Michael Molloy
@michaelmolloy.bsky.social
I’m a PhD candidate and a critical human geographer. My research examines the social dimensions of environmental change, focusing on vulnerability, adaptation, and well-being. Using mixed methods I explore how people understand risk, place, and power.
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It is a blow but US climate scientists will stay engaged. We have to.
Extraordinary that the US is pulling out of the IPCC and UNFCCC
There's no getting around it, this is a blow to international climate science and climate diplomacy
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
There's no getting around it, this is a blow to international climate science and climate diplomacy
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Withdrawing the United States from International Organizations, Conventions, and Treaties that Are Contrary to the Interests of the United States
MEMORANDUM FOR THE HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United
www.whitehouse.gov
January 8, 2026 at 4:35 PM
It is a blow but US climate scientists will stay engaged. We have to.
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It may be hard to see now, but I'm telling you: he fundamental tenets of 21st-century competitive authoritarianism are the denial of climate change, the promotion of an economy based on fossil fuels, and the abrogation of human rights and the rule of law so as to manage tenets one and two.
For those thinking that climate change can take a back seat while this other geopolitical mess is addressed - think again. Climate change is in part why Greenland has become so attractive to Pumpkin and his lot. bbc.com/news/videos/...
'We just want to be left alone': Greenlanders on Trump's takeover threats
The BBC's Europe Editor Katya Adler visits the Artic island to ask what people think of the US president's plans.
bbc.com
January 9, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It may be hard to see now, but I'm telling you: he fundamental tenets of 21st-century competitive authoritarianism are the denial of climate change, the promotion of an economy based on fossil fuels, and the abrogation of human rights and the rule of law so as to manage tenets one and two.
Researchers show how repeated policy failures trap the same communities in cycles of disaster. Governments have the data, resources, and authority to act, yet protections lag. Harm isn’t accidental—it reflects political choices about who is protected.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Client Challenge
link.springer.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Researchers show how repeated policy failures trap the same communities in cycles of disaster. Governments have the data, resources, and authority to act, yet protections lag. Harm isn’t accidental—it reflects political choices about who is protected.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...