diarmidcl.bsky.social
Head of climate and health unit at WHO. Occasional cyclist for health, planet & pleasure. Most news on climate change & health is bad - so I mainly post on solutions & progress. And some dad jokes. All views here are personal, republication ≠ endorsement.
👤 Joined on 19 November 2024
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@diarmidcl.bsky.socialFor 1.5 billion children, heatwaves are becoming more frequent, lasting longer and growing more severe. WHO, WMO, UNICEF and UNFPA are helping countries make health impacts visible - so they can take action. Learn more: bit.ly/4zLTLEh
Show PostThe 2026 UNEP Emissions Gap Report is out: The Point of Return. 🌍🌡️🔥 It's sobering but actionable. Decades of inadequate climate action have closed off opportunities to limit warming, but ambitious action today can still prevent much greater harm. A thread of some of the highlights 🧵
Show PostNew @unep.org emissions gap report out today. The prognosis for climate is getting *worse*, not better. But things are always way better than what was expected back in 2015's projections US pollution rise was 17x that of China www.carbonbrief.org/unep-opportu... wedocs.unep.org/items/87c02c...
Show PostNice graphic of where all these metrics ended up in 2025, compared to 2015's projections
Show PostOvershoot into dangerous climate change will not just produce damage, but accumulating damage. That has profound consequences for how we assess climate risk & tipping points. "The overshoot integral can inform climate science and policy beyond 1.5°C of warming" www.technosphere.earth/overshoot-in...
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