The Antarctic Peninsula faces “substantial and irreparable damage” if global warming exceeds 2°C, polar scientists have warned today 🧵
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The Antarctic Peninsula faces “substantial and irreparable damage” if global warming exceeds 2°C, polar scientists have warned today 🧵
An illustration of your point on homes becoming too costly to defend… www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
When it rains, it now rains more.
For those experiencing the flooding in south-west England, it is worth remembering that rainfall in winter has increased by about 25% overall.
And, the rainfall has also become more intense: when it rains, it now rains more, increasing the risk of flooding.
FT investigation:
Tuna-fishing has among the worst working conditions of any fishing.
If you buy tuna from a UK supermarket, you may be buying the product of modern slavery. ig.ft.com/supermarket-...
“The national investment will largely be focused on cycle highways connecting rural villages and suburban areas with metropolitan centres, providing access to jobs, healthcare and education.”
Imagine how transformative this approach would be in Ireland. #speirgorm #spéirgorm
During COP30, we’re sharing one image each day from the Standard Chartered Weather Photographer of the Year 2025 Climate Category, like this powerful photograph of historic flooding in Hanoi after Typhoon Yagi. View the full gallery here: www.rmets.org/weather-phot...
Map of Europe showing four clusters linking air transport and regional economies. Dark pink regions, including London, Paris, and Madrid, are high income and facing saturation. Orange regions are tourism-dependent, lighter orange have lower income and business travel, and yellow show low business travel demand but high outbound tourism. Text notes that airports in London, Paris, and Madrid are expanding despite saturation. Source: New Economic Foundation
NEW: Air traffic growth is not a guarantee of economic growth, despite industry claims.
These claims, often echoed by governments to justify airport expansion, are undermined by new research.
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Ní tíortha i mbéal forbartha ba chúis leis an ngéarchéim aeráide ach is iad atá ag fulaingt is mó óna héifeachtaí.
Bhí ról suntasach ag foireann Éireannach i mbunú ciste idirnáisiúnta chun tacú leis na tíortha sin nuair a bhuaileann tubaistí aeráide.👇
#SpéirGorm
youtu.be/IeA6ggnq6yk?...
Very pleased to share our new @granthamicl.bsky.social film, Inside COP: Science, Politics and the Fight for Loss & Damage! #COP30 #LossAndDamage
What is the current state of climate action? What do latest country pledges add up to?
And how much global warming are we in for? 🌍🌡️ 🔥
For the 16th year in a row, we publish the @unep.org #emissionsgap report.
As usual, I looked the assessment of the global gap and its global warming implications.
“There is a question that hovers over Irish politics: what will the parties of power do when they start to panic about losing it? Last week, after their joint debacle in the presidential election, we got the grim answer: turn on immigrants.” - @fotoole.bsky.social
An extraordinary omission.
Yes, policy is the domain of Gov, but climate is one area where a President, limited though their powers may be, could actually play a significant role, e.g. by mobilising community action and lifting the voices of people affected.
👏 @caugustenborg.bsky.social et al.
NEW: Devastating imagery from Jamaica, before & after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
Black River — near total destruction.
🚨 The Grantham Institute Annual Lecture – Reclaiming Our Common Future: The pursuit of shared purpose in an age of division – is about to begin.
Hear from Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland and our panel of expert guests chaired by the BBC's Justin Rowlatt.
Join the livestream 👇
youtube.com/live/4Mt4yW9...
Text: Imperial Grantham Institute. Reclaiming our common future: The pursuit of shared purpose in an age of division. Annual Lecture. Wednesday 29 October 2025. Photo showing portrait of Gro Harlem Brundtland.
Tonight: Sustainable development pioneer Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland will deliver the 2025 Grantham Institute Annual Lecture.
And BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt will chair our expert panel exploring the issues raised in her keynote.
🚨 Join us. Final tickets: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19827...
This is truly terrifying. Thinking of the Jamaican people tonight.
#ClimateCrisis
Line graph time series of 2025's daily Arctic sea ice extent compared to each year from 1979 to 2024 as shown with thin lines in colors from purple to white. There is large daily variability, but a long-term decreasing trend during all months of the year. A seasonal cycle is also visible in this region.
Ice-free conditions continue in the Barents Sea region of the #Arctic Ocean. This is one area that has observed some of the largest losses of ice over the last few decades... compare the older years (dark/purple lines) to today!
Map of this region: zacklabe.files.wordpress.com/2022/08/b203...
🔥 The never-ending narrative…
This week, I’ve once again heard prominent climate researchers dismiss individual action as either irrelevant or a distraction instigated by the fossil fuel industry.
Here’s a 🧵 on why this argument frustrates me to no end and why I think it misses the bigger picture.
OUT NOW: we revisit the pivotal moment when science, institutions and politics aligned to deliver the UK’s #NetZero target. At a time of political divergence, the evidence for #ClimateAction remains clear. Evidence-based #ClimatePolicy is more relevant than ever. @granthamicl.bsky.social
What happens when science meets politics? Today at @granthamicl.bsky.social, we're kicking off a new series of YouTube docs on that topic!
Very pleased to share the first film, exploring how and why, in 2019, #NetZero became law and why the target remains critical today. 👇
youtu.be/Czunu-RkkeY?...
Text reads: Imperial Grantham Insitute – Reclaiming our Common Future: The pursuit of shared purpose in an age of division with Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland. Wednesday 29 October 2025.
Delighted to share that Dr Gro Harlem Brundland – first woman PM of Norway, former DG of the WHO, founding member of the Elders, and sustainable development pioneer – will give this year's @granthamicl.bsky.social Annual Lecture.
Join us in London on 29 October: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19827...
Human-induced climate change drove extreme temperatures across Europe this summer. New work from @granthamicl.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social reveals how thousands of people lost their lives as a result.
This from the climate minister? How grim. O’Brien either has his head in the clouds or is being intentionally misleading. Sustainable Aviation Fuels made up 0.3% of jet fuel last year; they're far too expensive and difficult to scale to play any significant role in the foreseeable future.
Team Photo of WWA team
Do you want to be part of our amazing team @wwattribution.bsky.social team? If you are a science/comms expert, you can! Please do consider applying - www.imperial.ac.uk/jobs/search-...
Historic heatwave unfolding in France.
Bordeaux just observed its hottest day on record with a provisional 41.6°C (107°F) — data since 1920. Red level extreme heat warnings are in force for the south of the country.
Sadly, this heatwave is far from over...
In a new piece for @granthamicl.bsky.social, @frediotto.bsky.social and I unpack the significance of the ICJ’s landmark advisory opinion.
We reflect on how it reshapes the legal framing of climate action and what it means for states’ obligations going forward.
Three key takeaways:
- Fossil fuel subsidies and licensing can now constitute internationally wrongful acts
- The 1.5°C limit is no longer aspirational - it's a legal obligation
- States cannot hide behind "concurrent causes" to avoid climate reparations
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Good news is somewhat of a rarity in the climate space, so it's genuinely uplifting to see how advances in climate science are making it possible to hold big emitters to account in the courts.
Great new piece on @granthamicl.bsky.social's climate litigation work by @chloefarand.bsky.social 👇
