Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson

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Prof Elizabeth J Z Robinson

@profejzrobinson.bsky.social

Director of Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, London School of Economics
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Born @ 321 ppm CO2
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Is it possible to attribute worsening health outcomes to the changing climate? We think it is. See our new paper (me @granthamlse.bsky.social and @shourodasgupta.bsky.social, CMCC) for more evidence of the health co-benefits of tackling climate change. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
1/n NEW PUBLICATION #Environmental Research Letters Climate, weather & child health: quantifying health co-benefits w/ Prof @profejzrobinson.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social We quantify links between #climatechange & child health using subnational data from 130 countries.
Climate, weather, and child health: quantifying health co-benefits - IOPscienceiopscience.iop.org Climate, weather, and child health: quantifying health co-benefits, Shouro Dasgupta, Elizabeth J Z Robinson
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Poverty is the leading cause of hunger in Europe. Dr. @shourodasgupta.bsky.social and I @granthamlse.bsky.social show how climate change is increasing food insecurity. More heatwaves & droughts drive up food prices, makes it harder for households to access sufficient healthy & nutritious food
In the latest @LCDEurope 2024 report - Prof @profejzrobinson.bsky.social & I track the impact of increasing frequency of #heatwaves and #droughts on access to sufficient healthy and nutritious food in #Europe. #CMCC @granthamlse.bsky.social #EIEE #IDAlert 🔗https://shorturl.at/inuMU
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We're delighted to announce the launch of Naila Kabeer's Renegotiating Patriarchy: Gender, Agency and the Bangladesh Paradox as part of the LSE Festival In conversation with Monica Ali, Philip Hensher and Sarah Worthington 🗺️ Sat 15 June | 15.30 - 16.30 | lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F... @lseid.bsky.social
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@granthamlse.bsky.social colleagues today met with London LibDem mayoral candidate Rob Blackie to talk about improving cycling and pedestrian safety in London, and hand over our open letter. Many thanks especially to Anika Heckwolf, Antonina Scheer, and Peter Wyckoff.
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@granthamlse.bsky.social has an active and dynamic group of visiting scholars. It has been great to be hosting this week our visiting senior fellow @shourodasgupta.bsky.social from CMCC Venice Italy.
Always great to visit Prof @profejzrobinson.bsky.social @granthamlse.bsky.social. Lots of exciting & hopefully impactful work ongoing #climate #labour #health #foodsecurity #IDAlert #CMCC #PROCLIAS
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Another month, another extraordinary record for planetary temperatures. Here's March 2024 with the highest monthly value on record The month was 1.68°C warmer pre-industrial period climate.copernicus.eu/copernicus-m...
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New from Dr Candice Howarth at @granthamlse.bsky.social and me, our Nature Climate Change commentary. Adaptation & mitigation designed & implemented in isolation is generally not cost effective, can lead to a range of social barriers, & may result in maladaptation & unintended consequences.
Effective climate action must integrate climate adaptation and mitigation - Nature Climate Changewww.nature.com Mitigation and adaptation strategies have historically been, and continue to be, developed separately. The climate is already changing and integration of adaptation and mitigation in policy and practi...
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It was great to be a part of the team, human health factsheet and infectious diseases storyline led by @shourodasgupta.bsky.social
The 1st ever European Climate Risk Assessment (EUCRA) has been published today 1/n Delighted to lead the Human Health Factsheet & the Infectious Diseases Storyline w/ a team of experts @profejzrobinson.bsky.social #JanSemenza #CyrilCaminade #KatieJohnson #RachelLowe #JoacimRocklov shorturl.at/ahm25
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Great launch, congratulations to Bangladesh organisers. How can Bangladesh achieve sustainable growth & benefit from health co-benefits of a move away from burning fossil fuels & biomass? @shourodasgupta.bsky.social , CMCC & @granthamlse.bsky.social visiting senior fellow giving the keynote speech.
Join @profejzrobinson.bsky.social & myself for the launch of the 🇧🇩 2023 report of #LancetCountdown. 📆Sun 3 Mar 2024 🕰️13:00-15:00BDT/07:00-09:00GMT/08:00-10:00CET 🔗 monash.zoom.us/j/6228404775 Thanks to Public Health Foundation, Bangladesh & State University! #CMCC @granthamlse.bsky.social
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Great piece, as usual, by CarbonBrief (please let's make them join this place!) about the overwhelming approval rate for climate policies among the public, and how this overwhelming majority is consistently underestimated. Climate change deniers are a minority. www.carbonbrief.org/interview-wh...
Interview: Why global support for climate action is 'systematically underestimated' - Carbon Briefwww.carbonbrief.org There is near-universal global public support for climate action, yet people underestimate the commitment of their peers, according to a new study.
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"How is mangrove ecosystem health defined? A local community perspective from coastal Thailand". A new paper led by my former U of Reading PhD student Dr Angie Elwin. Part of the legacy of Prof Joanna Clark, co-author, who passed away during the article prep.
How is mangrove ecosystem health defined? A local community perspective from coastal Thailandwww.sciencedirect.com Mangroves, intertidal forests, are increasingly considered a high-priority ecosystem for international conservation efforts. Setting targets for futur…
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The world is finally investing in climate solutions. But are we investing in the *right* ones? No, not really. Science can help us find the best solutions using 6 simple criteria, which I outline in my TED talk. Please check it out & share with your network. Thank you! go.ted.com/jonathanfoley
The climate solutions worth funding — nowgo.ted.com When it comes to climate solutions, "now is better than new, and time is more important than tech," says scientist Jonathan Foley. He presents a six-part framework to more efficiently address climate ...
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Please follow @dougparr.bsky.social - Chief Scientist at Greenpeace UK. Worth a follow: @dougparr.bsky.social
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The number of factory farms for chicken & pigs has risen from 974 in 2016 to 1176 in 2023 in the UK. Animals are spending their short lives "in barren barns or cages, suffering from overcrowding, often lacking access to fresh air & natural daylight". Polluting hells! www.ciwf.org.uk/news/2024/02...
Revealed: Shocking rise in US-style megafarms across the UKwww.ciwf.org.uk Factory farming ‘hotspots’ uncovered in new interactive map
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Bangladesh's government is already promoting climate-smart agricultural practices, has safety nets in place, but changing climate means more efforts needed to improve food & nutritional security. Our latest @granthamlse.bsky.social policy brief.
Our latest @granthamlse.bsky.social policy brief on #climatechange #foodsecurity in #Bangladesh - co-authored with our former LSE Geography MSc. student Lauren O'Leary and Prof @profejzrobinson.bsky.social.
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18% of jobs in Neath Port Talbot (about 9,000) are in manufacturing. 4% are in tech/finance/ professional services. I think that gives a pretty stark illustration of the impact on the local economy of job losses at the steelworks.
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New policy brief on place-sensitive industrial decarbonisation from colleagues at @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social just dropped...
The energy transition will impact some communities harder than others. An understanding of place contexts is critical if we are to achieve just transitions.
POLICY BRIEF: Delivering place-sensitive, fair industrial decarbonisationidric.org
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Couldn't agree more with this op-ed by Justin Mankin on the importance of public, actionable climate risk information CEA, OMB and Treasury make a similar argument in this public memo on priorities for climate-economic modeling: www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... www.nytimes.com/2024/01/20/o...
Opinion | The People Have a Right to Climate Datawww.nytimes.com Information about climate risks is becoming increasingly valuable to companies that want to sell it.
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@granthamlse.bsky.social visiting senior fellow @shourodasgupta.bsky.social quoted in IOSH magazine: "one of the problems for policy makers is a lack of high-quality in-depth evidence on the impact of heat stress on workers in many regions of the world ..." Yes! & Shouro is pioneering this research.
Spoke to #IOSH magazine Jan-Feb 2024 issue. We need better spatial coverage of deep-dive heat-labour evidence e.g. #LatinAmerica. Early-warning systems using sector specific temperature thresholds needed to protect vulnerable workers shorturl.at/kqyAR #CMCC @granthamlse.bsky.social
IOSH Magazine - Jan/Feb 2024shorturl.at
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With COP28 focusing on the voice of young people today check out our explainer on intergenerational climate justice and how decisions made today in relation to climate change will have a major impact on the health and wellbeing of future generations www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
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With the UK facing a General Election this year what role can journalists play in informing a balanced public discussion about decarbonisation and net zero targets? Join our panel discussion in person or online on 25 January. www.lse.ac.uk/granthaminst...
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Whether to laugh and cry? "Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theories" "a significant shift in transport policy was guided at least in part by conspiracy theories"
Ministers prioritised driving in England partly due to conspiracy theorieswww.theguardian.com Exclusive: Documents show shift in transport policy influenced by unfounded fears about loss of freedom of movement in ‘15-minute cities’
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Climate change is already negatively affecting the labour force, with disproportionate impacts on the most vulnerable workers. Without labour protection policies, climate change induced debt bondage risk will likely increase. #CMCC @granthamlse.bsky.social www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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