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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What's in the UK government's PFAS action plan? What's not in it? And what are the implications?
A 🧵:
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A 🧵:
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Environmentalists decry ‘crushingly disappointing’ Pfas action plan for UK
Ministers’ proposals to tackle ‘forever chemicals’ fail to match tougher stance taken in Europe, say experts
share.google
February 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM
What's in the UK government's PFAS action plan? What's not in it? And what are the implications?
A 🧵:
share.google/LMC4MSeOIOH7...
A 🧵:
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This tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
www.theguardian.com
February 1, 2026 at 3:48 AM
This tragic incident highlights the completely exploitative underpinnings of our dependency on digital devices, and the limits of any talk in the global north of 'digital ethics', 'tech ethics' etc.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Today's must-read: Aaron on the necropolitics of climate change.
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 🧵
Preventable suffering is both widespread and socially produced.
February 3, 2026 at 8:28 AM
Today's must-read: Aaron on the necropolitics of climate change.
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That suppressed report, a thread abt secrecy, military assessments, climate change and so forth.
New Conversation piece -
"A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before"
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
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New Conversation piece -
"A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before"
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
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A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
Governments have been warned about climate change for 70 years. They’re still suppressing the worst news.
theconversation.com
February 3, 2026 at 2:01 PM
That suppressed report, a thread abt secrecy, military assessments, climate change and so forth.
New Conversation piece -
"A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before"
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
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New Conversation piece -
"A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before"
theconversation.com/a-uk-climate...
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On Feb 10, join my colleagues for a press briefing and discussion about our latest Climate Change in the American Mind survey findings. It promises to be lively.
@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social
@coveringclimatenow.org
@newrepublic.com
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social
@coveringclimatenow.org
@newrepublic.com
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
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 3, 2026 at 1:55 PM
On Feb 10, join my colleagues for a press briefing and discussion about our latest Climate Change in the American Mind survey findings. It promises to be lively.
@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social
@coveringclimatenow.org
@newrepublic.com
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
@mason4c.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social
@coveringclimatenow.org
@newrepublic.com
@georgemasonu.bsky.social
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Screening of Fires and Fascism, the story of wildfires, organised crime, big business, politics, and community action:
Tonight (3 Feb) 6:45pm
Circle, Newport, Wales
£ pay what you can
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
Director Q&A
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
More dates:
fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Tonight (3 Feb) 6:45pm
Circle, Newport, Wales
£ pay what you can
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
Director Q&A
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
More dates:
fires-and-fascism.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Screening of Fires and Fascism, the story of wildfires, organised crime, big business, politics, and community action:
Tonight (3 Feb) 6:45pm
Circle, Newport, Wales
£ pay what you can
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
Director Q&A
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
More dates:
fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Tonight (3 Feb) 6:45pm
Circle, Newport, Wales
£ pay what you can
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
Director Q&A
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
More dates:
fires-and-fascism.co.uk
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We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) in University of East Anglia | UEA
View details and apply for this Lecturer in Physical Oceanography (ATR1734) vacancy in University of East Anglia. Faculty of Science
School of Environmental Sciences
Lecturer in Physical Oceano...
vacancies.uea.ac.uk
February 3, 2026 at 1:03 PM
We are advertising for a Lecturer in Physical Oceanography, closing date 31 March.
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
If you have research interests in the shelf seas, estuarine and coastal oceans then this could be for you!
And you could do research using UEA's fleet of ocean gliders
vacancies.uea.ac.uk/vacancies/20...
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1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
Mandelson’s Fifth Column
The British government’s business department exists to undermine democracy.
www.monbiot.com
February 3, 2026 at 7:32 AM
1. In 2009 I wrote this. I argued that Peter Mandelson's department “functions as a fifth column within government, working for corporations to undermine democracy and the public interest.”
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
This thread explains what I saw, and reaches a startling conclusion.🧵
www.monbiot.com/2009/05/04/m...
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A win for the Green Party at the Gorton & Denton by-election on 26th February would halt the Reform Party's momentum and send a clear message to Keir Starmer. Want to help? Chip in here:
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
Gorton and Denton by-election fighting fund - Green Party
We need to be ready if a by-election is called in an area the Green Party can win. Will you help us make another historic breakthrough?
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk
February 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
A win for the Green Party at the Gorton & Denton by-election on 26th February would halt the Reform Party's momentum and send a clear message to Keir Starmer. Want to help? Chip in here:
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/parliamentar...
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In 2025, climate disasters hit 87.8M people worldwide. Drought drove the biggest toll, while rare, intensified storms killed thousands.
Researchers warn climate change is pushing preparedness and adaptation to their limits.
Researchers warn climate change is pushing preparedness and adaptation to their limits.
More than 87m people impacted by climate-related disasters in 2025
In 2025, more than 200 climate-related disasters affected more than 87.8 million people worldwide, according to preliminary figures from the International Disaster Database analyzed by Mongabay. The…
news.mongabay.com
January 31, 2026 at 2:10 AM
In 2025, climate disasters hit 87.8M people worldwide. Drought drove the biggest toll, while rare, intensified storms killed thousands.
Researchers warn climate change is pushing preparedness and adaptation to their limits.
Researchers warn climate change is pushing preparedness and adaptation to their limits.
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The inequalities of our #NomadCentury are not inevitable. There’s a lot we could do to improve welfare everywhere
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.
tcnv.link
February 2, 2026 at 10:54 PM
The inequalities of our #NomadCentury are not inevitable. There’s a lot we could do to improve welfare everywhere
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Lagos is expanding fast and heading to become the world’s biggest city. How it gets there will help define the social and environmental fabric for tens of millions of people this century
Makoko demolitions: Shanties in Lagos Lagoon in Nigeria bulldozed and burnt
Residents suspect the demolitions are aimed at gentrifying the waterfront in Nigeria's biggest city, but officials deny this.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Lagos is expanding fast and heading to become the world’s biggest city. How it gets there will help define the social and environmental fabric for tens of millions of people this century
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These kinds of costs are going to be socialised, right up to the point where they can’t be any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM
These kinds of costs are going to be socialised, right up to the point where they can’t be any more.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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How much will it cost the UK to reach an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040?
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
February 3, 2026 at 10:40 AM
How much will it cost the UK to reach an 87% cut in greenhouse gas emissions by 2040?
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
In a new letter, @thecccuk.bsky.social confirms about £4bn a year (£26bn a year of costs minus £22bn a year of savings).
www.theccc.org.uk/wp-content/u...
87% by 2040 is a stepping stone to net zero by 2050
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"The Olympic Games are one of the world’s biggest sponsoring events. As such, it may seem disappointing that there are no specific, measurable sustainability requirements for sponsors."
A reminder of just how polluting this year's Winter Games are. 🧵 1/5
A reminder of just how polluting this year's Winter Games are. 🧵 1/5
Olympic Games In Italy: The Climate Perspective
Climate review of the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic and Paralympic Games, including reuse of buildings, criticized forest logging and questioned oil company sponsorship.
www.forbes.com
February 3, 2026 at 12:05 PM
"The Olympic Games are one of the world’s biggest sponsoring events. As such, it may seem disappointing that there are no specific, measurable sustainability requirements for sponsors."
A reminder of just how polluting this year's Winter Games are. 🧵 1/5
A reminder of just how polluting this year's Winter Games are. 🧵 1/5
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This looks like a great resource for climate campaigners. Very happy just to have been interviewed for it! tacticaltech.org/replaybook-a.... produced by @info-activism.bsky.social
February 3, 2026 at 9:22 AM
This looks like a great resource for climate campaigners. Very happy just to have been interviewed for it! tacticaltech.org/replaybook-a.... produced by @info-activism.bsky.social
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Interested in an academic career in political science? Do you want to work in a vibrant department with friendly colleagues? Interested in climate governance or EU studies? Do to live close to nature, but also enjoy a vibrant cultural scene? Appreciate a good work-life balance?
January 30, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Interested in an academic career in political science? Do you want to work in a vibrant department with friendly colleagues? Interested in climate governance or EU studies? Do to live close to nature, but also enjoy a vibrant cultural scene? Appreciate a good work-life balance?
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This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
This bastion of moral virtue has opinions about the Green Party.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
Just remember that as they continue to attack us.
This is who they are. Mask is off.
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 🧵
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.
tcnv.link
February 3, 2026 at 8:14 AM
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 🧵
Reposted by Dr. Aaron Thierry
The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
February 3, 2026 at 6:27 AM
The western U.S. faces its lowest snowpack on record despite average or above-average rainfall. Warmer temperatures mean more precipitation falls as rain rather than snow, and will worsen droughts in areas like the Pacific Northwest and the Colorado River Basin.
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
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More than 50 heat records were broken across Australia in the last week of January, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
This is climate change, and it can be lethal.
This is climate change, and it can be lethal.
February 3, 2026 at 6:02 AM
More than 50 heat records were broken across Australia in the last week of January, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.
This is climate change, and it can be lethal.
This is climate change, and it can be lethal.
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I just found this podcast "Lawless Planet" thanks to @drilledmedia.bsky.social for the recommendation!
Check out episode "Surveillance and Sabotage on the Dakota Access Pipeline"
"Post 9-11 tactics used on American activists all spurred by a private security firm deputized by a fossil fuel co."
Check out episode "Surveillance and Sabotage on the Dakota Access Pipeline"
"Post 9-11 tactics used on American activists all spurred by a private security firm deputized by a fossil fuel co."
January 27, 2026 at 9:48 PM
I just found this podcast "Lawless Planet" thanks to @drilledmedia.bsky.social for the recommendation!
Check out episode "Surveillance and Sabotage on the Dakota Access Pipeline"
"Post 9-11 tactics used on American activists all spurred by a private security firm deputized by a fossil fuel co."
Check out episode "Surveillance and Sabotage on the Dakota Access Pipeline"
"Post 9-11 tactics used on American activists all spurred by a private security firm deputized by a fossil fuel co."
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Climate displacement in Wales as Council spends over £2.5million to protect residents
#Rhondda #ClimateChange #Wales
climatewithbrian.com/2026/02/02/w...
#Rhondda #ClimateChange #Wales
climatewithbrian.com/2026/02/02/w...
Welsh Council to spend over £2.5 million to protect residents from climate change
Homes at severe flood risk to be demolished by council Councillors for Rhondda Cynon Taf council have approved the acquisition of 16 homes in Ynysybwl, which have been described as at ‘severe flood…
climatewithbrian.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:52 PM
Climate displacement in Wales as Council spends over £2.5million to protect residents
#Rhondda #ClimateChange #Wales
climatewithbrian.com/2026/02/02/w...
#Rhondda #ClimateChange #Wales
climatewithbrian.com/2026/02/02/w...
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CAL FIRE’s thoughts are with the people and firefighters in Chile as catastrophic wildfires continue to burn across central and southern regions, forcing more than 50,000 people to evacuate and killing at least 18 people.
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 18
Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2026 at 1:15 AM
CAL FIRE’s thoughts are with the people and firefighters in Chile as catastrophic wildfires continue to burn across central and southern regions, forcing more than 50,000 people to evacuate and killing at least 18 people.
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
#ChileWildfires #WildfireResponse
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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IPSO' response: "[Papers can] choose which pieces of information they publish.They are not obliged to do a comparison of other cost pathways and entitled to focus on the headline figure. [We] did not identify sufficient grounds to investigate a possible breach of Clause 1" A cherry picker's charter.
February 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM
IPSO' response: "[Papers can] choose which pieces of information they publish.They are not obliged to do a comparison of other cost pathways and entitled to focus on the headline figure. [We] did not identify sufficient grounds to investigate a possible breach of Clause 1" A cherry picker's charter.