Who gets to tell humanity's story? Lucy changed how we understand human evolution. A new article by @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Peter Kjærgaard explores her journey from Ethiopia to Abu Dhabi, raising questions about museums, heritage and the geography of knowledge. @uclarchaeology.bsky.social

Three million years after Lucy walked upright in Africa, the inside story of another landmark journey

More than any other ancient relative, Lucy has challenged us to think deeply about what it means to be human.

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What happens when El Niño and climate change interact? @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joined BBC World Service's The Climate Question to discuss how a powerful El Niño could affect weather, food security and global temperatures. #ClimateChange #ElNino #ClimateScience @ucl.ac.uk

El Niño and climate change: Can we handle both? - The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service

Scientists say the El Niño weather pattern has started and this one is potentially so strong that it could have devastating effects in many parts of the world. So how does El Niño work exactly? And what’s the connection with climate change? Click here...

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"It’s fair to call this a super El Niño." 🌬️ The global weather pattern caused by the release of heat from the Pacific Ocean is set to return in the coming months, with UK temperatures potentially reaching 40C in 2027, @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social tells The Times. thetimes.com/uk/environme...

‘Super El Niño’ set to make next year hottest on record

The weather system could push summer temperatures in the UK above 40C in 2027 and cause global droughts that drive up food prices

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Are we heading for a reversal of the magnetic poles and what will it mean for the earth's shields against radiation? Hear from @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social, Professor of Earth System Science at @ucl.ac.uk, on BBC Inside Science. Full episode available on BBC Sounds: tinyurl.com/w3ct977d

Climate action is health policy. @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social outlines four ways climate action could improve health and reduce poverty worldwide. Read via @theconversation.com : tinyurl.com/ucl-four #ClimateAction #PlanetaryHealth #UCLGeography @ucl.ac.uk

Four ways to tackle health and climate together – and lift millions of people out of poverty

Health and climate action can be designed together, supporting and reinforcing each other, instead of being treated as separate priorities.

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🌍 New from @uk.theconversation.com: why COP30 fell short of its “people’s summit” promise, from mass protests to a weakened final text. 🔗 Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-cop30 #COP30 #ClimateAction #UCLGeography #Environment @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.

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𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐲𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐥, 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲 In Talking Climate, we unpack what COP30 Brazil delivered: wins for Indigenous communities outside the negotiations, importance of side deals & why the word 'fossil-fuels’ was missing from the final agreement. COP31 will be in Turkey where protests will be restricted

🌍 @bloomberg.com reports rising urgency at COP30 as adaptation funding falls far behind. @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social warns: “You are gambling with major habitats and major parts of the climate system.” Read more: tinyurl.com/ucl-gamble #UCLGeography #COP30 #ClimateAction #Adaptation

Preparing for a Riskier World Is Becoming a Bigger Part of Climate Talks

As negotiations over efforts to curb emissions enter crunch time at COP30, adaptation is emerging as the next frontier.

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Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise Our leaders keep stating that time is running out, but negotiations remain stuck in never ending circles of delays all because of Saudi, India and USA #climatechange theconversation.com/cop30-five-r...

Cop30: five reasons the UN climate conference failed to deliver on its ‘people’s summit’ promise

Deals were agreed but with crucial elements missing.

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@ucl.ac.uk Generation One Podcast S5 Ep10 @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Dr @simonchinyee.bsky.social chat with Alexandra Ranft, William Moore and Simon Chaudhuri on start-ups driving climate action. #UCLGenerationOne #ClimateAction #ClimateInnovation #GEW2025 #UCL

UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast

The UCL Generation One podcast aims to tackle the biggest challenges facing the climate crisis. Listen now on your favourite platform.

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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia Protestors, Politicians and Lobbyist !! Episode 1 with @shookabidarian.bsky.social

🌍 New podcast alert: @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joins the @rgsibg.bsky.social to unpack the carbon & water cycles, climate change, & what meaningful action looks like today. Listen now: tinyurl.com/ucl-21century #UCLGeography #MarkMaslin #ClimateAction #RGSIBG #Geography @ucl.ac.uk

21st Century Challenges with Professor Mark Maslin | RGS

The RGS-IBG talks to Mark Maslin in this podcast about climate change and the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲 As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia Protestors, Politicians and Lobbyist !! Episode 1 with @shookabidarian.bsky.social

Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30. We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF

92%: the percentage of funding for Nigel Farage's far-right political party Reform UK that comes from fossil fuel interests. Across the world, anyone blaming immigrants, etc, it's all just a smokescreen to allow the rich to keep on getting richer by killing our planet. share.google/W2gwfc0XVpUy...

‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war

Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.

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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion theconversation.com/wind-power-h...

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study

Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.

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New research from our colleagues at @uclgeography.bsky.social - @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O'Shea highlight how wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK. Read more about their research here:

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UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.

💨 New research by @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O’Shea shows that wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010. Wind isn’t just clean, it’s saving consumers billions. 🌍⚡ Read via @theguardian.com #UCLGeography #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #ClimateAction

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand

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UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.

Wind power delivers £104 billion net benefit to UK consumers

UK investment in wind energy generated a net financial benefit of more than £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the green energy transition,...

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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion theconversation.com/wind-power-h...

Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study

Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.

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🌍 Phones, laptops, gadgets… how do they shape our planet? @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social (MSc #ClimateChange) is featured in @theguardian.com, showing how tech consumption could reshape Venice, Iguazu Falls & more. #ClimateCrisis #SustainableTech #UCLGeography #TechImpact

Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet

From Venice to the Iguaza Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices

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We join the global community in mourning the passing of Dr Dame Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and UN Messenger of Peace. Her groundbreaking scientific work transformed our understanding of nature and will continue to inspire generations. #JaneGoodall

Just seen the latest work from the Doughnut Economic Lab highlighting the huge inequalities between the richest and poorest nations and the accelerating planetary metacrisis we are in. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🎙 New Generation One Climate Podcast! For #InternationalPodcastDay, we explore climate in the classroom. 👉 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone #GenerationOne #UCLGeography #ClimateEducation @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @simonchinyee.bsky.social

UCL Generation One: The Climate Podcast

The UCL Generation One podcast aims to tackle the biggest challenges facing the climate crisis. Listen now on your favourite platform.

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We were joined by leaders from across Britain for a celebration of what brings us together. In partnership with @citizensuk.org @moreincommonuk.bsky.social and @belongnetwork.bsky.social. Thank you to all those who came along.

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society @royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News

The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

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Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society @royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News

The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.

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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez

From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world

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