Joanna Sparks
@josparks.bsky.social
Chemistry PhD 🧪
Climate Campaigner 🌏
Cat lover 🐈⬛️
(Bad) Crossfitter & (slow) runner 🏋♀️
All views my own
Climate Campaigner 🌏
Cat lover 🐈⬛️
(Bad) Crossfitter & (slow) runner 🏋♀️
All views my own
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It’s not desirable, however you look at it 🥶
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Of all the possible climate futures, there's a scenario where the United Kingdom and north-west Europe buck the trend of global warming and instead face plunging temperatures and freezing winters
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Of all the possible climate futures, there's a scenario where the United Kingdom and north-west Europe buck the trend of global warming and instead face plunging temperatures and freezing winters
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Could the UK actually get colder with global warming?
Some scientists fear the risk of a collapse to warm Atlantic currents has not been taken seriously.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 1, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It’s not desirable, however you look at it 🥶
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Of all the possible climate futures, there's a scenario where the United Kingdom and north-west Europe buck the trend of global warming and instead face plunging temperatures and freezing winters
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Of all the possible climate futures, there's a scenario where the United Kingdom and north-west Europe buck the trend of global warming and instead face plunging temperatures and freezing winters
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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So now we have it. Rachel Reeves's claim that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would boost economic growth comes from a report commissioned by .... Heathrow Airport. Instead of acting in the national interest, she's channelling corporate lobbyists.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reeves’s Heathrow third runway report was commissioned by London airport
The chancellor is under fire after a study cited as evidence for expanding the terminal to boost the UK’s economic growth was ordered by Heathrow itself
www.theguardian.com
February 3, 2025 at 6:47 AM
So now we have it. Rachel Reeves's claim that a third runway at Heathrow Airport would boost economic growth comes from a report commissioned by .... Heathrow Airport. Instead of acting in the national interest, she's channelling corporate lobbyists.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Why we do it 💪
Meet the passionate people behind EIA! ✨
Next up we have Kim O' Dowd! Kim works on EIA's climate campaign, specifically focusing on methane.
#eia #environmentalheroes #makingadifference #conservation #climate #climatechange #earth #methane
youtube.com/shorts/gZu4x...
Meet the passionate people behind EIA! ✨
Next up we have Kim O' Dowd! Kim works on EIA's climate campaign, specifically focusing on methane.
#eia #environmentalheroes #makingadifference #conservation #climate #climatechange #earth #methane
youtube.com/shorts/gZu4x...
Why we do it! Kim O' Dowd introduces the Climate campaign 💪
YouTube video by Environmental Investigation Agency
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January 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Why we do it 💪
Meet the passionate people behind EIA! ✨
Next up we have Kim O' Dowd! Kim works on EIA's climate campaign, specifically focusing on methane.
#eia #environmentalheroes #makingadifference #conservation #climate #climatechange #earth #methane
youtube.com/shorts/gZu4x...
Meet the passionate people behind EIA! ✨
Next up we have Kim O' Dowd! Kim works on EIA's climate campaign, specifically focusing on methane.
#eia #environmentalheroes #makingadifference #conservation #climate #climatechange #earth #methane
youtube.com/shorts/gZu4x...
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To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement:
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
January 21, 2025 at 6:28 AM
To the crowds cheering Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement:
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
Do you think you live on a different planet, which climate breakdown does not affect?
Do you imagine only greens and progressives will be harmed by Earth systems collapse?
Do you believe you can win an argument with physics?
My to do list for the weekend: (a) look at my pension and bank accounts and move to greener options if possible (b) try not to have nightmares about Oblivia Coalmine.
Incredible work @makemymoneymatter.bsky.social. #fossilfuels #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZw...
Incredible work @makemymoneymatter.bsky.social. #fossilfuels #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZw...
Oblivian starring Olivia Colman
YouTube video by Make My Money Matter
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January 17, 2025 at 5:23 PM
My to do list for the weekend: (a) look at my pension and bank accounts and move to greener options if possible (b) try not to have nightmares about Oblivia Coalmine.
Incredible work @makemymoneymatter.bsky.social. #fossilfuels #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZw...
Incredible work @makemymoneymatter.bsky.social. #fossilfuels #climatechange
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeZw...
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Want to know where your pension goes?
Meet Benedict Lumberjack 🔥
#ThisIsLit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoK...
Meet Benedict Lumberjack 🔥
#ThisIsLit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoK...
Benedict Lumberjack starring Benedict Cumberbatch
YouTube video by Make My Money Matter
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December 17, 2024 at 2:09 PM
Want to know where your pension goes?
Meet Benedict Lumberjack 🔥
#ThisIsLit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoK...
Meet Benedict Lumberjack 🔥
#ThisIsLit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KoK...
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🎶Oil and gas companies
🎶Insurance companies
🎶Tech companies
🎶and Oligarchs
All know that climate change is real. They are doing everything they can to shield themselves from financial liability and exposure. To ensure you blame yourself and pick up the tab.
🎶Insurance companies
🎶Tech companies
🎶and Oligarchs
All know that climate change is real. They are doing everything they can to shield themselves from financial liability and exposure. To ensure you blame yourself and pick up the tab.
January 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🎶Oil and gas companies
🎶Insurance companies
🎶Tech companies
🎶and Oligarchs
All know that climate change is real. They are doing everything they can to shield themselves from financial liability and exposure. To ensure you blame yourself and pick up the tab.
🎶Insurance companies
🎶Tech companies
🎶and Oligarchs
All know that climate change is real. They are doing everything they can to shield themselves from financial liability and exposure. To ensure you blame yourself and pick up the tab.
Kerosene didn't save the whales.... the whaling ban did. A tale of technology and the need for government intervention.
edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
No, Kerosene did NOT save the Sperm Whale
How we carried on exploiting sperm whales long after the conventional wisdom said we'd stopped. Forgotten Material #1
edconway.substack.com
January 10, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Kerosene didn't save the whales.... the whaling ban did. A tale of technology and the need for government intervention.
edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
edconway.substack.com/p/no-kerosen...
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No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6
https://www.ft.com/content/fd914266-71bf-4317-9fdc-44b55acb52f6
World breaches 1.5C global warming target for first time in 2024
Data for warmest year sparks fears climate change is accelerating faster than expected
www.ft.com
January 10, 2025 at 5:00 AM
No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade.
We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad.
The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.
January 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct ⬇️
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It's like RAI-AIII-IINN, on your wedding day.
Or when your fossil fuel infrastructure, is submerged by the waves...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Or when your fossil fuel infrastructure, is submerged by the waves...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows
Ports including in Saudi Arabia and the US projected to be seriously damaged by a metre of sea level rise
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
It's like RAI-AIII-IINN, on your wedding day.
Or when your fossil fuel infrastructure, is submerged by the waves...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Or when your fossil fuel infrastructure, is submerged by the waves...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PFAS are bad for you and they are everywhere. This isn't going to be solved by individuals just trying to buy stuff with less PFAS in. Fingers crossed for steps forward on universal restriction in 2025 (and a bad year for the lobbyists who are undoubtedly fighting hard against it) 🎇
Are PFAS in everything? What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’
Are PFAS in everything? What you need to know about ‘forever chemicals’
Reducing exposure to the toxic blend of chemicals in everyday items is difficult – but possible
PFAS, sometimes called “forever chemicals”, are a group of thousands of chemicals that are used for their non-stick and water-resistant properties. They are…
www.theguardian.com
January 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM
PFAS are bad for you and they are everywhere. This isn't going to be solved by individuals just trying to buy stuff with less PFAS in. Fingers crossed for steps forward on universal restriction in 2025 (and a bad year for the lobbyists who are undoubtedly fighting hard against it) 🎇
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⏱️💧 Forever chemicals on your wrist?
A @acspublications.bsky.social study has found high levels of Per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in some smartwatch bands.
Great for workouts, but these durable bands might transfer chemicals to your skin
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#SciComm 🧪 #Health
A @acspublications.bsky.social study has found high levels of Per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in some smartwatch bands.
Great for workouts, but these durable bands might transfer chemicals to your skin
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#SciComm 🧪 #Health
Presence of Perfluorohexanoic Acid in Fluoroelastomer Watch Bands
Many “smart” and “fitness” watch bands are advertised to contain fluoroelastomers, a type of synthetic rubber designed to be resilient against skin oils and sweat. Fluoroelastomers, which are consider...
pubs.acs.org
December 19, 2024 at 6:11 AM
⏱️💧 Forever chemicals on your wrist?
A @acspublications.bsky.social study has found high levels of Per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in some smartwatch bands.
Great for workouts, but these durable bands might transfer chemicals to your skin
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#SciComm 🧪 #Health
A @acspublications.bsky.social study has found high levels of Per- & polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in some smartwatch bands.
Great for workouts, but these durable bands might transfer chemicals to your skin
🔗 pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1...
#SciComm 🧪 #Health
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After giving evidence earlier this year to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee, EIA Climate Campaigner Kim O'Dowd today welcomes the Committee's subsequent report.
Get the full story now at eia-international.org/news/the-uk-...
#climate #climatechange #methane #UK
Get the full story now at eia-international.org/news/the-uk-...
#climate #climatechange #methane #UK
December 17, 2024 at 12:12 PM
After giving evidence earlier this year to the House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee, EIA Climate Campaigner Kim O'Dowd today welcomes the Committee's subsequent report.
Get the full story now at eia-international.org/news/the-uk-...
#climate #climatechange #methane #UK
Get the full story now at eia-international.org/news/the-uk-...
#climate #climatechange #methane #UK
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Discover the impact of your festive wrapping paper on the environment with the @thamesvalleyrsc.bsky.social #adventcalendar. 🎄🔬 @compoundchem.com #ChemSky #EduSky
December 17, 2024 at 3:45 PM
Discover the impact of your festive wrapping paper on the environment with the @thamesvalleyrsc.bsky.social #adventcalendar. 🎄🔬 @compoundchem.com #ChemSky #EduSky
The question I am sure we have all been asking ourselves in the run up to Christmas
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What's the lowest carbon alcohol?
Are beer, wine or spirits better for the climate? Jocelyn Timperley takes a look into her drinking habits to find the most environmentally friendly tipple.
www.bbc.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:55 AM
The question I am sure we have all been asking ourselves in the run up to Christmas
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
www.bbc.com/future/artic...
Think it is time to phase out #fossilfuels? So do we! Come and join the wonderful climate team at the Environmental Investigation Agency (UK) as a fossil fuel campaigner, and make it happen. #ClimateChange #ClimateJob @eia-news.bsky.social
eia-international.org/about-us/job...
eia-international.org/about-us/job...
Job vacancy: Climate Campaigner Fossil Fuels - EIA
We investigate and campaign against environmental crime and abuse
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December 13, 2024 at 12:01 PM
Think it is time to phase out #fossilfuels? So do we! Come and join the wonderful climate team at the Environmental Investigation Agency (UK) as a fossil fuel campaigner, and make it happen. #ClimateChange #ClimateJob @eia-news.bsky.social
eia-international.org/about-us/job...
eia-international.org/about-us/job...
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Super, and yes please! You might also want to check out the many great ecotoxicologists in this starter pack: go.bsky.app/Sj5Dc3F
December 7, 2024 at 5:44 AM
Super, and yes please! You might also want to check out the many great ecotoxicologists in this starter pack: go.bsky.app/Sj5Dc3F
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Last year, the UK exported 8,500 tonnes of pesticides which are banned on British farms.
The pesticides pose a threat to human health, including tremors, temporary paralysis, and permanent eye damage.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/08/u...
The pesticides pose a threat to human health, including tremors, temporary paralysis, and permanent eye damage.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/08/u...
‘Ultimate hypocrisy’: UK exported 8,500 tonnes of banned pesticides last year
unearthed.greenpeace.org
December 9, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Last year, the UK exported 8,500 tonnes of pesticides which are banned on British farms.
The pesticides pose a threat to human health, including tremors, temporary paralysis, and permanent eye damage.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/08/u...
The pesticides pose a threat to human health, including tremors, temporary paralysis, and permanent eye damage.
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/08/u...
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🦜JUST PUBLISHED🦎
Who wants what at COP16? @carbonbrief.org has trawled through country submissions and consulted experts to understand each country's position on key negotiating topics heading into COP16
Will be updated in the coming days and weeks - get in touch with suggestions/additions
Who wants what at COP16? @carbonbrief.org has trawled through country submissions and consulted experts to understand each country's position on key negotiating topics heading into COP16
Will be updated in the coming days and weeks - get in touch with suggestions/additions
October 9, 2024 at 1:43 PM
🦜JUST PUBLISHED🦎
Who wants what at COP16? @carbonbrief.org has trawled through country submissions and consulted experts to understand each country's position on key negotiating topics heading into COP16
Will be updated in the coming days and weeks - get in touch with suggestions/additions
Who wants what at COP16? @carbonbrief.org has trawled through country submissions and consulted experts to understand each country's position on key negotiating topics heading into COP16
Will be updated in the coming days and weeks - get in touch with suggestions/additions