The contribution of oil and gas companies to increasing global average surface temperatures over 1950-2023, compared to the 1850-1900 average. Each colour indicates a company, while grey indicates other sources of temperature increase. Source: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I never thought I’d see the day millionaire English Nationalists gain a foothold in Wales! Welshfolk: go back to your history books! It was millionaire English Nationalists that stripped you of all assets, denied you your culture / language, and caused generational poverty that exists to this day!

I gave a talk this week on the vulnerability of UK institutions to a populist govt and I was told by an audience member that the US and Hungary couldn't happen here. I said it absolutely could and Reform are learning fast. The complacency is scary

Induced demand illustrated in one nifty cartoon.

African Solar roll-out. Hardly needs a caption. And also there's Morocco & the planned power cable connecting the UK grid to the huge wind farms on its Atlantic coast. Shifting geo-politics & $$$s as renewables eat the FF market. Thanks to Hannah Ritchie.

A US colleague asked me if I was ready for the fall, and it took me a moment to realise she was talking about autumn, and not the impending collapse of our civilisation.

The Government's expert adviser says that investing to upgrade from fossil fuels will save the UK nearly £40 billion a year, and rising. Electrifying everything avoids all that heat lost burning gas and oil. Electrification isn’t a cost. It’s the smartest investment we can make. 🧵1️⃣ of 3️⃣

The reporting on Charlie Kirk’s killer in the UK & US highlights again how fundamentally ill equipped mainstream media is to report on political violence in the digital age. They do not know anything about online far right meme culture & it’s starting to do real harm. #r4today

Our book about scientists taking direct action on climate and nature is now available on audiobook! This means our international friends should now be able to access it @scientistrebellion.nl @scientistrebellion.bsky.social @srnyc.bsky.social @sr-sweden.bsky.social @ucs.org

“Eight of the top 10 online shows are spreading climate misinformation” This study by Yale Connections shows that fossil fuel industry paid climate science disinformation is rife amongst online shows. No surprises which! Joe Rogan and Ben Shapiro obviously pop in there. /1

We have been on holiday in North Devon. The countryside reminded me of something the other day. A stoat, or maybe a weasel, ran out in front of us as we were driving down a lane. I didn’t have time to react… /1

I am nonplussed about football, but I applaud Gary Lineker for speaking out against the rise of the rabid right, and the horrendous actions of the IDF.

Satire is dead. Like Charlie Kirk.

The Embankment cycleway (CS3) in London was purposefully built to be wider than was usual in order to future proof it. Some said it would hardly be used. Now there’s a decent case for widening it further. Induced demand is real.

Get your Tory MP name by taking your name and adding ‘has defected to Reform UK’ at the end.

Nail, head.

Prof. Hayhoe is probably my favourite communicator about climate science, and if you read through this superb thread, you’ll understand why.

Remember that dude with the Plasticine Action tshirt, with the pic of Morph on it, who got arrested for wearing it in London? He has set up a site selling the tshirts with all proceeds going to the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians (MAP). You know what to do! ⬇️ plasticineaction.com

I just finished a preview copy of @russincheshire.bsky.social ‘s book #BabysBreath. It was one of those “can’t put it down” books. I blasted through it really quickly, unusual for me. Grim subject matter, but nonetheless a gripping thriller with great twists and turns.

Pausing at the lights during the Drum & Bass mass rideout with DJ Dom Whiting in Cardiff today. Absolute bedlam!! 3,000 or more cyclists, skateboarders, rollerbladers etc - smoke, confetti, horns, bells, and subwoofers on cargo bikes brought the traffic to an absolute standstill in all directions.

DJ Dom Whiting going past with at least 3,000 cyclists, skateboarders, rollerbladers and more, in a mass rideout through Cardiff today. Total party atmosphere!

Hey Hamish @bikewalkscoot.bsky.social ! Got a nice snap of you at the Dom Whiting Drum & Bass rideout in Cardiff today!

If someone asked you to explain ‘net zero’,what would you say?

There is a debate in work about the term ‘net zero’ and what it means to UK citizens, if it means anything at all. Just out of curiosity, what does the term mean to you? How often do you come across it? What connotations might you attach to it?

This is amongst the most impactful two minutes of broadcasting I’ve ever seen. By Emma Murphy, International Editor, ITV News. #Gaza

John Oliver: "Gaza is starving, is a sentence that's objectively true, but it's also slightly misleading because it's too passive. Gaza is being starved by Israel." #ISRAELisStarvingGaza #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust

Deeply disturbing first-hand account from an American who witnessed a slaughter committed by the IDF in Gaza.

The audio book version of "Scientists on Survival" is now available. It's produced by @bolindaoriginals.bsky.social and you can get a preview including the foward by @chrisgpackham.bsky.social as well as introductory chapters by @abiperrin.bsky.social & @stucap.bsky.social youtu.be/Sc5yQoigxS4

What a great headline.

It's time for a new kind of political party - one that belongs to you. Sign up at yourparty.uk.

RIP Ozzy Zbrush credit: Hadi Karimi

What's the carbon cost of an email ? Probably a lot more than you think. ✋unsolicited emails and unsubscribe 🔗 use links rather than attachments 🤔 if an email is necessary ❌ keep emails short carbonliteracy.com/the-carbon-c...

Nature is still doing an enormous job of cleaning up our carbon emissions despite our best efforts to hinder her efforts. Gerard Wedderburn-Bisshop, principal scientist, explains the data on just how much work nature is putting in for us. Full episode at www.planetcritical.com/p/gerard-wed...

About to do the food run. These are essential - noise cancelling headphones. I wear them to cancel out the absolutely awful musak the superstores always seem to have blaring. Anyone else, or just me?

I wish I knew who designed this, but it’s a superb way to describe how multimodal streets really get folk moving.

Climate necropolitics: thoughts from the middle of the heatwave. jksteinberger.medium.com/climate-necr...

Farmer confidence battered by climate change – new research eciu.net/media/press-...

Hey, @scarredforlife.bsky.social - I was trying to think what might have made 80s BBC nuclear holocaust film ‘Threads’ more disturbing. I think I’ve nailed it.

I had a great time cycling in the rain with the Cardiff Pedal Power crew and other attendees on their annual ride out a few weeks back!

"Automobile dependency and sprawl have made the costs of driving exceed its benefit," writes economist ‪@toddlitman.bsky.social‬ . "Here is research to prove it."

I’m a staunch supporter of public transport, and will use rail over driving whenever possible. However, the UK’s rail network is absolute fkn dogshit!! Just getting to and from Birmingham / Manchester from Cardiff, between us we’ve had… /1

Reading Trump’s old tweets is a good predictor for his actions as president.

Just an absolutely horrific feeling just sitting here waiting for the next major disaster to happen. Really don’t recommend becoming a disaster expert and then having a fascist government take over and simultaneously increase national risk and dismantle the existing public response system. 0/10.

I got my hands on these great 3D lenticular stickers recently. Lenticular posters available also! Get yours here: badtastegoodcause.com/they-live

There you go, irresponsible car drivers, you can behave dangerously around cyclists as much as you want, because the authorities: 1) Don’t recognise life-threatening behaviour when they see it and 2) Aren’t staffed to deal with you anyway. Have at it! No-one will stop you. Op Snap is a fkn joke.

This summer, we have a once in a generation chance to cut plastic production - through a new legally binding Global Plastics Treaty - but it's under threat from plastic loving lobbyists. If you want to create a safer, less polluted planet then take action NOW before it’s too late: act.gp/3Td1U18

Another great rideout with @cardiffpedalpower.bsky.social ‘s annual Ride4All. Many thanks to the stewards! Great turnout despite the yellow weather warning.