How different ARE the extreme events you find from purely meteorological inputs (demand/wind/solar) vs. running a full power system model simulation? Well our new paper will tell you :) iopscience.iop.org/article/10.108…

Really interesting paper and very useful reference. I was surprised that a significant proportion (approx. one third) of the summer warming was circulation induced. Highlights the importance of internal variability which climate models struggle to reproduce.

Since 1980 the number of weather disasters/year in the US causing more than $1billion in damages has increased- even when adjusting for inflation. The Honest Broker has long been a critic of this dataset being used as a measure of climate change, and has a new article on this… 🧵

Excellent. Have a read. Energy Systems Catapult

Sorry to rain on your parade The Telegraph 1. We haven't issued a denial 2. We aren't cloud seeding in UAE 3. Our weather and climate scientists are providing evidence-based comments to explain what happened 4. Read more from them at rdg.ac/49GVsW3 5. Jog on

Is the ridiculous disinformation campaign around "cloud seeding causing Dubai floods" yet another note of caution for SRM? Even without any scientific evidence anything can be blamed for causing disasters elsewhere. Could become a strategy to distract from disaster mismanagement.

'It's set us back' what the boss of the climate change watchdog really thinks of Rishi Sunak changing tack on net zero - watch @ChiefExecCCC here on PM and tomorrow on protests, and politicians' 'collective fear' #bbclaurak

🌍🔬 Today, #CopernicusClimate and World Meteorological Organization release the 2023 #ESOTC report. It details climate conditions, key events, their impacts, and discusses climate policy and action with a focus on human health. Read the full report here 👉 climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2023?utm…

This week Dr James Richardson started in the role of Acting Chief Executive here at the CCC. Until Monday, James has been the Chief Analyst for the organisation. He is now posting from @ChiefExecCCC. Follow him for future updates and insights on our work.

In 2026, the CCC will advise the UK on the risks from climate change and the potential for adaptation to address them. We have now started the analytical work that will underpin this advice. theccc.org.uk/publication/pr…

Good to see global temperatures finally starting to fall. It will be interesting to see how temps respond to the next La Nina.

Our annual Progress Report is out today. The country’s 2030 target is at risk. It’s not too late to get back on track but now the Government needs to take urgent action in the next year. Let’s take a closer look at the analysis ->🧵

NEW REPORT by Royal Academy of Engineering out today, on what delivering on the 2030 clean power mission will mean in practice. nepc.raeng.org.uk/policy-work/ne… The work was co-chaired by Sir (now Lord) Patrick Vallance and Dr Simon Harrison and delivered by a small team. 🧵on its key findings

Our ambitious experiment in the Amazon rainforest - ⁦AmazonFACE⁩ 6 rings of towers: 3 will keep CO2 levels within them high so we can study how rainforest trees respond. eg. does growth keep increasing at high CO2? Crucial knowledge for calculating future carbon budgets