Jean-Thomas Lortie-Keating
@jeanthomaslk.bsky.social
Professionnel du climat. Impatient.
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New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.
We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is
New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.
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October 6, 2025 at 3:34 PM
New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.
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Has anyone else been dealing with some serious headline whiplash recently?
Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!
So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵
Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!
So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵
October 6, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Why #misinformation must not be ignored - A new, open access article by @ulliecker.bsky.social and colleagues, published in American Psychologist bit.ly/4pJ20fY
September 26, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Why #misinformation must not be ignored - A new, open access article by @ulliecker.bsky.social and colleagues, published in American Psychologist bit.ly/4pJ20fY
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Good short article about derailment risk that @laurielaybourn.bsky.social and I have been working on. www.garp.org/risk-intelli...
The Missing Climate Risk: Derailment Explained for Risk Professionals
Our capacity to act on climate change and nature loss can itself be eroded by increasing physical and transition risks, possibly derailing the sustainable transition. This article explains what risk p...
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September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Good short article about derailment risk that @laurielaybourn.bsky.social and I have been working on. www.garp.org/risk-intelli...
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New peer-reviewed paper documents massive lobbying by big oil & gas over 20 yrs to promote carbon, capture & storage, spending almost $1 Billion. CCS is a scam.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Tracing sources of funds used to lobby the US government about carbon capture, use, and storage
Analysis of U.S. federal lobbying disclosures from 2005 through 2024 identifies the fossil fuel sector as the primary force behind a multipronged $954…
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September 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
New peer-reviewed paper documents massive lobbying by big oil & gas over 20 yrs to promote carbon, capture & storage, spending almost $1 Billion. CCS is a scam.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Scientists and modelers have not merely warned of the #ClimateCrisis - they have also, often unwittingly, contributed to it by reinforcing an uncritical faith in technological salvation & sidelining more structural social transformations"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In tech we trust: A history of technophilia in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) climate mitigation expertise
This article examines the technocentric bias that characterizes climate mitigation literature, focusing on the reports of the IPCC's Working Group III…
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September 6, 2025 at 2:12 AM
"Scientists and modelers have not merely warned of the #ClimateCrisis - they have also, often unwittingly, contributed to it by reinforcing an uncritical faith in technological salvation & sidelining more structural social transformations"
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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In our latest publication in Environmental Communication, we explored how young adults approach these discussions. The findings reveal a clear preference for conversational safety. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 2/3
Climate Change Conversations Amongst Young Adults: On Conversational Safety and the Search for Consensus in Polarizing Interactions
While much research has focused on the effectiveness of various climate change frames (i.e. cognitive), much less is known about how people co-construct the meaning of climate change in conversatio...
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December 3, 2024 at 11:11 AM
In our latest publication in Environmental Communication, we explored how young adults approach these discussions. The findings reveal a clear preference for conversational safety. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 2/3
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Anyone looking for the silver lining of all the climate shocks hitting around the world, here's one: experiencing climate shocks (but not power outage) is found to help shift beliefs and support for climate policies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 1, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Anyone looking for the silver lining of all the climate shocks hitting around the world, here's one: experiencing climate shocks (but not power outage) is found to help shift beliefs and support for climate policies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Two great investigations from our coalition dropped today. Both unearthed apparent bot networks linked to Azerbaijan ahead of #COP29.
H/t to Global Witness, Marc Owen Jones and @phenominal.bsky.social - this is vital work just 2 weeks out from the summit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
H/t to Global Witness, Marc Owen Jones and @phenominal.bsky.social - this is vital work just 2 weeks out from the summit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Apparently fake social media accounts boost Azerbaijan before Cop29
Exclusive: Linked accounts on X push petrostate’s posts about climate summit and drown out criticism
www.theguardian.com
October 29, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Two great investigations from our coalition dropped today. Both unearthed apparent bot networks linked to Azerbaijan ahead of #COP29.
H/t to Global Witness, Marc Owen Jones and @phenominal.bsky.social - this is vital work just 2 weeks out from the summit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
H/t to Global Witness, Marc Owen Jones and @phenominal.bsky.social - this is vital work just 2 weeks out from the summit.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Delighted that our report - “Deny, Deceive, Delay Vol.3” - got a full write-up in the New York Times today. @nytimes.com
I’ll post a link to access the research in comments below, and welcome any questions about what we found - in lieu of DMs, just tag me in posts!
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/t...
I’ll post a link to access the research in comments below, and welcome any questions about what we found - in lieu of DMs, just tag me in posts!
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/t...
Disinformation Is One of Climate Summit’s Biggest Challenges
Online influencers, fossil fuel companies and some of the countries attending COP28 have nourished a feedback loop of falsehoods.
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2023 at 7:01 PM
Delighted that our report - “Deny, Deceive, Delay Vol.3” - got a full write-up in the New York Times today. @nytimes.com
I’ll post a link to access the research in comments below, and welcome any questions about what we found - in lieu of DMs, just tag me in posts!
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/t...
I’ll post a link to access the research in comments below, and welcome any questions about what we found - in lieu of DMs, just tag me in posts!
www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/t...