How can the UK's Planning and Infrastructure Bill be amended to reduce damage to nature? Summary of the 184 page list of amendments and their impacts on nature and people. www.eci.ox.ac.uk/news/eci-res...

Our new briefing note highlights crucial amendments to make the Planning and Infrastructure Bill less damaging and more positive for nature @peersfortheplanet.bsky.social @wwf.org.uk @wclnews.bsky.social @rspb.bsky.social @cieem.bsky.social

Currently being debated in the House of Lords, the Bill is intended to speed up planning and deliver new housing and infrastructure... But the proposed mechanisms in Part 3 risk enabling the destruction of some of England’s most precious habitats and species 🏗️🌳 Read the priority amendments 👆

How can the Planning and Infrastructure Bill bring positive outcomes for people and #naturerecovery? ➡️ New Briefing Note highlights priority amendments to make the Bill less damaging and more nature-positive 📜 Read here: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/plannin... @eci-bio.bsky.social

Nature offers durable carbon storage at landscape scale and risk of reversal can be managed - let's not undermine investing in nature because of misleading arguments about 'permanence'. www.weforum.org/stories/2025...

Just read this great article showing local stakeholder preferences for more scrub and scattered trees in the hills, rather than solid woodland blocks. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @rspb.bsky.social @tfinch.bsky.social

FINALLY - a victory for common sense as @ed-miliband.bsky.social promises solar panels on all new homes in the UK (unless the roof is shaded) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Please sign this urgent petition to support an easy win for nature: just put a £35 swift nest brick in every new UK home. 38d.gs/ky2i

“[Chalk streams] are globally significant ecosystems and are largely restricted to our shores. So we have a huge responsibility to protect them.” Really disappointing for this amendment I moved in the Planning & Infrastructure Bill Committee to be vetoed. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Could this be the biggest climate story of the year? For the first time on record, China's emissions are falling due to clean energy growth, not slow power demand Full analysis + outlook by Lauri Myllyvirta: www.carbonbrief.org/... 1/7

Check our our tool for finding suitable indicators to monitor biodiversity and soil health - the paper is published today! www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/researc... @naturerecovery.bsky.social @naturebasedsols.bsky.social

📢 @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social: MPs must pause Part III of the Planning Bill—consult widely—and align it with the spirit and substance of the Environment Act and #CANBill. Housing’s urgent—but it doesn’t need to happen at #nature’s expense. Nature isn’t a “nice to have”. It’s all we have.

🚨 EU solar overtook coal for the FIRST TIME last year The BIGGEST fall in coal generation globally was in the EU in 2024, with many EU countries ranking among the world’s leaders in solar and wind 📉 ember-energy.org/lat...

NEWS: Oxford tops QS World University Rankings in English, Physiology and Geography Congratulations! Faculty of English, @oxforddpag.bsky.social and @oxfordgeography.bsky.social DPAG is No1 for six consecutive years, top of over 170 universities in this year’s rankings. www.medsci.ox.ac.uk/...

As EVs become more affordable and the technology more mature, more diverse and inclusive messaging from trusted sources is needed to truly widen their appeal in the wake of backlash against Elon Musk, says Hannah Budnitz from the Transport Studies Unit.

🧵Planning reform that speeds up sustainable development *and* restores nature is worth fighting for. The #PlanningBill is currently one sided, weakening nature laws with scant benefit for biodiversity. But Ministers could get back on track for a win-win. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

NEW – Analysis: Nearly 60 countries have ‘dramatically’ cut plans to build coal plants since 2015 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @globalenergymon.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/ndBmRxQ

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years as a result of a deliberate strategy. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

🐝 @carolinelucas.bsky.social is 100% right. 🌍 The #CANBill is essential to protect climate and nature with stronger, joined-up law. ❌ We can’t afford delays. 🌳 We need to make time to advance the Climate and Nature Bill in Parliament. 📰 👉 www.theguardian.com/environment/... @theguardian.com

⏸️ Pausing Part III of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill isn’t obstructionism—it’s a plea for due process. 👇 Read more in the op-ed written by @ejmilnergulland.bsky.social, @natduffus.bsky.social, Alexa Culver and Sophus zu Ermgassen. 🌳 www.zerohour.uk/planningbill...

🌍 Steve Reed wanted the Climate & Nature Bill to proceed. Ed Miliband promised to work on the #CANBill's objectives. Mary Creagh pledged to deliver “binding nature commitments”. 🚨 Labour Ministers are speaking out. ⏳ What’s the delay for new, joined-up, science-led climate and nature legislation?

Government to extend ban on moorland burning - closing loopholes in existing rules Great news for nature, carbon, & people who’ll be spared from acrid smoke & flooding Bad news for dukes & billionaires who own grouse moors 🎻 Here's my quote running on PA newswire: 1/ www.gov.uk/government/n...

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Tackling climate crisis will increase economic growth but a third of global GDP could be lost this century if climate crisis runs unchecked, says OECD report www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Some wise words in these chaotic times from the incomparable Christiana Figueres illuminem.com/illuminemvoi...

"It will be easy to adapt", they said.... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Good news from the UK: £180m investment for solar panels in schools and hospitals, which will save on energy bills. A good start for GB Energy, though much more will be needed. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

In this talk @hdavidcooper.bsky.social discusses key updates from COP16 & the path toward the ambitious goals of the Kunming-Montreal GBF. He explores the evolution of biodiversity governance & how science, cooperation, & grassroots efforts can drive recovery. 🌍🌱 @eci-bio.bsky.social

5️⃣ Economists like @angelaisfranc.bsky.social—Director of Policy Solutions @wwf.org.uk—are clear that bold action to transition to clean energy will make people better off, and fast. This is the best antidote to Reform, not aping their policies. 👇 youtu.be/slbfAfEvnQ0?...

4️⃣ Researchers at Oxford University are clear that the faster we move towards Net Zero, the more we’ll save. Why would Kemi Badenoch ignore these experts? www.ox.ac.uk/news/2022-09... @ox.ac.uk

3️⃣ Numerous science and engineering experts say that stopping burning fossil fuels by electrifying everything will deliver big savings—it's much more efficient not to be wasting all that heat. 📊 This study reports that 100% renewables is not just feasible—it’ll save nations over 60% on energy costs.

2️⃣ International business consultancy Deloitte reports that continued inaction will cost the world $178 trillion. 💷 But accelerating Net Zero will deliver a $43 trillion benefit. www.deloitte.com/global/en/ab...

Badenoch’s anti-science rejection of Net Zero is a shameless move to stoke culture wars. 1️⃣ The Climate Change Committee has shown that investing in Net Zero will generate UK annual savings of almost £40bn every year by 2050, delivering lasting prosperity. Other experts agree—here are just some: 🧵

1️⃣ Farmers are hung out to dry while fossil fuels cash in—more bad news for climate action and nature protection. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

EU spends more on Russian oil and gas than financial aid to #Ukraine – report - Europe estimated to have bought €22bn of fossil fuels from Russia in 2024 but gave €19bn to support Kyiv www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

The UK is surprisingly short of water – but more reservoirs aren’t the answer theconversation.com/the-uk-is-su...

What if society's focus shifted from economic growth to human well-being within the boundaries of what Earth can provide? A team of researchers tackled that question in a new review from the Lancet Planetary Health, and I spoke with the lead author for mongabay.bsky.social‬:

Atmospheric #CarbonRemoval through “Climate plantations” (bioenergy with carbon capture and storage #BECCS) is limited within #PlanetaryBoundaries, a PIK model study @CommsEarth shows. But a more plant-based diet worldwide could free up significant areas. www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...

Only 19%of people thought building a 3rd runway at Heathrow was the right priority at the moment, **61%** saying it was the wrong focus Most popular priority was improving the state of roads, 68%, increasing bus routes 28%, more charge points for EVs 23% www.independent.co.uk/business/pub...

The 2025 @tylerprize.bsky.social has been awarded to Sandra Díaz & Eduardo Brondízio for their stellar bodies-of-work. Not only are they the 1st recipients from S. America, but they were also 2/3 co-Chairs of @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment. 🌍🧪 Congratulations! Read more: www.tylerprize.org

"In the face of the current wave of environmental backlash and net zero scaremongering, rejecting Rosebank is a golden opportunity for the UK to draw a line in the sand against the myths and misinformation" writes @carolinelucas.bsky.social in our latest blog. Read it now👉

Now almost 450 signatories to my open letter calling on the @royalsociety.org to stand up for its values & deal with the widespread concerns raised by Elon Musk's Fellowship. Please consider signing & sharing: forms.gle/miDciq35oxyw... List of signatories here: occamstypewriter.org/scurry/2025/...

Difficult to keep up ‘USDA ordered to erase “climate change” from its reports and website lnkd.in/dv4QY32P NOAA scientists pressured to back Trump’s false hurricane claims lnkd.in/dpSf_W-K National Weather Service dismantled. Climate research is being defunded, censored, and suppressed’

We're thrilled to share that our paper ✨ Getting the message right on #naturebasedsolutions to climate change ✨ was the most-viewed article in #GlobalChangeBiology 2024! @globalchangebio.bsky.social 👉 Check it out here: www.naturebasedsolutionsinitiative.org/news/nbsi-re... @eci-bio.bsky.social

So Starmer & Reeves want to wave through the #Rosebank oil & gas field—'because they said they would'. www.ft.com/content/f4c0... Three responses to this - a short thread🧵👇

Blog: our new paper on a menu of Green Infrastructure Standards for England that meets Natural England's 15 Principles www.agile-initiative.ox.ac.uk/news/menu-of... @ecioxford.bsky.social @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @naturerecovery.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @ianmell.bsky.social

🌱 Organic farming boosts soil health, biodiversity, and cuts carbon emissions. We’re backing the call for 10% of England’s farmland to go organic, working with farmers to protect landscapes and build a healthier, greener future.

Our new open-access paper: a core menu of standards for Green Infrastructure in England that is accessible, multi-functional, connected and balances local needs with national targets www.frontiersin.org/journals/env... @naturerecovery.bsky.social @naturebasedsols.bsky.social @ianmell.bsky.social

"Reduction in carbon intensity of electricity means that an EV now has lifecycle CO2 savings of 70% over a petrol car, up from only 50% in 2014... a household using a heat pump instead of a gas boiler is now cutting its heat-related CO2 emissions by 84% per year, rather than only 45% in 2014"