Rob Bellamy
@drrobbellamy.bsky.social
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Climate change, technology and society. Senior Lecturer in Geography at University of Manchester. Editor-in-Chief @dialoguescc.bsky.social. Associate Fellow at University of Oxford. Co-I CO2RE. Co-I REFLECT. Co-I Co-CREATE
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Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics!

Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1

Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1
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natureandspace.bsky.social
OnlineFirst - "Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial" by @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox, and @drrobbellamy.bsky.social:

#fieldtrials #publics #carbondioxideremoval #demonstrations #controversyanalysis

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co2rehub.bsky.social
2. "Towards responsible innovation and societal engagement with carbon dioxide removal" draws on evidence from CO2RE research to examine how GGR can be better understood, communicated, appraised and governed in the UK. Check it out here: lnkd.in/eXtUY4s5
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co2rehub.bsky.social
It's the final countdown to the UK GGR Event! We can't wait to welcome everyone to the @rigb.org next week. As a taster, we've just released 2 new policy briefings (🧵):
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drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Shoreline demos: The contested place of the public in a marine carbon removal trial

New paper in Environment and Planning E: Nature and Space with @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Emily Cox and myself

Read one of our major outputs from @co2rehub.bsky.social here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Responsible research for space-based climate geoengineering

New paper in Environmental Science & Policy

Read one of our first outputs from Co-CREATE open access here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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hausfath.bsky.social
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.
www.nytimes.com
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co2rehub.bsky.social
🚨 Reminder: Impact Day is just 2 weeks away! Join us for Day 2 of the UK GGR Event on 30 September to explore the impact of our research & what comes next for greenhouse gas removal in the UK. Read more & sign up here: co2re.org/events/the-u... #UKGGR2025
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Carbon removal support is tempered by concerns over whether biological methods are worth it

New @co2rehub.bsky.social paper in Communications Earth & Environment with Emily Cox, @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social and myself

Read open access here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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co2rehub.bsky.social
What are the latest developments in GGR research? What do they mean for decision-makers? If you're interested in these 2 questions, we invite you to join us for Day 2 of our UK GGR Event on 30 September at @rigb.org in London. Read more & register: co2re.org/events/the-u...
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drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Delighted to have contributed to the new UK State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report!

A pleasure to work with co-authors Christopher Lomax, Steve Smith and Astha Wagle at @co2rehub.bsky.social

Read the report here: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Studies on public perceptions also reveal the qualitative reasonings behind why people perceive CDR methods in the UK the way that they do. This review finds 14 distinct factors driving public attitudes towards CDR in the UK, and 12 distinct conditions for deployment of CDR in the UK
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Certain regions could be more or less likely to support or oppose certain CDR deployments. It would be important to match up any physical requirements for siting CDR methods with appropriate social contexts
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Earlier studies of UK public perception examined broader categories including “geoengineering” and “carbon dioxide removal” before focussing on more specific methods. DACCS, BECCS and enhanced rock weathering together dominate attention in studies of UK public perception
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Public perceptions of CDR have been studied in all regions of the UK to some extent, but some more than others. These studies have employed a range of methods including interviews, surveys, survey experiments, deliberative workshops, experimental workshops and deliberative mapping
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
I led Chapter 6 on Perceptions and Communication, in which we break down the relevance of public perceptions in the UK, public opinion on CDR in the UK, and factors driving attitudes and conditions for deployment in the UK
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Delighted to have contributed to the new UK State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report!

A pleasure to work with co-authors Christopher Lomax, Steve Smith and Astha Wagle at @co2rehub.bsky.social

Read the report here: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
It can't? Not without recognising the feedback loop between what people can say and the social context in which they reside

Douglas, M. (1986) How institutions think
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jamesrpalmer.bsky.social
Great to see our first paper emerging from the @peatscapes.bsky.social project. Now available open access, in @progenvgeog.bsky.social.

Huge thanks to everyone in the Peatscapes team – @kargkama.bsky.social, Roosa Rytkönen and Nye Merrill-Glover – and of course to @leverhulme.ac.uk!
peatscapes.bsky.social
Really excited to see our first 'Peatscapes' journal article out today in @progenvgeog.bsky.social!

Carbon futures in the mire? Knowledge controversies in European peatland restoration and remaking

Open Access link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

#geography #sts #peat #restoration
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dialoguescc.bsky.social
Remaking public engagement with climate change

New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Jason Chilvers journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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aria-research.bsky.social
Rising global temperatures increase the chance of crossing climate tipping points – abrupt, potentially irreparable shifts in our climate system. Only decarbonisation can sustainably lower the risk long-term, but our current trajectory makes several tipping points viable over the next century. (1/5)
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drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics!

Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1

Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1
Reposted by Rob Bellamy
learnfromnature.bsky.social
YES check this out!! #climatechange in focus with @drrobbellamy.bsky.social
drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics!

Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1

Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1