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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 4h
the belief that technology will largely solve #climatechange - labelled “techno-optimism” - can lead to an over reliance on unproven solutions at the expense of the far-reaching socioeconomic transformations needed to address the climate and nature crisis. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action
‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Flooding #ClimateDisaster www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Bangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes
With 40 dead and a disaster declared across all 50 city districts, experts warn extreme flooding will only worsen across south-east Asia
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“#ClimateChange is happening on our doorsteps. But watering a tree is a small action that helps your neighbourhood cope as summers get hotter. It also creates community at a time when people are increasingly working from home , on their phones all day.” Anna Mehrländer, lead on Gieß den Kiez 🌳💧💚
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Weald Action Group @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Cutting methane is one of the fastest ways to slow climate chaos, but methane from UK onshore oil & gas remains poorly monitored & weakly regulated Join us to hear how grassroots campaigning & legal action can change that 📅 7 Oct, 7pm Register: tinyurl.com/WAG-Methane-Webinar #CleanAirClearFuture
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
No third runway. #Heathrow #FlightFree #ClimateBreakdown www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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The expansion of Heathrow would be an expensive disaster for Britain and the world. Burnham needs to block it | George Monbiot
A third runway would fly in the face of reason. If we are to prioritise human life over short-term ‘growth’, we need to use planes less, not more, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
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We can finally measure the damage each new coal, gas or oil project will do to people and nature
For decades, we couldn’t trace the link between new fossil fuel projects and their damage to people and planet. But now we can.
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
City of London is still the 'coal capital of Europe'. UK-based banks provided £6.2bn in #coal financing since Cop26 in Glasgow in 2021 when global leaders pledged to “phase down” coal use, more than either German or French banks. #ClimateCriminals #ClimateCrisis www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK banks are Europe’s biggest coal financiers, report finds
Study says UK-based banks provided $8.3bn in coal financing in four years, with Barclays and HSBC leading rise
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Some good stuff in here, but missing one key word - climate That's right. Not a single mention of the greatest threat this country, and the world, have ever faced Really quite bizarre www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...
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Burnham giving first Labour conference speech as prime minister - watch live
Under the plan, the state pension will continue to rise each year in line with inflation or by 2.5% - but the annual earnings link will be dropped.
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Crazy to build on flood plains when Environment Agency warns 1/4 of properties in England face flood risk by 2050. Chief Exec Philip Duffy says UK weather is becoming more volatile & extreme: hotter summers, wetter winters, heavier, more destructive rain environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2026/07/20/h...
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How climate change is impacting the way flooding is managed
At the Flood & Coast conference 2026, Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy spoke about climate challenges and what they mean for those working in flooding, the new approach to delivering fl...
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Catastrophic impact of #wildfires in Wales this summer. Extreme #heat and #drought left landscapes such as heathland, moorland and upland grasslands vulnerable to fast spreading fires, resulting in one of the UK's worst #wildfire seasons in recent years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Summer wildfires caused 'catastrophic' hidden damage, scientists warn
Bangor University researchers say the scale of damage is far greater than what is immediately visible.
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
1 in 10 planes taking off from the UK today is a private jet. Which epitomises both grotesque inequality and the disproportionate damage done to our shared #climate by the rich. www.instagram.com/reel/DdjHs55...
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dr_gilbz on Instagram: "(not so) hot take: ban private jets, and tax the rich.@meadwaj gave me some shocking stats about private jets that erm... sent me. …"
(not so) hot take: ban private jets, and tax the rich.@meadwaj gave me some shocking stats about private jets that erm... sent me. Tbf I think it's a legit reaction. I stand by it. #economics #climate #inequality #EatTheRich
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After Nepal's devastating floods Ranjeeta Silwal @equalitynow.bsky.social calls for women & girls to have central role in recovery & #ClimateChange adaptation, so rebuilding strengthens their rights & resilience rather than reinforcing gender inequalities @ipsnews.net www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/nepa...
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Nepal’s Devastating Floods Have Put Women and Girls at Greater Risk
On August 26, 2026, deadly flash floods and landslides ripped through Himalayan towns and villages along Nepal and Tibet’s
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
#ElNiño is "set to be the most intense in living memory. This will intensify climate shocks that compound & cascade across borders, threatening food & water security, displacing communities, putting pressure on markets & scarring economies,” Ed Milliband #EndFossilFuels bsky.app/profile/ceob...
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A (small) step forward. "UK has warned countries around the world that the #climate and #nature crises and El Niño threaten their national security and defence, presenting foreign ministries with the findings of an explosive report suppressed under Keir Starmer. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer
El Niño poses critical threat to nations’ defences, says Ed Miliband in presentation to global foreign ministers
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Excellent news 👏 juststopoil.org/2026/09/22/s...
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Another seven Just Stop Oil supporters acquitted after slow marching on Cromwell Road – Just Stop Oil
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"New long-term fossil fuel investments risk pulling in the opposite direction. We want African govts to build on the continent’s #RenewableEnergy potential rather than lock future generations into another cycle of dirty energy dependence,” Ajra Mohamed, Climate Action Network Africa #EndFossilFuels
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Godzilla-level’ El Nino is supercharging the #climatecrisis and will have a huge impact on communities across the world www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Scientists forecast that Godzilla El Niño will put London at increased risk of flooding🌧. Extra rain caused by fossil fuel driven climate change fuels North Sea storm surges pushing up the tidal Thames + swollen rivers & tributaries + intense rainfall overwhelming drainage in the densely built city🌊
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Islingtonites (and others) please join this demonstration on Thurs 1 Oct 11.30am to 1pm outside the Whittington Hospital to get Palantir out of our #NHS
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
European Union Healthy Air Coalition EUHAC & 30+ health organisations calls on EU to immediately transition from #FossilFuels: “Climate change & air pollution are the greatest environmental threats to health in Europe & burning fossil fuels is a major driver of both” eandt.theiet.org/2026/09/07/g...
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Exxon is now expecting a 2.5 - 3C rise by 2050 But says f*ck you - we are just going to keep right on sucking up as much gas and oil as we can Because even though we know what's coming, we really don't give a sh*t www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Exxon raises 2050 global emissions forecast, sees slower coal decline
The world is at risk of falling behind in efforts to reduce carbon emissions by 2050, ExxonMobil said in its annual energy outlook published on Thursday, as ​the burning of coal could decline at a slo...
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
#Heatwaves can cause huge suffering for hospital patients - and those caring for them. news.sky.com/story/patien...
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Patients died in 'suffocating' heatwave conditions on NHS wards, nurses say
The poll of 2,471 nurses uncovered incidents of cancer patients dripping with sweat during chemotherapy, and in one case maggots in a wound.
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Grim news. The US EPA is repealing limits on climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants, the second largest source of #greenhousegas emissions in the country. In so doing the EPA is eliminating most of the limits on power plants’ #carbon #emissions www.hrw.org/news/2026/09...
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US Revokes Limits on Power Plants’ Climate Pollution
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced that it is repealing limits on climate-warming pollution from coal and gas-fired power plants, the second largest source of greenhouse g...
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Firefighters battling enormous #wildfires in the United States say the federal government is failing them at a time when supercharged blazes have made their jobs exponentially more dangerous. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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‘We’re near a breaking point:’ firefighters say US government is failing them amid intense wildfire season
US grapples with federal firefighter shortage as crews say they’re spread thin and lack resources during unrelenting year of fire
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Worthing Climate Action Network @worthingcan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Brilliant march in London today with #extinctionrebellion #loveandrage Noisy colourful and creative! @xrlondonactions.bsky.social @islingtonxr.bsky.social
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Record demand for ambulances in June #heatwave "..demand during the June #heatwave exceeded levels seen during the traditionally busy winter season in other years – and even the height of the Covid-19 pandemic – for many services." www.carbonbrief.org/revealed-eng...
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Revealed: England’s June 2026 heatwave sparked record demand for ambulances - Carbon Brief
All the ambulance services in England experienced some of their busiest-ever days during this summer’s record-breaking June heatwave, according to data obtained by Carbon Brief.
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Another hot summer, another flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal, we’re are frogs in a pot coming to boil. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Think of the parable of a frog in boiling water. That’s us dithering as the ‘unprecedented‘ weather becomes more extreme | Helen Pilcher
The complacency is staggering: just another hot summer, a flooded street, a crop failure. We are accepting this extraordinary deterioration as normal, says science writer Helen Pilcher
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
More harm from #AI #datacentres Not content with taking excessive amounts of #water and #energy and generating excess #heat they'll require increased production of #PFAS - dangerous 'forever chemicals' which can cause cancer. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Tidal wave’ of Pfas being launched to satisfy AI industry, campaigners warn
Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
LOVE & RAGE - REGISTER FOR SESSIONS Sign up for the exciting, impactful and regenerative activities happening on Sun 13 Sept. ➡️ Ticket Tailor registration form: xrb.link/Q5Ft2Nw35XE Make sure you book your place soon for the weekend sessions that you'd like to attend. Spaces are limited!
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Register for activities here! – Love & Rage - A Hot Weekend of conversation, community and creativity – Raines School, Bonner Road, London
Love & Rage - A Hot Weekend of conversation, community and creativity – Raines School, Bonner Road, London, Sat 12 Sep 2026 - A Hot Weekend : Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sept Two days of conversation, communi...
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
This weekend - sign up to join in the #LoveAndRage weekend in London www.tickettailor.com/events/extin... Or take supporting action from home with @xrdigitalrebel.bsky.social #TellTheTruth #ActNow #ClimateEmergency
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xrdigitalrebel.bsky.social @xrdigitalrebel.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Demand the government #TellTheTruth about the #climatecrisis #ActNow #LoveAndRage We need very urgent action from the government to tell the public the truth, cut emissions and take global leadership on the issue. Our future depends on it. Letter template below actionnetwork.org/letters/dema...
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Demand the UK Government Tell the Truth and Act Now!
Join us to email the UK Government and show support for the three demands of Extinction Rebellion’s Love & Rage event. Our demands: - #TellTheTruth by issuing and publicising the full, unredacte...
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
1. Take action with Love & Rage from home this weekend 🌍 Here is how to get involved right now: ✉️ Email the UK Government to demand they:  - #TellTheTruth by issuing and publicising the full, unredacted National Security Assessment Everything you need is right here: 🔗 xrb.link/zd1u99
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Digital Rebellion
We are Digital Rebellion - a part of Extinction Rebellion
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
As Earth heats up, tundras are thawing, wetlands are fermenting, and forests are succumbing to larger and more frequent #wildfires. The breakdown of these natural systems is unleashing huge volumes of #emissions, intensifying warming from the burning of #fossilfuels e360.yale.edu/digest/warmi...
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The Breakdown of Natural Systems Could Intensify Warming by 30 Percent
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Marc Alessi @marc-alessi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
According to new data, August 2026 was the hottest Aug on record globally, tying July 2023 as the hottest month in recorded history. The heat is in part due to record ocean temperatures across the globe from the burning of fossil fuels and the developing Super El Niño. @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 10/09/2026
Your 'bonus moment of doom' for today: "should global heating melt enough of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets, thaw enough permafrost, warp crucial ocean currents and turn the Amazon rainforest into a savannah, the world will career past a series of catastrophic tipping points"
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Climate ‘feedback loops’ could worsen global warming by 30%, study finds
Emissions of planet-heating methane and CO2 from natural sources are worsening the climate crisis, paper says
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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Ready for some good news? We can do it! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists
Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Love & Rage 12/13/14 September London Join us to demand: ✊Publication of the full, unredacted version of the National Security Assessment ✊A plan to address the existential risks it highlights ✊A UK-wide briefing on the Climate & Nature risks rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/love-a...
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Love and Rage | Rebel Toolkit
12th, 13th, 14th September in London Join us to demand the publication of the full, unredacted versi...
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The far-right Alternative for Germany has just had a landslide win in Saxony-Anhalt state. AfD rejects scientific facts & consensus on human-driven climate change & opposes green energy transition & expansion of wind & solar power, including pushing for moratoriums or total bans on new wind turbines
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
"Zack Polanski will challenge Andy Burnham’s government to publish an unredacted version of an explosive report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of overseas ecosystems would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security." About time www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full
Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
We don't use billionaire donors. We're powered by you. We can win in Holborn & St Pancras. But only with your help! 👇🏽
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Prof. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 08/09/2026
Breaking News! Code UFB!!! For only the second time on record, global sea-surface temperatures are more than 6 standard deviations above the 1982-2011 baseline, reaching 6.21SD yesterday. The record of 6.24SD was set on January 9, 2024. Maybe tomorrow? Stay tuned!
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My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · 08/09/2026
. New report finds tackling climate change and air pollution together could save trillions We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! Find out more: www.unep.org/news-and-stori... .
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Revolution in The 21st Century @revolution21c.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The far right is organising. So why aren't we? This conversation from the Festival of Revolutions looks at how movements across Europe can build stronger connections, coordinate their efforts, and respond to the growing threat of fascism. Watch the full session on YouTube: youtu.be/JDn4g39ZsFQ
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International Strategy for the Coming Revolution
Roger Hallam and a new Europe-wide network outline the practical steps needed to unite disconnected movements and prevent fascism in a collapsing world. Support Rev21:…
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James Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 08/09/2026
No, the UNEP Overshoot report does not mean we give up. Accepting warming will pass 1.5°C doesn't mean there's no point to climate action. Mitigation & adaptation become more important the warmer it gets. Why is this so difficult for some people to understand? www.technosphere.earth/overshoot-sh...
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Overshoot should mark the end of the road for supposed 'policy relevance'
But UNEP's Limiting Overshoot report keeps plodding along the same timid route
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
We say #NoNewFossilfuels No to #Rosebank No to #Jackdaw #ClimateCrisis #ActNow #LoveAndRage
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🔥 HOW MUCH MORE DAMAGE DO WE HAVE TO TAKE? Record heat. Wildfires. Drought. The climate crisis accelerating before our eyes. And still they want MORE oil and gas. Today in Wimborne we stood up and said: STOP ROSEBANK‼️ No more fossil fuel expansion. Renewables now. #StopRosebank #StopJackdaw
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Police in Kampala arrested 16 environmental activists from the Rooted in Resistance Movement (previously Students Against EACOP) as they attempted to deliver petitions to Uganda's Parliament & TotalEnergies. They're calling for environmental protection & a sustainable, oil-free, people-first economy
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research urged the government to reject plans for a third runway at Heathrow, warning that the proposed expansion would "blow a hole" in the UK's ability to meet its legally binding climate targets. www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/uk-news...
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Manchester scientists' warning to Andy Burnham over Heathrow Airport expansion
Researchers at the University of Manchester are calling on the government to reject plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
UN warns global heating will hit at least 1.8C *under even the most optimistic future*. And every fraction of temperature rise intensifies destructive extreme weather, glacier melt, ecosystem loss, and island and coastal city submersion. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
London Science Museum has dropped fossil fuel giant BP as sponsor. Big thx Extinction Rebellion & Culture Unstained for campaigning to end this greenwashing👏 Under CEO Murray Auchincloss #BP abandoned its previous goal to cut #OilAndGas production 25% by 2030, then totally scrapped reduction targets
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