
#ClimateChange Professor @ucl, author of #HumanPlanet, #CradleOfHumanity, #HowToSaveOurPlanet, member of @ClimateCrisisAG, Dad (He/Him)
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Joined November 2014
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Fourth Edition of Climate Change: A Very Short Introduction is out now ๐
Fully updated with latest @IPCC_CH results and the latest politics - perfect for students starting courses this autumn ๐
#ClimateEmergency
#ClimateAction
global.oup.com/academic/prodโฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
Third โdeflectionโ suggests climate change is always someone elseโs fault
This stops action as it blames everyone else - like personal carbon footprints ๐ฃ invented by fossil fuel โฝ๏ธ companies to shift blame away from them
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
Second โDelayโ suggests we need to wait for new technology
Which ignores how bad climate change is and how much 21st technology we already have
Delay is denial in slow motion
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
First โdownplayโ suggests climate change cannot be that bad.
Science suggests it is really bad and effects the health of 100s millions of people
theconversation.com/five-typโฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
Fourth โdivisionโ polarises the conversation and make climate change a culture war instead of a scientific pollution issues that needs to be solved.
theconversation.com/five-typโฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
Fifth โdoomismโ promotes the idea the climate crisis has gone beyond the point we can deal with it.
Even though we have all the technology and all the solution we just need the policies
theconversation.com/five-typโฆ
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
First โdownplayโ suggests climate change cannot be that bad.
Science suggests it is really bad and effects the health of 100s millions of people
theconversation.com/five-typโฆ
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
Fourth โdivisionโ polarises the conversation and make climate change a culture war instead of a scientific pollution issues that needs to be solved.
theconversation.com/five-typโฆ
Welcome to the five Ds of Climate Change denial
Fifth โdoomismโ promotes the idea the climate crisis has gone beyond the point we can deal with it.
Even though we have all the technology and all the solution we just need the policies
theconversation.com/five-typโฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ?
Aviation connects people, economies & ideas around the world, but it contributes to the climate crisis
@ucl we work with industry to make avaiation sustainable and net zero by 2025.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ถ๐น๐น ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ?
Aviation connects people, economies & ideas around the world, but it contributes to the climate crisis
@ucl we work with industry to make avaiation sustainable and net zero by 2025.
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
In our next #ScienceTalk, Climate, Health and Security Lead, Prof. Mark Maslin will examine the evolution of human societies throughout history to determine whether there is an appropriate start date .
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Register now: forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/โฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for yourย smartphone ๐ฒ
The most sustainable phone is the one you already own.
Why can we not upgrade, reuse, refurbish and recycle phones? Just like we do with cars! ๐
@backmarket Mine My Phone
New mining map highlights damage caused by extracting metals for yourย smartphone ๐ฒ
The most sustainable phone is the one you already own.
Why can we not upgrade, reuse, refurbish and recycle phones? Just like we do with cars! ๐
@backmarket Mine My Phone
After 40 days above 30ยฐC in the UK this summer
Met Office declares Summer 2026 was UK's hottest on record bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/cโฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
Devastating Nepal-Tibet floods on August 26th shows when disaster strikes before communities recover from previous climate disaster, the crisis , damage and overall impacts are much more severe
Recovery gap between disasters matters
#climatechange
theconversation.com/nepal-tiโฆ
Professor Mark Maslin ๐ ๐ retweeted
The Islamic Republic portrays Iranโs environment as a victim of foreign aggression while the #IRGC builds missile sites and roads in protected areas.
In my latest Forbes article, I examine the infrastructure threatening these landscapes.
forbes.com/sites/shookabidarโฆ
Devastating Nepal-Tibet floods on August 26th shows when disaster strikes before communities recover from previous climate disaster, the crisis , damage and overall impacts are much more severe
Recovery gap between disasters matters
#climatechange
theconversation.com/nepal-tiโฆ











