Rebecca Carman
@rcarman.bsky.social
UNDP Climate Promise. Advocate for youth, diversity & system change. Views my own. https://climatepromise.undp.org/
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“Models are unreliable.”
→ They’ve been right for decades.
→ They’ve been right for decades.
March 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
“Models are unreliable.”
→ They’ve been right for decades.
→ They’ve been right for decades.
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While Friday was its last scheduled day, #IPCC-62 ran for 38 hours straight, with huddles and plenary discussions running throughout the night and all day Saturday
Working Group sessions wrapped up on Saturday morning, and the plenary was later gaveled at 22:35
@ipcc.bsky.social #ipcc
Working Group sessions wrapped up on Saturday morning, and the plenary was later gaveled at 22:35
@ipcc.bsky.social #ipcc
March 1, 2025 at 2:48 PM
While Friday was its last scheduled day, #IPCC-62 ran for 38 hours straight, with huddles and plenary discussions running throughout the night and all day Saturday
Working Group sessions wrapped up on Saturday morning, and the plenary was later gaveled at 22:35
@ipcc.bsky.social #ipcc
Working Group sessions wrapped up on Saturday morning, and the plenary was later gaveled at 22:35
@ipcc.bsky.social #ipcc
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📊New research shows journalists covering a recent IPCC Report shifted from doom-laden messaging to solutions-based reporting.
This mirrors our approach: engaging people with practical solutions and tools creates more action than just highlighting threats. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This mirrors our approach: engaging people with practical solutions and tools creates more action than just highlighting threats. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
The IPCC in the hybrid public sphere: divergent responses to climate mitigation solutions in mainstream and social media - Climatic Change
In April 2022 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published its report on the mitigation of climate change, which included detailed discussion of the wide range of solutions at the pe...
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February 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
📊New research shows journalists covering a recent IPCC Report shifted from doom-laden messaging to solutions-based reporting.
This mirrors our approach: engaging people with practical solutions and tools creates more action than just highlighting threats. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
This mirrors our approach: engaging people with practical solutions and tools creates more action than just highlighting threats. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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"In part due to this statistics-driven view, reinsurers asserted that evermore frequent and damaging natural catastrophes are likely a consequence of man-made #climate change at an earlier stage than, for example, the IPCC, making them important translators of climate change knowledge"
Bookkeepers of catastrophes: The overlooked role of reinsurers in climate change debates
Global warming had long been discussed as an abstract matter of physics and chemistry. Only in the 1990s did the more tangible costs caused by natural…
www.sciencedirect.com
February 28, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"In part due to this statistics-driven view, reinsurers asserted that evermore frequent and damaging natural catastrophes are likely a consequence of man-made #climate change at an earlier stage than, for example, the IPCC, making them important translators of climate change knowledge"
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Trump just withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
January 21, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Trump just withdrew the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
The US now joins Iran, Libya, and Yemen as the only countries in the world not in the agreement.
With escalating climate risks to agriculture, #UNDP
and #FAO launched a new Tool and Handbook at #COP29 to help countries turn policy into on-the-ground adaptation actions. Learn how it supports sustainable and resilient agriculture: www.adaptation-undp.org/scala/car-tool
and #FAO launched a new Tool and Handbook at #COP29 to help countries turn policy into on-the-ground adaptation actions. Learn how it supports sustainable and resilient agriculture: www.adaptation-undp.org/scala/car-tool
November 25, 2024 at 9:11 PM
With escalating climate risks to agriculture, #UNDP
and #FAO launched a new Tool and Handbook at #COP29 to help countries turn policy into on-the-ground adaptation actions. Learn how it supports sustainable and resilient agriculture: www.adaptation-undp.org/scala/car-tool
and #FAO launched a new Tool and Handbook at #COP29 to help countries turn policy into on-the-ground adaptation actions. Learn how it supports sustainable and resilient agriculture: www.adaptation-undp.org/scala/car-tool
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Renewables are exceeding expectations - but so are emissions. Why?
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
November 24, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Renewables are exceeding expectations - but so are emissions. Why?
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
Part of the fossil economy's staying power comes from false promises of techno-neutralisation. CCS is the OG machine saviour. A new blog for you, on why its second coming hasn't come.
ketanjoshi.co/2024/11/24/2...
(+ thread)
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Solar minigrids hold the key to delivering clean, reliable #energy to 265 million people across Africa.
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
November 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Solar minigrids hold the key to delivering clean, reliable #energy to 265 million people across Africa.
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
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In Sri Lanka, a country known for its agricultural richness, farmers have faced declining crop yields due to climate change. But renewable energy is transforming their livelihoods and restoring hope.
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
Clean energy boosts climate resilience for farmers in Sri Lanka by UNDP Climate
In Sri Lanka’s countryside, rural communities embrace a lifestyle closely connected to nature. More than half of the population relies on farming for their income and livelihoods, which makes agricult...
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November 24, 2024 at 3:36 AM
In Sri Lanka, a country known for its agricultural richness, farmers have faced declining crop yields due to climate change. But renewable energy is transforming their livelihoods and restoring hope.
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
In Sri Lanka, a country known for its agricultural richness, farmers have faced declining crop yields due to climate change. But renewable energy is transforming their livelihoods and restoring hope.
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
Clean energy boosts climate resilience for farmers in Sri Lanka by UNDP Climate
In Sri Lanka’s countryside, rural communities embrace a lifestyle closely connected to nature. More than half of the population relies on farming for their income and livelihoods, which makes agricult...
go.undp.org
November 24, 2024 at 3:36 AM
In Sri Lanka, a country known for its agricultural richness, farmers have faced declining crop yields due to climate change. But renewable energy is transforming their livelihoods and restoring hope.
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
Find out how: go.undp.org/okj
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Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology
November 22, 2024 at 11:20 AM
Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology
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with my team we work on a monthly newsletter on all things climate change. every issue starts with an explainer on a topical issue, followed by headlines from around the world + updates on progress.
40 issues and counting! view past issues & subscribe here: climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/n...
40 issues and counting! view past issues & subscribe here: climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/n...
November 21, 2024 at 8:46 AM
with my team we work on a monthly newsletter on all things climate change. every issue starts with an explainer on a topical issue, followed by headlines from around the world + updates on progress.
40 issues and counting! view past issues & subscribe here: climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/n...
40 issues and counting! view past issues & subscribe here: climatepromise.undp.org/what-we-do/n...
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Useful work by al-Jazeera.
"Out of the 359 million weather-related global displacements recorded since 2008, nearly 80 percent were from the Asia and Asia Pacific regions, accounting for about 106 and 171 million respectively."
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
"Out of the 359 million weather-related global displacements recorded since 2008, nearly 80 percent were from the Asia and Asia Pacific regions, accounting for about 106 and 171 million respectively."
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
Mapping the impact of climate change on global displacement
As COP29 concludes, Al Jazeera examines the 359 million weather-related displacements recorded worldwide since 2008.
www.aljazeera.com
November 22, 2024 at 11:54 AM
Useful work by al-Jazeera.
"Out of the 359 million weather-related global displacements recorded since 2008, nearly 80 percent were from the Asia and Asia Pacific regions, accounting for about 106 and 171 million respectively."
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
"Out of the 359 million weather-related global displacements recorded since 2008, nearly 80 percent were from the Asia and Asia Pacific regions, accounting for about 106 and 171 million respectively."
www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11...
If, like me, you can't imagine a world without ☕, be sure to check out UNDP's work in the Ecuadorian Amazon alongside #Lavazza to support the world's first certified deforestation-free #coffee, as well as a commitment to sustainability & community empowerment. 🤎
Find out how here: go.undp.org/4hv
Find out how here: go.undp.org/4hv
Deforestation-Free Coffee | UNDP Climate Promise
UNDP has teamed up with Lavazza, initiating a partnership focused on transforming global coffee production towards sustainability.
go.undp.org
November 22, 2024 at 11:30 PM
If, like me, you can't imagine a world without ☕, be sure to check out UNDP's work in the Ecuadorian Amazon alongside #Lavazza to support the world's first certified deforestation-free #coffee, as well as a commitment to sustainability & community empowerment. 🤎
Find out how here: go.undp.org/4hv
Find out how here: go.undp.org/4hv
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Solar minigrids hold the key to delivering clean, reliable #energy to 265 million people across Africa.
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
November 22, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Solar minigrids hold the key to delivering clean, reliable #energy to 265 million people across Africa.
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
Learn how #UNDP's Africa Minigrids Program is driving private investment and empowering communities with solar-battery minigrids. More: go.undp.org/AMP
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At #COP29, the six hours long "single-setting" meeting has ended. The Presidency will hold bilateral consultations with groups to refine the texts, and appointed ministerial pairs will be asked to “unlock specific questions.”
Revised Presidency texts are announced for “late Friday.”
Revised Presidency texts are announced for “late Friday.”
November 21, 2024 at 2:11 PM
At #COP29, the six hours long "single-setting" meeting has ended. The Presidency will hold bilateral consultations with groups to refine the texts, and appointed ministerial pairs will be asked to “unlock specific questions.”
Revised Presidency texts are announced for “late Friday.”
Revised Presidency texts are announced for “late Friday.”
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Also trying to find your climate colleagues from UN on BlueSky?
See a starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/STG9JQP
While you're there, also check out the excellent starter packs from @erinsikorsky.bsky.social on #ClimateSecurity and @kayly.bsky.social #ClimateMigration.
See a starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/STG9JQP
While you're there, also check out the excellent starter packs from @erinsikorsky.bsky.social on #ClimateSecurity and @kayly.bsky.social #ClimateMigration.
November 17, 2024 at 2:37 PM
Also trying to find your climate colleagues from UN on BlueSky?
See a starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/STG9JQP
While you're there, also check out the excellent starter packs from @erinsikorsky.bsky.social on #ClimateSecurity and @kayly.bsky.social #ClimateMigration.
See a starter pack here:
go.bsky.app/STG9JQP
While you're there, also check out the excellent starter packs from @erinsikorsky.bsky.social on #ClimateSecurity and @kayly.bsky.social #ClimateMigration.
Regenerative agriculture: A way of farming that nurtures and restores soil health, reduces water use, prevents land degradation and promotes biodiversity.
Check out 20 key climate and nature terms in our new #ClimateDictionary:Nature Edition ➡️
go.undp.org/oxv
Check out 20 key climate and nature terms in our new #ClimateDictionary:Nature Edition ➡️
go.undp.org/oxv
November 19, 2024 at 8:07 PM
Regenerative agriculture: A way of farming that nurtures and restores soil health, reduces water use, prevents land degradation and promotes biodiversity.
Check out 20 key climate and nature terms in our new #ClimateDictionary:Nature Edition ➡️
go.undp.org/oxv
Check out 20 key climate and nature terms in our new #ClimateDictionary:Nature Edition ➡️
go.undp.org/oxv
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I love this. Also, @rcarman.bsky.social you have to post that cow here.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread
November 18, 2024 at 8:58 PM
I love this. Also, @rcarman.bsky.social you have to post that cow here.
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread
November 16, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread
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Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory
November 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Today in relatable science: Gulls making a mysterious daily trip that turned out to be to a potato chip factory