Cities are so much better with less traffic. Finally visited Copenhagen for my 50th - 5 days of bliss by bike - seeing the sights, saunas, dining & shopping in a relaxed, friendly setting. Return to Glasgow & people on good salaries with huge SUVs moaning about paltry parking charges 😩 Wish I was ⬇️

Translation - ‘In Copenhagen there is a regulation that all important bike paths must be cleared by 08:00 a.m. at the latest in the event of snowfall, so that people can safely ride their bikes to work. This is what civilization looks like ❤️’

Also sorely needed in Glasgow. The wait time at some junctions e.g. Byres Rd/ Dumbarton Rd, almost every junction on Waterloo St, is shocking. So also is the uber short crossing time at controlled crossings e.g. Danes Drive at Victoria Park.

We’re back - Save the Date! In 2026 we Pedal on Parliament for a cycle-friendly Scotland, on Sat 30th May at 11.30am - Middle Meadow Walk to Holyrood, Edinburgh on closed roads. #ThisMachineFightsClimateChange #pop26

Correction - Labour MSP & a few people (most entitled to free bus passes) objecting to paying approx £110 per year to park their cars on a public street for an entire year. Unbridled car use is destroying our city. I was spending ~ £350 per month on public transport commuting to work last year.

Exclusive in @scotsman.com: ScotRail staff suspended over alleged 'back handers' for contracts www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...

This new war is not only illegal, reckless and deeply corrupt, it is the latest in a series of increasingly desperate distractions from the EPSTEIN Files. #ImpeachAndConvict47NOW

Triple sustainability. Wind power + cycling + recycling. A wind turbine blade re-purposed as a bike shed in Aalborg, Denmark.

18 Sept 2025 Protesting outside Strathclyde Pension Fund’s 50th anniversary celebrations in Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall calling on the fund to stop investing in fossil fuel companies that are fuelling the climate crisis & genocide in Gaza, in what we dubbed an ‘unhappy birthday party’

Glasgow. Every winter.

This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027. And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should. #climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...

Writings on the wall, folks. The key global crops, wheat, rice & maize, are expected to see losses to pests increase by 46%, 19% & 31% respectively when #Globalheating reaches 2oC

An odd Sheriff Appeal Court case, involving a chap caught speeding at 103 miles per hour, in a car with no tread on his tyres, prosecuted in Kilmarnock Sheriff Court, and handed an absolute discharge by the judge. Crown appeal against sentence allowed. www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/mo4mx3...

Forward.

results not accidents

Shocked & horrified. Betraying us all. Vote with your feet. ⁦‪@Morrisons‬⁩ has become the first UK supermarket chain to postpone its #NetZero carbon emission targets, delaying them by 15 years to 2050.

And if your city leaders won't support congestion pricing, they don't think it's important that you and your family have clean air to breathe.

It's been quite something to see one of the world's leading climate scientists, James Hansen, being vilified the past years for presenting data showing the rapid acceleration of global and regional warming, associated with continued greenhouse gas emissions and rapid reduction of air pollution.

Sad news, RIP Mani.

Awesome @bccamplight.bsky.social gig last night at the Classic Grand in Glasgow. Band was magic as were @britishbirds.bsky.social supporting. Never thought I needed a two legged dog t-shirt, a few beers in my pal thought otherwise.

We’re calling on Microsoft to ensure its new AI data centers are powered by local, round the clock renewable energy, and provide substantial benefits for the surrounding community. Will you join us? Petition: act.stand.earth/page/88396/p...

Why are we still waiting for Better Buses? 🚌 In Sept, SPT finally approved plans to 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 👏 But the Scottish Government are now holding things up! 😠 Watch & share our new animation and 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗦𝗣𝘀 to demand action👇 📨 betterbuses.uk/strathclyde/#email

who creates the lively art and music scenes if the rent is too high? who makes cultural life? who serves you food or washes your dishes? who creates the fancy little restaurants that draw you to urban living? affordable housing is at the heart of what makes city life worthwhile.

Everyone’s a winner if this happens - ciltuk.org.uk/News/Latest-...

Happy Outwith Day to all who celebrate, both inwith and outwith Scotland

Glasgow remains the most deprived city & local authority area in Scotland - of course, you wouldn’t think it from all the massive SUVs bounding about (loads coming from other LA areas). The time for SUV surcharges is long overdue. Subsidising private car use is holding our city/ cities back.

It’s pronounced cyclist.

🚨 Legal win 🚨 Ministers can’t duck environmental duties after this win Our legal challenge exposed failure to assess environmental impacts of Carbon Capture & Storage - a dirty distraction, locking us into gas #ClimateJustice Read my op Ed scrapcc.org/IS-EDP-OPED Press Release: scrapcc.org/PR-IS

✍️ Latest @glasgowtimes.bsky.social column. Zack Polanski took the fight to Reform on national telly this week. They were well and truly rattled. We can turn a Green surge into radical change in Glasgow. Join us. 👉 greens.scot/join 📰 www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/2553369...

I'd actually forgotten how extraordinary it is that when I won the leadership - I wasn't interviewed as it was too close to our party conference interviewed. And then refused a second time! Part of the antidote to all of this is creating our own media platforms. Hey @boldpolitics.bsky.social 👋🏼

Thanks very much to the impressive team of volunteers who guided over 600 students around the SEDA Green Careers Fair at @uofglasgow.bsky.social ensuring it was such as success.

"Children are basically living very captive and kind of contained lives, and that's just not healthy." @timrgill.bsky.social on this @thewaroncars.bsky.social podcast. podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id14... More info on Tim rethinkingchildhood.com/about/ #PlayStreetsBETA

Sad news about such a pioneer and legend who did so much for animal protection and scientific research - and was the very best of us. RIP

Poor Valencia…. hit with heavy rain & #flooding AGAIN. When are we going to see Govt promises upheld? When are we going to see #FossilFuel companies, (who knew this would happen) forced to pay for their deliberate damage?

“Air pollution fell substantially as Paris restricted car traffic and made way for parks, people-streets and bike-lanes.” Better for the climate, better for health, better for livability & quality of life. Common sense. Such a no-brainer, it’s remarkable that more cities HAVEN’T done the same.

After 2 years campaigning, today we celebrated the final approval of SPT's plans to bring our region's buses back into public control 🚍🥳 Now we need the ScotGov's support to make it happen! Help us reach 5,000 signatures on our petition 👇 📝 petitions.parliament.scot/petitions/PE2116

Cement is responsible for around 7-8% of carbon emissions. How do we decarbonise it? This week on Solving for Climate we talk to Leah Ellis, CEO of Sublime Systems, about how we might solve for low-carbon cement. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/3PXb...

Bizarre. from this article a few years back usa.streetsblog.org/2022/05/25/o...

This is great - if long overdue - news. Well done to the Scottish Parliament!

🎉BREAKING: Scotland has joined the global movement to boycott Israel! The proposal put forward by Green MSP @patrickharvie.bsky.social was supported by a majority of members in the Scottish Parliament.

The Guardian on our study published today: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

*New research article* Gabe Eckhouse and I for Geoforum on how since the 1970s North Sea oil and then fracking have been imagined as British and American national energy sources through imperial oil booms reinforcing old oil powers after the rise of anti-colonial nationalism. Read it here⬇️

Here's your first look at tomorrow's front page 📰 One-fifth of wealth in hands of richest 2% 💰

Massive Attack's Robert Del Naja on the arrests in Parliament square, “I think this is going to go down as one of the most shameful moments in British legal history"

Gorgeous evening at Kelvingrove Bandstand last night seeing Teenage Fanclub and being whisked back to a more carefree time. A gig is as good as a holiday. ❤️

#FreePalestine

“Helsinki has not recorded a single traffic fatality in the past 12 months, city and police officials confirmed this week.” City engineer credits lower speed limits and smart design. I agree. #Helsinki #VisionZero

Paris urban biking DOUBLED in just one year. “Cycling in Paris has transcended mere trendiness; it’s become a fundamental aspect of the city’s identity. Despite challenges like inclement weather, cyclists continue to flock to the streets, setting new records and reshaping the urban landscape.”