Yann Quilcaille
@YQuilcaille
Climate scientist #Climate #emulators, climate #extremes, economy, #litigation. Postdoc @ETH, former postdoc @IIASAVienna. Posts are my own. (LinkedIn, BlueSky)
Yearly reminder that the main cause of the climate crisis is the burning of fossil fuels. A phase out of fossil fuels would phase out the climate crisis. Key to remember for @IPCC_CH #AR7 scoping meeting. @pepcanadell @DianaUrge @JimSkeaIPCC @janfug @RolandSeferian @Peters_Glen
It might be the time to remind all that ~90% of current CO2 emissions are due to fossil fuel burning. ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg1… naturwissenschaften.ch/trendwende ourworldindata.org/co2-emissions We need #COP28 to deliver a phase out of fossil fuels. Don't we want a phase out of the climate crisis?
There is indeed a growing scientific literature that is highly relevant as evidence for climate litigation. Callahan et al, 2025 has pretty much the same conclusions than dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.…. Some discussion here: linkedin.com/posts/yann-qui…
This could be a big deal for the hundreds of climate lawsuits underway around the world. Researchers link emissions from specific fossil fuel companies to trillions of dollars in damages. “I think this is going to be the future of climate litigation." newscientist.com/article/247769…
“No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.” - President Alan Garber hrvd.me/GarberRespond3…
Breaking news: President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to end nearly all of the climate research conducted by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, one of the country’s premier climate science agencies, according to an internal budget document seen by…
Greenpeace ordered to pay oil giant $300million for peaceful protest, after trial where most of the jury had links to the fossil fuel industry. Just another day in this corrupt, suicidal system where the corporations knowingly killing us for 50 years have more rights than we do.
uh ChatGPT just gave me the most sensible analysis of the climate crisis I've ever seen "The right-wing war on climate action is one of the most reckless betrayals of humanity in history. It’s driven by profit, ideological blindness, and a nihilistic disregard for the future."
Our new study shows the strong contribution of countries that do not have a net zero target to global mitigation of the #ClimateCrisis if those countries cultivate bioenergy crops with CO2 capture @TTTWL @NatureComms nature.com/articles/s4146…
🌡️🔥Climate change isn't a distant threat—it's a public health crisis now. Our study shows heat-related deaths in many cities could surpass annual COVID-19 deaths in just 5–10 years at 3°C warming. Urgent action is needed! 👉 rdcu.be/d5rnL @SpringerNature @SciReports
🚨Paper alert: The adaptive emission reduction approach was used to simulate 1.5°C & 2°C temperature stabilization. Key findings: remaining carbon budgets 60% larger than in IPCC AR6, budgets evolve over time, positive emissions under stabilized warming esd.copernicus.org/articles/15/15…