Ed Carr
@edwardrcarr.com
US Center Director and Senior Scientist, Stockholm Environment Institute | Former Adaptation at STAP/GEF | CLA IPBES Transformative Change Assessment | LA IPCC AR6 WGII | Masters T&F All-American | Hopelessly realistic optimist
www.edwardrcarr.com
www.edwardrcarr.com
So long and thanks for all the fish
January 10, 2026 at 2:14 PM
So long and thanks for all the fish
Give us a week, we’ll perforate your colon
January 10, 2026 at 3:59 AM
Give us a week, we’ll perforate your colon
Reposted by Ed Carr
🌎 The US decision Wednesday to halt support for dozens of international bodies such as @ipcc.bsky.social and @ipbes.net does not change the strength of the US #ClimateChange and #biodiversity knowledge base, SEI US Centre Director @edwardrcarr.com says.
January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
🌎 The US decision Wednesday to halt support for dozens of international bodies such as @ipcc.bsky.social and @ipbes.net does not change the strength of the US #ClimateChange and #biodiversity knowledge base, SEI US Centre Director @edwardrcarr.com says.
Pith helmets for all my friends!
One thing that's becoming clear is that Rubio et al don't actually understand what imperialism entails. Like they could have turned USAID into the Colonial Office, but...
Honestly not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.
Honestly not sure if this is a good or a bad thing.
January 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Pith helmets for all my friends!
Much better…but my only complaint is that I cannot alternate between an alcoholic beer and a n/a beer. The n/a tastes sweet by comparison and it throws me off.
(Me griping about the sweetness of n/a IPAs is the definition of progress)
(Me griping about the sweetness of n/a IPAs is the definition of progress)
January 6, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Much better…but my only complaint is that I cannot alternate between an alcoholic beer and a n/a beer. The n/a tastes sweet by comparison and it throws me off.
(Me griping about the sweetness of n/a IPAs is the definition of progress)
(Me griping about the sweetness of n/a IPAs is the definition of progress)
The more I think about it, the more I realize Texas Tech - Oregon was a “pox on both your houses” kind of game
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The more I think about it, the more I realize Texas Tech - Oregon was a “pox on both your houses” kind of game
Yeah, yeah, Oregon is in fact purchasing playoff wins.
Well, Nike is purchasing playoff wins, anyway.
Well, Nike is purchasing playoff wins, anyway.
January 1, 2026 at 11:47 PM
Yeah, yeah, Oregon is in fact purchasing playoff wins.
Well, Nike is purchasing playoff wins, anyway.
Well, Nike is purchasing playoff wins, anyway.
I’m enjoying today’s football changing of the guard. Alabama getting wrecked by Indiana, Ohio State getting beaten by Miami. Turns out Texas Tech can’t actually purchase a playoff win.
DeBoer is getting fired. Day is probably back on a hot seat a year after a title.
Good times!
DeBoer is getting fired. Day is probably back on a hot seat a year after a title.
Good times!
January 1, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I’m enjoying today’s football changing of the guard. Alabama getting wrecked by Indiana, Ohio State getting beaten by Miami. Turns out Texas Tech can’t actually purchase a playoff win.
DeBoer is getting fired. Day is probably back on a hot seat a year after a title.
Good times!
DeBoer is getting fired. Day is probably back on a hot seat a year after a title.
Good times!
They predicted the highly-wealthy would leave MA when it passed a millionaire’s tax (an additional 4% surcharge on income over $1 million.
They did not leave. Economy did just great. We have revenue to fix stuff.
They did not leave. Economy did just great. We have revenue to fix stuff.
Billionaires are considering cutting or reducing their ties to California by the end of the year because of a proposed ballot measure that could tax the state’s wealthiest residents.
A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving
It’s uncertain whether the proposal will reach the statewide ballot in November, but some billionaires like Peter Thiel and Larry Page may be unwilling to take the risk.
nyti.ms
December 27, 2025 at 1:45 AM
They predicted the highly-wealthy would leave MA when it passed a millionaire’s tax (an additional 4% surcharge on income over $1 million.
They did not leave. Economy did just great. We have revenue to fix stuff.
They did not leave. Economy did just great. We have revenue to fix stuff.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
As we head into the holidays, I’m asking for your support to help a scrappy community of experts reimagine the U.S. role in global conservation—any amount (even $1) helps show that conservation still matters.
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Pretty sure a 14% decline in approval is outside the margin of error.
Way outside.
Way outside.
lol wut. dropping from 42 percent approval to 36 percent approval seems pretty significant. apnews.com/article/trum...
December 11, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Pretty sure a 14% decline in approval is outside the margin of error.
Way outside.
Way outside.
The fact there are any empty seats at the ACC title game, let alone A LOT of seats, speaks to the cultural difference between the conference and the SEC/BIG10.
#gohoos
#gohoos
December 7, 2025 at 3:13 AM
The fact there are any empty seats at the ACC title game, let alone A LOT of seats, speaks to the cultural difference between the conference and the SEC/BIG10.
#gohoos
#gohoos
And I am not even getting into having folks work out how much they would save each month if they did not have to pay insurance premiums…
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
And I am not even getting into having folks work out how much they would save each month if they did not have to pay insurance premiums…
Basically, if looked at as a percentage of income, $500 to the former is the equivalent of $75 to the latter. Or turn it around: $500 to a $30k income is $3333 to a $200k income.
You have to control for this in the sample and responses or the answers are trash.
You have to control for this in the sample and responses or the answers are trash.
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Basically, if looked at as a percentage of income, $500 to the former is the equivalent of $75 to the latter. Or turn it around: $500 to a $30k income is $3333 to a $200k income.
You have to control for this in the sample and responses or the answers are trash.
You have to control for this in the sample and responses or the answers are trash.
This seems like a really, really bad survey question. Unless it was sent only to people with about the same income, you were asking participants very different questions. $500 means very different things if you are making $200k or $30k.
It’s a universal health care program,
Michael, how much can it cost? $100?
Michael, how much can it cost? $100?
December 4, 2025 at 12:02 AM
This seems like a really, really bad survey question. Unless it was sent only to people with about the same income, you were asking participants very different questions. $500 means very different things if you are making $200k or $30k.
Josh. No. Leave us alone.
November 29, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Josh. No. Leave us alone.
Remember when FSU was trying to extort the ACC for more TV revenue…two years ago?
I am still enjoying the schadenfreude.
I am still enjoying the schadenfreude.
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Remember when FSU was trying to extort the ACC for more TV revenue…two years ago?
I am still enjoying the schadenfreude.
I am still enjoying the schadenfreude.
I said it was the differences in boards that shape different outcomes for universities that are being pressured by the administration.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
November 15, 2025 at 4:06 PM
I said it was the differences in boards that shape different outcomes for universities that are being pressured by the administration.
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...
This is such a critical point: board management is hard, particularly in a crisis, and the mark of a good president is good board management. That requires trust, which is increasingly difficult to cultivate in an era where presidencies turn over every 5 or so years.
November 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
This is such a critical point: board management is hard, particularly in a crisis, and the mark of a good president is good board management. That requires trust, which is increasingly difficult to cultivate in an era where presidencies turn over every 5 or so years.
“Sir, *you* could be THE SINGLE PAYER”
November 8, 2025 at 11:23 PM
“Sir, *you* could be THE SINGLE PAYER”
I mean, if he wants to attack the Affordable Care Act from the left and go full single-payer…
November 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I mean, if he wants to attack the Affordable Care Act from the left and go full single-payer…
I think you misread me - I was a tenured full professor and a dean, taught for 20 years. A college degree is great! How it is sold to students and what they expect from it is the problem. On the main, majors don't get you jobs. Critical thinking, writing, and work ethic generally do!
November 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I think you misread me - I was a tenured full professor and a dean, taught for 20 years. A college degree is great! How it is sold to students and what they expect from it is the problem. On the main, majors don't get you jobs. Critical thinking, writing, and work ethic generally do!