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Simon CHIN-YEE
@simonchinyee.bsky.social
Canada born, Europe based, Africa obsessed | Lecturer UCL Politics | Research Associate KCL War Studies | Climate Change, Africa & Security | former UNESCO
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🌍 New from @uk.theconversation.com: why COP30 fell short of its “people’s summit” promise, from mass protests to a weakened final text.

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-cop30

#COP30 #ClimateAction #UCLGeography #Environment @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise
Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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🌍 New @ucl.ac.uk Generation One podcast: Decolonising climate action.

Hosts @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social + @simonchinyee.bsky.social with ⚖️ Farhana Yamin + 🌱 Raffaella Fryer-Moreira

🎧 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #DecolonisingClimateAction @sustainableucl.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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2️⃣Are we on course to decarbonise shipping?

In this #UCLGenerationOne podcast, @simonchinyee.bsky.social takes you behind closed doors at #MEPC3.

He meets with delegates during the talks, before unpacking with Emma what went down and where we go from there.

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#GreenSky #ClimateSky
UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast
The UCL Generation One podcast aims to tackle the biggest challenges facing the climate crisis. Listen now on your favourite platform.
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May 1, 2025 at 10:20 AM
OUT NOW! UCL Generation One Podcast: “Food security, consumerism & health: What’s the connection?” @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social & I talk to @markmiodownik.bsky.social & @ucldeanlifesci.bsky.social on how climate change affects the food systems to which we are ALL dependent: ucl.ac.uk/climate-change….
March 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A visit to the Fortescue Green Pioneer, the world’s first duel ammonia and diesel-fueled ship, followed by a frank and important discussion of Green Hydrogen & Maritime Decarbonisation ahead of the next round of shipping GHG strategy at the International Maritime Organization coming up in April.
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 AM
OUT NOW! Generation One Podcast: "Zero Hour" for the Climate and Nature Bill 🎙️, but what does it aim to achieve? 🤔

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social & I speak to @sioldridge.bsky.social to breakdown the Bill’s key goals

🎧 Tune in now here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-chan...
February 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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February 11, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Beach meets Snow: Conrad’s Christmas Walk
December 23, 2024 at 8:14 PM
He’s a comin’! But what is he ?
December 21, 2024 at 2:40 PM
December 13, 2024 at 12:35 AM
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🎙️New Generation One Podcast!

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social & @simonchinyee.bsky.social take you behind the scenes with Prof Priti Parikh and Anoushka Jain at #COP29 to unpack Financing the Future!

🎧 Listen now: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#ClimateAction #UCL #Podcast #ClimateUCL #COP29 #UCLGenerationOne
November 28, 2024 at 4:32 PM
Listen to our latest episode: “Artificial Intelligence and the climate crisis!” Mark Maslin & I talk to Sims Witherspoon, Buffy Price and Zoe Cokeliss-Barnsley about what businesses like GoogleDeepMind, Carbon Re & Oxford Uni press are doing to reach net Zero! spotify.link/B6i33pQF5Ib
April 25, 2024 at 7:01 PM
What are you doing Valentine's Day? Come join us for this fantastic event: Love Your Planet - 14 Feb 2024, 10–6pm!

It is a collaboration between UCL, Climate Reality Foundation, and Climate Cafe. Lets talk #Climate action and COP28: www.ucl.ac.uk/sustainable/...
February 9, 2024 at 6:12 PM
2023: I had the privilege of presenting on Maritime Decarbonisation, Green Hydrogen, Collaboration across regions, and a just and equitable transition in climate actions. Bring on 2024!
January 3, 2024 at 3:42 AM
Very cool to be invited on as a guest on the latest episode of the 'Unlocking the SDGs: A Blueprint for the future' podcast w/Profs Monica Lakhanpaul & Priti Parikh. Also feat Louisa Acciari.

Listen to a lively discussion on how responsive the SDGs are! Soundcloud: m.soundcloud.com/uclsound/how...
December 19, 2023 at 8:41 PM
Fantastic event yesterday at the UCL COP28 Student Sustainability Forum!

Engaging and critical discussions on everything COP28UAE: Loss & Damage, Finance and even why the world needs systemic change! Thanks to Sustainable UCL, Lisa Vanhala,, Yaroslav Melekh & Mary McHarg!

See you all in Dubai!
November 24, 2023 at 11:33 AM
COP28 is 2 weeks away. Back in June Profs Priti Parikh, Mark Maslin & I talked on the UCL Sustainable Places webinar "Preparing for the COP28UAE Climate Summit." Watch here:

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Sustainable Places: Preparing for the COP28 Climate Summit
In this event our panel of UCL experts explored how the built environment sector can address the climate crisis through cross-sector collaboration, and prepa...
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November 17, 2023 at 11:11 AM
COP28 is approaching! How an L&D fund to work: "A Sectoral Approach to the Loss&Damage Fund: exploring potential applications & guiding principles" by me, P.Yaguma, M.Maslin, P.Parikh, L.Vanhala, R.Taylor, J.McGlade & C.Roberts ucl.scienceopen.com/document/read?…ucl.scienceopen.com/document/rea...fe
November 16, 2023 at 7:02 PM
New Research: 'Navigating the Climate Conferences: Comparing the Carbon Footprint of Private Jet Travel and Other Modes of Transport to COP28' by Me, Carole Roberts, Richard Taylor, Mark Maslin, Lisa Vanhala, Penlope Yaguma, Jacqueline McGlade & Priti Parikh: ucl.scienceopen.com/document/rea...
October 24, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Rain not stopping 100,000 people marching in solidarity with Palestine in Central London !
October 21, 2023 at 5:23 PM
Carbon Footprint Calculator graphic updated by lead author Jonnie Barnsley to include a Digital Delegation Footprint!

Read our paper 'Transparent Travel to COP27': ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...

Access the #COP28 calculator: ucl.ac.uk/climate-chan...

also new paper out soon!
October 16, 2023 at 10:24 AM
Traveling to COP28 from the UK? Our Carbon Footprint Calculator is now online - it calculates emissions based on the mode of transportation you choose: www.ucl.ac.uk/climate-chan...
October 12, 2023 at 9:21 AM
'Location location location: A carbon footprint calculator for transparent travel to COP27' by me, Jonathan Barnsley, Jhénelle A Williams, Anthony Costello, Mark Maslin, Jacqueline McGlade, Richard Taylor, Matthew Winning & Priti Parikh: ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
October 11, 2023 at 9:39 PM
'Africa & Climate Justice @ COP27 & beyond: Impacts and solutions through an interdisciplinary lens' by Me, Jhénelle Williams, Mark Maslin, Jon Barnsley, Anthony Costello, John Lang, Jacquie McGlade, Yacob Mulugetta, Richard Taylor, Matthew Winning, Priti Parikh ucl.scienceopen.com/hosted-docum...
September 26, 2023 at 9:45 AM