Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 29/09/2026We can’t fix the UKs problems without fixing housing costs, and we can’t fix housing costs without rent controls. Useful thread: 000
Reposted by Simon LewisR Works @rworks.bsky.social · 29/09/2026The CRAN Top 40 is a monthly attempt to sort through the new packages submitted to CRAN and find 40 quality packages that demonstrate the #RStats language and appeal to a wide audience of potential users. We hope you find something interesting and maybe even useful. rworks.dev/posts/august...rworks.devAugust 2026 Top 40 New CRAN Packages – R WorksThe CRAN Top 40 is an attempt to sort through the massive amount of new packages submitted to CRAN every month and find forty, quality packages that demonstrate the broad use of the R language, and ap... 1165
Reposted by Simon LewisJames Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 18/09/2026New analysis reckons the next clean power contract auction could knock £11bn off energy bills through to 2050, as the reduction in wholesale power costs will surpass the cost of any price guarantees for generators. www.businessgreen.com/news/4535986...businessgreen.comClean power contract auction could slash energy bills by £11bn, analysts claimLCP Delta calculates upcoming Contract for Difference auction promises to reduce wholesale power costs and deliver net savings for households and businesses through to 2050 0113
Reposted by Simon LewisSteve Akehurst @steveakehurst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026NEW: How did the summer heatwaves and wildfires change attitudes to climate and Net Zero, if at all? A short thread on analysis of tracker polling now summer is winding down. 🧵 (for @persuasionuk.bsky.social with @yougov.co.uk) 37551
Reposted by Simon LewisGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 16/09/2026For years I've been told that aviation emissions are negligible, so don't worry your little head about them. But I've kept pointing out that there are - and will be - no good technical solutions, and they'll keep growing. Now we know just how big the problem is. www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-heathrow...carbonbrief.orgCCC: Heathrow expansion could push flights to ‘80% of UK emissions by 2050’ - Carbon BriefAviation is on track to be responsible for 80% of the UK’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050, according to the Climate Change Committee (CCC). 54848391
Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026It would fill me with joy if a group of concerned citizens stopped every car coming out of Piddington, asked for their papers and denied then access to the UK until they get a Piddington passport and appropriate visa. 051
Reposted by Simon LewisDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 15/09/2026NSF has reduced the research budget for all atmospheric, ocean, and earth sciences by ~80%. 80%! A lot of us will not be conducting new research or training new students for the foreseeable future. 201444722
Reposted by Simon LewisSian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · 16/09/2026No amount of fudge can make airport expansion compatible with our climate commitments. It is disgraceful to see this government twist its own promises into knots simply to try to make bigger profits for the bosses of one private company in spite of the ever-growing costs of climate breakdown. 421375
Reposted by Simon LewisNew Economics Foundation @neweconomics.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Pick one: - Expand Heathrow for the benefit of wealthy airport shareholders and ultra-frequent flyers - Stick to our climate targets to protect ourselves and our communities from harm The Climate Change Committee is clear we can't have both. www.ft.com/content/a8cd...ft.comHeathrow expansion incompatible with climate goals, UK government advisers warnNew runway would emit as much CO₂ as the city of Birmingham, says independent Climate Change Committee 189
Reposted by Simon Lewismichael catchen @mdcatchen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026it still has pretty figures, i promise! 071
Reposted by Simon LewisSukaina @sukaina.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Thrilled to tell you that my paper “Protests as World Making Projects” with bestie Lidal Dror is now forthcoming and available open access on early online view at Nous 🧵 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...onlinelibrary.wiley.comProtests as World‐Making ProjectsOn one common way of distinguishing forms of protest, civil disobedience is a communicative act that aims to achieve its goals through moral persuasion, whereas direct action has as its goal to direc... 15920
Reposted by Simon LewisCecilia Keating @ceciliakeating.carbonbrief.org · 14/09/2026NEW for @carbonbrief.org As El Niño intensifies, the forest fires ripping through Indonesia are on track to reach levels not seen since 2015. The country's 2015 fire season has been linked to 100,000 premature deaths and produced emissions on a par with the EU's fossil-fuel emissions that year. 23724
Reposted by Simon LewisHassinator @hassinator.bsky.social · 13/09/2026a great letter in the times today. perhaps worth sharing in these troubled times. #RNLI #heroes 4059752383
Reposted by Simon LewisLegacy Forest Data @legacyforestinfo.bsky.social · 12/09/2026📢 Call for Papers: 🌳Discover Forests @springernature.com Special Issue "Legacy Forest Data – Curation, Digitization, and Use for Long-Term Forest Research" Guest Editors: @hjboehmer.bsky.social & Sheila Ward | 🔗 link.springer.com/collections/... #AcademicSky #EcoEvo #ForestScience #OpenScience 142
Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Saying no to approving Jackdaw and Rosebank should be simple for Labour. There is no logical reason to say yes, and the right will move on fast to their next attack lines. A ‘no’ means the heat for Labour will be short-term; a yes and the heat will haunt them long-term as climate impacts escalate. 176
Reposted by Simon LewisJustin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 10/09/2026"In India, momentum in electric 3W (three wheeler) sales continued to build, with sales rising by 15% from 2024 to almost 800 000 vehicles. Electric 3Ws now capture almost 70% of all sales in the country, primarily displacing compressed natural gas models." Gas losing another market.iea.orgTrends in other EV modes – Global EV Outlook 2026 – Analysis - IEAGlobal EV Outlook 2026 - Analysis and key findings. A report by the International Energy Agency. 3257
Reposted by Simon LewisDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 08/09/2026🧵CO₂ removal (CDR) is back in the news, but just because the UNEP report says we need CDR, it doesn't mean we'll have CDR. Many challenges will take decades of research and negotiation to solve. Here are some examples: Technological: We currently don't have any durable CDR method that scales. 22424162
Reposted by Simon LewisAdam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 03/09/2026The UK is loaning £400m to the TFFF, Brazil's pioneering fund to fight deforestation of rainforests. Make of this what you will, but this got go-ahead under Burnham less than two months after he became PM. Under Starmer, it was deemed bad optics to loan £400m for trees ahead of the autumn budget. 2337
Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Very welcome (after appalling behavior by Keir Starmer +team at COP30), the UK gov has agreed to contributed to the new Tropical Forest Forever Facility to tackle deforestation. Tho’ what a mealy-mouthed statement. The TFFF is a great thing, why not just say it? www.gov.uk/government/n...gov.ukInvestment boost for climate action and forest protectionThe UK has announced its intention to invest £400 million into the Tropical Forests Forever Facility (TFFF). 1124
Reposted by Simon LewisClimate Risk Economics @climateeconomics.bsky.social · 01/09/2026FT Lex: How climate volatility shakes up companies’ earnings too Major companies face over $1tn in annual lost revenue opportunities as a result of all types of extreme weather - MSCI "Small fluctuations in earnings could be just the beginning"... www.ft.com/content/e531...ft.comHow climate volatility shakes up companies’ earnings tooSupply chains are vulnerable to heatwaves and cyclones 044
Reposted by Simon LewisGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19/02/20251. A few years ago, people like me were widely attacked in the media for “declinism”. How could we fail to see that we were heading into a capitalist utopia, in which everything would keep getting better? This is a thread about what we could see that our critics could not. 🧵 682698840
Reposted by Simon LewisInstitute for Public Policy Research @ippr.org · 26/08/2026Almost 80% of Britain’s rising fiscal costs will come from ageing by 2075, dwarfing the pressures from defence spending, net zero and lower migration. We should rebalance taxes away from work and towards wealth, says @benansell.bsky.social. Read more here: www.ippr.org/articles/tax... 24528
Reposted by Simon LewisDamian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Climate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis shows - Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK #climatecrisis Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comClimate damage would obliterate any economic benefits of new North Sea fields, analysis showsExclusive: Economic harm of CO2 pollution from Rosebank and Jackdaw forecast to far outweigh any boost to UK 24930
Reposted by Simon LewisAndreas Sieber @andreassieber.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Extreme #heat killed at least 25,000 people in Western Europe alone this summer, according to a Bloomberg analysis. That's just this year. Over the past four years, extreme heat has killed more than 200,000 Europeans. #climatechange kills. 054
Reposted by Simon LewisPatrick Galey @patrickgaley.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Hello Blue Skiers, I have a request, would be v grateful if you could share: I need to speak with doctors and hospital workers who were impacted by extreme heat conditions this summer in England. Thank you! 2615
Reposted by Simon Lewis#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 20/08/2026🧵 👇 on this great clip "UK is only 1% of emission so let's not bother with climate action". No, think of CO2 as litter or poo, and it does not make sense. #CarbonReckoning fare share legal case says we must take fair share in clearing up 👉 www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-... 🧵👇👇 01010
Reposted by Simon LewisNicholas Grossman @nicholasgrossman.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Natalie Harp is one of the most powerful people alive. I'm not joking or exaggerating. Controlling what information the US president gets and publicly communicating on behalf of the president give someone significant influence over policy of the world's most powerful country, all the way up to war. 982187563
Reposted by Simon LewisJosh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Buried at the heart of the Conservative party's pitch to scrap net-zero is this: A proposal to remove the grants that allow people to save money when buying an electric car or a heat pump. While providing more support for the expansion of data centres. 31917
Reposted by Simon LewisGeorge Eaton @georgeeaton.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Ulez has delivered remarkable public health gains in a short period. Sadiq deserves more credit than he’s had for defying Labour pressure to U-turn after Uxbridge. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comUlez led to better lung size and function among London children, study findsResearchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone 382211606
Reposted by Simon LewisSteve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"Legitimate concerns", is it 6243125
Reposted by Simon LewisJames Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 16/08/2026'The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism'. It really amazes me how Arendt and Sartre so accurately discribed what we're now seeing on the right - it really is the same impulses repeated and the same tactics. 23728267
Reposted by Simon LewisJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 16/08/2026People keep saying we’re “adding” clean energy, not transitioning. They’re counting primary energy. 2/3 of it is wasted as heat. It’s a measure of combustion not of what we actually need. Global averages hide a transition already well underway. New Substack janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-the-en...janrosenow.substack.comWhy the energy transition looks like an energy additionThe energy addition framing has a point. But it draws the wrong conclusions. 825591
Reposted by Simon LewisJeff Goodell @jeffgoodell.bsky.social · 16/08/2026"During the late June wave, a hospital in the Belgian city of Liège experienced a rush of patients so intense that in the emergency room healthier people were temporarily lined up in hallways so that those past the point of saving could have privacy while they died." www.nytimes.com/2026/08/15/w...nytimes.comHeat Deaths in a ‘Cold’ Country Are a Warning to the Rest of Europe (Gift Article)A June heat wave in Belgium and neighboring countries exposed a lethal lack of readiness. That’s a risk as another wave hits Europe. 12217
Reposted by Simon LewisDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Interesting interview with @simonlewis.bsky.social on @novaramedia.com about what Ed Milliband can do to promote #Climate action as Foreign Secretaryyoutu.beMiliband BREAKS RANKS With Burnham As UK BurnsYouTube video by Novara Media 1156
Reposted by Simon LewisHari Kunzru @harikunzru.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Arday found dead and a very large number of British commentators are deleting posts and videos. 362254485
Reposted by Simon LewisAndrew Barnes @barnesecodiv.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Our paper has just been published in the latest issue of @nature.com! We analysed 318 food webs spanning marine, freshwater & soil ecosystems worldwide & found that ecosystem functioning increases consistently with biodiversity across multiple trophic levels. 🌐🧪🕷️🦠🍄🌿 www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comFood web complexity underlies biodiversity effects on ecosystem functioning - NatureAnalyses of the relationship between taxon richness and multi-trophic ecosystem functioning across marine, lake, stream and soil ecosystems show that food web complexity underlies biodiversity effects... 17634
Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Good. But his big test will be not giving a license for the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields. And ideally being honest about the reasons. 030
Simon Lewis @simonlewis.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Andy Burnham temporarily banning disposable barbecues as his first response to the climate emergency is full ‘don’t look up’ vibes. 183
Reposted by Simon LewisLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14/08/2026This is fine... "Britain on fire" "Heatwave devastation" "Inferno" "Houses burn and train derails on hottest day" "Rampant wildfires engulf streets of family homes" "Record 2.5m trips to A&E" "Temps hit 38.1C as fifth heatwave peaks" "Britain in meltdown" 21328125
Reposted by Simon LewisEllie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Sending so much support to bus drivers taking industrial action against having to work in these insane temperatures www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...standard.co.ukLondon bus strike: All 42 affected routes as major walkouts to cause travel chaosFirst in string of bus strikes to hit London on Friday, August 14, and Saturday, August 15 0245
Reposted by Simon LewisLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 12/08/2026"This is gaslighting of the highest order. The truth is, it requires dedicated ideological belief to argue against the scientific evidence that net-zero is needed to stop ever more expensive and destructive warming." @pilitaclark.bsky.social in today's FT giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... 210241
Reposted by Simon LewisAlex Papadopoulos @egeasri.bsky.social · 06/08/2026Italian researchers found that semi-transparent solar panels over olive groves increased olive yields by 12%, reduced water evaporation by 19%, generated clean electricity, and even improved olive oil quality. 🌿⚡🫒 #Agrivoltaics #RenewableEnergy #Sustainability #ClimateSolutions 341901941
Reposted by Simon LewisZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 07/08/2026Carbon dioxide (CO₂) averaged about 429 ppm in July 2026 10 years ago July averaged about 405 ppm Data available at gml.noaa.gov/ccgg/trends/ 919290
Reposted by Simon LewisSimon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 24/07/2026Renewables are now the world's largest source of electricity – and the main source of new supplies 20078522050
Reposted by Simon LewisZeke Hausfather @zekehausfather.com · 24/07/20262026 is on track to be the warmest (~35% chance) or second warmest (~63%) year on record, while 2027 is very likely (92% chance) to be the warmest on record on the back of a growing super El Niño event. For more, check out my new Carbon Brief State of the Climate Q2 update: www.carbonbrief.org/... 7312161
Reposted by Simon LewisMichael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 25/07/2026"'Mind-blowing' El Niño stuns scientists. Why are they so concerned?" | Comprehensive, balanced piece by @dinahvp.bsky.social on the current El Niño event and what we're likely to see, via @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/w...usatoday.com'Mind-blowing' El Niño stuns scientists. Why are they so concerned?A Pacific El Niño is setting daily warm water records. Scientists say the world is in uncharted waters and they aren't sure what will happen next. 512471
Reposted by Simon LewisCount Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 19/07/2023Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface 11188452997
Reposted by Simon LewisGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Despite all the noise today I'd really like you to read this, as I think it's crucial. The government's in the process of p*ssing up to £264 billion into the ground, at the behest of the fossil fuel industry. Yes, £264 *billion*. It's utterly mad, and has to stop. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comThe great carbon capture con: behold the wasted billions Burnham could claw back | George MonbiotThere are far better ways to tackle climate breakdown, but successive governments have chosen to listen to the fossil fuel companies instead, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 471222690
Reposted by Simon LewisAlex Ip 葉清霖 @alexip718.com · 07/07/2026BREAKING: in June 2026, *every single one* of the 1,062 refugees admitted in the U.S. were white South Africans. In FY 2026, the U.S. has admitted a total of 7,727 white South Africans, three Afghans (back in November), and nobody else. For reference, the U.S. admitted 100,060 refugees in 2024.rpc.state.gov 8639911903