Carly Reddington

@drcarlyreddington.bsky.social

Atmospheric scientist at University of Leeds @envleeds.bsky.social researching the impacts of air pollution and climate warming on human health. Regions of interest: tropical forests and the UK.

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Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Sep 8

🌍 Our new study in @natclimate.nature.com shows tropical #deforestation may cause ~28,000 heat-related deaths/year.
🌳🌡️💻🛰️ Using satellite data & mortality models we quantified the impact of deforestation-driven local warming on human health in the tropics.
 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415...
🔗 rdcu.be/eEUbI

Deforestation in a SE Asian tropical forest. Photo credit: Carly Reddington

Reposted by Carly Reddington, Adrian Vickers

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 1d

Northern Thailand faces yearly haze as maize fields are burned for animal feed production.

Crackdowns haven’t worked — struggling farmers keep burning as yields fall and debts grow.

Karen community fighting corn and coal for clean air in northern Thailand

MAE CHAM/OMKOI, Thailand — Rain lashed down in the northern Thai village of Nong Krating as Sawattiphon Wongkasettakon described the worsening air pollution that sweeps in through the mountains here…

news.mongabay.com

Reposted by Ed Hawkins, Carly Reddington

Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 3d

In three days, #COP30 starts in #Belém, Brazil, let’s remember that climate action isn’t just about climate - it’s also a good way to clean the air we breathe.
Many of the steps we take to tackle #climatechange can also bring immediate air-quality benefits.

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 3d

6/ Data behind the map is based on research published in @natclimate.nature.com, which found that tropical #deforestation has already exposed over 300 million people to increased heat and is associated with 28,000 annual heat-related deaths
📄 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Tropical deforestation is associated with considerable heat-related mortality - Nature Climate Change

The authors assess the impacts of tropical deforestation and its subsequent local warming on human heat-related mortality. They estimate that deforestation-related warming (+0.27 °C) is associated wit...

www.nature.com

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 3d

5/ Launched ahead of #COP30 in #Brazil, this tool connects local action with global climate goals
#ClimateAction #Deforestation #HeatRisk #ForestProtection #COP30

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 3d

4/ The toolkit is hosted by the @metoffice.gov.uk on its CSSP Brazil VIEWpoint website:
🔗 www.viewpoint-brazil.org
Explore the map to see the impact in your region - and how protecting tropical forests can help cool the #climate locally:
🔗 cemac.github.io/deforest-web/map.html

Local warming from tropical deforestation

Local warming from tropical deforestation web visualisation

cemac.github.io

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 3d

3/ Deforestation-induced local warming can affect: 
🌡️ Human health & wellbeing
 🌾 Food production 
💧 Water security 
🐄 Livestock health 
👷 Labour productivity
Implications are especially important for vulnerable communities across the #tropics

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 3d

2/ The new interactive map shows how tropical forest loss could raise local temperatures by up to 5°C on top of warming from global #ClimateChange 🌡️

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 3d

🌍 New Toolkit Alert!  Tropical #deforestation is heating up local climates - with serious risks for #health, agriculture, and climate resilience 🌳🌡️
🔗 cemac.github.io/deforest-web/map.html
@envleeds.bsky.social @priestleycentre.bsky.social @metoffice.gov.uk @domspracklen.bsky.social

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Priestley Centre for Climate Futures @priestleycentre.bsky.social · 3d

Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map
Released just before #COP30, the map uses the work of Priestley members @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social & Dominick Spracklen
climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/ahead-o...

Ahead of COP30, online map shows deforestation is linked to tropical temperature rises - Priestley Centre for Climate Futures

Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the University of Leeds. The onli...

climate.leeds.ac.uk

Reposted by Sonia I. Seneviratne, David N. Thomas, Carly Reddington , and 2 more Sonia I. Seneviratne, David N. Thomas, Carly Reddington, Carlo Buontempo, Andrew Watkins

Sam Burgess @oceanterra.org · 4d

Latest #Climate data shows a podium finish for 2025

We are in the decade where the 1.5°C limit is likely to be exceeded, highlighting the accelerating pace of climate change

Average global temperature for 2023–2025 is likely to exceed 1.5°C, the first three-year average to do so 🌡️🌏🧪⚒️

Reposted by Scott L. Greer, Carly Reddington

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 5d

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

- Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at #COP30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests

Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d

Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst #airpollution, analysis finds

- Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Low-income areas in England and Wales face worst air pollution, analysis finds

Exclusive: Experts say impact on people of colour and those who do not drive is ‘grave environmental injustice’

www.theguardian.com

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · 6d

🚨New paper! Estimates of #wildfire pollutant concentrations, population exposure & #health impacts are sensitive to the spatial resolution of #AirQuality models ➡️ Important implications for modelling future wildfire risk under #ClimateChange 🔥😷 @ailishgraham.bsky.social
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Mongabay @mongabay.com · 6d

Brazilian lawmakers are advancing controversial bills to legalize mining on Indigenous lands, where hundreds of mining bids have already been filed, as the nation positions itself as a key supplier for the energy transition.

Critical minerals drive legalization of mining on Amazon Indigenous lands

Lawmakers in Brazil can scrap a 30-year-old protection to meet global demand for gold and other minerals.

news.mongabay.com

Reposted by Carly Reddington

AGU GeoHealth Section @agugeohealth.bsky.social · 6d

‼️ Next AGU GeoHealth Quarterly Seminar will feature Professor Lisa Patel and Professor @minghaoqiu.bsky.social

🔥 Future Wildfire Smoke and Health in a Changing Climate 🌍

Friday, November 21, 2025, 1 -2 pm EST

Registration link: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Jim McQuaid @jimmcquaid.bsky.social · 18d

"Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wood burners linked to 2,500 deaths a year in the UK, analysis finds

Use of wood-burning stoves and fires in homes is mostly unnecessary and their toxic pollution costs the NHS millions

www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere, & Forest (LEAF) centre @leedsleaf.bsky.social · 25d

Green Space, Young People & Climate Justice: Enhancing Access, Adaptation & Wellbeing through Nature-Based Solutions

This PhD with Susanne Lorenz and @catzigle.bsky.social will explore urban green infrastructure for wellbeing, climate change adaptation & biodiversity

yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/gre...

Green Space, Young People, and Climate Justice: Enhancing Access, Adaptation and Wellbeing through Nature-Based Solutions - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

This PhD project explores how urban green infrastructure—like tree planting and green corridors—can support the development of inclusive biodiverse, and climate-resilient urban environments, through p...

yes-dtn.ac.uk

Reposted by Oliver L. Phillips, Carly Reddington

Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere, & Forest (LEAF) centre @leedsleaf.bsky.social · 25d

Improving Predictions of Tropical Forest Response to Climate Change

Join David Galbraith, Chetan Deva, @forestplots.bsky.social, and Emanuel Gloor for this PhD to explore how climate change will impact the future of the tropical forest carbon sink?

unrisk-cdt.ac.uk/projects/imp...

Improving Predictions of Tropical Forest Response to Climate Change – Understanding Uncertainty to Reduce Climate Risks

unrisk-cdt.ac.uk

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere, & Forest (LEAF) centre @leedsleaf.bsky.social · 25d

Understanding the development of Amazonian peatlands

Join @kofitim.bsky.social for this exciting PhD project exploring Amazonian peatlands

yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/und...

Understanding the development of Amazonian peatlands - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

The Pastaza Marañon Foreland Basin (PMFB) in northern Peru comprises the largest peatland complex in Amazonia, storing 5.4 Pg C, harbouring unique biodiversity and supporting livelihoods of indigenous...

yes-dtn.ac.uk

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere, & Forest (LEAF) centre @leedsleaf.bsky.social · 25d

Quantifying deforestation-induced climate risks to human wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa

This PhD project will be supervised by @jesstreebaker.bsky.social, @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social, and David Williams

yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/qua...

Quantifying deforestation-induced climate risks to human wellbeing in Sub-Saharan Africa - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

Human wellbeing fundamentally depends on a liveable climate and access to safe and nutritious food. However, these two goals may increasing be in conflict: economic and demographic shifts are driving ...

yes-dtn.ac.uk

Reposted by Julia Koricheva, Ana S. L. Rodrigues, Carly Reddington

Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere, & Forest (LEAF) centre @leedsleaf.bsky.social · 25d

Developing Climate-Resilient Woodlands in the UK: Insights from Gair Wood

Join @catzigle.bsky.social and the #GairWood team for a PhD working with our newly-planted research woodland!

yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/dev...

Developing Climate-Resilient Woodlands in the UK: Insights from Gair Wood - Yorkshire Environmental Sciences • Doctoral Training Network

The concurrent climate and biodiversity crises have driven global, national and regional targets to restore landscapes and create woodlands. In England, Defra’s Environmental Improvement Plan commits ...

yes-dtn.ac.uk

Reposted by Carly Reddington

Mongabay @mongabay.com · Oct 8

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large amounts of carbon.

UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas

The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large…

news.mongabay.com

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 8

6/ We hope the (Co)Benefits Portal supports better, more integrated climate decisions.
🌍 Evidence-based
📈 Policy-relevant
🤝 Equity-focused
Explore it here: priestleycentre.shinyapps.io/climatecoben...
@priestleycentre.bsky.social @envleeds.bsky.social @earthandenvleeds.bsky.social

[BETA] Climate (Co)benefits Portal

priestleycentre.shinyapps.io

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 8

5/ But not all #climate actions are risk-free.
⚠️ Trade-offs exist e.g. bioenergy can displace pastoral land use by vulnerable communities, CCS may harm local air & water quality.
Equity matters. Context matters.

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 8

4/ Examples of win–win interventions:
✅ Active & electric transport
✅ Watershed ecosystem adaptation
✅ Improving agricultural efficiency
These offer benefits across health, equity, ecosystems, and economy.

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 8

3/ How was it done?
1. Extracted data from peer-reviewed literature & analysed 1785 rows of evidence
2. Used a confidence assessment framework to highlight where evidence is strong, where it's context-sensitive, & where gaps remain.
📊🌍 Built for global & regional scales, with a UK policy case study.

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 8

2 / Why is it needed?
#Climate actions often have wide-ranging effects - some beneficial, some negative. The (Co)Benefits Portal helps policymakers navigate these benefits and trade-offs across 40 interventions, from urban greening to dietary shifts.
🔗 priestleycentre.shinyapps.io/climatecoben...

[BETA] Climate (Co)benefits Portal

priestleycentre.shinyapps.io

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 8

🚨 New paper in #ERL led by Bianca van Bavel presenting the (Co)Benefits Portal - a decision-support tool that synthesises evidence on health, ecosystem, economic, energy, and socio-cultural impacts of climate mitigation & adaptation actions.
📄 iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Carly Reddington @drcarlyreddington.bsky.social · Oct 6

Forest clearing in South-east Asia [is associated with] more heat-related deaths than in other tropical places 🌳🌡️
🔗https://str.sg/KXHH

Forest clearing in South-east Asia causes more heat-related deaths than in other tropical places

Each year, 15,680 rural residents die of heat-related complications worsened by deforestation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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