Jim Baird (@jimbair62221006) 's Twitter Profile
Jim Baird

@jimbair62221006

Jim Baird is a pseudonym for privacy. My
focuses: ▫️international impacts of the #ClimateCrisis▫️co-benefits of #ClimateAction▫️#FoodSecurity ▫️ #Renewables ▫

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calendar_today27-09-2018 17:10:49

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Dr Charlie Gardner (@charliejgardner) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Tree planting and biodiversity offsets give the impression we can just create nature, or replace what we destroy. But we cannot No technology can create a 500 yr old tree, the only thing that can is 500 yrs Nature is irreplaceable, and we must treat it as such

Julia Steinberger (@jksteinberger) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Not to brag, but having led a large project on degrowth, "Living Well Within Limits", which published 33 papers, roughly half of which were data analysis and modelling, only 1 would have qualified for the parameters of the study cited. This is not indicative of anything. 🤷‍♀️

Damian Carrington (@dpcarrington) 's Twitter Profile Photo

‘Better than medication for me’: prescribing nature works, project shows - Major scheme helping thousands of people in England connect with nature led to better mental health, report finds Story by me theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Jim Baird (@jimbair62221006) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"I remember when I would only get one catastrophic event a year... now we're looking at a dozen of them a year" "You're just getting a grip on one event and getting those files under control, and the other event hits right on its tail"

Dr. Genevieve Guenther (@doctorvive) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This makes me feel so tired. The fossil fuel industry is sending people into the Texas Education Agency to distort how climate change appears in textbooks (as textbooks go in Texas, the largest textbook market, so do they go in the rest of the country). They are EVERYWHERE.

This makes me feel so tired. The fossil fuel industry is sending people into the Texas Education Agency to distort how climate change appears in textbooks (as textbooks go in Texas, the largest textbook market, so do they go in the rest of the country).

They are EVERYWHERE.
David Wallace-Wells (@dwallacewells) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“The study also warned that levels of extra warming projected to hit Europe by 2035 would amplify food inflation by 30-50%.” carbonbrief.org/five-charts-ho…

Ryan Katz-Rosene, PhD (@ryankatzrosene) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Woah! New research shows how vital biodiversity is to thriving humanity: In US counties where bats declined from white-nose syndrome, insect numbers surged, leading to a 31% rise in pesticide use and subsequently *an 8% increase in infant mortality*! #Biodiversity #Conservation

Woah! New research shows how vital biodiversity is to thriving humanity: In US counties where bats declined from white-nose syndrome, insect numbers surged, leading to a 31% rise in pesticide use and subsequently *an 8% increase in infant mortality*! #Biodiversity #Conservation
Jim Baird (@jimbair62221006) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“There is already ample reason to fight climate change, but this paper highlights an additional reason — that it makes it harder to achieve sustainable agriculture” agdaily.com/news/growing-t…

Jim Baird (@jimbair62221006) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"Significant crop losses are to be expected not only in Hungary, but throughout Europe. A 30-50% shortage of apples is expected in Poland, Romania & the Czech Republic... the price of olive oil rose to a record high due to the extreme heat" 2/3 trademagazin.hu/en/szelsoseges…

GO GREEN (@ecowarriorss) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The world’s largest wind-powered cargo ship just made its first delivery across the Atlantic The extra height means that they can hold up sails that are around twice as large, and catch more wind. fastcompany.com/91185144/the-w…

Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 (@mrmatthewtodd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This is not even on the @bbcnews home page. It’s like being in the Twilight Zone where nothing makes sense. Like, is there anything more important than this planet overheating considering that when it has done so before it has wiped out much of life on

This is not even on the @bbcnews home page. 
It’s like being in the Twilight Zone where nothing makes sense. 
Like, is there anything more important than this planet overheating considering that when it has done so before it has wiped out much of life on
Jim Baird (@jimbair62221006) 's Twitter Profile Photo

India- "Farm crisis looms as monsoon extends its welcome into October harvest season" "This shift in monsoon patterns has left farmers and policymakers grappling with the consequences of erratic rains, flooding, and damage to crops" indiatoday.in/environment/st…