Mitchell Dickau, PhD
Climate modelling. Temperature overshoot. Remaining carbon budgets. Temporary carbon storage. Effect of climate change on outdoor skating in Canada.
Post-doctoral researcher, Concordia University
- Happy to announce that I passed my PhD defence yesterday!! Thanks to my supervisor @damonmatthews.bsky.social and the members of my examining committee — @nadinemengis.bsky.social, @gidden.bsky.social, Kirsten Zickfeld, and Sam Rowan
- Don’t let anyone fool you into thinking carbon dioxide removal is the solution to climate change. It’s a small piece of the puzzle. But it won't be able to offset a substantial portion of our fossil fuel emissions 🧵
- Just presented some of my ongoing research at #EGU25 in Vienna! A thread...
- The land sink is uncertain in a changing climate. This is another reason why using nature-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) to offset fossil emissions can be sketchy...
- We should point to the rising costs of insurance to demonstrate that climate change is dangerous and is worth mitigating against/ adapting to. I suspect that, for many folks, $$ is easier to understand than climate observations and projections. Informative podcast on insurance and climate change
- Great reads. I've always believed that changes in the insurance industry are a powerful tool for driving momentum for climate policy. Unlike many other industries, private insurance can't afford to ignore climate impacts or delay action (state-run insurance is a bit different)
- 1/3 Another study showing why nature-based carbon removal, in which the duration of removal may only be years to decades at worst, should not be used to offset fossil emissions.
- Susan Solomon's study, demonstrating that warming caused by CO₂ persists for thousands of years, and Damon Matthews' (my supervisor) study, showing that near-zero emissions are necessary to stabilize warming, were published 15 and 16 years ago, respectively. It seems the message still hasn't sunk in
- Happy to have played a small part in @sethwynes.bsky.social newest paper! An interesting finding is that IPCC authors estimates' of peak warming and when we'll reach net-zero CO2 are inconsistent with climate modelling and scenario literature. We discuss some potential explanations
