Cedric Knight 🌍
@cedric.greennet.social
Inside every cynic is an idealist struggling to get out. Yes, really.
Pedant. Tech @greennet.org.uk. Here to amplify science and join dots. #KeepItInTheGround #EndFossilFuels
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Health💙 Ecology💚
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· Dec 21
Breaching a “carbon threshold” could lead to mass extinction
Today’s carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle with devastating consequences, according to a new MIT study.
news.mit.edu
We're not in the midst of a mass extinction, but we're potentially at the start of one. Fossil CO2 has taken us halfway to the biggest tipping point of all, so I'd like to call myself not a #climateactivist but an #OceanAcidificationActivist.
#CarbonThreshold
news.mit.edu/2019/carbon-...
#CarbonThreshold
news.mit.edu/2019/carbon-...
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Here's the other problem: as @climateactiontracker.org point out in the report Gates' staffers either didn't read or chose to ignore - the shifting projections from 'bad' to 'less bad' STOPPED SHIFTING after covid and MIGHT BE SHIFTING BACK TOWARDS MORE BAD
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
October 29, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Here's the other problem: as @climateactiontracker.org point out in the report Gates' staffers either didn't read or chose to ignore - the shifting projections from 'bad' to 'less bad' STOPPED SHIFTING after covid and MIGHT BE SHIFTING BACK TOWARDS MORE BAD
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
climateactiontracker.org/documents/12...
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Climate-fueled hurricane Melissa is in "extreme rapid intensification" now. Already a cat. 4 hurricane with winds of 225 km/h, having added 65 km/h in just 12 hours.
Looking very bad for Jamaica.
Looking very bad for Jamaica.
October 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Climate-fueled hurricane Melissa is in "extreme rapid intensification" now. Already a cat. 4 hurricane with winds of 225 km/h, having added 65 km/h in just 12 hours.
Looking very bad for Jamaica.
Looking very bad for Jamaica.
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As Hurricane #Melissa approaches Jamaica, we look back to a similar event in August 1903.
The rainfall from that storm would have been more intense in today’s warmer climate.
#Melissa will likely drop more rain now than it would have done a century ago.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/a-damaging...
The rainfall from that storm would have been more intense in today’s warmer climate.
#Melissa will likely drop more rain now than it would have done a century ago.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/a-damaging...
A damaging hurricane in a warmer world
The value of considering historical extreme storms
climatelabbook.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 11:29 AM
As Hurricane #Melissa approaches Jamaica, we look back to a similar event in August 1903.
The rainfall from that storm would have been more intense in today’s warmer climate.
#Melissa will likely drop more rain now than it would have done a century ago.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/a-damaging...
The rainfall from that storm would have been more intense in today’s warmer climate.
#Melissa will likely drop more rain now than it would have done a century ago.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/a-damaging...
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🪸 Coral reefs are already reaching breaking point - and we're rapidly approaching other critical climate red lines.
That's according to the latest tipping points report that came out last week.
Watch here: youtu.be/p9S_IKwwyeM
That's according to the latest tipping points report that came out last week.
Watch here: youtu.be/p9S_IKwwyeM
We've reached the climate's first tipping point
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 11:48 AM
🪸 Coral reefs are already reaching breaking point - and we're rapidly approaching other critical climate red lines.
That's according to the latest tipping points report that came out last week.
Watch here: youtu.be/p9S_IKwwyeM
That's according to the latest tipping points report that came out last week.
Watch here: youtu.be/p9S_IKwwyeM
Profits should never cost lives. I’m standing with the survivors of #TyphoonOdette in the #Philippines in their fight against Shell. #TheOdetteCase
Add your name to join me:
www.odettecase.org/take-action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Add your name to join me:
www.odettecase.org/take-action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Stand in solidarity with the Odette Case claimants!
Survivors of Typhoon Odette are taking Shell to court over its contribution to the climate crisis and the devastation of the super typhoon. Stand with them!
www.odettecase.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Profits should never cost lives. I’m standing with the survivors of #TyphoonOdette in the #Philippines in their fight against Shell. #TheOdetteCase
Add your name to join me:
www.odettecase.org/take-action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Add your name to join me:
www.odettecase.org/take-action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
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🚨BREAKING: fossil fuel reps met government ministers 500+ times in Labour’s first year in power.
💀 That’s two meetings every working day, overshadowing the meetings held with climate and social justice groups by three to one (1/5)
💀 That’s two meetings every working day, overshadowing the meetings held with climate and social justice groups by three to one (1/5)
October 16, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🚨BREAKING: fossil fuel reps met government ministers 500+ times in Labour’s first year in power.
💀 That’s two meetings every working day, overshadowing the meetings held with climate and social justice groups by three to one (1/5)
💀 That’s two meetings every working day, overshadowing the meetings held with climate and social justice groups by three to one (1/5)
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BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
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"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C"
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
September 22, 2025 at 8:18 AM
"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C"
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today
www.sei.org/publications...
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The audio book version of "Scientists on Survival" is now available. It's produced by @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social and you can get a preview including the foward by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social as well as introductory chapters by @abiperrin.bsky.social & @stucap.bsky.social
youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
Scientists on Survival: Personal Stories of… by Scientists for Extinction… · Audiobook preview
YouTube video by Google Play Books
youtu.be
August 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
The audio book version of "Scientists on Survival" is now available. It's produced by @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social and you can get a preview including the foward by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social as well as introductory chapters by @abiperrin.bsky.social & @stucap.bsky.social
youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4
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I urge all policymakers to attend this vital briefing on the climate & nature crisis, which brings the latest science from leading experts straight to the people in power. I’d like to see one in every country, & the organizers are open to sharing the model. More info: www.nebriefing.org
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats arising from the climate & nature crisis to an invite-only audience. Westminster Central Hall, 27 November. Has your MP confirmed yet?
www.nebriefing.org
September 12, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I urge all policymakers to attend this vital briefing on the climate & nature crisis, which brings the latest science from leading experts straight to the people in power. I’d like to see one in every country, & the organizers are open to sharing the model. More info: www.nebriefing.org
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Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass.
Let's discuss!
Let's discuss!
September 11, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Dale Vince’s latest bright idea — giving even more subsidies to oil and gas giants and "optimising" production — is about as sensible as his plan to mass produce gas from grass.
Let's discuss!
Let's discuss!
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I am SO EXCITED about this!
Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.
Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.
jointheshift.earth
Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.
Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.
jointheshift.earth
SHIFT
jointheshift.earth
September 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I am SO EXCITED about this!
Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.
Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.
jointheshift.earth
Many folks want to take personal action on climate change, but many resources treat people like monoliths.
Enter SHIFT -- a collaboration between Dr. Kim Nicholas and Project Drawdown -- that tailors advice for YOU, using your climate superpowers.
jointheshift.earth
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BREAKING🚨: People across the UK are showing up to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank.
Rosebank is the UK’s biggest undeveloped oil field, & it’s a bad deal for all of us.
Scenes from London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Aberdeen
Take digital action now👉 www.stopcambo.org.uk/doa-digital
Rosebank is the UK’s biggest undeveloped oil field, & it’s a bad deal for all of us.
Scenes from London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Aberdeen
Take digital action now👉 www.stopcambo.org.uk/doa-digital
September 6, 2025 at 1:44 PM
BREAKING🚨: People across the UK are showing up to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank.
Rosebank is the UK’s biggest undeveloped oil field, & it’s a bad deal for all of us.
Scenes from London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Aberdeen
Take digital action now👉 www.stopcambo.org.uk/doa-digital
Rosebank is the UK’s biggest undeveloped oil field, & it’s a bad deal for all of us.
Scenes from London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Aberdeen
Take digital action now👉 www.stopcambo.org.uk/doa-digital
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"The rate at which humans are now injecting CO2 into the oceans & atmosphere far surpasses the planet’s ability to keep pace. We're now at the initial stages of a system failure. If we keep at it for much longer, we might see what actual failure really means."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A climate of unparalleled malevolence’: are we on our way to the sixth major mass extinction?
The long read: Churning quantities of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at the rate we are going could lead the planet to another Great Dying
www.theguardian.com
August 19, 2025 at 9:08 AM
"The rate at which humans are now injecting CO2 into the oceans & atmosphere far surpasses the planet’s ability to keep pace. We're now at the initial stages of a system failure. If we keep at it for much longer, we might see what actual failure really means."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper.
Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice.
Full Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper.
Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice.
Full Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
July 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper.
Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice.
Full Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
High Court grants full legal review of Palestine Action ban in massive blow to Yvette Cooper.
Palestine Action founder, Huda Ammori, will now be able to bring a full legal review in the Royal Courts of Justice.
Full Press Release: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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BREAKING: Scientists are occupying the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in London. They are demanding capital requirements for fossil fuels to urgently address climate breakdown.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
BREAKING: Scientists are occupying the Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) in London. They are demanding capital requirements for fossil fuels to urgently address climate breakdown.
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🚨BREAKING NEWS: die-in at AIG
30 insurers have pulled out of EACOP.
AIG are yet to rule this “carbon bomb” out which would unleash 379 million tons of pollution.
Climate breakdown is:
📈tripling the cost of insurance for ordinary people.
🌡️ making areas uninsurable and unlivable.
#ClimateAction
30 insurers have pulled out of EACOP.
AIG are yet to rule this “carbon bomb” out which would unleash 379 million tons of pollution.
Climate breakdown is:
📈tripling the cost of insurance for ordinary people.
🌡️ making areas uninsurable and unlivable.
#ClimateAction
July 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
🚨BREAKING NEWS: die-in at AIG
30 insurers have pulled out of EACOP.
AIG are yet to rule this “carbon bomb” out which would unleash 379 million tons of pollution.
Climate breakdown is:
📈tripling the cost of insurance for ordinary people.
🌡️ making areas uninsurable and unlivable.
#ClimateAction
30 insurers have pulled out of EACOP.
AIG are yet to rule this “carbon bomb” out which would unleash 379 million tons of pollution.
Climate breakdown is:
📈tripling the cost of insurance for ordinary people.
🌡️ making areas uninsurable and unlivable.
#ClimateAction
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BREAKING 🚨: We've just dropped a massive banner off Westminster Bridge to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank
It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀
It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀
July 16, 2025 at 8:37 AM
BREAKING 🚨: We've just dropped a massive banner off Westminster Bridge to demand the UK Government #StopRosebank
It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀
It's time for Keir Starmer make the right choice 👀
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⚠️ "There was a lot of excitement in my timeline yesterday & today about a supposed reversal of the Southern Ocean Deep Circulation (SMOC). However, this was based on a press release that misrepresented the study's results; this has since been corrected; see below"
Es gab in meiner Timeline gestern und heute viel Aufregung über eine angebliche Umkehr der Tiefenzirkulation im südlichen Ozean (SMOC). Grundlage dafür war aber eine Pressemitteilung, in der die Ergebnisse der Studie falsch wiedergegeben wurden; diese wurde mittlerweile korrigiert, siehe unten.
Achtung, das scheint eine Fehlinformation zu sein. In der Studie selbst findet sich kein Hinweis auf die Umkehr der SMOC. Ich habe gerade mit einem der Autoren telefoniert; die Pressemitteilung, auf der Ihr Artikel beruht, ist demnach fehlerhaft und soll korrigiert werden.
July 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
⚠️ "There was a lot of excitement in my timeline yesterday & today about a supposed reversal of the Southern Ocean Deep Circulation (SMOC). However, this was based on a press release that misrepresented the study's results; this has since been corrected; see below"
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If we don't contest this full-frontal assault on our freedom, far worse will come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Palestine Action isn’t a danger to British democracy – but Yvette Cooper is | George Monbiot
The home secretary is apparently an admirer of the suffragettes. I have no doubt that if they were active today she would proscribe them, too, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
July 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
If we don't contest this full-frontal assault on our freedom, far worse will come.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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BREAKING: We were outside the Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero today, after the new oil & gas licensing rules were released yesterday, marking the beginning of a key moment in the fight to #StopRosebank
We want the government to know: we’re watching them. 👀
We want the government to know: we’re watching them. 👀
June 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
BREAKING: We were outside the Dept for Energy Security & Net Zero today, after the new oil & gas licensing rules were released yesterday, marking the beginning of a key moment in the fight to #StopRosebank
We want the government to know: we’re watching them. 👀
We want the government to know: we’re watching them. 👀
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I think the discourse is very fractured. A reasonable % of the public, myself included, doesn’t know what to do with this sort of thread at this point beyond battening down the hatches. I volunteer for a climate org, contact my reps, vote for climate, and live moment to moment, and that’s all I got.
June 19, 2025 at 6:07 PM
I think the discourse is very fractured. A reasonable % of the public, myself included, doesn’t know what to do with this sort of thread at this point beyond battening down the hatches. I volunteer for a climate org, contact my reps, vote for climate, and live moment to moment, and that’s all I got.
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Yes—as @madalina.bsky.social et al found, inducing negative emotions only triggers information sharing. It does not impact policy support or personal action.
As @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found, it’s the msgs “others care” + “there is hope/solns” that catalyze convos, policy advocacy & action.
As @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found, it’s the msgs “others care” + “there is hope/solns” that catalyze convos, policy advocacy & action.
Addressing climate change with behavioral science: A global intervention tournament in 63 countries
Climate interventions increase beliefs, policy support, and willingness to share information but not higher effort action.
www.science.org
June 20, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Yes—as @madalina.bsky.social et al found, inducing negative emotions only triggers information sharing. It does not impact policy support or personal action.
As @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found, it’s the msgs “others care” + “there is hope/solns” that catalyze convos, policy advocacy & action.
As @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social found, it’s the msgs “others care” + “there is hope/solns” that catalyze convos, policy advocacy & action.
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One of the hardest lessons for me – as a scientist – is to trust that these actions yield results when, usually, I can’t measure or plot them!
It’s similar to being a teacher – someone you taught might end up changing the world, but you might not know it. Or you’d only hear about it years later.
It’s similar to being a teacher – someone you taught might end up changing the world, but you might not know it. Or you’d only hear about it years later.
June 20, 2025 at 12:59 AM
One of the hardest lessons for me – as a scientist – is to trust that these actions yield results when, usually, I can’t measure or plot them!
It’s similar to being a teacher – someone you taught might end up changing the world, but you might not know it. Or you’d only hear about it years later.
It’s similar to being a teacher – someone you taught might end up changing the world, but you might not know it. Or you’d only hear about it years later.
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I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
January 9, 2025 at 4:37 PM
I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚
Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!
We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚