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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“In a trenchantly worded report, the Joint Committee bluntly criticises the Government for insufficient effort, delayed implementation, lack of clarity, & planning deficits across the breadth of the Coalition’s climate change policies.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Thirty obstacles to meeting climate targets identified by all-party committee
Most are ascribed to shortfalls in Government planning, policies, action and communications
www.irishtimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 6:44 AM
“In a trenchantly worded report, the Joint Committee bluntly criticises the Government for insufficient effort, delayed implementation, lack of clarity, & planning deficits across the breadth of the Coalition’s climate change policies.”
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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3,000 people have read our @environmentalpol.bsky.social article in its 1st month online
The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest - a repertoire of repression
With @crossdale.bsky.social, C Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social & T Franco Brotto
The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest - a repertoire of repression
With @crossdale.bsky.social, C Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social & T Franco Brotto
January 19, 2026 at 11:46 PM
3,000 people have read our @environmentalpol.bsky.social article in its 1st month online
The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest - a repertoire of repression
With @crossdale.bsky.social, C Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social & T Franco Brotto
The global criminalisation and repression of climate and environmental protest - a repertoire of repression
With @crossdale.bsky.social, C Pantazis, @roxana-pessoa.bsky.social & T Franco Brotto
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Had a great chat to one of the best climate journalists in the world, @amywestervelt.bsky.social, about criminalisation & repression of climate & environmental protest around the world the other day. Here’s the result.
It's hard to feel like anything but punching Nazis matters right now, so we @drilledmedia.bsky.social have been busy connecting the dots between climate and everything we're seeing around the world. Today: repression of protest w/ @berglundoscar.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbF...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkbF...
How the Backlash to Climate Protest Laid the Groundwork for What's Happening in U.S. Cities Today
YouTube video by Drilled
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February 4, 2026 at 8:47 AM
Had a great chat to one of the best climate journalists in the world, @amywestervelt.bsky.social, about criminalisation & repression of climate & environmental protest around the world the other day. Here’s the result.
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People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
February 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
People often ask me why I left the U.S. and there are various reasons but the thing that made me start really making an exit strategy was when journalists covering Standing Rock were being arrested. Historically a very bad sign for democracy. Seeing it get worse and more blatant is scary and sad
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I am a geographer supporting #undergraduate #graduate student research focused on #climatejustice #climatehealth #climatesociety #foodsecurity #disasterriskreduction #adaptivecapacity #communityengagement #interdisciplinarystem through my ThinkLab - clas.ucdenver.edu/hbsc/thinklab
Civic Engagement and Climate Justice (CECJ) ThinkLab
About the ThinkLab The CECJ ThinkLab at CU Denver
clas.ucdenver.edu
December 12, 2024 at 9:36 AM
I am a geographer supporting #undergraduate #graduate student research focused on #climatejustice #climatehealth #climatesociety #foodsecurity #disasterriskreduction #adaptivecapacity #communityengagement #interdisciplinarystem through my ThinkLab - clas.ucdenver.edu/hbsc/thinklab
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Vancouver Island! I’m boarding the ferry and heading your way for our Jobs, Justice, Climate Tour!
From Feb 9 to 13, I’ll be travelling the Island to hear about your hopes for the future, and talk about the bold solutions that our communities deserve.
RSVP: avilewis.link/van-island-t...
From Feb 9 to 13, I’ll be travelling the Island to hear about your hopes for the future, and talk about the bold solutions that our communities deserve.
RSVP: avilewis.link/van-island-t...
February 7, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Vancouver Island! I’m boarding the ferry and heading your way for our Jobs, Justice, Climate Tour!
From Feb 9 to 13, I’ll be travelling the Island to hear about your hopes for the future, and talk about the bold solutions that our communities deserve.
RSVP: avilewis.link/van-island-t...
From Feb 9 to 13, I’ll be travelling the Island to hear about your hopes for the future, and talk about the bold solutions that our communities deserve.
RSVP: avilewis.link/van-island-t...
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"Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms"
"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms - AAG
AAG - Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms - All -
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February 6, 2026 at 8:41 PM
"Disrespect for the Rule of Law Undermines Science and Fundamental Social Norms"
"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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"[The] hard-fought gains for a more peaceful, humane and sustainable world, in which many geographers played a critical role, must not be relinquished."
by @williamgmoseley.bsky.social
www.aag.org/disrespect-f...
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"We find that the principal drive for global warming acceleration began in about 2015, which implies that 2°C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury" - James Hansen et al.
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February 7, 2026 at 3:07 AM
"We find that the principal drive for global warming acceleration began in about 2015, which implies that 2°C global warming is likely to be reached in the 2030s, not at midcentury" - James Hansen et al.
mailchi.mp/caa/another-...
mailchi.mp/caa/another-...
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The Washington Post’s decision to cut a large share of its climate and environmental reporters is not just a newsroom story; it reflects a broader weakening of the institutions that sustain a shared, reliable public record on complex and contested issues.
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/what...
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/what...
What is lost when environmental coverage is cut
Word that the Washington Post would be cutting roughly one-third of its staff spread quickly this week. Among those affected were at least a dozen reporters, editors, and visual journalists covering c...
news.mongabay.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Washington Post’s decision to cut a large share of its climate and environmental reporters is not just a newsroom story; it reflects a broader weakening of the institutions that sustain a shared, reliable public record on complex and contested issues.
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/what...
news.mongabay.com/2026/02/what...
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This is why we say there can be no science-as-usual now. This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding — it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy. Freedom of speech.
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February 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
This is why we say there can be no science-as-usual now. This passage is from Peter Drucker’s essay in the Atlantic about the crossroads that science stood at during Nazism. Science doesn’t just need funding — it needs the fundamental freedoms that come with democracy. Freedom of speech.
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“Political will” is invoked like magic fairy dust or an abstract variable. It isn’t. If scientists want their evidence to matter, they need to ask how political will is built through organising, mobilisation, & social movements that generate sustained pressure across society & force political action
Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem ⬇️
Yet the main causes of biodiversity loss are well known & well understood. As Sandra Díaz says “The existing evidence pointing to where to start is massive; what is lacking is the will to act on its basis.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Yet the main causes of biodiversity loss are well known & well understood. As Sandra Díaz says “The existing evidence pointing to where to start is massive; what is lacking is the will to act on its basis.” www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem — it’s time to fix it
Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to chan...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 6:10 PM
“Political will” is invoked like magic fairy dust or an abstract variable. It isn’t. If scientists want their evidence to matter, they need to ask how political will is built through organising, mobilisation, & social movements that generate sustained pressure across society & force political action
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Economic Models Understating Climate Change Challenges, Study Finds via @forbes.com
Most economic models are failing to capture extreme weather events and compouinding shocks likely to dominate impacts in a changing world
www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
Most economic models are failing to capture extreme weather events and compouinding shocks likely to dominate impacts in a changing world
www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
Economic Models Understating Climate Change Challenges, Study Finds
The report warns many economic models are failing to capture extreme weather events and rising uncertainty likely to dominate impacts in a hotter world.
www.forbes.com
February 6, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Economic Models Understating Climate Change Challenges, Study Finds via @forbes.com
Most economic models are failing to capture extreme weather events and compouinding shocks likely to dominate impacts in a changing world
www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
Most economic models are failing to capture extreme weather events and compouinding shocks likely to dominate impacts in a changing world
www.forbes.com/sites/jamieh...
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🗓️ Webinar alert! 🔔
A new study from @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social and @mason4c.bsky.social finds that Americans care about climate change more than you think.
RSVP to join the conversation on Feb 10 at 12pm ET:
A new study from @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social and @mason4c.bsky.social finds that Americans care about climate change more than you think.
RSVP to join the conversation on Feb 10 at 12pm ET:
Americans Care About Climate Change More Than You Think — Covering Climate Now
Climate change is less visible in US news coverage these days, but journalists should know that the public still cares about it — and wants to hear more about it from journalists and political leaders...
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February 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
🗓️ Webinar alert! 🔔
A new study from @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social and @mason4c.bsky.social finds that Americans care about climate change more than you think.
RSVP to join the conversation on Feb 10 at 12pm ET:
A new study from @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social and @mason4c.bsky.social finds that Americans care about climate change more than you think.
RSVP to join the conversation on Feb 10 at 12pm ET:
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📣 @dannychambers.bsky.social: “The Climate & Nature Bill would've made the UK a world leader in tackling both the climate and nature crises with a joined-up plan that listened to scientists and turned their recommendations into action. I hope the Government brings the #CANBill back to the Commons."
Letter: 'Parliament should bring back the Climate & Nature Bill'
Protecting the local environment and tackling the climate crisis were among my main motivations for getting into politics.
www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk
February 6, 2026 at 2:59 PM
📣 @dannychambers.bsky.social: “The Climate & Nature Bill would've made the UK a world leader in tackling both the climate and nature crises with a joined-up plan that listened to scientists and turned their recommendations into action. I hope the Government brings the #CANBill back to the Commons."
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Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.
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February 6, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Sociologist C. Wright Mills saw this coming—and tried to warn us—60+ years ago.
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
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More than 140,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northwestern Morocco as Storm Leonardo brought torrential rainfall.
Morocco evacuates 140,000 people as torrential rains and dam releases trigger floods
Morocco's Interior Ministry says that more than 140,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in the country's northwest due to heavy rainfall and water releases from overfilled dams
abcnews.go.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:25 PM
More than 140,000 people have been evacuated from their homes in northwestern Morocco as Storm Leonardo brought torrential rainfall.
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📺 Guy Martin's 'House Without Bills'
Passivhaus retrofit takes centre stage in the Channel 4 programme Guy Martin’s 'House Without Bills' on Monday 9 February 2026 at 9pm.
Read more:
https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1534
AECB Passive House Plus Nesta Passive House Accelerator
Passivhaus retrofit takes centre stage in the Channel 4 programme Guy Martin’s 'House Without Bills' on Monday 9 February 2026 at 9pm.
Read more:
https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1534
AECB Passive House Plus Nesta Passive House Accelerator
February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
📺 Guy Martin's 'House Without Bills'
Passivhaus retrofit takes centre stage in the Channel 4 programme Guy Martin’s 'House Without Bills' on Monday 9 February 2026 at 9pm.
Read more:
https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1534
AECB Passive House Plus Nesta Passive House Accelerator
Passivhaus retrofit takes centre stage in the Channel 4 programme Guy Martin’s 'House Without Bills' on Monday 9 February 2026 at 9pm.
Read more:
https://www.passivhaustrust.org.uk/news/detail/?nId=1534
AECB Passive House Plus Nesta Passive House Accelerator
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🚀 We're hiring a Scientific Software Engineer!
Join the UKESM team to help develop and optimise the next generation UK Earth System Model for tipping point research.
💼 Grade 7 (£41k–£48k) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February.
Join the UKESM team to help develop and optimise the next generation UK Earth System Model for tipping point research.
💼 Grade 7 (£41k–£48k) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February.
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Scientific Software Engineer in Earth System Modelling
Scientific Software Engineer in Earth System ModellingSalary: Grade 7 (£41,064 – £48,822 p.a. depending on experience)Location: Met Office, Exeter (with scope for hybrid working)Are you keen to apply ...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 1:42 PM
🚀 We're hiring a Scientific Software Engineer!
Join the UKESM team to help develop and optimise the next generation UK Earth System Model for tipping point research.
💼 Grade 7 (£41k–£48k) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February.
Join the UKESM team to help develop and optimise the next generation UK Earth System Model for tipping point research.
💼 Grade 7 (£41k–£48k) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February.
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🚀 We're hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Earth System Modelling: develop the UKESM2 model and use it to investigate tipping points.
📍 Grade 7 (£41,064–£48,822) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February
📍 Grade 7 (£41,064–£48,822) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February
Job Opportunity at University of Leeds: Research Fellow in Earth System Modelling
Research Fellow in Earth System ModellingSalary: Grade 7 (£41,064 – £48,822 p.a. depending on experience)Location: Met Office, Exeter (with scope for hybrid working)Would you like to join a team asses...
jobs.leeds.ac.uk
February 6, 2026 at 1:46 PM
🚀 We're hiring! Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Earth System Modelling: develop the UKESM2 model and use it to investigate tipping points.
📍 Grade 7 (£41,064–£48,822) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February
📍 Grade 7 (£41,064–£48,822) Location: Met Office, Exeter
🌍 Apply today! jobs.leeds.ac.uk/vacancy.aspx... Closes: 26 February
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Of course, the main problem that is holding back effective conservation is not the lack of evidence
It’s vested interests preventing the transformative change needed in the scale & ambition of conservation actions
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It’s vested interests preventing the transformative change needed in the scale & ambition of conservation actions
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem — it’s time to fix it
Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to chan...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Of course, the main problem that is holding back effective conservation is not the lack of evidence
It’s vested interests preventing the transformative change needed in the scale & ambition of conservation actions
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It’s vested interests preventing the transformative change needed in the scale & ambition of conservation actions
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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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 7:21 AM
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 🧵
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I don't think biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem
I think it has a most of the world's biggest industries depend on destroying nature problem
This isn't an information deficit issue, we pretty much know what to do. The problem is that govs prioritise capital growth over survival
I think it has a most of the world's biggest industries depend on destroying nature problem
This isn't an information deficit issue, we pretty much know what to do. The problem is that govs prioritise capital growth over survival
Biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem — it’s time to fix it
Globally, more than one million species are threatened with extinction, but often interventions intended to protect biodiversity are not rooted in robust research. The field has an opportunity to chan...
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:51 PM
I don't think biodiversity conservation has an evidence problem
I think it has a most of the world's biggest industries depend on destroying nature problem
This isn't an information deficit issue, we pretty much know what to do. The problem is that govs prioritise capital growth over survival
I think it has a most of the world's biggest industries depend on destroying nature problem
This isn't an information deficit issue, we pretty much know what to do. The problem is that govs prioritise capital growth over survival
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In a new study, published today in Nature Climate Change, we explore how carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – approaches that take CO2 out of the atmosphere – may affect #biodiversity. 🦎🐌 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Biodiversity implications of land-intensive carbon dioxide removal - Nature Climate Change
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) plays an important role in decarbonization pathways to meet climate goals, but some methods are land-intensive. Multimodel analysis reveals conflicts between biodiversity ...
doi.org
January 30, 2026 at 11:53 AM
In a new study, published today in Nature Climate Change, we explore how carbon dioxide removal (CDR) – approaches that take CO2 out of the atmosphere – may affect #biodiversity. 🦎🐌 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
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🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Acknowledging the historic presence of justice in climate research, in Nature Climate Change: doi.org/10.1038/s415... - w/ @julianagyeman.bsky.social, @pkashwan.bsky.social, @danielle-rivera.bsky.social, Stacia Ryder, @dschlosberg.bsky.social & @farhanasultana.com #climatejustice
December 16, 2024 at 10:38 AM
🚨 New paper alert 🚨 Acknowledging the historic presence of justice in climate research, in Nature Climate Change: doi.org/10.1038/s415... - w/ @julianagyeman.bsky.social, @pkashwan.bsky.social, @danielle-rivera.bsky.social, Stacia Ryder, @dschlosberg.bsky.social & @farhanasultana.com #climatejustice