"Civil nuclear power is often sold as the 'good type' of nuclear - both clean and safe, and with absolutely nothing to do with nuclear weapons. But the closer you look... these two things are much more connected than you might think..." www.theguardian.com/world/video/... Now 👇

"Nuclear weapons & deterrence policies have always been incompatible with democracy. They require huge secrecy, and the speed involved means that launch decisions are out of the public’s hands. Any decisions to use these incredibly destructive weapons... are in the hands of individual leaders." 😧

A powerful example of what can happen when we ignore the feudal structures controlling the land beneath our feet. The nonsense of leasehold needs to be abolished. www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

Britain’s Climate Wake-up: Inside Westminster’s National Emergency Briefing – I speak with co-organiser Nick Oldridge. Is Your MP going? youtu.be/hDu88eJI3ps @nickoldridge.bsky.social

What does rewilding look like in action? 🌲 Find out in our Autumn | Winter 2025 issue of Caledonia Wild, where we explore the ripples of change created by returning missing species, connecting people with nature, and expanding Scotland's woodlands. Read here 👉

A win for people-led #rewilding 🏡 Last night MSPs voted to create a new hutting law compelling the Scottish Government to publish a model lease for hutting on public #land - making it easier for people across Scotland to enjoy low-impact, sustainable hutting in the future. Read the full story 👇

South Wales this morning. More rain ahead. We're nowhere near building landscape resilience to meet the new-normal, let alone what's coming.

That bit sounds good: "Politics could also become less complacent, corrupt and susceptible to lobbying: ministers and MPs whose careers are shorter would be less worth bribing and manipulating. They might even be more humble."

Q: Why can’t the UK do more rail electrification? A: because it is too expensive Q: why is rail electrification so expensive in the UK? A: because we do so little of it 🤪 Welcome to the treasury logic that prevents sensible rail electrification investment, with your guide @noeldolphin.bsky.social

Saturday 15 November Workshop on eco building in Verden (Germany)... ...where a 5-storey strawbale building was erected 10 years ago. Led by expert Michael Burchert, whom you can see from other posts is fluent in English!

Having done extensive research, I installed one of those within an all-electric retrofit 15 years ago. The open-plan bungalow would have been perfect for an air-to-air heat pump, a tech alrealdy well established then, but the 2 PassivHaus architects I consulted had no idea. Still, good to know now!

"Such a sustainable house costs no more than a normal new build." #strawhouse #strawbuilding #biobased Foto: Michael Lukaszewski archive.ph/qAGHR

Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN - Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 will be the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’ #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New paper finds rampant illegal shark fin trafficking, despite >100 threatened sharks and rays being listed on CITES in the past 20 years. Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them. 🦑🧪 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells #COP30 summit - António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’ #climatecrisis Story by @jonathan-watts.bsky.social and @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fast food’s climate divide: 🌱 #BurgerKing & #Subway are expanding plant-based menus. 🍔 #McDonalds? We can’t say the same. Also, no methane target and no disclosure. Without methane data or meat reduction goals, the world’s most famous burger hides a giant climate problem.

“The most prevalent misinformation themes promoted by these accounts included carnivore and meat-based diets, general wellness misinformation and low-carb or ketogenic eating.” rootedresearch.co/publications...

It's York’s Passivhaus Open Day from 7th-9th Nov! The UK’s first home certified to the Passivhaus Plus standard, generating more energy than it uses. One of the UK’s first Ecohomes, ten years on, "the benefits of Passivhaus are as much in quality of life [...] as energy saving" say event hosts.

Deadly serious 👇

"Once a niche vehicle for offroad driving, SUVs now make up ½ of new car sales globally. In the UK, SUVs accounted for 63% of new sales in 2024. The proliferation of SUVs is one aspect of the wider trend of 'carspreading': cars are becoming steadily larger over time, with potential harms to health"😠

Vital piece of investigative reporting from Sky. They've uncovered the X algorithm which feeds users extremist right wing material from the moment they join the site. It is a far-right radicalisation engine, by design. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...

Did you miss @hedgehoghugh.bsky.social's lively talk last Friday? If so, don't worry, you can watch it at leisure here now. 🦔 @ecioxford.bsky.social @oxfordgeography.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

Do climate conferences actually achieve anything? A lot of people have strong opinions, but we wanted measurements, so we look at how the stock market moves during yearly international meetings called COPs – explanation below, or read the paper here: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

Britain is a rainforest nation. Britain’s PM is currently in a rainforest in Brazil. Why isn’t he drawing the links between tropical & temperate rainforests, supporting Brazil’s fund, and setting out plans to restore Britain’s rainforests? Me for BBC Radio4 The World Tonight, last night:

Can carbon credits be made to work, after it was shown what a fraud most of them were?

More jazz please, for life's sake!

“Insects/invertebrates of all kinds play a crucial role in protecting our agricultural environments & food security. Urgent action is required to remedy their declining numbers or there will be dire consequences for our food production". The web of life matters also for its own sake, not just ours!

New taxes on the super-rich, fossil fuels, financial transactions and highly polluting activities should be explored as ways to raise the finance needed to help poor countries, says report by Cop Presidents #COP30 #climatecrisis Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Join us TOMORROW when @julespretty.bsky.social will be leading an important discussion on 'How Story Creates Agency for the Nature and Climate Crises'. Register to attend online or in-person, followed by a drinks reception. bookwhen.com/oxfordbiodiv... @ecioxford.bsky.social @biology.ox.ac.uk

🔴 NEW: Intensive Livestock Farms Fail to Declare Climate Impacts in ‘Emissions Scandal’ Data by @sustainweb.org reveals how councils are giving green light to large-scale pig and poultry farms with patchy or non-existent climate data. 📝 @clarecarlile.bsky.social www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/i...

🔴 NEW 🔴 Lomborg for years has argued in op-eds, lectures, and the media that there are more important global issues to prioritize than climate change, writing in April that “it is not the existential threat that some would have us believe.”

Antarctica shrinks at fastest rate recorded in modern history www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Another XL Bully fatality, this one a 9 month old baby from the village next to where I grew up. A totally avoidable tragedy. Proper Intervention on dogs - not just for breeds, but for breeding - & licensing and certification for owners, is now long overdue. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

I’m afraid I’ve heard enough to take this seriously - No.10 is thinking of abolishing ECO, the main source of funding for upgrading fuel poor homes. There’s no way to sugar coat this: it would be a disaster. And it would mean this government spending less on upgrading homes than the last one

In a new piece for @uk.theconversation.com, @mikesavagelse.bsky.social argues that we need to restore the vital principle that private wealth entails social responsibilities. 🎟️ Hear more in our online event on 18 November: buff.ly/fXy9xsz Read the article ⬇️ buff.ly/QG56QyD

Merrick was shot & killed as she slept, over two years ago. NatureScot has had all the evidence on its desk for over 18 months. Now we're being asked to wait "a few weeks" more. It's pathetic. #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/11/05/n...

On a recent visit to Poland I was told that lynx translocations struggle to make the news, such is the low impact of lynx www.bbc.com/news/article...

New study: Right-wing adherents tend to show stronger commitment to consuming meat and animal products, partly due to beliefs in human superiority over animals and resistance to the perceived threat that veganism/vegetarianism poses to traditional food norms www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Insider whistleblowers accuse UK industry of relentless drive towards cheap and processed meat @insidetrackuk.bsky.social www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/insider...

If instead of spending time reading or watching scientific findings we spent more time immersed in nature, wouldn't 'insights' like this become pretty obvious?

Read and weep: "The prolonged chase, forced stranding, capture and restraint probably cause chronic and acute physiological stress. The spinal lance may not render animals instantaneously unconscious... Commonly inferred affective states... included: pain, anxiety, disorientation, fear and panic..."

There's no foraging or other purely extractive activities in my place whatsoever: all fungi, nuts, berries, dead wood, etc., are left for nature. At least *some* places need to be off-limits to human exploitation.

The government is planting new forests* whilst subsidising the destruction of trees in North America, some of which have been, & perhaps still are, from old-growth forests. (*The best, most biodiverse forests have planted themselves over centuries & need protecting) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

European countries want Brazil to increase forest conservation (it certainly can). But some of the world's best opportunities to spare & restore carbon in native forests—while displacing the least food production—actually lie in Europe. Our analysis shows this: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

For anyone interested in Nature in the UK, this is really, really depressing reading. Despite all our efforts over the past decades (site protection, farming schemes), wild plants, an essential element of the natural world, are disappearing before our eyes. britishandirishbotany.org/index.php/bi...

"The deal will still see substantial subsidies handed out to Drax every day, all while Drax remains the largest emitting power station in the UK. Ember has claimed that the power plant’s actual emissions are more than the next six most polluting power plants in the UK combined."

The Joint Intelligence Committee report on climate breakdown warns of food shortages and economic collapse potentially within years Yet the government refuses to publish it If you have access, please disseminate We all have a right to know what it says www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A massive rewilding project in Ukraine is proving helpful for the wellbeing of veterans as well as helping large natural areas recover.