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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 7d

We join the global community in mourning the passing of Dr Dame Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and UN Messenger of Peace.

Her groundbreaking scientific work transformed our understanding of nature and will continue to inspire generations.

#JaneGoodall

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Debbie Tann MBE @debbietann.bsky.social · 7d

Just seen the latest work from the Doughnut Economic Lab highlighting the huge inequalities between the richest and poorest nations and the accelerating planetary metacrisis we are in.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · 8d

🎙 New Generation One Climate Podcast!

For #InternationalPodcastDay, we explore climate in the classroom.

👉 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#GenerationOne #UCLGeography #ClimateEducation
@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social

UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast

The UCL Generation One podcast aims to tackle the biggest challenges facing the climate crisis. Listen now on your favourite platform.

www.ucl.ac.uk

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UCL Policy Lab @uclpolicylab.bsky.social · 8d

We were joined by leaders from across Britain for a celebration of what brings us together.

In partnership with @citizensuk.org @moreincommonuk.bsky.social and @belongnetwork.bsky.social. Thank you to all those who came along.

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 19d

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society

@royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News

The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 19d

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society

@royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News

The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 29d

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation

Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths

Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · 29d

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation

Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths

Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

www.theguardian.com

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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · Aug 27

We're in a new era of weather extremes, @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social tells @stevehreports.bsky.social.

@ucl.ac.uk | @lbcnews.bsky.social

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · Sep 5

🌍 New @ucl.ac.uk Generation One podcast: Decolonising climate action.

Hosts @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social + @simonchinyee.bsky.social with ⚖️ Farhana Yamin + 🌱 Raffaella Fryer-Moreira

🎧 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #DecolonisingClimateAction @sustainableucl.bsky.social

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Aug 19

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

There is an urgent need for open governance including sustained, science-led conservation, supported by international collaboration and local participation.

theconversation.com/irans-nature...

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.

theconversation.com

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Aug 19

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

There is an urgent need for open governance including sustained, science-led conservation, supported by international collaboration and local participation.

theconversation.com/irans-nature...

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.

theconversation.com

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · Aug 15

🌍🎙 Missed @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4’s The Briefing Room yesterday?

Hear him discuss climate change, science, and solutions with David Aaronovitch and other experts.

Catch up on BBC Sounds: tinyurl.com/ucl-brief

#ClimateChange #UCLGeography #BBC #TheBriefingRoom @ucl.ac.uk

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Jul 23

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change - BBC News

The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · Jul 4

NEW – Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Ho Woo Nam

Read here: buff.ly/l700teP

Source: REPEAT Project, US nationally determined contribution.

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Europe’s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

#climatechange

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on Europe’s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter | Editorial

Editorial: With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

www.theguardian.com

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Jul 2

Europe’s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

#climatechange

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on Europe’s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter | Editorial

Editorial: With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

www.theguardian.com

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · Jun 30

🌳 “The way we deal with climate change is we stop burning stuff.”

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social explains why planting trees isn’t a get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to carbon emissions.

Hear him on BBC Inside Science: tinyurl.com/ucl-mitigation

#ClimateCrisis #MarkMaslin #UCLGeography

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Are trees the answer to solving climate change?

We investigate the role our forests are playing in offsetting carbon emissions.

tinyurl.com

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Prof. Vincent Gauci @gaucigauci.bsky.social · Jun 19

My piece for The Conversation elaborates on my NatRevs perspective (below). It supports (w/ a new mechanism) @simonlewis.bsky.social & @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social‘s idea of the Columbian exchange having global effects. With CH4 the Anthropocene start is 1592 theconversation.com/new-start-date…

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · May 29

80% 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 2024 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝

86% chance that next five years will be warmer than 1.5°C

According to @wmo-global.bsky.social

#climatechange is real

wmo.int/news/media-c...

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Climate Science Breakthrough @climatescibreak.bsky.social · Jun 2

@fisherdanar.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @thierryaaron.bsky.social @profbillmcguire.bsky.social @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @maxboykoff.bsky.social

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Jun 6

🏟️ UCL 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝑻𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕

🎙 @simonchinyee.bsky.social & me joined by Dan Hall, Sofie Junge Peterson and Russell Seymour

🔗 Listen and share: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#UCLGenerationOne
#climatechange
#sustainability

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Prof Mark Maslin @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social · Jun 6

🏟️ UCL 𝐏𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭: 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲

𝑻𝒂𝒄𝒌𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕

🎙 @simonchinyee.bsky.social & me joined by Dan Hall, Sofie Junge Peterson and Russell Seymour

🔗 Listen and share: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#UCLGenerationOne
#climatechange
#sustainability

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UCL Department of Geography @uclgeography.bsky.social · Jun 2

🌍 @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joined BBC Radio 4 Inside Science last week to tackle big science questions:

🟢 Why is Earth alive, but not the Moon?
🟢 Will evolution give us plastic-eaters?
🟢 Did Tesla really invent free electricity?

🔊 Listen in: tinyurl.com/ucl-ins

#UCLGeography #InsideScience

BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Your science questions answered

We answer a selection of fascinating science questions, from Nikola Tesla to microplastics

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts.bsky.social · May 30

The melting-glacier-landslide tragedy in Switzerland reminds me of the special journal issue on Climate Forcing of Geological and Geomorphological Hazards edited by @billmcguire.bsky.social @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social me and others

Back in 2010 it was about future risks, but now its very real ☹️

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Cover of an issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, entitled "Climate forcing of geological and geomorphological hazards", volume 368 number 1919 pages 2309-2588, with a monochrome photograph of the glaciated volcano Mount Rainier in Washington State, USA

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