Maybe the most powerful thing from @zackpolanski.bsky.social right now is seeing him not be afraid of the right, even when he is surrounded on all sides, it feels like. I think this calmness under pressure is really working, because lots of us want to be less afraid

Crazy that many of our politicians think we should just put our heads in the sand about climate change www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today, security support for Windows 10 ends, rendering up to 400 million computers unsecure to use in the largest case of premature, planned obsolescence to date. Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:

“Total destruction”

Its not monsters from outer space Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing Fish often in vain flee for their lives Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants

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Nothing says Nobel Peace Prize-worthy than an individual leveling threats against Norway if he doesn't get it.

Communities are powering forward on retrofitting buildings 🏗️ But many are held back. Can supporting them be a win-win for investors & built environment professionals too? Read the new piece by Ellie Davies (Footwork), Sara Edmonds (National Retrofit Hub) & Alasdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works).

Climate change is going to wreck sport too.

Data centers are all the rage these days, but there are also very strong economic and environmental arguments for placing limits on their growth, as Delaware is considering in an era of skyrocketing electric bills. (1/2)

*gasp*

Harrowing

All political tribes can be hypocritical but the right's current level of hypocrisy on free speech is deliberate. It's an assertion of power not a blindspot.

Another piece reminding us that England's seas and rivers are some of the most poluted in Europe. We live on a toxic island. "Currently all of England’s rivers fail to meet legal standards for chemical pollution." www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Thought this was an interesting chart in @economist.com highlighting how mayors have such different roles in different cities. www.economist.com/united-state...

Unexpected in the Express.... "Data from Purplebricks reveals the smartest way to future-proof your home is to improve its energy efficiency. Upgrades such as solar, smart meters, EV chargers & heat pumps, can increase average UK home by as much as 14% – £40,000" www.express.co.uk/life-style/p...

"My school saves thousands of pounds every year from those solar panels." The TUC directly takes on Reform, a party funded by the fossil fuel Industry. Posted on IG by tradesunioncongress

This is infuriating. What is the point of a Marine Protected Area if trawlers are allowed to keep ploughing it? Yet again, the government has succumbed to commercial lobbying. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

1/ Hedgerows are not only central to our sense of national identity, they're also of immense environmental value. Their loss, and potential for restoration, also tell the story of our unsustainable way of life and how we can step back from the brink…🧵

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An abomination. An affront to free speech and an acute threat to the consensus on terrorism www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Two children died of starvation on Thursday, as WHO warns 12,000 children aged under five suffering acute malnutrition.

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Imagine introducing on the market a product that is several times more fatal for children. That wouldn't work in most sectors, but it barely raises an eyebrow in the car market. And soon most cars on European roads will be SUVs.

Check out this excellent TEDx talk by Morgan on how hyperindividualism all but killed environmentalism - and what to do about it.

Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.

"What is needed is more planning, not less - a strong planning system to deliver a better future for the country.". In our latest blog, executive director @ShaunSpiers1.bsky.social challenges Labour Together's proposals to fast track development without proper safeguards: buff.ly/aRoT9ZB

The explicit plan is to ethnically cleanse Gaza with US help while the whole world watches.

Strong agree. Feels like this will shine a brighter light on policy areas where young people are being let down - training and work opportunities, climate adaptation for the future, housing affordability etc.

Really important explainer

Probably no one here needs this, but just in case, what might happen if Reform got into power and actually did cancel contracts under AR7 (and let’s assume other all other renewable energy contracts)? Spoiler: I think it would be disastrous…

Thank you, George Osborne 🙃😖

This morning I gave the keynote at the International Retrofit Conference in Manchester. A key message from me was that 1️⃣ Buildings are contributing 1/3 to energy demand and emissions globally. 2️⃣ We're not decarbonising fast enough.

"My colleagues knew people on the leaked list who were killed, so to hear you couldn’t act for weeks because a room wasn’t available was pathetic." @lewisgoodall.com on the frustrating court system during his battle over the gov’t super injunction.

The government's civil service speaking ban is having a detrimental effect on policymaking and good government. It should be withdrawn. Thanks to @instituteforgovernment.org.uk for pulling this open letter together - and surfacing the guidance to start with!

A blockbuster story from @lewisgoodall.com - and the implications of not being able to tell this story for the past two years 🤯

Tonight's @businessgreen.bsky.social Overnight Briefing is on how Ed Miliband is right.

Ed Miliband says Tories are ‘anti-science’ for abandoning net zero consensus

Ed Miliband is entirely right here. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you've ever wanted to be nose to nose with a red squirrel, here's your (virtual) opportunity 😄 Big thanks to Cumbria Wildlife Trust member, Paul Rayney, for sending us this video, filmed near Shap. #Cumbria #RedSquirrel

Not every life can be spared from climate change, unfortunately, but many more could be saved if elected officials stopped pretending that climate change isn’t happening or that they’re powerless to do something about it.

It's very sad to see what's happened in Texas. But it's also a sign that we need to invest more in mitigating climate change and adaptation as we are already living with its effects. So why is the US government doing the opposite?! www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Huh, it looks like it's not a given that sewage has to be released into rivers every time it rains...

Galling and not a one off, there's other bits like this in Essex and Cambridgeshire. We must not pretend that cutting down mature trees or habitat can be adequately compensated by this kind of thing. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Listening to radio coverage of the European heatwave and I am struck by what is not said: it will only get worse if we don't stop emitting greenhouse gases.

We’re starting to think Fox is low key Team Zohran

Médecins sans Frontières here saying that, every day in Gaza, they are treating people who have been injured or killed as they look for food.

Climate change is just one of many issues where public engagement is critical - gagging civil servants is so counterproductive.

If you’re zip-tying grandmas protesting losing health care maybe you’re not the good guys in the story?

The UK gov has just published new guidance for environmental impact assessments for oil & gas projects. Despite reports/industry spin, it includes a genuinely robust, credible approach to assessing the emissions caused by burning oil & gas. Let's take a look! 🧵 www.heraldscotland.com/news/2525207...