Max R. Coleman

The Olive tree of Vouveson on the island of Crete, Greece, is one of the oldest olive trees in the world. Scientists from the University of Crete have estimated it to be 4,000 years old, which means that, when it sprouted, the last mammoths were still walking on Earth, someone in China was discovering bronze casting and the seventh Egyptian dinasty was declining. The Minoan civilization was thriving and its monumental architecture was adorning the island of Crete. The first stones of the Palace of Minos at Knossos which inspired the myth of the Minotaur were laid. This tree saw the humans deeds for thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the artificial intelligence and, possibly the most amazing thing, it continues to produce olives at every season.

UK polling: "environmental policy (like renewable investment, and taxes on big polluters), consistently made a hypothetical party more popular. On the other hand, delaying Net Zero or oil and gas drilling in the North sea made a party less popular"

@Matt_1269501 @emilper @MartinSLewis Easy to reach examples include reducing car use or switching to electric (despite some slight caveats from ozone chemistry) which reduces air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. As does encouraging plant based diets. I hope that meets the 'real world' criteria.

@MaxRColeman @emilper @MartinSLewis "but generally they are synergistic" If we all go live back in caves perhaps, but in the real World I've not seen evidence anything imposed to date has been generally synergistic.

Today's Twitter Poll: Should the UK be introducing more or less green policies, eg to target 'net zero' and cleaner air ? In general terms which of these is CLOSEST to your view?

@R3M386 @MartinSLewis Unfortunately it is indeed those who are least well off financially who are likely to be affected by the consequences of climate change most. Perhaps the answer is still supporting green policies, but not those that are just regressive taxes?

@emilper @Matt_1269501 @MartinSLewis For sure, while I would advocate a swift transition, it clearly can't be switch off the oil/gas supply overnight. That said you can get net zero while still using fossil fuels in principle (with carbon capture etc), though thats maybe a slippery slope :P

Using less fossil fuel is not "net zero" :-) ... net zero is using no fossil fuels, or so it is advertised. We will get to a real net zero eventually but not the way we started, that is by dismantling energy production before we have a viable replacement. Yes, batteries etc., those all are "could/would/sometimes" tech, possibly 20-30 years in the future, but if we wreck energy production right now we won't get there, we will return to burning cow patties and reenacting Lord of the Flies.

@Truthteller1996 @greenergodalmi1 @MartinSLewis This article has graphs from our world in data and carbon brief: eciu.net/insights/2021/…

@greenergodalmi1 @MartinSLewis show me the data. like the source? thanks bud

@MCRBRIT @MartinSLewis I'd argue for what it's worth, the UK has a pretty good position leading on climate action in a way that does encourage other nations to do so too. Ie it's not just about the difference the UK's decisions make directly but also indirectly.

@DavidSheph20472 @WNJ85 @MartinSLewis As previous commenters to the of tweet have pointed out, the UK still emits a (slightly) greater percentage of global emissions than our share of global population, and that doesn't take account of historical emissions which still affect climate.

@WNJ85 @MartinSLewis We'll see, don't believe everything they say on the Simpsons. And we are still only the 21st most populous country in the world. Just a small island.

@BrexitDuck @MartinSLewis Strictly speaking you can save money overall by insulating, even over periods as short as a few years. Admittedly that's for a case where you have little existing insulation, but even if it doesn't save you money if you live somewhere 10 years, it'll save someone else.

@MartinSLewis Now run a poll and ask if you are willing to pay £15k to insulate your home and £10K for a heat pump to raise the winter inside temp of your home to 16C.

@bea_johanssen @MartinSLewis As pointed out, relatively we still emit a large amount given the UK's pop. is slightly under 1% of global population, not to mention the historical emissions. Also I believe the US has higher per capita emissions than China.

@MartinSLewis UK is responsible for less than 1% of global emissions. It's not quite clear how cutting our own throats while major emitters carry on as normal 'saves the planet'.

@emilper @Matt_1269501 @MartinSLewis There's certainly some trade offs between air quality and net zero as you point out, but generally they are synergistic - just using less fossil fuels and cars would improve air quality and greenhouse gas emissions. See for example: royalsociety.org/topics-policy/…

@Matt_1269501 @MartinSLewis higher temperatures and pressures => higher efficiency => also higher wear and tear :-) fortunately recovering platinum from catalysts used in making cars less toxic is possible :-) reuters.com/article/britai…

For any prime number p ≥ 5 , p²-1 is a multiple of 24

@Amy_Walsh2013 Thanks Amy! It's great so far! :)

@MaxRColeman Best of luck Max! You’ll have an amazing experience ☺️

Super excited to start the first day of my PhD policy placement at @royalsociety! Hoping for some interesting and insightful experiences in the world of policy and linking it to science research. Back in a few months @UniofReading! #PhD #policy #Science

🧵Want to talk about the upcoming release of the @IPCC_CH Synthesis Report with non-specialists? Our 6 #SciComm principles will come in handy, taken from our Communications Handbook for #IPCC Scientists. We’ll share these with you over the next week... climateoutreach.org/reports/ipcc-c…

A possible set of explanations (a few years old) from @AukeHoekstra - really interesting reading about how this sort of repeatedly bad forecasting could arise. maartensteinbuch.com/2017/10/20/bet…

Amazing how far off IEA predictions could be of solar power growth. Not sure I've seen any climate projections get it so wrong so often, so it really baffles my mind how the projections are so bad repeatedly...

I see @Toyota's chief scientist Gill Pratt everywhere with his seemingly 'sober' claim that scarce lithium should be used in small batteries for hybrid cars (that Toyota is market leader in of course). He's calling out "EV-only extremists". And it's such utter bollox. 🧵

More ‘warming stripes’ in football, this time the corner flags in a German cup match!

I succinct explanation for any friends who aren't familiar with the climate stripes :)