We’re proud to retain our place in the Top 5 of the People & Planet League This caps a standout year for Reading: 🏆 University of the Year for Scholarships & Bursaries 🌍 Top 30 globally in QS Sustainability Rankings 🔝 Now ranked 4th in the UK by People & Planet Full story: https://rdg.ac/48Nivjs

Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵

Well, this is pretty terrifying. The Daily Mail is buying the Telegraph. One massive consolidated right-wing media empire controlled by off-shore interests at a critical moment in global politics. What could go wrong? www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...

Farage earns more than any other MP for NOT being an MP. He says it’s “obviously sad” that part of his constituency is the most deprived area in England. But everything he’s ever done, said and wanted has made sure of it. This is the whole country if he gets into power. (Private Eye)

Did you know you pay more fuel tax on a single car journey than a billionaire does on a private jet flight? Right now the gov is subsidising tax breaks, when they could be using that tax to generate billions for public services. Help us change this: https://bit.ly/43NAeFN

Drinking water for up to 6 million people in England may have levels of 'forever chemicals' which could "constitute a potential danger to human health" Drinking Water Inspectorate have issued enforcement notices on water companies to reduce levels of chemicals 🧵🧵 1/4 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

@greenparty.org.uk polling 2nd though, just 2 months after @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected leader 💚

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

🚨 BREAKING 🚨 📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000. And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk

We're ranked in the UK’s top 30 universities in THE World University Rankings 2026 We're also proud that University of Reading rose significantly in the Teaching category - up to 287th worldwide - reflecting our commitment to educational excellence. Full story 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4q7cE0w

@samaritans.bsky.social management accused of bullying dissenting voices over objections to planned closures- www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🌍 Joint-highest Green Polling EVER (15%) ➡️ Lowest Reform Polling Since July (26%)

Britain's hidden asbestos epidemic is shocking. My dad died of mesothelioma, with no obvious clear exposure to asbestos, having been an accountant all his life. Shocking how wide spread asbestos use was until 80s, despite it's dangers being known in 19th century. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A great, authentic, heartfelt album 👏

Developers of the #Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from it. The UK's annual emissions in 2024 were 371 million tonnes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #ClimateChange #Climate

Great turnout at our AGM! We celebrated another strong year of solar generation and community impact — plus exciting new plans with Reading Buses. 🌞 Thanks to everyone helping power a greener Reading 💚 #CommunityEnergy #ReadingUK #SolarReading #InvestInSolar #RdgUK #ReadingBuses

The more I hear about unlimited energy contracts, the more it concerns me that students are being taken advantage of.

New Energy Advice Service for University of Reading students highlights premium cost of unlimited energy contracts - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

Brilliant from @kevinclimate.bsky.social as always - making abundantly clear the inconvenient truth this Govt is forever trying to duck & dodge: expanding aviation capacity is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s climate obligations

BBC News - @samaritans.bsky.social facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures (and don't appear to be listening) www.bbc.com/news/article...

On September 7th, our panels at Reading Uni (L022) made 68 kWh – enough for 2–3 homes in a day. That’s 142,231 kWh so far since we started. Something big is on the horizon… register for our share offer! #CommunityEnergy #ReadingUK #SolarReading #InvestInSolar #Rdguk

Brilliant resource from @carbonbrief.org. Setting the record straight on solar ☀️

University of Reading publishes bold new Climate Action Plan - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

In the UK, commercial returns from R&D in offshore wind, tidal and CCS tech exceed those in biotechnology and AI. This is just one reason Steve Coulter says this autumn's #ClimateActionPlan is the moment for a big swing on the green economy. 🔁 @businessgreen.bsky.social Read them all ⤵️

Proud to be a part of this for the past 10 years 🌞

In our latest blog, @ruthchambers.bsky.social highlights the worrying trend of governments curtailing our ability to protest about their policies or inaction. The government must reset its approach, repeal draconian laws and bring us back into compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

NEW ANALYSIS: Wildfires have already scorched a UK-record land area in 2025, double the previous high – and 4x above average By Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam + Tom Prater www.carbonbrief.org/...

This is the analysis we produced that was cited in the Guardian's editorial on Saturday... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

This is just so incredibly wrong-headed @samaritans.bsky.social and volunteers will leave in droves - BBC News - Samaritans to close more than 100 branches www.bbc.com/news/article...

Great to see at last! - Reading glass kerbside recycling collections set to begin in 2026 - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #rdguk

Energy UK welcomes the Government’s announcement that new-build homes will have rooftop solar panels installed by default as part of changes to the Future Homes Standard. 🔗 Learn more 👉 buff.ly/ZCJ0OF5

My montage of the appalling state of Hemdean Road, Caversham @readingcouncil.bsky.social

“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.” — Pope Francis

Ed Miliband: "if our political opponents want a fight about clean energy, bring it on." www.theguardian.com/politics/com...

All the major 2024 climate events in one comprehensive map. See the storms, wildfires, and floods that affected 413,000 people in Europe in 2024, causing €18 billion in damages. Discover insights 👉 https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/key-events #ESOTC2024

My thoughts exactly

Wall Street making millions betting against green laws - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Oh FFS (chapeau to the journalists for their very last line) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Reform have received £2.3 million in donations from fossil fuel interests, climate deniers and polluters." @adrianramsay.bsky.social skewers Richard Tice and his party's bought and paid for climate denialism on BBC Question Time.

Dr Bike returns for 2025, offering free bike maintenance and basic repairs in Broad Street on the first Thursday of the month. See link for more details and future dates. media.reading.gov.uk/news/cyclist...

Great to see #solar making a serious dent in UK daytime gas consumption today 😎 (graph from Grid Carbon app) #energysky

Editorial in today's Guardian cites Carbon Brief's analysis of the latest carbon-budget advice from the Climate Change Committee: "net cost of cutting UK’s GHGs in 2050 to 100% below 1990 levels is now 73% lower than it previously thought in 2020" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Raising rail fares year on year and freezing the fuel duty escalator since 2011 sends entirely the wrong message to the electorate of this country. Rail fares rise by 4.6% in England and Wales www.bbc.com/news/article...

ICYM A Sunday afternoon read on how the escalating attacks on net zero don’t add up and risk making the UK weaker and poorer. www.businessgreen.com:8443/blog-post/44...

As it's taken me a while to find good UK energy and decarbonisation chat on Bluesky I've created a starter pack: go.bsky.app/Ef5ibBs Please follow/share and let me know who I should add #energysky

Love this. Wonder how it will interact with Gov drive to renationalise the railways.

This is how you do it: “Anti-net zero politicians will make voters poorer, climate chief warns.” Kudos @elpinchbeck.bsky.social in this @adamvaughan.bsky.social interview. www.thetimes.com/article/368f...

BP no longer bothering to greenwash - www.bbc.com/news/article...

Green growth 💚