Rita VD
@rivadi.bsky.social
Atmospheric physicist, (re)cyclist, environmentalist, musician, gardener
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We MuSt gRoW tHe eCONoMy. 💹
GDP goes up, life gets better - right?
Bhutan, a tiny country in the Himalayas, has a very different approach that could hold the key to a better future for everyone. 🌿✨ 🧵
GDP goes up, life gets better - right?
Bhutan, a tiny country in the Himalayas, has a very different approach that could hold the key to a better future for everyone. 🌿✨ 🧵
March 13, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We MuSt gRoW tHe eCONoMy. 💹
GDP goes up, life gets better - right?
Bhutan, a tiny country in the Himalayas, has a very different approach that could hold the key to a better future for everyone. 🌿✨ 🧵
GDP goes up, life gets better - right?
Bhutan, a tiny country in the Himalayas, has a very different approach that could hold the key to a better future for everyone. 🌿✨ 🧵
Reposted by Rita VD
🚨New:
Aerosol Decline Accelerates the Increasing Extreme Precipitation in China
The trend in extreme precipitation increased by 700%❗️
"The sudden acceleration of increasing trend is largely attributed to the reverse of aerosol trends related to the clean air actions in China"
Aerosol Decline Accelerates the Increasing Extreme Precipitation in China
The trend in extreme precipitation increased by 700%❗️
"The sudden acceleration of increasing trend is largely attributed to the reverse of aerosol trends related to the clean air actions in China"
February 25, 2025 at 11:45 AM
🚨New:
Aerosol Decline Accelerates the Increasing Extreme Precipitation in China
The trend in extreme precipitation increased by 700%❗️
"The sudden acceleration of increasing trend is largely attributed to the reverse of aerosol trends related to the clean air actions in China"
Aerosol Decline Accelerates the Increasing Extreme Precipitation in China
The trend in extreme precipitation increased by 700%❗️
"The sudden acceleration of increasing trend is largely attributed to the reverse of aerosol trends related to the clean air actions in China"
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I receive numerous requests from journalists regarding the current situation with the Intergovernemental Panel on Climate Change.
I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7).
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I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7).
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February 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
I receive numerous requests from journalists regarding the current situation with the Intergovernemental Panel on Climate Change.
I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7).
1/...
I am not involved in the work of the IPCC for the 7th Assessment Cycle (AR7).
1/...
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"As citizens we can protest, engage in disruption & civil disobedience, organize around our aspirations & resist, based on our convictions. All of these are available to scientists & I encourage them all. But (...) scientists also have 'a special set of skills' that we can bring to this moment." 👇
The freeze of the NIH is just the latest culmination of the right's long war on science, education, and democracy.
Here are some of my ideas for what I think scientists can do about it. 🧪 conservechange.medium.com/five-things-...
Here are some of my ideas for what I think scientists can do about it. 🧪 conservechange.medium.com/five-things-...
Five things scientists can do to fight the rise of fascism.
Access to trustworthy information is among the most important preconditions for safeguarding democracy.
conservechange.medium.com
January 29, 2025 at 3:19 PM
"As citizens we can protest, engage in disruption & civil disobedience, organize around our aspirations & resist, based on our convictions. All of these are available to scientists & I encourage them all. But (...) scientists also have 'a special set of skills' that we can bring to this moment." 👇
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Why is it so important to focus on "super-pollutants", like methane?
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
Guest post: How ‘super pollutants’ harm human health and worsen climate change - Carbon Brief
In this article, we unpack what super pollutants are and why they have an outsized impact on the climate and public health.
www.carbonbrief.org
January 23, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Why is it so important to focus on "super-pollutants", like methane?
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
"They are responsible for around 45% of global warming to date, as well as millions of premature deaths each year."
More from @carbonbrief.org:
www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...
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Hard agree @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social
The Joint Research Centre of @ec.europa.eu trains own scientists and in the EU Member States to do this.
We have detailed Competence Frameworks and a tool for scientists can check their competences.
knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-act...
The Joint Research Centre of @ec.europa.eu trains own scientists and in the EU Member States to do this.
We have detailed Competence Frameworks and a tool for scientists can check their competences.
knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-act...
December 8, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Hard agree @magdalenaskipper.bsky.social
The Joint Research Centre of @ec.europa.eu trains own scientists and in the EU Member States to do this.
We have detailed Competence Frameworks and a tool for scientists can check their competences.
knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-act...
The Joint Research Centre of @ec.europa.eu trains own scientists and in the EU Member States to do this.
We have detailed Competence Frameworks and a tool for scientists can check their competences.
knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-act...