Open letter to the Prime Minister on new North Sea drilling 📢 Prof. Kevin Anderson & other Tyndall Centre scientists at the University of Manchester have urged Andy Burnham to rule out further development of the Rosebank/Jackdaw fields: buff.ly/aGbyTqM

7/7 If you value work like this, please support the new #CarbonReckoning legal project. Today we sent a pre-action protocol letter to the Govt over its failure to take climate action consistent with science and the UK’s international obligations, read more: www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-...

Carbon Reckoning: Holding the Government to Its Own Climate Law

Carbon Reckoning are a science based group, committed to the strongest possible action to require the UK sets climate policy commensurate with the scale of the crisis we face.

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1/7 After @georgemonbiot.bsky.social exposed deep flaws in carbon capture &storage—and the extraordinary sums this Govt is committing to it—CCS industry lobbyists and pro-CCS scientists responded. @sioldridge.bsky.social &I answer them here www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧵

Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Letters

Letters: The predicted £264bn cost by 2050 could be even higher, plus renewables avoid a far higher total of emissions than can be captured, writes Andrew Boswell, while Simon Oldridge calls out veste...

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George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Despite all the noise today I'd really like you to read this, as I think it's crucial. The government's in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It's utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here's another environmental #science #animation I made with Envision DTP and Laura-Li Jeannot. Laura's #research is investigating the vital role seabirds play in fertilising the reefs below them. For information on how this was made visit: mairperkins.co.uk/animations/e...

41C in the UK? In 2015 the IPCC warned world leaders not to breach 1.5C as it would unleash “frequent & severe droughts, heatwaves & rainfall.” We’re now on track for 2C in years, 3C in decades & 4C in our children’s lifetimes. The most spectacular failure of leadership in history.

"Buildings don't breathe" I made this explainer animation with University College London researcher Dr Hector Altamirano about why "breathability" is misleading when it comes to building materials and moisture. mairperkins.co.uk/animations/b...

Behind the scenes of an animation I made about seabirds and coral reefs. Watch the full video: mairperkins.co.uk/animations/e...

For those out there who think this is JUST weather Yes, it IS weather, but weather hyper-charged by global heating

I recently made this animated science video about landslides in Indonesia for a Lancaster University researcher to explain their research into developing region-specific rainfall thresholds to improve early warning systems. Watch the full video on my website: mairperkins.co.uk/animations/e...

My latest showreel featuring client projects from the last few years. I work mainly with universities, research organisations, health and social care organisations, and NGOs on science communication and social impact projects. More work at mairperkins.co.uk.

🚨Internship opportunity 🚨 Do you have: 🌡️ an interest in climate change? ✍️ some experience of writing on a technical topic for a general audience? 🎙️ an interest in journalism and a commitment to the integrity of journalism? Apply for Carbon Brief’s internship here ⬇️ buff.ly/HbRlgbQ

Vacancy: Three-week summer journalism internship at Carbon Brief - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief is offering an exciting opportunity for students, or recent graduates, to work with the team for three weeks this summer.

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New animation in my portfolio, made last year for Lancaster University's Envision Doctoral Training Partnership 🌿 mairperkins.co.uk/animations/i... This one was a joy to make. The brief: inspire young people to consider a career in environmental science.

Just voted for @greenparty.org.uk. I voted for hope - and against a political and media establishment which has ruined this country. It felt good. I highly recommend it 💚

🚨 Don’t forget your photo ID when going to vote today. It’s time to vote for candidates who only have two vested interests – people and planet. Why not head down to the polls on your lunch break? 🗳️

Very happy to hear the animation has been useful! "Mair did an excellent job condensing the scientific narrative of my research project into a short, engaging animation that is easily digestible for any audience. The animation has been an invaluable tool as both an intro to ...

Nepal is setting clear priorities ahead of Santa Marta.🇳🇵

What if the whole country saw the full picture? This is a national emergency. The impacts are already here. But the solutions exist. Communities are watching the People’s Emergency Briefing and discussing what to do next with neighbours and MPs #EarthDay Screenings www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

The #AMOC Shutdown 101: A Crash Course with Prof. @rahmstorf.bsky.social 22 minute long podcast via @arctic-circle-org.bsky.social

The AMOC Shutdown 101: A Crash Course with Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf

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Renewable energy has overtaken coal to become the world’s largest source of electricity in 2025, according to thinktank Ember. In this video, Carbon Brief’s @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org reports on Ember’s analysis. Read the full report here ➡️ buff.ly/XtaYP1D

#Plastic #photoreforming typically requires alkaline #hydrolysis, leading to waste of stoichiometric reactants. Ever thought of using #acids instead? ☀️🔋 Check out our new approach developed by Kay now out in Joule by @cellpress.bsky.social 🥳🥳 www.cell.com/joule/fullte...

Solar reforming of plastics using acid-catalyzed depolymerization

Acid-catalyzed depolymerization of waste plastics using recycled sulfuric acid from spent lead-acid batteries produces ethylene glycol, which is selectively photoreformed over an acid-stable metal sul...

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Excited to share that I'll be exhibiting artwork at Natural Discourse, a week-long Greenpeace #art #exhibition in #Nottingham exploring the #climate and #nature crises. Launch night is Friday 10 April, 6–9pm at Surface Gallery 50% of my print sales go to Greenpeace.

For some of my projects I digitally paint with brushes that replicate analogue media, so the artwork has a textured, hand-drawn look.

NEW – Analysis: Record wind and solar saved UK from gas imports worth £1bn in March 2026 ✍️ @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Ho Woo Nam Read here: buff.ly/wFGUgMU

Over 3.5 million people in #Somalia have been forced to leave their homes, due to drought, flooding and conflict. Concern and the European Union are responding with cash transfers to displaced families. Cash enables people to meet their needs, with dignity.

PhD opening Join a collaborative, interdisciplinary project the Excellence Cluster Future Forests @uni-freiburg.de, working on CRISPR/Cas in poplar to understand how trees cope with climate stress. Apply here: uni-freiburg.de/en/job/00004... @dompsfr.bsky.social @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social

1/ Yesterday @wmo-global.bsky.social made Earth's Energy Imbalance a headline #climate indicator for the first time. I think this could be a significant reframing of climate discourse, and it's worth paying close attention to why. 🧵

☀️🐝Solar parks aren't just for generating energy. They can also be valuable habitats for pollinators. 🎨I worked with environmental researcher Hollie Blaydes to turn her research into a 2-minute animated explainer, aimed at the solar industry, ecologists, farmers and policy makers.

Reform’s loud opposition to net zero is driven by “the success of populist messages around Brexit plus significant financial backing from the fossil fuel industry and climate sceptics” Not science. Not national interest. Not public opinion. Just personal greed. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rightwing narrative fuelling false belief UK public oppose net zero, study finds

Reform, Tory and some media rhetoric runs contrary to poll showing far more voters for net zero than against it

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Today we have published new analysis building on the Committee's advice on the UK’s Seventh Carbon Budget. Our conclusions about the cost of decarbonising the UK and impacts on energy security were tested against different scenarios ⬇️ Read the full report here: www.theccc.org.uk/publication/...

1,360 people across the UK - and beyond - have now registered to host screenings of the People's Emergency Briefing. Thank you! To join in, please register your interest here and we'll send you more info: www.nebriefing.org/the-film There are so many benefits to be gained if we act boldly #NEB2025

National Emergency Briefing

A 45-min film centred around the National Emergency Briefing. The frank facts, but also the huge opportunity if Government steps up and leads a WW2-scale response. Designed to be watched by communitie...

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