"10 years after the Paris Agreement, governments plan to produce more than double the volume of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C" Stark "production gap" report from @unep.org today www.sei.org/publications...

Of all the nonsensical claims in the climate denial motion Reform will submit to Kent County Council today, perhaps the most absurd is the claim that there's no evidence for mass bleaching of coral reefs That's like saying there's no evidence for the existence of the Reform Party

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore. So I wrote a blog about ten things you can do *right now* to help defeat Farage, Musk, and rightwing populism. From scrutinising Reform councillors to demanding the UK Govt leave X - get involved: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/ten-things...

Big DWW piece in NYT today. Again this sad progression away from collective responsibility and commitment to each other is presented as inevitable. It was not, and is not. 1/x www.nytimes.com/2025/09/16/m...

Climate obstructionists tend to use more sophisticated discourses these days, so Reform's motion to Kent County Council is a real throwback Proper, batshit climate denialism It would be embarrassing if it wasn't so serious. Just incredible for a council to debate it in 2025

Taking serious climate action isn't pragmatic, they say So I guess this is the pragmatic alternative they have in mind

The extinction impact of the beef industry is immense. Eating even a little bit multiplies a diet’s impact on endangered species. insane chart from a new open access study comparing extinction impacts of different food production systems t.co/Nc7c8ynR0N

The reason the swings in the system are becoming so extreme is because of this (Piketty, saying out loud what everyone on all sides knows): archive.is/TRAjt

My colleague @thejohnsimpson.bsky.social has done a terrific deep dive into the financial links between US tech billionaires and Tommy Robinson Well worth a read observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

This must be a watershed moment. The government's continued use of X is no longer simply negligent. It is an act of conscious assistance to violent extremism.

This briefing has an amazing, top line up. Even those who think they already know all the essentials of climate and nature are likely to gain transformative insights. Please press your MP to be there .

Today I used the copilot on Word for the first time I asked it how to disable copilot

Make no mistake, the global turn toward authoritarianism is heavily oil-funded. drilled.media/news/casey-m...

The media narrative was that Just Stop Oil's blocking of the M25 was completely unjustifiable So it's interesting that a jury of ordinary peeople has considered the action, in light of the climate crisis, and found it justified

Just Stop Oil closing the M25 was a massive story, so I imagine the press will be all over the outcome of this case Get ready for a barrage of 'climate activists justified' headlines and 'maybe we were wrong about JSO' op-eds

Defying those who told him to "stick to football", Gary Lineker chooses to use his platform to speak up against Israel's genocide in Gaza and for the rights of refugees in the UK. Congratulations to Gary Lineker for winning Best TV Presenter at the National Television Awards.

Fascinating anecdote about General Motors and sperm whale oil in this article in @theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Just Stop Oil closing the M25 was a massive story, so I imagine the press will be all over the outcome of this case Get ready for a barrage of 'climate activists justified' headlines and 'maybe we were wrong about JSO' op-eds

Liquid oozing from landfill + industrial waste + sewage - treated for pathogens then split, the solid part spread on farmland, the liquid part released into rivers - what could go wrong? Our latest article out now: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

And *another* Reform-led council in North Northamptonshire ditches its 2030 net zero target, delaying it by twenty years. Bye-bye green investment. Hello to a vision of what Farage would be like in power bylinetimes.com/2025/09/11/r...

These US attempts to punish climate action by the rest of the world make it clear. MAGA isn't going to leave the rest of the world alone, never mind be a reliable partner on climate. on.ft.com/4prBDeH

Does civil disobdedience work? Fascinating report on the effectiveness of the Swedish Restore Wetlands campaign, which "successfully transformed a relatively unknown environmental issue into a national talking point through strategic civil disobedience" www.socialchangelab.org/restore-wetl...

How to talk about climate and nature - fantastic resource!

Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ... This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A truly bizarre article about Reform and the Heartland Institute that astonishingly omits to mention that Heartland is funded by and represents the US oil industry.

When scientists engage in data driven, but purposeful and meaningful activism it can have IMMEDIATE results. Climate scientists did an amazing job of pushing back on the DOE's nonsense and we're already seeing results from that effort. I need y'all to do MORE of this please! It is EFFECTIVE!

What is more shocking? 1. Throwing soup on a glass protecting a Van Gogh’s painting 2. Destroying a Banksy mural 🤔 Destroying political art is on the slippery slope towards fascism. All of them have done it. They may be saying they need to protect judges, but this isn’t the way.

As the world rapidly heads into #climate #overshoot I've noticed a disturbing pattern in journal articles recently. I'll summarize it quickly in this thread 🧵

Conservation's great at dealing with the impacts of nature destruction but we really need to address the drivers too Thats's where political ecology comes in, so this is essential reading for all conservationists (& a nice shout to @scientistrebellion.bsky.social ) www.nature.com/articles/s44...

Recent research shows that the potential of both carbon capture & storage and ecosystem restoration to mitigate climate change have been greatly over-estimated It is not going to be possible to suck all that carbon out of the sky once it's up there We have onlu one option: stop burning stuff

"Five tactics used by industry to undermine science. The disinformation playbook tactics are employed by industry during the scientific process and the science-based decision-making process" link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Poll of over 7,000 people reveals strong support for clean energy, nature restoration, and climate action. A large majority made up of people who think they are in a small minority, thanks to relentless misinformation online and in the mainstream media.

The polling of 7,000 people by More in Common and Climate Outreach found three quarters of Brits believe climate change is important, while only 4 per cent say they're not worried about climate change because they do not believe it is real.

How the role of carbon storage (#CCS) has been hugely overestimated www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-h...

Well, one thing researchers could do is avoid citing any papers they haven't read Alternatively, they could simply avoid the risk of encountering fabricated sources by not using tools that tend to fabricate sources

Germany’s famous study showed over 80% insect declines in farmland over 27 years. “Those findings were often blamed on pesticides and habitat loss. Sockman’s work shows something different. Insects are collapsing even in a meadow with little human pressure. Climate itself may be enough.”

Want to uncover the ties between your university and the fossil fuel industry? Interested in learning how academia is used to delay and distort climate action and policy? Register now for one of our upcoming webinars! 👇 www.solid-sustainability.org/webinar-what...

US oil and gas employment.

🇳🇴 Great news from Norway! 👏 Green party @mdg.no got over the 4% threshold for the first time. This Green success secures a left-wing government. That means that despite gains by the far right, they will not be in power.

It's beyond ridiculous that our elected representatives haven't been properly briefed on the greatest threats we face And it would be a scandalous dereliction of duty if your MP chose not to attend Please make sure they know that

What makes scientists leave the lab and take to the streets? I've had the honour of reading this insider's account of Scientist Rebellion and the academic activist movement, and it's brilliantly insightful, challenging and uplifting

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🦋🌱 Most people care about #biodiversity, yet we often underestimate how concerned others are about its loss. This “pluralistic ignorance” can silence people, weaken action, and make ambitious policies seem less popular. In a new paper, we outline a research agenda to study and reduce this gap (1/2)

Happy to share our new research on UK climate politics 🚨 We found Members of Parliament (MPs) use the language of climate "pragmatism" to avoid rapid change. It risks becoming a new discourse of delay. More detail below and in 🧵 1/ theconversation.com/politicians-...

Review alert 🚨 What motivates collective action for the environment? 🔎🌍 We reviewed 27 publications to identify the proximal predictors of environmental collective action. Here are our key findings:

I've not been involved within @defendourjuries.bsky.social but I know a lot of people who are, and they are all passionately wedded to nonviolence Many on a spiritual level, but all of them on a strategic level - it's at the core of their theory of change

In 2008 Climate Campers were smeared as having caused lots of injuries to the police. Thanks to some Freedom of Information Act requests and some Lib Dems willing to ask questions, the truth came out. I am sure, though, everything being said abt yesterday is true www.theguardian.com/environment/...

People are exhausted. Our high streets, public spaces, whole communities left unloved. Blaming migrants won’t fix this. Tackling inequality will. Tax the super-rich. Fund public services. #DrawTheLine www.theguardian.com/politics/202...