Jesse Wise

With the return to term-time, the common cold strikes again! I'd like to bring this one page summary on the benefits of #activeTravel from out of the archives by Prof Adrian Davis of @edinburghnapier.bsky.social University’s Transport Research Institute

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Public engagement team at we the curious

Our public engagement team is at Futures Festival today talking about the future of mobility ✈️🥾🛤️ Come see us at We the Curious!

This is an absolutely brilliant paper that I can only recommend to all those interested in transport poverty/equity but also in sustainable transport/climate, and on how to reconcile the two.

I can only hope that it will have the impact it deserve
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Volunteer role: Appointed Member for Environmental Psychology Section: (Role ID: 214) | BPS Several roles are available on the Environmental Psychology Section committee.

Do you want to be formally involved with @bpsenvpsych.bsky.social? We are currently seeking applications for Chair and Committee Members of the Env Psy Section. Deadline 22 Sept

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Interesting-looking new article mapping the different strands of transport policy research doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...

Which took me down this rabbit hole...
Thanks for the cool infographics! weownit.org.uk/about-us

Also discovered this on my quest for information... (from 2021, may be out of date)

Bus patronage and car ownership in Great Britain 1950–2020.

Looking into #bus deregulation today...

Fun fact: Many of the bus companies started when WWI soldiers returned (the learnt engineering and driving). There were so many that they ate into rail profit leading to the creation of the big 4 railway companies!

Chart shows near vertical growth in average global temperature rise since the Industrial Revolution. Under current policies, a 2 degree rise is expected before 2050 and 4 degrees by 2100.

This chart from @safeclimate.bsky.social ate.bsky.social is a beautiful work of art — and a horrifying observation of our warming planet 🧪

Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors - Nature Climate change made 213 historical heatwaves reported over 2000–2023 more likely and more intense, to which each of the 180 carbon majors (fossil fuel and cement producers) substantially contributed.

Quilcaille, Y., Gudmundsson, L., Schumacher, D., Gasser, T., Heede, R., Heri, C., ... & Seneviratne, S. (2024). Systematic attribution of heatwaves to the emissions of carbon majors. Nature. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

I look forward to seeing how lawyers adopt this evidence like Client Earth, Lawyers for Climate Justice, and Climate Counsel!

Good reporting on an attribution study from @nature.com:
🫠 Emissions from each of the 14 biggest #fossilFuel Firms made >50 heatwaves otherwise near-impossible
📈 Exxon & Aramco made 51 #heatwaves ≥10,000× likelier
🔥180 companies caused ~½ the rise in intensity (forest loss most of the rest)

Perhaps a future lab session? @entsresearchgroup.bsky.social

Variations in climate change belief systems across 110 geographic areas - Nature Climate Change Climate beliefs do not exist in isolation but form an interconnected network known as a belief system. This study analyses the density and inconsistency of belief systems and their associations with informational and socioeconomic factors to inform effective climate change communication strategies.

Lee, S., Vu, H. T., Thaker, J., Verner, M., Goldberg, M. H., Carman, J., ... & Leiserowitz, A. (2025). Variations in climate change belief systems across 110 geographic areas. Nature Climate Change, 1-7. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"solid edges represent positive correlations, while dashed edges represent negative correlations. Edge thickness reflects the strength of the partial correlation, with thicker lines indicating stronger associations."

New @natclimate.nature.com study on climate belief systems worldwide:
⁉️Middle East & North Africa shows more inconsistent beliefs, due(?) to economic interests
📨Societies with more information exposure → tighter climate belief networks
🚫Interconnected beliefs corr. with anti-climate stances

”The large, heavy passenger vehicles were responsible for over 20% of the growth in global energy-related CO2 emissions last year”

#Abundance 🫢

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🚗 The richest are on course to emit 13x more carbon than the poorest from their domestic travel by 2035.

✈️ If you include international travel, the richest are expected to emit 22x more than the poorest.

More here: www.ippr.org/media-office...

Tackling transport poverty with offers for shared mobility – a qualitative analysis on mobility needs and barriers in the context of a new mobility hub in a deprived neighbourhood Increasing urbanisation and climate change pose significant challenges to cities’ environments and quality of living. Limited mobility options lead to transport poverty that reduces social particip...

Interesting article from Utrecht (relevant elsewhere) on the role of shared mobility hubs in tackling transport poverty. Based on focus groups with residents of a deprived neighbourhood. Biggest issue = no one has any idea what ‘shared mobility hubs’ are & that one existed in their neighbourhood.

Glad to hear it :) Thanks for sharing your story. I'd love to see this narrative in the media!

The graphic features a golden star made up of sparkling particles on a dark background, with the text 'SPORT+ POSITIVE AWARDS 2025 RESEARCH OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED' prominently displayed in the centre.

We are proud to see our first-ever CAST briefing on the subject of sport, “I would be laughed out the stadium”: How to break climate silence in British football", shortlisted for the #SportPositiveAwards25 in the Research of the Year category. 👏

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E-bikes:
🏃Increase physical activity
🦿Are accessible to people of all fitness levels & joint health
♿Bikes can be modified to accommodate different needs
🏞️connect rural towns
🌍Have the lowest Co2 footprint of any mode
🚫Often replace the need for a 2nd car
🚦Reduce congestion, pollution & noise

UK urged to boost support as e-bike uptake lags behind Europe The UK has one of the lowest rates of e-bike ownership in Europe, with industry figures warning that a lack of government support is holding back adoption of what could be a key pillar of greener tran...

2.1 e-bikes are sold per 1,000 people in Britain, putting the UK second-last among 30 European countries. France's subsidies *tripled* sales.

It's insane that we don't subsidise #E-bikes in the UK considering all the benefits they bring to both the people who use them AND those who don't!

Our new #FlashFiction #competition has launched. We're asking for <500 words about moments of #epiphany where attitudes/behaviours change for the greener – see www.greenstories.org.uk/flash-fictio... £1000 ($1200) worth of prizes. #writerslife #WritingCommmunity

Very cool that the @rgsibg.bsky.social is offering free bus travel around #Birmingham for the #RGS2025 conference! Great way to reduce scope 3 emissions. I wonder what the lasting impact is on modal choice for return visitors in the future... would love an impact assessment!

🌍 81% of UK football fans care about climate
🗣️ But rarely talk about it
🔇Leading to misperceptions & social stigma
⚽ @pledgeball.bsky.social could change that

New CAST Briefing out now, based on my impact assessment with Pledgeball - a grassroots org using football to break the climate silence.

A timely study shows how bus service reductions harm seniors:

"People could not reach their usual range of destinations, travelled less often, and felt a sense of entrapment in their homes...People experienced a loss of freedom, independence, and control over their lives."

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It's so lovely to see how the users of my local library of things has grown over the years. A fantastic resource and place of community. A reason to be optimistic this morning :) Thanks Share Bristol

#CircularEconomy #LibraryOfThings

Whoops, I forgot to credit @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social Thanks for your hard work :)

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