NCAR is quite literally our global mothership. Everyone who works in climate and weather has passed through its doors and benefited from its incredible resources. Dismantling NCAR is like taking a sledgehammer to the keystone holding up our scientific understanding of the planet. Unbelievable.

China to hike tax on condoms in attempt to boost falling birth rate

"As we invent the future of healthcare, we must assert that patients are not data clouds, care is not computation, and that to care is human." A call to abolish the business logic of surveillance capitalism taking over healthcare #BMJChristmas www.bmj.com/content/391/...

It is hard to overstate how critical @ncar-ucar.bsky.social is to climate science in the US and around the world. It's the beating heart of our field. Generations of scientists have trained there, and almost everyone I know relies on deep collaborations with NCAR scientists. It's end is unthinkable.

THREE satellite-tagged White-tailed Eagles disappear in suspicious circumstances in England, Wales & Scotland - two tags had been cut off. Press release from Isle of Wight WTE Project Team & additional commentary from me ⬇️⬇️ #RaptorResearch #WildlifeCrime raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/17/t...

This is another ‘ozone layer’ moment. Now, we must urgently target methane | Mia Mottley

#BournemouthUniversity ranked in 6th place among 147 British universities for environmental and ethical performance in 2025/26 People & Planet University League.

Terrifying that Wes Streeting continues to try and pressurise hospitals into giving patient data to Palantir. Take action here: goodlawproject.org/campaign/sto...

60,000 people – 0.001% of the world’s population – control three times as much wealth as the entire bottom half of humanity. Top 10% earn more than the other 90%. They control govts, means of production; inflict civil strife, deaths; thwart possibilities of democracy. Tax the rich.

If we are to survive what is coming, let alone to flourish, then we desperately need the kind of strategic adaptation that false optimism leaves unfunded or even sneered at. As a small gesture towards such adaptation, please sign and share: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73... Thank You…

Sexual and reproductive health and rights is at the edge—restoring it will require courage. Some reflections with @pascaleallotey.bsky.social and Prof Sofia Gruskin www.bmj.com/content/391/...

There is one overriding political problem, from which all others follow. Until it is addressed, every policy advanced by governments is window dressing. www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...

If the National Emergency Briefing had been able to squeeze in another briefing Plastic and other Pollution would have been my top picks. Here’s why. Two other contenders would be Misinformation and the Psychology of Action. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Celebrities including Stephen Fry and Joanna Lumley urge Keir Starmer to drop plans to alter ECHR

The NHS is under pressure to adopt Palantir software. Its founder openly despises the NHS. You can push back: use our tool to see if your local trust is using the software, then send an email to say no to Palantir https://goodlaw.social/658abc

My write up on the @nebriefing.bsky.social here, please consider signing the letter calling on Kier Starmer and media heads to televise a briefing to the country: theconversation.com/what-we-told...

We've created a simple tool so you can find out whether your local NHS trust is using Palantir's software and asking them to resist Wes Streeting's push to sign up for it. goodlaw.social/zr8w

Here is an excellent summary of last week's National Emergency Briefing in London. Well worth a watch and please sign the letter to the Prime Minister linked at the end. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sa7... #climatechange #impacts #energy #health #tippingpoints #nationalsecurity #foodsecurity

MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy. Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget

BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels. 🧵

Open letter from over 1,000 UK scientists urging all MPs to attend the National Emergency Briefing. A huge list full of highly respected names. "Without much more urgent and decisive action, we risk seeing these impacts overwhelm our capacity to respond." Please share with your MP #NEB2025

Let’s never forget rationing ventilators and Zoom funerals. Boris Johnson and his cronies partied while our loved ones lay dying alone. COVID-19 was the worst public health crisis in a century. We should have locked down earlier. To some of us, PPE was not a get-rich-quick commodity.

"Warming is going to exceed 1.5°C. We are heading into “overshoot” within the next few years. The world is going to become more turbulent and more dangerous. So, what comes after failure?" Some thoughts from Johan Rockstrom & me 10 years after Paris Agreement. theconversation.com/the-world-lo...

I really loved this conversation with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social - I've thought about it lots ever since. Hope you enjoy it too! youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...

Eat out to Help Out was killing people, but they “kept it out of the news”.

TOO LITTLE, TOO LATE. For shame, Mr Johnson and the team you pretended to lead. Preventable deaths on your hands. They will not return to us. You live on, rich and vainglorious. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

1/ How does the COVID Inquiry's Module 2 report align with what we said in @independentsage.bsky.social at the time? A 🧵on Transparency, Early & Decisive Action, Scientific Advice, Integration of Social & Economic Harms, Communication and Behavioural Science, Governance, Data and Preparedness

This is what happens when you put a preening, lazy, populist, dilettante in charge of a country. Johnson was completely out of his depth and more concerned with his pathetic perceived popularity than leading this country through the greatest crisis since 1939. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...

We need to ensure our elected officials are acting on the best intelligence when it comes to tackling the climate crisis . It's why I'm opening the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November , ensure your MP is attending at nebriefing.org

New reflections from me about the challenge of countering disinformation when the state itself is distributing it christinapagel.substack.com/p/the-erosio...

Our piece about e-bikes and #PublicHealth

Done a few months back. All very straightforward.

💊 Can you use emergency contraception more than once in a month? The new WHO SPR for Contraceptive Use — launched last week at #ICFP2025 — confirms there’s no safety concern with repeated use in the same cycle if needed. 📘 Read more: bit.ly/4oM6wZV #SRHR #Contraception #HealthForAll

theconversation.com/pollution-po... #environmentaljustice

Delighted to have Chris Packham opening the National Emergency Briefing. I'll be chairing as 8 experts give briefings on the lastest science and evidence.

See the film and my update on the ongoing, pointless, man-made loss of life here: bsky.app/profile/agaw...

Impact of flights on global warming severely underestimated by many carbon calculators & offset schemes that don’t properly account for taxiing, sub-optimal routing or non-CO2 climate effects which are larger component: www.newscientist.com/article/2502... Research paper: doi.org/10.1038/s432...

Wind power offers a large financial benefit to UK consumers.

When you switch banks you don’t have to move your standing orders/direct debits yourself. Behaviour of others can be influenced by mentioning that you have moved to a more ethical/less environmentally impactful bank and it was an easy/painless process.

In a historic first, working GP Patrick Hart has been suspended from the medical register for 10 months for his actions to sound the alarm on the climate crisis and its threats to health. Read more here: healthforxr.com/historic-fir...

Interesting read on the #Health impacts of #WoodBurning and cooking with gas. "For London... #AirPollution from the typical wood burner creates a yearly health cost of about £800 in the surrounding community".

Historic win for nature and climate! Today, at the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest environmental network of governments, civil society, and Indigenous Peoples voted to recognise fossil fuels as a root cause of the biodiversity and climate crises for the first time in history.

These things are a complete waste of time A big chunk of the electricity is spent lugging around an internal combustion engine www.theguardian.com/environment/...

👉 What are PFIs? 👉 Why did they fail the first time? 👉 And why are they quietly making a comeback? This is essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of the NHS. 📖 Read the full piece here: everydoctor.org.uk/talking-poin...

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of Rivers Wye, Lugg and Usk - alleging that Welsh Water & two corporate chicken producers are responsible: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Looking forward to giving the Closing Remarks at the @bsacp.org.uk Annual Conference 2015 (10th Anniversary) this Friday!

Why are #Alaska streams "suddenly bleeding orange"? Well, the burning of fossil fuels warms the planet leading to warming Arctic permafrost which is unlocking toxic metals and turning Alaska’s once-clear rivers into orange, acid-laced streams. #ClimateCrisis www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

Today is International #SafeAbortion Day. Access to safe abortion protects the health of women and girls. As with all other health services, women and girls should be able to access safe and respectful abortion care, when they need it, without fear of harm, punishment or recrimination.

Paracetamol remains an important option to treat pain or fever in pregnant women. Following rigorous assessment of the available scientific data, we find no evidence that taking paracetamol during pregnancy causes autism in children. Read more 👉 www.ema.europa.eu/en/news/use-...