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Prof Mark Maslin

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social

#ClimateChange Professor @ucl, author of #HumanPlanet, #CradleOfHumanity, #HowToSaveOurPlanet, member of Climate Crisis Advisory Group, Dad (He/Him)

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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

01.10.2025 20:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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...

01.10.2025 18:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 15    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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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.

๐ŸŽ™ New Generation One Climate Podcast!

For #InternationalPodcastDay, we explore climate in the classroom.

๐Ÿ‘‰ tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

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

30.09.2025 14:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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.

30.09.2025 08:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

19.09.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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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...

19.09.2025 10:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation โ€“ 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...

09.09.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation โ€“ 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...

09.09.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're in a new era of weather extremes, @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social tells @stevehreports.bsky.social.

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

27.08.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ New @ucl.ac.uk Generation One podcast: Decolonising climate action.

Hosts @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social + @simonchinyee.bsky.social with โš–๏ธ Farhana Yamin + ๐ŸŒฑ Raffaella Fryer-Moreira

๐ŸŽง tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

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

05.09.2025 13:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iranโ€™s nature is under threat โ€“ hereโ€™s how better environmental stewardship can save it Iranโ€™s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.

Iranโ€™s nature is under threat โ€“ hereโ€™s how better environmental stewardship can saveย 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...

19.08.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Iranโ€™s nature is under threat โ€“ hereโ€™s how better environmental stewardship can save it Iranโ€™s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.

Iranโ€™s nature is under threat โ€“ hereโ€™s how better environmental stewardship can saveย 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...

19.08.2025 08:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ๐ŸŽ™ Missed @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4โ€™s The Briefing Room yesterday?

Hear him discuss climate change, science, and solutions with David Aaronovitch and other experts.

Catch up on BBC Sounds: tinyurl.com/ucl-brief

#ClimateChange #UCLGeography #BBC #TheBriefingRoom @ucl.ac.uk

15.08.2025 08:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change - BBC News The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change

A landmark decision by a top UN court has cleared the way for countries to sue each other over climate change, including over historic emissions of planet-warming gases.

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

23.07.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Source: REPEAT Project, US nationally determined contribution.

Source: REPEAT Project, US nationally determined contribution.

NEW โ€“ Chart: Trumpโ€™s โ€˜big beautiful billโ€™ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social Ho Woo Nam

Read here: buff.ly/l700teP

04.07.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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The Guardian view on Europeโ€™s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter | Editorial Editorial: With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

Europeโ€™s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

#climatechange

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.07.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Guardian view on Europeโ€™s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter | Editorial Editorial: With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

Europeโ€™s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus minds

#climatechange

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

02.07.2025 08:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Are trees the answer to solving climate change? We investigate the role our forests are playing in offsetting carbon emissions.

๐ŸŒณ โ€œThe way we deal with climate change is we stop burning stuff.โ€

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social explains why planting trees isnโ€™t a get-out-of-jail-free card when it comes to carbon emissions.

Hear him on BBC Inside Science: tinyurl.com/ucl-mitigation

#ClimateCrisis #MarkMaslin #UCLGeography

30.06.2025 10:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My piece for The Conversation elaborates on my NatRevs perspective (below). It supports (w/ a new mechanism) @simonlewis.bsky.social & @profmarkmaslin.bsky.socialโ€˜s idea of the Columbian exchange having global effects. With CH4 the Anthropocene start is 1592 theconversation.com/new-start-dateโ€ฆ

19.06.2025 14:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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80% ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ž๐ 2024 ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐

86% chance that next five years will be warmer than 1.5ยฐC

According to @wmo-global.bsky.social

#climatechange is real

wmo.int/news/media-c...

29.05.2025 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@fisherdanar.bsky.social @doctorvive.bsky.social @thierryaaron.bsky.social @profbillmcguire.bsky.social @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @naomioreskes.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @maxboykoff.bsky.social

02.06.2025 11:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŸ๏ธ UCL ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

๐‘ป๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•

๐ŸŽ™ @simonchinyee.bsky.social & me joined by Dan Hall, Sofie Junge Peterson and Russell Seymour

๐Ÿ”— Listen and share: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#UCLGenerationOne
#climatechange
#sustainability

06.06.2025 07:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŸ๏ธ UCL ๐๐จ๐๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ: ๐’๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ข๐ง๐š๐›๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ

๐‘ป๐’‚๐’„๐’Œ๐’๐’Š๐’๐’ˆ ๐’†๐’Ž๐’Š๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’๐’๐’” ๐’Š๐’ ๐’”๐’‘๐’๐’“๐’•

๐ŸŽ™ @simonchinyee.bsky.social & me joined by Dan Hall, Sofie Junge Peterson and Russell Seymour

๐Ÿ”— Listen and share: tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#UCLGenerationOne
#climatechange
#sustainability

06.06.2025 07:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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BBC Radio 4 - BBC Inside Science, Your science questions answered We answer a selection of fascinating science questions, from Nikola Tesla to microplastics

๐ŸŒ @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joined BBC Radio 4 Inside Science last week to tackle big science questions:

๐ŸŸข Why is Earth alive, but not the Moon?
๐ŸŸข Will evolution give us plastic-eaters?
๐ŸŸข Did Tesla really invent free electricity?

๐Ÿ”Š Listen in: tinyurl.com/ucl-ins

#UCLGeography #InsideScience

02.06.2025 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of an issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, entitled "Climate forcing of geological and geomorphological hazards", volume 368 number 1919 pages 2309-2588, with a monochrome photograph of the glaciated volcano Mount Rainier in Washington State, USA

Cover of an issue of the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A, entitled "Climate forcing of geological and geomorphological hazards", volume 368 number 1919 pages 2309-2588, with a monochrome photograph of the glaciated volcano Mount Rainier in Washington State, USA

The melting-glacier-landslide tragedy in Switzerland reminds me of the special journal issue on Climate Forcing of Geological and Geomorphological Hazards edited by @billmcguire.bsky.social @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social me and others

Back in 2010 it was about future risks, but now its very real โ˜น๏ธ

๐Ÿงต

30.05.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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#ClimateChange ๐ŸŒก๏ธ is exceptional and caused by human greenhouse gas emissions ๐Ÿญ

We are causing #globalwarming 10 times faster than past natural changes

We are taking Earthโ€™s ๐ŸŒŽ climate beyond natural limits, with carbon dioxide & temperatures levels not seen for 3 million years

02.05.2025 06:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 58    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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80% ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ž๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ž๐ 2024 ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐œ๐ก ๐ฐ๐š๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐

86% chance that next five years will be warmer than 1.5ยฐC

According to @wmo-global.bsky.social

#climatechange is real

wmo.int/news/media-c...

29.05.2025 22:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes - I wrote a book on the subject a few years ago โ€˜Cradle of Humanityโ€™ published by OUP. And if you want the full story with social evolution my book with Simon Lewis โ€˜The Human Planetโ€™ by Penguin is very good

29.05.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're going to become a country of two weather types, explains @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social to @stevehreports.bsky.social on @lbcnews.bsky.social.

28.05.2025 15:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŒ Future Geohazards: Assessing the Impact of the Climate Crisis

๐Ÿ—“๏ธ 4โ€“5 June 2025 | ๐Ÿ“ @geolsoc.bsky.social

Explore how climate change is reshaping our understanding of geohazards.

๐Ÿ”— Full details: tinyurl.com/ucl-geolsoc

#UCLGeography #ClimateCrisis #Geoscience @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social

14.05.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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