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📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢
💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
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Not saying we saved the best till last but...
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
December 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Not saying we saved the best till last but...
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!
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Very fortunate to be hearing from @exeter.ac.uk academics reporting back from latest climate negotiations in Brazil COP30, event hosted by @gsiexeter.bsky.social.
November 26, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Very fortunate to be hearing from @exeter.ac.uk academics reporting back from latest climate negotiations in Brazil COP30, event hosted by @gsiexeter.bsky.social.
Join the GSI for our debrief on this year’s COP with a panel of University of Exeter delegates who will share their experiences and views on how this year’s conference has played out, its outcomes, and the impact research from Exeter has had on negotiations.
#GSIExeter #COP30 #ClimateAction
#GSIExeter #COP30 #ClimateAction
November 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Join the GSI for our debrief on this year’s COP with a panel of University of Exeter delegates who will share their experiences and views on how this year’s conference has played out, its outcomes, and the impact research from Exeter has had on negotiations.
#GSIExeter #COP30 #ClimateAction
#GSIExeter #COP30 #ClimateAction
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Fascinating new paper from Joe Clarke et al., which addresses the question: could the climate-carbon system suffer a self-sustaining runaway feedback? @gsiexeter.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
Conditions for instability in the climate–carbon cycle system
Abstract. The climate and carbon cycle interact in multiple ways. An increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere warms the climate through the greenhouse effect, but also leads to uptake of CO2 by th...
esd.copernicus.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Fascinating new paper from Joe Clarke et al., which addresses the question: could the climate-carbon system suffer a self-sustaining runaway feedback? @gsiexeter.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
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Do tune in to hear Dr Jonathan Bennie's (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change" on Monday 24 November 1.30 - 2.30pm.
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Do tune in to hear Dr Jonathan Bennie's (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change" on Monday 24 November 1.30 - 2.30pm.
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Today sees the publication of the Global Carbon Budget 2025 at COP30 in Brazil, and this year's report shows that fossil fuel CO2 emissions have hit an all-time high in 2025.
November 13, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Today sees the publication of the Global Carbon Budget 2025 at COP30 in Brazil, and this year's report shows that fossil fuel CO2 emissions have hit an all-time high in 2025.
Today marks the launch of the Global Carbon Budget 2025, led by academics at the GSI, at COP30 in Brazil. This year's report reveals the alarming continued increase of these emissions in 2025 in the face or worsening global crises.
Read the full report here: globalcarbonbudget.org
#GSIExeter
Read the full report here: globalcarbonbudget.org
#GSIExeter
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The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions
globalcarbonbudget.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Today marks the launch of the Global Carbon Budget 2025, led by academics at the GSI, at COP30 in Brazil. This year's report reveals the alarming continued increase of these emissions in 2025 in the face or worsening global crises.
Read the full report here: globalcarbonbudget.org
#GSIExeter
Read the full report here: globalcarbonbudget.org
#GSIExeter
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Join the GSI for our next talk with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, UCL, social anthropologist and author of "Roadkill", who will discuss how we can move towards a car free future and sustainable transport for all.
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join the GSI for our next talk with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, UCL, social anthropologist and author of "Roadkill", who will discuss how we can move towards a car free future and sustainable transport for all.
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
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Dr Jonathan Bennie has taken up the ESI Challenge of the Month for November 2025.
Tune in to listen to his (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change."
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
Tune in to listen to his (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change."
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
November 6, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Dr Jonathan Bennie has taken up the ESI Challenge of the Month for November 2025.
Tune in to listen to his (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change."
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
Tune in to listen to his (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change."
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth
Join the GSI for our next talk with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, UCL, social anthropologist and author of "Roadkill", who will discuss how we can move towards a car free future and sustainable transport for all.
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Join the GSI for our next talk with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, UCL, social anthropologist and author of "Roadkill", who will discuss how we can move towards a car free future and sustainable transport for all.
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.
#GSIExeter #ClimateAction
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“The prevailing assumption is that the world has closed off pathways above 3°C warming – but in fact we could be derailed by vicious cycles in societies & nature. Catastrophic environmental change is still very much on the table“ - @jamesgdyke.info Assistant Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social
‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change
The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned. With global warming breaching 1.5°C – and Earth system tipping points, such as the wide...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 30, 2025 at 3:26 AM
“The prevailing assumption is that the world has closed off pathways above 3°C warming – but in fact we could be derailed by vicious cycles in societies & nature. Catastrophic environmental change is still very much on the table“ - @jamesgdyke.info Assistant Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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A year ago, Spain was hit by deadly floods
They were supercharged by climate change
Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe
Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment
They were supercharged by climate change
Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe
Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment
Welcome to the Strategic Climate Risk Initiative
How can we stop the consequences of climate change from undermining climate action?
www.scri.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
A year ago, Spain was hit by deadly floods
They were supercharged by climate change
Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe
Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment
They were supercharged by climate change
Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe
Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment
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Deliberation in action. People in #Exeter discussing priorities for what we need to do now to help us mitigate future risks as part of this afternoon's @gsiexeter.bsky.social assembly with @laurielaybourn.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Deliberation in action. People in #Exeter discussing priorities for what we need to do now to help us mitigate future risks as part of this afternoon's @gsiexeter.bsky.social assembly with @laurielaybourn.bsky.social
This is a fascinating film covering key issues of governance, business and political ideology within our worsening environmental crises.
Pete will be screening 'Fires and Fascism' close to both our Cornwall and Exeter campuses this week with the opportunity to talk to the director. Tickets linked👇
Pete will be screening 'Fires and Fascism' close to both our Cornwall and Exeter campuses this week with the opportunity to talk to the director. Tickets linked👇
Upcoming screening of 'Fires and Fascism'
Falmouth, 23 Oct, 6pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fires-and-...
Exeter, 25 Oct, 6pm
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
@transitionfalmouth.org.uk
@climatealex.bsky.social
@rosseaston.com
@rebel44cz.bsky.social
@gsiexeter.bsky.social
@yescornwall.bsky.social
Falmouth, 23 Oct, 6pm
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fires-and-...
Exeter, 25 Oct, 6pm
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
@transitionfalmouth.org.uk
@climatealex.bsky.social
@rosseaston.com
@rebel44cz.bsky.social
@gsiexeter.bsky.social
@yescornwall.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
This is a fascinating film covering key issues of governance, business and political ideology within our worsening environmental crises.
Pete will be screening 'Fires and Fascism' close to both our Cornwall and Exeter campuses this week with the opportunity to talk to the director. Tickets linked👇
Pete will be screening 'Fires and Fascism' close to both our Cornwall and Exeter campuses this week with the opportunity to talk to the director. Tickets linked👇
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Do you have a vision for what the world might look like in 2050? Would you like to discuss how we can prepare for this future or how we can make it better for all? Join us for our GSI Assembly to share your ideas with the wider Exeter community.
Find out more and register here: buff.ly/p28cIEH
Find out more and register here: buff.ly/p28cIEH
October 15, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Do you have a vision for what the world might look like in 2050? Would you like to discuss how we can prepare for this future or how we can make it better for all? Join us for our GSI Assembly to share your ideas with the wider Exeter community.
Find out more and register here: buff.ly/p28cIEH
Find out more and register here: buff.ly/p28cIEH
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This focused lecture explores decolonial approaches to African and Black material cultures, embodied heritages, natural resources, law, and extractive legacies shaped by Africa–Europe entanglements.
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BHM
@chitzi.bsky.social
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BHM
@chitzi.bsky.social
October 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
This focused lecture explores decolonial approaches to African and Black material cultures, embodied heritages, natural resources, law, and extractive legacies shaped by Africa–Europe entanglements.
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BHM
@chitzi.bsky.social
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...
#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BHM
@chitzi.bsky.social
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Applications for funded social science PhD studentships at @exeter.ac.uk are now open. These projects are student led, and the deadline for applications is 9 Jan.
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
October 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Applications for funded social science PhD studentships at @exeter.ac.uk are now open. These projects are student led, and the deadline for applications is 9 Jan.
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social
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Our new Global Tipping Points report is out today: global-tipping-points.org
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact
Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.
global-tipping-points.org
October 13, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Our new Global Tipping Points report is out today: global-tipping-points.org
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social
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“Only with a combination of decisive policy & civil society action can the world tip its trajectory from facing existential Earth system tipping point risks to seizing positive tipping point opportunities.” - Prof. Tim Lenton, @gsiexeter.bsky.social
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...
news.exeter.ac.uk
October 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
“Only with a combination of decisive policy & civil society action can the world tip its trajectory from facing existential Earth system tipping point risks to seizing positive tipping point opportunities.” - Prof. Tim Lenton, @gsiexeter.bsky.social
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateEmergency
📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢
💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
October 13, 2025 at 7:44 AM
📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢
💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.
Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30
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Congratulations Beatriz, Tim, Paul and team on this important new study! @gsiexeter.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves
Clams reveal North Atlantic destabilization in the early 20th century and at present.
www.science.org
October 6, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Congratulations Beatriz, Tim, Paul and team on this important new study! @gsiexeter.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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The Amazon is nearing a potential tipping point, driven by deforestation & climate change
Join a webinar exploring the latest science
15 Oct 15:30-17:00 CEST
Register futureearth.confetti.events/tipping-poin... @gsiexeter.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social
Join a webinar exploring the latest science
15 Oct 15:30-17:00 CEST
Register futureearth.confetti.events/tipping-poin... @gsiexeter.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social
October 1, 2025 at 1:46 PM
The Amazon is nearing a potential tipping point, driven by deforestation & climate change
Join a webinar exploring the latest science
15 Oct 15:30-17:00 CEST
Register futureearth.confetti.events/tipping-poin... @gsiexeter.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social
Join a webinar exploring the latest science
15 Oct 15:30-17:00 CEST
Register futureearth.confetti.events/tipping-poin... @gsiexeter.bsky.social @iiasa.ac.at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wcrpclimate.bsky.social
