Uplifting to read #climateaction #renewbles #solar #wind #water #geothermal Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News share.google/RXKcF72A5uxx...

"The UK's position on children's wellbeing is 'dreadful'. Why is the data on this receiving so little media attention?" Brief open access piece on this here: educationuncovered.co.uk/analysis/mor... and here: substack.com/@warwickmans...

The co-benefits of climate laid bare. In this instance, it is the benefit of life itself.

How do we fix this mess?

Love this!

#love #community #inittogether #flags #cake #sweet

NEW: Join us on Saturday 13 Sept for a family-friendly day of community building, skill-sharing & learning - creating the alternatives we need for people and planet. Including interactive sessions on renewables, retrofit, low carbon cooking & tackling climate disinformation 🎟️ bit.ly/foca-selce

Something we try to remember and build on at our pilot Greener & Cleaner Community (Sustainability) Hub in South East London... ...thank you Brenna Quinlan for your art and ethos! #communityspirit #justtransition #inittogether #climateaction #communityresilience

French Prime Minister François Bayrou says a huge, deadly wildfire sweeping through the south of France is a "catastrophe on an unprecedented scale". Bayrou said the wildfire is linked to global warming and drought. #wldfires #climatechange #ClimateActionNow www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Every little helps re decluttering and rehoming things - and a bit of cash is nice sometimes too...Books, CDs, DVDs can mix in a bundle, you get average 50p/piece for wanted items - scann on phone & send (free collection) #WOB Link for extra £5 x sellworldofbooks.mention-me.com/m/ol/gv9bw-p...

JUST A FEW TICKETS LEFT! X X6 fantastic celeb stand ups performing at our BIG Greener & Cleaner COMEDY NIGHT at the CHURCHILL THEATRE on 6 October, grab your tickets here: share.google/Zq4PhbqI2haH... Supporting the Greener & Cleaner Community Hub: youtu.be/h1mRwHMD4TU?...

Support @healthequals.bsky.social to urge MPs to #MakeHealthEqual — starting with the air we breathe. 👉 healthequals.org.uk/is-that-fair...

Clean air is an essential for good health but it's not available for everyone. Disadvantaged communities experience some of the worst air quality, cutting lives short. We’re supporting @healthequals.bsky.social campaign to #MakeHealthEqual and ensure that everyone has clean air to breathe.

🎭 Six of the UK’s top comedians. One night. One brilliant cause - our local Greener & Cleaner charity & its Community Hub pilot! 🗓️ 6th October Every ticket helps us grow healthier, happier, greener and more connected communities 💚 Grab your tickets now! 👉 trafalgartickets.com/churchill-th...

🎭 Six of the UK’s top comedians. One night. One brilliant cause - our local Greener & Cleaner charity & its Community Hub pilot! 🗓️ 6th October Every ticket helps us grow healthier, happier, greener and more connected communities 💚 Grab your tickets now! 👉 trafalgartickets.com/churchill-th...

When I was little, the U.S. military came to our home at gunpoint and took me and my family away. We were imprisoned for years in barbed wire camps simply because we were Japanese American. I have spent my life telling that story, hoping it would never be repeated.

Comedy can help so many more people connect with Climate and engage with Sustainability than any other medium can! If you're at Edinburgh Fringe Festival '25 - check out Stewart Goldsmith's fab show "An Inconvenient Time" on 11th - 17th Aug at Monkey Barrel 1: www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

Great job #Surrey County Council! For collaborating with residents in a meaningful way... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @kentandsurreybylines.co.uk @archives-unisurrey.bsky.social

Trees, shrubs, even grass, reduce the ambient temperature and reduce the risks of flooding around our homes and wider communities - plus they are key to reducing the ever increasing loss of our local wildlife. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Some practical and inspirational work by London councils... reducing bills and emissions www-bbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.bbc.... #climateaction

“Someone with a 1-hr car commute needs to earn 40% more to be as happy as someone with a short walk to work. On the other hand, if someone shifts from a long commute to a walk, their happiness increases as much as if they’d fallen in love.” #CityMakingMath 50 reasons to want more walkable cities.

“In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. Those affected receive a small apartment & counselling with no preconditions. 4 out of 5 people affected make their way back into a stable life. And all this is CHEAPER than accepting homelessness.” It costs a lot less to house people.

Remember this? Paris is getting a whole new Metro network in a ring connecting suburbs. It’s HUGE. And built FAST. “The venerable #Paris Métro is about to get its most significant upgrade in decades with the arrival of the Grand Paris Express, a new 200km system with 4 new lines & 68 new stations.”

#whatif #climatejustice is #socialjustice (Yes even in #UK #USA #Europe )

Sensible 👏 www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

“There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. Remember this, freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously & without instruction. The need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle.” — Andor finale

This is what authoritarian governments do. They require coercive mechanisms to control civil society as they lack the capacity democracies have to innovate based upon the dynamism of independent spaces of opinion and will formation.

I cannot understand people who complain about wind turbines because they spoil the landscape. Climate change is spoiling the landscape a damn sight more and more and more places are literally burning even in bonnie and normally soggy Scotland

'there is a special place in hell for politicians who object to solar farms & other renewable projects. But perhaps the hottest part is reserved for those who seek to slow pylons and other forms of electricity transmission, they keep us on course for a burning world. bright-green.org/2023/11/07/g...

Melanie Phillips had a misleading column in @thetimes.com yesterday Claiming "net zero targets" have driven up energy prices, when actually it's the cost of gas Here's a letter in this morning's paper challenging it.

Keep on shining your light and trying your best in these dark times.

The kids made a Bird Feeder with recycling for homework this weekend.... #birds #biodiversity #upcycling #recycling #crafting #kidsactivities #weekend #birdfeeder #lovenature

Most the world’s population (89%) wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority. What if we could ALL help change that!? ...Share YOUR stories of climate concerns, hopes & solutions this week & around COP30 in Nov! More in this link & below! 89percent.org

PETITION re PLASTIC WASTE (pls sign): actionnetwork.org/petitions/te... X1 = Fast #Fashion: According to the UK's Ellen MacArthur Foundation, which campaigns for more recycling, every second there are enough garments thrown away to fill a rubbish truck, with less than 1% recycled into new clothes

There's so much crap happening that this major news managed to slip past my attention: 'this office — which supported the efforts of previous Administrations to hobble the United States through participation in UNFCCC and other agreements is unnecessary' www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

Ursula von der Leyen, "Russia tried to exploit our over dependence on gas" "They tried to cause economic turmoil and weaken our resolve for Ukraine" "They failed" "We answered. We diversified our supply. We accelerated the clean energy transition"

Most the world’s population (89%) wants stronger climate action. They just don’t realize that they are a majority. What if we could ALL help change that!? ...Share YOUR stories of climate concerns, hopes & solutions this week & around COP30 in Nov! More in this link & below! 89percent.org

RIP Pope Francis, groundbreaking Jesuit pontiff who demanded the world’s richest nations pay their “grave social debt” to the poor www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Pope Francis was a true global leader whose commitment to climate justice has inspired millions. On behalf of C40 Cities, I extend our deepest condolences and reaffirm our dedication to the urgent climate action he so passionately championed.

Carl Sagan when asked, "Are you a Socialist?"

The ultimate pop collaboration & it's made my YEAR!! Ed Sheeran + #Googoosh (#Persian pop icon from the 70s) Here's his full #Farsi #Pop Version (there's a separate English one too) and his Farsi accent is blooming brilliant!!! youtu.be/pTd0L33pz70?...

greenerlondon.commonplace.is/en-GB/?utm_c... #energy @wandsworthpark.bsky.social @parisawright.bsky.social etc - pls share After WBC refreshed some plans, and RICHMONDbc consulted on Sustainability/green spaces - your views need to passed on to wider powers this time on ENERGY

You could learn how to improve on your council’s interaction with residents’ #climateaction In just 3 days time! Online & best practice www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/scorecards... @parisawright.bsky.social - pls share

I’m going to be at #Anthropy next week with @parisawright.bsky.social talking about the evidence on why grassroots community engagement can help solve multiple social issues. If you’re there, let me know! And check out the session on the final day about positive male role models.

Currently out at Eden Project for #Anthropy25 - hearing and meeting some truly inspiring people

Very much looking forward to speaking at Anthropy with @moiranics.bsky.social next week!

Very uplifting and interesting! BBC News - Strangers twice as kind as we think, happiness study suggests: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’re out and about across the UK today to tell MPs and constituents that our country is missing out on £460m a week without a wealth tax. Rachel Reeves doesn’t need to make cuts, instead she can tax the richest people like us to build a better Britain. #TaxOurWealth

Energy communities are helping us progress towards sustainable and fair energy systems. There are challenges, however, around e.g. limited national support. This new paper summarizes some of the key issues and offers up some recommendations...

Rejected bid... or huge missed opportunity? ❌ Cowal CE’s bid for the Cruach Mhor Windfarm could’ve put renewable energy profits back in local hands, but it was rejected in favour of a corporate developer. A major missed opportunity to support local people. www.heraldscotland.com/news/2500614...