Whilst a lot of what Bill Gates wrote in his memo makes a certain amount of sense, his main point that short term emissions reduction is not the priority is based on flawed and out of date data. I’ve scribbled on his graph below to add a very important line - reality. #climatechange #acceleration

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More carbon fluxes to be processed. More good music required: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPXg... Who would not want to play in this beautiful surrounding? Fluxes, here we come!

In a functioning society, this would have been front page news everywhere. In our society, this didn't make the fine print. As @georgemonbiot.bsky.social pointed out once, it's quite depressing to check the headlines when you know what the real headline should be...

There are a few people that are inspirations to almost all scientists that I know, and Jane Goodall was one of them. RIP. 😢

What is wrong with Labour? This sums it up!

What has Yvette Cooper’s proscription of Palestine Action done to this country? Beyond absurd. It’s extreme authoritarianism. These police should be arresting rapists & crooks, not neglecting those duties to spend time arresting citizens standing against genocide. It undermines police and the law.

One of the overlooked risks in the uplands. Banning heather burning will most likely cause a huge increase in ticks and their associated nasty illnesses. Tall heather & bracken as well as brash layers from heather cutting will be perfect habitats. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Long-term monitoring is so important! @ect-uk.bsky.social has a few peatland sites. Peatland-ES-UK informs about heather management impacts on carbon, water & diversity. Here the latest (total) vegetation cover data (5x5 m plots). Big Sphagnum increase across 3 sites on burnt plots (since 2021)!

Music for reviewing evidence for peatland policy ! www.youtube.com/watch?v=tr41...

Funfact: Die neue Bahnchefin Evelyn Palla ist nicht nur die 1. Frau in diesem Amt, sondern auch die Erste mit eigenem Lokführerschein. Bedeutet: Sie kann die Flotte, die sie jetzt leitet, auch selbst bedienen - eine Kompetenz, die sie von allen ihren 17 männlichen Vorgängern bislang unterscheidet😊

Peatlands are complex and so is there hydrology - and terminology! Reading this paper will hopefully help people better understand why not to use the "peatland = sponge" claim.

Finally, likely enough rainfall today to put out the last of the fire spots on the North York Moors? At least in York it is very wet!

There are 3 new papers from the Peatland team: Using testate amoebae to monitor #peatlands & #restoration bit.ly/47CeW0X How an LED torch monitoring #carbon exchange can be used in dark conditions bit.ly/4lQN0K8 Different management types affect the #vegetation composition bit.ly/47Rhs3e 🌏

I'm boycotting the state banquet to send a message to both Donald Trump and Keir Starmer that they cannot close their eyes and wish away the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Donald Trump can stop this catastrophe in Gaza and get the hostages released. youtu.be/4MqPsjiage8

@landethics.bsky.social look at this (especially point 6) ... maybe this paper will help bust the myth on 75%?! 🤓

There are many misleading claims around controlled heather burning, which can be a useful, important and even beneficial management tool on moorlands (peatland). Evidence and its interpretation is often inadequate, not applicable or non existent (time & scale & methods): tinyurl.com/47fjdzew

Today's special swim. Tyrella beach in Northern Ireland. Beautiful spot!

Peatland-ES-UK @sei.org paper on peatland (blanket bog) management. doi.org/10.1016/j.je... Nutrient levels in heather & cotton-grass over time after burning & cutting (young) vs unmanaged (old) heather: Considering implications on carbon & grazing (incl. red grouse). @naturalengland.bsky.social

Very happy about this new paper from our @sei.org YorkPeatTeam 🤠: rdcu.be/ezhzt Ever wondered how peatland carbon fluxes are limited under dark/foggy conditions - do they provide robust light response models? Turns out, shining a light (LED) helps ! 🔦

Parliament in a nutshell: Yesterday MPs, including Yvette Cooper, celebrated the suffragette legacy of civil disobedience that won women the right to vote.. Only to then vote to designate non-violent direct action group Palestine Action as terrorists. Westminster is broken.

The Israeli government has shown that it is not prepared to stop until every Palestinian in #Gaza is dead, disabled or displaced. Every day in which it is still armed and supported by Western states, our own included, is a stain on international law.

Exciting opportunity: @ect-uk.bsky.social is advertising! Part-time Administrative Assistant (0.5FTE) Part-time Meetings & Events Coordinator (0.5FTE) Please see below link for more information. Very interesting & important work they do. A good chance to get involved! tinyurl.com/mr3p2azj

New paper linking persistent high pressure systems to extreme fire weather and wildfire activity across Europe: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...

Happy to speak at this year's #pint25 @pintofscience.uk Learn about @sei.org Uni_of_York's peatland research: My former PhD student Abby Mycroft will present on 'from peat to pint'; I shall dive into 'facts vs fiction' around peatland heather management. pintofscience.co.uk/event/our-pl...

Testate amoebae as bioindicators to inform blanket bog restoration success kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F.... Well done Bing Liu! Great paper on upland peatland condition and restoration trajectories. Also highlighting ecohydrology aspects of topogenous vs hill blanket bog. @sei.org

Breaking News! Code UFB!!! The daily CO2 number from Mauna Loa exceeded 430 ppm yesterday. This is the first reading above 430 ever recorded. CO2 levels have not been this high since the Pliocene epoch, 3 to 5 million years ago.

Early start in lovely York today - lucky to live here - to measure carbon CO2 & methane) in the Yorkshire Dales. Now relaxing in Hawes YH we have been regulars since 2012. A fab place! @sei.org #peatland science

Today's background paper writing music: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGFd... Ready for the weekend 🤠

Kevin Hicks shared insights on nitrogen pollution with @ukparliament.parliament.uk's Environment Committee, emphasizing the need for a comprehensive strategy. Learn more and watch the committee meeting here:

So shockingly spot on. I fear society will fall for it again. The new world order is exactly what it looks like. Are we too frozen with fear to name it? | Zoe Williams www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

1. Trump and his Death Eaters cannot tolerate any rival power. Europe, when united, is a major trading and diplomatic bloc. They see Russia (much less of a threat to US hegemony) as an excellent instrument for breaking up Europe, by threat or by force.🧵

#1 I think this is a very nice comparison of heather-dominated #peatland carbon emissions (CO2 & #methane). There are hardly any such data available, especially not long-term. These are based on chamber fluxes.

#MeToo !

This is one for all academics to read (and hopefully sign). We need to stand up to people like Musk early on - to wait brings on disaster. History shows us ...

Here is another #LongTermExperiment registered with us. Andreas Heinemeyer (below) is investigating the impact of different types of land management on blanket bog. Read more here: bit.ly/PeatlandESUK

@sei.org @ect-uk.bsky.social 13 years of upland peatland climate data (Peatland-ES-UK). They show a very alarming upward trend for temperatures, especially in winter, this means more respiration (C-loss) and less net carbon uptake. However, overall it is also getting slightly drier and sunnier.

1. Here are just a few of the ways in which Starmer’s Labour Party seems determined to alienate its voters and lose the next election. As they pile up, you have to keep pinching yourself and asking, “what the hell is it playing at?” 🧵

The "total precipitable water" for 2024 is now complete. 1.5°C in warming = 11% more atmospheric water vapor capacity = a f&%k-ton of flooding.

This follows our previous research showing the same chemicals in 100% of rivers. Pervading the environment with potent neurotoxins banned in agriculture has to stop. DEFRA and/or veterinary profession need to act. To download the full article: authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S...

Today's music for writing a nutritious (!) paper (prescribed fire and nutrient content in vegetation) youtube.com/watch?v=PpkU... New discovery 😎: Nick Drake !

So proud of Bing Liu! His PhD @sei.org research papers are rolling out & reviewers are all nice (+ constructive). Really encouraging for an ECR to start like this. Well done everyone (incl. reviewers & editors)! Testate amoebae in UK upland blanket bog #peatland status, functions, restoration.

Looking for an interesting PhD position on water vapor fluxes? Join our team at ETH Zurich gl.ethz.ch/group/jobs.h...

New year, new results, old and maybe even new peat! If you work on #paludiculture, restoration or managed peatlands, this might be your ession at #EGU25 👉 meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio... ⏰ 15.01.25, 13:00 CET @tannebergerf.bsky.social, Łukasz Kozub, Hanna Silvennoinen, Sue Page

Just don't look up! 🤔

🕯️🕯️🎄Happy second Advent-week to all #PeatECR and #peatland folks! We’re looking for dynamic, motivated new members to continue our mission to support PeatECR all over the world 🤝🌎 Contact us via 🌐www.peatecr.com or via 📧 [email protected] for more information. 📸: @andreasheinem.bsky.social

Something very interesting and important is going on ...

Fantastic @sei.org's strategy document. It even features some nice pictures from our long-term peatland (vegetation management) project!

"The inhabitants of planet Earth are quietly conducting a gigantic environmental experiment. So vast and so sweeping will be the consequences that, were it brought before any responsible council for approval, it would be firmly rejected." sci-hub.se/https://doi....