Rupert Stuart-Smith

@rupertstuartsmith.bsky.social

Senior Research Associate in climate science and the law, Oxford Sustainable Law Programme, University of Oxford Climate scientist and collaborator of lawyers https://www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/person/dr-rupert-stuart-smith

Today in the @bmj.com, @thomwetzer.bsky.social and I argue that legal developments in recent years effect unprecedented limits on corporate and state climate conduct. The chasm between legal duties and many actors' conduct leaves legal risk widespread for many firms. Read more at the link below 👇

The BMJ@bmj.com · 7mo ago

Buttressed by scientific developments, law is catching up with corporate and state climate inaction — a new era of accountability may follow, @rupertstuartsmith.bsky.social @thomwetzer.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/392/...

Out now: our new study shows that climate change caused nearly 1,700 heat-related deaths in Zürich over 50 years. We assessed the effects of changing vulnerability to heat, heat-mortality within and outside of heatwaves, and the contribution of individual companies' emissions to heat deaths.

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We need CDR. 🧩 But the ambiguity & lack of transparency regarding #CDR in states‘ climate plans jeopardize the PA. ❌ We unpack this issue by reviewing strategies of 70+ states concerning their CDR plans. 📑 👇 More in the thread by lead author Rupert Stuart-Smith & our study doi.org/10.1080/1469...

Rupert Stuart-Smith@rupertstuartsmith.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Out now in @climate-policy.bsky.social: New research with @thomwetzer.bsky.social @rubenpruetz.bsky.social @joerirogelj.bsky.social Lavanya Rajamani, Marianne Wood and Ewan White: States are depending heavily on CO2 removal to meet climate targets, risking the Paris Agreement goal.

New research on limits to CO2 removal (CDR). CDR is key to our ambition to stop adding climate pollution to the atmosphere. Because it's uncertain how much will be delivered and it clearly comes with risks of social & environmental side-effects, legal issues arise. This paper provides an overview. 👇

Rupert Stuart-Smith@rupertstuartsmith.bsky.social · last yr.

🚨 Out now in @climate-policy.bsky.social: New research with @thomwetzer.bsky.social @rubenpruetz.bsky.social @joerirogelj.bsky.social Lavanya Rajamani, Marianne Wood and Ewan White: States are depending heavily on CO2 removal to meet climate targets, risking the Paris Agreement goal.

🚨 We are hiring! I am looking for a climate science postdoc to join my team at Oxford University, working on a Wellcome Trust-funded project on climate change and health. We’re looking for: ✅ A computationally proficient climate scientist ✅ Experience in climate change attribution/projections

CO2 removal (CDR) is both essential and controversial because side-effects can undermine mitigation ambition and sustainable development. As the European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change @esabcc.bsky.social we advise the EU on how to navigate CDR opportunities and risks. (1/n)

European Scientific Advisory Board on Climate Change@esabcc.bsky.social · last yr.

Today, @esabcc.bsky.social published its new report ‘Scaling up carbon dioxide removals – Recommendations for navigating opportunities and risks in the #EU’. See all the recommendations and full report: climate-advisory-board.europa.eu/news/new-rep... #ClimateChange #CarbonRemoval #EUClimateAction