Dr Ella Gilbert
@drgilbz.bsky.social
Head in the clouds, heart in the ice.
Climate scientist & presenter, massive cloud nerd.
Represented for TV & books by Natalia Lucas at United Agents.
Climate scientist & presenter, massive cloud nerd.
Represented for TV & books by Natalia Lucas at United Agents.
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Dr Ella Gilbert
@drgilbz.bsky.social
· Oct 31
I'm leaving academia (for now)
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
It's Halloween, and to celebrate (?) I made a big scary decision...
I love climate research and polar science, but academia broke me. And more importantly, I feel like climate comms is where I can have more impact.
... So I've left academia. Wish me luck 🎃
More here: youtu.be/mw6miP-v1Ds
I love climate research and polar science, but academia broke me. And more importantly, I feel like climate comms is where I can have more impact.
... So I've left academia. Wish me luck 🎃
More here: youtu.be/mw6miP-v1Ds
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Trump's Greenland Grab is a DISASTER for the climate
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
#DrGilbz #climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #USA #trump #profit #Greenland #ScienceDenial #ClimateDenialism #FossilPropaganda #disinformation #misinformation
Spot on, Dr. Gilbz!
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis
Spot on, Dr. Gilbz!
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Trump's Greenland Grab is a DISASTER for the climate
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) @ECMWF emphasises how the global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C over a three-year period (2023–2025) – the first time in the #ERA5 record – bringing us closer to the Paris Agreement threshold.
@ecmwf.int
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@ecmwf.int
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January 16, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Carlo Buontempo, Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) @ECMWF emphasises how the global average temperature exceeded 1.5°C over a three-year period (2023–2025) – the first time in the #ERA5 record – bringing us closer to the Paris Agreement threshold.
@ecmwf.int
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@ecmwf.int
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Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Fixing a hole in a house’s roof will come with a cost, an expenditure that is likely to have sticker shock.
BUT! It’s much cheaper than not fixing the hole in the roof.
BUT! It’s much cheaper than not fixing the hole in the roof.
It's a myth that Net Zero will cost us. What will *really* cost us is climate heating.
Heatwaves cost lives, floods and storms cost millions in property damage, wildfires and droughts cost our environment.
Cost of climate inaction >> cost of action.
Acting now = an investment in the future.
Heatwaves cost lives, floods and storms cost millions in property damage, wildfires and droughts cost our environment.
Cost of climate inaction >> cost of action.
Acting now = an investment in the future.
January 13, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Fixing a hole in a house’s roof will come with a cost, an expenditure that is likely to have sticker shock.
BUT! It’s much cheaper than not fixing the hole in the roof.
BUT! It’s much cheaper than not fixing the hole in the roof.
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Truly wild that the Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph all covered false claims that net-zero will "cost" £7.6bn – or even £9tn – which assumes we could have free gas, free petrol, free petrol cars & free gas power plants if we scrapped net-zero
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Truly wild that the Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph all covered false claims that net-zero will "cost" £7.6bn – or even £9tn – which assumes we could have free gas, free petrol, free petrol cars & free gas power plants if we scrapped net-zero
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
It's a myth that Net Zero will cost us. What will *really* cost us is climate heating.
Heatwaves cost lives, floods and storms cost millions in property damage, wildfires and droughts cost our environment.
Cost of climate inaction >> cost of action.
Acting now = an investment in the future.
Heatwaves cost lives, floods and storms cost millions in property damage, wildfires and droughts cost our environment.
Cost of climate inaction >> cost of action.
Acting now = an investment in the future.
January 13, 2026 at 1:37 PM
It's a myth that Net Zero will cost us. What will *really* cost us is climate heating.
Heatwaves cost lives, floods and storms cost millions in property damage, wildfires and droughts cost our environment.
Cost of climate inaction >> cost of action.
Acting now = an investment in the future.
Heatwaves cost lives, floods and storms cost millions in property damage, wildfires and droughts cost our environment.
Cost of climate inaction >> cost of action.
Acting now = an investment in the future.
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Will 2026 Be The Hottest Year Ever Recorded?
YouTube video by ClimateAdam
www.youtube.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Carbon offsets give big polluters a get-out-of-jail-free card on climate change. And although there are *some* high-quality offsets out there, there's a helluva lotta junk.
I made a deep-dive video on the wild west of offsetting. Took me bloody ages so check it out pls 😅
I made a deep-dive video on the wild west of offsetting. Took me bloody ages so check it out pls 😅
The FALSE solution to climate change
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Carbon offsets give big polluters a get-out-of-jail-free card on climate change. And although there are *some* high-quality offsets out there, there's a helluva lotta junk.
I made a deep-dive video on the wild west of offsetting. Took me bloody ages so check it out pls 😅
I made a deep-dive video on the wild west of offsetting. Took me bloody ages so check it out pls 😅
Me and my multiple personalities discussing our plans for 2026
January 3, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Me and my multiple personalities discussing our plans for 2026
Scientists:
2016: hottest year on record
2020: joint hottest year on record
2022: first >40°C temp in UK
2023: hottest year on record
2024: hottest year on record, first >1.5°C
2025: 2nd or 3rd hottest on record, first 3-yr period >1.5°C
HELLO? Is this thing on?? 🎤
WATCH ▶️ youtu.be/VF9M-sDW7HI
2016: hottest year on record
2020: joint hottest year on record
2022: first >40°C temp in UK
2023: hottest year on record
2024: hottest year on record, first >1.5°C
2025: 2nd or 3rd hottest on record, first 3-yr period >1.5°C
HELLO? Is this thing on?? 🎤
WATCH ▶️ youtu.be/VF9M-sDW7HI
Record-breaking climate change: 2025 edition
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
youtu.be
December 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Scientists:
2016: hottest year on record
2020: joint hottest year on record
2022: first >40°C temp in UK
2023: hottest year on record
2024: hottest year on record, first >1.5°C
2025: 2nd or 3rd hottest on record, first 3-yr period >1.5°C
HELLO? Is this thing on?? 🎤
WATCH ▶️ youtu.be/VF9M-sDW7HI
2016: hottest year on record
2020: joint hottest year on record
2022: first >40°C temp in UK
2023: hottest year on record
2024: hottest year on record, first >1.5°C
2025: 2nd or 3rd hottest on record, first 3-yr period >1.5°C
HELLO? Is this thing on?? 🎤
WATCH ▶️ youtu.be/VF9M-sDW7HI
Was the Paris Agreement a success?
In @climateadam.bsky.social's latest video we argue about exactly that.
Check it out here: youtu.be/HtldMsa7OH4
In @climateadam.bsky.social's latest video we argue about exactly that.
Check it out here: youtu.be/HtldMsa7OH4
November 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Was the Paris Agreement a success?
In @climateadam.bsky.social's latest video we argue about exactly that.
Check it out here: youtu.be/HtldMsa7OH4
In @climateadam.bsky.social's latest video we argue about exactly that.
Check it out here: youtu.be/HtldMsa7OH4
November 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
November 28, 2025 at 2:37 PM
🚨 Friday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 910,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,500,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,170,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,660,000 km² below the 1980s mean
Graphics zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
Discussing a subject close to my heart first on the Sky News newspaper review this morning: Heathrow expansion.
It's simple: there is no way we can have a safe, liveable climate and expand London's airport capacity.
It's simple: there is no way we can have a safe, liveable climate and expand London's airport capacity.
November 26, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Discussing a subject close to my heart first on the Sky News newspaper review this morning: Heathrow expansion.
It's simple: there is no way we can have a safe, liveable climate and expand London's airport capacity.
It's simple: there is no way we can have a safe, liveable climate and expand London's airport capacity.
Busy media day for me today.
First up: reviewing the papers this morning over on Sky News' breakfast show 📰
Next up: watching prehistoric planet - out today on apple TV 🥳
4 am wake-up calls ain't for the faint hearted 😴
First up: reviewing the papers this morning over on Sky News' breakfast show 📰
Next up: watching prehistoric planet - out today on apple TV 🥳
4 am wake-up calls ain't for the faint hearted 😴
November 26, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Busy media day for me today.
First up: reviewing the papers this morning over on Sky News' breakfast show 📰
Next up: watching prehistoric planet - out today on apple TV 🥳
4 am wake-up calls ain't for the faint hearted 😴
First up: reviewing the papers this morning over on Sky News' breakfast show 📰
Next up: watching prehistoric planet - out today on apple TV 🥳
4 am wake-up calls ain't for the faint hearted 😴
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
What's your fave cloud? Mine's a lenticular 😎
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:43 PM
What's your fave cloud? Mine's a lenticular 😎
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
Mostly cos they look like UFOs, and also cos they are formed by air flowing over an obstacles 🏔️
This causes invisible waves in the atmosphere like the ripples in a river that are formed by water flowing around a rock.
📸 @drgilbz.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
even if she didn't want to, I'm so glad @drgilbz.bsky.social made this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZH9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZH9...
I didn't wanna make a COP30 video
YouTube video by Dr Gilbz
www.youtube.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:15 PM
even if she didn't want to, I'm so glad @drgilbz.bsky.social made this.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZH9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZH9...
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Our very own @drgilbz.bsky.social is involved in this epic series.
Come along to a NOVA show to hear her speak more about how ice age climates have shaped our beautiful planet 🌍
Come along to a NOVA show to hear her speak more about how ice age climates have shaped our beautiful planet 🌍
Something VERY exciting is coming 👀
Discover the secret lives of ancient animals and how they handled the huge climate shifts of the ice age 🌎 🧊 📈
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is streaming November 26th, only on Apple TV #PrehistoricPlanet #AppleTV
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
Discover the secret lives of ancient animals and how they handled the huge climate shifts of the ice age 🌎 🧊 📈
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is streaming November 26th, only on Apple TV #PrehistoricPlanet #AppleTV
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Our very own @drgilbz.bsky.social is involved in this epic series.
Come along to a NOVA show to hear her speak more about how ice age climates have shaped our beautiful planet 🌍
Come along to a NOVA show to hear her speak more about how ice age climates have shaped our beautiful planet 🌍
Something VERY exciting is coming 👀
Discover the secret lives of ancient animals and how they handled the huge climate shifts of the ice age 🌎 🧊 📈
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is streaming November 26th, only on Apple TV #PrehistoricPlanet #AppleTV
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
Discover the secret lives of ancient animals and how they handled the huge climate shifts of the ice age 🌎 🧊 📈
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is streaming November 26th, only on Apple TV #PrehistoricPlanet #AppleTV
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
November 19, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Something VERY exciting is coming 👀
Discover the secret lives of ancient animals and how they handled the huge climate shifts of the ice age 🌎 🧊 📈
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is streaming November 26th, only on Apple TV #PrehistoricPlanet #AppleTV
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
Discover the secret lives of ancient animals and how they handled the huge climate shifts of the ice age 🌎 🧊 📈
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age is streaming November 26th, only on Apple TV #PrehistoricPlanet #AppleTV
Watch the trailer here: youtu.be/f7kvwp9aIyM
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
How much carbon budget do we have left if we want to stay below 1.5˚C?
Just 2 more years at current rates. It is essentially impossible to avoid global temperature rise exceeding 1.5˚C.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-shrink...
Just 2 more years at current rates. It is essentially impossible to avoid global temperature rise exceeding 1.5˚C.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-shrink...
November 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM
How much carbon budget do we have left if we want to stay below 1.5˚C?
Just 2 more years at current rates. It is essentially impossible to avoid global temperature rise exceeding 1.5˚C.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-shrink...
Just 2 more years at current rates. It is essentially impossible to avoid global temperature rise exceeding 1.5˚C.
climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-shrink...
I've been gabbling excitedly about this for a lil' while, but... it's getting real!
🌍✨🔭 I'm developing a live science show - think SPECTACLE - with my brilliant colleague Charly.
It's gonna be great, and I'm super hyped 👀
Go give Nova a follow to stay in the loop 👉 @nova-earth-astro.bsky.social
🌍✨🔭 I'm developing a live science show - think SPECTACLE - with my brilliant colleague Charly.
It's gonna be great, and I'm super hyped 👀
Go give Nova a follow to stay in the loop 👉 @nova-earth-astro.bsky.social
Hey BSky! We're new.
Nova Astro & Earth is a new live science show about - you guessed it - astro and earth science.
Brought to you by astronomer Charlotte Fuller and climate scientist @drgilbz.bsky.social, we're coming soon to a theatre near you...
Watch this space* 🔭
(*bad puns guaranteed)
Nova Astro & Earth is a new live science show about - you guessed it - astro and earth science.
Brought to you by astronomer Charlotte Fuller and climate scientist @drgilbz.bsky.social, we're coming soon to a theatre near you...
Watch this space* 🔭
(*bad puns guaranteed)
November 12, 2025 at 10:50 AM
I've been gabbling excitedly about this for a lil' while, but... it's getting real!
🌍✨🔭 I'm developing a live science show - think SPECTACLE - with my brilliant colleague Charly.
It's gonna be great, and I'm super hyped 👀
Go give Nova a follow to stay in the loop 👉 @nova-earth-astro.bsky.social
🌍✨🔭 I'm developing a live science show - think SPECTACLE - with my brilliant colleague Charly.
It's gonna be great, and I'm super hyped 👀
Go give Nova a follow to stay in the loop 👉 @nova-earth-astro.bsky.social
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
All you need to know about Bill Gates' long-standing and misguided take on climate change.
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.
thebulletin.org
November 3, 2025 at 10:48 AM
All you need to know about Bill Gates' long-standing and misguided take on climate change.
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
'The solution to the climate crisis isn’t going to come from the fairy-dust-sprinkled flying unicorns that are the “benevolent plutocrats.” They don’t exist.'
thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...
Reposted by Dr Ella Gilbert
Impact of flights on global warming severely underestimated by many carbon calculators & offset schemes that don’t properly account for taxiing, sub-optimal routing or non-CO2 climate effects which are larger component:
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Research paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Research paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Your flight emissions are way higher than carbon calculators suggest
Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
www.newscientist.com
November 3, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Impact of flights on global warming severely underestimated by many carbon calculators & offset schemes that don’t properly account for taxiing, sub-optimal routing or non-CO2 climate effects which are larger component:
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Research paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Research paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s432...