Physicist & chemist Marie Curie was the: + First woman to win a Nobel Prize + First person & only woman to win twice + Only person to ever win a Nobel Prize in 2 different sciences: Physics (1903) & Chemistry (1911) Marie Skłodowska Curie died #OTD in 1934. #WomenInSTEM

Colonisation by the British became colonisation by Americans. Indigenous peoples slaughtered, displaced, massive over-exploitation of land, people, wildlife, resources like gold, silver, oil and gas. Land of the free and home of the brave??? #USA #IndependenceDay www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

Brilliant to see Geraldine - our Green candidate for Mayor - putting housing right at the centre of her campaign. We need both affordable housing and council housing with an end to right to buy putting money in the pockets of private landlords. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

#NaturesRights are an essential foundation for a healthy, secure future - from the debate on my bill today hansard.parliament.uk/lords/2026-0...

"Beginning"?! to see similarities. We're well beyond "beginning" www.ft.com/content/b12d...

Pride is a protest. And there's a lot to protest. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ www.independent.co.uk/voices/pride...

Climate change has become an “existential threat to UK aviation”, Heathrow Airport’s own sustainability director has warned. “Very clear risk for aviation, certainly for us in the UK, and for Heathrow.” www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

UK to get a lot more electricity storage as a result of recently announced plans for new batteries and pumped hydro. The press didn’t notice just how transformative this might be. carboncommentary.substack.com/p/why-the-an...

#Unlearning centuries of lack of respect for non-human animals means we're slowly start to understand their lives better. “One mother will likely be able to estimate, based other mother’s last location & typical range, where they will most likely be" www.newscientist.com/article/2532...

So, #netzero carbon means stabilising our climate, stopping human societies & economies around the globe from becoming even less insecure due to floods, wildfires, droughts, heatwaves, storms. It's about our children & grandchildren & their children & grandchildren being able to meet their needs.

Wishing very best of luck to @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social today for first Lords debate on her #NaturesRights Bill - a hugely important & inspiring initiative to accord rights to nature & give us a chance of better protecting & restoring it, recognising we are part of nature not separate from it 🌍

Thank you to the MPs who have joined the Parliamentary Call for a government-led televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis in the last week. The public deserves to know. Enter postcode to see if your MP has joined: nebriefing.org/parliamentary-call #NationalEmergencyBriefing

Such a beautiful time in West London Regional Park hearing plans to protect nature and rewild. Great to hear updates on Warren Farm from Kabir & Katie - a few years on from joining their campaign to save it! So much more to be done to protect & nurture it but great progress!

Today we've launched our new Homes for Greater Manchester plan. Green Mayoral candidate Geraldine Coggins pledges to deliver 20,000 genuinely affordable homes within 10 years, end Labour's developer rip off, and put the people before profit. Vote Green for affordable housing 🏠️

This is a momentous step forward for fairness and inclusion. Placing RE fully inclusive of humanism on the national curriculum will put right a long-standing imbalance in what children are taught. We have campaigned for this since 1944 and are proud to have contributed to the group's work.

🚨 BREAKING: ‘Unbiased' GMB presenter Ed Balls set for Labour return under Andy Burnham.

"As the public overestimate the costs of net zero by up to 14,000%, the idea that decarbonisation is an unaffordable luxury needs to be put to bed. It is an unavoidable investment in a safer future and it would be cheap at any price." - @charliejgardner.bsky.social

20-year-old François-Jean de La Barre was tortured and beheaded in Abbeville, France - accused of 'blasphemy' after a roadside crucifix was vandalised nearby. His body was burned along with a copy of Voltaire's 'Dictionnaire philosophique', laid on his chest as a warning to others. #UnholyHistories

“What we have is a shifting baseline,” said Dr Rob Robinson @btobirds.bsky.social... “People engaging in nature today are going to think the numbers they are seeing are normal, particularly children. But if you go back 50yrs, they would have been able to experience a much richer environment"

For too long, Labour’s housing model has served private developers, not people, and failed to deliver genuinely affordable housing. Today, Geraldine Coggins will announce the first step in her plans to change that as Green Mayor

The @nytimes.com apparently still hates connecting the dots on climate news.berkeley.edu/2019/09/19/i...

We could reach 3C by 2070

The older I get, the more I understand why water has been so revered in so many cultures. Not because people worshipped the water itself, but because they recognized that without water, nothing else exists. Water is the thread that holds every living system together.

Blatant lobbying, not for the sake of our country, but for the fossil fuel industry, in which almost all the ultrarich - including, in all likelihood, the proprietors of these newspapers - are heavily invested. These people are not and never will be your friends. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

After centuries of persecution and criminalisation, Pride is a visible statement that LGBT+ people belong. Please, sign our petition to support our call to the equalities minister to raise this as a matter of urgency. Your support is extremely valuable. humanists.uk/action/refor...

What role can culture and art play in tackling the climate crisis? My conversation today with the Deputy Mayor for Culture. youtu.be/eVPlPLAiLUM?...

"Comparisons need to include geopolitical, ethical, and social risks, in addition to environmental ones even if they are harder to quantify. Furthermore, public participation is crucial throughout the process, from identifying risks to determining the appropriate actions.” - @olafcorry.bsky.social

Want a party that will tax the super rich? Lower your bills? And tackle the climate crisis? Join.greenparty.org.uk

We need to fundamentally change our relationship with nature. The UK Nature's Rights Bill seeks to do just that. You can help: ✉ Email your MP asking them to support the bill. Details can be found in my bio and on my website nataliebennett.org/2026/06/29/t...

New research by Transition Security Project tells the truth that this Government won't. Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost 10,000 jobs. We need proper defence - but we deserve an honest conversation about what really makes this country safe www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

"In this episode, the science educator, writer & broadcaster, @dremilygrossman.bsky.social explains why @drjamesehansen.bsky.social is an inspiration for the scientists who are increasingly stepping out of their labs & onto the streets to protest about inaction from governments on climate change"

Place like Wigan and Leigh have been left behind for too long. On 30th July, vote Green. Vote for Geraldine Coggins for mayor of Greater Manchester.

'Green Party leader...Zack Polanski said: "What is the value of giving local govt more powers if it cannot afford to use them?... #Burnham's commitment today to stick to the so-called fiscal rules ensures continued austerity & cuts to vital services." ' #devolution www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Getting an NHS dental appointment in England has become next to impossible. An investigation by Adrian Ramsay MP in today’s Mirror has laid bare the scale of the crisis. Millions of people are being left in pain, without the basic care they are entitled to.

The can doesn't need to kicked down the road, again. People have had enough of tinkering around the edges. Bold changes now. We are in crisis. Rent controls, wealth taxes, public ownership of what is ours. Real change.

Amazing energy in Greater Manchester for our Mayor candidate Geraldine Coggins - great to meet new volunteers! Over the next few weeks she's going to be putting forward plans to tackle the cost of living and inequality. And I'll be all around Greater Manchester with her lots!

The Greater Manchester mayoral race is Greens vs. Reform. On the 30th July, we plan to stop Reform again.

Chris Packham tells us why he is throwing his support behind the UK Nature's Rights Bill. Send your MP the template email asking them to support this bill. Template is available at nataliebennett.org, links in Natalie's bio.

Some recent extreme temperatures across Europe (record 37.3C in England). #ClimateEmergency

Protect our mature native #trees. Plant many more trees of the right type in the right places - & look after them! Leave some areas to rewild themselves naturally. Clear action; relatively low/no cost; multiple benefits for both people & wildlife & our climate. Goodness knows we need the shade!

Yes, in the middle of this heatwave, a Tory peer did really say we need to drill more oil and gas

#GoodNews - and a further sign how #CampaigningWorks, preserving cultural heritage and diversity www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

The two Beznau nuclear reactors in Switzerland which are cooled by water from the river Aare, have been taken off grid due to the water overheating. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/energy-t...

Jan Rosenow: Renewables just had their best year ever. janrosenow.substack.com/p/renewables...

Fine Sunday morning rant by the excellent @davidrvetter.bsky.social

'...France's national health ministry said there had been around 1,000 more deaths than expected in the country since Wed. Many of the extra fatalities are among those aged 65 over... a 40% rise in the number of people dying at home...' #ClimateCrisis www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Yesterday's record UK temperatures reached or exceeded human body temperature (37C on average). This is significant because our bodies lose the ability to shed excess heat through passive radiation or conduction. Heat loss from our bodies then depends on the evaporation of sweat.

For three days in a row the heat record for June has been broken in the UK. The same story right across Europe. Any attempts at this key moment to slow climate action is utterly indefensible. We need day one action to accelerate our climate ambition from Andy Burnham.

"The impacts of the climate and nature crisis are well and truly with us. A strong economy must be a resilient economy, a sustainable economy and a future-proofed economy." Zack Polanski speaking at the British Chambers of Commerce Global Annual Conference 2026: Delivering Growth.

French nuclear output is being heavily curtailed. And we're not even in July. Today, 6.4 GW of French nuclear curtailed, Some context to grasp the scale: The output loss already reaches ~630 GWh which is equivalent to the total curtailments observed over the entire summer of 2025.