@BenjiSJones Yes, their perspective is 100% wrong. The "buying time" argument has been around for decades but has been widely tested and conclusively disproven for a long time. But many gov and NGO scientists have an interest ($$$) in promoting what's essentially Ivermectin for corals. @BenjiSJones I do sympathize as on the one hand its hard for you to know whom to trust. But, you could ask for citations of evidence in support of extraordinary claims.

And stick to people publishing in areas you are writing about. Ideally, independent (non-gov, non-NGO) academic scientists

Early tomorrow 🌅Ill b tweeting @ the soon-to-b-released IPCC Ocean & Cryosphere report 🐟Also happy to answer questions etc from journos 2day/tmw via email or DM @ClimateComms @Revkin @kate_sheppard @drvox @yayitsrob @KHayhoe @Tessa_M_Hill @unccollege @ClimateCentral @ClimateComms @Revkin @kate_sheppard @drvox @yayitsrob @KHayhoe @Tessa_M_Hill @unccollege @ClimateCentral PS, Im a Prof @unc & a marine ecologist who works on the impacts of ocean heating on marine ecosystems. Im not an author of this report, so will be commenting / explaining / providing context as an outside expert. I was an author of the recent US National Climate Assessment.

Ive been feeling pessimistic about marine conservation in 2018. Not only bc of bad actors (eg Trump) but also due to the duplicity, ignorance, and greed of marine scientists and conservation orgs. Some seem more interested in $ &/or recognition than actual biodiversity outcomes. So to balance @ayanaeliza's wonderful piece about cons wins collectiv.in/SciAm08 here is a short list of some of our failures, followed by commentary on why I think they matter.