TY @ktoussaint.bsky.social for covering the extremely urgent shift required in media coverage of deadly fossil fuel disasters - go read the full article, it's an excellent summary of this problem (and share it) www.fastcompany.com/91563140/sto...

I have to say, it's making me feel a little insane hearing commentators say Ed Miliband shouldn't be chancellor because of his "ideological zeal" for Net Zero, in a week where temperatures are so extreme that my kids are being sent home early every day and it's regularly 30 degrees inside my house

Appointing Ed Miliband as Chancellor may or may not be a good call, but it’s worth noting that if Burnham went for someone else it would not buy him a single iota of goodwill with those lobbying against Miliband.

Burnham needs to appoint a seriously competent person to Chancellor. Appointing Streeting doesn't qualify. It'll look like a prize for not standing, which would be a deeply unserious approach to a very serious role.

Any other journos having issues with #lcaw2026 press access? Missed one event because organisers did not disclose the address. Was denied a press pass for the Innovation Forum yesterday and offered a discounted ticket instead. Do people not want the issues they're discussing to get coverage?

Free live podcast & drinks this Thursday! I'm looking forward to sitting down with @annpettifor.bsky.social as part of #LCAW2026 to discuss how our financial system continues to promote fossil fuels, and how we can do something about it. Reserve a ticket to secure a place - they're going fast!

When utilized in literature review, LLMs consistently 1. fail to mention female authors in female-led literatures, 2. insist that men are more influential or more heavily cited when this is contradicted by objective citation counts, and 3. attribute women’s work to hallucinated male scholars.

Half of the world’s children are exposed to heatwaves, storms, floods and droughts

State bans on Pfas reduce ‘forever chemicals’ in clothing and textiles, US report finds

"... the FCC should require full environmental reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act because satellite megaconstellations can affect the atmosphere, the night sky, ecosystems and communities, yet are currently approved without a comprehensive analysis of those impacts" ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️

"The mere existence of trillionaires is a major political and economic problem, probably the defining issue of our time," writes @gabrielzucman.bsky.social. "When the power of wealth is wielded by sociopaths, the consequences are a matter of life and death."

Are markets gambling with our future and stalling climate action? For London Climate Action Week, join our first live podcast, with leading economist Ann Pettifor and @bertiehb.bsky.social Free tickets: landclimate.org/lcaw #LCAW2026 #ClimateEvents

"There are lessons from the Ming experience. A larger historical pattern..." The 17th Century Little Ice Age sent grain prices soaring in China - in a podcast with Alasdair MacEwen, Tim Brook says this contributed to the fall of the Ming dynasty. Listen here: landclimate.org/ming...

Growth has failed to eradicate poverty or to promote wellbeing. Poverty is not inevitable. It is manufactured. Our op-ed with @deschuttero.bsky.social @jayatighosh.bsky.social @thomaspiketty.bsky.social @kateraworth.bsky.social @jasonhickel.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

NEW | On events in Belfast and the people exploiting them… RADIO ELON: MUSK & FRIENDS ARE TRYING TO FOMENT A RACE WAR AND THE MEDIA IS HELPING THEM In Rwanda, the tool of choice was the airwaves, today it's social media. brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/radio-elon...

Belfast riots: Mobs burn immigrant homes in modern-day pogrom www.thetimes.com/article/84bb...

Ebola outbreaks are getting bigger and bigger. Could the digital revolution--and its insatiable demand for minerals--be part of the reason? My story in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

"If we look at ideas of extinction that emerged in the late 18th century, we very quickly get to colonised peoples." This week, @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social speaks to @bertiehb.bsky.social about the politics behind the concept of extinction. Listen here: landclimate.org/history-of-e...

England just had its warmest spring on record. The record was last set in spring 2025. Before that, spring 2024. 9 of the 10 warmest springs have occurred since 2007. It's almost like there's a long-term driver causing this... www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

New podcast for @landclimate.bsky.social featuring @bertiehb.bsky.social interviewing me about extinction drawing on my book Vanished. Catch it here on this lovely weekend. landclimate.org/history-of-e...

Probably fine. Just a lot of one off events from the past couple of days right?

RCP and SSP scenarios are not emission scenarios. I repeat: they are not emission scenarios. They are radiative forcing scenarios. Forcing = human emissions + the response of the climate system to those emissions You can only back out emissions by making assumptions about climate sensitivity.

Today has been the hottest day in May on record with Kew Gardens provisionally reaching 34.8°C - exceeding the previous highest May temperature in the UK by a full 2 degrees Celsius🌡️ This heat would be exceptional in the UK even in mid summer, let alone in May📈

YouGov's study of the 2026 local elections shows that just 46% of 2024 Labour voters who went to the polls remained loyal, with more backing the Greens (22%) than Reform (6%) two weeks ago The Conservatives retained 55% of their 2024 voters, with 33% switching to Reform yougov.com/en-gb/articl...

Great piece by @fionaharvey.bsky.social on the new CCC report flagging how poorly the UK is prepared for the extreme weather that is now baked-in Typically, the government response is - we are already doing some stuff So that's alright then www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What goes up must come down – and not all of it is burning up in the atmosphere. As spacecraft get stronger and more heat resistant, more debris is surviving reentry and crashing back to earth. theconversation.com/falling-spac...

Animal agriculture accounts for at least 16.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions, making it the 2nd largest emitter after fossil fuels. A new study finds that 98% of climate-related commitments made by meat & dairy companies could be categorized as greenwashing. From @Mongabay.com

Researchers find that 98% of recent environmental claims by major meat and dairy companies can be characterized as greenwashing. See M. Bach, L. Loy, @katharinemach.bsky.social, S. Shukla McDermid, and J. Jacquet's full study below. journals.plos.org/climate/arti...

And yes, yes, they’ve said that their models are “policy relevant not policy prescriptive,” or whatever, but if you ask me that caveat should be printed in 30-point red font on WGIII reports, like a warning label on something toxic taken in large doses.

"The objective is really to divert attention away from the production of plastics". This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair speaks to Dr Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social, lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Listen now: landclimate.org/plastics-cir...

'Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are still unlikely to drive the energy transition because renewables, batteries, and grid flexibility attract far more investment, scale faster, and generate quicker returns.' oilprice.com/Alternative-...

The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced

CEO pay rose 20 times faster than worker pay in 2025, per Oxfam. Overall, global worker pay declined 12% between 2019 and 2025 — while CEO pay rose 54% during the same time. Trickle-down economics was always a sham. www.theguardian.com/business/202...

This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by Gökçe Günel riceanthro.bsky.social to talk about her new book, “Floating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations,” published by Duke University Press landclimate.org/floa...

I don't get why a bunch of people on BlueSky instantly concluded this assassination attempt was fake? I mean, like, I guess it could be, wouldn't be the strangest thing to have happened ever. But probably not, surely? What would even be the point of that? Just - why the weird conspiracy brain stuff?

The US stock market no longer bears any relationship to job growth or the real economy...

Really enjoyed @drgokcegunel.bsky.social's latest book, covering a broad range of issues in energy [geo]politics and theory via a Turkish company's history retrofitting bulk carrier ships into power plants for Iraq, Lebanon and Ghana. Read an excerpt below and stay tuned for an upcoming podcast!

NEW from @desmog.com - Nigel Farage has personally accepted at least £675k from foreign governments, companies & donors since becoming an MP. But this isn’t just about one politician. It’s about gaping holes in the UK’s rules on foreign money & political influence. www.desmog.com/2026/04/18/n...

Many govts hope capturing carbon from power plants burning wood will cause "negative emissions." New Nature Sust. paper today finds this likely increases emissions for decades, generates no negative emissions within 150 years, and increase electricity costs ~3.5-fold. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

“UK trade unions have been excluded from policymaking around climate. This has completely eroded trust – which needs to be rebuilt.” @bertiehb.bsky.social and @priestleycentre.bsky.social's Prof. Vera Trappmann discuss the labour movement’s involvement in climate policy. landclimate.org/trad...

New @stand.earth: Microsoft's 3 new gas data centres will - Increase Microsoft's emissions 160% - Have higher emissions than power sectors of each of Greece, Ireland, Sri Lanka, NZ etc... - Have higher emissions than pwr sector of 15 lowest-emitting countries combined stand.earth/press-releas...

Civil society groups warn new Charity Commission powers could ‘suppress’ advocacy

Cliftonville (Kent) Council By-Election Result: 🌍 GRN: 38.8% (+26.7) ➡️ RFM: 33.1% (-7.0) 🌳 CON: 15.2% (-4.5) 🌹 LAB: 10.4% (-11.6) 🙋 Ind: 1.3% (New) 🔶 LDM: 1.2% (-1.9) No Ind (-3.0) as previous. Green GAIN from Reform UK. Changes w/ 2025.

America's oil execs have pocketed $1.4 billion selling stock during the Iran war, the WSJ reports This cash windfall won’t go primarily toward yachts and private jets, but toward political campaigns and lobbying orgs dedicated to blocking climate policy and fueling authoritarianism

NEW: A major supplier of ‘green’ airline fuel to the UK has sourced beef fat linked to illegal Amazon deforestation Our new investigation 🐄 🌳 ✈️: unearthed.greenpeace.org/2026/04/10/u...

#AIHallucinations “Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?” www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The images of Earth from Artemis are amazing. But if we destroy our ability to understand (and live on) our planet, all they are is pretty pictures www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

Our discussion about the possibility of global food system collapse, and what needs to happen to avert it. www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

US voters worried about high food prices in 2024. This admin has: 1) taxed food & fertilizer imports 2) deported farmworkers 3) canceled food/climate investments 4) started a war that spiked energy/fertilizer prices 5) increased crop-based biofuel mandates 6) released dietary guidance centering meat

🧵 Oxford Institute for Energy Studies often cited in UK media stories on oil and gas But how independent is it? Its staff includes director of major sanctioned Russian gas firm and researcher accused of pushing Kremlin talking points New on Democracy for Sale: open.substack.com/pub/democrac...