Thea S
@theash.bsky.social
Londoner, Northerner, Climate Change worrier, Science lover, Book collector. What next?
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NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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November 11, 2025 at 12:01 AM
NEW – Analysis: China’s CO2 emissions have now been flat or falling for 18 months | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
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Springer Nature’s latest report explores gender representation among book authors and editors, offering insights to help promote more inclusive publishing practices across the industry.
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Springer Nature’s latest report explores gender representation among book authors and editors, offering insights to help promote more inclusive publishing practices across the industry.
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
Read this Springboard Blog to learn more: spklr.io/63324BKFZw
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Experts-- join @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @sherilee.bsky.social for a webinar on the 15th of October, 2025 to learn more about becoming a reviewer for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities First Order Draft (FOD)!
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 10, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Experts-- join @wellcometrust.bsky.social and @sherilee.bsky.social for a webinar on the 15th of October, 2025 to learn more about becoming a reviewer for the IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Cities First Order Draft (FOD)!
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
⏰2:00 PM UTC
➡️Register here: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
October 1, 2025 at 7:31 PM
"If we lose hope, we're doomed."
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.
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“Since young girls began reading about my early life and my career with the chimps, many, many, many of them have told me that they went into conservation or animal behavior because of me… I sincerely hope that it will help to create more interest and fascination in the natural world.” Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall, Eminent Primatologist Who Chronicled the Lives of Chimps, Dies at 91
www.nytimes.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:59 PM
“Since young girls began reading about my early life and my career with the chimps, many, many, many of them have told me that they went into conservation or animal behavior because of me… I sincerely hope that it will help to create more interest and fascination in the natural world.” Jane Goodall
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🌍 Clean Planet is now open for submissions!🎉
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
Clean Planet
Clean Planet is an open access journal focusing on pollution research and environmental science. Our mission is to provide a platform for high-quality studies ...
link.springer.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🌍 Clean Planet is now open for submissions!🎉
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
A new #OpenAccess journal from #SpringerNature that brings together pollution research across air, water, soil, and ecosystems - with a focus on multi-environment studies.
#Springer #EnvironmentalScience
Read on: link.springer.com/journal/44480
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📰 Social media news helps
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
Following news on social media boosts knowledge, belief accuracy and trust - Nature Human Behaviour
Altay et al. show that following the news on social media increases current affairs knowledge, the ability to discern true from false news and trust in the news.
www.nature.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
📰 Social media news helps
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
A study found that following news accounts on Instagram and WhatsApp boosted knowledge, belief accuracy, and trust in news, without raising polarisation.
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
#SciComm 🧪 #SocialMedia
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Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
The US president calls the widely used painkiller, also known as paracetamol, ‘a very big factor’ in autism, but scientists say that strong evidence is lacking.
www.nature.com
September 22, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Trump links autism and Tylenol: is there any truth to it?
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Helpful 🧪 explainer by @helenpearson.bsky.social & @heidiledford.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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More than 62,000 people in Europe may have died from heat-related causes in the summer of 2024, according to a study in Nature Medicine. The authors also suggest a new early-warning system that can reliably predict heat-health emergencies at least 1 week in advance. go.nature.com/48vdZrn 🧪
September 22, 2025 at 10:32 PM
More than 62,000 people in Europe may have died from heat-related causes in the summer of 2024, according to a study in Nature Medicine. The authors also suggest a new early-warning system that can reliably predict heat-health emergencies at least 1 week in advance. go.nature.com/48vdZrn 🧪
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This is mind-blowing. Norway has gone from essentially ZERO sales of non-emitting Battery Electric Vehicles to *94%* of new passenger vehicles sales. In about 13 years! Incredible.
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
September 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is mind-blowing. Norway has gone from essentially ZERO sales of non-emitting Battery Electric Vehicles to *94%* of new passenger vehicles sales. In about 13 years! Incredible.
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
How are they doing it @robbieandrew.bsky.social?
"What changed? In short, everything but the science ..."
David Wallace-Wells is the best climate journalist working today, arguably the best journalist period, and this is a fantastic summary of where things stand on climate change:
It Isn’t Just the U.S. The Whole World Has Soured on Climate Politics.
www.nytimes.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:58 PM
"What changed? In short, everything but the science ..."
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Contrast media near-silence on the inflated costs of Sizewell C with the hyperventilating already taking place at the prospect of offshore wind being £100/MWh - it actually might be more like £80/MWh, the auction will discover
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
August 27, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Contrast media near-silence on the inflated costs of Sizewell C with the hyperventilating already taking place at the prospect of offshore wind being £100/MWh - it actually might be more like £80/MWh, the auction will discover
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
Sizewell C is £286/MWh
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
Repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking
Long-term study suggests that the more heatwaves people are exposed to, the more it accelerates body ageing.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:17 PM
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
“The study, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests that moderate increases in cumulative heatwave exposure increase a person’s biological age — to an extent comparable to regular smoking or alcohol consumption.”
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Achieving net zero will not be possible without AI technologies, argues Amy Luers, Sustainability Science & Innovation directs at @microsoft.com
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Net zero needs AI — five actions to realize its promise
Without artificial-intelligence technologies, balancing human-caused greenhouse-gas emissions with carbon removals by 2050 is out of reach. Action in five areas is needed to keep this goal alive.
www.nature.com
August 23, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Achieving net zero will not be possible without AI technologies, argues Amy Luers, Sustainability Science & Innovation directs at @microsoft.com
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A timely piece, when AI tools are under scrutiny for their sustainability costs
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www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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A study published in Scientific Reports reveals that an online game can enhance individuals' ability to identify vaccine misinformation. The game uses inoculation theory to expose players to manipulation techniques that are commonly used by anti-vaccine groups. go.nature.com/3JiHq5L 🧪
August 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
A study published in Scientific Reports reveals that an online game can enhance individuals' ability to identify vaccine misinformation. The game uses inoculation theory to expose players to manipulation techniques that are commonly used by anti-vaccine groups. go.nature.com/3JiHq5L 🧪
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This Nature article argues that the recent declines in Antarctic sea-ice, ice-sheet, abyssal meridional overturning circulation (MOC), and marine species habitats point to a potential abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment: 🌊🧪🥼❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
August 21, 2025 at 11:52 AM
This Nature article argues that the recent declines in Antarctic sea-ice, ice-sheet, abyssal meridional overturning circulation (MOC), and marine species habitats point to a potential abrupt changes in the Antarctic environment: 🌊🧪🥼❄️ www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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"Drought in the UK has meant that crop yields were lower this year, while extreme weather in other countries has raised the wholesale prices of goods like coffee beans and cocoa."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Why are food prices rising so fast?
Food and drink prices have risen by 4.9% over the last year, according to ONS inflation data.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Drought in the UK has meant that crop yields were lower this year, while extreme weather in other countries has raised the wholesale prices of goods like coffee beans and cocoa."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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@nationalacademies.org launches self-funded, fast-track review of latest evidence for whether greenhouse gas emissions endanger health and welfare (same topic as the “four old scientists, an economist and a LLM” Dept of Energy report) — calls for input by August 27
www.nationalacademies.org
August 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
@nationalacademies.org launches self-funded, fast-track review of latest evidence for whether greenhouse gas emissions endanger health and welfare (same topic as the “four old scientists, an economist and a LLM” Dept of Energy report) — calls for input by August 27
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This is a useful guide for journalists reporting on extreme events. Provides a nuanced understanding of many issues like this
www.worldweatherattribution.org/reporting-ex...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/reporting-ex...
August 7, 2025 at 5:09 AM
This is a useful guide for journalists reporting on extreme events. Provides a nuanced understanding of many issues like this
www.worldweatherattribution.org/reporting-ex...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/reporting-ex...
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@insideclimatenews.org’s founder and publisher considers how journalists might “flood the zone with truth” to “build enduring public understanding” of climate change and its solutions. By David Sassoon for @insideclimatenews.org
Journalism, Propaganda and Climate Change - Inside Climate News
Can we flood the zone with truth?
buff.ly
August 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
@insideclimatenews.org’s founder and publisher considers how journalists might “flood the zone with truth” to “build enduring public understanding” of climate change and its solutions. By David Sassoon for @insideclimatenews.org
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Latest on the "stalling" shift to electric vehicles, EU edition
July 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Latest on the "stalling" shift to electric vehicles, EU edition
Thread….
Right then...
A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
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A quick review of the DOE's new 'critical review' of climate science. Whether it's worth a formal community response - I'm still not sure, but here's my first thoughts
/thread/
I can't imagine there will be any problems with this summary of climate science
July 30, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Thread….
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IEA's mid-year electricity review is out. Some highlights below:
First time in 100 years, renewables are set to overtake coal in global electricity production as soon as this year (or latest next year).
Wind + Solar contribution to global grid mix will reach 20% by 2026, up from 4% in 2016.
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First time in 100 years, renewables are set to overtake coal in global electricity production as soon as this year (or latest next year).
Wind + Solar contribution to global grid mix will reach 20% by 2026, up from 4% in 2016.
🧵
July 30, 2025 at 1:14 PM
IEA's mid-year electricity review is out. Some highlights below:
First time in 100 years, renewables are set to overtake coal in global electricity production as soon as this year (or latest next year).
Wind + Solar contribution to global grid mix will reach 20% by 2026, up from 4% in 2016.
🧵
First time in 100 years, renewables are set to overtake coal in global electricity production as soon as this year (or latest next year).
Wind + Solar contribution to global grid mix will reach 20% by 2026, up from 4% in 2016.
🧵
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This year’s Science for a Sustainable Future focused on the question What is needed to make the SDGs happen by 2030?
Read our The Source blog to find out more about the value of a strong connection between science, research & policy, and the importance of data: spklr.io/63327BEd45
Read our The Source blog to find out more about the value of a strong connection between science, research & policy, and the importance of data: spklr.io/63327BEd45
July 24, 2025 at 1:41 PM
This year’s Science for a Sustainable Future focused on the question What is needed to make the SDGs happen by 2030?
Read our The Source blog to find out more about the value of a strong connection between science, research & policy, and the importance of data: spklr.io/63327BEd45
Read our The Source blog to find out more about the value of a strong connection between science, research & policy, and the importance of data: spklr.io/63327BEd45
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🇨🇳 China installed 464 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to June☀️
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
July 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
🇨🇳 China installed 464 GW of solar capacity in the 12 months to June☀️
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months
That's more than the total EU solar capacity as of 2024 (338 GW) and DOUBLE the total US solar capacity (229 GW).
...in just 12 months