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Seth Wynes
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Climate, policy, politics, housing.
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Check out our new open-access paper!

We surveyed 211 IPCC authors, finding most authors are doubtful that warming will be limited to the Paris targets of well below 2°C

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Perceptions of carbon dioxide emission reductions and future warming among climate experts - Communications Earth & Environment
The authors of the IPCC Assessment Report are skeptical that warming can be limited below 2 degrees Celsius according to the survey of 211 experts and statistical analysis.
www.nature.com
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Our new study* finds wildlife support 2/3 of nature's contributions to people, from hunting and fishing to art and music to birds eating crop pests. #Biodiversity & #conservation must include animals!

Read more: wecanfixit.substack.com/p/localize

* @beckyck.bsky.social, @natrevbiodiv.bsky.social
February 28, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Great resource for those tracking EV uptake
Now you can download all the monthly car sales data for all countries on my webpage in a single CSV file.
robbieandrew.github.io/carsales/
January 8, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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Love how it's formally called "Congestion Relief Zone." Words matter.
The @mta.info’s Janno Lieber unveils the final Manhattan congestion zone street sign this evening @ Broadway & 61st #congestionpricing
January 4, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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"The timing is brutal for a potentially climate-friendly new industry that had hoped to start competing with conventional meat in 2025."

What happens when the cultivated meat industry meets Trump 2.0? @mikegrunwald.bsky.social tackles that question below, feat. @chefsuzigerber.bsky.social:
Will RFK Ban Lab-Grown Meat?
Trump’s first administration supported it. But now there’s a new crowd coming into town.
heatmap.news
January 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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To test this, we ran a survey experiment on a nationally representative sample of 6,000 people in the U.S.

We elicited ethical beliefs, provided info about either a new conventional, cultured or veg substitute, showed a video clip about factory farming, & re-elicited beliefs. 6/
December 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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Does technology affect ethical beliefs?

Some have argued that ethical beliefs are nested in culture, and culture can be affected by one's economic environment. 1/
December 20, 2024 at 8:05 PM
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How do carbon taxes affect food prices? In our latest paper, @dr_jen_winter and I analyze both direct and indirect impacts across the entire food supply chain: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5024885

It's the most detailed exploration of CTaxes and food yet! 🤓 #cdnecon #cdnpoli
November 25, 2024 at 11:25 PM
Check out our new open-access paper!

We surveyed 211 IPCC authors, finding most authors are doubtful that warming will be limited to the Paris targets of well below 2°C

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Perceptions of carbon dioxide emission reductions and future warming among climate experts - Communications Earth & Environment
The authors of the IPCC Assessment Report are skeptical that warming can be limited below 2 degrees Celsius according to the survey of 211 experts and statistical analysis.
www.nature.com
September 12, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Reposted by Seth Wynes
Postdoc opening! We're looking for someone with a marine ecology or from climate backgrounds to work with us on research related to marine heatwaves and other climate extremes. It's a chance to work in a very interdisciplinary setting: simondonner.com/post-doctora...
Postdoc Opportunity: Climate Extremes and Coastal Ecosystems · Simon Donner
My research group at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada is searching for a postdoctoral researcher to participate in interdisciplinary research on ocean extreme events and their e...
simondonner.com
June 21, 2024 at 6:57 PM