David Rapley

Grantham PhD student @sheffielduni researching plant defence against parasitic weeds and insect herbivores 🌾🌱🐛🍚

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@CharlesGillott "We have been locked out of the process" - the resounding tone at the people's plenary

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Youth activists reading out the latest IPCC report (https://t.co/3cVWejsGPt) in a 'people's plenary' before the main event.

The most energy I have felt all week.

"Science has delivered, now it's your turn."

@DavidPRapley

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Following the launch of the @UKGBC Net Zero Whole Life Carbon earlier at @COP26, I have put together this article on @ConversationUK.

It looks at the problems we face in decarbonising the #BuiltEnvironment and what actions we need to enable this.

https://t.co/X7vRtgASxn

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"We need a separate fund for loss and damage...We cannot adapt to loss anymore" (Vanessa Nakate) "World leaders - do not miss this opportunity" (Nicola Sturgeon). Global Action High Level Event at #COP26 https://t.co/KgVp2qYlc3

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"People want leadership, but they also find change difficult": Lee Waters (Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Wales) on taking people with you. At the discussion on "Climate Leadership of Subnational Governments in the UK and beyond" at #COP26
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[Charles Gillott @CharlesGillott]

I'm here at the UK pavilion for the launch of the @UKGBC Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap.

We simply won't meet out pre-@COP26 commitments of net zero by 2050 unless we decarbonise the #BuiltEnvironment.

Stay tuned for details of the roadmap as they're announced!

🏗️👷🏠👷‍♀️

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Dr Linda Ogallo from the IGAD Climate Predictions and Applications Centre: On drought risk - "How do we begin to harness the wealth of knowledge from indigenous people to strengthen early warning systems for early action?" #COP26 @granthamcsf

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UN Global Climate Action Awards - Celebrating achievements from net zero cities, to renewable islands, to renewable crowdfunding, to climate neutral tea. The most positivity I've seen at #COP26 so far. @granthamcsf @Sheffunisustain
Check out: https://t.co/ZzBIBXlWf6

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"Climateshot: A mission to transform agriculture". Co-create with farmers (SACAU), scale up with evidence (IFAD), even early and small-scale ups can have huge impact (CDC). Any failures should be falls forward (CGIAR) and together (WEF) #COP26 @Sheffunisustain @granthamcsf

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@pvcryan on the role of policy makers for communicating the scientific evidence. Finding a common language to drive out "green washing" to allow people to make the right holistic decisions @granthamcsf #COP26

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Listening to @pvcryan of @granthamcsf at the Reckitt panel on driving progress and knowledge sharing for “Innovating for a sustainable future” at Goals House in Glasgow #COP26 @Sheffunisustain

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@pvcryan asking the business leaders of the Reckitt panel "How do we deliver shareholder value without removing amenity for future generations?". Marketing has a new role in teaching consumers a more sustainable way of consuming. #COP26 @granthamcsf @Sheffunisustain

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"Co-design is key" @r_randleboggis on working with local communities to deliver agri-voltaics #COP26

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Fascinating panel discussion on achieving "climate resilient food crops" through Adapt, Change and Transport at #COP26 with @r_randleboggis from @sheffielduni, Claudia Cordero, Sandra Knapp and Aaron Davis, at the UN Innovation Hub Pavillion. @Sheffunisustain

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@r_randleboggis on harnessing the sun twice with solar panels and plants agri-voltaics: "solar panels are faced far enough apart to let sun through and reduce water loss" #COP26 @Sheffunisustain

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Very busy and rewarding time at #discoverynight! 🌾🌱🐛 So many great minds got an insight of how parasitic weeds and hungry caterpillars affect the rice. Tomorrow we start getting ready for next year! 😌😴 @granthamcsf @sheffielduni @SheffieldAPS

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So many hungry caterpillars at #discoverynight @sheffielduni @granthamcsf 🐛🌿✨🔬😋 #outreach #science @SheffieldAPS