The resilient "scientists should never engage in advocacy" admonishment has once again reared its head in mainstream science discourse. I've written on why such thinking is misguided and in fact dangerous on several occasions: 🧵

🐼 Why should the pandas get all the press? We seem to have a nature blindness when it comes to the desperate state of nature here in the UK. That’s why we need the largest landowners in the country to do something wonderful for #EndangeredSpeciesDay - We need them to rewild!

Climate breakdown is no longer a future threat. It’s here & now. #GameOfThrones star #CariceVanHouten knows, you know it. And a MAJORITY feels the same. We all have our part to play, And across the world people are already getting together. 📣 Share this - start a conversation!

I am afraid that Rishi Sunak needs to stop telling these fibs. Oil and natural gas from the North Sea is sold at international market rates. It does not cut consumer bills.

It may not be perfect and it took too long to come about - but I would suggest that the RSC ending its BP sponsorship is a strong example of how you should write a statement announcing the end of a corporate partnership… 👀 rsc.org.uk/news/archive/w… #ethics #artsfunding

"It makes me wonder if people in decades to come will look back at the world’s collective failure to shut down the fossil fuel industry in time and see it for what it really is: an intergenerational crime against humanity". theconversation.com/an-intergenera…

In Melanie Phillips' article attacking Right to Roam she says: "the landowner has a responsibility to steward the land; the public do not" Wrong. Landowners have no legal responsibility of stewardship. We'll be discussing this tomorrow eve, tune in: x.com/Right_2Roam/st…

Just attending a 3-day workshop on the danger of abrupt ocean circulation changes. Discussions are quite worrying. E.g. in 35 to 45 % of high quality models, convection in the open North Atlantic collapses in the 2030s due to #globalheating. -> Major climate disruption. ☹️

The Tory manifesto is now out - here's my take on its nature policies. First off, the Tories attack Natural England & the Environment Agency: "we will improve their accountability & give them clearer objectives" Sounds like they want to gut our environmental regulators 1/

We've reached a global mean surface temperature rise of 1.2°C, the warmest temperature on Earth over the past 100,000 years. This heat is starting to cause social & economic impacts across the world. My latest scientific assessment of rising Earth risks: pik-potsdam.de/members/johanr…

One thing I'm particularly looking forward to on #GE2024 election night is checking off the members of the #NetZero Scrutiny Group who lose their seats. We have a real opportunity to disrupt the parliamentary arm of UK climate sceptics. Here's how you can help me 🧵

Published today, my paper with George Monbiot "What is the role of universities at a time of climate and ecological crisis?" In it we discuss student debt & finance (including fossil fuel funding) student protest, academic freedom, consensus & risk. rgs-ibg.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ge…

🚨“Actions speak louder than words” I’m thrilled to announce Tristram 💙 #BLM We're losing our NHS, fight now, Dr Charlie Gardner & my new paper in Royal Society Publishing 'Open Science' In this paper we set out our case for responsible scientific activism in an era of planetary emergency. A short🧵

🎉 It's out! 🥳 In our new NatureClimate paper we look at: • How scientists perceive climate change and their role in tackling it; • Their engagement beyond research; • The barriers they face to getting more involved. 🧵Maien Sachisthal jonas haslbeck nature.com/articles/s4155…

I've been a huge fan of Carbon Brief's reporting for years. They are hands down the best resource on all things climate. So I'm delighted to see that our new paper has made it into their newsletter today, which if you're not already subscribed to, you definitely should be!

We need to rewild 30% of the planet to restore nature & protect our wildlife, but Britain is falling behind. So I've signed this new petition calling on one of our biggest landowners - the Church of England - to rewild it's land. Join me? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/prom… via 38 Degrees

“If the assumption is that things will stay the way they are – they won’t... The lesson from #climate change is that the future will not be like the past.” - Dr. Dr Charlie Gardner theguardian.com/environment/ar…

If you agree the church should rewild its land, then we want you to join us! Over the coming months you’ll be given more information about the church, its land, and our demands. See this 🧵for more For now, keep October 6th in your calendar… See you soon! #RewildTheChurch