Working at the interface of climate risk and data science; also tweeting about energy, environmental protection, green finance & politics.
Aug 12, 2022 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
No, @DavidGHFrost, the Rough gas storage facility wasn't closed due to net zero but due to a short-sighted govt decision based on economic analysis which did not foresee the possibility of an extreme energy shock resulting from geopolitical events
Lib Dems calling for short term drought minister. What we actually need is a senior minister whose job it is to coordinate climate adaptation across government for the long term. telegraph.co.uk/environment/20…
To do list:
• Ensure water companies are investing in fixing leakage, new water capacity and preventing surface water flooding
• Coordinate an adaptation plan for agriculture in consultation with farmers
Aug 10, 2022 • 8 tweets • 2 min read
Summary of how the current drought is affecting Europe:
• drinking water shortages in 100 municipalities in France
• water rationing in Verona and Pisa
• risotto rice production "could be damaged for years" by saltwater intrusion in the Po Delta
• third of Italy's agricultural production at risk due to drought + poor water infrastructure
• official water shortage in Netherlands with restrictions on shipping and agricultural water use
• priority being given to safety of dyke system, drinking water + energy
Aug 9, 2022 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
Suspect over the next few years there is going to be a lot of waking up to the fact that there has not been enough political attention given to climate adaptation.
As it happens, civil servants *have* been running this process of ensuring water companies are planning for the future. If we want comprehensive climate adaptation, we need political leadership + scrutiny from MPs and media. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/upl… gov.uk/government/pub…
Mar 8, 2021 • 13 tweets • 3 min read
Obviously, a lot of people see tweets like this and think "oh right, climate change isn't making wildfires worse in Australia then". Here's why I think that would be the wrong conclusion to draw. Thread.
When you start doing environment policy analysis, one of the first things you learn is that you need to compare the world you're seeing with what it would look like without the environmental policy or stressor you're studying – not necessarily with the past.
Mar 21, 2019 • 13 tweets • 7 min read
A software developer just asked me "where can I write software that will improve the environment?"
Here's a brain dump on the potential for software to help address environmental problems. It would be great if others could add to it (both examples & ideas welcome).
(Also apologies if a lot of these examples are AI. Not everyone is going to be involved in AI. I get that. But it's an area which shows a lot of promise & gets a lot of attention.)
Feb 16, 2018 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
A thread on the DRC and transition risk.
According to this article, the state in DRC is "tottering", "ethnic militias are proliferating" and 2m people were displaced from their homes last year.
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First off, can I make clear I appreciate any political deterioration in the DRC has the potential to be a grim human tragedy. Please take this is as read. I'm not a heartless western capitalist with tunnel vision who only cares about mineral supply.
