Giulia Faucher
@giuliafaucher.bsky.social
Ocean scientist @geomarkiel.bsky.social 🌊
Phytoplankton lover | Studying ocean alkalinity enhancement to assess the environmental impact of marine CDR
Phytoplankton lover | Studying ocean alkalinity enhancement to assess the environmental impact of marine CDR
A short film portrait of Gideon Mendel, the photographer behind Drowning World (overview on Prix Pictet). Since 2007 he's photographed floods - UK, India, Haiti, Texas - portraits of people in their flooded homes. Art helps us see climate change, who impacts everyone regardless of place or class.
What world will our children be living in?
YouTube video by Prix Pictet
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September 19, 2026 at 7:38 PM
A short film portrait of Gideon Mendel, the photographer behind Drowning World (overview on Prix Pictet). Since 2007 he's photographed floods - UK, India, Haiti, Texas - portraits of people in their flooded homes. Art helps us see climate change, who impacts everyone regardless of place or class.
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Our lab is hiring a long-term Postdoc in marine animal physiology (5 years). Great chance to work with us phenotyping mussels & to develop your own research program on questions of choice. Excellent lab and aquaristics facilities and easy access to European seas: jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Postdoc-...
Postdoc marine evolutionary physiology (University Assistant)
Postdoc marine evolutionary physiology (University Assistant)
jobs.univie.ac.at
September 18, 2026 at 6:22 AM
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What are known causal factors behind rock-ice avalanche near Nepal–Tibet border? @wwattribution.bsky.social Vulnerable slope, potentially weakened by 2015 earthquake, definitely destabilised by climate change through glacier retreat & permafrost thaw. www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-warmin...
September 17, 2026 at 9:18 AM
What are known causal factors behind rock-ice avalanche near Nepal–Tibet border? @wwattribution.bsky.social Vulnerable slope, potentially weakened by 2015 earthquake, definitely destabilised by climate change through glacier retreat & permafrost thaw. www.worldweatherattribution.org/rapid-warmin...
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It's release day for the new National Academies’ report on marine carbon dioxide removal! It's been a real privilege to work on this report with 19 other experts from around the world. With so many contributors, the report can cover a lot. Here are some of my key takeaways: shorturl.at/wI3CJ
New National Academies of Sciences’ Report on Marine Carbon Dioxide Removal Highlights the Need for Governance Reforms - Climate Law Blog
The new Limiting Overshoot report from the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) paints a grim picture. Global warming is likely to exceed 1.5oC above pre-industrial levels within the next decade ...
blogs.law.columbia.edu
September 16, 2026 at 8:36 PM
It's release day for the new National Academies’ report on marine carbon dioxide removal! It's been a real privilege to work on this report with 19 other experts from around the world. With so many contributors, the report can cover a lot. Here are some of my key takeaways: shorturl.at/wI3CJ
1/2 Today we manipulated our mesocosms by increasing their alkalinity. In this video (courtesy of Kristian Spilling, from SYKE Finland) you can see our device — "the spider" — releasing NaOH solution into the mesocosm. Isn’t it cool?
September 16, 2026 at 8:42 PM
1/2 Today we manipulated our mesocosms by increasing their alkalinity. In this video (courtesy of Kristian Spilling, from SYKE Finland) you can see our device — "the spider" — releasing NaOH solution into the mesocosm. Isn’t it cool?
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I’ve been quiet. Here’s why:
At my 20-year college reunion in May, dozens of old friends arrived at our campus and started snapping photos on Georgetown’s front lawn. I, too, was on campus, but on the back side, at the university hospital, laid out on a gurney in the emergency room’s trauma suite…
At my 20-year college reunion in May, dozens of old friends arrived at our campus and started snapping photos on Georgetown’s front lawn. I, too, was on campus, but on the back side, at the university hospital, laid out on a gurney in the emergency room’s trauma suite…
June 17, 2026 at 5:47 AM
I’ve been quiet. Here’s why:
At my 20-year college reunion in May, dozens of old friends arrived at our campus and started snapping photos on Georgetown’s front lawn. I, too, was on campus, but on the back side, at the university hospital, laid out on a gurney in the emergency room’s trauma suite…
At my 20-year college reunion in May, dozens of old friends arrived at our campus and started snapping photos on Georgetown’s front lawn. I, too, was on campus, but on the back side, at the university hospital, laid out on a gurney in the emergency room’s trauma suite…
There’s a lot of pessimism about mCDR, its role, whether it can ever be deployed at scale. I ask myself the same questions daily. But here’s our technical team 💥 putting our mesocosms in the water at 6am for the next OAE experiment. Only KOSMOS-GEOMAR has tools like these anywhere in the world
September 9, 2026 at 7:37 AM
There’s a lot of pessimism about mCDR, its role, whether it can ever be deployed at scale. I ask myself the same questions daily. But here’s our technical team 💥 putting our mesocosms in the water at 6am for the next OAE experiment. Only KOSMOS-GEOMAR has tools like these anywhere in the world
A good reminder that “low-carbon” is never the whole story. This comment in Communications Sustainability argues solar’s carbon payback depends entirely on where the panels go, once you account for soil carbon and ecosystem loss
🌞Solar power is vital for decarbonization, but the full picture matters. Comment article argues that climate assessments should account not only for avoided emissions, but also land-carbon losses, ecosystem risks, and recovery over time🌍
🧪Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
🧪Read more here: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Ecologically accountable expansion of solar power - Communications Sustainability
Rapid solar photovoltaic deployment is essential for global decarbonization, but is often evaluated only against avoided fossil-fuel emissions and technology-level lifecycle emissions. Here we argue t...
www.nature.com
September 9, 2026 at 6:45 AM
A good reminder that “low-carbon” is never the whole story. This comment in Communications Sustainability argues solar’s carbon payback depends entirely on where the panels go, once you account for soil carbon and ecosystem loss
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I think the way to read the UNEP report isn't "we'll miss the 1.5°C target so we need CDR to reach it", but "we'll miss the 1.5°C target, and we need to decarbonize ASAP because wherever we end up is where we will stay for a long time."
www.unep.org/resources/li...
www.unep.org/resources/li...
September 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
I think the way to read the UNEP report isn't "we'll miss the 1.5°C target so we need CDR to reach it", but "we'll miss the 1.5°C target, and we need to decarbonize ASAP because wherever we end up is where we will stay for a long time."
www.unep.org/resources/li...
www.unep.org/resources/li...
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🧵CO₂ removal (CDR) is back in the news, but just because the UNEP report says we need CDR, it doesn't mean we'll have CDR. Many challenges will take decades of research and negotiation to solve. Here are some examples:
Technological: We currently don't have any durable CDR method that scales.
Technological: We currently don't have any durable CDR method that scales.
September 8, 2026 at 12:54 PM
🧵CO₂ removal (CDR) is back in the news, but just because the UNEP report says we need CDR, it doesn't mean we'll have CDR. Many challenges will take decades of research and negotiation to solve. Here are some examples:
Technological: We currently don't have any durable CDR method that scales.
Technological: We currently don't have any durable CDR method that scales.
Book #25 of 2026. Away for a while, so I had to bring my Kobo, and I usually struggle to read on it 😬
So I picked Liz Moore, a writer worth the hype. The “The Unseen World” is an incredible book. You can’t stop reading it
Now I’ll miss Ada, David, Liston and all the rest. Highly recommended
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So I picked Liz Moore, a writer worth the hype. The “The Unseen World” is an incredible book. You can’t stop reading it
Now I’ll miss Ada, David, Liston and all the rest. Highly recommended
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September 6, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Book #25 of 2026. Away for a while, so I had to bring my Kobo, and I usually struggle to read on it 😬
So I picked Liz Moore, a writer worth the hype. The “The Unseen World” is an incredible book. You can’t stop reading it
Now I’ll miss Ada, David, Liston and all the rest. Highly recommended
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So I picked Liz Moore, a writer worth the hype. The “The Unseen World” is an incredible book. You can’t stop reading it
Now I’ll miss Ada, David, Liston and all the rest. Highly recommended
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My GEOMAR group feels at home in Gran Canaria, first time for me. In a few days, we set up a mesocosm experiment on OAE (a type of mCDR). My role: impact on phytoplankton, base of the food web. I believe environmental impact will be a key factor in whether OAE can be deployed. Excited to be here
September 6, 2026 at 3:11 PM
My GEOMAR group feels at home in Gran Canaria, first time for me. In a few days, we set up a mesocosm experiment on OAE (a type of mCDR). My role: impact on phytoplankton, base of the food web. I believe environmental impact will be a key factor in whether OAE can be deployed. Excited to be here
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🌳 Plant trees where people live.
It sounds obvious… but how many new-build housing estates have you seen with hardly a tree in sight?
As heatwaves intensify, where we plant trees matters.
theconversation.com/more-trees-a...
It sounds obvious… but how many new-build housing estates have you seen with hardly a tree in sight?
As heatwaves intensify, where we plant trees matters.
theconversation.com/more-trees-a...
More trees are needed to cool down European cities in heatwaves – but they must be planted nearer to homes
Some European cities have poor tree shade cover and this is ramping up heat for their citizens.
theconversation.com
September 3, 2026 at 7:03 AM
🌳 Plant trees where people live.
It sounds obvious… but how many new-build housing estates have you seen with hardly a tree in sight?
As heatwaves intensify, where we plant trees matters.
theconversation.com/more-trees-a...
It sounds obvious… but how many new-build housing estates have you seen with hardly a tree in sight?
As heatwaves intensify, where we plant trees matters.
theconversation.com/more-trees-a...
1/3 Art consideration people might not care about. Yesterday I visited one of the most beautiful museums in the world: MoMA. Bit of context: I was a lucky kid: my parents took me to many art museums from when I was tiny, so I learned early how to approach (and how not to) an exhibition
September 1, 2026 at 3:08 PM
1/3 Art consideration people might not care about. Yesterday I visited one of the most beautiful museums in the world: MoMA. Bit of context: I was a lucky kid: my parents took me to many art museums from when I was tiny, so I learned early how to approach (and how not to) an exhibition
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Researchers are exploring how generative AI might be homogenizing both culture and cognition.
go.nature.com/3V5EfE1
go.nature.com/3V5EfE1
Bland new world: is AI making us all think the same?
Researchers worry that generative AI is homogenizing culture and cognition.
go.nature.com
September 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Researchers are exploring how generative AI might be homogenizing both culture and cognition.
go.nature.com/3V5EfE1
go.nature.com/3V5EfE1
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#Shenzhen has invested heavily in multi-functional ecological corridors which crisscross the city. In most areas you can cycle off-road in dedicated lanes which follow rivers or parks. Cycling safety is comparable to much of Europe, at least in this city, & popular 🚲
hishenzhen.com/discovering-...
hishenzhen.com/discovering-...
Dasha River Guide: Local's Tips for Cycling, Hiking & Photos | SayHiShenzhen
A local's honest guide to Dasha River Ecological Corridor. Best sections for cycling, parking tips, photo spots, and what to avoid. Free entry, open daily.
hishenzhen.com
August 31, 2026 at 3:06 AM
#Shenzhen has invested heavily in multi-functional ecological corridors which crisscross the city. In most areas you can cycle off-road in dedicated lanes which follow rivers or parks. Cycling safety is comparable to much of Europe, at least in this city, & popular 🚲
hishenzhen.com/discovering-...
hishenzhen.com/discovering-...
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📢 Call for Papers❗ Nature-based solutions address climate, biodiversity, and societal challenges at once. We invite researchers to submit work on financing, governance, implementation, scaling, and evaluation to advance equitable and lasting impact.
🧪https://www.nature.com/collections/ieebhfhhjh
🧪https://www.nature.com/collections/ieebhfhhjh
Social, economic and governance dimensions of nature-based solutions
This cross-journal Collection brings together research that explores the social and economic challenges associated with nature-based solutions.
www.nature.com
August 26, 2026 at 7:07 PM
📢 Call for Papers❗ Nature-based solutions address climate, biodiversity, and societal challenges at once. We invite researchers to submit work on financing, governance, implementation, scaling, and evaluation to advance equitable and lasting impact.
🧪https://www.nature.com/collections/ieebhfhhjh
🧪https://www.nature.com/collections/ieebhfhhjh
A student told me about a thesis defense she will attend: "In the committee, all men, all professors in their 50s." Second time in just a few months. Still striking how uncommon senior women are at that level (but also, am I being unfair to think women professors just aren't the first choice?)
August 25, 2026 at 4:53 PM
A student told me about a thesis defense she will attend: "In the committee, all men, all professors in their 50s." Second time in just a few months. Still striking how uncommon senior women are at that level (but also, am I being unfair to think women professors just aren't the first choice?)
Pedro Lemebel, Ho paura torero (Gramma Feltrinelli). Santiago ‘86: la Fata dell’angolo e un giovane militante, sullo sfondo della dittatura di Pinochet. Un libro che senti addosso anche quando la storia non è la tua. Molto consigliato. Una meravigliosa scoperta
📚💙 @feltrinelli.bsky.social
📚💙 @feltrinelli.bsky.social
August 23, 2026 at 1:22 PM
Pedro Lemebel, Ho paura torero (Gramma Feltrinelli). Santiago ‘86: la Fata dell’angolo e un giovane militante, sullo sfondo della dittatura di Pinochet. Un libro che senti addosso anche quando la storia non è la tua. Molto consigliato. Una meravigliosa scoperta
📚💙 @feltrinelli.bsky.social
📚💙 @feltrinelli.bsky.social
Cycling home from the gym tonight, a kid on his bike rode up next to me in our neighbourhood. He said hi. He wanted to tell me he’s seen me walking my dog around and that he really likes her. None of this would’ve happened in a car. Bikes create connections. Bikes make you meet people
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August 21, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Cycling home from the gym tonight, a kid on his bike rode up next to me in our neighbourhood. He said hi. He wanted to tell me he’s seen me walking my dog around and that he really likes her. None of this would’ve happened in a car. Bikes create connections. Bikes make you meet people
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Cute 🦪 ♥️
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Can playing ocean sounds help oysters find a home?
WHOI researchers are collaborating with the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group to understand whether certain sound cues can encourage oyster larvae to settle down.
Full story from the Vineyard Gazette: go.whoi.edu/gazette-oyster
WHOI researchers are collaborating with the Martha’s Vineyard Shellfish Group to understand whether certain sound cues can encourage oyster larvae to settle down.
Full story from the Vineyard Gazette: go.whoi.edu/gazette-oyster
August 21, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Cute 🦪 ♥️
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If you told someone you invented a new transportation system but it would kill more than 40,000 Americans each year, they would look at you like you were crazy.
A stark example of status quo bias.
Cars and guns. Automobile deaths and mass murder.
It doesn't have to be this way.
A stark example of status quo bias.
Cars and guns. Automobile deaths and mass murder.
It doesn't have to be this way.
August 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
If you told someone you invented a new transportation system but it would kill more than 40,000 Americans each year, they would look at you like you were crazy.
A stark example of status quo bias.
Cars and guns. Automobile deaths and mass murder.
It doesn't have to be this way.
A stark example of status quo bias.
Cars and guns. Automobile deaths and mass murder.
It doesn't have to be this way.
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Europe’s seas are experiencing heat that would have been virtually impossible in a pre-industrial climate. In the Mediterranean, summer SSTs have intensified by 3°C, far exceeding global warming, destroying marine life & dramatically altering our seas.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
August 19, 2026 at 10:08 AM
Europe’s seas are experiencing heat that would have been virtually impossible in a pre-industrial climate. In the Mediterranean, summer SSTs have intensified by 3°C, far exceeding global warming, destroying marine life & dramatically altering our seas.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
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I'm glad we're no longer talking about growing seaweed for carbon dioxide removal because this is how it would end.
‘A new normal’: Miami faces worsening seaweed problem as piles of algae wash up on beaches
Officials have had to remove thousands of tons of sargassum from Florida’s beaches amid the climate crisis
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2026 at 5:59 PM
I'm glad we're no longer talking about growing seaweed for carbon dioxide removal because this is how it would end.
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We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid – podcast
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid – podcast
Madeleine Finlay speaks to Guardian science editor Ian Sample and Prof Falk Huettig, psychologist and author of book on the science of reading’s benefits
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2026 at 4:57 AM
We’re reading less. And it’s making us stupid – podcast