Miriam Kennedy

Climate adaptation with @theCCCuk - Scotland, Wales, N Ireland + International |
Engineer 📏, keen knitter 🧶, lazy cyclist 🚲, cautious optimist 🌍
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[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

We're hiring! We have a vacancy within our Climate Change Risk Assessment team for an economist to shape our work on the economics of climate risk and adaptation. Find out more: https://t.co/vwwTSdw6hi

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

Out today – our latest assessment of progress in Scotland in adapting to climate change. We find over the last 18 months there have been several notable steps forward on adaptation policy, but important gaps remain. https://t.co/DQDlCrWcKv (1/4) 🧵

[Chris Stark @StarkClimate]

Published today - our new Progress Report on Scotland’s Adaptation Progress is published today, completing our progress reporting tour of each of the UK nations.

With flooding in Brechin still fresh in the memory, this is a topical report.
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@theCCCuk

https://t.co/9usOHKstmP

[John Bistline @JEBistline]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce as figures in the new U.S. National Climate Assessment report, a thread

[Isabel Siddique Whisson @IsabelWhisson]

"A visionary leader who was not only the torch bearer for Bangladesh's fight against Climate Change but for the entire global community, his unmatched legacy will remain as a shining example for years and generations to come." https://t.co/rLtNhsvuvm

[stephane hallegatte @hallegatte]

Risk is increasing: New @WorldBank staff paper in @Nature combining 30 yrs of satellite imagery with flood maps to track urban development in flood zones. Globally, settlements expanded by 85% since 1985, while those exposed to floods increased by 122%. https://t.co/Eb4Httz0Ws

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

The Committee has published its first assessment of the current Welsh adaptation plan - Prosperity for All: A Climate Conscious Wales. Overall, we find there is a clear need for a more effective response to climate change in Wales. Read more: https://t.co/9ooq36inKY

[Saber H Chowdhury | সাবের হোসেন চৌধুরী @saberhc]

With active assistance of 🇬🇧 Climate Change Committee, a two day capacity building program on Risk Assessment, facilitated by MoEFCC, concluded today. Reps from various Ministries of 🇧🇩 who attended, greatly appreciated the value of this program. 🙏 ⁦@UKinBangladesh⁩

[UK Research and Innovation @UKRI_News]

Doctoral students: want to see how research feeds into policy at an influential organisation?

The latest round of our Policy Internships scheme is now open to students funded by UKRI's councils

Apply by 2 Oct https://t.co/gmquaehjUZ

[Miriam Kennedy @MiriamKhanK]

"In another summer of gruelling hot temperatures, water shortages and wildfires... We are at the stage where promising further action is not enough" https://t.co/cBPt4rmcmB

[Miriam Kennedy @MiriamKhanK]

Come and work with us to develop the evidence base on climate change impacts on UK infrastructure systems

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

We're hiring a senior analyst to lead our work on building climate resilience across the UK infrastructure systems – electricity, fuel supply, water, telecoms & ICT and transport. Applications close 30/07. Take a look and apply here: https://t.co/e8AsReiiMu

[Chris Stark @StarkClimate]

"Let's do analysis on workers and skills for Net Zero", we said in 2021. Turns out it's quite a tricky thing to put numbers around.

So, very pleased to publish our 'Net Zero Workforce' brief, with job estimates, drawn from around 30 reports.
@theCCCuk
https://t.co/lQQjvqe9WH
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[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

The CCC is pleased to announce that @topnigel is joining the Committee as the new business champion.

Nigel brings unrivalled experience and expertise from his role as the UN’s Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26.

https://t.co/7FGwscpO4g

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

As the climate continues to change, impacts are likely to intensify. We've written a joint letter with @NatInfraCom about developing more effective plans to improve the resilience of infrastructure. Read the letter here: https://t.co/4b9MMeld39

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

We've just published our first assessment of progress in adapting to climate change in Northern Ireland. We provide this assessment during the second NI Climate Change Adaptation Programme (NICCAP2) & ahead of the next NICCAP which is expected in 2024. https://t.co/q4RGM33Ylc

[ClimateMuseumUK @ClimateMuseumUK]

The UK has almost no credible plans to adapt to climate change

‘Water and food shortages, power blackouts, telecoms failures, flooding and heat-related deaths: some of the growing dangers facing the UK because of its failure to adapt to a warming world’ https://t.co/cBTMPcTH8x

[Dr Susannah Fisher @Susannahfisher]

The @IPCC_CH concluded not enough is being done to adapt to the impacts of climate change and @theCCCuk showed today that the UK is no exception. Hard choices ahead.

[Miriam Kennedy @MiriamKhanK]

Great article from @EsmeStallard on our latest report, out this morning, on adapting to climate change

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

England not prepared for climate change impact, says new report https://t.co/1FglxQvyhW

[Climate Change Committee @theCCCuk]

To date climate adaptation has received significantly less attention than the efforts taken to reduce emissions. The next National Adaptation Programme – expected this year – must change that. Read more in our latest assessment published today. https://t.co/9UPJ8dLix1

[Richard Dawson FREng @profrichdawson]

Possibly the most important report since I've been on the CCC. Delivering net zero requires transformation of our energy system. This can be achieved, whilst ensuring our system is resilient for energy generation, and resilient to climate impacts. Time to deliver!