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Ben Sanderson @benmsanderson.bsky.social · 16d

Sorry, but disagree with @hausfath.bsky.social here. You open Pandora's box, you ain't closing it again. We've already seen with Paris that well intentioned international agreements do not translate into physical reality and SRM governance is a much harder problem. Zero is the only safe level. /1

Zeke Hausfather @hausfath.bsky.social · 17d

I have a new @nytimes.com guest essay w/ @davidkeith.bsky.social about sunlight reflection. We note its not a solution for climate change and at best a band aid to treat systems, and suggest if its ever done it should only be to replace the cooling from air pollution today:

Opinion | A Responsible Way to Cool the Planet

A small, carefully scaled geoengineering program could compensate for the loss of cooling as we eliminate sulfur pollution.

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Prof. Sonia I Seneviratne @soniaseneviratne.bsky.social · 28d

Hot off the press: We can provide for the first time a systematic attribution of recent #heatwaves to the emissions of #carbon_majors. Essential new #Nature article coordinated by @yannquilcaille.bsky.social at @ethz.ch, with numerous contributors @usyseth.bsky.social:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Nature @nature.com · 28d

Nature research paper: Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors

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Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature

Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · 29d

In the lead up to the Overshoot Conference @iiasa.ac.at Sep 30-Oct 2, the organizers had a fantastic nerdy idea to get the leading experts in their fields share their perspectives on the key themes. Highly recommend for your daily commute, background to cooking etc.: open.spotify.com/show/5MpXqh1...

Episode 2: Highest Possible Ambition under Overshoot with Joeri Rogelj

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sarahschoengart.bsky.social @sarahschoengart.bsky.social · May 7

The richest 10% of people worldwide contributed to about two-thirds of global warming since 1990, and the top 1% alone about one-fifth. If the entire world had emitted like the bottom 50%, there would have been minimal warming since 1990. Lot more in there (check out this figure) 👇
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sarahschoengart.bsky.social @sarahschoengart.bsky.social · May 7

New study on linking wealth-based emissions to climate impacts: We find that 2/3 of global warming is attributable to the wealthiest 10% and so are climate extremes.
Article: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
@iiasa.ac.at, @usyseth.bsky.social
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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · May 7

NEW – Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’

✍️ by @ayeshatandon.carbonbrief.org

💬 with comment from Sarah Schöngart @carlschleussner.bsky.social @zscheischlerjak.bsky.social @wimthiery.bsky.social

Read here ➡️ buff.ly/0Se78bM

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SPARCCLE @sparccle.bsky.social · Mar 17

#SPARCCLE researcher @andrijevic.bsky.social led the organisation of the ‘Adaptation Pathways and Scenarios for Climate Change Research’ Workshop, held from 17th to 21st February at the Lorentz Center in Leiden.

🔎Check out the recap for key activities, and next steps 👉 sparccle.eu/2025/03/17/s...

SPARCCLE Researcher Marina Andrijevic Leads the Organisation of the ‘Adaptation Pathways and Scenarios for Climate Change Research’ Workshop

The ‘Adaptation Pathways and Scenarios for Climate Change Research’ workshop, held from 17th to 21st February at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, Netherlands, brought together interdisciplinary experts t...

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Bundesministerium für Innovation, Mobilität & Infrastruktur @bmimi.gv.at · Feb 12

Mal kurz von den Livetickern aufgeblickt: das @iiasa.ac.at hat eine neue Studie rausgehauen, die sich mit #GenderEquality & #Klimaresilienz beschäftigt. Demnach könne eine Gleichstellung der Geschlechter die Fähigkeit einer Gesellschaft, mit dem #Klimawandel umzugehen, verbessern. bit.ly/3CMg1Gh 👈

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 11

More important than ever to celebrate
@unesco.org International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Check out our recent paper on why it's important to understand how societies with more #WomenInScience create more innovative societies and help speed up socioeconomic progress: shorturl.at/6j0dY 👇🏽

Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

Have you ever wondered if the global leadership on climate would be less depressing if we had more Luisas and fewer Elons? With gender equality backsliding everywhere, it’s super important to stress its role in addressing the climate crisis. A 🧵 on our new paper on gender equality & scenarios:

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ESA Space Science @science.esa.int · Feb 11

💫🎉 Behind every successful ESA space mission, there's a woman. Behind the ESA & NASA Solar Orbiter mission, there are more than a hundred of them!

Join us in celebrating them today, on international day of women and girls in science!
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM
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www.esa.int/ESA_Multimed...

Collage of women who contributed to the ESA & NASA Solar Orbiter mission

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 11

The brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social:
"These authoritarians confuse being nice with being weak which is why they also confuse being mean with being strong.
[...] They also tend to think we are selfish and operate only out of self-interest because they think we're like them."

shorturl.at/AImjL

We Are Not Who They Think We Are: How Human Nature Matters In This Emergency

Welcome to the emergency--or rather Meditations in an Emergency, this newsletter, not the national emergency, which is of course very unwelcome. What's striking to me about all the things our morally ...

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Carl Schleussner @carlschleussner.bsky.social · Feb 10

Great coverage of our recent study on 2024 warming and the 1.5°C limit by @tinymaddie.bsky.social
here:
www.newscientist.com/article/2467...
@bevacquae.bsky.social

Have we already breached the 1.5°C global warming target?

Although the climate goals set by the Paris Agreement are based on the long-term average temperature, one year of high temperatures might be a sign that the 1.5°C threshold has already been reached

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David Roberts @volts.wtf · Feb 10

The only Super Bowl ad that matters.

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YouTube video by Science Moms

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Emanuele Bevacqua @bevacquae.bsky.social · Feb 10

In Nature Climate Change, we show that a year above 1.5 °C signals that Earth is most probably within the 20-year period that will reach the Paris Agreement limit. @natclimchange.bsky.social

A year above 1.5 °C signals that Earth is most probably within the 20-year period that will reach the Paris Agreement limit - Nature Climate Change

What a first year with temperature 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial baseline implies for long-term temperature goals is unclear. Here the authors show that such a first year above the baseline is highl...

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 10

It was explained to me by one of the authors of the Env-Growth projections that the differentiation across SSPs is driven by changes in the age structure of working-age population by gender, not by specific assumptions on LFPR that would reflect equality. In other words: opportunities for papers:)

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 10

From theory and empirical evidence we know that women's LFPRs are influenced by more than education or age (provision of childcare being the no. 1 candidate determinant) but surely it's a good start.

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks Florian:) My understanding is that even though they're disaggregated, they don't assume much (if any?) change from the current LFPR for women. But if this is wrong - please point me to any documentation of the assumptions for how the rates may change in the future!

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Nadja Hahn @nadjahahn.bsky.social · Feb 4

This is close to my heart: Why gender (in)equalities matter in our fight against climate change. Women that lack education or access to finance, cannot take good decisions, like growing new crops, or investing in irrigation systems. Equality is essential when we talk about future solutions. This ⬇️

Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

Have you ever wondered if the global leadership on climate would be less depressing if we had more Luisas and fewer Elons? With gender equality backsliding everywhere, it’s super important to stress its role in addressing the climate crisis. A 🧵 on our new paper on gender equality & scenarios:

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

It was amazing to work with Caroline Zimm, Shonali Pachauri, Raya Muttarak, Jonathan Moyer. A big thanks to @sparccle.bsky.social for powering this research!
I’m so excited about this paper being out that I may have managed to overcome my social media anxiety. Please share!

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

For lots more examples, details for scenario enthusiasts, and more, check out the paper in @natclimchange.bsky.social : doi.org/10.1038/s415...

Representing gender inequality in scenarios improves understanding of climate challenges - Nature Climate Change

This Perspective highlights links between gender inequality and climate change adaptation and mitigation, and proposes a roadmap for incorporating gender issues into the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways....

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

Would be great if we lead by example: improving gender balance and diversity within the scientific community is perhaps a first step to enhance representation of gender in scientific output.

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

This reminded me of this post by davidho.bsky.social : bsky.app/profile/davi...

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

What would universal secondary education for girls do for global development? What if all women in agriculture had sufficient money and information? What innovations would we have if women in STEM doubled? Would the global governance of crises be better if we had more gender equal politics?

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Marina Andrijevic @andrijevic.bsky.social · Feb 4

Scenarios are at the heart of assessments that enable us to say something about climate impacts & responses to climate change in the near and far future. And they are a great research tool for asking big what-if questions.

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