Chas Pope
@chasbuduo
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Brit in Singapore. Have not been posting here since the platform content turned into toxic landfill - see me at Bluesky instead.
Singapore
Joined February 2011
Adding to the love for this one… @rideox4 @MarkGardener
'I came to see the wreck' from @rideox4 is my 'song of the year' I think, narrowly beating 'Endsong' by @thecure, 'Chemical animal' by @TheMaryChain, 'When you lose your lover...' by @lovejoy_dick, 'Master of my lonely time' by @JoanaSerrat, and 'Never mind' by @MoonpoolsMusic
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This is to howl into the void, but global temperatures are now expected to be consistently above 1.5C of warming within six years, the world is on track for over 3C of warming by 2100, and emissions are still rising. We are heading to a very bleak place.
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Stark update warns there is still 'no sign' the world has reached peak carbon emissions, meaning the Paris Agreement's 1.5C target could be consistently breached within a decade
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Talking of retirement… this feels like the right week to concentrate on the other blue site that isn’t X
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Cav has indeed confirmed that tomorrow’s Singapore Criterium will indeed be his final race - all the best and thank you for all the memories! https://t.co/TTF8wLoj7Z
Legend. What a career 🙏 Mark Cavendish has confirmed he'll retire after Sunday's Tour de France Criterium in Singapore ❤
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On Trump supporters in China
Talking with another parent picking up his kid at our school here in Shanghai today He’s a Chinese Trump supporter who knows I’m an American so he wanted to talk about the election He says he’s hopeful about Trump because his kid is a US citizen (born in California)
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“Global average temperatures across the year are on track to end up more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, which would make 2024 the first calendar year to breach this symbolic mark”
2024 on track to be world's warmest year on record
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TL;DR - the whole world are stakeholders in tomorrow's election. Trump must lose.
There were 23 different climate disasters in America in 2023 - each one causing more than a billion dollars of damages each. We’ve broken down what a Trump or Harris win would mean for the environment - in under two minutes.
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“As long as people pump gases into the atmosphere, [unwelcome climate superlatives will occur] with increasing frequency until “worst ever” becomes our default expectation. But... they are part of a disturbing pattern that has been predicted by scientists”
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New Civil Engineer magazine reporting 21,000 confirmed worker fatalities on Saudi projects @ncedigital
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ITV’s Kingdom Uncovered: Inside Saudi Arabia features undercover reporting on the ground in the nation as it bids to host the FIFA World Cup. It is set to
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Why are we endorsing Kamala Harris? She has run an impressive campaign and seems to appreciate the need for centrist politics in America today. But, more importantly, a second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks. We explain why she gets our vote
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Cycling through spectacular scenery in Northern Vietnam earlier this month a photo from my @Flickr album (yes I'm still using it!)
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Day three of the VeloVietnam Northern Frontier Cycling trip: Bao Lac to Dong Van
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In other - rather more concerning - Tipping Point news today
Must read by @jonathanwatts on climate + Gulf Stream (I know, but calling it that anyway for ppl who might be more familiar with the term) ‘We don’t know where the tipping point is’: climate expert on potential collapse of Atlantic circulation
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Loved the @tearsforfears concert film - brought back so many memories all the way back to taping Shout off the radio as a kid. Can you add an Asia tour leg please @curtsmith? (we had tickets for Hatfield House 😭)
Today’s the day! Tears For Fears Live (A Tipping Point Film) is out now. Who’s wearing their Tipping Point Tour merch to the theater? https://t.co/j6bTjPxnX7 🎟️
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In other news, the BBC is to discontinue flagship interview programme HARDtalk, which covers serious issues across the globe.
Taylor Swift tickets and Keir Starmer - what’s going on? @nicholaswatt runs through the story. #Newsnight
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Really sad to hear this - @BBCHARDtalk was one of the best things on the @bbcworldservice
THREAD: 1. PERSONAL NEWS: Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵
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Well this is terrifying
In 2023, the hottest year ever recorded, preliminary findings by an international team of researchers show the amount of carbon absorbed by land has temporarily collapsed.... forest, plants and soil – as a net category – absorbed almost no carbon. https://t.co/JrCk8ht708
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