Prof Mark Maslin

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.

🌍 New from @uk.theconversation.com: why COP30 fell short of its “people’s summit” promise, from mass protests to a weakened final text.

🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-cop30

#COP30 #ClimateAction #UCLGeography #Environment @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥, 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲

In Talking Climate, we unpack what COP30 Brazil delivered: wins for Indigenous communities outside the negotiations, importance of side deals & why the word 'fossil-fuels’ was missing from the final agreement. COP31 will be in Turkey where protests will be restricted

Preparing for a Riskier World Is Becoming a Bigger Part of Climate Talks As negotiations over efforts to curb emissions enter crunch time at COP30, adaptation is emerging as the next frontier.

🌍 @bloomberg.com reports rising urgency at COP30 as adaptation funding falls far behind.

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social warns:
“You are gambling with major habitats and major parts of the climate system.”

Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-gamble

#UCLGeography #COP30 #ClimateAction #Adaptation

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

Our leaders keep stating that time is running out, but negotiations remain stuck in never ending circles of delays all because of Saudi, India and USA #climatechange

theconversation.com/cop30-five-r...

UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast The UCL Generation One podcast aims to tackle the biggest challenges facing the climate crisis. Listen now on your favourite platform.

@ucl.ac.uk Generation One Podcast S5 Ep10

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Dr @simonchinyee.bsky.social chat with Alexandra Ranft, William Moore and Simon Chaudhuri on start-ups driving climate action.

#UCLGenerationOne #ClimateAction #ClimateInnovation #GEW2025 #UCL

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲

As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia

Protestors, Politicians and Lobbyist !!

Episode 1 with @shookabidarian.bsky.social

21st Century Challenges with Professor Mark Maslin | RGS The RGS-IBG talks to Mark Maslin in this podcast about climate change and the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

🌍 New podcast alert: @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joins the @rgsibg.bsky.social to unpack the carbon & water cycles, climate change, & what meaningful action looks like today.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/ucl-21century

#UCLGeography #MarkMaslin #ClimateAction #RGSIBG #Geography @ucl.ac.uk

YouTube video by shooka bidarian Talking Climate E01 - Politics of Delay

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲

As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia

Full video link below

m.youtube.com/watch?v=pk4_...

𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲

As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia

Protestors, Politicians and Lobbyist !!

Episode 1 with @shookabidarian.bsky.social

Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30.

We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF

‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.

92%: the percentage of funding for Nigel Farage's far-right political party Reform UK that comes from fossil fuel interests.

Across the world, anyone blaming immigrants, etc, it's all just a smokescreen to allow the rich to keep on getting richer by killing our planet.
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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

And here's the Guardian v of the story:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study

UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion

theconversation.com/wind-power-h...

New research from our colleagues at @uclgeography.bsky.social - @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O'Shea highlight how wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK.

Read more about their research here:

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

💨 New research by @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O’Shea shows that wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010.

Wind isn’t just clean, it’s saving consumers billions. 🌍⚡

Read via @theguardian.com

#UCLGeography #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #ClimateAction

Wind power delivers £104 billion net benefit to UK consumers UK investment in wind energy generated a net financial benefit of more than £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the green energy transition,...

UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study

UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion

theconversation.com/wind-power-h...

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet From Venice to the Iguaza Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices

🌍 Phones, laptops, gadgets… how do they shape our planet?

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social (MSc #ClimateChange) is featured in @theguardian.com, showing how tech consumption could reshape Venice, Iguazu Falls & more.

#ClimateCrisis #SustainableTech #UCLGeography #TechImpact

We join the global community in mourning the passing of Dr Dame Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and UN Messenger of Peace.

Her groundbreaking scientific work transformed our understanding of nature and will continue to inspire generations.

#JaneGoodall

Just seen the latest work from the Doughnut Economic Lab highlighting the huge inequalities between the richest and poorest nations and the accelerating planetary metacrisis we are in.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast The UCL Generation One podcast aims to tackle the biggest challenges facing the climate crisis. Listen now on your favourite platform.

🎙 New Generation One Climate Podcast!

For #InternationalPodcastDay, we explore climate in the classroom.

👉 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#GenerationOne #UCLGeography #ClimateEducation
@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social

We were joined by leaders from across Britain for a celebration of what brings us together.

In partnership with @citizensuk.org @moreincommonuk.bsky.social and @belongnetwork.bsky.social. Thank you to all those who came along.

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society

@royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society

@royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation

Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths

Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation

Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths

Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We're in a new era of weather extremes, @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social tells @stevehreports.bsky.social.

@ucl.ac.uk | @lbcnews.bsky.social

🌍 New @ucl.ac.uk Generation One podcast: Decolonising climate action.

Hosts @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social + @simonchinyee.bsky.social with ⚖️ Farhana Yamin + 🌱 Raffaella Fryer-Moreira

🎧 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #DecolonisingClimateAction @sustainableucl.bsky.social

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

There is an urgent need for open governance including sustained, science-led conservation, supported by international collaboration and local participation.

theconversation.com/irans-nature...

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.

Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

There is an urgent need for open governance including sustained, science-led conservation, supported by international collaboration and local participation.

theconversation.com/irans-nature...