And yet Namibia is ramping up oil exploration and production, which will exacerbate the climate crisis and the drilling also threatens the iconic Okavango Delta too. newlinesmag.com/reportage/oi...

"Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative. The climate doesn’t recognise pragmatism. We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble." 💯

I'm writing today to share some (rare) good climate news! New research released today by @energy.iisd.org @oilchange.bsky.social @foeus.bsky.social shows that members of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership have cut their international public finance for fossil fuels by up to 78%.

Groundbreaking research reveals estimated military and conflict-related climate reparations owed by Israel & its allies to the Palestinians since the Nakba is US$148 billion, with Israel responsible for $103 billion & US responsible for $40.8 billion. www.palclimateinstitute.org/media/milita...

nice one @guyshrubsole.bsky.social

"Britain is on the cusp of race war, he told me. If that prospect saddened him, it didn’t show. ‘We are talking about inter-ethnic violence.’" I went to Reform UK's conference, for @lrb.co.uk www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

#BlueHydrogen is an "environmental disaster" and #CarbonCaptureAndStorage is a high risk unproven technology. The fossil fuel industry is hoodwinking politicians and the public, just like the tobacco industry did by inventing low tar cigarettes. 🧵1/3

it had to be done...

Beware wolves in sheep's clothing. How rich millionaires fund Reform

On Wednesday! Our response to Donald Trump is our response to the global rise of authoritarianism, fuelled by racism & money from US billionaires. The silenced majority in Britain stands against Trump - now we stand UP!

Astonishingly, I've discovered, the Tufton Street junktanks that shaped Liz Truss's agenda are still operating at the heart of government. Remind me what we voted for again ... This week's column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Chris Wright’s Twitter Is Torching His Reputation #Climate

A poetic article on the toxic legacy of the nuclear industry at Trawsfynydd in North Wales - nation.cymru/feature/lett...

We should all be concerned that this party who think basic physics is a hoax is currently riding so high in the polls.

On the same day in the Telegraph:

Shell, the corporate coward, is trying to run away from its responsibilities in Nigeria ... #shellguilty

As well as climate deniers, all the usual pro-tobacco lobbyists are there trying to get a new generation addicted to tobacco under the banner of "free choice." Not sure how having a tobacco lobbyist from Japan Tobacco International at a party conference complies with UK's FCTC's legal obligations.

Predictable gathering of climate denying dinosaurs, incl. dark money groups like Heartland Institute & Institute of Economic Affairs, who have been peddling climate nonsense for decades - many of them, I wrote about in Green Backlash, published 25 years ago www.routledge.com/Green-Backla...

Today @tbij.bsky.social joins other media organisations in calling for an end to the killing of journalists in Gaza #ProtectJournalistsinGaza #LetReportersIntoGaza

Nicotine is one of the most addictive drugs ever known. The industry needs to addict new generations to nicotine to replace older smokers dying from a lifetime of addiction. Its no surprise - even predictable - that young people who vape go on to smoke. As ever the harm reduction crowd remain silent

While the UK police arrest disabled pensioners for protesting genocide, British racists have apparent free reign to engage in stochastic terrorism and violence on an almost daily basis.

Democracy for Sale has been working w/ @38degrees.bsky.social on a campaign to cap political donations in the UK. Our petition is now at over 49,700 signatures!! 🎉 Can we get it to 50k and send a really strong message? Please share! Ta you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

AI is power-hungry, wasteful, polluting, climate change accelerating, and budget-busting. And that's just part of it.

Big Oil was never a part of the climate solution. It was only ever interested in profit: www.ft.com/content/8675...

The cynical systematic silencing of the truth-tellers by labelling them as terrorists. 186 journalists in Gaza now murdered www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

GMWatch publishes historic recordings of scientist Arpad Pusztai talking to investigate journalist @andy-rowell.bsky.social Dr Pusztai describes the results of—and political fallout from—his landmark study that found #GMO insecticidal potatoes had toxic effects☠️🐀 gmwatch.org/en/106-news/...

Good old Blighty - excelling in bribery once more... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

We call on these companies and governments to be held to account and reiterate our demand for immediate humanitarian aid, a permanent ceasefire and an end to the Israeli occupation in Palestine. Learn more ➡️ palenergyembargo.com/news/press-p... @palenergyembargo.bsky.social

“The message from the peoples of the world is loud and clear: They want action to end the assault on Gaza – not just words. Across continents, majorities are calling for their governments to halt arms sales and restrain Israel’s occupation.” - @progintl.bsky.social www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/8/...

📢 NEW polling: People across the world say companies selling weapons, fuel, or heavy machinery to Israel should be held accountable for how those products are used in Gaza. People want action. 🇪🇸 76% 🇬🇷 71% 🇨🇴 70% 🇧🇷 62% 🇿🇦 60% ➡️ palenergyembargo.com/news/press-p... #EnergyEmbargoNow #NoFuelForGenocide

BBC impartiality.

If there’s anyone you know who needs just that extra bit of info/inspiration to be more committed to tackling the biggest challenge ever - buy them this, co-authored with Jonathan Porritt.

This clip would work as satire worthy of a grotesque Spitting Image puppet ...

New research has uncovered the targeting of dental professions by tobacco company Philip Morris. By targeting #dental professionals, Philip Morris is seeking to embed its own narratives into professional norms, continuing education, and patient care. Read more: doi.org/10.1136/tc-2...

Read and weep. The fossil fuel barons who funded the climate denier Trump set to win again: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/22/c...

BP changed its name to Beyond Petroleum in 2000, now its BP going Back to Petroleum in 2025. Its shows the last 25 years have always been one big PR con. The oil giant was never serious about #climatechange

while you swim in sh*t www.theguardian.com/business/202...

The UK is increasingly being gripped by record heat; the Met Office says extreme weather is UK's new normal; region after region is declaring a hosepipe ban due to low rainfall & climate denying dinosaurs at Reform want to scrap climate pledges - pure insanity www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

This is just going to be the first of many, many stories you are going to read about big tech companies faking "AI for climate" claims. The sheer volume of AI-climate-washing going on right now is huge, and it's very likely most of the claims are fabricated or exaggerated archive.is/8sYNv

The trouble with climate denial is you cannot hide from the increasingly extreme weather events happening on a daily basis. So the Trump Administration can be stuffed full of deniers by that won't stop another Texas flooding disaster, it will just make it more likely www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/c...

More on the dirty downside of our increasing AI-addiction

You will never sink a rainbow

The climate denial and corporate spin at the top of government

No words... cleantechnica.com/2025/07/06/d...

In a sane world, this would be the biggest, most important news story in the world. ‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders. “Every fraction of a degree above 1.5°C matters. And every year of “overshoot” matters too.” “It’s ultimately a matter of survival.” #ClimateCrisis

Or we could just stop our addiction to fossil fuels..

Another cynical SLAPP suit by Big Oil. Solidarity with Antonio and Italian NGO ReCommon against Eni. “Eni is trying to silence dissent. It’s an international strategy that fossil companies use to limit the environmental movement.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A complete draconian assault on democracy & right to non violent protest by a government led by a once quite radical lawyer who defended London Greenpeace. By the same definition then groups like Greenpeace could be proscribed too - a dangerous day for democracy www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Stop Big Oil polluting academia....