For decades, cities around the world have said they’re too spread out, too cold, too hilly, too car-dependent to make #cycling mainstream. #Paris proves that narrative wrong. Change the street, and people will change with it.

Banning words like #burger or #sausage for #plantbased products is unnecessary and counterproductive. This vote shows a worrying disconnect between policymakers and citizens. There is no confusion among consumers—only confusion in #Brussels.

One of the busiest #cycle routes in #Cambridge, used by 3,000 cyclists at peak times, will be redesigned into a “Cycle Street” to prioritise #cyclists and #pedestrians over #motorists.

You might think that the mayor of Yellowknife, the capital of Canada's vast Northwest Territories, would be a fan of giant pickups. Nope. He's disgusted by car bloat. www.linkedin.com/posts/benjam...

I was on Any Questions last night. I think it was a good discussion, which became quite fierce at times. We debated the vile attack in Manchester, the right to protest, the Tories' crazy climate stance and how to rescue politics. You can listen to it here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

“For the past 2 decades, scientists have…landed on the same takeaways—esp. that rich countries must shift their diets to be more plant-based. But that message has, with few exceptions, failed to incite action by governments and food companies, or even the environmental movement itself.” #EatLancet

#ULEZ works.

Folks — this is not a normal government shutdown. Let me explain the stakes and how we got here.

Over the past 20 years, #Paris has undergone a major physical transformation, trading automotive arteries for #bike lanes, adding green spaces and eliminating 50,000 #parking spaces which has significantly improved air quality.

Over 89,000 #electric #trucks were sold in the first half of 2025, up 140 percent from the same period last year. #China accounted for almost 80,000 of those, with sales in #Europe making up most of the balance. #US sales shrunk to just 200 units.

“When you consider the ecocide alongside the genocide, you begin to grasp the totality of the Israeli state’s attempt to eliminate both the Palestinians & their homeland” Hugely powerful from @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

#Zaporizhzhia #nuclear crisis new phase. Europe’s largest nuclear power plant now dependent on emergency diesel generators for essential safety systems - last line of defense, used only in extreme circumstances. drive.google.com/file/d/1yLgD...

Friends: Want to do something profoundly good for your health & the planet? Eat less (or no) meat. Journalists: How about you? Report on the profound harms of commercial meat production on planetary health. @coveringclimatenow.org @mason4c.bsky.social @docsforclimate.bsky.social

Brilliant from @kevinclimate.bsky.social as always - making abundantly clear the inconvenient truth this Govt is forever trying to duck & dodge: expanding aviation capacity is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s climate obligations

How Britain is planning to store energy. Ofgem reveals long-duration electricity storage projects to keep the lights on when the wind doesn’t blow and the sun fails to shine. www.thetimes.com/business-mon...

Critics of renewables often point to land use as a reason not to invest in wind & solar. Land use IS a real issue for all energy assets incl renewables (unless on-site). But what critics conveniently forget is the huge land impact of fossil fuels. Aerial view of fracking sites in Wickett, Texas. 👇

#Gatwick Airport expansion, in a #climate emergency, is plane stupid.

ICE cars waste ~80% of fuel as heat, noise & friction. 🔥 EVs flip the script: electricity flows straight to the drivetrain, no messy conversions. With regen, 87–91% of energy drives the wheels. ⚡ That’s 3–5× more efficient, cheaper to run & cleaner for the planet. 🚗🔋🌍 #EV #Efficiency #Future #LFP

🇫🇮 #VisionZero -> Zero www.planetizen.com/features/135...

Dam been writing a book about this and she just TikToked it in 90 seconds.

It doesn’t matter if you’re working class or a billionaire: climate change will hurt your grandchildren. That’s why I cannot understand oil executives who sacrifice the planet’s health for their short-term profits We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels NOW.

Before he was a Senator, a candidate for President, and our greatest champion in the fight against oligarchy, Bernie Sanders was the four-term Mayor of Burlington, VT. I sat down with Bernie in Astoria to talk about the lessons he learned—and the work ahead.

#Hydrogen powered cars never made sense.

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.

Well done #Finland and #Sweden. Mobile #phones need to be kept out of our schools. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

The World is seeing a surge in #battery storage deployments.

UK govt infatuation with nuclear power continues. Plans for Small Modular Reactors in places around UK No SMR has ever been built in the West. Those that have been tried have faced the familiar issues of escalating costs and delays A 🧵about this nuclear agreement www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

2025 Global Energy Investment #Solar $441 Billion, The Grid $413B, #Wind $242B #Coal $82B, #Nuclear $74B, #gas $70B

Let’s take a step back and think about how we would have felt 10 years ago if we were told this was going to be possible: “By Q4, China's EV sales will overtake total US vehicle sales of all types (gasoline, hybrid, battery electric combined).” And with LFP batteries! #battchat

Every billionaire is a policy failure. Large personal fortunes indicate a fundamental problem with how an economy and its government are structured, rather than individual virtue or success.

“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

If you're a reporter, please stop referring to RFK Jr and his cronies as "vaccine skeptics." They're not skeptical. Skepticism would be fine. Skeptics look at evidence and can be persuaded. These people are extremist anti-vaccine cranks, and that's how news organizations should describe them.

When I think about climate change, I see a lot of progress — except in one sector. Food. The food system is responsible for 22-34% of our greenhouse gas emissions, with no end in sight. And it swims in a sea of greenwashing and disinformation. Here’s how we can fix it. Go.ted.com/jonathanfoley24

“The rise in high-fronted SUVs poses a clear and growing threat to public safety, especially for children,” states the report. “With no benefit to society, it’s time for lawmakers at all levels to act.” Via @carltonreid.com in @forbes.com. Cap SUV/truck hood heights. And ban unsafe designs.

#Estonia is exploring whether reviving depleted peatlands can help protect the Baltic nation against a Russian attack while also locking away planet-warming pollution.

Roger Hallam was released early from prison on 14 August, and will now finish his sentence on tag. This interview with the New Statesman is his first since leaving HMP Wayland.

#FreeElectricity Avengers, ASSEMBLE - there's another session TOMORROW! Put on your super suits and power up your appliances, it’s going to be a big one. Will you earn the next prize? 📆 2-3pm Sun 31 Aug ✅ Octoplus members, emails are on the way  Share your pics to show us what you get up to 🤳

In addition to today’s #FreeElectricity session, there's ANOTHER ONE TOMORROW! Surely the next prize is in the bag … 📆 2-3pm Sun 31 Aug 📆 2-3pm Mon 1 Sep ✅ Octoplus members, emails are on the way  Share your pics to show us what you get up to 🤳

At last! #goodnews

Channel 4 reports that the Zambia copper mine disaster, which began in February, could be one of the worst man-made environmental disasters in history. Almost 2/3 of Zambia's population rely on the Kafue River, which has been inundated by acids, cyanide, arsenic, uranium and lead.

Repainting cars white would reduce the urban heat island effect.

This is maritime bullfighting; the torturing of a magnificent creature for entertainment.

Kudos to Colorado for requiring a health warning label on gas stoves. I removed my gas stove after an air pollution detector (which was charging in my kitchen at the time) registered sky high readings of dangerous pollutants one night when I was cooking dinner. Now I cook with induction.

In a report released this year, the Watson School of International and Public Affairs’ costs of war project said more journalists had been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam war, the wars in Yugoslavia and the US war in Afghanistan combined.

Climate denier buffoon gets a reality check - his damage already done. www.telegraph.co.uk/business/202...

Tuvalu is being lost to climate change. Other countries will likely follow #climatechange #tuvalu theweek.com/environment/...

Oh cool I’m in the Guardian talking about how getting air con can be good for the climate, if you use it for heating in winter as well www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#Lynx hunt at night, and would principally eat some of the overpopulation of roe deer in the #Kielder Forest, but would also hunt and eat foxes, hares and rabbits. They are generally regarded as excellent for keeping a healthy ecosystem in balance.