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This new article by some of our members looks at why the struggle over the future of higher education is key in the fight for climate justice - and how you can get involved through the Climate Justice Universities Union
Many thanks to @Rundale_Media
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The new issue of Rundale is out now - featuring some fabulous collage work by Kathleen Stokes, our December issue includes pieces by Tomás Ó Loingsigh and the Climate Justice Universities Union @ClimateJusticeU
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🎉 AASHE On-Demand is back!
Access 500+ recorded sessions, keynotes, masterclasses, and webinars packed with strategies, insights, and real-world examples to drive impactful change.
🔗 aashe.org/events-education/a…
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“If we want the children of today to have a future on this planet, we cannot keep obediently colouring inside the lines.” - Sally Rooney in The Irish Times
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateJustice
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Global #ClimateJustice march Dublin 16 Nov 2024 - with @tcddublin students marching alongside @ClimatJusticIE @fossiltreaty @IrishDocsEnv @GlobalClimateJ @ClimateJusticeU 👏👏👏
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The 2024/25 talk season of Scientist Rebellion is about to start! Every year we host Zoom seminars with people who have distinguished themselves in research and advocacy around the climate breakdown we are facing. Our guest of the week is Jim Dale.
actionnetwork.org/events/fig…
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Record-breaking rainfall and flash floods have hit Spain, causing dozens of casualties and massive disruption and economic losses. It underlines why the top priority of the WMO community is to save lives as climate change super-charges extreme weather.
wmo.int/media/news/devastati…
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🚨We recently launched the Science Emergency Fund—dedicated to powering our most urgent, critical work to defend science and brace for imminent political attacks to come—and we can't do it alone. act.ucsusa.org/3UzIEft
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Personally, I think restoring our life support systems to maintain life on Earth as we know it is what they call a good investment
But $700 billion? Where would we find that kind of money?
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No more Tap Water scares!
No more Swimming scares!
No more Pollution scares!
To coincide with the march in London
🚨 MARCH FOR CLEAN WATER - BELFAST 🚨
2pm, this Sunday 3rd November
Writers Square to Belfast City Hall
#FloodTheStreets
#SaveLoughNeagh
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Each year, our #MScClimateChange students add to the dataset on coastal erosion rates in Wexford.
#fieldwork #GeographersAtWork
@MU_Research | @MU_PostGrad | @MU_Intl
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Please sign to prevent LNG into Ireland my.uplift.ie/petitions/tell-… via @UpliftIRL
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"We conclude that a collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation cannot be considered a low-probability event anymore." - Prof. Sybren Drijfhout et al.
#ClimateEmergency
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This is huge news for the BDS movement and goes to show that it bloody works!!
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I find it increasingly weird that on one side we have overwhelming evidence of already serious and worsening climate impacts, and on the other both an economics profession and a political discourse that still thinks “economic growth” is the natural state of affairs. 1/2
Today's Lancet climate and health report presents 56 indicators of health and climate change across FIVE domains. (Download the report for free from the Lancet website). Here is a thread of some of the key findings. #Lancetclimate24 (1)
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Sunday at 10am PT on Climate Chat: "Climate Scientists As Climate Activists with Aaron Thierry" @ThierryAaron
On YouTube Live and Clubhouse.
#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction
youtube.com/live/yFHd83PBS_w
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Once upon a time I thought the relationship between scientists and governments would be like that between a look-out and the captain of a ship
You know, one warns of danger and the other takes appropriate action to keep everyone safe
How fucking naive 😂😢
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Calling univ profs & lecturers! If you're interested in bringing concepts from Doughnut Economics into your teaching, we've launching a treasure trove for you! 7 slide decks, reading lists, videos & activities... Join us & @rethinkecon live on 6 Nov, 7-8pm (UK). Please RT! 1/2
The next all-Ireland meeting on what Higher Education Institutions should do about the planetary crisis will be held at University College Cork on 21 November
All welcome!
Register👉 tinyurl.com/4bht6uu5
🧵A whistle-stop tour of how we got here...
Our vision is of a transformed Higher Education system that helps secure a just and sustainable future for all, everywhere - not just in Ireland
As a collective, we're committed to supporting these and other initiatives and ACTIONS that advance that goal
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