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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson
@profejzrobinson.bsky.social
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Professor, Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics | Director, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change & the Environment (currently on sabbatical) |
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Born @ 321 ppm CO2 .. more

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · 3d
“The memo from a ‘very influential person who controls a lot of money’ hinges on ‘inarguably a false binary’ between a world where everything is fine and ‘literally the end of the world,’ said @weatherwest.bsky.social, a climate scientist at UC ANR.”
Scientists criticize ‘straw man’ arguments in Bill Gates climate memo
Tech billionaire relying on ‘false binary’ with call to focus less on emissions and more on aid for poor, experts say
www.theguardian.com

Reposted by Richard S.J. Tol, Elizabeth Robinson

lsepress.bsky.social
LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 6d
"In this book, Lord Nicholas Stern articulates the incredible opportunity for global development enabled by climate action."

— Al Gore, Former Vice President of the United States and Environmentalist

The Growth Story of the 21st Century is out tomorrow #OpenAccess.

➡️ doi.org/10.31389/lse...

Reposted by Elizabeth Robinson

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Steve Baty (He/him) @docbaty.bsky.social · 7d
A statistic that continues to live rent free in my mind: half of all international shipping is just moving fossil fuels around.

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LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 7d
🎉"This book is most welcome at a time when climate policies are being denounced as being overly punitive by some... An absolute must-read for economic scholars and policy makers working on climate and on economic development."

— Philippe Aghion, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

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jrfhanger.bsky.social
John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · 10d
Good morning with good news: New solar plus storage in India is more than 25% cheaper than EXISTING coal plants. It's also much cheaper than new coal plants!

Indian solar plus storage costs $33–41/MWh
EXISTING coal costs $54/MWh
New coal costs $67-83/MWh

ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
#energysky

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · 11d
Dr @shourodasgupta.bsky.social & I track the impact of increasing frequency of heatwaves and droughts on access to food (Indicator 1.4), compared to 1981–2010 baseline, estimated to have resulted in an additional 124 million people in 124 countries being food insecure.
lnkd.in/e5j-5wZj for details

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 13d
UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 :

Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn
Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn
Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn

Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn**

Don't believe the wind power haters

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
www.theguardian.com

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · 14d
Thank you for sharing. Made me smile.

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Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · 14d
On November 5th we are hosting a public lecture with Lord Nicolas Stern. He will challenge the outdated idea that we must choose between climate action and development.

Register here: www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...

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Chris Hadfield @cmdr-hadfield.bsky.social · 14d
Some out-of-this-world joy for your morning, with the
@barenakedladies.com and Wexford Gleeks.
youtu.be/AvAnfi8WpVE
Chris Hadfield and Barenaked Ladies | I.S.S. (Is Somebody Singing)
YouTube video by CBC Music
youtu.be

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 14d
Yes climate breakdown means more turbulence for flyers.

It’s also on track to heat the planet by 4C+ this century, kill billions of people & collapse our civilization.

Keep on seeing the deadliest crisis our species has ever faced framed as some minor consumerist inconvenience.

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lsepress.bsky.social
LSE Press @lsepress.bsky.social · 24d
London Consensus Book Talk 📢 📚

Tim Besley and Andrés Velasco will join Mine Senses and Pravin Krishna to discuss The London Consensus: Economic Principles for the 21st Century.

🔻21st Oct 2025, 6pm, Hopkins Bloomberg Center, Washington, D.C.
🔻Register here: hub.jhu.edu/events/2025/...
London Consensus Book Talk
A generation ago, the so-called Washington Consensus laid out a series of dos and don'ts for policymakers around the world. Today that vision is recognized to have fallen short in a number of dimensio...
hub.jhu.edu

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · 25d
On #worldfoodday, our Climate Food (in)Security Lab @granthamlse.bsky.social & @gsos-lse.bsky.social profiles
our impact lead Dr Lucy Kanya
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
And highlights why engaging in food insecurity in the context of climate change is so important
www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
Introducing Dr Lucy Kanya  - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
LSE's Global School of Sustainability’s Food Insecurity Lab is delighted to welcome Dr. Lucy Kanya to its team.
www.lse.ac.uk

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · 25d
The London Consensus is now out, and open access! Published by @lsepress.bsky.social
Includes my chapter with Prof Chukwumerije Okereke
on "Tackling climate change in low- and middle-income countries". Psyched to see it in print.
press.lse.ac.uk/chapters/e/1...

Reposted by Elizabeth Robinson, Anthony Burke

lsebr.bsky.social
LSE Business Review @lsebr.bsky.social · 26d
As politics falters, litigation is leading in the fight against climate change.

Courts are shaping climate policy, enforcing human rights and challenging corporations.

Joana Setzer Tiffanie Chan @granthamlse.bsky.social
Climate litigation is surging amid faltering politics and diplomacy - LSE Business Review
Climate litigation is leading the fight against climate change. Courts are shaping climate policy, enforcing human rights and challenging corporations.
blogs.lse.ac.uk

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 8
Super proud to have been part of the team. Take a read of what we have been up to at LSE's @gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability. Sustainability in Action!
And defo worth following @gsos-lse.bsky.social (yes, of course I am biased!)
gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability at LSE @gsos-lse.bsky.social · Oct 7
🌍 Six months of ambition, collaboration and action.

From hosting global thought leaders to launching interdisciplinary research projects and supporting the changemakers of tomorrow, GSoS is showing what sustainability in action looks like.

Our Launch Report is out now ⬇️
Launch Report published by the Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS)
Find out how the Global School of Sustainability at LSE is harnessing the social sciences to accelerate sustainability impact.
www.lse.ac.uk

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 8
Exciting opportunities to work with LSE's @gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability
* Comms & Events Coordinator
* Student Experience Officer
* Assistant Prof in Biodiversity Economics, Dept of Geog & Env
* Assistant Prof of Philosophy, Dept of Philosophy, Logic and Scientific Method
gsos-lse.bsky.social Global School of Sustainability at LSE @gsos-lse.bsky.social · Oct 8
📢 We have a number of job roles currently advertised across GSoS and our partners - work with us to advance sustainability impact through the social sciences.
Work with the Global School of Sustainability at LSE
Explore the latest job opportunities from the Global School of Sustainability and our partners
www.lse.ac.uk

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gsos-lse.bsky.social
Global School of Sustainability at LSE @gsos-lse.bsky.social · Oct 8
📢 We have a number of job roles currently advertised across GSoS and our partners - work with us to advance sustainability impact through the social sciences.
Work with the Global School of Sustainability at LSE
Explore the latest job opportunities from the Global School of Sustainability and our partners
www.lse.ac.uk

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jrfhanger.bsky.social
John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · Oct 7
Good morning with good news: An historic energy milestone is reached. Renewables globally produced more electricity than coal for the first time on record in the first half of 2025!

How?

Solar skyrocketed 31%
Wind rose 7.7%

Coal FELL in China & India!
ember-energy.org/latest-insig... #energysky

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gsos-lse.bsky.social
Global School of Sustainability at LSE @gsos-lse.bsky.social · Oct 7
🌍 Six months of ambition, collaboration and action.

From hosting global thought leaders to launching interdisciplinary research projects and supporting the changemakers of tomorrow, GSoS is showing what sustainability in action looks like.

Our Launch Report is out now ⬇️
Launch Report published by the Global School of Sustainability at LSE (GSoS)
Find out how the Global School of Sustainability at LSE is harnessing the social sciences to accelerate sustainability impact.
www.lse.ac.uk

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 6
And who is surprised ... ?

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 6
Sounds very painful. Hope you are starting to heal.

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 6
One of my favourite places when I lived in the Bay Area in the '90s. Would drive my '81 Fiat Spider up (now I drive a Renault Zoe EV!). Youngest daughter living there now. Introduced her. Definitely now one of her favourite spots.

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson @profejzrobinson.bsky.social · Oct 5
Always good to be reminded and to remind.
climatedad.bsky.social Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · Oct 5
“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”

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climatedad.bsky.social
Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · Oct 5
“We’ve only known this would happen for 113 years, let our kids figure it out!”

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Peter du Toit @peterdutoit.com · Sep 24
"Two million people evacuated"

Background: 12-month running mean heating above preindustrial (Sep 2024-Aug 2025) +1.52ºC

425.65 CO2 ppm (2025 to date)

www.theguardian.com/...

#Ragasa
Typhoon Ragasa live: Two million people evacuated in southern China after deaths in Taiwan and Philippines
Schools and businesses closed in Hong Kong and Guangdong as powerful winds and rain set to hit after destruction across Taiwan and Philippines
www.theguardian.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Sep 24
ICYMI
Global investment in energy likely to hit about $3.3 trillion (£2.4tn) this year

More than $1tn of the total is still likely to flow into fossil fuels

But double that amount – about $2.2tn – expected for low-carbon energy

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global investment in renewable energy up 10% on 2024 despite Trump rollback
Growth rate slightly lower than previous first-half years but sector still strong and resilient, experts say
www.theguardian.com

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jrfhanger.bsky.social
John Hanger @jrfhanger.bsky.social · Sep 23
Good morning with good news: EVs have ~11% energy loss, so "most of the energy that goes into the car ends up turning the wheels."

Oil burning autos waste ~"80% of the energy that gets pumped into their gas tanks."

Electrostate for the win!
yaleclimateconnections.org/2024/01/elec... #energysky

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granthamlse.bsky.social
Grantham Research Institute at LSE @granthamlse.bsky.social · Sep 22
A summary of our 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟓 𝘀𝗻𝗮𝗽𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘁 report has been translated into Chinese, Korean, French and Portuguese.

Download the translated versions here ⬇️
Global trends in climate change litigation: 2025 snapshot - translations - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Translations in several languages of our 2025 flagship litigation report summary: currently available in Chinese, Korean, French and Portuguese.
www.lse.ac.uk

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gsos-lse.bsky.social
Global School of Sustainability at LSE @gsos-lse.bsky.social · Sep 22
We're delighted to see our Co-Founder and Chair, Professor Lord Nicholas Stern, recognised for his work as a leading environmentalist in The Independent Climate 100 List 2025.👏

@granthamlse.bsky.social @lse-sticerd-case.bsky.social
The Independent Climate 100 List 2025 in full
Now in its second year, The Independent is proud to publish its list of the world’s leading environmentalists – marking the campaigners, change makers and innovators who are working to stop the damage...
www.independent.co.uk