In the UK, SUVs accounted for 63% of new sales in 2024. The proliferation of SUVs is one aspect of “carspreading,” whereby cars are becoming steadily larger over time and with this comes potential harms to health 🧵 www.bmj.com/content/391/...

COP30: Study reveals “highest possible ambition” for countries' climate pledges With COP30 kicking off on Monday, a new paper by Julia Schönfeld and Professor Joeri Rogelj provides a framework for assessing countries’ climate pledges 🧵 Learn more: ow.ly/CiB050XnMK2

📈COP delivers stock market boost for ‘green’ companies but renewables unaffected, Imperial College London study shows 🧵 Read it here: ow.ly/o6xY50XnEuH

🎬 With #COP30 just days away, we’re delighted to share our new film, Inside COP: Science, Politics and the Fight for Loss & Damage. Told through the eyes of negotiators and scientists, it reveals the story behind the historic agreement to establish Loss and Damage Fund. 👇 youtu.be/IeA6ggnq6yk?...

Something that's worth flagging about this report is the subtle pivot from "current policy" being the worst-case scenario to including discussions of backsliding. Most calculations presented include the USA meeting its new-but-Biden-era NDC commitments, which will formally elapse in Jan.

NEW: The latest climate pledges under the Paris Agreement have driven only a slight fall in predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century. The UN Emissions Gap Report finds that implementing current policies would lead to up to 2.8°C of warming, down from 3.1°C. 🧵

Flea and tick medication, antibiotics & illicit drugs found in UK freshwater study by Imperial & @earthwatcheurope.bsky.social. The research also found antibiotics at concentrations high enough that antimicrobial resistance should be studied further in UK freshwaters 🧵 ow.ly/jQUN50Xmmxc

As @undaunted-hq.bsky.social's Climate Solutions Catalyst seeks to assemble its second cohort, @christopherjwaite.bsky.social and Nicole Alhadeff from the team outline why they are turning their powerful search tool towards climate adaptation and resilience. ow.ly/j9bF50XlEv

COP30 in Brazil will be a critical test of global leadership and must be a moment of pushback against the wrecking tactics we’ve seen on climate, said Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland of @theelders.bsky.social at the 2025 Grantham Institute Annual Lecture this week 🧵

In a new collaborative paper between the Grantham Institute and @climatecares.bsky.social, Monica McCall outlines the key evidence on mental health and climate change, including how interventions can better realise the co-benefits of tackling these two interrelated issues 🧵 ow.ly/jW6N50XkPB6

Hurricane Melissa, the world’s most powerful storm of 2025, has struck Jamaica with devastating force. 🌪️ Professor @frediotto.bsky.social warns that unusually warm Gulf waters, supercharged by #ClimateChange, made Melissa stronger & more destructive. #HurricaneMelissa #ClimateCrisis

⚠️Climate change made Hurricane Melissa four times more likely, rapid study estimates The most powerful storm in Jamaica’s history shows how climate change is increasing the economic cost, intensity, and likelihood of major storms 🧵 ow.ly/Kazp50Xke8N

"The case for multilateral cooperation has never been greater, but the institutions charged with delivering it are under increasing strain. They need to be defended more vigorously to counteract the growing forces of populism, nationalism and short-term self-interest," says Dr Brundtland.

🚨 The Grantham Institute Annual Lecture – Reclaiming Our Common Future: The pursuit of shared purpose in an age of division – is about to begin. Hear from Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland and our panel of expert guests chaired by the BBC's Justin Rowlatt. Join the livestream 👇 youtube.com/live/4Mt4yW9...

Tonight: Sustainable development pioneer Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland will deliver the 2025 Grantham Institute Annual Lecture. And BBC Climate Editor Justin Rowlatt will chair our expert panel exploring the issues raised in her keynote. 🚨 Join us. Final tickets: www.imperial.ac.uk/events/19827...

At our launch event we presented our new report in collaboration with the @ic-cep.bsky.social, which investigates how the health benefits of climate action are currently considered by decision-makers 🧵 📺https://ow.ly/yxNH50XfqBz

The Paris Agreement offers a powerful framework for a fairer, healthier world. But as extreme heat shows, every tenth of a degree matters. We need higher ambition to stop violating the rights of ever more people. - new @wwattribution.bsky.social study www.worldweatherattribution.org/ten-years-of...

Completing our incredible line-up of speakers for the Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2025 is Dr @neiljennings.bsky.social who leads on Grantham Institute’s policy engagement work on climate change and health. 📅 29 Oct 📍 Imperial College London (also livestreamed) Register now: ow.ly/ASQc50WY0Xv

Q&A blog: Rising temperatures, pesticides, waterways and male fertility. With a new academic year in full swing, we ask two new PhD students joining the innovative Producing Rational Evidence for Parasiticide Prescription team what their research projects are all about. buff.ly/g5fftp1

⚠️ The UK's airport expansion drive is putting climate targets at risk while relying on unsupported economic claims, a committee of MPs has concluded. The findings reflect evidence we submitted on the scalability of alternative jet fuels and the health impacts of aircraft noise. 🧵

We are very happy to announce Angela Francis, Director of Policy Solutions at @wwf.org.uk, is our next panelist at the Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2025. 📅 29 Oct 🕠 17:30–20:30 📍 South Kensington Campus (also livestreamed) Register today: buff.ly/CtaDEav

🎧 Can technology save the world? @undaunted-hq.bsky.social Director, Alyssa Gilbert, unpacks the double-edged role of tech in addressing the climate crisis in the latest IDEA Lab podcast. ➡️Tune in here: buff.ly/wLFsRrQ @rigb.org @imperialenterprise.bsky.social

Through interviews with UK decision-makers from local to national government our new report, presented at our launch event, investigates how the health benefits of climate action are currently considered by decision-makers 🧵 Read the report: buff.ly/Z2UN2Tu Watch the webinar: buff.ly/eLIm7Sz

🌊New study challenges ecological fears around tidal power Researchers at Imperial College London are challenging some of the most persistent assumptions surrounding tidal power following a large-scale review of evidence showing its effects are often neutral or even beneficial 🧵 buff.ly/ncR7EGD

New speaker announcement! Dr. @sarahsteinlubrano.bsky.social, Researcher and Author, will join us as a panelist at the Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2025 🧵 📅29 October 🕠 17:30–20:30 📍 South Kensington Campus (also livestreamed) buff.ly/4sEkBik

🗨️Bigger, more destructive wildfires are on the rise as the climate warms," says Dr Theo Keeping from @ic-cep.bsky.social , co-author of the State of Wildifres annual report. The report warns that extreme wildfires are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change🧵 buff.ly/36tmvJr

Exciting news! @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social has introduced Notpla's seaweed-based packaging across canteens on campus, which can be composted & disappears without a trace. Brilliant to read about this full-circle moment! felixonline.co.uk/articles/tas... @granthamicl.bsky.social @rigb.org 1/2 ⬇️

The 2015 Paris Agreement could help the world avoid 57 hot days if countries follow through on their emission-cutting plans and limit warming this century to 2.6°C, a new study by @climatecentral.org and @wwattribution.bsky.social has found 🧵 Read it here: buff.ly/XLTl57y

Event today: Delivering for climate & health: insights from UK decision-makers. Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social at midday UK time 👇🕛

Fears about tidal power harming ecosystems have held back a key renewable for decades. A new @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social study finds those fears largely unfounded, showing how tidal energy can support wildlife, generate clean power and protect coasts. 🌊🔋 #TidalEnergy #RenewableEnergy

We are thrilled to announce Justin Rowlatt, Climate Editor at BBC News, will join us at the Grantham Institute Annual Lecture this year to moderate the conversation with keynote speaker, Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland. 🧵(More info below 👇) 📅29 Oct 📍Imperial College London Sign-up: buff.ly/PZqDXib

Event: Delivering for climate & health: insights from UK decision-makers Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government. 📍Online ⏰12.00-13.00 📅16 October Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4

🎬OUT TODAY! Our new film is here: Net Zero: The Inside Story of the UK’s Climate Target In 2019, the UK made history — the first major economy to commit to #NetZero by 2050. Now, scientists (and a former PM 👀) reveal how it happened and why it matters. Watch here 👉 youtu.be/Czunu-RkkeY

⚠️Government policy is overlooking the costs of climate inaction on mental health and wellbeing, argues Mikael Mikaelsson, @neiljennings.bsky.social and Emma Lawrance in a new article on the cascading risks of the climate crisis on #WorldMentalHealthDay 🧵 📰 buff.ly/Ty5z9WP

COMING SOON… In 2019, the UK made history as the first major economy to commit to net zero by 2050. But, while the science hasn’t changed, political consensus is fracturing. We can’t wait to share our new film & to tell the inside story of the UK’s climate target Stay tuned… 👀13 October

📯 Join us & Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland — former Prime Minister of Norway, founding Member of The Elders, and “godmother” of sustainable development — as we reflect on the arc of global cooperation from the Paris Agreement to today’s fractured landscape. 📅 29 Oct 🔗 Register: ow.ly/ASQc50WY0Xv

⚠️Climate change was behind 36% of damage inflicted by Typhoon Ragasa in China, a rapid impact attribution study from Imperial College London estimates. The study also found that climate change boosted Typhoon Ragasa’s winds by 7% and rainfall by 12% at landfall🧵

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 🧵

🌍 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

Event: Delivering for climate & health: insights from UK decision-makers Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government. 📍Online ⏰12.00-13.00 📅16 October Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4

New working paper out: "Four scenarios for an @ipcc.bsky.social navigating Artificial Intelligence" Led by @hollyjeanbuck.bsky.social, with @shinasayama.bsky.social and Oliver Geden Thread 🧵 1/13

Ahead of the UK Government's announcement for the next Carbon Budget Delivery Plan, @cait-hewitt.bsky.social (Policy and Engagement Officer at the Grantham Institute) shares three key areas it should address 🧵

It's Day 1 of the UK GGR Event! Today's theme is "Inform". Our staff & funders are gathering at @rigb.org to discuss research from across the Greenhouse Gas Removals Demonstrator programme. Stay tuned! #UKGGR2025

🎉A start-up led by Cleantech Innovation MSc student Janarthanan Venkatachalam has been named the UK winner of the 2025 James Dyson Awards. Kinowave works on a free-floating wave energy system that also protects against coastal erosion. Learn more: ow.ly/CnVA50X2IEb

As the POTUS claims climate change is a 'scam', what's the truth about climate conspiracies & dis/misinformation? Join us, @pallavis.bsky.social & @bbcmarcosilva.bsky.social on 9 October to unpack the impact of climate disinfo on public opinion, media, politics & everyday life. ✍️ buff.ly/DxIDIOk

Event: Delivering for climate & health: insights from UK decision-makers Join us and @ic-cep.bsky.social to explore how the health benefits of climate action are thought about by decision-makers in government 🧵 📍Online ⏰12.00-13.00 📅16 October Sign-up today: ow.ly/Ll4W50X04V4

The UK GGR Event starts 1 week from today! Anyone interested in greenhouse gas removal is welcome to join us on 30 Sept (Impact Day) & 1 Oct (Innovation Day). Not sure which day to choose? Come to both! The whole event is completely free to attend. Read more & sign up: co2re.org/events/the-u...

🎧 In a new episode of the Energy Futures podcast, Dr Anastasiya Ostrovnaya sits down with Matthew Lipson, Deputy Director at @undaunted-hq.bsky.social, to discuss the major challenges around decarbonising our homes. Listen now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iEy...

💡Do you work for an organisation developing an ambitious environmental solution? Imperial is an official nominator for the Earthshot Prize, a global environmental prize providing five £1 million grants to help scale solutions to repair our planet.  📅Deadline 31 October Apply:

We are delighted to announce the keynote speaker for the Grantham Institute Annual Lecture 2025 is Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, former Prime Minister of Norway & the “godmother” of sustainable development 🌍 📅 29 Oct 🕠 17:30–20:30 📍 Imperial College London + livestream 🔗 Register now: ow.ly/ASQc50WY0Xv