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HELIX: High-End cLimate Impacts and eXtremes. 16 global institutes funded by the EU to research impacts of climate change at 1.5, 2, 4, and 6C global warming.

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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
2 years
We need to massively ramp down emissions urgently, and also adapt to the locked-in changes we’ve already caused We know what we need to do - we just need to get on and actually DO it
@theCCCuk
Climate Change Committee
2 years
Our annual Progress Report is out today. The country’s 2030 target is at risk. It’s not too late to get back on track but now the Government needs to take urgent action in the next year. Let’s take a closer look at the analysis ->🧵
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
2 years
Pleased to be speaking at the @EuroGeosciences #EGU24 conference on Monday on our @Nature paper on how we will know when we've reached 1.5°C global warming Session CL2.6 Global and regional climate observation and monitoring, PICO 5 - I'm on at 10:45 🧵 https://t.co/3XLf3cNTS9
nature.com
Nature - Assessing global mean temperature rise using the average warming over the previous one or two decades will delay formal recognition of when Earth breaches the Paris agreement’s 1.5 °C...
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
2 years
Climate change and deforestation risk an Amazon tipping point Our new @nature paper led by @BernardoMflores On current trends, we estimate that by 2050, 10 - 47% of Amazonian forests will exposed to compounding disturbances risking critical transitions https://t.co/ldZCT8KIea
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
2 years
@JPvanYpersele @dpcarrington @ben_stockton @MichaelEMann @Sustainable2050 @LaurenceTubiana @JoeriRogelj @JimSkeaIPCC @RARohde @ClimateHuman @BernWoodsPlacky @ClimateComms @FrediOtto Emphasising the urgency: the global temperature rise is now more like 1.3°C rather than 1.2 The central estimate of our proposed Current Global Warming Level metric is 1.26°C A metric formally agreed by @UNFCCC is vital - see our @nature paper on Friday https://t.co/TT7c2WWKSt
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
2 years
Approaching 1.5°C: how will we know we’ve reached this crucial warming mark? The Paris Agreement does not define "temperature rise", so recognition of 1.5°C being reached may be delayed In @nature we propose the Current Global Warming Level metric https://t.co/3XLf3cNTS9
nature.com
Nature - Assessing global mean temperature rise using the average warming over the previous one or two decades will delay formal recognition of when Earth breaches the Paris agreement’s 1.5 °C...
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
3 years
If you want to hear more about Sawyer's remarkably accurate prediction of global warming from 50 years ago today, tune in to BBC Science in Action on World Service Radio at 20:32 local time this evening to listen to my chat with @PeaseRoland https://t.co/EqlH0ACibt
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bbc.co.uk
The record-breaking heatwave in China and its connection to extreme weather elsewhere
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
3 years
On 1st September 1972, @metoffice scientist John Sawyer published a @Nature paper 'Man-Made Carbon Dioxide and the "Greenhouse" Effect' He predicted that the world would warm by 0.6°C by the end of the 20th Century The actual warming was nearly 0.5°C - a pretty good prediction!
@CarbonBrief
Carbon Brief
3 years
NEW �� Guest post: The 50th anniversary of a remarkable global-warming prediction | @richardabetts Read: https://t.co/9CmgrtdLoP
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@sci_futures
Science Futures
4 years
We are Science Futures, an exciting, brand new area at #Glastonbury2022 inspiring conversations, learning and fun around all things science! Our Laboratory stage has science-themed music, poetry and more More details here https://t.co/fal0vJ3hER Please RT! 😀🙏 #Glastonbury
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@hausfath
Zeke Hausfather
4 years
One nice change in the IPCC AR6 a focus on global warming levels (1.5C, 2C, 3C, 4C) rather than emissions scenarios. This implicitly recognizes there are a lot of different combinations of emissions, climate sensitivity, and carbon cycle feedbacks that gets us to different levels
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@UniofExeterNews
University of Exeter News
4 years
Prof @richardabetts MBE, of @metoffice & @UniofExeter, says the new Working Group II #ClimateReport from @IPCC_CH demonstrates the “vast body of evidence” that humans are causing #ClimateChange with damaging impacts worldwide 🌎 #IPCC https://t.co/pU3HLKehoo
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
4 years
Watch the launch of the new IPCC report! 11am UK time Vital new information on impacts of climate change that we're already seeing, and escalating future risks It also shows how and where we are vulnerable to climate change, and gives an assessment of adaptation and its limits
@IPCC_CH
IPCC
4 years
The #IPCC releases its next major #ClimateReport today Tune in at noon (12 pm) CET to find out how #ClimateChange is affecting people & ecosystems. Watch the presser #LIVE ➡️ https://t.co/wiqlFvU8QE
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
4 years
This claim is false. Until emissions stop completely (not merely decline), CO2 will continue to build up in the atmosphere. It's like saying that there's no risk of your bathtub overflowing because you've turned the taps down a tiny bit. You actually have to turn the taps OFF!
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
4 years
This will be a really important discussion on the science and economics of forests and woodlands as part of net zero strategies. If you’ll be in Glasgow on 6th Nov and would like to take part, please register today!
@UofEBusiness
University of Exeter Business School
4 years
Join @UofEBusiness and the @ArcticBasecamp at #COP26 in Glasgow on Sat 6 Nov for a workshop on “When Science Meets Economics: The Right Tree in the Right Place for NetZeroPlus”, followed by an informal drinks reception. More info & register here: https://t.co/NXO7JrfO9K
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@dougmcneall
Dr Doug McNeall
4 years
Me and @DrRosieOakes chatted to @richardabetts about the climate risks to the U.K. - those happening *right now* and those in the future.
@MetOffice_Sci
Met Office Science
4 years
Our #MostlyClimate podcast is a @metoffice series all about our climate. Join climate scientist @dougmcneall to explore the underlying science & challenges we face from #ClimateChange In this episode, hear from @DrRosieOakes on risk assessment Listen🎧 https://t.co/vCWixjPtlU
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@ClimateVisionUK
Luci Isaacson BEM MSc FRGS
4 years
@RishiSunak As the Government create a Net Zero Strategy, hopefully before COP26 to make a clear signal to the rest of the world, please can you include the adaptation funding plan in the Spending Review? Thank you.
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
5 years
Looking forward to the launch of the 3rd UK Climate Risk Independent Assessment tomorrow Working with @KathrynABrown & @theCCCuk colleagues, I led the Technical Report, with a great team of top experts We have lots to tell you - join us tomorrow 10am! https://t.co/jYyjX9sgGQ
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
5 years
We've already changed the climate and increased the odds of many types of extreme weather Now we have to live with the consequences of that These extremes will become even more likely and severe if we keep adding more and more CO2 to the atmosphere https://t.co/i7Q2elONvw
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
5 years
Heed blame for extreme weather - my new article in @Nature on extreme event attribution and why it's important and useful This draws on the latest special issue of the @ametsoc BAMS journal on Explaining Extreme Events of 2019 from a Climate Perspective
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
5 years
Deadline tomorrow! 20th November
@UniofExeterNews
University of Exeter News
5 years
#Photographers are invited to submit images for inclusion in a major scientific report on #climatechange in the UK and around the world. 📸🌎 Find out more: https://t.co/50C8IBI2P3
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@richardabetts
Prof Richard Betts
5 years
There's a new paper out, being presented as showing global warming may have already passed a "point of no return" BUT it's based on a model with major flaws. Even the authors don't claim it actually represents reality Fact check by @daisydunnesci here: https://t.co/hakl34bhWZ
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