This is an excellent, level-headed, informative piece. I'd kill for a government which could discuss the issue with the same sense of objectivity and calm.

What a fantastic, hard, but truly eye opening podcast on the issue of museums, artefacts and colonialism. Highly recommend to everyone, don’t be afraid of what you think you might hear; it’s very wholesome, enlightening and constructive for a beautiful future. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/f...

A petition demanding a full inquiry into Russian influence in UK politics has passed 100,000 signatures | East Anglia Bylines

Here's this week's column. Please - please - can we stop talking about migration in a way that's completely detached from the facts? www.theguardian.com/business/202...

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“We’re just not doing these things fast enough to keep pace with these long-term trends.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I've signed. Have you? Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...

Fascinating research on how the fossil fuel industry orchestrates public narratives to maintain its own status in society and delay our transition to a safer energy system www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Bribes feels like the wrong word to describe Russian money to Reform/UKIP reps.. it’s really seed funding, no?

New: As the Trump administration eliminates incentives for energy-efficient appliances, California is joining New York and Boston to spur a market for affordable electric window heat pumps and battery-equipped induction stoves to decarbonize housing. Free link. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Quell surprise!

Congrats to the Italian Parliament and other EU states that articulate the difference of actions based on gender. One para really resonates “"This law means we will be the first in Europe to reveal the real motivation of the perpetrators, which is hierarchy and power." www.bbc.com/news/article...

Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity. They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators. Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩‍🔧

🚨🚨 It is rare that the rulings of @eucourtofjustice.bsky.social make headlines but the judgment yesterday on the recognition of #samesex marriage is a rare exception to this. Very welcome ruling from the CJEU: 🧵 www.politico.eu/article/eu-c...

Here’s one of those ‘fix the plumbing’ things that policymakers tend not to get credit for. Govt + @wellcometrust.bsky.social are setting up structures for improved health research. They are now looking for a Chair (£50k) and CEO (£299k). Spread the word on this micro.green-park.co.uk/hdrs/

While Trump is ordering the FBI to investigate U.S. Senators over a video reminding military members they don’t have to follow illegal orders, it might be worth noting that “I was only following orders” was rejected as a defense at the Nuremberg Trials.

Still reeling from the Stanford report on Brexit. Reduced GDP by up to 8% and investment by as much as 18%. The UK Treasury would have £40 billion more each year if Britain had remained in the EU. Devastating self-immolation.

What a beautiful story; I’m so relieved for the parents! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

It's also vastly easier and cheaper for media outlets to produce culture war content than policy stuff. With policy, you have to find actual experts that are available and willing, then pray they're good entertaining communicators. On culture shit, you start with a talking head and work backwards.

Reeves to announce £1.5bn boost in EV subsidies amid pay-per-mile concerns

COP30 TEXT ANALYSIS: One way to read dense COP text is to focus on the verbs. These are helpfully italicised – and for good reason. MOSTLY INACTIVE: Carbon Brief analysis of the “global mutirão” text finds 69 inactive verbs, requiring no action, against 32 active verbs. 1/4

BREAKING: Over 300 schoolchildren have been abducted in an attack on a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria, authorities say.

Opinion: Creating a home for disruptive science would lock in UK’s lead. “Lovelace Labs” could pursue high-risk, long-term projects that struggle in universities, says Laura Ryan. www.researchprofessionalnews.com/rr-news-uk-v...

Japan’s government plans to expand public support for offshore wind power projects as costs increase rapidly and threaten the nation’s renewable energy goals

A man stands outside a front door in Hackney. He minutely adjusts his hair. He lifts up a bunch of flowers. He inhales. He rings the bell.

Love this!! Feels like those early explorer voyages!! www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"The obstacles to limiting warming to below ever-more-dangerous levels remain political, rather than physical or technological." But it won't be done with CO₂ removal (CDR) technologies because the obstacles to scaling CDR are political, social, financial, physical, and technological.

I’ve written a piece on the curious lack of media and political interest in the issues faced by our national @britishlibrary.bsky.social. This is strange given we live in a world where ideas, knowledge and research are a long-term source of innovation and insight www.cityam.com/the-british-...

Pretty remarkable how high Australia sits on the scale for lifestyle carbon emissions globally - and how little this gets mentioned in domestic climate discourse. hotorcool.org/publications...

A likely tail. It was a Buzzard! 📷Kai Hilton

UVA scientists working in seagrass beds found that the combined value of carbon and nitrogen storage, fisheries support, and shoreline protection from seagrasses is approximately $30.4 million over 30 years for the Virginia Coast Reserve. environment.virginia.edu/news/new-stu...

Strong words on #climaterisk from the French central bank @banquedefrance-off.bsky.social: "Make no mistake: climate disasters will become more frequent, with increasing economic and financial costs. Even climate change deniers will eventually realise this" 🧵 www.banque-france.fr/fr/intervent...

America’s governors have a lot of power to prevent much of the climate-change damage inflicted by the federal government, @markgongloff.bsky.social says www.bloomberg.com/opinion/arti...

Only 2 years since the ban on neonics, France's population of insect-eating birds has risen 2-3% - from banning a single type of insecticide. Demonstrating just how much harm we cause birds when pesticides kill off the insects they need for food. @paneurope.bsky.social

Insect-eating bird populations in France appear to be making a tentative recovery after a ban on bee-harming pesticides. France’s population of insect-eating birds has increased by 2%-3% after the European Union banned neonicotinoids in fields in 2018. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

As #COP30 brings the Amazon into focus, reminder that the voluntary agreement known as the 'soya moratorium' has slowed rates of deforestation in the region It's under thereat from big farmer interests. It's vital Tesco, Sainsbury's, McDonald's, KFC et al stand firm www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

“Climate change is already biting.” The outgoing Broads Authority chief, Dr John Packman, warns floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping Norfolk's iconic waterways and we must adapt fast. @owensennitt.bsky.social

This morning I played the Brahms Lullaby on ‘Broadcasting House’ on BBC Radio 4. Wishing everyone, everywhere calmer, more peaceful times.

"Her story is a reminder that even the largest corporations can be stopped when ordinary people refuse to back down." Diane Wilson, a fisherwoman from a small town in Texas, took on ExxonMobil. Guess who won? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The governments of Norway, the U.K., the Netherlands and Germany, along with several philanthropies and donors, have renewed a $1.8 billion pledge over the next five years to help recognize, manage and protect Indigenous and other traditional community land.

Factory farms are skirting climate rules in dozens of applications. One megafarm in Norfolk planned to raise nearly 900,000 animals – without assessing its climate emissions. Councils refused permission after public pressure. Others haven’t. DeSmog reports ⤵️ @eastangliabylines.co.uk @desmog.com

The British Academy invite applications for the Stein-Arnold Exploration Fund 2026. The scheme encourages research on the antiquities, historical geography, early history or arts in parts of Asia: https://bit.ly/488Axh7

Other work by the Ladybird artists ‘November on the Dorset Coast’ Whitbread calendar 1971 Artist: SR Badmin

An elderly lady in a bright red coat and yellow shoes, cycles expertly through Dalston, her bicycle basket full to the brim with champagne.

Love this!! octopus.energy/blog/introdu...

How much carbon budget do we have left if we want to stay below 1.5˚C? Just 2 more years at current rates. It is essentially impossible to avoid global temperature rise exceeding 1.5˚C. climatelabbook.substack.com/p/the-shrink...

A great blue heron catches a fish at dusk at Izaak Walton Nature Area in Longmont, Colorado. • I posted this almost three weeks ago as a horizontal, but it is more powerful as a vertical. #bird #birds #birdphotography #photography #photograph #photographs #nature #wetland #wetlands #heron #herons

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

What the Epstein files show is the *solidarity* of many men-across class, race, religion, profession & party affiliation-in the global political project of keeping the boot on women's necks. People have no problem understanding class solidarity among the rich. Why can't they see gender solidarity?

British electricity mix at 10pm on 12th Nov 2025 🔥Gas 9.4% Biomass 7.5% 🍃Wind 47.6% Solar 0.0% Hydro 1.9% ⚛️Nuclear 11.9% ➡️Imports 21.8% Other 0.0% 🪫Storage 0.0% 🔌Generation 27GW 🌍Carbon intensity 93 gCO2e/kWh vs target of annual average 50-100 gCO2e/kWh by 2030