Daniel Fitzgerald
@legedan.bsky.social
Medical Doctor, and PhD in Molecular & Cellular Physiology. An everyday cyclist, mediocre rock climber, and perpetually appalling skier. UK NHS | Médecins Sans Frontières. Opinions are my own. Re-posts not endorsements.
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Boeing is paying Charm Industrial to remove 100000 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere, which is a time machine that takes us back by 1 minute and 15 seconds. 🥲
Boeing has a carbon emissions problem. Startup Charm Industrial is cleaning up. | TechCrunch
The deal will see Charm Industrial collect forestry waste and transform it into a bio-oil it buries underground.
techcrunch.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Boeing is paying Charm Industrial to remove 100000 tonnes of CO₂ from the atmosphere, which is a time machine that takes us back by 1 minute and 15 seconds. 🥲
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The implication is that there has to be action to disrupt, or add friction to, existing car journeys if we want to unlock the benefits of providing alternatives - the conclusion also reached by Xiao et al. recently www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Shifting towards healthier transport: carrots or sticks? Systematic review and meta-analysis of population-level interventions
This Article found that, although transport interventions with only positive strategies
are more commonly evaluated, interventions that combine both positive and negative
strategies might be more effe...
www.thelancet.com
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
The implication is that there has to be action to disrupt, or add friction to, existing car journeys if we want to unlock the benefits of providing alternatives - the conclusion also reached by Xiao et al. recently www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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2025 Lancet Countdown on health & climate change
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
plenty of countries that spend significantly more on fossil fuel subsidies than their healthcare budget
Esp see heat related mortality indicator (new)
& air quality related mortality from burning fossil fuel
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
plenty of countries that spend significantly more on fossil fuel subsidies than their healthcare budget
Esp see heat related mortality indicator (new)
& air quality related mortality from burning fossil fuel
The 2025 report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Driven by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions, climate change is increasingly claiming
lives and harming people's health worldwide. Mean annual temperatures exceeded 1·5°C
above those of pre-industr...
www.thelancet.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:46 PM
2025 Lancet Countdown on health & climate change
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
plenty of countries that spend significantly more on fossil fuel subsidies than their healthcare budget
Esp see heat related mortality indicator (new)
& air quality related mortality from burning fossil fuel
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
plenty of countries that spend significantly more on fossil fuel subsidies than their healthcare budget
Esp see heat related mortality indicator (new)
& air quality related mortality from burning fossil fuel
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#Sudan: MSF fears large numbers of people remain trapped in grave danger in #ElFasher, blocked by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from reaching safer areas after they and their allies seized control of the city this week.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-msf-de...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-msf-de...
October 31, 2025 at 9:25 PM
#Sudan: MSF fears large numbers of people remain trapped in grave danger in #ElFasher, blocked by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) from reaching safer areas after they and their allies seized control of the city this week.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-msf-de...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/sudan-msf-de...
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⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
October 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
⚠️ Please report sightings of dead birds for possible testing for Avian Influenza. ⬇️
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
📌 In England, Wales & Scotland: www.gov.uk/guidance/...
📌 In Northern Ireland: www.daera-ni.gov.uk/...
📌 In Republic of Ireland: aviancheck.apps.serv...
#UKBirding #BirdingWales #BirdingScotland
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Future Risks Report 2025 by @AXA and @Ipsos
Climate remains the top risk, with 66% of experts and 75% of the population feeling vulnerable to the risk in their daily life
Only 12% of experts and 32% of the population believe public authorities are well prepared to handle it
Climate remains the top risk, with 66% of experts and 75% of the population feeling vulnerable to the risk in their daily life
Only 12% of experts and 32% of the population believe public authorities are well prepared to handle it
AXA and Ipsos have published the 12th edition of the Future Risks Report, a report based on a global survey of 23,000 citizens and 3,595 risk experts.
What do both experts and citizens rank as greates risk?
*** Climate change ***
So do I, after over 35 years experience in climate science.
What do both experts and citizens rank as greates risk?
*** Climate change ***
So do I, after over 35 years experience in climate science.
October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Future Risks Report 2025 by @AXA and @Ipsos
Climate remains the top risk, with 66% of experts and 75% of the population feeling vulnerable to the risk in their daily life
Only 12% of experts and 32% of the population believe public authorities are well prepared to handle it
Climate remains the top risk, with 66% of experts and 75% of the population feeling vulnerable to the risk in their daily life
Only 12% of experts and 32% of the population believe public authorities are well prepared to handle it
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BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year.
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price.
👉Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more. oxf.am/climateplund...
#MakeRichPo#MakeRichPollutersPay
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So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
New planning bill could jeopardise UK’s trade deal with EU, ambassador warns
Exclusive: Proposed legislation removes EU-derived nature protections as government hopes to boost economic growth
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:16 PM
So much for "boosting growth".
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
All this vandalism will do is leave us with devastated ecosystems, fewer green spaces, worse quality of life, while neither solving the housing crisis (because the problem IS NOT AND NEVER WAS "bats and newts") nor creating "growth".
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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This @royalsociety.org report has not received nearly the attention it deserves.
Key finding: "most current approaches to economic assessments of impacts of #climate change do not reflect the severity of consequences that are suggested by the latest physical climate science & evidence on impacts" 😬
Key finding: "most current approaches to economic assessments of impacts of #climate change do not reflect the severity of consequences that are suggested by the latest physical climate science & evidence on impacts" 😬
Climate change economics: Summary report | Royal Society
A summary report on a Royal Society climate change economics conference.
royalsociety.org
October 27, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This @royalsociety.org report has not received nearly the attention it deserves.
Key finding: "most current approaches to economic assessments of impacts of #climate change do not reflect the severity of consequences that are suggested by the latest physical climate science & evidence on impacts" 😬
Key finding: "most current approaches to economic assessments of impacts of #climate change do not reflect the severity of consequences that are suggested by the latest physical climate science & evidence on impacts" 😬
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"Ultimately, decisions on how to respond to #climate change are the product of many constituencies contributing to the debate. Science is important among these and needs to be communicated clearly, honestly and without fear" - @kevinclimate.bsky.social
kevinanderson.info/blog/why-car...
kevinanderson.info/blog/why-car...
Why carbon prices can’t deliver the 2°C target – kevinanderson.info
kevinanderson.info
October 27, 2025 at 8:26 AM
"Ultimately, decisions on how to respond to #climate change are the product of many constituencies contributing to the debate. Science is important among these and needs to be communicated clearly, honestly and without fear" - @kevinclimate.bsky.social
kevinanderson.info/blog/why-car...
kevinanderson.info/blog/why-car...
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“It's utterly unacceptable.”
⬆️ This is how our colleagues describe people’s living conditions in Gaza. And now with winter coming, people’s health will be at even more risk:
⬆️ This is how our colleagues describe people’s living conditions in Gaza. And now with winter coming, people’s health will be at even more risk:
Peoples health direly impacted by poor living conditions in Gaza | MSF
Diseases directly linked to poor living conditions account for 70 per cent of all of MSF’s outpatient consultations in our healthcare centres in southern Gaza in 2025.
www.msf.org
October 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
“It's utterly unacceptable.”
⬆️ This is how our colleagues describe people’s living conditions in Gaza. And now with winter coming, people’s health will be at even more risk:
⬆️ This is how our colleagues describe people’s living conditions in Gaza. And now with winter coming, people’s health will be at even more risk:
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📣 Calling UK scientists 📣
Please would you sign an open letter urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing with the science on the threats from ongoing damage to #climate & #nature - alongside positive actions.
See reply for how to sign 👇👇
Please share with colleagues 🙏
Please would you sign an open letter urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing with the science on the threats from ongoing damage to #climate & #nature - alongside positive actions.
See reply for how to sign 👇👇
Please share with colleagues 🙏
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
October 21, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Closing on Monday (27 Oct) 👇
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October 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Closing on Monday (27 Oct) 👇
I found this a great short episode that I intend to signpost to people to hopefully get them interested in taking a deeper dive. It’s nice to see folk in dialogue, rather than just shouting at one another! I imagine the unedited version would be even more interesting.
Earlier this year, I joined former guest Scott Tinker on his PBS program Energy Switch. In this conversation, we explore the under-discussed nuances of the future of oil. Should we “just stop oil,” or is the story more complex than it initially appears?
Watch now:
www.pbs.org/video/uncove...
Watch now:
www.pbs.org/video/uncove...
Energy Switch | Uncoventional Wisdom | Season 7 | Episode 1
Oil companies must lead decarbonization, because solar and wind can’t replace them.
www.pbs.org
October 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
I found this a great short episode that I intend to signpost to people to hopefully get them interested in taking a deeper dive. It’s nice to see folk in dialogue, rather than just shouting at one another! I imagine the unedited version would be even more interesting.
An excellent ‘ramble chat’ between Adam Buxton and my good friend Dr Natalie Roberts (@docnat.bsky.social) - Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the UK.
www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/tag...
or
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/tag...
or
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
EP.260 - NATALIE ROBERTS
Podcast Episode · THE ADAM BUXTON PODCAST · 30/09/2025 · 1h 12m
podcasts.apple.com
October 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
An excellent ‘ramble chat’ between Adam Buxton and my good friend Dr Natalie Roberts (@docnat.bsky.social) - Executive Director of Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in the UK.
www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/tag...
or
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
www.adam-buxton.co.uk/podcasts/tag...
or
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
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Claire Magone talks to us from outside Nasser hospital, in the south of Gaza, which, like other health facilities in the Strip, is entirely overwhelmed by the medical needs of people who are facing a daily onslaught of violence.
October 5, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Claire Magone talks to us from outside Nasser hospital, in the south of Gaza, which, like other health facilities in the Strip, is entirely overwhelmed by the medical needs of people who are facing a daily onslaught of violence.
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These rooms should be filled with newborn cries, the beeping of monitors, pregnant women being cared for, patients finding relief amid a genocide.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza city.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza city.
September 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
These rooms should be filled with newborn cries, the beeping of monitors, pregnant women being cared for, patients finding relief amid a genocide.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza city.
Instead, these rooms now stand empty because MSF was forced to evacuate our last functioning health facility in Gaza city.
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Yemen’s conflict, damaged infrastructure, and limited access to clean water & sanitation are fuelling waterborne diseases.
In Hodeidah and Hajjah, acute watery diarrhoea cases rose 65% in just one week from 7 September.
In Hodeidah and Hajjah, acute watery diarrhoea cases rose 65% in just one week from 7 September.
Yemen witnesses worrying spike in acute watery diarrhoea cases | MSF
Our teams are witnessing a sharp rise in acute watery diarrhoea cases in Hodeidah and Hajjah governorates in Yemen.
www.msf.org
September 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Yemen’s conflict, damaged infrastructure, and limited access to clean water & sanitation are fuelling waterborne diseases.
In Hodeidah and Hajjah, acute watery diarrhoea cases rose 65% in just one week from 7 September.
In Hodeidah and Hajjah, acute watery diarrhoea cases rose 65% in just one week from 7 September.
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4 days on the road. Searching for a safe place to shelter.
Except that nowhere in #Gaza is safe.
People are left out on the streets as ground operations intensify.
❗Civilians must be protected.
Their needs must be met wherever they are. #CeasefireNOW
Except that nowhere in #Gaza is safe.
People are left out on the streets as ground operations intensify.
❗Civilians must be protected.
Their needs must be met wherever they are. #CeasefireNOW
September 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
4 days on the road. Searching for a safe place to shelter.
Except that nowhere in #Gaza is safe.
People are left out on the streets as ground operations intensify.
❗Civilians must be protected.
Their needs must be met wherever they are. #CeasefireNOW
Except that nowhere in #Gaza is safe.
People are left out on the streets as ground operations intensify.
❗Civilians must be protected.
Their needs must be met wherever they are. #CeasefireNOW
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"No place is safe in #Gaza
No one is safe.
Airstrikes in Gaza City and the north are intensifying.
More and more people are forced to leave, disoriented and uncertain, heading into the unknown."
Full statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
No one is safe.
Airstrikes in Gaza City and the north are intensifying.
More and more people are forced to leave, disoriented and uncertain, heading into the unknown."
Full statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
September 14, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"No place is safe in #Gaza
No one is safe.
Airstrikes in Gaza City and the north are intensifying.
More and more people are forced to leave, disoriented and uncertain, heading into the unknown."
Full statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
No one is safe.
Airstrikes in Gaza City and the north are intensifying.
More and more people are forced to leave, disoriented and uncertain, heading into the unknown."
Full statement by UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini: www.unrwa.org/newsroom/off...
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Gaza City is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as Israel’s assault escalates.
Forcing 1 million people—including critically ill patients and newborns—into overcrowded, under-resourced areas would be a death sentence.
Forcing 1 million people—including critically ill patients and newborns—into overcrowded, under-resourced areas would be a death sentence.
Gaza City offensive is a death sentence for one million Palestinians | MSF
People in Gaza City are facing a humanitarian catastrophe as Israel’s escalating military assault, pushes them to the brink and threatens the survival of the health system.
www.msf.org
September 11, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Gaza City is facing a humanitarian catastrophe as Israel’s assault escalates.
Forcing 1 million people—including critically ill patients and newborns—into overcrowded, under-resourced areas would be a death sentence.
Forcing 1 million people—including critically ill patients and newborns—into overcrowded, under-resourced areas would be a death sentence.
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#Gaza's social order nears collapse due to :
- The disregard of humanitarian principles
- Access restrictions on humanitarian agencies
- Constant displacement of communities
José Mas, Emergency Program Manager in Gaza, describes the crisis.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ca...
- The disregard of humanitarian principles
- Access restrictions on humanitarian agencies
- Constant displacement of communities
José Mas, Emergency Program Manager in Gaza, describes the crisis.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ca...
Palestine: Carnage continues at Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution sites | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...
Jose Mas, MSF emergency program manager, describes the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza as of June 12. Attacks on aid sites leave many dead and wounded, while communication blackouts, overwhelmed...
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca
June 18, 2025 at 2:37 PM
#Gaza's social order nears collapse due to :
- The disregard of humanitarian principles
- Access restrictions on humanitarian agencies
- Constant displacement of communities
José Mas, Emergency Program Manager in Gaza, describes the crisis.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ca...
- The disregard of humanitarian principles
- Access restrictions on humanitarian agencies
- Constant displacement of communities
José Mas, Emergency Program Manager in Gaza, describes the crisis.
www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/palestine-ca...