Very sad to see Israel ban this Palm Sunday church service in Jerusalem. It's been happening every year for centuries, but not in 2026. Freedom of religion or belief, freedom of speech, and freedom of assembly are basic human rights. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“This is our God: Jesus, King of Peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them…” Pope Leo’s message for today:

Join us this Holy Week for 7 days of prayer - standing with our sisters and brothers in the Middle East to keep hope alive. embraceme.org/7days?utm_source=bluesky

On the way back from the @togetheralliance.bsky.social march against the far right - absolutely huge, half a million or so. Waited two hours to set off, which is always an encouraging sign.

Good work this! So sad that Paul Marshall has had the wool pulled over his eyes, and important that people know about it.

There was a new wind power record for Britain yesterday: 23,880 MW at 13:30 – 14:00, 25th March 2026. ⸻ Ref: GB Renewables Map renewables-map.robinhawkes.com/records by @robhawkes.bsky.social

Excellent news. The last wind record only lasted 4 months - great to keep breaking it.

Government confirms over £1bn of funding to support roll out of electric trucks and vans. That'll deliver a lot of trucks that will not be exposed to future oil shocks. www.businessgreen.com/news/4527451...

'US oil majors are set for a $63.4 billion windfall from oil at $100 a barrel' via @TheNationalNews - war in the Middle East isn't bad news for everyone...

Lots of big delivery challenges remains, but taken in conjunction with the Warm Homes Plan, the clean power mission, planning reforms, and today's news of new energy bill discounts on windy days, the government's long term green economy and energy security plans are making some real progress.

Lots to celebrate in the new plan, although it is genuinely mad it has taken this long and now the housing industry gets yet another two years to prepare for standards it has known were coming for the best part of a decade.

A milestone day for the UK's green economy and clean energy transition as the Future Homes Standard is finally confirmed. Will create a huge new market for solar panels and heat pumps, cutting energy bills and providing a huge boost to flexible grid services. www.businessgreen.com/news/4527363...

Very interesting indeed.

Finished The Magic Mountain by Thomas Mann, a proper doorstep. Wow. Very detailed evocative descriptions of mundane moments, a lot of dodgy philosophy from different points of view, insights on German life just before WW1, and the joy of being alive - lots I'll remember and 1000s of words I won't.

Spain's renewables build-out has structurally decoupled its electricity prices from gas markets. Gas now sets the price in only 15% of hours, compared to 90% in Italy. Countries that invested early in clean power are far less exposed to fossil fuel price shocks. Those that didn't now pay the price.

www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve... Great to be part of of this lobby - so many MPs turned out, so many groups united. The government's proposed 'cumulative disruption' clause would damage democracy and needs to go. @quaker.org.uk @amostrust.bsky.social @caatuk.bsky.social @pscupdates.bsky.social

Electric vehicles are already cutting 2.3 million barrels of oil demand per day. That's about to double under a business-as-usual scenario this decade. It could go faster if EV sales rise, which there are indications they will at this oil price. 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Yesterday we joined @pscupdates.bsky.social, @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social and others for the Defend our Right to Protest Lobby Day in Parliament. We’re calling on the government to drop its dangerous plans to limit protests. Continues 👇

In parliament listening to Grace Da Costa, saying why @quaker.org.uk support the right to protest, and oppose the government's plans to restrict 'cumulative' protests in the same area. A good end to a great mass lobby with 40+ organisations and 200+ constituents meeting our MPs.

DEFEND OUR RIGHT TO PROTEST 📢 Today we joined a coalition of campaigners across civil society in Westminster, to call on MPs to demand the British government drop its dangerous attacks on the right to protest. Learn more: palestinecampaign.org/campaigns/de...

Today hundreds of people including Quakers are lobbying their MPs in parliament to protect the right to protest. We're asking MPs to vote against anti-protest measures in the Crime and Policing Bill, including the new clause on 'cumulative disruption'.

Looking forward to tomorrow! Meeting for worship outside Scotland Yard at 11.15 responding to the police raid on Westminster Quaker Meeting House, followed by the mass lobby for the right to protest at Parliament 2-5 with @quaker.org.uk and others. www.quaker.org.uk/events/scotl...

Kier Starmer: "What gives us control is renewables. Our own home-grown energy which is then more secure and more independent. That’s why I think we should go further and faster on renewables. Let’s get control of our own energy…so we don’t have to keep worrying that our bills are going to go up"

In 2017 Easyjet announced an electric airliner within a decade. A year ahead of the deadline, what can we look forward to?

This is Father Pierre El Rahi. He was killed by the US and Israel in Lebanon. He was a faithful, deeply loved Christian leader… the latest reminder that this war is killing precious people made in the image of God.

We found that: • One fossil fuel price shock could cost the UK more than the entire additional cost of the transition to Net Zero. • The benefits of Net Zero far outweigh the costs. For every pound spent on Net Zero, the benefits outweigh this by 2.2 to 4.1 times. ⬇️

What can Britain actually do about an energy crisis? What did we do right and wrong in 2022, and what can we learn? Here's a thread on my new piece on what to do about an energy crisis... www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-ene...

It's sunny, it's windy, it's very low carbon today www.energydashboard.co.uk/live

"For your people have corrupted themselves. ... They have made themselves a molten calf, and worshipped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘This is your god’" (Exodus 32:7-8).

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Nigel, Nigel, fossil fuel prices are going through the roof thanks to your mate Donald! What should we do now? Cut everything that helps people stop using them, young Robert.

Components for Tomahawk missiles are made in Glenrothes, Scotland.

NEW: The Israeli military unlawfully used white phosphorus over homes on March 3, 2026, in the Lebanese town of Yohmor. The use of white phosphorus over residential areas is extremely alarming and will have dire consequences for civilians. Read more: https://bit.ly/4bdqxDt

Nice news - the government has put solar panels on the roof of 100 schools. Plenty more to go I hope. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists. STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Nice work @katiewhitemp.bsky.social

Spring cycle ride. They pay for it to come early on the Wentworth

Will they end the climate disinformation and land the Telegraph back on planet earth?

Almost 1 in 4 new UK cars were electric in Feb, and over 1 in 3 had a plug. Pretty much the same as last Feb. Hardly any new diesels. Feb is the quietest month of the year for new cars, and March the busiest, so we'll see what happens in a month. Via @smmt-ukauto.bsky.social lnkd.in/eSU6SRS3

Surely it's not possible? But it is! They've done it again! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

As the conflict in the Persian Gulf continues, fossil fuel companies are preparing for record-breaking profits while billions of people face soaring energy bills and "energy poverty."We’re tired of a world where our energy system fuels war and destroys our climate. oilchange.org/blogs/trumps...

Live by the bomb, die by the bomb. We just keep doing it over and over again, believing the lie that violence will bring peace. Deliver us, Lord, from our addiction to war.

Very sad news.

The new Reading 'warming stripes' double-decker electric bus came to campus today. The bus is painted in the local warming stripes to start climate conversations throughout the town.

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Deeply dismal news, but great reporting from @fionaharvey.bsky.social Why not mark David Attenborough's 100th birthday by axing the Blue Planet Fund?

As ever, such a strange choice from the Labour leadership not to make more of the government’s genuinely impressive track record on clean tech when it’s delivering economic growth, creates a dividing line with the Tories and Reform, and could build bridges with voters lost to the Greens.

That would be a great result. Much fairer, good for a just transition and good for reducing inflation. But we need to recover the tax revenue some other way - VAT on aviation fuel would more than do it.

‘Our brothers & sisters in Diocese of #Iran are currently enduring terror of aerial bombardment; our members in Diocese of Cyprus & Gulf are witnessing arrival of war at their doorsteps; and our faithful in Diocese of #Jerusalem face an unprecedented threat of military escalation.’ Hosam Naoum.

Stunned by Green victory in Gorton, Starmer should learn the lesson by returning to his instincts on net zero, rejecting the advice of failed former advisers. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Good short read this, makes a lot of sense

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