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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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...
coveringclimatenow.org
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.
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
jacobin.com/2026/02/wrig...
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
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Important new @annualreviews.bsky.social review on #AMOC collapse. 🌊⚠️
🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Here are 8 key takeaways from Dijkstra & van Westen (2026) on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and its risks.
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🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Here are 8 key takeaways from Dijkstra & van Westen (2026) on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and its risks.
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February 5, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Important new @annualreviews.bsky.social review on #AMOC collapse. 🌊⚠️
🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Here are 8 key takeaways from Dijkstra & van Westen (2026) on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and its risks.
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🔗 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Here are 8 key takeaways from Dijkstra & van Westen (2026) on the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation and its risks.
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"This would increase total global methane emissions by about 10% compared to the current level, which would contribute to faster climate change than what is currently expected in the IPCC's worst-case scenario."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Higher methane emissions from warmer lakes and reservoirs may exacerbate worst-case climate scenario
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from lakes and reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden, and NASA Am...
phys.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"This would increase total global methane emissions by about 10% compared to the current level, which would contribute to faster climate change than what is currently expected in the IPCC's worst-case scenario."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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Presented today.
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping
This report is the outcome of the Nordic Council of Minister’s sponsored workshop arranged in October 21-24, 2025 in Helsinki and Rovaniemi, Finland as part of Finland’s council presidency theme resil...
pub.norden.org
February 5, 2026 at 9:54 AM
Presented today.
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
The report “A Nordic Perspective on AMOC Tipping” reviews the current state of science on the impacts of potential Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) collapse and provides recommendations for policy actions.
pub.norden.org/temanord2026...
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Once a distant climate risk, the destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation (#AMOC) is becoming a real security concern. PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson outline what can be done about it.
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
Climate risk becomes a matter of security
The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this thre...
www.linkedin.com
February 5, 2026 at 9:59 AM
Once a distant climate risk, the destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation (#AMOC) is becoming a real security concern. PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson outline what can be done about it.
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
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www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
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I'm so proud of what my @docsforclimate.bsky.social colleagues accomplished last year, and so grateful they continue to press onward & upward despite ferocious headwinds created by the poisonous US political environment.
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
2025 Annual Report: Courage in Community - The Medical Society Consortium on Climate and Health (MSCCH)
Our 2025 Annual Report: Courage in Community highlights our collective efforts and our resolve to continue this important work.
medsocietiesforclimatehealth.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
I'm so proud of what my @docsforclimate.bsky.social colleagues accomplished last year, and so grateful they continue to press onward & upward despite ferocious headwinds created by the poisonous US political environment.
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
My hat is off to them. 🎩
@mason4c.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
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New! Transactions B special issue on The biosphere in the Anthropocene: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... Hope you like the cover and lineup!
February 6, 2026 at 3:45 AM
New! Transactions B special issue on The biosphere in the Anthropocene: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3... Hope you like the cover and lineup!
"Met Eireann warned this morning that “very heavy rain” would batter Ireland’s already saturated ground and high tides leading to further flooding"
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateCrisis
DART 'suspended' as huge waves leave Dublin track under 'several feet of water'
SEVERAL Irish Rail services have been hit by suspensions and delays this afternoon due to extreme flooding on the tracks. Dublin, Louth, Waterford and Wicklow have been under a Status Orange rain w…
www.thesun.ie
February 6, 2026 at 5:18 AM
"Met Eireann warned this morning that “very heavy rain” would batter Ireland’s already saturated ground and high tides leading to further flooding"
#ClimateCrisis
#ClimateCrisis
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During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
February 5, 2026 at 8:14 PM
During a dive last year in the Atlantic Ocean off Argentina, researchers documented a giant phantom jelly, a deep-sea species rarely seen since it was discovered a little over a century ago. “There was a mixture of excitement and disbelief,” said one marine biologist. trib.al/HfkWfp4
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Agrivoltaics: "not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”
‘Agrivoltaics is not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges’
Scientists have conducted a six-sphere literature analysis of agrivoltaics, considering sustainability, soil–crop productivity, socioeconomic resilience, solar power generation, spatial efficiency, an...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 6, 2026 at 5:00 AM
Agrivoltaics: "not just a land-sharing concept, but a systems-level solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges.”
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BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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February 5, 2026 at 9:08 PM
BREAKING: Over 680 members of the National Academy of Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering have endorsed articles of impeachment against RFK Jr.
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Blaming renewables for high energy bills misses the point, writes Dr Simon Evans. It’s volatile gas prices that continue to dominate household costs, despite the claims of some politicians.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...
Expensive gas still biggest driver of high UK electricity bills
High gas prices, not green policies, remain the main reason UK households are paying more for electricity
eastangliabylines.co.uk
February 4, 2026 at 7:01 PM
Blaming renewables for high energy bills misses the point, writes Dr Simon Evans. It’s volatile gas prices that continue to dominate household costs, despite the claims of some politicians.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/energy/expen...
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The world is going to blow past the 1.5 C goal of the Paris Accords. Even limiting global warming to 2 C will be very hard.
But we might still be able to pull it off if we change tactics, and focus more attention on climate “Emergency Brakes”.
globalecoguy.org/hitting-the-...
But we might still be able to pull it off if we change tactics, and focus more attention on climate “Emergency Brakes”.
globalecoguy.org/hitting-the-...
Hitting the “Emergency Brake” on Climate
There’s a hard truth about climate change: Meeting the Paris Accords — and limiting global warming to 1.5˚C or “well below” 2˚C — requires…
globalecoguy.org
February 5, 2026 at 7:49 PM
The world is going to blow past the 1.5 C goal of the Paris Accords. Even limiting global warming to 2 C will be very hard.
But we might still be able to pull it off if we change tactics, and focus more attention on climate “Emergency Brakes”.
globalecoguy.org/hitting-the-...
But we might still be able to pull it off if we change tactics, and focus more attention on climate “Emergency Brakes”.
globalecoguy.org/hitting-the-...