Rob Larter
@polarrobs.bsky.social
Polar marine scientist. UK Science Lead in Science Coordination Office of International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. Views are my own.
On Mastodon @PoLaRobs@fediscience.org
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🧪🧵 Future change to #ThwaitesGlacier, Antarctica constitutes the largest uncertainty in #sea-level rise forecasts. The Science Coordination Office of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration recently issued a briefing document summarising some key findings - thwaitesglacier.org/findings
For some reason I keep thinking of Dr Evil today.
dr. evil from the movie dumb and dumber is sitting in a chair .
ALT: dr. evil from the movie dumb and dumber is sitting in a chair .
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November 11, 2025 at 8:06 AM
For some reason I keep thinking of Dr Evil today.
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Totally agree with the quote near the end of the article - “The UNFCCC must move from disclosure to disqualification … without reform this process will not save the world, and instead, will just help bury it.”
Exclusive by me: How thousands fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then oil and gas companies kept drilling
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How thousands of fossil fuel lobbyists got access to UN climate talks – and then kept drilling
Exclusive: Research shows oil, gas and coal firms’ unprecedented access to Cop26-29, blocking urgent climate action
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Totally agree with the quote near the end of the article - “The UNFCCC must move from disclosure to disqualification … without reform this process will not save the world, and instead, will just help bury it.”
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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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A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:39 PM
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
An informative article, but it doesn't make me optimistic about the answer to the headline question.
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
#COP30
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Amid squabbles, bombast and competing interests, what can Cop30 achieve?
Climate summit in Brazil needs to find way to stop global heating accelerating amid stark divisions
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:53 AM
An informative article, but it doesn't make me optimistic about the answer to the headline question.
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
#COP30
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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2025 on track to be among three warmest years on record
With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
#COP30
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With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
#COP30
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@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/2...
2025 on track to be among three warmest years on record
With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 AM
2025 on track to be among three warmest years on record
With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
#COP30
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/2...
With global climate records continuing to tumble, can COP30 put on the brakes?
#COP30
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@bylinesnetwork.co.uk
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/world/2...
So #COP30 is underway, the most significant opportunity this year to forge agreements that might just enable us to ensure the planet remains habitable. The PM and heir to the throne attend, and yet it still isn't anywhere near the top of the news agenda in the UK.
news.sky.com/story/wednes...
news.sky.com/story/wednes...
Friday's national newspaper front pages
Sky News takes a look at the headlines on Friday's national newspaper front pages.
news.sky.com
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 AM
So #COP30 is underway, the most significant opportunity this year to forge agreements that might just enable us to ensure the planet remains habitable. The PM and heir to the throne attend, and yet it still isn't anywhere near the top of the news agenda in the UK.
news.sky.com/story/wednes...
news.sky.com/story/wednes...
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This is not what climate leadership looks like.
Reminder: the economy is completely dependent on the environment. There is NO economy on a dead planet
#COP30 #ClimateEmergency
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Reminder: the economy is completely dependent on the environment. There is NO economy on a dead planet
#COP30 #ClimateEmergency
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Keir Starmer, climate leader (when the Treasury lets him)
The U.K. prime minister is heading to the COP30 climate summit in Brazil to show climate still matters Britain, even in the age of Trump. But back at home, Starmer blows hot and cold on all things …
www.politico.eu
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
This is not what climate leadership looks like.
Reminder: the economy is completely dependent on the environment. There is NO economy on a dead planet
#COP30 #ClimateEmergency
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
Reminder: the economy is completely dependent on the environment. There is NO economy on a dead planet
#COP30 #ClimateEmergency
www.politico.eu/article/keir...
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Guterres is right.
Even a temporary overshoot could unleash far greater destruction and costs for every nation. It could push ecosystems past catastrophic and irreversible tipping points.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public and obstructing progress. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Even a temporary overshoot could unleash far greater destruction and costs for every nation. It could push ecosystems past catastrophic and irreversible tipping points.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public and obstructing progress. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, Guterres tells Cop30 summit
UN secretary general urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Guterres is right.
Even a temporary overshoot could unleash far greater destruction and costs for every nation. It could push ecosystems past catastrophic and irreversible tipping points.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public and obstructing progress. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Even a temporary overshoot could unleash far greater destruction and costs for every nation. It could push ecosystems past catastrophic and irreversible tipping points.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public and obstructing progress. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A fascinating paper in @NatureGeosci that has already sparked considerable debate in the ice community. It's the super-fast withdrawal of Hektoria Glacier on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula in 2022/23. Words by me in @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
Antarctic glacier's alarming retreat is the fastest ever seen
Hektoria glacier on the Antarctic Peninsula retreated 25 kilometres in just 15 months. Its rapid melt could have implications for other glaciers and the rate of sea level rise
www.newscientist.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
A fascinating paper in @NatureGeosci that has already sparked considerable debate in the ice community. It's the super-fast withdrawal of Hektoria Glacier on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula in 2022/23. Words by me in @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2502...
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Last month was the 3rd lowest #Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of October.
This was 1,140,000 km² below the 1981-2010 October average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
This was 1,140,000 km² below the 1981-2010 October average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
November 4, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Last month was the 3rd lowest #Antarctic sea ice extent on record for the month of October.
This was 1,140,000 km² below the 1981-2010 October average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
This was 1,140,000 km² below the 1981-2010 October average. Data from the @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/seaice_...
I still have a mostly dormant account on the birdsite. Out of interest to see what reaction it would get, and also because it might reach some people who still have not moved away, I decided to post a copy of this thread there. On balance it seemed to be well received, but ...
🧪🧵 Future change to #ThwaitesGlacier, Antarctica constitutes the largest uncertainty in #sea-level rise forecasts. The Science Coordination Office of the International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration recently issued a briefing document summarising some key findings - thwaitesglacier.org/findings
November 4, 2025 at 12:28 AM
I still have a mostly dormant account on the birdsite. Out of interest to see what reaction it would get, and also because it might reach some people who still have not moved away, I decided to post a copy of this thread there. On balance it seemed to be well received, but ...
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Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
October 31, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Last chance to turn it off.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
On Monday, November 3rd, Microsoft will start using your LinkedIn data for AI training. And remember, you're opted in by default.
To toggle it off 👉 Account - Settings & Privacy > Data privacy > Data for Generative AI Improvement.
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I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
Reform UK, the Russian spy and rolls of Kremlin cash: the inside story of Nathan Gill
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament?
www.theguardian.com
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
I knew Gill and Farage and the rest of the UKIP crew in the European Parliament
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
They were crooks and shysters to a man
They repeated Putin talking points and appeared on Russia Today
UKIP then and Reform now are both a threat to our democracy
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Great piece by Gordon Brown
I wish all politicians were this well informed
Nonetheless, whatever action we take now will simply limit how catastrophic climate breakdown ends up being - which makes the fight to slash emissions even more vital
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish all politicians were this well informed
Nonetheless, whatever action we take now will simply limit how catastrophic climate breakdown ends up being - which makes the fight to slash emissions even more vital
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
World leaders, remember that future generations will judge you. At Cop30, you can define how | Gordon Brown
Keir Starmer is taking the lead on tackling the climate crisis. With the US backing away, now is the moment when other nations must step up, says former UK prime minister Gordon Brown
www.theguardian.com
November 1, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Great piece by Gordon Brown
I wish all politicians were this well informed
Nonetheless, whatever action we take now will simply limit how catastrophic climate breakdown ends up being - which makes the fight to slash emissions even more vital
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish all politicians were this well informed
Nonetheless, whatever action we take now will simply limit how catastrophic climate breakdown ends up being - which makes the fight to slash emissions even more vital
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Some of these new findings are based on research that came out of a trip I took to Antarctica in 2019 with @polarrobs.bsky.social and a team of scientists from the US and the UK, which you can read here: www.rollingstone.com/t/journey-to...
November 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Some of these new findings are based on research that came out of a trip I took to Antarctica in 2019 with @polarrobs.bsky.social and a team of scientists from the US and the UK, which you can read here: www.rollingstone.com/t/journey-to...
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Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement,' says Commons committee, but our evidence of corruption in refugee hotel contracts must remain unpublished
Pecksniff's Diary
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Pecksniff's Diary
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November 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Billions squandered on asylum accommodation by Home Office mismanagement,' says Commons committee, but our evidence of corruption in refugee hotel contracts must remain unpublished
Pecksniff's Diary
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
Pecksniff's Diary
eastangliabylines.co.uk/pecksniff/pe...
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"We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet’s vital signs are flashing red."
This year's State of the Climate Report is stark in its conclusions.
With thanks to the scientists involved
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@michaelemann.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
This year's State of the Climate Report is stark in its conclusions.
With thanks to the scientists involved
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@michaelemann.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 8:50 AM
"We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet’s vital signs are flashing red."
This year's State of the Climate Report is stark in its conclusions.
With thanks to the scientists involved
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@michaelemann.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
This year's State of the Climate Report is stark in its conclusions.
With thanks to the scientists involved
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
@michaelemann.bsky.social
yorkshirebylines.co.uk/news/environ...
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"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
October 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
"Please make no mistake. Climate change is the biggest threat to global security that modern humans have ever faced." Sir David Attenborough.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
#climate #energy #stopfossilfuels #go100re
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We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
October 31, 2025 at 5:40 PM
We live on a planet on the brink of disaster
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
This year’s State of the Climate Report warns of imminent climate chaos
By Brian McHugh
@yorkshirebylines.co.uk
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“Recent studies show that between 80% — 89% of the world’s population wants to see climate action. Many would even contribute 1% of their income to make that happen, even tho people vastly underestimate their peers’ desire for change. Members of this “silent majority” come from all walks of life…”’
‘I worry about the future of my daughter’: the ‘silent majority’ who care about the climate crisis
Readers who are part of the 80-89% of the population who want to see climate action tell us their ideas on how to make their voices heard
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 8:32 PM
“Recent studies show that between 80% — 89% of the world’s population wants to see climate action. Many would even contribute 1% of their income to make that happen, even tho people vastly underestimate their peers’ desire for change. Members of this “silent majority” come from all walks of life…”’
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Finally! The truth is spelt out officially.
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Finally! The truth is spelt out officially.
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis