Following the Conservative Party announcement to repeal The Climate Change Act, our experts have shared their views on what the science says and how it will affect ordinary people across the United Kingdom 🧵
Gary Konstantinoudis
@gkonstantinoudis.bsky.social
Lecturer at Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment | ICRF Fellow | MRC fellow | Spatial Epidemiology | Climate and Health
🌍 Protecting Workers & Productivity in a Changing Climate Last week, we explored the impact of climate change on workers and productivity. Learn how rising temperatures impact workers' health, why businesses don't take action, & what works to protect wellbeing & productivity. 📺 ow.ly/ht7750X5tl5
📈Climate change-driven summer heat led to an additional 16,500 deaths in 854 European cities, a new study led by the Grantham Institute and the @lshtm.bsky.social estimates 🧵 Watch Dr @clairbarnes.bsky.social from @ic-cep.bsky.social & @gkonstantinoudis.bsky.social explain the findings.
Have a look at our study led by the great @gkonstantinoudis.bsky.social and @clairbarnes.bsky.social.
📈Climate change-driven summer heat led to an additional 16,500 deaths in 854 European cities, a new study led by the Grantham Institute and the @lshtm.bsky.social estimates 🧵 Watch Dr @clairbarnes.bsky.social from @ic-cep.bsky.social & @gkonstantinoudis.bsky.social explain the findings.
New research published in PLOS Climate suggests that extreme heat could lead to 30,000 deaths per year in England and Wales by the 2070s journals.plos.org/climate/arti... @drhelenmac.bsky.social @climateclare1.bsky.social
Projections of heat related mortality under combined climate and socioeconomic adaptation scenarios for England and Wales
This study projects heat-related mortality in England and Wales at Government region level under combined climate and socioeconomic scenarios, focusing on the implications of different pathways on ada...
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📢 Calling all Imperial College researchers, PhD students & startups! Showcase your climate-related work at the Grantham Institute's Climate Research Showcase on 22 Jan 🌍. Submit proposals for exhibits, talks, or workshops by 3 Jan. 🔗 More info: https://buff.ly/4gAQbDp
📢 Calling all @ImperialCollege researchers, PhD students & startups! Showcase your climate-related work at the Grantham Institute's Climate Research Showcase on 22 Jan 🌍. Submit proposals for exhibits, talks, or workshops by 3 January. 🔗 More info: https://buff.ly/4gAQbDp
🎨 Calling all young artists (11–25): submissions for the #GranthamClimateArtPrize 2025 are open! 🌿 We're looking for mural designs sharing a vision of a more sustainable, greener future (check-out past winners below). 📅 31 Jan 2025 Details 👉 https://buff.ly/3ZXj2fx
Explore the paper, by Professor Paolo Vineis, Lorenzo Mangone, Dr Kristine Belesova, Professor Cathryn Tonne, Dr Rossella Alfano, Dr Alexandre Strapasson, Professor Christopher Millett, Dr @neiljennings.bsky.social, Professor Jem Woods, and Dr Onesmus Mwabonje 👇👇👇 ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...
Integration of Multiple Climate Change Mitigation Actions and Health Co-Benefits: A Framework Using the Global Calculator | Environmental Health Perspectives | Vol. 132, No. 12
Background: The Global Calculator is an open-source model of the world’s energy, land, and food systems. It is a pioneering online calculator to project the impact of interventions to mitigate climate...
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