Two Degrees Cooler
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I’m a science communicator from UoM sharing resources, news, and ideas about climate change in the UK
About Spotlights ➡️ http://www.twodegreescooler.co.uk/2025/02/new-project-spotlights
About Spotlights ➡️ http://www.twodegreescooler.co.uk/2025/02/new-project-spotlights
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New Project: Spotlights
Two Degrees Cooler is launching Spotlights, a project highlighting a different environmental issue each month through articles, news, and ar...
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I started Two Degrees Cooler to share climate science in an accessible way. To help people who are just getting started, I’m launching ‘Spotlights’. Each month I'll highlight one environmental issue through articles, news & art that provides enough resources to learn the basics & get involved :)
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38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
October 20, 2025 at 7:56 AM
38. Ordinary people have no idea how much progress we’ve made. Tell people at parties that UK carbon emissions in 2023 were at their lowest level since 1879, for example. Most developed economies are now reducing carbon emissions without lowering quality of life.
It was awesome to learn about the FAAM Airborne Laboratory at Stockport’s Avro Heritage Museum this weekend! It’s a plane kitted out with instruments to take atmospheric measurements, gathering data for atmospheric air pollution, climate change, weather, and more!
October 20, 2025 at 11:21 AM
It was awesome to learn about the FAAM Airborne Laboratory at Stockport’s Avro Heritage Museum this weekend! It’s a plane kitted out with instruments to take atmospheric measurements, gathering data for atmospheric air pollution, climate change, weather, and more!
Green sea turtles have been saved from extinction thanks to decades of global conservation action, including nesting beach patrols and hatchling releases to preventing accidental capture in fishing gear! #ConservationWorks
Green sea turtle saved from extinction in major conservation victory - Oceanographic
The green sea turtle has been rescued from extinction thanks to forty years of conservation and protection efforts, the IUCN has said.
oceanographicmagazine.com
October 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Green sea turtles have been saved from extinction thanks to decades of global conservation action, including nesting beach patrols and hatchling releases to preventing accidental capture in fishing gear! #ConservationWorks
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The path between here and a just and livable future is not a smooth curve of managed transition any more (if it ever was). It's white water, surprises, confusion, advance, retreat, learning, messing up, grieving, celebrating, experimenting, truth telling, pausing in the beauty.
October 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
The path between here and a just and livable future is not a smooth curve of managed transition any more (if it ever was). It's white water, surprises, confusion, advance, retreat, learning, messing up, grieving, celebrating, experimenting, truth telling, pausing in the beauty.
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Empathy + Action = A Better World
Thank you, Jane Goodall
Thank you, Jane Goodall
October 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Empathy + Action = A Better World
Thank you, Jane Goodall
Thank you, Jane Goodall
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Who will inspire the next generation? 🌍
Storytellers once made me fall in love with nature & all its creatures
Now I want to do the same: share stories that spark wonder & care
That’s why I launched the Climate Ages YouTube channel.
I'd love it if you followed us!
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/kpGaXJc
Storytellers once made me fall in love with nature & all its creatures
Now I want to do the same: share stories that spark wonder & care
That’s why I launched the Climate Ages YouTube channel.
I'd love it if you followed us!
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/kpGaXJc
Climate Ages
Where Fossils and Climate Meet Climate Ages grew out of a love for science and a desire to keep sharing it in a way that’s accessible to everyone. After stepping away from academia, we found…
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October 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Who will inspire the next generation? 🌍
Storytellers once made me fall in love with nature & all its creatures
Now I want to do the same: share stories that spark wonder & care
That’s why I launched the Climate Ages YouTube channel.
I'd love it if you followed us!
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/kpGaXJc
Storytellers once made me fall in love with nature & all its creatures
Now I want to do the same: share stories that spark wonder & care
That’s why I launched the Climate Ages YouTube channel.
I'd love it if you followed us!
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/kpGaXJc
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I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
October 1, 2025 at 10:18 AM
I remember being told that it would take 193 years to reach legal limits for nitrogen dioxide.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
I decided this was unacceptable.
Thanks to the bold policies we put in place, we've managed to do it in nine years - 184 years earlier than expected.
Rest in peace to the wonderful Jane Goodall, who devoted her life to the study of chimpanzees, and conservation and humanitarian work 🕊️🐵🌳
October 2, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Rest in peace to the wonderful Jane Goodall, who devoted her life to the study of chimpanzees, and conservation and humanitarian work 🕊️🐵🌳
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In his first significant address on climate change, Pope Leo called on Catholics and citizens of the world on Wednesday to carry on the environmental advocacy of his predecessor, Francis, and not to treat it as a “divisive” issue.
Pope Leo Calls for Unity on Climate at a Divided Moment
The pope invoked his predecessor, Francis, for whom the environment was a core issue, but stopped short of criticizing world leaders dismissive of climate change.
nyti.ms
October 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
In his first significant address on climate change, Pope Leo called on Catholics and citizens of the world on Wednesday to carry on the environmental advocacy of his predecessor, Francis, and not to treat it as a “divisive” issue.
“The antidote to climate anxiety is action!”
A cool display inside Lush stores shows what individuals can do to “create a climate of change”. I like how they’re not pulling punches about cooperate/government responsibility but coming at it from a collective action perspective.
Details 🧵⬇️
A cool display inside Lush stores shows what individuals can do to “create a climate of change”. I like how they’re not pulling punches about cooperate/government responsibility but coming at it from a collective action perspective.
Details 🧵⬇️
October 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
“The antidote to climate anxiety is action!”
A cool display inside Lush stores shows what individuals can do to “create a climate of change”. I like how they’re not pulling punches about cooperate/government responsibility but coming at it from a collective action perspective.
Details 🧵⬇️
A cool display inside Lush stores shows what individuals can do to “create a climate of change”. I like how they’re not pulling punches about cooperate/government responsibility but coming at it from a collective action perspective.
Details 🧵⬇️
A beautiful data comic on the Paris climate change conference ⬇️
www.nature.com
September 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A beautiful data comic on the Paris climate change conference ⬇️
My daily reminder for anyone who wishes they could be part of a scientific discovery - zooniverse is a platform that allows volunteers to help with data on a range of science projects! It’s really as easy as a few clicks. As a former astrophysicist, I love it :) www.zooniverse.org
Zooniverse
The Zooniverse is the world's largest and most popular platform for people-powered research.
www.zooniverse.org
September 26, 2025 at 5:54 PM
My daily reminder for anyone who wishes they could be part of a scientific discovery - zooniverse is a platform that allows volunteers to help with data on a range of science projects! It’s really as easy as a few clicks. As a former astrophysicist, I love it :) www.zooniverse.org
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Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
September 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Yesterday, history happened at the UN: For the first time hundreds of orgs signed a global pledge declaring that healthy indoor air is a human right.
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
Healthy indoor air is a key tool for preventing pandemics, building climate resilience, and increasing health equity. We need it everywhere!
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“Even if the diagnosis is dire, the window of cure is still open.
Failure is not inevitable; failure is a choice.
A choice that must and can be avoided.”
Failure is not inevitable; failure is a choice.
A choice that must and can be avoided.”
September 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
“Even if the diagnosis is dire, the window of cure is still open.
Failure is not inevitable; failure is a choice.
A choice that must and can be avoided.”
Failure is not inevitable; failure is a choice.
A choice that must and can be avoided.”
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The world’s oceans just failed a key planetary health check.
For the first time, ocean acidity crossed a critical threshold for marine life – directly impacting marine organisms throughout the food chain, from oysters to salmon to whales.
For the first time, ocean acidity crossed a critical threshold for marine life – directly impacting marine organisms throughout the food chain, from oysters to salmon to whales.
World’s oceans fail key health check as acidity crosses critical threshold for marine life
Scientists call for renewed global effort to curb fossil fuels as seven of nine planetary boundaries now transgressed
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 4:05 PM
The world’s oceans just failed a key planetary health check.
For the first time, ocean acidity crossed a critical threshold for marine life – directly impacting marine organisms throughout the food chain, from oysters to salmon to whales.
For the first time, ocean acidity crossed a critical threshold for marine life – directly impacting marine organisms throughout the food chain, from oysters to salmon to whales.
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That relatively rare moment of finding a healthy hard coral above 50ft/15m. #scuba #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #marinelife #roatan
August 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
That relatively rare moment of finding a healthy hard coral above 50ft/15m. #scuba #scubadiving #underwaterphotography #marinelife #roatan
Today is International Orangutan Day!
August 19, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Today is International Orangutan Day!
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Today is #OrangutanDay 🦧
Orangutans, the “people of the forest,” play a key role in keeping forests healthy. But all three species - Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli orangutans - are critically endangered due to habitat loss and illegal trade.
Learn more: wildfor.life/species/oran...
Orangutans, the “people of the forest,” play a key role in keeping forests healthy. But all three species - Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli orangutans - are critically endangered due to habitat loss and illegal trade.
Learn more: wildfor.life/species/oran...
August 19, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Today is #OrangutanDay 🦧
Orangutans, the “people of the forest,” play a key role in keeping forests healthy. But all three species - Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli orangutans - are critically endangered due to habitat loss and illegal trade.
Learn more: wildfor.life/species/oran...
Orangutans, the “people of the forest,” play a key role in keeping forests healthy. But all three species - Bornean, Sumatran, and Tapanuli orangutans - are critically endangered due to habitat loss and illegal trade.
Learn more: wildfor.life/species/oran...
Chasing Coral is a documentary about the wonder of coral, how they contribute to the health of our planet & the threats they face, told by passionate people who work hard every day for their survival. For stunning videography & heart wrenching testimony, check it out on YT ⬇️ or Netflix
Chasing Coral | FULL FEATURE | Netflix
Chasing Coral taps into the collective will and wisdom of an ad man, a self-proclaimed coral nerd, top-notch camera designers, and renowned marine biologists as they invent the first time-lapse…
youtu.be
August 18, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Chasing Coral is a documentary about the wonder of coral, how they contribute to the health of our planet & the threats they face, told by passionate people who work hard every day for their survival. For stunning videography & heart wrenching testimony, check it out on YT ⬇️ or Netflix
Coral is suffering extensively due to #GlobalWarming. For an ecosystem, it’s less like a heatwave and more like a fever - even 2C is eventually fatal. Coral bleaching is a stress response before death. It’s the animal trying to kill its own micro algae to save itself, not knowing heat is responsible
August 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Coral is suffering extensively due to #GlobalWarming. For an ecosystem, it’s less like a heatwave and more like a fever - even 2C is eventually fatal. Coral bleaching is a stress response before death. It’s the animal trying to kill its own micro algae to save itself, not knowing heat is responsible
August’s spotlight is Ocean Conservation 🌊 This is an important topic to me as I grew up on an island - I actually got my powerboat license before my driver’s license! The #ocean is an essential part of our ecosystem but it’s facing many threats. Join me this month to hear more and what we can do.
![Picture of Petit Bot beach in Guernsey from the cliffs, primarily of the ocean and the cliffs. Steps are in the foreground. Credit: Nicole [last name unknown], https://virtualbunch.com/the-best-beaches-in-guernsey/](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:pus4h3nukjhcknnnufvbpxfp/bafkreie2rjjjoihozssctzzxaxi2sjvrt4w2u5zrnsizwbofdplqdqploq@jpeg)
August 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
August’s spotlight is Ocean Conservation 🌊 This is an important topic to me as I grew up on an island - I actually got my powerboat license before my driver’s license! The #ocean is an essential part of our ecosystem but it’s facing many threats. Join me this month to hear more and what we can do.
This is such a lovely idea! Great way of sharing nature wisdom with the community. When I have a garden, I will definitely do this 🌱
UPDATE: I did it - it's here!
First experiment this morning . . . .
Definitely need to write BIG and think about visible colors.
#GardensHour #GardenGrewPeas
First experiment this morning . . . .
Definitely need to write BIG and think about visible colors.
#GardensHour #GardenGrewPeas
July 19, 2025 at 8:58 AM
This is such a lovely idea! Great way of sharing nature wisdom with the community. When I have a garden, I will definitely do this 🌱