Kimberly Nicholas

One of the amazing projects supported by @projectdrawdown.bsky.social: a personal guide to create climate actions, specific to YOU. We think it's cool. And you know what else is cool? Project Drawdown's @globalecoguy.bsky.social will be onstage with us tomorrow in SF. Come join us!

Our department at UBC is hiring for a professor of forest ecophysiology, including "tree ecophysiology; plant abiotic or biotic stress physiology; forest mortality and climate change responses; forest carbon balance; tree water relations; or nutrient use." Learn more at: tinyurl.com/5da56f5c

Instead of buying something on #Black Friday, have you tried SHIFT-ing? 🌍
SHIFT is an evidence-based guide that connects you with the most effective personal actions you can take. @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social
🔗 Ready to #makeSHIFThappen? Find your climate superpowers!
https://jointheshift.earth/

Thanks Parke!

Kim Nicholas in Sweden always has an astute balance of systems-oriented policy action and ethical personal action. See this inspiring collaboration with Project Drawdown. @projectdrawdown.bsky.social

Join us today at 12:00 Sweden time for an online panel on #socialmedia for researchers: www.sam.lu.se/internt/even...
#scicomm

please do!

Thank you, good luck to you too!! Do you use a rubric? I find that speeds things up a lot and lets me focus my comments more.

"Individual action supports system change"

If it's ok I'm going to steal that, @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social

We teach for free but they pay us to grade! 😅
Just finished my course today - 6 group and 22 individual assignments to grade.
New course with 70 students starts Monday 😬
Hang in there!

Join us Monday, October 27, 10-12 in Lund for the launch of THE LONG HEAT by @wimcarton.bsky.social & Andreas Malm. I'll be on the panel, along with Alexandra Nikoleris and Mads Barbesgaard. It's a gripping, challenging and important read!

www.lucsus.lu.se/calendar/boo...

Share of electric vehicles in light-duty vehicle sales (%) Share of electric vehicles in the light-duty vehicle fleet (%) Reforestation (total Mha) GHG emissions intensity of soil fertilization (gCO2 e/1,000 kcal) Ruminant meat productivity (kg/ha) 1.8x Global private climate finance (trillion US$/yr) d Share of zero-carbon sources in electricity generation (%) Share of solar and wind in electricity generation (%) Share of coal in electricity generation (%) Share of unabated fossil gas in electricity generation (%) Carbon intensity of electricity generation (gCO2/kWh) Energy intensity of building operations (kWh/m2 ) Carbon intensity of building operations (kgCO2 /m2 ) Share of electricity in the industry sector's final energy demand (%) Carbon intensity of global cement production (kgCO2/t cement) Share of new buildings that are zero-carbon in operation (%) WRONG DIRECTION, U-TURN NEEDED INSUFFICIENT DATA RIGHT DIRECTION, OFF TRACK RIGHT DIRECTION, WELL OFF TRACK 1.2x 1.6x 7x 4x N/A Green hydrogen production (Mt) b,d Share of sustainable aviation fuels in global aviation fuel supply (%) N/Ab,d Share of electric vehicles in bus sales (%) N/Ab N/Ab,d 1.8x 5x U-turn needed Mangrove loss (ha/yr) d Number of kilometers of rapid transit per 1 million inhabitants (km/1M inhabitants) 5x N/Ab,d Share of electric vehicles in medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle sales (%) N/Ab,d Share of kilometers traveled by passenger cars (% of passenger-km) Carbon intensity of global steel production (kgCO2/t crude steel) U-turn needed U-turn needed Share of food production lost (%) U-turn needed Public fossil fuel finance (trillion US$/yr) d Ins. data Ins. data Peatland degradation (Mha/yr) Ins. data Peatland restoration (total Mha) Ins. data Food waste (kg/capita)

New 'state of climate action' report gives you a much better picture than daily headlines about contextless solar panel or EV sales

- Most things are going in the right direction

- Most things are badly off track to the pace of change required

systemschangelab.org/state-climat...

I think this new paper does a good job of showing how individual action does not crowd out policy support and broader systemic action. I’ll write more in my next newsletter! :) www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Thank YOU Christoph for this excellent work! I mentioned your paper in my Climate Science & Politics class this week, the students were very interested. It’s a great contribution!

Democracy is worth fighting for. Here's how Facts: Fight democratic backsliding ⚖️| Feelings: Unthinkable Resource Hub🫶| Action: Protect democracy🗳️

This month's Facts in my climate action newsletter focuses on the excellent study by @cabels18.bsky.social, @kiiahuttunen.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig & @lewan.bsky.social. I really appreciated their excellent analysis, please check out my summary here: wecanfixit.substack.com/i/174419696/...

Thanks so much for your kind words, so glad you found my newsletter helpful!

Democracy is worth fighting for. Here's how Facts: Fight democratic backsliding ⚖️| Feelings: Unthinkable Resource Hub🫶| Action: Protect democracy🗳️

Climate science communicator extraordinaire @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social has compiled a great set of resources on how to help preserve #democracy.

It’s worth studying and implementing. Very actionable:

open.substack.com/pub/wecanfix...

This is stellar climate journalism by Jocelyn Timperley!
Not only is her interview with Kimberly Nicholas on the SHIFT project highly instructional and enlightening in itself.
It is also excellently sourced with research-based background information.

The Shift guide reveals your hidden climate superpowers From protests to pensions: The unexpected ways to tackle climate change.

The new SHIFT guide helps you find your climate superpowers!

So glad to team up with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social on this cool initiative!

www.dagens.com/lifestyle/th...

Hi there, please read the article and check out the guide. You’ll see the first and most powerful actions in SHIFT are how people can collectively act as citizens - electing climate leaders, joining groups, demanding accountability and action from politicians. 🗳️

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

Very cool! The BBC is featuring the new SHIFT website that we built with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social to advance tailored, science-based personal climate actions.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

ping @projectdrawdown.bsky.social, @madebyleap.bsky.social

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

A deep dive on high-impact #ClimateAction from #BBC! As I told Jocelyn Timperley, "Hopefully people going through the jointheshift.earth guide will have a bit of an aha moment, realising, 'wait a minute, I have more power than I thought, and there's more that I can do'."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

I didn’t think it was possible to make Canvas worse haha

An illustration showing Earth from space with a focus on North and South America, rendered in blue and white tones. Two curved lines above the planet represent the ozone layer. The background features a light blue sky with small birds silhouetted in the distance. There is a quote from António Guterres, UN Secretary General, stating "TODAY, THE OZONE LAYER IS HEALING." and below "This achievement reminds us that when nations heed the warnings of science, progress is possible." The IPBES logo appears in the bottom right corner. The image uses a minimalist design style with clean lines and a calming color palette.

40 years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action. Today, the ozone layer is healing.
—António Guterres, UN Secretary General

On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎

Hi Catherine, thanks for trying SHIFT and glad you like it so far! If you want to come back over time, try selecting the “quick path” at the start. After you answer the q’s you’ll get emailed a PDF with all your personalized actions. The titles there link to the guide to dive into links & refs.

Thanks Cat, that’s great to know! I’ll bring up this idea in our team meeting tomorrow. :)

Thanks Em! Can’t wait to see you there!

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Individual Climate Action with Impact: Five Climate Superpowers to SHIFT the System. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ... Most people know climate change is a problem, and want to help solve it. But too few are taking high-impact climate action, using their limited time and resources effectively to really make a differen...

Excited to see @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social tomorrow to learn about the most impactful climate actions!

Join the webinar 👇

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What a lovely initiative! I just read and loved Intermezzo. Now I need to finish Venomous Lumpsucker for clifi book club discussion on Friday. Happy reading! 📖