David Parslow
@drparslow.bsky.social
MSc, Global Sustainability Solutions at Exeter University. Previously...PhD (Psychology), SEN teacher. Interested in Tipping Points, Systems Thinking, Feedback Loops..."the talkative one, the one trying to save the planet" 🤣
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I haven't seen the 'food shortages and higher prices in the UK this summer due to flooded farm land' articles yet...and presumably it won't be coming from Portugal or Spain either...hopefully the NL will be kind to us
February 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
I haven't seen the 'food shortages and higher prices in the UK this summer due to flooded farm land' articles yet...and presumably it won't be coming from Portugal or Spain either...hopefully the NL will be kind to us
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My professional opinion as an ecologist:
3°C heating takes out most biodiversity on planet Earth
Most species live in less than a 2°C range of climate zones
A brief explainer
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3°C heating takes out most biodiversity on planet Earth
Most species live in less than a 2°C range of climate zones
A brief explainer
bsky.app/profile/prof...
February 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
My professional opinion as an ecologist:
3°C heating takes out most biodiversity on planet Earth
Most species live in less than a 2°C range of climate zones
A brief explainer
bsky.app/profile/prof...
3°C heating takes out most biodiversity on planet Earth
Most species live in less than a 2°C range of climate zones
A brief explainer
bsky.app/profile/prof...
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More evidence, if needed, of #climatechange - theconversation.com/britains-rel...
Britain’s relentless rain shows climate predictions playing out as expected
After an exceptionally wet start to 2026, two climate scientists explain what’s going on.
theconversation.com
February 16, 2026 at 11:08 AM
More evidence, if needed, of #climatechange - theconversation.com/britains-rel...
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NEW: Antarctic ice sheet not one tipping element, but interacting basins with distinct thresholds. ~40% of West Antarctic ice may be committed to long-term loss; parts of East Antarctica face risks at 2–3°C. @ricarda-winkelmann.bsky.social @juliusgarbe.github.io
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
New study identifies sequence of critical thresholds for Antarctic ice basins
16.02.2026 - The Antarctic ice sheet does not behave as one single tipping element, but as a set of interacting basins with different critical thresholds. This is the finding of a new study by the Pot...
www.pik-potsdam.de
February 16, 2026 at 11:46 AM
NEW: Antarctic ice sheet not one tipping element, but interacting basins with distinct thresholds. ~40% of West Antarctic ice may be committed to long-term loss; parts of East Antarctica face risks at 2–3°C. @ricarda-winkelmann.bsky.social @juliusgarbe.github.io
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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Our real reality (observational data) is worse than our emission worst case scenario models like RCP8.5. Temperature, forcing and CO2 ppm are ALL above RCP8.5 today.
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Dylan Morgan and Jasen Vest
jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Dylan Morgan and Jasen Vest
jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
February 15, 2026 at 6:28 PM
Our real reality (observational data) is worse than our emission worst case scenario models like RCP8.5. Temperature, forcing and CO2 ppm are ALL above RCP8.5 today.
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Dylan Morgan and Jasen Vest
jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha, Dylan Morgan and Jasen Vest
jimehansen.substack.com/p/another-el...
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@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Whenever Farage says jump, [Labour] say how high. You will never appease the right by doing that. They will just get more and more extreme"
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
February 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : "Whenever Farage says jump, [Labour] say how high. You will never appease the right by doing that. They will just get more and more extreme"
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
Spot on. This is what people mean when they say Labour is ushering in the far right.
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Trump has always told us what he'd do and who he'd do it for. It's startling how many people simply didn't believe him, or failed to grasp just how far the fossil fuel industry is willing to go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump’s EPA repeals landmark climate finding in gift to ‘billionaire polluters’
Rollback of government’s ability to limit climate-heating pollution will make families ‘sicker and less safe’, environmental advocate says
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Trump has always told us what he'd do and who he'd do it for. It's startling how many people simply didn't believe him, or failed to grasp just how far the fossil fuel industry is willing to go.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Land-atmosphere feedbacks mean that major Amazon deforestation is causing substantial downstream rainfall reductions.
New analysis in @natcomms.nature.com combines novel theoretical understanding with data to quantify feedbacks.
Read the open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New analysis in @natcomms.nature.com combines novel theoretical understanding with data to quantify feedbacks.
Read the open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Historical deforestation drives strong rainfall decline across the southern Amazon basin - Nature Communications
The authors find that historical deforestation has substantially altered regional observed precipitation over the southern Amazon basin through inter-regional atmospheric moisture transport, which is ...
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February 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Land-atmosphere feedbacks mean that major Amazon deforestation is causing substantial downstream rainfall reductions.
New analysis in @natcomms.nature.com combines novel theoretical understanding with data to quantify feedbacks.
Read the open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
New analysis in @natcomms.nature.com combines novel theoretical understanding with data to quantify feedbacks.
Read the open access paper: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Earth to Trump: You Can't Cancel Climate Change. My newest post discusses the likely effects of Trump's decision to repeal the endangerment finding. "Ignoring the science and the will of the people sets us all up for the perfect storm." danarfisher.com/2026/02/13/e...
Earth to Trump: You Can’t Cancel Climate Change
Yesterday, President Trump eliminated the endangerment finding that classified greenhouse gases as air pollutants. This finding was the basis for federal climate policy in the United States and mad…
danarfisher.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Earth to Trump: You Can't Cancel Climate Change. My newest post discusses the likely effects of Trump's decision to repeal the endangerment finding. "Ignoring the science and the will of the people sets us all up for the perfect storm." danarfisher.com/2026/02/13/e...
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More than 150 countries including China, India and European Union members have signed off on a report that warns focusing on unchecked economic growth is contributing to the destruction of global biodiversity.
Obsession with growth is destroying nature, 150 countries warn
China, India and EU countries were among the signatories of a report that criticized the prevailing measures of economic success.
www.politico.eu
February 9, 2026 at 5:01 PM
More than 150 countries including China, India and European Union members have signed off on a report that warns focusing on unchecked economic growth is contributing to the destruction of global biodiversity.
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"We urgently need to overcome the capitalist law of value and democratise our economy... It is our labour and our planet’s resources that are at stake. And so we must claim the right to decide what is produced, how, and for what purpose."
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 AM
"We urgently need to overcome the capitalist law of value and democratise our economy... It is our labour and our planet’s resources that are at stake. And so we must claim the right to decide what is produced, how, and for what purpose."
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food systems are the leading cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss on land, freshwater use, and overfishing, and the number two cause of climate change after energy use
what’s the most obvious on-the-ground truth that your profession knows, but people don’t live like it’s true?
what other jfc-inducing truths are sitting in plain sight for people who know how to see what’s happening?
February 13, 2026 at 1:40 AM
food systems are the leading cause of deforestation and biodiversity loss on land, freshwater use, and overfishing, and the number two cause of climate change after energy use
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Climate change policy rollbacks ignore what the science is telling us loud and clear: climate change is driving a present and escalating public health emergency.
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
February 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Climate change policy rollbacks ignore what the science is telling us loud and clear: climate change is driving a present and escalating public health emergency.
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
Weakening climate protections increases health risks for current and future generations.
👉 buff.ly/RRH2v0d
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The lies, duplicity, and complete indifference of fossil fuel industry CEOs and lobbyists to the health and well-being of people and our communities never cease to amaze me.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@climate4health.bsky.social
@cughnews.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@climate4health.bsky.social
@cughnews.bsky.social
🛢️ NEW 🛢️ The US fossil fuel industry produces a trillion gallons of toxic drilling wastewater a year — and gets rid of most of it by injecting it underground. What could go wrong? (A lot.) buff.ly/t96dPPI
February 12, 2026 at 4:49 PM
The lies, duplicity, and complete indifference of fossil fuel industry CEOs and lobbyists to the health and well-being of people and our communities never cease to amaze me.
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@climate4health.bsky.social
@cughnews.bsky.social
@docsforclimate.bsky.social
@gchalliance.bsky.social
@psr.org
@climate4health.bsky.social
@cughnews.bsky.social
They're trapped in the same capitalist short term system...they can't see the wood for the trees and the need to pander to that to get re-elected.Cimate breakdown will speed it up...but I can't see it being quick enough now
Indeed. I can't wrap my head around the non-reaction by so-called "political leaders."
February 12, 2026 at 9:30 AM
They're trapped in the same capitalist short term system...they can't see the wood for the trees and the need to pander to that to get re-elected.Cimate breakdown will speed it up...but I can't see it being quick enough now
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Imagine what putting a fair rate of tax on fossil fuel extraction,
and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
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and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
bsky.app/profile/prof...
The Grattan Institute, halving to 25 per cent would add $6.5 billion annually to government revenue, while only reducing the number of homes built by about 10,000 by 2030 and increasing rents by $1 per week nationally. Increased revenue for health & needed services.
www.smh.com.au/property/new...
www.smh.com.au/property/new...
How far house prices would fall if the capital gains tax discount changed
House prices have risen more than fourfold since the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount was introduced in 1999.
www.smh.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Imagine what putting a fair rate of tax on fossil fuel extraction,
and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
bsky.app/profile/prof...
and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
bsky.app/profile/prof...
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It seems like we have the dumbest trolls in government, but it's way worse than that.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
Burgum: "CO2 was never a pollutant. When we breathe, we emit CO2. Plants need CO2 to survive and grow. They thrive with more CO2. So the whole endangerment thing opens up an opportunity for the revival of clean, beautiful, American coal."
February 11, 2026 at 6:23 PM
It seems like we have the dumbest trolls in government, but it's way worse than that.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
These men are evil.
Every single one of them knows they're lying about climate change. They know that actual science shows it's real, it's us, it's dangerous, but we can fix it—yet they truly do not give a fuck.
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Evaluating environmental & nutritional trade-offs across aquatic, plant-based and animal options: Beef, veal & pork have the highest environmental burdens, even when taking into account nutrition. In contrast, mussels, seaweed & plant-based patties perform much better: doi.org/10.1088/2976... >>
February 11, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Evaluating environmental & nutritional trade-offs across aquatic, plant-based and animal options: Beef, veal & pork have the highest environmental burdens, even when taking into account nutrition. In contrast, mussels, seaweed & plant-based patties perform much better: doi.org/10.1088/2976... >>
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Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.
By @juliakane.bsky.social and @joshvoorhees.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
heated.world/cp/187577268
By @juliakane.bsky.social and @joshvoorhees.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
heated.world/cp/187577268
Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.
For decades, oil majors fought climate regulation. Now, they’re afraid Trump’s extreme rollbacks could leave them on the hook to pay for what they’ve done.
heated.world
February 11, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Trump is wiping out all climate regulation. Big Oil may regret it.
By @juliakane.bsky.social and @joshvoorhees.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
heated.world/cp/187577268
By @juliakane.bsky.social and @joshvoorhees.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
heated.world/cp/187577268
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When you build a farming system around two food items, both enormously carbon intensive and destructive to the environment, you also make yourself vulnerable to market fluctuations.
It's a system that doesn't work for anyone, bar a few wealthy men and women at the top.
It's a system that doesn't work for anyone, bar a few wealthy men and women at the top.
February 11, 2026 at 12:21 PM
When you build a farming system around two food items, both enormously carbon intensive and destructive to the environment, you also make yourself vulnerable to market fluctuations.
It's a system that doesn't work for anyone, bar a few wealthy men and women at the top.
It's a system that doesn't work for anyone, bar a few wealthy men and women at the top.
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Last month observed temperatures more than 5°C above the 1981-2010 average across Greenland and the eastern Canadian Arctic. This was associated with a negative N(AO) large-scale circulation pattern, which contributed to ridging over the region.
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5.
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5.
February 11, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last month observed temperatures more than 5°C above the 1981-2010 average across Greenland and the eastern Canadian Arctic. This was associated with a negative N(AO) large-scale circulation pattern, which contributed to ridging over the region.
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5.
Data from @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social ERA5.
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How do we predict the climate of 2030, 2050 or 2100? We have to interrogate the past. Modern weather records only go back about 150 years. To understand where our planet is heading, we need a longer memory.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/the-isotop...
#ClimateScience #Paleoclimate #climatechange
drtomharris.substack.com/p/the-isotop...
#ClimateScience #Paleoclimate #climatechange
The Isotope Archive: How Paleoclimate Science is Narrowing the Gap in Climate Projections
By analysing high-resolution proxies and deep-time isotopes, researchers are uncovering the Earth’s true response to rising greenhouse gas levels.
drtomharris.substack.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:36 AM
How do we predict the climate of 2030, 2050 or 2100? We have to interrogate the past. Modern weather records only go back about 150 years. To understand where our planet is heading, we need a longer memory.
drtomharris.substack.com/p/the-isotop...
#ClimateScience #Paleoclimate #climatechange
drtomharris.substack.com/p/the-isotop...
#ClimateScience #Paleoclimate #climatechange