Almost half a billion people live within 1km of fossil fuels sites incl drilling wells, processing plants & pipelines Most active projects have created heavily contaminated areas where low-income & marginalized groups bear a disproportionate burden of pollution www.theguardian.com/environment/...

That's quite a contrast of headlines in the news on the same report It arises because of the way that the International Energy Agency is choosing to report its scenarios 🧵🧵 1/3 www.ft.com/content/8696... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Flatlining CO2 emissions in China foreshadows that global emissions will peak Not fast enough, and the fall may not be steep enough. But at least the peak is is sight www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

Good to see @dougparr.bsky.social from Greenpeace quoted. It’s clear that insulation gives people warmer homes and more disposable income to put back into the economy.

"We need nuclear power because renewables are unreliable" is sounding more and more stupid. At this rate, by the time Hinkley C is built we'll have enough battery storage to run the electricity system on 100% renewables for many days at a time - quite possibly all year round.

Hinkley Point C in UK will be delayed by another year after EDF "continues to grapple with installation of electrical systems" I am shocked, shocked! Message to UK govt & hangers on: delay has nothing to do with planning, bats, newts or other bete noir www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Starting at Cop26 in 2021, 159 countries signed the global methane pledge, requiring a cut of 30% by 2030 Yet collectively, emissions from 6 of the biggest signatories – US, Australia, Kuwait, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan & Iraq – are now 8.5% *above* 2020 level www.theguardian.com/environment/...

There is an "AI arms race" developing in planning as AI scanning speeds up planning applications But off-the-shelf AI-analysis of those planning applications generates objections (objections which will then all be analysed by...AI !!) It's all going a bit mad www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Official data from government of British Columbia, along with satellite monitoring, backs claims that a Canadian subsidiary owned by Drax sourced 250-year-old trees to manufacture biomass pellets as recently as this year www.theguardian.com/business/202...

My quote in this story: “Slashing this funding would be the most counter-productive thing the chancellor could do to reduce energy costs. “Government insulation programmes should be paid through tax, so those with the broadest shoulders pay a fairer share” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Air pollution from Ineos’s €4bn plastics feedstock production facility would cause 410 deaths once operational, compared with the 300 permanent jobs created, say Client Earth www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Most people who think about it realise that climate change is humanity's biggest challenge in 21st century. And even over the next critical decade This marginal concession, but to a still-irrational position, shows why Reform UK are not fit to govern news.sky.com/story/humans...

On-road taxes for fossil fuels, known as fuel duty, have been frozen for 14 years in UK The one that govt now seem keen to bring forward is one on cleaner vehicles Case for road pricing as the end point is sound. The way the UK Treasury is going about it is idiotic www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK Chancellor is considering slashing funding for more energy efficient homes to pay for a reduction in energy bills It would be **such** a foolish thing to do given the impact well-delivered efficiency has on energy bills, health & well being, fuel poverty www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Avoiding geoengineering havoc requires a scientifically informed, globally-coordinated, internationally agreed strategy say Royal Society, lasting for centuries whilst CO2 was removed from the atmosphere When we can't even organise an intl carbon tax on shipping www.theguardian.com/environment/...

In air pollution hotspots in England & Wales, half the population are people of colour, 48% are on the lowest incomes, and 60% don’t drive Pollution is being unfairly imposed on them, principally by those who drive through their area www.theguardian.com/environment/...

1/3 🧵🧵 Details are emerging of intimidation tactics used by USA delegation to derail climate action on shipping at the International Maritime Organisation “It’s like dealing with the Mob” said one veteran of the talks www.ft.com/content/4e0a...

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...

Not as dramatic as Hurricane Melissa, but climate change impacts continue to grow - Govt advisers say drought in England likely to continue into 2026 Impacts on water use and food production can be expected www.standard.co.uk/news/environ...

The clue is no longer in the name The Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative no longer requires its members to aim for net zero It's like calling yourself the Football League when you're actually playing rugby www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

98% of fish & mussels tested in English rivers & coastal waters contain mercury above safety limits Mercury from crematoria, where vapourised fillings of those who have died go up the chimney, is one of the chief sources www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As the UK govt continues its war on bats and newts by ripping up nature protection measures, EU ambassador says this could compromise the EU-UK trade deal struck in 2020 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK grid companies made £4bn in windfall profits since 2021 from being able to borrow more cheaply than regulators assumed A committee of MPs say those gains should be recouped to support households struggling to pay energy bills www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

The growth of wind and solar power is happening rapidly in all kinds of countries. Except one. Which tells its own story www.ft.com/content/c406...

“Climate change is fundamentally changing our weather. It does not mean that every single tropical cyclone is going to go through rapid or super-rapid intensification. However, in our warmer world, it will continue to increase the likelihood they do" apnews.com/article/warm...

UN assessment of 60 countries' submitted plans for climate action show only a 10% cut in greenhouse gas emissions Nowhere near what is required for sticking to 1.5C As climate change-fuelled hurricane Melissa hits Jamaica you wonder what could shift the dial www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK wind power benefits and costs 2010-2023 : Lower energy bills through avoided gas: £14.2bn Avoided infra & new gas generation: £133.3bn Subsidies paid to wind power: - £43.2bn Overall benefit to UK economy **£104bn** Don't believe the wind power haters www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I wrote a bit about the UK Government's Climate and Growth Plan coming out on Weds, which is to show how the UK will meet it's legally binding target of emissions reductions around 2035 TL;DR - there's a lot to do www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/how-to-...

Weather radar results show an average of 11.2tn insects during daytime hours, just over 5tn at night Insect abundance was higher over woodlands, grasslands, even urban areas – but dropped in intensively farmed regions & where artificial lighting was high. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“The government has not demonstrated that the economic growth from airport expansion provides enough benefit to outweigh the negative climate and environmental impacts it will lead to.” And bears s**t in woods, too www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Where are Reform UK & Tories defending UK. Pretty robust? So how about using defence budget to get us off fossil fuels? Military figures say “To have a strong military deterrence, we need a resilient homeland [&] low-carbon energy is a very important component” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Very clear that if government wants to curb energy prices there are policies available without slowing renewables build out.

This would be a regressive step. Shows a poverty of thinking inside No10 Why? 🧵🧵 1. There are ways of bringing bills down and keeping costs lower whilst continuing to build out clean power. 2. The problems the renewables build out addresses haven't gone away www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This makes wood burners collectively more dangerous than UK roads because wood burners are killing more people annually This analysis is on fine particulates, but doesn't even include **indoor** air pollution which will will add to total deaths www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thanks to the changing climate, you'll now need mozzie-repellent if you're going hiking in Iceland www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Demand for gas turbines on the rise largely driven by datacentres electricity demand For all the posturing and fine talk, the AI boom is a boon for the fossil fuel industry, even though wind & solar can be constructed faster than the wait for a gas turbine www.ft.com/content/dfd8...

In addition to dominating solar, wind, electric vehicles, rare earths, China is set to be dominant in the global market in energy storage according to Bloomberg www.ft.com/content/246a...

US & Qatar effectively admit their liquified natural gas supply chains harm human rights and the climate & environment The prospective EU law on supply chain audits is up for debate this week This kind of vigorous lobbying against the law suggests something to hide www.ft.com/content/05ec...

Excellent example of how being first mover in the transition to renewables means there are export opportunities for UK Here battery/renewables management software is being looked at by other countries as the same issues emerge www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

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...

45 major meat & dairy corporations generated more than 1bn tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions eq Largest 5 emitters analysed - JBS, Marfrig, Tyson, Minerva, and Cargill - together produced 480 mn tonnes, surpassing emissions reported for Chevron, Shell, or BP www.businessgreen.com/news/4520605...

To assume all businesses want to strip away green regulations would be very wrong Companies are complaining about EU failing to deliver on laws originally intended to come into force at the beginning of 2025 to stop commodities tied to deforestation being sold in EU www.ft.com/content/7593...

“Yet again, powerful fossil fuel states are successfully blocking global efforts on climate change. This is not the result the industry wanted, nor one the world’s people can afford. Trump’s aggressive, destructive lobbying has their made this job much harder” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Parents could be legitimately asking WTAF? Bisphenol-A has long been known as a hormone disrupter. It should be nowhere near children’s toys & dummies www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

At last a local council in the UK is leading where national government is not Taxing vehicles on weight - and thereby size - is at least some counterweight against vehicle bloat, and the damage that bigger, heavier vehicles inflict on road, pedestrian and cycle space www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Real-world data from 800k cars on the road - rather than data from distorting lab tests - show plug-in hybrids, with a large battery as well as a combustion engine, are 4.9x worse than official data say, making them essentially as bad as ordinary petrol cars www.theguardian.com/environment/...

This from the International Renewable Energy Agency is pretty mindblowing compared to a decade ago www.irena.org/-/media/File...

"Alarm bells should be ringing in UK govt that households & businesses are already struggling with worsening weather shocks” “The Treasury must tax fossil fuel companies who are making billions – it’s the feasible & fair way to fund urgently needed protections” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A small gripe in the grand scheme of things but this shows what's increasingly obvious to people attending UK party conferences Many fringe events are not open discussion of policy & political options, but *adverts* for whoever is paying for the event www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

USA seeks to export its climate idiocy in order to undermine an international deal to reduce shipping emissions Using all the bullying tactics it can muster, USA is threatening other countries with sanctions if they support the deal www.barrons.com/news/us-thre...