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Prof Mark Maslin
@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social
#ClimateChange Professor @ucl, author of #HumanPlanet, #CradleOfHumanity, #HowToSaveOurPlanet, member of Climate Crisis Advisory Group, Dad (He/Him)
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𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲

As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia

Protestors, Politicians and Lobbyist !!

Episode 1 with @shookabidarian.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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🌍 New podcast alert: @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social joins the @rgsibg.bsky.social to unpack the carbon & water cycles, climate change, & what meaningful action looks like today.

Listen now: tinyurl.com/ucl-21century

#UCLGeography #MarkMaslin #ClimateAction #RGSIBG #Geography @ucl.ac.uk
21st Century Challenges with Professor Mark Maslin | RGS
The RGS-IBG talks to Mark Maslin in this podcast about climate change and the major challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.
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November 17, 2025 at 10:07 AM
𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 | 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐲

As COP30 in Brazil 🌎 unfolds - against record heat 🌡️, devastating storms 🌀 and mounting public pressure: global climate action remains caught between ambition and inertia

Protestors, Politicians and Lobbyist !!

Episode 1 with @shookabidarian.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Our Ask the Geographer podcast is running a series on climate change + sustainability, coinciding with #COP30.

We're starting with Prof Mark Maslin, focusing on 21st-century challenges, including climate change, environmental degradation, inequality and global security: https://bit.ly/4p7ZcrF
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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92%: the percentage of funding for Nigel Farage's far-right political party Reform UK that comes from fossil fuel interests.

Across the world, anyone blaming immigrants, etc, it's all just a smokescreen to allow the rich to keep on getting richer by killing our planet.
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‘You can’t eat electricity’: how rural solar farms became the latest battlefront in Britain’s culture war
Reform UK is exploiting opposition to solar panels – but most farmers are more worried about climate change.
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November 3, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study

UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion

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Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
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October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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New research from our colleagues at @uclgeography.bsky.social - @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O'Shea highlight how wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK.

Read more about their research here:
October 29, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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💨 New research by @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social and Colm O’Shea shows that wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010.

Wind isn’t just clean, it’s saving consumers billions. 🌍⚡

Read via @theguardian.com

#UCLGeography #RenewableEnergy #WindPower #ClimateAction
Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
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October 28, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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UK investment in #windenergy delivered a net financial benefit of over £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the #greenenergytransition, finds Colm O'Shea and @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social @uclgeography.bsky.social.
Wind power delivers £104 billion net benefit to UK consumers
UK investment in wind energy generated a net financial benefit of more than £100bn for energy consumers between 2010 and 2023, challenging misconceptions about the cost of the green energy transition,...
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October 28, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – see our new study

UK saved £14.2 billion from lower electricity prices & £133.3 billion from reduced natural gas prices. Offset £43.2 billion in wind energy subsidies consumers saved £104.3 billion

theconversation.com/wind-power-h...
Wind power has saved UK consumers over £100 billion since 2010 – new study
Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:53 AM
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🌍 Phones, laptops, gadgets… how do they shape our planet?

@profmarkmaslin.bsky.social (MSc #ClimateChange) is featured in @theguardian.com, showing how tech consumption could reshape Venice, Iguazu Falls & more.

#ClimateCrisis #SustainableTech #UCLGeography #TechImpact
Overconsumption and ruin: before and after images visualise how tech could harm our planet
From Venice to the Iguaza Falls, an exhibition in London illustrates the hidden cost of our gadgets and devices
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October 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We join the global community in mourning the passing of Dr Dame Jane Goodall, renowned primatologist, conservationist, and UN Messenger of Peace.

Her groundbreaking scientific work transformed our understanding of nature and will continue to inspire generations.

#JaneGoodall
October 1, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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Just seen the latest work from the Doughnut Economic Lab highlighting the huge inequalities between the richest and poorest nations and the accelerating planetary metacrisis we are in.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 1, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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We were joined by leaders from across Britain for a celebration of what brings us together.

In partnership with @citizensuk.org @moreincommonuk.bsky.social and @belongnetwork.bsky.social. Thank you to all those who came along.
September 30, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society

@royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News
The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.
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September 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address

Elon Musk's controversial comments at the Unite the Kingdom rally in London have raised major doubts over his fellowship of the Royal Society

@royalsociety.org should cancel Musk now

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk's fellowship of Royal Society in doubt after rally address - BBC News
The world's most prestigious scientific body raised concerns about the "language of violence" at the march.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 19, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation

Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths

Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss

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Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation, posing a threat to human civilisation

Basically denial of science whether it is #Covid19 or #climatechange is leading to ten of thousands of deaths

Is disinformation culpable manslaughter? Discuss

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Science is under siege from weaponised disinformation – posing a threat to human civilisation | Michael Mann and Peter Hotez
From Covid misinformation to climate denialism, understanding the divergent paths of Australia and the US can help us fight the powerful forces that threaten our world
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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August 27, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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🌍 New @ucl.ac.uk Generation One podcast: Decolonising climate action.

Hosts @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social + @simonchinyee.bsky.social with ⚖️ Farhana Yamin + 🌱 Raffaella Fryer-Moreira

🎧 tinyurl.com/ucl-genone

#ClimateJustice #ClimateAction #DecolonisingClimateAction @sustainableucl.bsky.social
September 5, 2025 at 1:37 PM
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Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

There is an urgent need for open governance including sustained, science-led conservation, supported by international collaboration and local participation.

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Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it
Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.
theconversation.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it

There is an urgent need for open governance including sustained, science-led conservation, supported by international collaboration and local participation.

theconversation.com/irans-nature...
Iran’s nature is under threat – here’s how better environmental stewardship can save it
Iran’s accelerating biodiversity crisis is a warning sign, but it does not exist in isolation.
theconversation.com
August 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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🌍🎙 Missed @profmarkmaslin.bsky.social on BBC Radio 4’s The Briefing Room yesterday?

Hear him discuss climate change, science, and solutions with David Aaronovitch and other experts.

Catch up on BBC Sounds: tinyurl.com/ucl-brief

#ClimateChange #UCLGeography #BBC #TheBriefingRoom @ucl.ac.uk
August 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM