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John Beckett

@johnbeckett

Tech & climate entrepreneur. Co-founder https://teapawt.org/t.co/kd87EWfQek. CDR in Ireland. Gifted with a face for radio & a voice for print. At least I can write good.

 Dublin, Ireland
ChannelSight.com
Joined January 2009
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If we take just a fraction of the energy & talent we collectively devote to getting people to click on ads, and invest it in solving the world's most important problems we would make huge leaps forward. Look what has been achieved with the covid-19 vaccine - it's incredible
Max Roser (@MaxCRoser) profile pictureMax Roser
@MaxCRoser11 Dec 2020
If we want that more people devote their energy to making progress against large global problems, we should make sure that more people know that it is possible to make progress against such problems. ourworldindata.org/a-history…
The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it

The short history of global living conditions and why it matters that we know it

Very few think the world is making progress. In this article, we look at the history of global living conditions and show that the world has made immense progress in important aspects.

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Apparently it is once again time to bring back the lesson on tariffs from Ferris Bueller
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1/ I’ve been wondering a bunch of things about a potential AMOC collapse: "When will it tip?" "What are the most likely effects?" "Can we stop it?" So I looked for answers in the many scientific papers published on this. Here’s a super plain language thread with what I found.🧵
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This October we’ll be out in forests and woodlands gathering acorns and helping share the wonder of these spaces - come join us for an adventure in the trees!🌳 Visit i.mtr.cool/ufkwphfylm to find out more about this year's Acorn Gathering campaign!
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Sea level is now 10cm higher than in 1993, and the rise is accelerating. These are super-accurate satellite measurements. climate.nasa.gov/vital-signs…
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This person donated a kidney to a stranger. She says she doesn't feel like a hero, but from my perspective as a recipient of a donated kidney (from @ianbeckett - hat tip!) she very much is. Would you consider it? irishtimes.com/health/your-w…
Why I donated a kidney to a stranger

Why I donated a kidney to a stranger

Post-operation, some people treated me like some sort of superhero, which I’m most definitely not

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All you need to know about effectively fighting the climate crisis in one chart: Stop the massive cash and non-cash subsidies for fossil fuels The “profits” of Big Oil are fake: they’re free riders who pollute at will and at zero cost to themselves on.ft.com/4brHxod
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John Beckett retweeted
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IrishEVs@IrishEVs2 May 2024
Today is Ireland's Earth Overshoot Day As of today, we'll have consumed all the ecological resources that the Earth can regenerate in a single year The other 243 days of this year we're stealing from our own future overshoot.footprintnetwork.o… #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency
A graphic on a grey background showing the illustration of three and a half planet Earths. The text says "If everyone on Earth lived like Ireland, we'd need 3.3 Earths to sustain our current levels of consumption"

ALT A graphic on a grey background showing the illustration of three and a half planet Earths. The text says "If everyone on Earth lived like Ireland, we'd need 3.3 Earths to sustain our current levels of consumption"

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I really enjoyed meeting @mrgaryfox for this @EntExperiment podcast - chatting @ChannelSight and @naturetrust_ie and generally putting the world to rights! Listen Now Spotify: spoti.fi/4d3oYZf Apple: apple.co/4b9QwdF
Gary Fox (@mrgaryfox) profile pictureGary Fox@mrgaryfox23 Apr 2024
Season 18 of @EntExperiment is live with @johnbeckett. Get it where you listen to your podcasts!
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What are you going to tell your kids when they ask what you did about climate change and biodiversity loss? linkedin.com/posts/johnbecke… #EarthDay2024
This Earth Day, the team and I in ChannelSight are reflecting on what it means to take ownership of...

This Earth Day, the team and I in ChannelSight are reflecting on what it means to take ownership of...

This Earth Day, the team and I in ChannelSight are reflecting on what it means to take ownership of our climate impact. When we founded not-for-profit Forestry Partners, now The Nature Trust, in 2019...

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Fantastic to see this deal done - more of this please! irishtimes.com/environment/2… #conorpass
Conor Pass bought by State for ‘less than €6m’, paving way for Ireland’s first marine national park

Conor Pass bought by State for ‘less than €6m’, paving way for Ireland’s first marine national park

Details of Co Kerry amenity announced in Dingle to coincide with Earth Day

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New Zealand installed cameras on 123 commercial fishing vessels. All of a sudden this happened to self reporting of the vessels: - 6.8x more dolphin catches - 3.5x more albatross interactions - 46% more discards mpi.govt.nz/dmsdocument/6163…
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Good news, the Science Based Targets initiative now recommends Carbon Removal milestone targets. This is an important development. It is just as unrealistic to wait with CDR as it is to wait with emission reductions (although we of course need a whole lot more of the latter).
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Fantastic news
Irish Wildlife Trust (@Irishwildlife) profile pictureIrish Wildlife Trust@Irishwildlife27 Feb 2024
The Nature Restoration Law has passed. After a long hard fight now we can begin work on our National restoration plans and work together to #RestoreNature
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🤩 @Forbes feature for our Head of Sustainability @Shak_Ashley From running @UN sustainability programmes, to leading our #2050Accelerator, Shak talks to the national program's success, govt. buy-in, live pilots underway with our innovation partners ➕ forbes.com/sites/jenniferkit…
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🆓 Ireland has almost 1,000 unpaid Coast Guard on-call 24/7 for search & rescue taskings. 🙏On #InternationalVolunteersDay we want to thank our Howth volunteers who give so much of their time to protect our community from the loss of life on the cliffs, coasts, and at sea.
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It was fantastic for the work we do in @naturetrust_ie to be featured on episode 3 of the new 'Heated' show on @rte last night - if you missed it you can catch up on the player: rte.ie/player/series/heated/…

Heated S01E03

On episode 3 meet a Wexford man who has developed an environmentally friendly wetsuit; The Nature Trust who have plans to reforest all over the country; and Change Clothes Crumlin. Watch Heated...

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We’ve spent the last few years modelling the future of the Amundsen Sea in West Antarctica, and I regret to inform you that it’s not good news. nature.com/articles/s41558-0…

Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over the twenty-first century

Nature Climate Change - The authors use a regional ocean model to project ocean-driven ice-shelf melt in the Amundsen Sea. Already committed rapid ocean warming drives increased melt, regardless of...

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It’s green lights all round for our #2050Accelerator folks @wef names cohort Bladebridge in ‘5 smart renewable innovations’ for its wind turbine repurposing dogpatch.click/bladebridge-W… 🌳 @johnbeckett, program EiR , eyes up €7M to plant new open woodlands: dogpatch.click/2050-EiR-7m
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It's an honour to work with such a talented team of people, who share such passion and dedication for this vital nature restoration work. See naturetrust.ie for more info.
The Nature Trust - Creating New Native Woodlands in Ireland

The Nature Trust - Creating New Native Woodlands in Ireland

Creating new native woodlands and restoring Ireland’s precious natural habitats to benefit nature and enhance wellbeing.

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Brian Caulfield 🇺🇦🇮🇪 (@BrianCVC) profile pictureBrian Caulfield 🇺🇦🇮🇪@BrianCVC15 Oct 2023
The @naturetrust_ie is, possibly, one of the most important and impactful projects that I am involved in. Huge kudos to @johnbeckett for what has been achieved to date. Lots more to come. businesspost.ie/news/trust-h… via @businessposthq
Trust hopes money grows on trees as it targets €7m funding

Trust hopes money grows on trees as it targets €7m funding

Not-for-profit Nature Trust is on a mission to plant new open-access woodlands and restore natural habitats at scale across Ireland

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NEW: Which developed countries provided their "fair share" of climate finance in 2021?
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