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Irina Melnikova
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Scientist on carbon cycle and climate change
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The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 is out!

Read it here: https://loom.ly/K4SAqQM

#ClimateAction #GlobalTippingPoints #ClimateScience #Sustainability #WCRP
October 21, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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carbonbrief.org
NEW – Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ | @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org and @rtmcswee.carbonbrief.org

Read here: buff.ly/HWteg9K
Overshoot: Exploring the implications of meeting 1.5C climate goal ‘from above’ - Carbon Brief
The first-ever international conference on the contentious topic of “overshoot” was held last week in...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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The Amazon is nearing a potential tipping point, driven by deforestation & climate change.

Join us for a webinar exploring the latest science on Amazon resilience & tipping metrics.

15 Oct 15:30-17:00 CEST
Register: https://loom.ly/MlgqNu4
October 7, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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iiasa.ac.at
🌍 The first international #OvershootConference kicked off at IIASA today with an inspiring plenary session that set the tone for an important week of dialogue on pathways beyond overshoot.
September 30, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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New starter pack with @ipcc.bsky.social #AR7 scientists (bureau, authors, REs)! Full list: apps.ipcc.ch/report/autho...
For SR cities scientists see separate starter pack!
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September 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Our new study in @commsearth.nature.com shows that Amazon dieback could begin within the 21st century in the absence of climate change mitigation

www.nature.com/articles/s43...
August 20, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Happy to announce that I will be serving as a lead author for WG1 Chapter 9 "Earth system responses under pathways towards temperature stabilization, including overshoot pathways" of the upcoming IPCC 7th Assessment Report. Really hope I can do the work well!
ipcc.bsky.social IPCC @ipcc.bsky.social · Aug 18
The #IPCC has announced the authors selected for its Seventh Assessment Report.

664 experts from 111 countries have been invited to participate as Coordinating Lead Authors, Lead Authors, & Review Editors.

🌍 51% from developing countries
🚺 46% women

🔗 bit.ly/AR7AuthorsPR
August 19, 2025 at 7:55 AM
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A great editorial piece about the issues with carbon offsets:
Auditors can’t save carbon offsets | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Auditors can’t save carbon offsets
The theory behind carbon offset projects is appealing: Instead of an organization cutting its own emissions, it can fund lower-cost carbon-reducing projects elsewhere to “offset” its emissions. The re...
www.science.org
July 14, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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Our new study in #ESD explores impacts of CO2 and non-CO2 GHG concentration decrease on the climate and carbon cycle
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...
February 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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edhawkins.org
What will the future of the warming stripes be?

2024 could be the start of a stabilisation of global temperatures, or it might appear to be a cool year.

Which one of these stories becomes reality depends on our choices today, and every day until then.

We are likely to regret not acting sooner.
Two future possibilities of the future warming stripes - rapid action or delayed action.
January 10, 2025 at 11:13 AM