Becky Parker
@projectearth.bsky.social
Project Earth is affiliated to the Earthshot Prize and supported by a group of expert advisors. It’s an accelerator to empower and support innovation from young people aged 5-18. We find this approach counteracts climate anxiety.
www.projectearth.global
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Becky Parker
@projectearth.bsky.social
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Advisors | Project Earth
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Project Earth is an initiative to support young people across the world to innovate for the planet. Affiliated to
@earthshotprize.bsky.social & supported by phenomenal expert advisors (projectearth.global/advisors/) it supports 5-18 year olds. Empowered young people can help build a better future.
@earthshotprize.bsky.social & supported by phenomenal expert advisors (projectearth.global/advisors/) it supports 5-18 year olds. Empowered young people can help build a better future.
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🌍 We know that climate anxiety is a growing problem among young people, but how can schools tackle it? A new free AI tool that empowers students to find climate solutions can help, explains Becky Parker of @projectearth.bsky.social
How to tackle teens’ climate anxiety? Help them beat climate change
A new free AI tool for schools will help students create scientific solutions to climate challenges, argues Project Earth founder Becky Parker
www.tes.com
December 18, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🌍 We know that climate anxiety is a growing problem among young people, but how can schools tackle it? A new free AI tool that empowers students to find climate solutions can help, explains Becky Parker of @projectearth.bsky.social
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I'll be on #BBC News in the 4pm ET hour speaking to presenters Annita McVeigh and Caitriona Perry about climate change-supercharged cat 5 hurricane #Melissa as it tragically bears down on Jamaica: www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
Hurricane Melissa live updates: Violent storm hits Jamaica as authorities warn of 'catastrophic' flooding
The US National Hurricane Centre says the category five storm is
www.bbc.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
I'll be on #BBC News in the 4pm ET hour speaking to presenters Annita McVeigh and Caitriona Perry about climate change-supercharged cat 5 hurricane #Melissa as it tragically bears down on Jamaica: www.bbc.com/news/live/cv...
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Start a conversation about climate change
YouTube video by University of Reading
www.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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June 21 is Show Your Stripes Day—a time to spark conversation about how our world is warming.
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
June 20, 2025 at 2:59 PM
June 21 is Show Your Stripes Day—a time to spark conversation about how our world is warming.
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
This video shows how @noaa.gov temperature data for the U.S. is turned into the iconic stripes visualizations you may see shared today and tomorrow.
@edhawkins.org
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It's already #ShowYourStripes day in many places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea.
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
June 20, 2025 at 3:56 PM
It's already #ShowYourStripes day in many places like New Zealand, Australia, Japan and Papua New Guinea.
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
All these countries are warming rapidly. Visit www.ShowYourStripes.info to find your warming stripes with 4 different designs.
Start a climate conversation online or with friends and family?
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Next week it is time to #ShowYourStripes again.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
June 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Next week it is time to #ShowYourStripes again.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
We encourage everyone to download their warming stripes graphics and use them to start climate conversations on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st June.
www.ShowYourStripes.info
Graphic: Change in global average temperature from 1850-2024.
Brilliant to be with Project Earth at the fantastic celebration of Ten years of Climate Cafe #climatecafe #TenYears #DrinkChatAct
June 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Brilliant to be with Project Earth at the fantastic celebration of Ten years of Climate Cafe #climatecafe #TenYears #DrinkChatAct
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Excellent day thanks to @ministryofeco.bsky.social, grateful 4invite - fab to learn from innovative #teachers in #climatechange #ESD #GCED world! Lovely to get @lyfta.bsky.social shout out & ❤️catching up w/ @merylbatchelder.bsky.social, Paul Turner & meet @projectearth.bsky.social @dalevince.com
June 13, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Excellent day thanks to @ministryofeco.bsky.social, grateful 4invite - fab to learn from innovative #teachers in #climatechange #ESD #GCED world! Lovely to get @lyfta.bsky.social shout out & ❤️catching up w/ @merylbatchelder.bsky.social, Paul Turner & meet @projectearth.bsky.social @dalevince.com
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Latest WMO decadal update is available:
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 70% chance that 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will be more than 1.5 °C
wmo.int/publication-...
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 70% chance that 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will be more than 1.5 °C
wmo.int/publication-...
WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029)
wmo.int
May 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Latest WMO decadal update is available:
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 70% chance that 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will be more than 1.5 °C
wmo.int/publication-...
- 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will exceed 2024 as the warmest on record
- 70% chance that 5-year average warming for 2025-2029 will be more than 1.5 °C
wmo.int/publication-...
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A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say
Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed
www.theguardian.com
April 22, 2025 at 8:11 AM
A huge 89% majority of the world’s people want stronger action to fight the climate crisis but feel they are trapped in a self-fulfilling “spiral of silence” because they mistakenly believe they are in a minority, research suggests
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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With our first-ever monthly data release, you can now view emissions data through January 2025. The new data covers every major GHG in every major sector and subsector, every country, state, more than 9,000 urban areas, and more than 660M sources.
March 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
With our first-ever monthly data release, you can now view emissions data through January 2025. The new data covers every major GHG in every major sector and subsector, every country, state, more than 9,000 urban areas, and more than 660M sources.
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The ocean plays a crucial role in regulating our planet's climate.
Restoring humanity's relationship with the ocean is not only essential for our own well-being but also key to a healthy and sustainable future.
#SaveOurOcean
Restoring humanity's relationship with the ocean is not only essential for our own well-being but also key to a healthy and sustainable future.
#SaveOurOcean
March 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
The ocean plays a crucial role in regulating our planet's climate.
Restoring humanity's relationship with the ocean is not only essential for our own well-being but also key to a healthy and sustainable future.
#SaveOurOcean
Restoring humanity's relationship with the ocean is not only essential for our own well-being but also key to a healthy and sustainable future.
#SaveOurOcean
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🔴The #StateOfClimate report, released today, reveals key climate change indicators again reached record levels in 2024.
Check out the full report: wmo.int/publication-...
Check out the full report: wmo.int/publication-...
March 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM
🔴The #StateOfClimate report, released today, reveals key climate change indicators again reached record levels in 2024.
Check out the full report: wmo.int/publication-...
Check out the full report: wmo.int/publication-...
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Listen to my interview with Mat Kaplan on the new @ncse.bsky.social “Safeguarding Sound Science” podcast “Episode 1: What Climate Change? Tackling Climate Denial”:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
Safeguarding Sound Science
Earth Sciences Podcast · 2 Episodes · Updated Weekly
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March 14, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Listen to my interview with Mat Kaplan on the new @ncse.bsky.social “Safeguarding Sound Science” podcast “Episode 1: What Climate Change? Tackling Climate Denial”:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
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Failure to agree on global grants to help low- and middle-income countries to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be the end of the story.
An urgent solution is needed
https://go.nature.com/3FqOMSL
An urgent solution is needed
https://go.nature.com/3FqOMSL
Why coalitions of wealthy nations should fund others to decarbonize
Failure to agree on global grants to help low- and middle-income countries to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be the end of the story. An urgent solution is needed.
go.nature.com
March 14, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Failure to agree on global grants to help low- and middle-income countries to achieve net-zero emissions cannot be the end of the story.
An urgent solution is needed
https://go.nature.com/3FqOMSL
An urgent solution is needed
https://go.nature.com/3FqOMSL
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Our open letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson MP - coordinated by us together with UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education - is featured today in Tes.
150 climate scientists join us in our call. Will you sign our letter too?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
#edusky
150 climate scientists join us in our call. Will you sign our letter too?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
#edusky
Ministers urged to ensure climate change is taught across curriculum
Experts say teachers want more professional development support to teach climate change and sustainability
www.tes.com
February 27, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Our open letter to Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson MP - coordinated by us together with UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education - is featured today in Tes.
150 climate scientists join us in our call. Will you sign our letter too?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
#edusky
150 climate scientists join us in our call. Will you sign our letter too?
www.tes.com/magazine/new...
#edusky
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🌊Happy #WorldSeagrassDay!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
March 1, 2025 at 3:14 AM
🌊Happy #WorldSeagrassDay!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
This year’s theme is Blue *Resilience: Invest in Seagrass*
How can WE #investinseagrass?
We'll share some examples—let's keep the conversation going!
Use the hashtags in the comments & tag us so we can repost!
My students at school will be in their early forties in 2050. That’s why at www.projectearth.global we are supporting young people to have agency now for their future. Join us at Project Earth
Project Earth | Empowering young people to build a better world
Giving young people a voice in innovation for the planet and the skill sets to be the innovators and future thinkers - for their future and the planet's.
www.projectearth.global
February 19, 2025 at 10:21 AM
My students at school will be in their early forties in 2050. That’s why at www.projectearth.global we are supporting young people to have agency now for their future. Join us at Project Earth
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Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber
Consumption in wealthy countries including US and UK is responsible for 13% of global forest loss beyond their borders, study finds
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Richest nations ‘exporting extinction’ with demand for beef, palm oil and timber
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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January 2025 smashed global records, reaching 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, making it the warmest January ever recorded.
See details: tinyurl.com/5cs2rzbz
See details: tinyurl.com/5cs2rzbz
February 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
January 2025 smashed global records, reaching 1.75°C above the pre-industrial level and 0.79°C above the 1991-2020 average, making it the warmest January ever recorded.
See details: tinyurl.com/5cs2rzbz
See details: tinyurl.com/5cs2rzbz
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Please check out my new website! michaelmann.net
Home
Presidential Distinguished Professor of Earth & Environmental Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Director, Penn Center for Science, Sustainability and the Media.
michaelmann.net
February 13, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Please check out my new website! michaelmann.net
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The world’s peatlands - bogs and swamps - are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
In the UK, about 80% of bogs are already degraded by draining, overgrazing and burning
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the UK, about 80% of bogs are already degraded by draining, overgrazing and burning
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study
Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
The world’s peatlands - bogs and swamps - are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets
In the UK, about 80% of bogs are already degraded by draining, overgrazing and burning
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In the UK, about 80% of bogs are already degraded by draining, overgrazing and burning
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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💚 Love Your Planet 2025 is back on 17 February!
Join us for:
🎤 Panels on net zero and climate communication
🎭 Climate comedy by @mattywin.bsky.social
☕ Networking with Climate Café
#LoveYourPlanet #ClimateAction #Sustainability @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social
Join us for:
🎤 Panels on net zero and climate communication
🎭 Climate comedy by @mattywin.bsky.social
☕ Networking with Climate Café
#LoveYourPlanet #ClimateAction #Sustainability @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social
Love Your Planet 2025
Join us on 17 February to be part of the solution! Together, let's transform awareness into action & make a tangible impact on our planet.
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January 23, 2025 at 9:40 AM
💚 Love Your Planet 2025 is back on 17 February!
Join us for:
🎤 Panels on net zero and climate communication
🎭 Climate comedy by @mattywin.bsky.social
☕ Networking with Climate Café
#LoveYourPlanet #ClimateAction #Sustainability @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social
Join us for:
🎤 Panels on net zero and climate communication
🎭 Climate comedy by @mattywin.bsky.social
☕ Networking with Climate Café
#LoveYourPlanet #ClimateAction #Sustainability @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social