Jason Scott-Warren
@jes1003.bsky.social
Early modern literature professor, University of Cambridge; climate activist. Coordinator of http://royalsocietyletter.uk and https://gmcletter.wordpress.com/
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Some welcome publicity (in yesterday's Times) for our open letter opposing Lord Browne of Madingley's bid for the Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge -- the letter is at chancellorletter.wordpress.com
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AUSTRALIA HEAT WAVE
Another scorching hot day in Western Australia with up to 49.3C.
MONTHLY RECORDS
47.9C Carnarvon
High Mins
30.5 Kalbarri
28.9 Shark Bay
The record heat will move East and last the rest of the month with exceptionally high temperatures up to 49C.
Another scorching hot day in Western Australia with up to 49.3C.
MONTHLY RECORDS
47.9C Carnarvon
High Mins
30.5 Kalbarri
28.9 Shark Bay
The record heat will move East and last the rest of the month with exceptionally high temperatures up to 49C.
January 21, 2026 at 10:12 AM
AUSTRALIA HEAT WAVE
Another scorching hot day in Western Australia with up to 49.3C.
MONTHLY RECORDS
47.9C Carnarvon
High Mins
30.5 Kalbarri
28.9 Shark Bay
The record heat will move East and last the rest of the month with exceptionally high temperatures up to 49C.
Another scorching hot day in Western Australia with up to 49.3C.
MONTHLY RECORDS
47.9C Carnarvon
High Mins
30.5 Kalbarri
28.9 Shark Bay
The record heat will move East and last the rest of the month with exceptionally high temperatures up to 49C.
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I doubt if anyone respects me, but:
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
Calling all the PhDs I know to make monumental annoyances of themselves (and honestly, who better)
January 21, 2026 at 10:08 PM
I doubt if anyone respects me, but:
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
1. I've worked in AI on and off since 1985
2. I have a PhD
3. I used to manage an academic department of ~40 AI researchers
4. I've published ~100 articles on it
This AI tech is a con. It's a play for corporations to steal industries, wealth, & governance.
A timely change. We are all worth $0 now.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
A timely change. We are all worth $0 now.
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January 20, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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READ: Genocide is bad for exports, who knew?
Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Israeli agricultural exports face looming ‘collapse’ as world rejects products over Gaza genocide
Israeli farmers warn the country’s agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. Recent reports show the impact of boycotting Israel...
mondoweiss.net
January 20, 2026 at 5:39 PM
READ: Genocide is bad for exports, who knew?
Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
Israeli farmers warn the country's agricultural export industry is facing a looming “collapse” due to international opposition to the Gaza genocide. mondoweiss.net/2026/01/isra...
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Israel has turned its prisons into a network of torture camps for Palestinians, marked by violence, starvation, humiliation, medical neglect, and sexual abuse. Since Oct 2023, at least 84 detainees have died. Policies overseen by Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has boasted about these conditions. Via B’Tselem.
January 20, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Israel has turned its prisons into a network of torture camps for Palestinians, marked by violence, starvation, humiliation, medical neglect, and sexual abuse. Since Oct 2023, at least 84 detainees have died. Policies overseen by Itamar Ben-Gvir, who has boasted about these conditions. Via B’Tselem.
STOP PRESS: fossil fuels are a health risk!
Maybe this will be the point at which the billionaire media starts to see sense?
Maybe this will be the point at which the billionaire media starts to see sense?
January 18, 2026 at 9:24 AM
STOP PRESS: fossil fuels are a health risk!
Maybe this will be the point at which the billionaire media starts to see sense?
Maybe this will be the point at which the billionaire media starts to see sense?
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430.54 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Jan-2026
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
January 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
430.54 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Jan-2026
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
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'the company funded a research project that led to the creation of the Science Museum Group academy – its teacher and educator training programme – which BP sponsors and which has run more than 500 courses, for more than 5,000 teachers.' 1/2
BP accused of ‘insidious’ influence on UK education through Science Museum links
Campaigners claim firm has bought sway over the teaching of science, technology, engineering and maths
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 7:51 AM
'the company funded a research project that led to the creation of the Science Museum Group academy – its teacher and educator training programme – which BP sponsors and which has run more than 500 courses, for more than 5,000 teachers.' 1/2
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"In this episode of Weathered Maiya May talks with civilization collapse researcher @lukekemp.bsky.social & strategic climate risk expert @laurielaybourn.bsky.social about why high-end warming scenarios are often dismissed as “doomerism,” even though worst-case planning is standard in most fields"
This Is How the World Ends According to Science
YouTube video by PBS Terra
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 1:05 AM
"In this episode of Weathered Maiya May talks with civilization collapse researcher @lukekemp.bsky.social & strategic climate risk expert @laurielaybourn.bsky.social about why high-end warming scenarios are often dismissed as “doomerism,” even though worst-case planning is standard in most fields"
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Once more, we hear about a world without climate breakdown in it - which essentially means any discussion about where we are today, and where we are headed, is nothing more than errant nonsense
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The world of today looks bad, but take hope: we’ve been here before and got through it – and we will again | Martin Kettle
As I write my last regular column for the Guardian, my thoughts turn to the lessons and hope we can take from history, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:22 AM
Once more, we hear about a world without climate breakdown in it - which essentially means any discussion about where we are today, and where we are headed, is nothing more than errant nonsense
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Who funds the Free Speech Union?
Toby Young’s outfit went to court to hide its donors. Today we reveal that funders include US anti-abortion groups, Brexit politicians and Tufton Street insiders.
democracyforsale.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:53 AM
While purporting to care deeply about the funding of other organisations and the importance of free speech, Lord Young's FSU won't reveal who funds the er ... Free Speech Union
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
Excellent work from @petergeoghegan.bsky.social
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/who-funds-...
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They have f*cked up our rivers, invested bugger-all, continue to leave thousands without water, and handed over 10s of billions of bill-payer cash to shareholders
Renationalise now - no compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Renationalise now - no compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
South East Water boss in line for £400,000 bonus despite outages
Exclusive: David Hinton, who faces calls to resign, will receive payout regardless of performance if he stays until July 2030
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:26 PM
They have f*cked up our rivers, invested bugger-all, continue to leave thousands without water, and handed over 10s of billions of bill-payer cash to shareholders
Renationalise now - no compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Renationalise now - no compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Embarrassing, spineless drivel from the @royalsociety
Apparently spouting fascist views and interfering in the politics of the UK is just fine for an RS fellow
FGS Grow a backbone
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Apparently spouting fascist views and interfering in the politics of the UK is just fine for an RS fellow
FGS Grow a backbone
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Royal Society president reignites Elon Musk row by defending lack of action
Society should only eject fellows for fraud or other defects in their research, says Paul Nurse
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Embarrassing, spineless drivel from the @royalsociety
Apparently spouting fascist views and interfering in the politics of the UK is just fine for an RS fellow
FGS Grow a backbone
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Apparently spouting fascist views and interfering in the politics of the UK is just fine for an RS fellow
FGS Grow a backbone
www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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Sandy Trust, the report’s lead author & director of sustainability risk at Baillie Gifford, says the use of inadequate models inside the finance industry has left banks, insurers & asset managers accepting a “chance of failure”... “100X greater than the chance we accept of insurance company failure”
"The Institute & Faculty of Actuaries, which conducted its study together with scientists at the @universityofexeter.bsky.social , says the research also shows that financial firms aren’t applying the same rigor to their handling of #climate as they do to other serious risks"
UK Actuaries Sound Alarm on Loss Models Downplaying Climate Risk
The finance industry is relying on climate models that understate the speed at which temperatures are rising, according to a fresh study by Britain’s main associati…
financialpost.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:27 AM
Sandy Trust, the report’s lead author & director of sustainability risk at Baillie Gifford, says the use of inadequate models inside the finance industry has left banks, insurers & asset managers accepting a “chance of failure”... “100X greater than the chance we accept of insurance company failure”
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"Global temperatures dip in 2025......'
What a really stupid headline. You just know this will be jumped on by the deniers
Why FFS lead with this, rather than the 3rd hottest year on record, or 3 years with the average temperature just a fraction this side of 1.5C
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What a really stupid headline. You just know this will be jumped on by the deniers
Why FFS lead with this, rather than the 3rd hottest year on record, or 3 years with the average temperature just a fraction this side of 1.5C
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Global temperatures dip in 2025 but more heat records on way, scientists warn
The last three years were Earth's hottest on record, as humanity's carbon emissions continue to heat the planet.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:57 AM
"Global temperatures dip in 2025......'
What a really stupid headline. You just know this will be jumped on by the deniers
Why FFS lead with this, rather than the 3rd hottest year on record, or 3 years with the average temperature just a fraction this side of 1.5C
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
What a really stupid headline. You just know this will be jumped on by the deniers
Why FFS lead with this, rather than the 3rd hottest year on record, or 3 years with the average temperature just a fraction this side of 1.5C
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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This is more like it from the Guardian.
And nice to see them include my quote in the subtext.
Make no mistake, this is grim news - even though expected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And nice to see them include my quote in the subtext.
Make no mistake, this is grim news - even though expected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say
Data leads scientists to declare 2015 Paris agreement to keep global heating below 1.5C ‘dead in the water’
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:02 AM
This is more like it from the Guardian.
And nice to see them include my quote in the subtext.
Make no mistake, this is grim news - even though expected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And nice to see them include my quote in the subtext.
Make no mistake, this is grim news - even though expected.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication.
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
January 13, 2026 at 8:58 AM
This thread responds to Prof. Christian Dunn’s Telegraph piece on #climate communication.
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵
I argue it misdiagnoses public disengagement, underplays escalating scientific risk, & reproduces a media narrative that has actively shaped, not merely reflected, public resistance to climate action 🧵