Erle Ellis
@erleellis.bsky.social
Exploring the ecology of an increasingly human planet.
Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC
Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene
https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/
Prof. Geography & Environmental Systems, UMBC
Anthromes, Anthroecology & Anthropocene
https://anthroecology.org/people/ellis/
Nota Bene…
Scientific Warnings Don't Work:
Climate Messaging Needs a Rethink @aibsbiology.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Scientific Warnings Don't Work:
Climate Messaging Needs a Rethink @aibsbiology.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
A Psychological and Linguistic Analysis of “The 2024 State of the Climate Report: Perilous Times on Planet Earth”
Abstract. A traditional goal of science and environmental communication, including climate communication, has been to encourage disinterested or uninformed
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February 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Nota Bene…
Scientific Warnings Don't Work:
Climate Messaging Needs a Rethink @aibsbiology.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Scientific Warnings Don't Work:
Climate Messaging Needs a Rethink @aibsbiology.bsky.social academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...
Irreversible?
So motivating!
Thank you Scientists!
So motivating!
Thank you Scientists!
January 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Irreversible?
So motivating!
Thank you Scientists!
So motivating!
Thank you Scientists!
To address corporatocracy it helps to clarify what to support:
Clean yes, fossil no.
Making every option equal is the problem, not the solution.
Clean yes, fossil no.
Making every option equal is the problem, not the solution.
January 29, 2026 at 1:58 AM
To address corporatocracy it helps to clarify what to support:
Clean yes, fossil no.
Making every option equal is the problem, not the solution.
Clean yes, fossil no.
Making every option equal is the problem, not the solution.
Target everything everywhere all at once?
We are blasting past 1.5.
Net zero is overwhelmed by fake carbon offsets.
Time to focus on the direct solution to the climate crisis:
Ending fossil fuels by shifting to a 100% clean energy economy.
We are blasting past 1.5.
Net zero is overwhelmed by fake carbon offsets.
Time to focus on the direct solution to the climate crisis:
Ending fossil fuels by shifting to a 100% clean energy economy.
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Target everything everywhere all at once?
We are blasting past 1.5.
Net zero is overwhelmed by fake carbon offsets.
Time to focus on the direct solution to the climate crisis:
Ending fossil fuels by shifting to a 100% clean energy economy.
We are blasting past 1.5.
Net zero is overwhelmed by fake carbon offsets.
Time to focus on the direct solution to the climate crisis:
Ending fossil fuels by shifting to a 100% clean energy economy.
Do we really need more reminders of failure right now?
What for?
What for?
January 27, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Do we really need more reminders of failure right now?
What for?
What for?
Always a good week to delete the Mercator
January 21, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Always a good week to delete the Mercator