The reduction of child mortality is one of the big achievements of our time.

But it is hard to celebrate something that is *not* happening. So, for my new article, I turned things around.

👇This is the main chart and takeaway.

Here is the article: ourworldindata.org/children-saved…

The scenes of flooding in Kenya are heartbreaking. Climate change is not a distant threat; it's here, affecting our lives today. Lives and livelihoods are being lost each day. Urgent action is needed to address this crisis. We need to further localize climate issues and response…

Dr Dan Poulter on switching to Labour:
“I could not go on as part of that. I have to be able to look my NHS colleagues in the eye, my patients in the eye and my constituents in the eye. And I know that the Conservative government has been failing on the thing I care about most,…

Scientists and comedians join forces to get climate crisis message across

It seems my #climatechange video with the brilliant Jo Brand has been viewed over 3 million times - but we need more communication especially all the positive solutions theguardian.com/environment/20…

#DidYouKnow ?

'Research shows that humour can be a transformative tool in science communication and have a positive impact on people’s understanding of #ClimateChange .' The Conversation

Here's how by Professor Mark Maslin 𝕏 🙄 👇

theconversation.com/jo-brand-trans…

#ClimateAction #BehaviourChange

Iraqi father in legal first against BP over son's death.

Hussein Julood alleges the burning off of gas at a BP-run oil field in Iraq - a practice known as flaring - caused his 21 year old son Ali's leukaemia.

#banflaring now bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

Scientists and comedians join forces to get climate crisis message across

It seems my #climatechange video with the brilliant Jo Brand has been viewed over 3 million times - but we need more communication especially all the positive solutions theguardian.com/environment/20…

What is the role of #AI in the business of #climatechange ? #UCLGenerationOne is a collective of UCL experts committed to a new era of positive climate action and their new blog explores this vital question.
Listen now ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/climate-change…
Sustainable UCL #ClimateUCL

Join us on 22 May at the @explorewellcome to help shape the future of UCL's UCL Grand Challenges on the #ClimateCrisis ! 🌱 Don't miss this chance to hear from Director Sam Balch, Professor Mark Maslin 𝕏 🙄 and others. Secure your spot now—open to all @UCL staff! #ClimateAction #Sustainability

LISTEN! Professor Mark Maslin 𝕏 🙄 & I discuss Artificial Intelligence & the climate crisis: what are businesses doing to reach net zero? We speak to Sims Witherspoon (@GoogleDeepMind), Buffy Price (@carbon_re) & Zoe Cokeliss Barsley (@OxUniPress) about action!

🎧 : ucl.ac.uk/climate-change…

This week on #UCLGenerationOne podcast, hosts @profmarkmaslin and Simon CHIN-YEE discuss businesses in the #AI sector taking action against the climate crisis to achieve net zero. Featuring guests from Google DeepMind Carbon Re Oxford University Press

🎧Listen here: buff.ly/3vPFrwn

.Copernicus ECMWF World Meteorological Organization finds Europe had a record number of extreme heat stress days last year and is warming 2x faster than the rest of the globe 🌡️

We must:
🚫 Rapidly reduce GHGs
✂️ Remove excess GHGs
🔨 Repair damaged parts of the earth
💪 Strengthen resilience

The Seven Stages of climate denial:

1. It's not real
2. It's not us
3. It's not that bad
4. We have time
5. It's too expensive to fix
6. Here's a fake solution
7. It's too late: you should have warned us earlier

Trolls use all of these stages to deny reality of #climatechange

#EarthDay2024

Gaylord Nelson US Senator & Governor 54 yrs ago founded Earth Day 🌎 creating a new wave of environmentalism

He says we have the power to #saveourplanet

Are we able? Yes

Are we willing?

That is the question ⁉️

Especially with the growing #climatechange denial

The biggest obstacle to climate action is the fossil fuel industry. The second biggest are the Serious People who accept climate science but say it's unrealistic to cut emissions at the pace experts say is needed.

Why we should beware of the 'grown-ups': ft.com/content/07dae7…

#EarthDay2024

Gaylord Nelson US Senator & Governor 54 yrs ago founded Earth Day 🌎 creating a new wave of environmentalism

He says we have the power to #saveourplanet

Are we able? Yes

Are we willing?

That is the question ⁉️

Especially with the growing #climatechange denial

Happy #NationalTeaDay 🇬🇧 🫖

Drone video shows Western Australia’s forests dying in heat and drought – video theguardian.com/environment/vi…

New research published in Nature today finds that we are on track for climate damages worth $38 trillion per year by 2050. This is a staggering figure. The damages are projected to be worth 6x more than the mitigation costs of limiting global warming to 2C.…

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