More evidence that Big Tech is locking us into a new generation of fossil fuel infrastructure and destabilizing our climate: the 5 largest hyperscalers have announced 16GW of power deals this year, and only 3GW have been for clean power.

"According to data from Media Radar, The New York Times took in more than $20 million in advertising revenue from fossil fuel companies from Oct 2020 to Oct 2023, twice what any other outlet earned from the industry" - @amywestervelt.bsky.social, Matthew Green & @joeygrostern.bsky.social #NYT

When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them. I meant it. Join.greenparty.org.uk

Last month I did a little experiment. I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky. The results were...interesting... [Thread]

That must be one of the most Orwellian statements ever. It’s bad enough to cut people’s benefits. To pretend some kind of higher “moral” duty while you’re doing so is insulting and offensive

We need to think outside of the box about inexorably rising prices. Here's why. youtu.be/tWHsU8seftQ

Just FYI, this is the development—record temperatures despite La Niña conditions—is what scientists said might portend something quite bad getting underfoot. I know it's all too much, but please don't look away. We're fighting for literally everything right now.

📢 Trump's top-line climate disinformation strategy combines 4 tactics—Sleight-of-Hand, Fossil Fuel as the Main Character, Gaslighting, and Flood the Zone with Shit—to construct the lie that Democrats (not climate disasters) are killing people. Find out more👇 www.endclimatesilence.org/newsletter

1. Sir David King, former Chief Scientific Advisor to the government says: "On our current path, civilisation as we know it will disappear. If we meet current commitments only – net zero by 2050 – perhaps some form of humanity will survive ... " Guardian 27 May 2024.

Meanwhile, the Arctic's carbon sink is flipping to a carbon source. I constantly marvel* at industry and govts' assumption that Everything is Going to Go Perfectly to Plan, as if events and Nature won't overwhelm our efforts to pull back from the brink *Shudder www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Welcome to the party pal! It beggars belief he is saying this now - given what he and his wing of the Democrats have done to funnel wealth & power to said oligarchs and the military-industrial complex. Sleepy Joe indeed.

Tiny GDP changes offer little to the millions that continue to struggle to afford life's essentials. The govt's focus on growth is clearly at odds with the Bank of England's reluctance to cut interest rates. This is making life harder for people and slowing down the economy. 1/2

An illegal betting festival currently at the King Power, where Leicester City and Crystal Palace are respectively promoting BC.GAME (declared bankrupt, unlicensed in the UK) and Kaiyun (also unlicensed), a brand set up by Yabo, the criminal organisation which was dismantled in China in 2020-21.

UK low- to middle-income families far poorer than OECD counterparts. UK prices 8% higher, housing cost 44% higher. Low income families - German families 21% or £2,300 a year better off; Dutch 39%. Yet no curbs on profiteering, exploitation institutionalized. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

They’re not doing it on video with $900k watches, like Zuckerberg, but the way corporate US is running away from its climate commitments now Trump is in office is really significant. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Yes the super rich have horrendous emissions But they also make unsustainable lifestyles look desirable, use their social and cultural power to perpetuate the idea that everything's fine, and wield their political and financial power to maintain and worsen the status quo

I have a ticket for Liverpool vs Accrington today in the Kop today that I’d like to give away for free to someone who doesn’t normally go (and because it’s last minute). I don’t know how easy that is for people to see on Bluesky. Please can you help with a repost? @theanfieldwrap.bsky.social

Quite the telling publication day for this study, which found a dramatic increase in the amount of "hydroclimate whiplash"—the vacillation between wet and dry that fuels wildfires as well as flash floods, landslides, and disease outbreaks—on our hotter planet www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Been meaning to pick this up for so long considering the topic of my PhD research. A walk into Stoke Newington Bookshop this afternoon and there it was. Can’t wait to start @doctorvive.bsky.social

Is Labour listening?

I need someone to explain to me why it’s always “if you can’t pay rent, buy fewer lattes and avocado toasts” and not “if you can’t pay your employees a living wage, buy fewer yachts and real estate”. Explain it to me like I’m in kindergarten.

Starting Wednesday, all forms of advertisement promoting fossil fuel products and services will be banned in The Hague. The Dutch city is the first in the world to enforce such ban, acting as a potential catalyst for similar actions worldwide. earth.org/the-hague-be...

So it looks like a result. But it's only a start. A month ago, we exposed another illegal(*) operator, BC.GAME, who then deactivated their UK operation. Yet Leicester City players still wear shirts bearing that name. The PL remains an enabler of illegal entities. josimarfootball.com/2024/11/28/l...

Company makes climate pledge, spends lots on PR to tout its environmental commitment. Co. reneges on climate commitment. Rinse and repeat. www.ft.com/content/6e73...

The inevitable has happened - Saudi Arabia has been announced as the 2034 World Cup host to widespread condemnation. Here's our take on FIFA's bid blunder with thoughts on the announcement from climate leaders and athletes, @djwheeler7.bsky.social and @tesselmiddag.bsky.social. 🌏⚽️

This will probably come as no surprise to anyone but… www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/media/o...

"By 2033, you could spend your retirement on Pangeos, a giant turtle-shaped floating city featuring shopping malls, an airport, and hotels. Sound excessive? Don't worry, it'll be entirely powered by solar panels." Read @vijaykol.bsky.social and me in @newsweek.com www.newsweek.com/rise-sustain...

We don't have a plastics treaty. More than 100 nations wanted to cap plastic production while a handful of oil-producers were prepared only to target waste. One of those producers is, of course, the US. www.reuters.com/business/env...

And there we have it, folks. Saudi Arabia, Russia & Kuwait successfully block plastic production curbs. “If we address plastic pollution, there should be no problem with producing plastics,” said Saudi delegate. “The problem is pollution itself, not plastics.” www.nytimes.com/2024/12/01/c...

Two vital pieces of info b4 Black Friday: 1. Price trackers have proven that Amazon has been slowly hiking prices so they can pretend to slash them on Black Friday/Cyber Monday. There are no actual deals. Just the appearance of them. 2. Amazon workers are on strike www.google.com/amp/s/amp.th...

This interview with @kevinclimate.bsky.social will upset many in the climate expert community -and will render his chance of being offered an OBE to near zero. Not a bad thing on either account. youtu.be/yULdkWpjmM0?...

On the other hand, I'm 100% against paywalls in scientific research journals. Research is almost entirely publicly funded, and scientists do all the work (have ideas, get money, research, write, review). Plus, we pay publication charges. All scientific journal articles should be open access.

To dismiss the value of talking to our own is to fail to see that the utility of conversation, like that of preaching, goes far beyond persuasion or the transmission of information.

Newsrooms aren’t covering it, but you should know that an Australian direct action campaign is currently sustaining a blockade of the world’s biggest coal port. 3 days 170 arrests hundreds of kayaks thousands of protesters the biggest environmental protest in Australian history

I don't think I could come up with a worse environmental story if I tried. Those 10 words in that order... just awful. The story is just as horrifying: www.thebureauinvestigates.com/stories/2024...

I’ve been called a communist many times in the past few days, because I oppose Trump. But the people levelling this accusation are perfect Soviet commissar or Chinese Red Guard material. All dictatorships are alike, and all are sustained by blindly obedient loyalists.