With Ipsos, we surveyed people in the UK, France, Germany & Poland with questions about common recycling claims & symbols used on plastic packaging. We asked about the impact of plastic on the environment & how recycling claims change how people feel about it.🧵 www.clientearth.org/latest/news/...

Fixing the housing problem requires thinking about the multiple roles we use property for as a society

'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...

A clear path to nationalising Thames Water at no cost to customers or taxpayers which enables better management of our water www.common-wealth.org/publications...

open.substack.com/pub/writesbr... Sadly none of this comes as a great surprise.

diginomica.com/westminsters... Great non-technical article on the challenges to accountability and democracy from the widespread deployment of AI in government.

Privatisation broke our water system. @labourslewis.bsky.social has a people-first, evidence-based alternative, and I’m backing it. Add your name to the People’s Plan for Water: ​https://actionnetwork.org/forms/water-belongs-to-all-of-us-back-the-peoples-plan-for-water?source=bluesky&​

Of course we need to manage our resources in line with our planetary boundaries but we also need to consider all policies with regard to future generations.

www.euronews.com/green/2025/0... Heatwaves don't have the visual impact of flash floods or hurricanes but they are killers all the same. Their impact and the influence of climate change is shown in the data though.

open.substack.com/pub/electrot... A history of electrification and how it always wins out.

🇨🇳 China is building 28 GW of offshore wind — over 50% of the global total under construction. In 2024 alone, it added 4.4 GW — more than the rest of the world combined. Offshore wind is reshaping China’s energy mix and global decarbonization potential. 🔗 globalenergymonitor.org/report/china...

Look over here, not over there!

Given that Western led international organisations have failed in this space, it's great to see other countries stepping up to the plate.

This is just water. The same has happened to almost all of our national assets since the 1980's. Meanwhile in Norway www.nbim.no/en/investmen...

"This silence is not just a diplomatic failure — it’s an utter moral failure." Green MPs call on the UK Government to publish its response and act in line with international law one year on from the ICJ's advisory opinion on the legal consequences of Israel’s actions.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... That's three weeks someone could have been trying to solve some actual crime!

Embankment Tube, midday tomorrow www.stopwar.org.uk/events/natio...

Testimony from Professor Nick Maynard working in Gaza on R4 just now is utterly horrifying. IDF targeting male children at food distributon centres. The scale and range of injuries is so awful.

Well done Spain. Hope we can follow suit in the UK: www.catalannews.com/business/ite...

Feels like a simpler scheme compared to the traffic filters.

Reform UK has uncovered the scandal of a “wasteful” £350m contract. Small problem: it’s not a contract. Or £350m. Or a scandal. Here’s how they got it completely wrong. 👇👇

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

Nigel Farage says abortion laws are “utterly ludicrous.” MPs are watching. We have days to show them: the public backs abortion rights. Join me and sign the petition now! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...

An organisation doing amazing work.

youtu.be/bWebqCRw7o4?... #TechnoCity #musicchallenge

🚨 The UK is now one of the most difficult places in Western Europe to live as a LGBTIQA+ person - slumping to 22nd position overall 🚨 Gender Recognition and Asylum are the areas in which the UK dropped the most 🚨 The UK has made no progress on Intersex rights

Labour won't get any credit for a reduction in migration numbers whilst people are struggling with the cost of essentials and feel public services are failing them. Far better to work on these issues rather than try and steal Farage's clothes.

Good morning with good news: Average price of lithium ion battery packs plunged to $115 USD/kWh in 2024, a 20% cost reduction from 2023. and down 84% from a decade ago. So, battery deployment skyrocketed 67%/year over the last decade to 69 GW in 2024. #energysky ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

📑 A new study has found that the wealthiest 10% have been responsible for 65% of all global emissions since 1990. ❌ The wealthiest 10% pollutes while the poorest pays for the consequences. ✊ We need to tax the polluters.

www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-att... Imagine if he was delivering a genuinely radical agenda.

A thorough takedown of Blair's recent contribution to climate policy.

Just wanna point out that LibDem/Green Oxfordshire was the absolute centre of the 15 min city conspiracy and today the LDs have added 15 seats and the Greens have more than doubled so it’s hardly electoral suicide. People like safe streets! @carlosmorenofr.bsky.social @filipwatteeuw.bsky.social

Assume @thetennispodcast.bsky.social will be leading with this today 😂

France is ready to hold fast fashion accountable with a new eco-label. But the EU might stop it and push a weaker system shaped by big brands. Join the action to protect people and the planet 🌏❗ action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-04...

New petition: "Pay compensation to families of wronged Sub-Postmasters/mistresses" Deadline 17 October 2025, created by ALUN LLOYD JONES #NewPetition

theconversation.com/why-katy-per... "Our findings reveal that when people see public figures behaving like this, they are less willing to make changes to their own lives. “Why should I do my bit for the climate when these celebrities are doing the opposite?”"

What a great idea.

I understand this sentiment but the worst people in the world will never be truly happy and at peace, because they look at the world in terms of what divides us and in doing so always find something displeasing. If you look at what unites us it is always possible to find something to take joy in.

ai-2027.com A compelling, plausible and frankly terrifying forecast of AI development in the coming years.

Because Our Planet is Blue www.oceancare.org/en/becauseou... via @oceancare.bsky.social

Private companies are polluting our rivers, hiking up bills, and failing to deliver. 82% of us want public ownership – let’s make it happen! Sign the open letter now & demand action! 👉 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pu...

🚨The Green Deal is under attack! Polluters’ lobbyists and right-wing forces want to gut Europe’s most ambitious climate plan. We need a stronger Green Deal—one that protects our planet and promotes a sustainable economy! Sign NOW to defend our future! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-02...