The unregulated and uncontrolled use of insecticides in flea treatments has already caused irreparable damage to nature in rivers, sites of special scientific interest and National Parks like the Norfolk Broads It needs to stop now www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

This is Reform UK "Tice threatened to walk out of the interview when presented with information from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Tice said he “fundamentally disagreed” with it, but declined to name advisers who said the science was wrong" www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Complete mystery to me why successive UK govts thought another nuke at Sizewell, after debacle at Hinkley, made any sense UK National Auditor says £131-£155/MWh from Sizewell C, more than the £129/MWh at Hinkley. For the latter the risk from cost overruns sits with EDF www.ft.com/content/c3bf...

OK Brits, get ready because according to official advisers "aspects of our British way of life are now really under threat from climate change" There'll be a need for air con in schools, hospitals, & over 90% of homes And there'll be shortfalls in water supply www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Solent in Southern England is now heavily contaminated with 'forever chemicals' from sewage "This is one thing I don’t necessarily pin on the water companies because they don’t have the capacity to treat for them. That’s why they should be banned at source.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

£40bn has been spent on HS2 Yet a UK govt review has concluded carrying on with it would cost about the same as abandoning it "Among many tragic consequences of HS2, the most profound is that it will put Treasury off funding smaller & more rational projects for decades” www.ft.com/content/fcee...

An explosion of fossil gas use is coming “There’s 100GW of datacentre projects in the queue” say Ofgem. “Clearly that’s not all going to be able to connect to the grid. If a project isn’t getting a connection, it's going to come up with an alternative method.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...

1/2 Approaching 1/2 the world's countries are now taking emergency measures arising from the energy disruption from the Iran war Put simply, there are fewer fossil fuel molecules that can be burned. Someone has to stop doing things they were doing before www.ft.com/content/f636...

England's High Speed 2 railway expected to cost over £100bn, many years late Result of changing political priorities, & "bespoke, highly engineered design" It's not the fault of some rare bats getting in the way, as you'd think listening to senior members of UK govt www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

1/4 Govt needs to get ahead of upcoming fuel crisis in UK & elsewhere Climate & transport groups are calling for ban on private jets, a frequent flyer levy and ban on main short haul routes where direct train exists Would save nearly 1 M tonnes jet fuel per yr www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A roast dinner served with carrots, peas, parsnips, potatoes and onion gravy, and then for pudding, strawberries & cream Typically will have had over 100 pesticides used in preparation, including 7 banned in the EU www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rooftop installations of solar power in the UK have gone up by a factor of ~6 in 5 years as prices have fallen 40% They're now being given a further boost by events in the Gulf, & introduction of plug-in solar for flats etc Feels like this could runaway www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

The idea Big Oil is essential to the energy transition is now laughable BloombergNEF says investments by BP, Shell, Equinor, Eni, TotalEnergies, Chevron & Exxon in low-carbon tech incl renewables collapsed by 65% in 2025 to the lowest level since 2019 www.rechargenews.com/finance/the-...

Renewables are increasingly controlling the wholesale price of electricity in Great Britain In 2025 when gas was below 20% of the electricity mix wholesale power prices averaged £60/MWh, compared to £130/MWh during hours where gas generated over 1/2 of power www.businessgreen.com/news/4529591...

The Conservative 'Alternative Kings Speech' is an exercise in self-delusion on energy, nature and climate It rejects the Conservative environmental achievements of Cameron, May, Johnson It shows they are adhering to a view of the world from the 1990s 🧵🧵 www.conservatives.com/alternative-...

In a world short of fertiliser and facing extreme weather, increasing biofuels from soya and maize means there's a battle between SUVs petrol tanks and peoples' dinner plates for where those commodities end uo And someone will have to lose out www.ft.com/content/d6a0...

Restricting private jets in order to conserve jet fuel (in short supply because of Gulf war) is backed by 2/3 of UK population Curiously it is more popular amongst Reform voters than Labour or Green www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news...

1/5 Elections overnight have been rubbish for UK Labour govt Want to know how Labour might get some votes back? Backed by some actual data, not just hot takes? In short they need to stand up to polluters, accelerate clean energy and protect nature 🧵🧵 www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/polling...

Global sea temperatures were 2nd highest on record for April, raising concern an El Niño warming cycle is brewing, intensifying extreme weather Aside from the extreme weather that's *already* coming at these temps of course - warm seas intensify hurricanes & typhoons www.ft.com/content/e15f...

"Last year, China installed 3 times as much wind power as the rest of the world combined "The Iran war has made China’s investments in wind look prescient. Asian neighbors are struggling to secure fuel supplies. China is better positioned to weather the crisis" www.nytimes.com/2026/05/05/b...

Soil Association, Nature Friendly Farming Network, Greenpeace, the Wildlife Trusts and others call for end to UK use of glyphosate weedkiller being sprayed on crops just before harvest A better trade deal with Europe on food could force that to become reality www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK offshore wind generation to rise by nearly 3GW this year as projects like Dogger Bank & Moray West come online Trade body says: "To strengthen energy security & domestic industries, UK should make a strategic commitment to prioritising homegrown energy" www.businessgreen.com/news/4529153...

Norwegian fish farms - mostly salmon - are enormously polluting of their local waters In 2025 their nutrient pollution equated to levels corresponding to the raw sewage of a country about the size of Australia www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Jump in heat pump sales in many European countries during Q1, showing initial impacts of Iran War Heat pumps use electricity not gas or oil for heating, often cheaper to run depending on govt tax policies More significant impact may be in Q2 - depending on gas price www.ft.com/content/571e...

Cut gas waste to save double the 110bcm that went through the Hormuz Strait in 2025 say @iea.org 100 bcm of gas could be saved through a global cut in methane escaping from oil & gas operations 100 bcm could be saved from eliminating non-emergency flaring www.ft.com/content/fdc6...

"Donald Trump’s war in the Gulf seems to be massively accelerating the shift away from traditional internal combustion engine cars to electric vehicles "You never know with Trump, but this is unlikely to have been one of his key war aims" www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

WPP was the leading advertising group serving US oil industry over the past decade WPP adopted a policy in 2022 not to accept projects that may “frustrate” the goals of the Paris agreement But has been "facilitating dangerously misleading advertising" in US www.theguardian.com/media/2026/a...

Trump's America is still going renewable despite his efforts Renewable power exceeded gas for the first time in March 2026 New power pipeline is also green - 93% of all electricity capacity added in 2026 to come from solar, wind & batteries, 7% from fossil fuels www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

New head of BP opposes windfall tax on their huge profits and *instead*: “The opportunity for us is to unlock potential in countries like the UK where we have untapped potential in the North Sea,” Proving CEOs will say any old bollocks to avoid taxes on their windfalls www.ft.com/content/189a...

As we hit on another cost-of-living crisis for many in the west, worth remembering where all that money is going And when you hear oil companies bleating about levels of taxation they face www.theguardian.com/business/202...

If a massive project's success depends on a single politician in a febrile politics.... it probably ain't a good project "Losing her as chancellor would “risk” the entire project, a person close to Heathrow said" www.ft.com/content/e225...

New oil & gas drilling has become a culture war point in UK politics New analysis from ECIU says new N Sea fields would deliver 1.1% more gas, 1.7% more oil to what's already been extracted Even that assumes the abolition of windfall taxes - during a cost-of-living crisis eciu.net/media/press-...

US used personal threats against individuals last year to stop a first proper agreement on climate action & shipping at the International Maritime Organisation Just 33 years on from all worlds' nations agreeing it was needed US & Saudi remain opposed as talks restart www.ft.com/content/23cc...

NEW: Director of International Energy Agency cautions against new North Sea oil&gas licences: "these fields would not change much for UK’s energy security, nor would they change the price of oil &gas. They would not make any significant difference to this crisis" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

98% of environmental claims of the world's largest 33 meat & dairy companies - 1,213 of 1,233 - did not stand up to scrutiny, researchers from Univ of Miami found JBS, the world's largest meat company, took out a full-page ads in New York Times about theirs www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Chinese solar exports doubled in a single month to reach a record high in March 2026 - 68GW Every extra new solar panel is destroying current and future fossil fuel demand. The Hormuz closure is already having long term impacts www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Chinese car & battery company CATL now have a product which would allow a car to go from London to Barcelona on a single charge. And another that charges fully in 6.5 mins Chinese reaping rewards from investing early & heavy in clean transition. Way ahead of the west now www.ft.com/content/1773...

500,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in first quarter of 2026 – a 33.5% increase on a year earlier Last week the German automotive trade body said restructuring & new investment was paying off - every 2nd EV sold in Europe was now made in Germany www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New clean energy generation - almost all solar & wind - has exceeded electricity demand increases globally for the first time Comes alongside substantial electrification of transport & heat in some places Fossil fuel generation is, finally, decreasing www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As Ed Miliband seeks to 'double down' on the UK energy transition to clean power, this is a reminder of why that matters to consumers: The highest proportion of fossil fuels in the energy mix leads to the highest prices according to Fidelity international www.ft.com/content/6b4e...

"Greens who were long dismissed as “idealistic” & “unrealistic” now look like hard-headed pragmatists and true patriots. They are years ahead of their rivals in demanding a [energy] transition that makes sense on every level: environmental, economic & political" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Greenpeace install wind turbines at Trump's Scottish golf course "every time he starts an illegal war, bills go through the roof, his fossil fuel backers make billions.... renewables Trump hates are the best insurance policy against the chaos he’s unleashed" www.heraldscotland.com/news/2603466...

New UK plan to reduce oil dependence following Iran war to be revealed tomorrow, including: * speeding up plan to encourage the rapid take-up of solar & electric vehicles * expanding the use of solar on public land * delinking gas and electricity prices www.theguardian.com/business/202...

When Labour next tell you there is no money left and that's why they can't help people to heat their homes, show them this.

Big moment for UK transport as the average price for an electric vehicle drops below that of a fossil fueled car for the first time plc.autotrader.co.uk/news-views/p...

Clean energy investors analyse costs of the transition "returning to previous Conservative government's policy of issuing new exploration licenses and maximising North Sea oil & gas production would reduce oil & gas imports by just 2%" www.businessgreen.com/news/4528370...

£1bn of subsidy for practices that everyone from BBC to local communities in USA have questioned as unsustainable £13 for every British household Nice work if you can get it, but the party needs to stop www.theguardian.com/business/202...

NEW: Analysis from @globalwitness.org shows windfall global oil companies are likely to make if oil prices remain elevated for the rest of year $234bn Meanwhile it's reasonable to expect there'll be people struggling to afford to stay warm by end 2026 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Changes in power generation March 2025 - March 2026 in major global markets: China, USA, EU, India & others Loss of gas from Hormuz closure has NOT lead to rise in coal generation - record buildout of solar & wind in 2025 (& ongoing) mitigated impact energyandcleanair.org/fossil-power...

As Trump prepares to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, it’s worth knowing a staggering stat about the gas that comes through there: If all LNG coming down the Strait in 2025 had been used for electricity, it would have been less that what was generated by solar power newly INSTALLED that year 🧵🧵 1/5