Dr Jill Belch
@JillBelch
Citizen. Environmentalist for 1/3 of a century. Researcher #pollution #climate. Professor Vascular Medicine. Likes people. Believes in equality, fairness, truth
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31-08-2013 08:52:43
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GPs in England can’t find work as surgeries buckle under patient demand. Govt has failed on a manifesto pledge to deliver 6,000 new GPs by 2024, but has allocated £1.4bn this year to fund other roles from “physician associates” to dieticians & podiatrists. theguardian.com/society/articl…
New Documents Expose the #FossilFuel Industry’s Deceptive Commitments to Reduce Emissions, Misleading Statements About the Alleged Climate Safety of Natural Gas, False Promises on New Technologies, and Obstruction of Investigation
budget.senate.gov/chairman/newsr…
I honestly don’t know what we are going to do.
Predictions now at 2.5-4.5oC temp rises
Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere #GreenhouseGas theguardian.com/environment/ar…
The IPCC has Climate Sensitivity at 3C
The Hansen team which is based on improved paleoclimate data is 4.8C
How MANY times do we see this phrase 'not included in the IPCC estimates' for feedbacks etc.. extreme weather events eg. the Canadian forest fires
#ClimateCrisis
Climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what Radio 4’s Today programme think. “As a scientist, I’m faced with indifference & failure to understand reality of #ClimateCrisis every day. We must wake people up” McGuire is professor of climate hazards theguardian.com/commentisfree/…