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WorthingCAN campaigns for
#ClimateJustice
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#JustTransition
We need a
#FossilFuelTreaty
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Solidarity with everyone marching today.
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Prof Phoebe Barnard
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“Without significant increases in the UK food system and supply chain resilience, it is unlikely the UK would be able to maintain food security if ecosystem collapse drives geopolitical competition for food.”
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10,000 voices called for climate resilience: the Government minimised the threat.
by Rupert Read and Caroline Lucas
https://open.substack.com/pub/climatemajorityproject/p/10000-voices-called-for-climate-resilience?r=1ibqiu&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
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The rain is falling in more powerful bursts, with storms now 20% more intense. “It’s directly attributable to fossil fuel burning and the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. So it’s going to continue getting worse until we stop.”
#climatechaos
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‘Homes may have to be abandoned’: how climate crisis has reshaped Britain’s flood risk
As rivers swell and homes are cut off, scientists say UK winter rainfall is already 20 years ahead of predictions
https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jan/31/climate-crisis-flood-risk-britain
about 23 hours ago
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Tragic 😢 Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum – a heat-resistant metal that is in high demand by makers of mobile phones, computers, aerospace components and gas turbines.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse in eastern DRC, officials say
Rubaya mine produces about 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, used in mobile phones
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/30/more-than-200-killed-in-coltan-mine-collapse-in-eastern-drc-officials-say
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“At the moment it feels like a losing battle. Intense rainfall is hitting us more often because of climate change. It may be that in the next 50 years, perhaps in the next 20, some homes around here will have to be abandoned.”
#climatechaos
#flooding
#migration
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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‘Feels like a losing battle’: the fight against flooding in Somerset
Emergency pumps are deployed in attempt to stop water inundating homes around River Parrett
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jan/29/somerset-fight-against-flooding-emergency-pumps-river-parrett
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Rachel Ramirez
3 days ago
First, it was American Samoa; then my home, the Northern Mariana Islands; now the Trump administration is looking at Alaskan waters for deep sea mining. … another home to Indigenous peoples, fisheries and some of the world’s most fragile ecosystems.
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Feds mull first-ever seafloor mining in Alaskan waters
Critics warn that opening up Arctic waters to mineral extraction could devastate large fisheries and sensitive habitats off Alaska’s shores.
https://www.eenews.net/articles/feds-mull-first-ever-seafloor-mining-in-alaskan-waters/
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Rupert Read
5 days ago
NEW: "Every one of us has a right to know the full, unexpurgated version of what is in this security assessment..." I co-wrote this with
@carolinelucas.bsky.social
to help you understand the implications for you of the Government’s suppressed security report 👇
www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
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It's ecological breakdown that should put us on a war-footing: official
Admissions of extreme, eco-caused national security threats foreground importance of climate adaptation to bring much needed urgency and agency.
https://www.resilience.org/stories/2026-01-27/its-ecological-breakdown-that-should-put-us-on-a-war-footing-official/
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Greenpeace EU
4 days ago
This is a major win The Netherlands will have to put a climate action plan in place to protect the people of Bonaire, AND make stricter climate targets to contribute a fair share to limiting global heating
#ClimateJustice
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Dutch government discriminated against Bonaire islanders over climate adaptation, court rules
Judgment in The Hague orders Netherlands to do more to protect Caribbean people in its territory from impacts of climate crisis
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/28/netherlands-government-discriminated-bonaire-islanders-caribbean-climate-crisis-adaptation
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Leana Hosea
4 days ago
Parts of England + Ireland are reaching the point of water stress - perilously close to not having enough water resources to meet demand, yet water firms have to be pushed, year after year, to take steps to address this. Explore water stress where you live on our map:
share.google/DqfdTVWSPXMU...
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George Monbiot
4 days ago
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem. Thank you.
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/uk-government-report-ecosystem-collapse-foi-national-security
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Great news! England needs to do this too.
#swiftbricks
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The government report echoes warnings some of us have made for years, only to be dismissed as nutters, doomsayers and extremists. It tells us that “ecosystem degradation is occurring across all regions. Every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse.”
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The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/27/uk-government-report-ecosystem-collapse-foi-national-security
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Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
5 days ago
News that the
#DoomsdayClock
has moved closer to midnight is extremely concerning but the call for action offers hope that public protest can help push it back! List of CND lobby actions:
https://cnduk.org/global-citizen-call-for-action-needed-as-doomsday-clock-pushed-closer-to-midnight/
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Dr Paul Dorfman
5 days ago
Scotland's largest Passivhaus school slashes energy bills by £430k.
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2579882...
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Scotland's largest Passivhaus school slashes energy bills by £430k
“These figures prove without doubt that Passivhaus works at scale."
https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/25798827.bam-hail-passivhaus-building-dunfermline-learning-campus/
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Peter Lipman
5 days ago
Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Number of people living in extreme heat to double by 2050 if 2C rise occurs, study finds
Scientists expect 41% of the projected global population to face the extremes, with ‘no part of the world’ immune
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/26/number-of-people-living-in-extreme-heat-to-double-by-2050-if-2c-rise-occurs-study-finds
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The Green Party of England & Wales
5 days ago
On Holocaust Memorial Day we remember those murdered during the Holocaust and all genocides.
#HMD2026
#HolocaustMemorialDay
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Brent Toderian
6 days ago
In case you missed it, Utrecht, Netherlands has begun building the largest Dutch “car-free” neighbourhood. 12K people 6K homes 1.8K social rental homes 1.5 mid-range rental & affordable owner-occupied homes 21.5K bike parking spaces 250 shared cars 2 parcel hubs Parking structures on the edge.
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Utrecht to start construction on largest car-free neighborhood in the country next week
Construction of a new neighborhood is set to begin in Utrecht next week. The neighborhood, called Merwede, is scheduled to be the largest car-free district in the Netherlands, with 6,000 homes. The ar...
https://nltimes.nl/2025/02/25/utrecht-start-construction-largest-car-free-neighborhood-country-next-week
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😢 In a tragedy last week, one-year-old twin girls from Guinea are presumed to have died off the coast of the Sicilian island of Lampedusa after an overcrowded boat they were travelling on was battered by Cyclone Harry.
#climatecrisis
#refugees
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Hundreds feared dead in attempt to cross Mediterranean during cyclone
Fifty killed in one incident as Italian authorities estimate 380 people may have drowned last week
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/26/hundreds-feared-dead-after-attempting-to-cross-mediterranean-amid-cyclone-harry
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Climate Justice Coalition
6 days ago
🌱 Join the Climate Justice Bloc on the National Demonstration for Palestine this weekend! 🕛 Meet at 12:00 📅 Saturday 31 January 📍 Woburn Square Garden Bring your banners, placards and friends!
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Friends of the Earth
6 days ago
The UK movement for justice in Palestine is strong. Let's make 2026 a year for Palestine. Here's why: Israel is still bombing and our government is still sending arms – like parts for the F-35 fighter jet. Now there are reports the government might roll back last year’s insufficient arms embargo.🧵👇
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Oceana UK
6 days ago
🚨 Bottom trawling is still allowed in ~95% of Scotland’s waters, including marine PROTECTED areas This highly destructive fishing is continuing to destroy habitats and threaten livelihoods. Real protection means banning it from all ocean havens, NOW!
apnews.com/article/scot...
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In Scotland, fishing trawlers scrape the seabed despite protection promises
Scotland has designated 37% of its waters as marine protected areas, but destructive fishing methods like bottom trawling continue in most of these zones.
https://apnews.com/article/scotland-bottom-trawling-fishing-conservation-oceans-5d10f2e4b4d10bd8422df64aad88d3c7
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Dr Charlie Gardner
6 days ago
Reducing your footprint is just a small part of what you can do for climate and nature You can also influence other people, transform your community, reshape your workplace and campaign for change across society. It's long past time to look beyond your footprint, and consider your handprint
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Close to 40C at
#ausopen
Extreme temperatures triggered the Australian Open’s heat protocols on Saturday, wreaking havoc on the day’s schedule and forcing fans to go without tennis on the outside courts for much of the afternoon.
#climatebreakdown
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Australian Open suspends play as Jannik Sinner among players to suffer in extreme heat
Defending champion battles cramps in match against Eliot Spizzirri as temperatures push towards 40C on day seven at Melbourne Park
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jan/24/australian-open-tennis-melbourne-extreme-heat-temperature
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World
8 days ago
AUSTRALIA HEAT WAVE Brutal heat today with temperatures up to 48C in South Australia with the heat expected to just get worse. Next week will compete with Jan 1939 for the hottest week ever recorded in New South Wales: ‼️We can approach 50C
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George Monbiot
9 days ago
1. This short thread is about the issue that dominates almost every aspect of politics, and causes or exacerbates most of our problems: the extreme wealth of a small number of people. Here’s the amazing thing: almost the entire political class aligns with the ultra-rich against the rest. 🧵1/10
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Guardian Environment
9 days ago
Water-related violence almost doubled globally in two years, thinktank says
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Water-related violence almost doubled globally in two years, thinktank says
Experts say climate crisis, corruption and lack or misuse of infrastructure among factors driving water conflicts
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/23/water-related-violence-increase-pacific-institute?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky&CMP=bsky_gu_env
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Mums for Lungs
10 days ago
"My now unused wood burner decorated with my youngest’s origami flowers, ready for
#CleanAirNight
. We stopped using our stove a few years ago after reading about increased cancer risk associated with wood burning at home." Alice, GP, South West England.
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Adam Vaughan
10 days ago
Wood-burning stoves to come with health warnings
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Prof Friederike Otto
10 days ago
While Australian heatwaves were some of the very first extreme events attributed to climate change, people still underestimate how much worse they got - killing more people than all other natural hazards combined. New
@wwattribution.bsky.social
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Good Law Project
10 days ago
@zackpolanski.bsky.social says "no" to Palantir, so can you. Find out if your local NHS is using Palantir's software 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
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Oliver
10 days ago
... and now for some good news! "Carbon-sucking fungi and 'forever chemical' crackdowns: Positive environmental stories from 2026"
www.euronews.com/green/2026/0...
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Positive environmental stories from 2026
Eco anxiety is very real, so we share this year's most uplifting stories to prove there’s hope for our climate.
https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/19/carbon-sucking-fungi-and-forever-chemical-crackdowns-positive-environmental-stories-from-2
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The right gave us privatisation. What it’s done is entrust our most important public goods to a bunch of hedge funds and private-equity sharks in other countries, who have siphoned off whatever returns they can get while putting barely anything back.
#water
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What happens when the taps run dry? England is about to find out | Aditya Chakrabortty
It’s not just Tunbridge Wells – a country famous around the world for its rain is in danger of self-imposed drought, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/22/what-happens-england-water-run-out-drought-tunbridge-wells
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Leana Hosea
10 days ago
Is the area you live in water stress? You can explore regions of water stress around the world using our latest map:
watershedinvestigations.com/find-out-wha...
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Simon Oldridge
12 days ago
Devastating new report on imminent threats to the UK from global ecosystem collapse which "threaten UK national security and prosperity" The Gov should now stage a televised emergency briefing. The public have a right to know. MPs join the call:
www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
#NEB2025
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Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security
This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/nature-security-assessment-on-global-biodiversity-loss-ecosystem-collapse-and-national-security
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“This latest analysis reinforces a stark reality: a powerful, concentrated group of fossil fuel corporations are not only dominating global emissions but are actively sabotaging climate action & weakening government ambition.”
#fossiltreaty
@tzeporah.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Half of world’s CO2 emissions come from just 32 fossil fuel firms, study shows
Critics accuse leading firms of sabotaging climate action but say data increasingly being used to hold them to account
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/21/carbon-dioxide-co2-emissions-fossil-fuel-firms-study
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Simon Oldridge
11 days ago
Warning from a geologist in 1979 that burning fossil fuels risks "famine and social & political upheaval" 👇 Yesterday, the UK Gov published a report acknowledging this - 47 years later. But they did so without any announcement. So very few people know. It's time for a televised briefing.
#NEB2025
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David Ho
11 days ago
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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Important report. The global attack on nature is threatening the UK’s national security, as the increasingly likely collapse of vitally important natural systems would bring mass migration, food shortages, price rises, and global disorder.
#biodiversitycrisis
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Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/20/biodiversity-collapse-threatens-uk-security-intelligence-chiefs-warn
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National Emergency Briefing
12 days ago
At the National Emergency Briefing
@newscientist.com
had a chat with our food expert
@profpaulbehrens.bsky.social
who highlighted how badly we underestimate how stongly other people support climate action. We will be tackling this head on with the People's Emergency Briefing.
#netzero
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Rupert Read
12 days ago
🚨 BREAKING 🚨 The UK Govt has quietly published - without announcement - the Joint Intelligence Committee/DEFRA report it suppressed last October. They tried to sneak it out in the midst of crisis. Read and share: “Global Biodiversity Loss, Ecosystem Collapse & National Security.” (link below)
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Rupert Read
12 days ago
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Tina Leonard 🧡💙
13 days ago
🤑🤑🤑Oxfam’s annual survey of global inequality has revealed that the number of billionaires surpassed 3,000 for the first time during 2025🤑🤑🤑 🤑Since 2020, their collective wealth grew by 81%, or $8.2tn 💰💰💰💰💰💰 - enough to eradicate global poverty 26 times over 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
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‘Brazen’ political influence of rich laid bare as wealth of billionaires reaches $18.3tn, says Oxfam
Governments opting for oligarchy while brutally repressing protests over austerity and lack of jobs, charity report says
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/jan/19/brazen-political-influence-rich-laid-bare-wealth-billionaires-inequality-poverty-instability-oxfam?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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CAGNE Gatwick
13 days ago
Join
#CAGNE
outside the
#HighCourt
tomorrow, Tuesday, at 9am as we start to legal action to overturn a new runway at
#GatwickAirport
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Prof Bill McGuire
13 days ago
This is what climate breakdown looks like But this is just the begining......
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
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Chilean president declares state of catastrophe as wildfires kill at least 15
Fires blaze through 8,500 hectares, forcing 50,000 people to evacuate as firefighters struggle to extinguish flames
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/18/chile-president-declares-state-of-catastrophe-as-wildfires-kill
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Defend Our Juries
15 days ago
Who is on Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza? Not one Palestinian. Not one woman. Tell us again how these governments stand for self-determination, equality, liberty, peace, justice, and democracy?
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Who is on Trump's 'Board of Peace' for Gaza?
The White House has released the names of those who will oversee the next phase of the US president's peace plan for Gaza.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vx7kn33elo
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The Marine Biological Association
15 days ago
The High Seas Treaty officially comes into force, becoming the most significant global ocean protection agreement in a generation. Agreed after two decades of negotiations, the Treaty finally gives governments the legal tools to protect marine life in areas beyond national jurisdiction.
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Jon Corsiglia
15 days ago
🌊 New High Seas Treaty is in effect, creating first legal framework to protect biodiversity in international waters that cover two thirds of our oceans. It enables marine protected areas, science cooperation and sustainable use — a big leap for climate and marine resilience.
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A Landmark 'High Seas Treaty' Has Arrived. Here's Why It's a Big Deal.
But does it hold water?
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-landmark-high-seas-treaty-has-arrived-heres-why-its-a-big-deal
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Prof Bill McGuire
15 days ago
'the proposed development had been designed in a "sensitive" manner and would provide a "high quality" housing scheme' Total developer BS We will need every scrap of farmland as climate breakdown hammers yields and harvests NO HOMES ON FARMLAND
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Plans for up to 350 homes on edge of Old Tupton
According to planning documents, 20% of properties would be classified as affordable.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cly97zq3470o
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Prof Bill McGuire
15 days ago
Just where you would expect this war criminal and friend to dictators and autocrats to be on a 'board of peace' Despicable
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Trump appoints Blair, Kushner and Rubio to Gaza ‘board of peace’
White House says seven-strong board, chaired by Trump, will steer Gaza through next phase of reconstruction
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/16/trump-gaza-board-rubio-blair
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Tomorrow the
#HighSeasTreaty
comes into force! 🐳
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