Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Big night for the NEB team, first screening supported by a national leader, John Swinney. With over 126,000 petition signatures and 164 MPs signing the Parliamentary Call for a national TV briefing, the momentum is getting close to a tipping point to make this happen. 010
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Brilliant #ClimateComms from Oatly! The biggest impact most companies can have is by influencing others. And the biggest boost to the social tipping point we need on climate action? Simply realising that the majority of people around us want climate action too! apnews.com/article/clim...apnews.comThe world's largest oat milk producer has joined an unusual climate journalism campaignThe world’s largest producer of oat milk, Oatly, is pushing its customers and their governments to act on climate change, in a new milk carton campaign that's taking off in Europe and is expected in t... 010
Reposted by Charlie WestneyEnvironmental Justice Foundation @ejfoundation.org · 01/10/2026⚠️ The plastic we live with every day is quietly poisoning us ⚠️ We’ve released our shocking research: 92.8% of the chemicals we assessed in everyday plastic items are linked to cancer, infertility and heart disease. Almost none are controlled. 113
Reposted by Charlie WestneyRobert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · 30/09/2026It’s a mark of the corruption of our whole way of thinking about the world that trying to meet a planetary emergency is routinely described as “ideological”, while continuing to accelerate it is presented as “pragmatic” and “economic”. 211250448
Reposted by Charlie WestneyKendal & District Green Party @kendalgreenparty.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Mark Borthwick is the Green Party's Cumbria Mayor candidate! An Ulverston native, Mark's an environmental policy researcher working on food and farming campaigns. He'll campaign to develop Cumbria’s green economy: resilient local jobs, clean water, affordable houses & reliable public transport. 132
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Energy security, lower bills, home grown food, adapting to extreme weather - all chapters of the same story, if you tell it as one story. Quick breakdown from the Climate Outreach team ⬇️ 000
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This year's biggest #ClimateComms #NatureComms has just dropped for FREE on YouTube. Highly recommend you watch. It hits so many things bang on for effective comms. 🧵 www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3mR...youtube.comHow to Live on Earth | Feature Documentary | Presented by Benedict CumberbatchYouTube video by Open Planet 121
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 27/09/2026It’s not always choosing nature OR something else. Nature loves the AND option, if we give it a chance. “The benefits reached beyond the solar farms. Bees from the restored habitat were also found pollinating soybeans in surrounding fields.” 021
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Good sustainable comms needs 3 other things to back that up: 1. what you do, are your products & services becoming more sustainable? 2. Where your money is. What do invest in? Who do you spend money with? 3. Your influence. Are you bringing your network with you? 175
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you’re in the South West this is a dream role for any climate communicator! Sadly the commute from Cumbria is just a tad long for me. 000
Reposted by Charlie WestneyAngela Francis @angelaisfranc.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Rachel Kyte, UK Special Representative for Climate, just on the Today Programme talking about the food and national security risks from climate change and nature loss, said "this goverment..is very much thinking about how to engage the public in a conversation abour our safety and security". Yes! 33411
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Oooh new #ClimateComms buzzword that I love: “Electrofortification” 020
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So what? Why should I care? 5 great steps to make your research understood, mean something and maybe, just maybe, lead to action. drawntoreason.substack.com/p/you-finish...drawntoreason.substack.comYou finished your project - so what?How many research and project papers and presentations have you endured and come away wondering why they bothered? 100
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The climate coalition often doesn't realise how wide and varied the membership is. Exhibit A: American ranchers. Ranchers in Colorado are arguing that fossil fuel companies made profit whilst knowingly causing climate change and passing the costs to local government. 153
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Can you name 10 problems your future will have because of climate change? Can you name 10 ways your life may change for the better because of the transitions we'll make? I'll wait. If we can imagine it, we can build it. How can you fire up your climate imagination?.. time.com/article/2026...time.comWe Have a Climate Imagination ProblemWe’re missing an emotional architecture for change: how it feels to want a different future and believe we can reach it, writes Solitaire Townsend. 110
Reposted by Charlie WestneyZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Labour are worried. They've had the Foreign Secretary, the Chancellor, the Mayor of London & the Prime Minister out in Holborn & St Pancras but we've got you. Hundreds of thousands of you who care & are making a difference! Donate today to help us win: donatetothe.greenparty.org.uk/london-by-el...donatetothe.greenparty.org.ukLet's get our sixth Green MP elected - Green PartyWe have a chance to elect our 6th MP - London's first Green MP, Zack Polanski! But we raise over £200k by 8 October. Will you help us? 30954301
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 18/09/2026AI ‘kill switch’ - isn’t that just the plug? Don’t care how intelligent you are, you still need power. (And yes. This is me encouraging my teenage son to begrudgingly eat breakfast before school) 000
Reposted by Charlie WestneyPeter Smith @redpeter99.bsky.social · 18/09/2026If you think closing an RNLI station is done by people with "legitimate concerns" you really need to give your head a wobble. It's an unforgivable act of thuggery. 351381333
Reposted by Charlie WestneySmall World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 18/09/2026"The climate doesn't care how many renewables we have only how much fossil fuel is burned" @mikebernerslee.bsky.social This overall drop in emissions is welcome but needs to be significantly more year-on-year. More renewables AND no new oil or gas #rosebank www.businessgreen.com/news/4535893...businessgreen.comStudy: Global fossil-fuel emissions to fall 0.5 per cent this yearStrait of Hormuz crisis has led to lower oil and gas demand that should more than offset any increased emissions from higher coal power generation, Carbon Brief calculates 042
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Spot the obvious disconnect in this article? It lists 5 ways #ClimateCommunication can be more effective, and I agree with all of them. 1️⃣ Trusted local messengers. Your local solar installer or neighbour with a heat pump beats some social media influencer. www.forbes.com/sites/jamilw...forbes.comFive Ways Climate Communications Can Meet The MomentThe climate communications needs new messages and messengers to meet the moment when climate risks are becoming more pronounced and damaging. 110
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Stories > Facts for effective behaviour change. “We reason in stories and concrete experiences: facts aren’t nearly as persuasive as individual stories” Also shows pushing individual action can cause backlash. Community action more effective. www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comEl Niño goes viral — and scientists learn what makes people care about the climateEvoking emotions is more likely to prompt people to engage with climate efforts than is data alone. 000
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This is great climate comms. A bunch of middle-aged women, (looking as peaceful as perimenopause allows them to be) singing harmonies about an oilfield. Great way to show the 'silent majority' of climate supporters are starting to find their voice. 041
Reposted by Charlie WestneyProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Oops!! I think we can safely say, then, that these are going to be given the green light So, everyone in Holborn & St Pancras, you know where to put your cross @zackpolanski.bsky.social @greenparty.org.uk www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comNorth Sea gasfield decision likely delayed until after Holborn and St Pancras byelectionGreens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing 323796
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026If you love oceans, you're gonna love this! 🌊 If you love forests, you're gonna love this! 🌳 New insights into the dependencies between coastal forests and healthy ocean habitats. How do we shift our conservation aims and projects to this scale? www.rainforestrecovery.org.uk/news/oceans-...rainforestrecovery.org.ukOceans and Forests: A New Discovery — Rainforest Recovery | Woodland TrustWorking with associate lecturer Dr. Benjamin Phillips, the Woodland Trust has discovered a groundbreaking glimpse into the important interactions between oceans and forests. Until now, these ecosystem... 010
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 11/09/2026What’s changed? Public attitudes within Iceland. Whaling has gone from being seen as part of a proud national heritage, to being at odds with a nature-loving community that welcomes tourism. When identity changes, actions change. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comIceland to submit bill that could ban whaling in its watersThe country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice 310237
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Interesting research for communication pros. Different media approaches as well as different channels will help your engagement and CTAs with novice and expert target audiences. Note: An expert in one topic can be a novice outside that topic! dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...dl.acm.orgExperts prefer text but videos help novices: an analysis of the utility of multi-media content | Extended Abstracts of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems 010
Reposted by Charlie WestneyZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This government is still sitting on parts of a buried report laying bare catastrophic risks facing us from ecosystems collapse. My message to @andyburnham.bsky.social: tell the truth. Release the report in full. And prepare the country for what's coming. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comPolanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in fullGreen leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis 271322552
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 08/09/2026First job today - make a donation to the RNLI. Just back from 3 weeks sailing around Scotland and saw 2 call-outs. These people are heroes. 071
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Best carbon offsets comms ever. No notes. 050
Reposted by Charlie WestneyKendal & District Green Party @kendalgreenparty.bsky.social · 13/08/2026If you think these 10 climate policies sound like a good idea, why not join the only party openly calling to ban re drilling, set max workplace temps and insulate our homes and workplaces? join.greenparty.org.uk www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comFrom grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right nowRejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country 001
Reposted by Charlie WestneyPaul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 03/08/2026I spoke to @thetimes.com on horrible yields and how there is no "new normal" "As bad as this year’s harvest is proving to be, Behrens warned against seeing it as a “new normal”. “Until we get our carbon emissions down things will continue to get much, much worse.”" www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...thetimes.comHeatwave forces farmers to abandon crops as harvests failExtreme weather and rising costs see growers diversifying into alternative businesses, raising severe concerns over the future of British food security 15835
Reposted by Charlie WestneyJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 03/08/2026The Strait of Hormuz is still shut. The UK is at risk of yet another recession due to its reliance on oil and gas. And the Tories, Reform, and their media outriders have spent the past week arguing for greater fossil fuel reliance largely unchallenged. www.businessgreen.com/news/4533806...businessgreen.comUK at risk of recession if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, EY warnsConsultancy's latest forecast argues UK economy has proven surprisingly resilient in face of energy shock, but risk of recession is growing as disruption to oil and gas markets continues 03413
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 02/08/2026To everyone saying this summer is the ‘new normal’ - no, no it’s not. We will keep getting hotter and more extreme. Next years El Niño could give a glimpse of that. 010
Reposted by Charlie WestneyMedia Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Hi @yougov.co.uk, you left off the correct answer which is "This will be one of the coolest summers of the rest of our lives and they will keep getting hotter and hotter until we stop burning fossil fuels". 412948
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 30/07/2026In today's edition of The maths ain't mathing: 000
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 30/07/2026Most challenges are easier if you tackle them with like-minded friends. Is this the first signal that Ed Milliband's move from DESNZ to Foreign Office will help push climate action further and faster, by finding friends who want to do the same? 120
Reposted by Charlie WestneyZack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Food growers & farmers are increasingly experiencing climate breakdown harvests That means higher prices - and more food insecurity. Politicians have been quiet on this growing crisis - but silence isn't good enough when our food supply is at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukMore than half of England officially in drought - Environment AgencyThe drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature. 30874340
Reposted by Charlie WestneyDr. Jeroen W.P. Wijnendaele @drdragases.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Good grief, this hits home. 324138034877
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 29/07/2026The planet is burning - how does that make you feel? Stories have the power to change attitudes and share perspectives. This piece explores their power in helping us deal with unnameable emotions. #ClimateComms theconversation.com/how-storytel...theconversation.comHow storytelling can help articulate emotions that evolve as the climate changesCreative works can represent emotions emerging so fast that our brains can’t quite catch up with them. 000
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Let's hope that some Telegraph readers are reading this, after years of climate denial being pushed on them, and starting to see the relevance of Orwell: 'The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.' 2123
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 26/07/2026This is my favourite wrap-up-warm wool jumper. Now with some visible mending: Years more wear A splash of my fave colour And a talking point about repair and reuse and personalisation in a throw-away culture. 060
Reposted by Charlie WestneyLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 25/07/2026You see this frontpage and do genuinely wonder what on earth the conversation must have been between the senior editors when they were laying it out... 28390122
Reposted by Charlie WestneyDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 22/07/2026You guys aren't going to believe this, but ... it turns out the oil & gas industry knew that they were poisoning people (in this case, with methane) for years, and they hid it & did nothing to mitigate the harm. No, really, it's true! Incredible investigative work here from @rebleber.bsky.social:nytimes.comOil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents SuggestThe companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization. 22637240
Reposted by Charlie WestneyClive Lewis MP @labourlewis.bsky.social · 22/07/2026If water were publicly owned, there would be nowhere for any water bosses to hide or manipulate water quality tests. This problem literally only exists under privatisation. 812452
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 22/07/2026How productive would you be if you were worried about water rationing and the low pressure of your shower? Are the data centres that are taking our water using it for computing power to help cure cancer, or to make videos of dancing cats for AI slop? www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comNot enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body saysIndustry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’ 020
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 17/07/2026So sad I'm missing this, but Kendal peeps, do go! It's gonna be fun and political and pintical. 000
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 16/07/2026Just in time for summer holiday reading! If you write for social media / web / policy papers / press releases / B2B… if comms is part of your role - your writing will benefit from reading great writers. Get stuck in! 023
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Even though you know it, it's still a sucker punch to see it written so starkly. My son will never know the climate that I knew. 000
Reposted by Charlie WestneyNational Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 10/07/2026The petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis how now passed 32,000. At 100,000, we secure a Parliamentary debate. Please sign and share. It only takes a moment. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefingpetition.parliament.ukPetition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risksThe UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ... 23533
Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 07/07/2026If someone wants to play games with you, don’t play. And that way, you win. Check mate Nige babes. 020