wouldmariadothat
@mariawood.bsky.social
yes maria wood
PhD student at CASA UCL in transport decarb equity 🌟 pro trams + bikes 🌟 anti SUV 🌟 climate + vegan activist 🌟 wildlife + foraging enthusiast
PhD student at CASA UCL in transport decarb equity 🌟 pro trams + bikes 🌟 anti SUV 🌟 climate + vegan activist 🌟 wildlife + foraging enthusiast
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🚨Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions
In a new preprint, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @jmbh.bsky.social & I examine techno-optimism among 9,199 scientists and how it relates to their civic engagement and lifestyle choices🧵
🔗 Link: tinyurl.com/hh94huzv
In a new preprint, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @jmbh.bsky.social & I examine techno-optimism among 9,199 scientists and how it relates to their civic engagement and lifestyle choices🧵
🔗 Link: tinyurl.com/hh94huzv
November 14, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🚨Techno-optimistic scientists take fewer climate actions
In a new preprint, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @jmbh.bsky.social & I examine techno-optimism among 9,199 scientists and how it relates to their civic engagement and lifestyle choices🧵
🔗 Link: tinyurl.com/hh94huzv
In a new preprint, @colognaviktoria.bsky.social, @maiensachis.bsky.social, @jmbh.bsky.social & I examine techno-optimism among 9,199 scientists and how it relates to their civic engagement and lifestyle choices🧵
🔗 Link: tinyurl.com/hh94huzv
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Saying climate change won’t spell the end of “humanity” embraces the deeply uneven geographies of vulnerability. By centring the resilience of industrialised nations, it disavows the disposability of others. We must resist these efforts to normalise climate necropolitics.
That's a very low bar.
Those most affected by climate change are those who have contributed the least to global CO₂ emissions.
Those most affected by climate change are those who have contributed the least to global CO₂ emissions.
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
www.nytimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Saying climate change won’t spell the end of “humanity” embraces the deeply uneven geographies of vulnerability. By centring the resilience of industrialised nations, it disavows the disposability of others. We must resist these efforts to normalise climate necropolitics.
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Read this and weep.
Even with the new NDCs (64/197 WTF) the world’s collective path has barely shifted. Emissions are expected to be ~11% lower by 2030 and ~17% by 2035. The Paris targets require a 35% cut by 2035 for 2ºC
The likelihood of crossing 2ºC is now ~99%
unfccc.int/sites/def...
Even with the new NDCs (64/197 WTF) the world’s collective path has barely shifted. Emissions are expected to be ~11% lower by 2030 and ~17% by 2035. The Paris targets require a 35% cut by 2035 for 2ºC
The likelihood of crossing 2ºC is now ~99%
unfccc.int/sites/def...
October 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Read this and weep.
Even with the new NDCs (64/197 WTF) the world’s collective path has barely shifted. Emissions are expected to be ~11% lower by 2030 and ~17% by 2035. The Paris targets require a 35% cut by 2035 for 2ºC
The likelihood of crossing 2ºC is now ~99%
unfccc.int/sites/def...
Even with the new NDCs (64/197 WTF) the world’s collective path has barely shifted. Emissions are expected to be ~11% lower by 2030 and ~17% by 2035. The Paris targets require a 35% cut by 2035 for 2ºC
The likelihood of crossing 2ºC is now ~99%
unfccc.int/sites/def...
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...aaaand Melissa has just tied Hurricane Patricia for the most intense tropical cyclone ever measured by satellite, anywhere in the world.
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
October 28, 2025 at 3:43 AM
...aaaand Melissa has just tied Hurricane Patricia for the most intense tropical cyclone ever measured by satellite, anywhere in the world.
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
T8.4 = 182kt
Here's the global top-10 list of the satellite era (from Velden 2017):
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Finally! The truth is spelt out officially.
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Finally! The truth is spelt out officially.
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
“Let’s recognise our failure.”
“The truth is that we have failed to avoid an overshooting above 1.5C in the next few years. And that going above 1.5C has devastating consequences.“
www.theguardian.com/...
#ClimateCrisis
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What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 2:23 AM
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
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I reread this every so often and I'm struck every time by how great it is unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-...
The social ideology of the motorcar - Uneven Earth
by André Gorz The worst thing about cars is that they are like castles or villas by the sea: luxury goods invented for the exclusive pleasure of a very rich minority, and which in conception and natur...
unevenearth.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
I reread this every so often and I'm struck every time by how great it is unevenearth.org/2018/08/the-...
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When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
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When you take a big breath and think about it, it is horrifying how much material we use & then throw away to build mountains of private cars every year.
We strip mine the planet, enslave children and adults, and degrade our souls to feed our endless appetite for cars and more cars. We can change.
We strip mine the planet, enslave children and adults, and degrade our souls to feed our endless appetite for cars and more cars. We can change.
October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
When you take a big breath and think about it, it is horrifying how much material we use & then throw away to build mountains of private cars every year.
We strip mine the planet, enslave children and adults, and degrade our souls to feed our endless appetite for cars and more cars. We can change.
We strip mine the planet, enslave children and adults, and degrade our souls to feed our endless appetite for cars and more cars. We can change.
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“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”
Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT
Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT
October 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
“Why is it always hard choices for working-class communities — not for multimillionaires and billionaires?”
Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT
Zack Polanski calls for a tax on the super-rich on #BBCQT
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Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
Sick of scrolling through junk results, AI-generated ads and links to lookalike products? The author and activist behind the term ‘enshittification’ explains what’s gone wrong with the internet – and what we can do about it
www.theguardian.com
October 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish?
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The Trump Action Tracker is a British academic’s answer to Trump “flooding the zone” with anti-democratic and anti- rule of law behaviours.
It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.
See TrumpActionTracker.info
It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.
See TrumpActionTracker.info
October 4, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The Trump Action Tracker is a British academic’s answer to Trump “flooding the zone” with anti-democratic and anti- rule of law behaviours.
It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.
See TrumpActionTracker.info
It’s a one-stop-shop for logging thd lot. And the neta-analysis of what is happening is very enlightening… darkly.
See TrumpActionTracker.info
KNEW this would be the reaction from the establishment. The attack was terrible and heinous. And at the same time Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. Condemning genocide is NOT equivalent to condoning terror attacks.
What complete and utter bollox from this increasingly autocratic regime
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mahmood: Pro-Palestinian protests 'un-British' after terror attack
The home secretary told BBC Breakfast she was disappointed pro-Palestinian protests went ahead.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 11:26 AM
KNEW this would be the reaction from the establishment. The attack was terrible and heinous. And at the same time Israel is committing a genocide in Gaza. Condemning genocide is NOT equivalent to condoning terror attacks.
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🔎 15%
Agricultural emissions could drop by 15%, and about 15 million deaths could be avoided each year, if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets.
www.independent.co.uk/news/food-p...
Agricultural emissions could drop by 15%, and about 15 million deaths could be avoided each year, if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets.
www.independent.co.uk/news/food-p...
A recipe for avoiding 15 million deaths a year and climate disaster is fixing food, scientists say
Scientists are presenting new evidence that the worst effects of climate change can’t be avoided without a major transformation of food systems
www.independent.co.uk
October 3, 2025 at 10:49 AM
🔎 15%
Agricultural emissions could drop by 15%, and about 15 million deaths could be avoided each year, if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets.
www.independent.co.uk/news/food-p...
Agricultural emissions could drop by 15%, and about 15 million deaths could be avoided each year, if people worldwide shift to healthier, predominantly plant-based diets.
www.independent.co.uk/news/food-p...
Kier Starmer, shame on you
September 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Kier Starmer, shame on you
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Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
September 17, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
Via @us.theconversation.com
Northern Spain wildfires right now
August 12, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Northern Spain wildfires right now
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My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.
WASPInomics and the magic avocado tree
Why boomers struggle to make sense of the millennial world.
open.substack.com
July 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
My latest, exploring with numbers how the millennial household budget is basically incomprehensible to retired boomers.
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HOME OFFICE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OVER PALESTINE ACTION BAN EXPOSED
@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.
In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.
In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
Revealed: How Palestine Action was banned
Exclusive: Documents seen by Declassified reveal serious concerns within the UK government and MI5 about proscribing Palestine Action.
www.declassifieduk.org
July 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
HOME OFFICE DISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN OVER PALESTINE ACTION BAN EXPOSED
@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.
In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
@declassifiedUK has revealed that Home Office insinuations that Palestine Action supports violence and receives funding from Iran were refuted by its own internal assessments.
In full: www.declassifieduk.org/revealed-how...
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We have officially published our list of sponsored sessions for
@rgsibg.bsky.social AC2025! 🎉🎉 Repost if you're presenting with us, or if you're just dead excited to attend... We'll see you all there 👋 full list on our website below!
transportgeography.org.uk/2025/07/23/t...
@rgsibg.bsky.social AC2025! 🎉🎉 Repost if you're presenting with us, or if you're just dead excited to attend... We'll see you all there 👋 full list on our website below!
transportgeography.org.uk/2025/07/23/t...
July 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
We have officially published our list of sponsored sessions for
@rgsibg.bsky.social AC2025! 🎉🎉 Repost if you're presenting with us, or if you're just dead excited to attend... We'll see you all there 👋 full list on our website below!
transportgeography.org.uk/2025/07/23/t...
@rgsibg.bsky.social AC2025! 🎉🎉 Repost if you're presenting with us, or if you're just dead excited to attend... We'll see you all there 👋 full list on our website below!
transportgeography.org.uk/2025/07/23/t...
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INSANE HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
July 15, 2025 at 10:01 AM
INSANE HEAT IN MIDDLE EAST
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
Crazy MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 38.3C Tuz IRAQ
Dozens of stations allover Middle East (Iran,Iraq,Kuwait,Emirates) with Minimums >35C
Max. temperatures expected up to 52C. Nights up to 40C !
Historic heat wave,one of the worst ever seen anywhere worldwide
it 'll last weeks
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New @ippr.org report out today
Transport isn’t working for low-income households
Reducing car dependence is essential for providing greater access to opportunity, cutting transport costs and reducing the harms caused by car-dominated places
Read how the UK government can achieve this👇
Transport isn’t working for low-income households
Reducing car dependence is essential for providing greater access to opportunity, cutting transport costs and reducing the harms caused by car-dominated places
Read how the UK government can achieve this👇
The transport challenge for low-income households | IPPR
Transport policy can make a material difference to people’s finances, especially those struggling to make ends meet. It can also help people better access
www.ippr.org
July 15, 2025 at 6:07 AM
New @ippr.org report out today
Transport isn’t working for low-income households
Reducing car dependence is essential for providing greater access to opportunity, cutting transport costs and reducing the harms caused by car-dominated places
Read how the UK government can achieve this👇
Transport isn’t working for low-income households
Reducing car dependence is essential for providing greater access to opportunity, cutting transport costs and reducing the harms caused by car-dominated places
Read how the UK government can achieve this👇
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The people at Carmoola have “… uncovered a very human truth — that driving, once a symbol of freedom and adventure, has become something many people now dread.”
A big part of that seems to be because there are too many other drivers on the roads.
Good case for providing better 🚌🚃🚆🚲🚶♿️ options.
A big part of that seems to be because there are too many other drivers on the roads.
Good case for providing better 🚌🚃🚆🚲🚶♿️ options.
Driving in Britain increasingly miserable, survey finds
Road rage, traffic jams and a million potholes are among the reasons why a third of Britons dread getting behind the wheel
www.thetimes.com
July 4, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The people at Carmoola have “… uncovered a very human truth — that driving, once a symbol of freedom and adventure, has become something many people now dread.”
A big part of that seems to be because there are too many other drivers on the roads.
Good case for providing better 🚌🚃🚆🚲🚶♿️ options.
A big part of that seems to be because there are too many other drivers on the roads.
Good case for providing better 🚌🚃🚆🚲🚶♿️ options.
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On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
June 24, 2025 at 5:17 AM
On LBC @zoejardiniere.bsky.social lists 3 previous instances where military aircraft have been targeted by campaigners in order to prevent them being used in war crimes, and she describes the govt banning Palestine Action as terrorists as an abuse of state power.
Well said.
Well said.
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The UK is training an armed group currently commiting genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and attrocity crimes.
That means your tax money is aiding all of these things.
Let that sink in.
That means your tax money is aiding all of these things.
Let that sink in.
June 12, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The UK is training an armed group currently commiting genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and attrocity crimes.
That means your tax money is aiding all of these things.
Let that sink in.
That means your tax money is aiding all of these things.
Let that sink in.