The Global Systems Institute is excited to be involved in the Exeter Climate Forum this summer, bringing together global leaders in climate science, policy and business.

If you’re interested in the latest climate insights and solutions, join us: exeterclimateforum.com

#ECF2026 #ExeterClimateForum

Join us for our next GSI talk with nature author and science communicator @sophiepavs.bsky.social who will be sharing insights from her exciting new book on relationships in nature.

Please email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to attend in person or online on 11th March.

#GSIExeter #ClimateChange #Nature

🌱 Help shape the University’s new Sustainability Strategy.

Our Sustainability Team is creating a new plan to tackle sustainability across campus, and they want @exeter.ac.uk staff and students at the heart of it.

Register for the workshops on 11 or 23 February:

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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points

"The #climate scientists we surveyed were unambiguous: current economic models can’t capture what matters most – the cascading failures & compounding shocks that define climate risk in a warmer world – & could undermine the foundations of economic growth” - Dr Jesse Abrams, @gsiexeter.bsky.social

Great to hear about the ACCESS project from Jenny Hatchard & Steve Gilbert for our @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar. greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/access/

Seminar title "Living beyond limits: consequences of exceeding 1.5°C and other planetary boundaries"

Not saying we saved the best till last but...
Final @gsiexeter.bsky.social seminar of the year next week: 10th December 14:30-15:30, Streatham Court Lecture Theatre C & online. Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your place in person or online. Hope to see you there!

National Emergency Briefing under way with Prof Tim Lenton warning a packed venue full of MPs, Peers and other influential people of #AMOC collapse.
#NEB2025

Very fortunate to be hearing from @exeter.ac.uk academics reporting back from latest climate negotiations in Brazil COP30, event hosted by @gsiexeter.bsky.social.

Please email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance on Wednesday 26th November 14:30-15:30 in Streatham Court LT C and online.

Join the GSI for our debrief on this year’s COP with a panel of University of Exeter delegates who will share their experiences and views on how this year’s conference has played out, its outcomes, and the impact research from Exeter has had on negotiations.

#GSIExeter #COP30 #ClimateAction

Conditions for instability in the climate–carbon cycle system Abstract. The climate and carbon cycle interact in multiple ways. An increase in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere warms the climate through the greenhouse effect, but also leads to uptake of CO2 by th...

Fascinating new paper from Joe Clarke et al., which addresses the question: could the climate-carbon system suffer a self-sustaining runaway feedback? @gsiexeter.bsky.social @ukceh.bsky.social @bolincentre.bsky.social
esd.copernicus.org/articles/16/...

Do tune in to hear Dr Jonathan Bennie's (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change" on Monday 24 November 1.30 - 2.30pm.
www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...
#esiChallengeOfTheMonth

@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ilyamaclean.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social

Today sees the publication of the Global Carbon Budget 2025 at COP30 in Brazil, and this year's report shows that fossil fuel CO2 emissions have hit an all-time high in 2025.

Home The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions

Today marks the launch of the Global Carbon Budget 2025, led by academics at the GSI, at COP30 in Brazil. This year's report reveals the alarming continued increase of these emissions in 2025 in the face or worsening global crises.

Read the full report here: globalcarbonbudget.org

#GSIExeter

Join the GSI for our next talk with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, UCL, social anthropologist and author of "Roadkill", who will discuss how we can move towards a car free future and sustainable transport for all.

Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

#GSIExeter #ClimateAction

Dr Jonathan Bennie has taken up the ESI Challenge of the Month for November 2025.
Tune in to listen to his (hybrid) talk "Shifting grounds: rethinking conservation in an age of rapid climate change."

www.exeter.ac.uk/research/ins...

#esiChallengeOfTheMonth

Join the GSI for our next talk with Professor Dame Henrietta Moore, UCL, social anthropologist and author of "Roadkill", who will discuss how we can move towards a car free future and sustainable transport for all.

Email infoGSI@exeter.ac.uk to confirm your attendance.

#GSIExeter #ClimateAction

‘Derailment’ warning as world faces threats to its ability to act on climate change The worsening consequences of the climate crisis could fatally “derail” climate action, researchers have warned. With global warming breaching 1.5°C – and Earth system tipping points, such as the wide...

“The prevailing assumption is that the world has closed off pathways above 3°C warming – but in fact we could be derailed by vicious cycles in societies & nature. Catastrophic environmental change is still very much on the table“ - @jamesgdyke.info Assistant Director of @gsiexeter.bsky.social

Welcome to the Strategic Climate Risk Initiative How can we stop the consequences of climate change from undermining climate action?

A year ago, Spain was hit by deadly floods

They were supercharged by climate change

Yet in their wake, climate-denying politicians gained influence - which risks undermining climate action, making people less safe

Today we publish new research on this troubling dynamic🧵
www.scri.org.uk/derailment

A roomful of people having small-group conversations as part of the GSI assembly on 22nd October 2025

Deliberation in action. People in #Exeter discussing priorities for what we need to do now to help us mitigate future risks as part of this afternoon's @gsiexeter.bsky.social assembly with @laurielaybourn.bsky.social

This is a fascinating film covering key issues of governance, business and political ideology within our worsening environmental crises.

Pete will be screening 'Fires and Fascism' close to both our Cornwall and Exeter campuses this week with the opportunity to talk to the director. Tickets linked👇

www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...

#BlackHistoryMonth

@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @exeter.ac.uk @uniexecec.bsky.social @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @hass-cornwall.bsky.social @ecehh.org @hls.exeter.ac.uk @uofebusiness.bsky.social

This assembly is a collaboration with @exeterassembly.bsky.social and @laurielaybourn.bsky.social.

#GSIExeter #ClimateAction #Community #CommunityAssembly

Do you have a vision for what the world might look like in 2050? Would you like to discuss how we can prepare for this future or how we can make it better for all? Join us for our GSI Assembly to share your ideas with the wider Exeter community.

Find out more and register here: buff.ly/p28cIEH

This focused lecture explores decolonial approaches to African and Black material cultures, embodied heritages, natural resources, law, and extractive legacies shaped by Africa–Europe entanglements.
www.exeter.ac.uk/events/detai...

#BlackHistoryMonth #BlackHistory #BHM
@chitzi.bsky.social

ESRC SWDTP | Postgraduate Study - PhD and Research Degrees | University of Exeter

Applications for funded social science PhD studentships at @exeter.ac.uk are now open. These projects are student led, and the deadline for applications is 9 Jan.

@cornwall.exeter.ac.uk @ecehh.org @exetergses.bsky.social @uniofexeteresi.bsky.social @gsiexeter.bsky.social

Global Tipping Points | understanding risks & their potential impact Harmful tipping points in the natural world threaten humanity by disrupting life support systems and societal stability.

Our new Global Tipping Points report is out today: global-tipping-points.org

Read the whole thing here: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...

#GTPR2025 #COP30

@exeter.ac.uk @wwf.org.uk @gsiexeter.bsky.social
@pik-potsdam.bsky.social @wwfbrasil.bsky.social

‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...

“Only with a combination of decisive policy & civil society action can the world tip its trajectory from facing existential Earth system tipping point risks to seizing positive tipping point opportunities.” - Prof. Tim Lenton, @gsiexeter.bsky.social

#ClimateEmergency

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢

💡 A new report provides a temperature check on the status of dangerous Earth system #TippingPoints and opportunities in #PositiveTippingPoints across sectors.

Read the full report: global-tipping-points.org/resources-gt...
#GTPR2025 #COP30

Recent and early 20th century destabilization of the subpolar North Atlantic recorded in bivalves Clams reveal North Atlantic destabilization in the early 20th century and at present.

Congratulations Beatriz, Tim, Paul and team on this important new study! @gsiexeter.bsky.social www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...