Avik Basu

Environmental Psychologist at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability

[George Mack @george__mack]

What is ignored by the media -- but will be studied by historians?

Here's 7 more examples:

[Nicole Kelner @NicoleKelner]

How current and future generations could have different experiences with climate change

[Yuval Noah Harari @harari_yuval]

Imagine that as you are boarding an airplane, half the engineers who built the plane tell you there is a 10 percent chance the plane will crash, killing you and everyone else onboard. Would you still board?New article co-authored with @tristanharris @aza :
https://t.co/rwg2SqBGWG

[Tim Urban @waitbutwhy]

There are 303 visuals in What's Our Problem? Here are 15 of them.

First, the path of a maturing thinker. I still often find myself on this roller-coaster when I learn about a new topic. It's human nature. But as we grow as thinkers, we can get better at skipping steps 1-4.

[Cory Muscara @corymuscara]

I meditated 15 hours a day for 6 months straight with one of the toughest Buddhist monks on the planet.

Here's what I learned:

[Avik Basu @avikbasu]

@ClimateBlue

[UM Public Affairs @UMPublicAffairs]

.@UMichPrezOno: I'm proud to announce @UMich will now serve as the lead institution for the University Climate Change Coalition. The UC3 convenes 23 leading North American universities toward climate action on campus, in communities and at a global scale.

[Avik Basu @avikbasu]

@KesavanSupreya Private finance will need to be leveraged in order to meet any reasonable target for L&D funding

[Avik Basu @avikbasu]

“Scientific knowledge is a self-correcting narrative made from the world and our experience of it evolving together.”

[Avik Basu @avikbasu]

The 2022 UN Emissions Gap Report shows that country climate pledges are "highly insufficient" to meet 1.5C or 2C targets of the Paris Agreement. G20 countries, in particular, must ratchet up their climate ambitions. @ClimateBlue

[Zeke Hausfather @hausfath]

Three groups – @UNEP, @climateactiontr, and @IEA –provide annual updates on where we are likely headed under both policies in place today and under future commitments.

Here are their latest (Nov 2022) estimates compared to the five SSP scenarios in the recent IPCC report:

[Peter D Carter @PCarterClimate]

SCIENTISTS WHO SAY 1.5C IS POSSIBLE DON'T BELIEVE IT IS
A Nature anonymous survey (Nov. 2021) found few IPCC scientists thought limit warming 1.5°C. Most thought 3°C Expected catastrophic impacts in their life-time
https://t.co/fEEueldsfT
#1.5C #climatechange #globalwarming

[Ben Franta @BenFranta]

BREAKING: New study in Nature Climate Change shows that academic research funded by fossil fuel companies is biased.

Biased against renewables and toward promotion of fossil gas.

Given Big Carbon's big money in academia, this should raise alarm bells.
https://t.co/5qDrrWj948

[Kat Cameron @katcameron]

@algore breaking down the word "disenthrall" for us as a rallying cry to cut ourselves off from #FossilFuels! Thrall - "the state of being in someone's power or having great power over someone." #CJPavilionCOP27 #COP27 #ClimateJustice

[Jaron Rothkop @jaronzero]

#COP27 @ClientEarth is suing companies to disclose the climate risks of new fossil fuel investments. They are winning in court, & shutting down new coal plants! @ClimateBlue

[Greenpeace Africa @Greenpeaceafric]

This. 👊

"We are in the country that built pyramids." Barbados PM Mia Mottley slams inaction on the climate crisis at #COP27.

@miaamormottley

[Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis]

10 must-know Japanese concepts that will improve your life:

[Andrew Ahern @AndrewsonEarth]

The Degrowth Paradox: It's growing.

The last few years have seen immense...growth...in degrowth. It feels like degrowth is beginning to be significantly broached in culture, politics and economics, and certainly now more than ever.

[Paula Simons @Paulatics]

I rose in the Senate today to pay tribute to a great mensch and visionary - Dr. Myer Horowitz, president of @UniversityofAlberta from 1979 to 1989. May his memory be for a blessing - as he blessed Edmonton with his leadership. #ualberta #yeg @uvic @UAlbertaEd @AlbertaTeachers

[Avik Basu @avikbasu]

@ClimateBlue

[Ani Dasgupta @AniDasguptaWRI]

BREAKING FROM @WRIClimate:

The latest #NDCs from countries only aim to cut emissions by 7% by 2030. While this is progress, it pales in comparison to the 43% reduction needed this decade to limit warming to 1.5°C.

More in our State of NDCs Report: https://t.co/vcvs2U7NnR

[Avik Basu @avikbasu]

@PresHannigan @arthurbrooks Whether your mind would accrue the benefits of soft fascination depends on how much attention you need to direct towards your dogs. If they don’t require too much attention, then your mind can wander more easily leading to a more restorative experience.