Lucy Holmes McHugh

Research Fellow at the University of Melbourne researching the governance of climate and energy. Also find me on BlueSky @Lucy-rhm.bsky.social

[Lucy Holmes McHugh @Lucy_RHM]

Most agree climate change is the biggest threat to the #GreatBarrierReef 🪸 - but what about solutions?

Our new study identifies a range of perspectives - from adaptative to transformational & we suggest how to navigate divergence of solutions.🧭

👉https://t.co/AsE3T32O4Z

[Carly Lubicz @CarlyLubicz]

This is worth a read 👌 Also good to know that if you spot cases of climate-washing, you can make a report to the ACCC: https://t.co/iA3NsebvpU. https://t.co/B1qoOEZOeK, via @ConversationEDU

[Lucy Holmes McHugh @Lucy_RHM]

@CarlyLubicz @jcu Congrats Carly - amazing work!

[Bantshire University @BantshireUni]

You couldn't make it up.

[Oded Rechavi @OdedRechavi]

The paper after you resubmit it to different journals

[Geoffrey Supran @GeoffreySupran]

Our new study today "underscores the stark hypocrisy of ExxonMobil leadership, [whose] scientists were doing high quality [climate] modelling work...while telling the rest of us that climate models were bunk" - @NaomiOreskes to @BBCNews' @GeorginaRannard: https://t.co/b9hsVuWE9Z

[Prof Tiffany Morrison @TH_Morrison]

From the Latin radicalis, meaning ‘of or relating to a root’,

radical interventions must address the underlying root drivers of a problem, not proximate causes and symptomatic effects.

New @NatureClimate analysis of RADICAL climate interventions: https://t.co/T9ZAt6Xndb

[Aiora Zabala @AioZabala]

Call for researchers' signatures to "Act now to begin reversing biodiversity loss by 2030" 🖊

[Willett Kempton @WillettKempton]

Public opposition to new #wind projects? New #NatureEnergy study shows believers in #conspiracy theories (on any topic, e.g. vaccines) much more likely to oppose wind--in fact it's a stronger predictor than anything else. Study also tests ways to overcome conspiracies (1/2)

[Lucy Holmes McHugh @Lucy_RHM]

⏰Along with limited time, we have finite resources & political capital to solve climate change. Not all 'solutions' are equal.

🔥New paper clarifies where climate solutions fit into system change so we can better identify synergies & traps...

free👉https://t.co/LxTk9pwnNQ

[Prof Tiffany Morrison @TH_Morrison]

United Nations Reactive Monitoring Mission maintains Great Barrier Reef be added to World Heritage 'in danger' list, more action needed despite recent progress https://t.co/G7CTyokVdS @MikeySlezak @ABCaustralia

[Lucy Holmes McHugh @Lucy_RHM]

🔥Fantastic thread on what practical steps we can take to change power dynamics and dethrone fossil fuels on the path to a #JustTransition

[Dr. Aaron Thierry @ThierryAaron]

I believe that fundamental to this is for us to shift from a 'monolithic' view of power, to a 'pluralistic one' based on pillars of support and alliance, which can be withheld or removed.

The rest of this🧵will now look at examples of how this is being done in practice 21/n

[Catherine Abreu @catabreu_]

BREAKING: at #COP27, the UN Secretary General’s high-level expert group is releasing a new standard to turn empty net-zero commitments into meaningful climate action. Stick with me for details - it’s very good news 🧵

[Prof Tiffany Morrison @TH_Morrison]

Do you care about New Interventions in Global #Ocean Hotspots?

Take part in a ~15min global survey on how new interventions in #ChangingOceans are proposed, managed and governed

Survey link here👉https://t.co/O6TRfpGufw
Please share widely 🙏

[Prof Julia Steinberger @JKSteinberger]

A few words about decoupling of CO2 emissions from GDP. Lots of people are sharing this plot as evidence that economic growth is universally compatible with emissions reductions. And let's be clear: emissions reductions here are real AND good news. However ...

[Lucy Holmes McHugh @Lucy_RHM]

@Lucasjdixon1 @Tarliyoung @CM__Chapman Amazing and well deserved! Congrats 👏🥂

[Allan McConnell @allanmcconnell4]

@heathbrown @GabyRamia @pepin_neff @bdjones_jones @LarrySabato Article on this topic by @paulthart88 and myself. Open access https://t.co/p9zcduS2mz

[Lucy Holmes McHugh @Lucy_RHM]

How are we adapting to the #climatecrisis?

🔥New research on #climate & the GBR finds little change in response to #coralbleaching

...people are struggling to use climate events as a window of opportunity for change

From @AWaialea @CoralCoE

https://t.co/GXJssCigrB

[Jörg Ankel-Peters @jrgptrs]

Causal analysis is important, but crucial research questions can be addressed or prepared using descriptive analysis. We have lost ability to do it properly because of our obsession with RCTs & IVs, this paper argues & it provides a much needed methodology https://t.co/ZAS7Y57hO0

[Sarah Sutcliffe @SarahSutcliff96]

6 key reasons to prioritise working accross the science-policy-society interface. We need to consider the relevance & applications of research for policy & society in the planning phase, not just after its done.
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#OceanDecade -The science we need for the ocean we want