Climate change, technology and society. Senior Lecturer in Geography at University of Manchester. Editor-in-Chief @dialoguescc.bsky.social. Associate Fellow at University of Oxford. Co-I CO2RE. Co-I REFLECT. Co-I Co-CREATE
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Carbon removal support is tempered by concerns over whether biological methods are worth it New @co2rehub.bsky.social paper in Communications Earth & Environment with Emily Cox, @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, @jamesrpalmer.bsky.social and myself Read open access here: www.nature.com/articles/s43...
What are the latest developments in GGR research? What do they mean for decision-makers? If you're interested in these 2 questions, we invite you to join us for Day 2 of our UK GGR Event on 30 September at @rigb.org in London. Read more & register: co2re.org/events/the-u...
Delighted to have contributed to the new UK State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report! A pleasure to work with co-authors Christopher Lomax, Steve Smith and Astha Wagle at @co2rehub.bsky.social Read the report here: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
Studies on public perceptions also reveal the qualitative reasonings behind why people perceive CDR methods in the UK the way that they do. This review finds 14 distinct factors driving public attitudes towards CDR in the UK, and 12 distinct conditions for deployment of CDR in the UK
Certain regions could be more or less likely to support or oppose certain CDR deployments. It would be important to match up any physical requirements for siting CDR methods with appropriate social contexts
Earlier studies of UK public perception examined broader categories including “geoengineering” and “carbon dioxide removal” before focussing on more specific methods. DACCS, BECCS and enhanced rock weathering together dominate attention in studies of UK public perception
Public perceptions of CDR have been studied in all regions of the UK to some extent, but some more than others. These studies have employed a range of methods including interviews, surveys, survey experiments, deliberative workshops, experimental workshops and deliberative mapping
I led Chapter 6 on Perceptions and Communication, in which we break down the relevance of public perceptions in the UK, public opinion on CDR in the UK, and factors driving attitudes and conditions for deployment in the UK
Delighted to have contributed to the new UK State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report! A pleasure to work with co-authors Christopher Lomax, Steve Smith and Astha Wagle at @co2rehub.bsky.social Read the report here: co2re.org/wp-content/u...
It can't? Not without recognising the feedback loop between what people can say and the social context in which they reside Douglas, M. (1986) How institutions think
Great to see our first paper emerging from the @peatscapes.bsky.social project. Now available open access, in @progenvgeog.bsky.social. Huge thanks to everyone in the Peatscapes team – @kargkama.bsky.social, Roosa Rytkönen and Nye Merrill-Glover – and of course to @leverhulme.ac.uk!
Remaking public engagement with climate change New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Jason Chilvers journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Rising global temperatures increase the chance of crossing climate tipping points – abrupt, potentially irreparable shifts in our climate system. Only decarbonisation can sustainably lower the risk long-term, but our current trajectory makes several tipping points viable over the next century. (1/5)
Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics! Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1 Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1
YES check this out!! #climatechange in focus with @drrobbellamy.bsky.social
Mega 🧵 on the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social 👇 bsky.app/profile/drro...
Traversing the climate deadlock: Embracing the idea of communism by Erik Swyngedouw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Carbon markets have no future in a (net) zero-emissions world by Emily Grubert journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The unequivocal case for net zero green growth by @samfankhauser.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The future of negotiations under the climate change COP by Joanna Depledge journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Look at this fine figure that @bopplaurent.bsky.social and I made. 😎
Marine carbon dioxide removal may be a future climate solution by @davidho.bsky.social and Laurent Bopp journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
How ‘net zero’ sidelines equity when it comes to flying by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Are radical changes to lifestyles necessary for mitigating climate change? By @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and @samhampton.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Human dimensions of climate change adaptation: Gaps and knowledge frontiers by Chandni Singh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Decision-making about climate change adaptation by Johanna Nalau journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Remaking public engagement with climate change by Jason Chilvers journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Representing climate change: Dialogue about, and through, an expanded sense of scale by Noel Castree journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The climate anxiety compass: A framework to map the solution space for coping with climate anxiety by @valkengoed.bsky.social and Linda Steg journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Social media in climate change communication: State of the field, new developments and the emergence of generative AI by @mss7676.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Delighted to write for this first issue of this new journal Dialogues of Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social Thank you so much to @drrobbellamy.bsky.social for inviting me, and thanks to my coauthors Ben Galton-Fenzi, @bryonyfreer.bsky.social and @capcomcatwalk.bsky.social
Happy to be featured in this collection! Fantastic set of articles addressing key questions on climate change right now. Recommended reading!
Earth at 1.5 degrees warming: How vulnerable is Antarctica? By @helen-amanda.bsky.social @bryonyfreer.bsky.social Benjamin Galton-Fenzi and @capcomcatwalk.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Understanding the risks of compound climate events and cascading risks by @krisebi.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Two decades of climate tipping points research: Progress and outlook by @davidamckay.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
‘IPCC-envy’: Why do other science-policy issues want an IPCC, and should they? By Mike Hulme journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
An assessment of current policy scenarios over the 21st century and the reduced plausibility of high-emissions pathways by @hausfath.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? By @glenpeters.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The need for high-resolution paleoclimate research by Ulf Büntgen and Jan Esper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The issue sparks a series of critical questions about scientific context, the risks we face, the roles of people, adaptation to impacts, mitigation of causes, and governance models Read our editorial introduction here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Introducing the special inaugural double issue of Dialogues on Climate Change @dialoguescc.bsky.social, with 27 authors addressing the state of research in 20 articles on hotly debated topics! Volume 1 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/1/1 Volume 2 Issue 1: journals.sagepub.com/toc/dcca/2/1
Any other approaches really, for example this figure from the article
@drrobbellamy.bsky.social, who leads CO2RE's work on responsible innovation & societal engagement, recently spoke to Science for this article on why it's so important for scientists to respect & engage w/communities as they research new techniques to combat climate change.
Representing climate change: Dialogue about, and through, an expanded sense of scale New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Noel Castree journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
A pleasure working on this with Emily Cox, Sean Low, @chadmbaum.bsky.social, @liviafritz.bsky.social, @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social, Elspeth Spence and Nick Pidgeon
Carbon removal beyond the trees Our new paper in Communications Earth & Environment on how the popularity of tree planting is harming other approaches to carbon removal rdcu.be/ef97T
The climate anxiety compass: A framework to map the solution space for coping with climate anxiety New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @valkengoed.bsky.social and Linda Steg journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Social media in climate change communication: State of the field, new developments and the emergence of generative AI New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @mss7676.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Earth at 1.5 degrees warming: How vulnerable is Antarctica? New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @helen-amanda.bsky.social @bryonyfreer.bsky.social Benjamin Galton-Fenzi and @capcomcatwalk.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Understanding the risks of compound climate events and cascading risks New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @krisebi.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Two decades of climate tipping points research: Progress and outlook New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @davidamckay.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
An assessment of current policy scenarios over the 21st century and the reduced plausibility of high-emissions pathways New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @hausfath.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
‘IPCC-envy’: Why do other science-policy issues want an IPCC, and should they? New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Mike Hulme journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
A pleasure to speak to @thetimes.com for this article on carbon dioxide removal! From ‘reverse coal’ to reviving peat bogs: the push to catch carbon www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
You couldn't make this up! Amazon forest felled to build road for climate summit www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by @glenpeters.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Excellent to see @drrobbellamy.bsky.social, who leads CO2RE's work on responsible innovation & societal engagement, quoted in this piece by @adamvaughan.bsky.social in @thetimes.com on CO2 removal technologies. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
It's geoengineering 😉
The need for high-resolution paleoclimate research New article online first in @dialoguescc.bsky.social by Ulf Büntgen and Jan Esper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
New journal Dialogues on Climate Change announced by Sage Dialogues on Climate Change is a peer-reviewed journal that aims to stimulate open and critical debate on key issues in climate change science and research Read the press release here: www.sagepub.com/explore-our-...
Come work with us in Geography at Manchester! We are looking for a permanent Lecturer in Physical Geography, particularly in the field of peatland science Closing date 27/03/2025 www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...
What do you think about using the ocean to remove atmospheric CO₂? What about mangroves? Are biological or geochemical methods better? These are FAQs that I get, and they're answered in this piece that I wrote with @bopplaurent.bsky.social. Please take a look.
Understanding the risks of compound climate events and cascading risks New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by @krisebi.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Remaking public engagement with climate change New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Jason Chilvers journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The need for high-resolution paleoclimate research New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Ulf Büntgen and Jan Esper journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Representing climate change: Dialogue about, and through, an expanded sense of scale New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Noel Castree journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Social media in climate change communication: State of the field, new developments and the emergence of generative AI New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by @mss7676.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I have a new paper in Dialogues on Climate Change exploring climate outcomes under current policies. I find that we are likely headed toward 2.7C by 2100 (with uncertainties from 1.9C to 3.7C), and that high end emissions scenarios have become much less likely. journals.sagepub.com...
Two decades of climate tipping points research: Progress and outlook New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by @davidamckay.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Carbon markets have no future in a (net) zero-emissions world New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Emily Grubert journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Traversing the climate deadlock: Embracing the idea of communism New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Erik Swyngedouw journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Check out our commentary on the vulnerability of Antarctica, led by @helen-amanda.bsky.social and published today in Dialogues on Climate Change 🇦🇶 This new journal aims to foster cross-disciplinary convos on #climatechange - it was great to contribute to one of their first issues 🌍
Highly recommend submitting to this new Sage journal, the whole process was a breeze! “Earth at 1.5 degrees warming: How vulnerable is Antarctica?” Thanks to @drrobbellamy.bsky.social for guiding us through it.
Human dimensions of climate change adaptation: Gaps and knowledge frontiers New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Chandni Singh journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Marine carbon dioxide removal may be a future climate solution New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by @davidho.bsky.social and Laurent Bopp journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
How ‘net zero’ sidelines equity when it comes to flying New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by @aliceclimate.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The climate anxiety compass: A framework to map the solution space for coping with climate anxiety New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Anne van Valkengoed and Linda Steg journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
Since I suspect we will be arguing about it for awhile, this is a regular reminder that climate politics are not physics. Theres room for a variety of different views on decarbonization strategy without one being a "denier", and we should all try and approach differing views by assuming good faith
The future of negotiations under the climate change COP (Conference of the Parties): Implementation is not enough New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Joanna Depledge journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
I've got a commentary out today in the new Dialogues on Climate Change journal, summarising progress so far in research on climate #TippingPoints, and reflecting on their implications for climate action & the outlook for future research: doi.org/10.1177/2976... #ClimateChange #OpenAccess
Read my full interview with Professional Engineering magazine on Engineering the Climate here: www.imeche.org/news/news-ar...
My 1st Bluesky steps..sharing an article in the new journal Dialogues on Climate Change journals.sagepub.com/home/DCC editor @drrobbellamy.bsky.social on how 'net zero' sidelines #equity when it comes to #flying journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.... @kevinclimate.bsky.social @andrewsimms.bsky.social
It was a pleasure to speak to Professional Engineering magazine about engineering the climate! imeche.shorthandstories.com/engineering-...
Good information is critical to inform the debate about #sunlightreflectionmethods or #solarradiationmodification (SRM). I’m excited to support the launch of the new knowledge hub srm360.org
🌍 SRM360.org launches today! 🌍 Learn more about our mission to support the debate on #SunlightReflectionMethods (SRM) through clear, expert-reviewed articles, graphics, videos, and podcasts. #SolarGeoengineering #SolarRadiationModification #ClimateScience
And we reflect on the way that carbon removal has been “devised” as a field in want of informed debate
One point of my piece is that this communication style is counterproductive for widespread climate action. People want Vice Provosts to be facilitating research, not engaging in you're-with-us-or-with-the-enemy "war". Academics, watch this quietly at your peril- this will come to affect you. Why?
We argue that closer attention to devices may empower participants to engage politically with deliberative processes
"in this set-up ChatGPT was all too often engaged unquestioningly as an instrument for informing discussion; its instrumental lure disguising the unruliness it introduced.." "its capacity to potentially generate garbled texts or misinform deliberation appeared untroubling to many participants.."
Thanks @ketanjoshi.co ! The real credit goes to @a-laurie-waller.bsky.social
We develop the concept of “questionable devices” to analyse how ChatGPT introduced unruliness into deliberative practice
We explore roles for large language model applications, like ChatGPT, in participatory research and policy deliberation
Decision-making about climate change adaptation New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Johanna Nalau journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by @glenpeters.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Is limiting the temperature increase to 1.5°C still possible? It should be a rather easy question to answer, but we all squirm and find it difficult due to the social pressures. Maybe crossing 1.5°C is the wake up call we need? journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1/
Questionable devices: Applying a large language model to deliberate carbon removal New article with Laurie Waller, David Moats, Emily Cox and myself www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
'IPCC-envy': Why do other science-policy issues want an IPCC, and should they? New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Mike Hulme journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Are radical changes to lifestyles necessary for mitigating climate change? New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Lorraine Whitmarsh and Sam Hampton journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The unequivocal case for net zero green growth New article online first in Dialogues on Climate Change by Sam Fankhauser journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...