Rienk Smittenberg
@smittenberg.bsky.social
Earth scientist, paleoclimate, soils and carbon capture. Isotopes. Lipid biomarkers. Dad. Mountains and Water.
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On The Climate Brink: Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check
This is a crucial point because it determines how much warming is already "locked in" and effectively unavoidable.
The answer is very little warming is locked in.
Also, this is our 100th post!
www.theclimatebrink....
This is a crucial point because it determines how much warming is already "locked in" and effectively unavoidable.
The answer is very little warming is locked in.
Also, this is our 100th post!
www.theclimatebrink....
Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check
Why future warming isn't as "locked in" as you might think
www.theclimatebrink.com
December 2, 2024 at 3:45 PM
On The Climate Brink: Stop emissions, stop warming: A climate reality check
This is a crucial point because it determines how much warming is already "locked in" and effectively unavoidable.
The answer is very little warming is locked in.
Also, this is our 100th post!
www.theclimatebrink....
This is a crucial point because it determines how much warming is already "locked in" and effectively unavoidable.
The answer is very little warming is locked in.
Also, this is our 100th post!
www.theclimatebrink....
Tenure track positions! The department of Geological Sciences at Stockholm University is part of a consortium that seeks applications for a three lecturerships biodiversity, including that in deep time - in the field of Molecular Paleontology. More info:
www.scilifelab.se/career/assis...
www.scilifelab.se/career/assis...
Assistant Professor in Biodiversity (up to three positions)
Assistant Professor in Biodiversity at the Department for Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences, the Department of Environmental Science, the Department of Geological Sciences, the Department of Phy...
www.scilifelab.se
November 29, 2024 at 8:50 AM
Tenure track positions! The department of Geological Sciences at Stockholm University is part of a consortium that seeks applications for a three lecturerships biodiversity, including that in deep time - in the field of Molecular Paleontology. More info:
www.scilifelab.se/career/assis...
www.scilifelab.se/career/assis...
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"And so the far right’s supposed concern about antisemitism is rerouted into using the power of the state to deprive another racialised other of citizenship."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Kneejerk response, then overcorrection: what the aftermath of the Amsterdam violence should teach us | Rachel Shabi
Assumptions were made about clashes between Maccabi Tel Aviv fans and Amsterdam locals – and the far right took advantage, says author Rachel Shabi
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November 16, 2024 at 10:03 AM
"And so the far right’s supposed concern about antisemitism is rerouted into using the power of the state to deprive another racialised other of citizenship."
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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On a Wednesday in February 1938, Guy Stewart Callendar stood before a group of leading scientists, members of the United Kingdom’s Royal Meteorological Society. He had a bold idea to share:
Humans’ burning of fuel was making the planet warmer.
nautil.us/the-part-tim...
Humans’ burning of fuel was making the planet warmer.
nautil.us/the-part-tim...
The Part-Time Climate Scientist
A humble steam engineer put humans in the driver’s seat.
nautil.us
November 13, 2024 at 2:54 PM
On a Wednesday in February 1938, Guy Stewart Callendar stood before a group of leading scientists, members of the United Kingdom’s Royal Meteorological Society. He had a bold idea to share:
Humans’ burning of fuel was making the planet warmer.
nautil.us/the-part-tim...
Humans’ burning of fuel was making the planet warmer.
nautil.us/the-part-tim...
Visiting my former colleagues at Stockjolm University and the annual Event of the @bolincentre.bsky.social
November 13, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Visiting my former colleagues at Stockjolm University and the annual Event of the @bolincentre.bsky.social
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Profoundly dark but dramatically true and remarkably written piece by @michaelemann.bsky.social
"Welcome to the American Petrostate" | My new commentary for The @bulletinatomic.bsky.social: thebulletin.org/2024/11/welc...
Welcome to the American petrostate
I’ve long said that the obstacles to stabilizing warming below catastrophic levels aren’t physical or technological; they are entirely political in nature, and political obstacles can be overcome. But...
thebulletin.org
November 7, 2024 at 11:49 PM
Profoundly dark but dramatically true and remarkably written piece by @michaelemann.bsky.social
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And one more - ever wanted to know what the weather was like during the PETM? then this project with @climategordon.bsky.social is one for you! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
Are extreme rainfall events more frequent in a warmer world? at University of Southampton on FindAPhD.com
PhD Project - Are extreme rainfall events more frequent in a warmer world? at University of Southampton, listed on FindAPhD.com
www.findaphd.com
October 25, 2024 at 12:30 PM
And one more - ever wanted to know what the weather was like during the PETM? then this project with @climategordon.bsky.social is one for you! www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
I finally received the digital 'offprint' of my encyclopedia chapter 'Biomarker indicators of Past Climate'. It will be officially published in 2025. Paywalled, I am afraid, so much for visibility. Won't do this again. The accepted version is on Research Gate and EarthArxiv: doi.org/10.31223/X54...
Biomarker Indicators of Past Climate
doi.org
October 25, 2024 at 12:21 PM
I finally received the digital 'offprint' of my encyclopedia chapter 'Biomarker indicators of Past Climate'. It will be officially published in 2025. Paywalled, I am afraid, so much for visibility. Won't do this again. The accepted version is on Research Gate and EarthArxiv: doi.org/10.31223/X54...
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Call for abstracts #EGU25 on developing new biomarkers! #EGUbiomarker. Abstract submission is now open! Organized by Jingjing Guo, @hallbergpetter.bsky.social, Nora Richter, Addison Rice and myself. tinyurl.com/4422wwr7
October 25, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Call for abstracts #EGU25 on developing new biomarkers! #EGUbiomarker. Abstract submission is now open! Organized by Jingjing Guo, @hallbergpetter.bsky.social, Nora Richter, Addison Rice and myself. tinyurl.com/4422wwr7
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AGC is planning to open for submission in January 2025!
In order to plan our initial workload, please register your interest in submitting your work to AGC using this form:
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note that registering interest is not a pre-requisite for submission.
In order to plan our initial workload, please register your interest in submitting your work to AGC using this form:
forms.gle/GHHmHioBdRSi...
note that registering interest is not a pre-requisite for submission.
Expression of Interest - Submitting to AGC
Advances in Geochemistry and Cosmochemistry is a Diamond Open Access Journal (Free to read - Free to publish) that aims to publish innovative and globally relevant articles in Geochemistry and Cosmoch...
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October 18, 2024 at 9:42 AM
AGC is planning to open for submission in January 2025!
In order to plan our initial workload, please register your interest in submitting your work to AGC using this form:
forms.gle/GHHmHioBdRSi...
note that registering interest is not a pre-requisite for submission.
In order to plan our initial workload, please register your interest in submitting your work to AGC using this form:
forms.gle/GHHmHioBdRSi...
note that registering interest is not a pre-requisite for submission.
1/ Article alert! 🎺 The latest article from the PhD project of Petter Hällberg is now online! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We used the distribution of long chain alkanes, their hydrogen isotopic compositions, in combination with with insights gained from...
Disentangling seasonal and annual precipitation signals in the tropics over the Holocene: Insights from δD, alkanes and GDGTs
Rainfall seasonality in the tropics has a substantial impact on both ecosystems and human livelihoods. Yet, reconstructions of past rainfall variabili…
www.sciencedirect.com
October 6, 2024 at 1:12 PM
1/ Article alert! 🎺 The latest article from the PhD project of Petter Hällberg is now online! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... We used the distribution of long chain alkanes, their hydrogen isotopic compositions, in combination with with insights gained from...
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Comes on top of a paper 1 year ago suggesting organic carbon weathering offsets silicate weathering. So we now would appear to have mountain building as a source of CO2 not a sink. Im not sure that's tenable.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Rock organic carbon oxidation CO2 release offsets silicate weathering sink - Nature
Silicate weathering of uplifted rock depletes atmospheric CO2, but oxidation of revealed rock organic carbon supplies CO2, offsetting depletion to a degree dependent on regional geological history.
www.nature.com
October 3, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Comes on top of a paper 1 year ago suggesting organic carbon weathering offsets silicate weathering. So we now would appear to have mountain building as a source of CO2 not a sink. Im not sure that's tenable.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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We've created a new faculty position at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at @ethzurich.bsky.social and invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases.
Further information and application:
Further information and application:
Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases
The Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences (www.eaps.ethz.ch) at ETH Zurich invites applications for the above-mentioned position. The study and development of methods to enhance…
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October 2, 2024 at 9:32 AM
We've created a new faculty position at the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at @ethzurich.bsky.social and invite applications for the position of Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) of Geomitigation of Greenhouse Gases.
Further information and application:
Further information and application:
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This is a great @canarymediainc.bsky.social deep dive into what went wrong at Running Tide (with a kind call out to my earlier reporting): www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
Under the sea: Running Tide’s ill-fated adventure in ocean carbon…
The startup made a big splash, then ran aground this summer. Its story has a lot to teach us about trying to geoengineer our way out of climate change.
www.canarymedia.com
September 19, 2024 at 4:22 PM
This is a great @canarymediainc.bsky.social deep dive into what went wrong at Running Tide (with a kind call out to my earlier reporting): www.canarymedia.com/articles/car...
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Congratulations to Emily Judd and the entire Phantastic DA team on this temperature reconstruction
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
A 485-million-year history of Earth’s surface temperature
A long-term record of global mean surface temperature (GMST) provides critical insight into the dynamical limits of Earth’s climate and the complex feedbacks between temperature and the broader Earth ...
www.science.org
September 19, 2024 at 11:59 PM
Congratulations to Emily Judd and the entire Phantastic DA team on this temperature reconstruction
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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This will be an interesting day to reflect on in the future.
"Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario."
EVs are cheaper than ICE now. Today.
"Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario."
EVs are cheaper than ICE now. Today.
China’s Batteries Are Now Cheap Enough to Power Huge Shifts
We no longer need to model for when cell prices drop far enough to decarbonize road transport. That day is here.
www.bloomberg.com
July 9, 2024 at 4:17 PM
This will be an interesting day to reflect on in the future.
"Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario."
EVs are cheaper than ICE now. Today.
"Battery cells at $50/kWh means the technology to decarbonize most of road transport globally is already here, as opposed to in some future scenario."
EVs are cheaper than ICE now. Today.
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September 18, 2024 at 10:36 AM
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Apparently some lawyers found an elephant in the room and decided to take a wide ranging US antitrust suit against the main academic publishers?! www.lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/ac...
Academic Journal Publishers Antitrust Litigation
Academic Journal Publishers Antitrust Litigation On September 12, 2024, Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel at Justice Catalyst Law filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against six commercial publishers of aca...
www.lieffcabraser.com
September 15, 2024 at 9:38 AM
Apparently some lawyers found an elephant in the room and decided to take a wide ranging US antitrust suit against the main academic publishers?! www.lieffcabraser.com/antitrust/ac...
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There’s no scenario in which rich countries buying land in developing countries to offset the rich countries’ carbon emissions is a good thing.
Just wait till they do this for engineered CO₂ removal (CDR) like direct air capture (DAC).
Just wait till they do this for engineered CO₂ removal (CDR) like direct air capture (DAC).
The UAE is hosting the world’s biggest annual climate summit. It’s also planning a massive fossi...
As the UAE prepares for the crucial talks, its national energy company is planning to produce more oil than Shell and BP by 2030
www.cnn.com
November 22, 2023 at 12:10 PM
There’s no scenario in which rich countries buying land in developing countries to offset the rich countries’ carbon emissions is a good thing.
Just wait till they do this for engineered CO₂ removal (CDR) like direct air capture (DAC).
Just wait till they do this for engineered CO₂ removal (CDR) like direct air capture (DAC).
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"Justice is essential for planet & people", says PIKs Johan Rockström on new paper by the Earth Commission. It underscores risks of Earth system decline & the need for fair resource distribution. The poorest are most at risk, but everyone is increasingly affected.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
Achieving prosperity for planet and people requires fair resource sharing and addressing inequality: New Earth Commission study
09/12/2024 - It remains possible for all humans to escape poverty and be safe from harm caused by Earth system change, but urgent global transformations are needed, shows new research co-authored by J...
www.pik-potsdam.de
September 12, 2024 at 2:32 PM
"Justice is essential for planet & people", says PIKs Johan Rockström on new paper by the Earth Commission. It underscores risks of Earth system decline & the need for fair resource distribution. The poorest are most at risk, but everyone is increasingly affected.
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
How many research projects end up ‘unfinished’ where PhD students or postdocs have moved on, and faculty grant holders (PIs) with not enough time to write up, despite the data being good and still money available? I bet this is a lot. Are there freelancers out there who can jump in that gap?
April 30, 2024 at 5:15 PM
How many research projects end up ‘unfinished’ where PhD students or postdocs have moved on, and faculty grant holders (PIs) with not enough time to write up, despite the data being good and still money available? I bet this is a lot. Are there freelancers out there who can jump in that gap?
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Many congratulations to Prof. Timothy Eglinton on receiving the Alfred Treibs Award 2024, presented by the Geochemical Society's Organic Geochemistry Division for his achievements in compound-specific radiocarbon analysis.
www.geochemsoc.org/news/2024/04...
www.geochemsoc.org/news/2024/04...
Timothy Eglinton to Receive Treibs Award from OGD
Timothy Eglinton will receive the Alfred Treibs Award from the GS Organic Geochemistry Division.
www.geochemsoc.org
April 22, 2024 at 9:01 AM
Many congratulations to Prof. Timothy Eglinton on receiving the Alfred Treibs Award 2024, presented by the Geochemical Society's Organic Geochemistry Division for his achievements in compound-specific radiocarbon analysis.
www.geochemsoc.org/news/2024/04...
www.geochemsoc.org/news/2024/04...
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Only a few more days to apply to the Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimate! 9-25th JULY 2024! We have an amazing line-up of instructors this year ;-)
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ECORD summer school scholarship applications are also now open! www.ecord.org/education/sc...
Please share paleo-network ! ☺️
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ECORD summer school scholarship applications are also now open! www.ecord.org/education/sc...
Please share paleo-network ! ☺️
Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology
USSP 2024 will take place from 9th to the 25th July 2024. Applications now open until 25th March 2024. See Preliminary Programme here Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimatology A summer course for gradu...
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March 23, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Only a few more days to apply to the Urbino Summer School in Paleoclimate! 9-25th JULY 2024! We have an amazing line-up of instructors this year ;-)
urbinossp.wordpress.com
ECORD summer school scholarship applications are also now open! www.ecord.org/education/sc...
Please share paleo-network ! ☺️
urbinossp.wordpress.com
ECORD summer school scholarship applications are also now open! www.ecord.org/education/sc...
Please share paleo-network ! ☺️
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I don't think people understand the huge rise in global surface & ocean temperatures in 2023 (and now in 2024), how climate scientists are struggling to understand it, & the growing worry in the science community about what it means. Are we in "uncharted territory?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory
Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More and better data are urgently needed. Taking into account all known factors, the pl...
www.nature.com
March 20, 2024 at 2:44 PM
I don't think people understand the huge rise in global surface & ocean temperatures in 2023 (and now in 2024), how climate scientists are struggling to understand it, & the growing worry in the science community about what it means. Are we in "uncharted territory?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...