rogers and Jordan Devlin on any charge.
Defend Our Juries comment to follow.
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New research from CAST's Dr Lucas Geese (@lucasgeese.bsky.social) & Dr Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett (@chantal-st.bsky.social) shows that UK MPs give less attention to decarbonisation in more carbon-intensive constituencies, especially Conservatives and marginal seats. 📣
Read the open access paper 👇
Read the open access paper 👇
High emissions, low engagement? How members of parliament represent the carbon footprint of their constituents | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge Core
High emissions, low engagement? How members of parliament represent the carbon footprint of their constituents
www.cambridge.org
February 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
New research from CAST's Dr Lucas Geese (@lucasgeese.bsky.social) & Dr Chantal Sullivan-Thomsett (@chantal-st.bsky.social) shows that UK MPs give less attention to decarbonisation in more carbon-intensive constituencies, especially Conservatives and marginal seats. 📣
Read the open access paper 👇
Read the open access paper 👇
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Community energy isn’t just about installing solar panels. It’s about:
✅ Local ownership of energy projects
✅ Shared financial benefits
✅ Community-led decisions on how energy is used and distributed
It’s energy shaped by the people, for the people.
✅ Local ownership of energy projects
✅ Shared financial benefits
✅ Community-led decisions on how energy is used and distributed
It’s energy shaped by the people, for the people.
February 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Community energy isn’t just about installing solar panels. It’s about:
✅ Local ownership of energy projects
✅ Shared financial benefits
✅ Community-led decisions on how energy is used and distributed
It’s energy shaped by the people, for the people.
✅ Local ownership of energy projects
✅ Shared financial benefits
✅ Community-led decisions on how energy is used and distributed
It’s energy shaped by the people, for the people.
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Fossil fuel trying to say it's “part of the solution” to climate crisis via investments in biofuel, carbon capture, carbon offset “false solutions” that entrench environmental injustice and fossil fuel power.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
False solutions: How do fossil fuel companies reproduce their power through the energy transition
In response to mounting political and social pressure to transform their business models, the fossil fuel industry is attempting to portray itself as …
www.sciencedirect.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Fossil fuel trying to say it's “part of the solution” to climate crisis via investments in biofuel, carbon capture, carbon offset “false solutions” that entrench environmental injustice and fossil fuel power.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Towards an orderly and just exit from fossil fuels academic.oup.com/ia/article/d...
My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social
@suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social
@suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
Towards an orderly and just exit from fossil fuels
How can the competing goals and diverse interests involved in a just and multilateral transition away from fossil fuels be reconciled? This article explore
academic.oup.com
January 26, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Towards an orderly and just exit from fossil fuels academic.oup.com/ia/article/d...
My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social
@suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
My latest article in @iajournal.bsky.social
@suspol.bsky.social @sussexsrp.bsky.social @sussexfss.bsky.social @fossilexit.bsky.social @fossiltreaty.bsky.social
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I just emailed the TDs and Senators on the climate committee asking them to stop Darragh O'Briens fossil fuel power grab. Can you do the same? action.uplift.ie/campaigns/em...
Email TDs and Senators to stop Darragh O'Brien's fossil fuel power grab
I just emailed the TDs and Senators on the climate committee asking them to stop Darragh O'Briens fossil fuel power grab. Can you do the same?
action.uplift.ie
February 4, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I just emailed the TDs and Senators on the climate committee asking them to stop Darragh O'Briens fossil fuel power grab. Can you do the same? action.uplift.ie/campaigns/em...
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An interesting take on Government communications from a Labour MP. Effectively: we don't want to tell the public important information in an easily digestible format because some people don't trust the Government.
Hmm, I'm sure not telling us stuff is really going to make the rest of us trust you.
Hmm, I'm sure not telling us stuff is really going to make the rest of us trust you.
A friend pointed me to a post on social media of a letter by Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour, Bristol East) about a request for a televised emergency briefing on the #ClimateEmergency
I was stunned by how casually the idea & its urgency were dismissed. Let’s unpack why this response is so wrong-headed 🧵
I was stunned by how casually the idea & its urgency were dismissed. Let’s unpack why this response is so wrong-headed 🧵
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
An interesting take on Government communications from a Labour MP. Effectively: we don't want to tell the public important information in an easily digestible format because some people don't trust the Government.
Hmm, I'm sure not telling us stuff is really going to make the rest of us trust you.
Hmm, I'm sure not telling us stuff is really going to make the rest of us trust you.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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⚠️🐦 Nature loss is risk to our security and prosperity, and a new government report has confirmed it.
Published after a Green Alliance FOI request, the report must now prompt action.
As @ruthchambers.bsky.social sets out below, the government and parliament must urgently address its findings.
Published after a Green Alliance FOI request, the report must now prompt action.
As @ruthchambers.bsky.social sets out below, the government and parliament must urgently address its findings.
Nature loss is risk to UK security and prosperity | Ruth Chambers
YouTube video by GreenAllianceUK
youtube.com
January 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
⚠️🐦 Nature loss is risk to our security and prosperity, and a new government report has confirmed it.
Published after a Green Alliance FOI request, the report must now prompt action.
As @ruthchambers.bsky.social sets out below, the government and parliament must urgently address its findings.
Published after a Green Alliance FOI request, the report must now prompt action.
As @ruthchambers.bsky.social sets out below, the government and parliament must urgently address its findings.
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What fossil fuel companies paid to Australia’s political parties in 2025 federal election and what they seem have gotten in return.
cheekmedia.substack.com/p/dirty-data...
cheekmedia.substack.com/p/dirty-data...
Dirty data: How coal and gas money fuelled 2025 election campaigns
By Claire Snyder
cheekmedia.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:00 AM
What fossil fuel companies paid to Australia’s political parties in 2025 federal election and what they seem have gotten in return.
cheekmedia.substack.com/p/dirty-data...
cheekmedia.substack.com/p/dirty-data...
I imagine they could also pursue creative ways for fundraising for the project to ensure it has the resources it needs to be a success...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
The People's Emergency Briefing
To bring the National Emergency Briefing to the people.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:48 AM
I imagine they could also pursue creative ways for fundraising for the project to ensure it has the resources it needs to be a success...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/the-people...
They can register as an organisation to host a screening of the film this spring by following this link. They're aiming for a screening in every constituency across the UK.
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
February 4, 2026 at 7:47 AM
They can register as an organisation to host a screening of the film this spring by following this link. They're aiming for a screening in every constituency across the UK.
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
www.nebriefing.org/take-action
18/ Encourage your MP to watch the talks and attend a local screening, then ask them to join the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing.
Civic pressure is how leadership can be summoned.
Civic pressure is how leadership can be summoned.
Check here to see if your MP has signed
For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
www.nebriefing.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
18/ Encourage your MP to watch the talks and attend a local screening, then ask them to join the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing.
Civic pressure is how leadership can be summoned.
Civic pressure is how leadership can be summoned.
17/ Yet if the government won’t step up, the public cannot afford to wait.
You can watch the National Emergency Briefing, share it, & help organise community screenings this spring.
Civic action is critical, not a replacement for leadership, but a way to amplify the urgency.
👉 Get involved
You can watch the National Emergency Briefing, share it, & help organise community screenings this spring.
Civic action is critical, not a replacement for leadership, but a way to amplify the urgency.
👉 Get involved
National Emergency Briefing
Take Action on the Climate and Nature Emergency | How to engage after the National Emergency Briefing and support science-led solutions
www.nebriefing.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
17/ Yet if the government won’t step up, the public cannot afford to wait.
You can watch the National Emergency Briefing, share it, & help organise community screenings this spring.
Civic action is critical, not a replacement for leadership, but a way to amplify the urgency.
👉 Get involved
You can watch the National Emergency Briefing, share it, & help organise community screenings this spring.
Civic action is critical, not a replacement for leadership, but a way to amplify the urgency.
👉 Get involved
16/ The letter shows a lack of leadership. Complexity isn’t a reason to avoid action, it’s why the state must lead.
Community groups can support engagement but cannot replace the government’s duty to clearly communicate national risk.
This is a failure to govern in the face of a known emergency
Community groups can support engagement but cannot replace the government’s duty to clearly communicate national risk.
This is a failure to govern in the face of a known emergency
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
16/ The letter shows a lack of leadership. Complexity isn’t a reason to avoid action, it’s why the state must lead.
Community groups can support engagement but cannot replace the government’s duty to clearly communicate national risk.
This is a failure to govern in the face of a known emergency
Community groups can support engagement but cannot replace the government’s duty to clearly communicate national risk.
This is a failure to govern in the face of a known emergency
15/ As newly reported by @ben-cooke.bsky.social in The Times, a UK #climate risk report warning of cascading crises, including migration & conflict, was kept from public view.
This is not caution.
It is political evasion.
This is not caution.
It is political evasion.
Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war
Unabridged document said disappearing forests and rivers drying up could drive people to Europe and lead to conflict in Asia
www.thetimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
15/ As newly reported by @ben-cooke.bsky.social in The Times, a UK #climate risk report warning of cascading crises, including migration & conflict, was kept from public view.
This is not caution.
It is political evasion.
This is not caution.
It is political evasion.
14/ The wider context makes this worse.
The Labour Party is now in government. The responsibility to level with the public lies squarely with them.
Instead of rallying society to respond to #climate risk, key information has been delayed, downplayed, even suppressed!
The Labour Party is now in government. The responsibility to level with the public lies squarely with them.
Instead of rallying society to respond to #climate risk, key information has been delayed, downplayed, even suppressed!
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
14/ The wider context makes this worse.
The Labour Party is now in government. The responsibility to level with the public lies squarely with them.
Instead of rallying society to respond to #climate risk, key information has been delayed, downplayed, even suppressed!
The Labour Party is now in government. The responsibility to level with the public lies squarely with them.
Instead of rallying society to respond to #climate risk, key information has been delayed, downplayed, even suppressed!
13/ There’s also a legal obligation being ignored.
Under Article 6 of the #UNFCCC, governments must ensure:
– public access to #climate information
– education and awareness
– meaningful public participation
People have a right to know the risks they face.
unfccc.int/resource/doc...
Under Article 6 of the #UNFCCC, governments must ensure:
– public access to #climate information
– education and awareness
– meaningful public participation
People have a right to know the risks they face.
unfccc.int/resource/doc...
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
13/ There’s also a legal obligation being ignored.
Under Article 6 of the #UNFCCC, governments must ensure:
– public access to #climate information
– education and awareness
– meaningful public participation
People have a right to know the risks they face.
unfccc.int/resource/doc...
Under Article 6 of the #UNFCCC, governments must ensure:
– public access to #climate information
– education and awareness
– meaningful public participation
People have a right to know the risks they face.
unfccc.int/resource/doc...
12/ Yes, sustained engagement matters.
Yes, a one-off event is not enough.
But this is not an either/or.
A televised emergency briefing creates a shared baseline of understanding, without which democratic consent for climate policy simply does not exist.
Yes, a one-off event is not enough.
But this is not an either/or.
A televised emergency briefing creates a shared baseline of understanding, without which democratic consent for climate policy simply does not exist.
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
12/ Yes, sustained engagement matters.
Yes, a one-off event is not enough.
But this is not an either/or.
A televised emergency briefing creates a shared baseline of understanding, without which democratic consent for climate policy simply does not exist.
Yes, a one-off event is not enough.
But this is not an either/or.
A televised emergency briefing creates a shared baseline of understanding, without which democratic consent for climate policy simply does not exist.
11/ Even more striking: @climateoutreach.bsky.social themselves (cited in McCarthy’s letter) explicitly argue for government-led public information campaigns on #climate, drawing lessons from Brexit and COVID.
"Public engagement is not window dressing; it is the essential foundation for all policy"
"Public engagement is not window dressing; it is the essential foundation for all policy"
We’ve had information campaigns on Brexit and Covid. What about the climate? - Climate Outreach
In the runup to Cop26, public knowledge about the crisis is shallow, with few understanding the scale of the threat.
climateoutreach.org
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
11/ Even more striking: @climateoutreach.bsky.social themselves (cited in McCarthy’s letter) explicitly argue for government-led public information campaigns on #climate, drawing lessons from Brexit and COVID.
"Public engagement is not window dressing; it is the essential foundation for all policy"
"Public engagement is not window dressing; it is the essential foundation for all policy"
10/ For years, critics have pointed out serious limits in nature programming:
– crises softened or backgrounded
– humans erased from responsibility
– nature framed as pristine and distant
e.g.
– crises softened or backgrounded
– humans erased from responsibility
– nature framed as pristine and distant
e.g.
February 4, 2026 at 7:21 AM
10/ For years, critics have pointed out serious limits in nature programming:
– crises softened or backgrounded
– humans erased from responsibility
– nature framed as pristine and distant
e.g.
– crises softened or backgrounded
– humans erased from responsibility
– nature framed as pristine and distant
e.g.