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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Here's a letter in the @financialtimes.com today from me and others at the @nebriefing.bsky.social making the case that the national renewal Burnham is calling for of trust, hope and 'good growth in every postcode' is enabled by the country being properly informed on the climate and nature crisis.

A picture of an open letter to Andy Burnham in the Financial Times, entitled 'The country deserves the full picture'

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I'm hearing rumour and counter rumour about Andy Burnham and North Sea Oil and Gas. If he says the wrong thing, his entire hope and trust agenda will be in the bin - not just on climate. We'll know he can be bought to do what he knows is wrong. So I'm sitting here with my fingers crossed.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Exactly. There will be no new normal. The weather will keep becoming more extreme until the world decarbonises. We might have the odd calmer year but the trend will be more extreme. So today’s UK weather is the least extreme we can ever expect. Time to finally WAKE UP.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

“a different type of politics – a politics that is more place first rather than party first ... I do think there needs to be reform to the electoral system to enable less point-scoring, more problem-solving" Correct! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Andy Burnham to back electoral reform if he becomes prime minister

Labour’s Makerfield byelection candidate wants to make politics ‘less point-scoring, more problem-solving’

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Please sign and circulate this parliamentary petition, launched today from the National Emergency Briefing calling for a UK-wide, government-backed public briefing from independent experts on climate risks and also the opportunities from urgent action. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

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Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

The 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 ...

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Living in the North, I don’t think I know anyone who is much interested in the supposed benefits of HS2. We’d like better links within the North. Meanwhile today’s report on UKs urgent climate adaptation needs makes clear what the money is most needed for www.theccc.org.uk/publication/....

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A Well-Adapted UK - Climate Change Committee

Footnotes have been removed from the HTML version of this report. For the footnoted version of this report,…

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Here are two incredibly powerful very short videos from Save the Children. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBQ-... And the follow up: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKDg...

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Most Shocking Second a Day Video

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

This first installment of the Double Down News weekly round up exposes the increasingly dangerous inadequacy of our mainstream media. What you will watch is truly horrific - but sadly, very credible. If your own media does not tell you this stuff, please ask why. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kI9...

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The Terror Attack Media Refused To Cover - Newswatch Ep1

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

If you live in Cumbria @futureproofcumbria.bsky.social is a great organisation working on adaptation and resilience to climate change in our area. If you give now (until 29 April) your donation is doubled as part of the Big Give: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05... www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI1_...

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Stand Up for Climate Action | Futureproof Cumbria

YouTube video by Futureproof Cumbria

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Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Our reflections on a packed screening of the @nebriefing.bsky.social in #Lancaster this week: ♥️ Give space for emotions. The audience was silent as the film ended, processing their mix of emotions. 'Anger', 'frustration' and 'anxious' were named, along with 'hopeful', 'optimistic' and 'activated!'

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social poses some questions we should all consider in his powerful summing up at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing in Westminster Central Hall. #NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Here's PEB teaser trailer. go to NEBriefing.org to see a screening near you - or to host one. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaI-...

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People's Emergency Briefing - Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by The National Emergency Briefing

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Hundreds of screenings of the People's Emergency Briefing already booked in, before the film has even been finished. A phenomenon. Plus hundreds of screenings in hospitals, schools, unis etc.. Find an event near you or sign up to host. www.nebriefing.org/screening-map

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National Emergency Briefing

Find a People's Emergency Briefing screening near you, or spot a gap that you can fill by hosting a screening.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Some people assume symptoms are the only way for humans to wake up to the climate crisis I say that mechanism alone can never be in time but we can do better. Either way here, probably, comes the biggest dose of symptoms so far. Get ready for an even wobblier world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms

The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.

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Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Back from inspiring and being inspired at @edienet.bsky.social last week. A packed audience for @mikebernerslee.bsky.social's opening keynote, asking business to be brave, show integrity, and position their core business, their operations and their communication around sustainability.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Peter Oborne's account of biased, corrupted and utterly inadequate media coverage of the Iran war. Please watch and scruinise your own media with renewed energy. (And I'm buying his new book 'Complicit' now) www.patreon.com/posts/152598...

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Peter Oborne DESTROYS Media LIES about Iran War | Double Down News

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

This ITN piece on the suppressed details of the Joint Intelligence Unit’s report to government on the threat to UK security from biodiversity loss is great journalism. Please Do watch. Gov should explain why this was suppressed. (BBC- where were you?) youtu.be/59DZiPdsOc8

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We uncovered the redacted climate report the government didn’t want you to see

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Excellent article by James Meadway of @macrodosepod.bsky.social on UK's alarming dependence on an unstable world. This aligns with the message from 10 experts at the @nebriefing.bsky.social Emergency action to tackle climate & nature breakdown and build resilience now even more pressing. #NEB2025

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Globalisation is under threat from Iran war – and Britain is uniquely vulnerable

Economic ripples from US-Israel attacks will soon become waves, engulfing everything from energy prices to food

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Very nice metaphor from @timjackson.org.uk on the madness of GDP as the single metric of economic success

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

No . And we need to get to the bottom of it. I should have been a bit more careful before accusing Labour

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Yes. Important to get to the bottom of where this came from.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Agreed. It’s desperate and disgusting from labour . Also this from them today.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

So many Greens on the ground today. Quite a bit of Reform too. Not much Labour - except this disgraceful desperate message.

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Bill McKibben @billmckibben.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

We seem to be nearing the heart of the story, and a lot will depend on the nerve of the journalists--NPR, the NYT, etc--to stay on this story relentlessly. Will they give it the same kind of coverage they gave Biden's age--i.e., full bore, around the clock, 50 opeds? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/u...

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Epstein Files Are Missing Records About Woman Who Made Claim Against Trump

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Just re-reading bits of Peter Oborne's 2005 excellent book 'The Rise of Political Lying'. Back then he called out so many examples of Peter Mandleson's clear cut lies. Now wee see the concequence of tolerating this. Can we, as a society, learn the lesson in time? (btw pls come to BlueSky Peter)

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

"We are asking for a WW2 level of leadership". Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster. Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for Gov to make a televised emergency briefing to the nation? Check here: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... #NEB2025

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Rupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

BREAKING: A proper constituency poll has the Green Party in the lead in the crucial, game-changing Gorton parliamentary byelection, narrowly ahead of Reform, with Labour trailing in 3rd place… (Reminder: this is supposedly a ‘safe’ Labour seat)… >Please repost! #VoteGreen

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Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Great to see Life After Oil launch last week during# #IEWeek The energy transition will bring a huge change to our energy sources, transmission and use... but it also means a huge change to people's jobs and careers. lifeafteroil.net

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Home - Life After Oil

LIFE AFTER OIL A community of people, a collection of stories: professionals leaving the oil and gas industry and what we’re building next. Real People Real Stories Life After Oil is a community of pe...

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Oxford & District NUJ @oxfordnuj.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Neat little equation showing how pressures need to line up to create a climate of truth. Presented by @mikebernerslee.bsky.social and @jennifernadel at the Truth in Politics show in #Oxford last night #Trust #Politics

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

I'm delivering the opening keynote at edie 26 - how we can keep driving climate action forward in such uncertain times? My fellow @nebriefing.bsky.social speaker @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, is giving the closing keynote. 25+26 March Code SPK20 for 20% off tickets: lnkd.in/eac9pAd6 #edie26

I'm speaking at edie 26, 25-26 March 2026, Business Design Centre, London.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This week we're taking the Truth in Politics Show to Oxford and Henley. A few tickets left! Oxford, Tue 27: www.thenorthwall.com/whats-on/the... Henley, Wed 28: thekenton.org.uk/whats-on/the...

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Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

What do you feel is the biggest threat to our national security right now? The UK Joint Intelligence Committee has released its report on the threat of biodiversity and ecological collapse on national security. Its a chilling read: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/696e0e...

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Oxford & District NUJ @oxfordnuj.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Anyone up for "an open, intelligent conversation about how political deception has shaped our democracy... and what we can do to restore honesty, #accountability and #trust"? @mikebernerslee.bsky.social and Jennifer Nadel will be at The North Wall Oxford Jan 27 & the Kenton Theatre, Henley, Jan 28

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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

The fossil fuel industry is waging an information war, and they're winning. We desperately need influential media voices like @alastaircampbell2.bsky.social & @rory-stewart.bsky.social to give time to trusted independent experts like Professor @mikebernerslee.bsky.social. 🙏

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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

How is political deception degrading democracy & what can you do about it? Join @mikebernerslee.bsky.social @jennifernadel.bsky.social & MP Watch in Oxford next Tuesday @biodivoxford.bsky.social @oxfordnuj.bsky.social @oxfordecosystems.bsky.social #disinformation

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Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

We've just released v3.0 of our world-leading #MRIO dataset (Multi-Regional Input-Output model), the SWC MRIO. www.sw-consulting.co.uk/mrio-data For the most reliable emissions factors, with the most transparent methodology, so you know what your carbon data contains. #carbonaccounting

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SWC MRIO dataset | Small World Consulting

MRIO dataset free and licensed versions | Multi-regional Input-Output model | Guidelines for Scope 3 supply chain emissions assessment, reporting and hybridisation.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is our part in the fight against fascism. We don't have to put up with the dishonesty in our media and politics that is tearing us apart. The great news is that there is plenty we can do. Please join us.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This from the Daily Mail. If you know anyone who is being taken for a total ride by reading this paper, please do talk them about it rather than politely ignoring. They are being abused and also being encouraged to abuse the world. If you care about them and also about thier impact on others....

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

5️⃣ @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social of @ox.ac.uk with a vital message for MPs & the public. "If we don't lead this change on the front foot, we'll be forced into it anyway as food shocks intensify." What you can do: www.nebriefing.org/take-action Full talks: www.youtube.com/@nebriefing #NEB2025

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

A UK National Emergency Briefing was held in #London chaired by Professor Mike Berners Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social with talks from experts on the climate and nature crisis. "Nothing can be changed until it is faced" #NationalEmergencyBriefing #NEBriefing youtu.be/lpLxLp4j07Y

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Introduction - Prof Mike Berners-Lee (Chair) | National Emergency Briefing

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

For all nine expert talks with Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social's introduction and @chrisgpackham.bsky.social's opening statement, please visit our YouTube page. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... Please share these talks with your MP, and ask what action they plan to take.

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Expert Briefings | The National Emergency Briefing - YouTube

These are the official expert briefings from the National Emergency Briefing. In this series, the nation’s leading scientists and experts present the unfilte...

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

If the National Emergency Briefing had been able to squeeze in another briefing Plastic and other Pollution would have been my top picks. Here’s why. Two other contenders would be Misinformation and the Psychology of Action. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Synthetic chemicals in food system creating health burden of $2.2tn a year, report finds

Scientists issue urgent warning about chemicals, found to cause cancer and infertility as well as harming environment

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Great time chatting with @climateunfucked.bsky.social for the Climate Unf*cked podcast. We talked about psychological barriers to climate action, the role of individual and systemic change, and the vital need for truth in our politics, media and business. YouTube: youtu.be/KsxBI9Uf5yE

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Mike Berners-Lee: The Climate Lies You’ve Been Sold

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

We're in a national emergency, but we're not talking or acting as if we are. This dangerous disconnect is why we convened the @nebriefing.bsky.social. Our goal was to reset the national conversation on the climate and nature crises, cutting through the sea of misinformation holding us back. ⬇️

10 scientists sat at a table, with National Emergency Briefing written across the front. The first few rows of an audience are visible, some holding up phones taking pictures.

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point? . www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security

Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart

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