Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 25/08/2026billmckibben.substack.com/p/reality-in...billmckibben.substack.comReality intrudesWe can’t actually keep on like this 000
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 09/08/2026Jersey tiger moth feeding on Buddleia in Cornwall. 000
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 31/07/2026So, break a window & get “quietly” (without fair trial) sentenced for terrorist offences? @georgemonbiot.bsky.social explains the insidious rise of authoritarian laws which choke our right to protest and our basic human rights. Beware the promoters & enablers of reckless capitalism & climate denial. 120
Reposted by PaulusAdam Schwarz @adamjschwarz.bsky.social · 24/07/2026When the story of why humanity didn't stop climate change is written, it will feature front pages like this. Even as the skies blacken with climate change-induced wildfires, right wing media continue their relentless crusade against measures to tackle it. 23247492019
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 25/07/2026news.exeter.ac.uk/research/new...news.exeter.ac.uk‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping pointWidespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T... 000
Reposted by PaulusCenter for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 20/07/2026NEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported. A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.climateintegrity.orgThe Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate IntegrityHow Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution 10285187
Reposted by PaulusCenter for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 20/07/2026"The Fraud of 'Clean' Natural Gas" is the first investigation to trace how the gas industry responded to its methane pollution problem with decades of deception. Read the findings from @rebeccajohn.bsky.social @rebleber.bsky.social @davisallen.bsky.social 👇 climateintegrity.org/uploads/medi... 25626
Reposted by PaulusJames Dyke @jamesgdyke.info · 28/06/2026www.technosphere.earth/the-bonfire-...technosphere.earthThe bonfire of the humanities150 academic posts at the University of Exeter are to be cut, most in the humanities but also in social sciences, engineering and environmental sciences 12016
Reposted by PaulusEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 11/06/2026Take a drink every time ally mccoist says incredible 1142
Reposted by PaulusJohn Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 13/05/2026This really is quite something. In the 15 years @carbonbrief.org have tracked UK media, 2025 was first ever year where more newspaper editorials opposed #climate action than supported it. Meanwhile, the *actual* climate crisis deepens by the month. Go figure. 14348197
Reposted by PaulusDaniel Drepper @danieldrepper.bsky.social · 27/04/2026It’s obvious that almost all media organizations are failing to cover the biggest threat to humanity. And there’s no improvement in sight. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... #climatecrisistheguardian.comA catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George MonbiotScientists say a crucial Atlantic system is set to collapse. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity’s destiny just doesn’t do existential crises, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 410259
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 03/05/2026. National Emergency Briefing. It’s time to take the #climatecrisis and #biodiversity loss seriously. There is no Planet B. Be bold, write to your MP, share your concerns with friends. Act now. If you want to find out more - see 👇 www.nebriefing.org/expert-brief....nebriefing.orgNational Emergency BriefingChaired by Prof Mike Berners-Lee | The National Emergency Briefing to Parliament on the climate and nature emergency 010
Reposted by PaulusClientEarth @clientearth.bsky.social · 30/04/2026🌎 The world's first ever conference on transitioning away from fossil fuels concluded yesterday in #SantaMarta, Colombia with a clear message: 📢 Countries calling for a fossil fuel phase-out are no longer fringe, they are the future. 📢 1/6 22918
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 29/04/2026“There's now a small but very real risk of 4°C by the end of the century. The prospects of three and four degrees centigrade of warming are absolutely dire" Professor Kevin Anderson. This is a stark warning about the #climatecrisis and the radical change needed in our lives to avert catastrophe. 000
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 28/04/2026"Nature is critical national infrastructure. When we destroy it, we increase floods, heat deaths, food insecurity and economic instability. When we restore it, we reduce risk, save lives and strengthen the economy." Professor Nathalie Seddon. Time to act on the #climatecrisis #UK. #Emergencybriefing 021
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 23/04/2026@carbonbrief.org @daisydunne.carbonbrief.org thanks for raising awareness of progressive leadership in fossil fuel transition following #COP30 in #Brasil I doubt this would make main stream media, but on a day #Earth Day no less that renewables overtook coal power, time to be hopeful, and positive. 010
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 22/04/2026The question we should be asking is not whether alignment with EU standards to cut red tape and allow farmers to sell to Europe is a betrayal, but why British fruit and veg continues to be treated with ‘toxic’ pesticides which are linked to infertility & cancer. www.thetimes.com/article/2069...thetimes.comBritish fruit and veg treated with ‘toxic’ pesticidesTen substances linked to medical issues including infertility are no longer allowed in the EU, but continue to be sprayed on UK crops 010
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 14/04/2026A quick note re the UKs water pollution problem - per C4s Dirty Business. It’s a broken system: Water companies are putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal & we need to pressure the Government to take action now! Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...you.38degrees.org.ukEnd the sewage pollution scandalWe're sick of it. Sick of the lies, sick of the greed, and sick of a system rigged against us. This is a scandal and this dirty business must end. For more than 30 years water companies have put corpo... 000
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 06/04/2026podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/m.... Great listening to @brambuscher.bsky.social deconstruct the challenges faced by environmental activists in a post truth world. Definitely worth a listen. #climatecrisis #politics #capitalism #environment #change #convivialconservationpodcasts.apple.comThe conservation sector must speak truth to power, says political ecologistPodcast Episode · Mongabay Newscast · 31 March · 1hr 1min 021
Reposted by PaulusClimate Crisis Info (from Bryan Godbe) @bryangodbe.bsky.social · 03/04/2026I think it is AMAZING that a post about the symptoms of climate change (Rapid Snow Melt in the West) gets 570 likes/reposts, but a list of actions that EVERYONE can take gets just 30 likes/reposts. Seems people want to complain about the problem, but very few want to take personal responsibility.😞 115826
Reposted by PaulusGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Another triumph for deregulation! By saving a few million in monitoring and enforcement, our governments have landed us with a vast illegal waste dumping problem, new organised crime networks and a clean-up bill that could run to tens of billions. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comSay hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George MonbiotThanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dump, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 751742790
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 07/03/2026I’d forgotten about Bluesky until just now. Like opening a window on a sunny Spring morning I take a deep breath and I’m back in the moment. Thanks everyone. Stay positive. 000
Reposted by PaulusThe Royal Society @royalsociety.org · 23/09/2025For answers to key questions around #ClimateChange, including how scientists know that recent changes in our climate are caused largely by human activities, see our page of frequently-asked questions: royalsociety.org/news-resourc...royalsociety.orgEvidence & Causes of Climate Change | Royal SocietyClimate change is one of the defining issues of our time. It is now more certain than ever, based on many lines of evidence, that humans are changing Earth’s climate. 1106
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 09/08/2025I’m not promoting the face responsible for fuelling discontent explored in this prescient article. I’m sharing the views of the author that in spite of the rhetoric we live in a great country. Read:Violent, lawless, broken Britain?The facts tell a different story www.thetimes.co.uk/article/viol...thetimes.co.ukViolent, lawless, broken Britain? The facts tell a different storyThe populist narrative of a migrant-driven crimewave is catnip on social media and oil to the wheels of Reform. But it is so far from the truth that we’re in danger of losing sight of the country we l... 010
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 03/08/2025Take time to read Dr Luke Kemp’s timely and brilliant analysis of where we are going wrong as the human race - and why democracy, equality and importantly defiance might save us. And of course: Don’t be a dick! #politics #Tech #Crimetheguardian.com‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapseAn epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished 011
Reposted by PaulusAndrew Ahern @andrewonearth.bsky.social · 16/12/2024New research finds that trade is impacting biodiversity much more than previously thought. This is why consumption matters. “international trade has caused more than 90% of loss that occurred between 1995 & 2022 due to conversion of natural areas into agricultural land” phys.org/news/2024-12...phys.orgLand use in tropical regions: Biodiversity loss due to agricultural trade three times higher than thoughtExporting agricultural products from tropical regions to China, the U.S., the Middle East, and Europe is three times more harmful to biodiversity than previously assumed. 5291180
Paulus @paulwainwright89.bsky.social · 06/12/2024Don’t ignore the facts: What is the real toll of natural and climate disasters? Research has the staggering answers. 110