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The @ipcc.bsky.social plays a crucial role in informing both global climate negotiations and national and local climate policy and planning around the world. U.S. scientists have always been key players in the IPCC, and the USAA-IPCC members want to ensure that continues to be the case.
Scientists Form Academic Alliance to Support U.S. Climate Researchers
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heleendeconinck.bsky.social
Wat een opsteker dat het Nederlandse parlement pal achter de klimaatwetenschap blijft staan, ook nu die aan de andere kant van de oceaan zo onder druk staat. Met als laatste dieptepunt het ontslag van Kate Calvin als chief scientist bij NASA.
suzannekroger.bsky.social
De (klimaat)wetenschap slopen is onderdeel van de radicaal-rechtse agenda.

Wij maken ons grote zorgen over wat er gaande is in de VS. Europa moet pal staan voor de basis van ons klimaatbeleid.

Mijn motie is aangenomen!
suzannekroger.bsky.social
De (klimaat)wetenschap slopen is onderdeel van de radicaal-rechtse agenda.

Wij maken ons grote zorgen over wat er gaande is in de VS. Europa moet pal staan voor de basis van ons klimaatbeleid.

Mijn motie is aangenomen!
science.org
Breaking news: NASA announced today it will eliminate its Office of the Chief Scientist, along with offices advising the agency on technology, strategy, and coordinating its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts. scim.ag/3Ft8Xza
NASA to eliminate chief scientist position
Long-running advisory role cut along with two dozen others in agencywide reduction
scim.ag
heleendeconinck.bsky.social
Takahiro Sayama of SENTAN presenting severe flooding impacts of 2 and 4 degrees of warming in Japan. Large areas of Osaka are below sea level (makes me feel at home! :-)). He is also presenting adaptation measures, storm barriers for instance, although these need to be made higher and stronger.
heleendeconinck.bsky.social
The mayor of Osaka, Hideyuki Yokohama, welcoming IPCC authors of the Special Report on Climate Change and Cities for their first meeting. We are learning that Osaka and Japan are making many efforts to reduce emissions although more needs to be done to be aligned with 1.5 or 2C of warming.
katharinehayhoe.com
Heads up! The @ipcc.bsky.social is calling for nominations for Lead Authors and Review Editors for its 7th Assessment Report.

More about how to become an author or review editor here 👉 bit.ly/4krWMTu

More on the nomination process here 👉 bit.ly/AR7Nm

Submissions close Apr 17, 2025.
A photo of IPCC working group leads and a statement that "Following the panel's agreement on the outlines of the three Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report, the IPCC is calling for nominations of experts to assess the body of scientific literature relating to climate change."
efesce.bsky.social
As the European EV market is just taking off, the EU commission is again given car manufacturers a break, adding more fossil fuel emissions to the climate and air pollution to our cities.

by Joeri RogeljReposted by: Heleen de Coninck

joerirogelj.bsky.social
With all the news about the latest data showing that temperatures in 2024 were 1.6°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, many have asked what this means for the 1.5°C of the UN Paris Agreement.

A short 🧵that aims to distinguish the signal from the noise (1)

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