Damn, until just now I’d managed to not have Dieter Helm’s latest misery missive sent to me. So close to making it through.

My face when former Tory justice ministers feign outrage over erroneous prison releases.

Bonkers. Nick is so smart, and so so stupid.

Nick!!!???? Nick!!!??? Bloody hell, Nick. What have you done?!?!? #celebritytraitors

Interesting to see that the Bank of England projects inflation will drop back towards 2% over time. I do note from their Monetary Policy Report this line on uncertainties: "...or extreme weather events due to climate change were to negatively impact food production" www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The newly published Science Based Target Initiative Net Zero Standard 2.0 consultation represents a big step forward on the March version. Well done to everyone at @sciencebasedtargets.org and the various working group members. 👏

This really is poorly thought through. If you are going to do a per mile charge it should be for all vehicles. Petrol is undercharged in comparison to its negative impacts. And it's a phenomenally bad idea to create additional psychological barriers to owning EVs. on.ft.com/4oxpaFs

On prison releases in error it is slightly sickening to see the arsonists in synthetic rage over all of the fires.

I see the Aussies have picked their over 30s team. Anyone know when they announce their Ashes mens squad?

Your daily dose of climate hope. From the team at RMI: rmi.org/wp-content/u...

This is very useful, timely analysis built on Global Energy Monitor data, confirming that fossil fuel companies are not meaningfully investing in the energy transition. These companies are responsible for a tiny 0.1% of global renewable energy production. grist.org/accountabili...

Well, I will want to fly somewhere else when the AMOC collapses, so that’s something, I suppose. 🤦🏻‍♂️ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Joe Wilkinson speaks in all lower case is such a beautiful burn. #celebritytraitors

Oh, you sods Celebrity Traitors. What a cliffhanger!

This is similar to Nick Robinson’s failure to challenge Claire Coutinho’s claims the UK’s net zero strategy was not really cutting emissions. Big media figures are sane-washing radical right wing policies and completely failing to recognise the seriousness of the current moment.

We've just published our paper on how organisations can prepare for the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Net Zero Standard 2.0. If that sounds like your kind of thing, shout and I'll send you a copy.

"climate impacted products alone added almost two percentage points to the 5.1% rise in the food and drink basket — roughly 4x the inflationary impact of the rest." www.ft.com/content/ced8...

UK food inflation is being driven by climate change-induced extreme weather, driving up price of butter, milk, beef, chocolate & coffee The price rises in those staples is contributing 40% of overall food inflation Climate change is hitting peoples' pockets, right now www.ft.com/content/ced8...

Everything about this banshee-well mission is perfect. Just glorious television. #thetraitors

What's this? An actual media story being positive about the real achievements the Labour government are making towards delivering their manifesto. I know many of you already know this fact, but isn't it good to see someone in the media reporting it? Thank you @politicsjoe.bsky.social

It's over for the internal combustion engine.

Useful comparison

It's a good gag.

Latest research on carbon offsetting: www.theguardian.com/environment/... The key remedy is a contribution model: "Instead of financing...through carbon offsets, they called for a contribution-based scheme that did not allow donors to claim it negated their own emissions.”

Despite the noise, renewables keep rising now generating more electricity than coal. @iea.org halved its US outlook, but raised India’s by 10%, putting it on track as the No. 2 growth market after China. MENA up 23%, driven by Saudi wind and solar.

The Tories plan to row back on Net Zero. Meanwhile... www.eenews.net/articles/win...

I can't get over how unserious the Kemi Badenoch Net Zero repeal stuff is. Not only is NZ essentially a fact of science - the only thing that stops the planet warming - but to have nothing to say on what will replace it, what their ambition is, how to replace the business certainly of NZ. Mad.

The Tories are the self-professed party of the environment & family. So it's rather hard to think of a single policy that would do a better job at both wrecking the environment, as well as the future prospects of our children and grand-children. I wonder what most Conservative voters make of this.

Renewables are a masterclass in learning-by-doing. Each doubling of deployment cuts costs via experience curves: better manufacturing, finance & supply chains. Result: Solar now cheapest new power in many regions Falling battery costs enable flexibility Electrification gets more attractive

Trump claimed last week at the UN: “They [China] build them, but they have very few wind farms. So why is it that they build them and they send them all over the world, but they barely use them?” The answer is: they actually do. China has more wind power than any other country in the world.

Same goes for the BBC here in the UK. As useless as it has been at holding the line itself, at times.

Managed to attend a few New York Climate Week events from my desk in the UK. Missed out on some informal coffees (I prefer tea anyways), but have been in some great conversations, without the aviation emissions. Pretty happy with that.

Only one front line spinner in Ashes squad is brave

Fossil fuel caused heat this summer led to the deaths of 16,000 people in Europe as well as doing £37bn of damage in EU countries. In a single summer of warming below 1.5C. And yet there are people who say we cant afford net zero.

My most centrist dad take is that most governing politicians deserve sympathy because almost every policy that's actually any good for the country is unpopular, and almost every popular policy is probably bad. Johnson's Brexit approach was far worse than Chequers IMHO but 20ppts more popular 1/

Seems like quite a moment. This morning, the UK was powered entirely by low-carbon energy, it seems. Yes it's windy and sunny. But it's still a milestone.

EXCLUSIVE: England’s farms are being fertilised with a cocktail of toxic landfill juice + sewage sludge. 750,000 tonnes of landfill leachate tankered to sewage works every year → mixed into sewage → spread on farmers' fields. 1/ www.theguardian.com/environment/...

To be fair, greentech deployment and climate action was never a race, it was a fitness program. Nobody has to win, everyone should want to improve. Perfectly valid to say "well done China! Can I get a quote for some solar panels and batteries?"

I didn't think it was possible to feel second hand embarrassment on behalf of senior Reform grifters. And yet, here we are. 😬

The Home Office's own (excellent) research summary says a) asylum seekers come to the UK primarily because of social networks/ties b) welfare and labour market policies are *not* a big "pull factor" c) safe routes would help freemovement.org.uk/wp-content/u...

The failure of the government and many Labour MPs to leave X after the 2024 riots suggests they just don't get the challenge they face or the power they have to fight back. Completely weak and callow.

How to hasten the AMOC collapse and make Britain uninhabitable (or at least really miserable).

Whats the professional, appropriate, Bluesky toned way of saying these people are the scum of the earth and I hope everyone involved steps on infinite upturned plugs? www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Veggie BBQ. #superwoke

This is not a normal year. Or rather, by historical standards. In future, this may be a what we'll see a lot more of.

Electric car batteries degrade over time, but typically less than a lot of people think. Many are still over 80% capacity after 200,000 miles. Most manufacturers are now giving 8+ years warranty. My Substack from this week: hannahritchie.substack.com/p/electric-c...

Another wasted chance of a better future, brought to you by the fossil fuel producers and their state backers. There just aren’t enough four-letter words in the world for these people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

1 in 3 doctors were born overseas. 1 in 5 university academics were born overseas. 1 in 7 UK business founders were born overseas. 1 in 2 builders were born overseas. 1 in 5 nurses were born overseas. 1 in 4 transport workers were born overseas. The media, their framing, IS the problem

Quick glance at @carbonbrief.org's daily digest. Simultaneously wildfires in the UK, Los Angeles, Greece, France and Turkey. Nothing out of the ordinary.