richdawson.bsky.social
Engineer. School of Engineering @newcastleuni.bsky.social Researching the resilience and sustainability of water, infrastructure, urban areas in the face of global change. @thecccuk.bsky.social Adaptation Committee member.
👤 Joined on 08 September 2024
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@richdawson.bsky.social🌡️ The world is set to cross 1.5°C of global warming in the next few years. A new @unep.org report, co-authored by Tyndall Centre's @richdawson.bsky.social, says we can still limit the scale + duration of this overshoot and potentially return below 1.5°C. Read more: tyndall.ac.uk/news/limitin...
Show PostNuclear power was sited on coasts for access to cooling water. Why not data centres? Added to which off-shore, tidal & nuclear energy is nearby, and there is a need for economic growth & jobs, which would bring renewal & less opposition? @raeng.org.uk policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/data...
Show PostLovely to be back in TU Delft for #ICRS2026 International Conference on Resilient Infrastructure, presenting work from the @darehub.bsky.social researchers. Enjoyed the keynote from Caroline Field of PA Consulting this morning, and this must be the best conference freebie ever!
Show PostThank you! Working with social scientists as part of the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social has really enriched my perspective on this. We need more platforms for these multi-perspective conversations and partnerships. The tricky bit is often the conversations at the local level...
Show PostYes! Dialogue with different knowledge holders, including social scientists, to recognise where our knowledges overlap, differ and have limits. It has to be a partnership where we acknowledge that square pegs don’t fit everywhere…
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