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Simon Oldridge

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Cofounder National Emergency Briefing on the climate & nature crisis www.nebriefing.org | Science communicator | former manufacturing CEO & business consultant | Moog 🎹

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
At the Labour conference? NEB cofounder @sioldridge.bsky.social will introduce an abridged version of the People's Emergency Briefing Monday at 5pm. With a panel discussion on how the film can act as a catalyst for the emergency action needed. #PEBuk #NationalEmergencyBriefing It's #TimeToStepUp
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° - which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 - that the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response!

 The threat level has changed dramatically since the UK adopted its NZ by 2050 aim. Just a few examples: 🧵
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West Country Voices @westcountryvoices.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
From the co-founder of the @nebriefing.bsky.social , @sioldridge.bsky.social : @labouruk.bsky.social we need so much more from Andy Burnham. westcountryvoices.co.uk/climate-chan...
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Climate change is an escalating physical threat for every one of us: time for government to step up - West Country Voices
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° – which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 – the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response! I get it that the PM...
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🔥 This video is approaching 1 million views collectively across social media. Pretty please use this tool to write to your MP - whoever they are - it all counts. And then share this link everywhere to family, friends, groups —> www.europeanmovement.co.uk/contact-mp-a...
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
It’s extraordinary that as we breach 1.5° - which only in 2018, the IPCC said wouldn’t be reached until 2040 - that the PM is still holding up net zero by 2050 as an adequate response!

 The threat level has changed dramatically since the UK adopted its NZ by 2050 aim. Just a few examples: 🧵
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Thank you to the 9 MPs who, in the last 2 weeks, have joined the Parliamentary Call for a live emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. Has your MP has joined the Parliamentary Call? Enter postcode to see: nebriefing.org/parliamentary-call #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp 🧵
Portraits of nine MPs. Top row, left to right: Scott Arthur, Edinburgh South West; Liz Jarvis, Eastleigh; Sarah Gibson, Chippenham; Ian Sollom, St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire; Chris Bloore, Redditch. Bottom row, left to right: Julia Buckley, Shrewsbury; Gill German, Clwyd North; Darren Jones, Bristol North West; Perran Moon, Camborne and Redruth. The National Emergency Briefing logo appears at the bottom right.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Listening to the Westminster debate today on the suppressed intelligence report on the national security threats from nature loss.. We really do have some fantastic MPs. If you're in any doubt about that, check out the clips on the @nebriefing.bsky.social Facebook page. www.facebook.com/nebriefing
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Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) @corporateeurope.org · 01/09/2026
Heard about new fossil gas plants being built to power AI data centres? Maybe some PR about their emissions being captured & stored? Tip: Don't fall for empty promises from companies that produce+sell gas, that a technology they’ve been failing to deliver for decades, will soon make gas “clean” ⬇️
Image of an origami paper tiger, accompanied by text that says: "Carbon capture is a paper tiger. New fossil fuel infrastructure for data centres is not going to be 'decarbonised' by a costly, risky, and failed technology. Even its proponents won't pay for it... and will sue if they're actually required to build it. New gas just means new emissions."
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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Emit today & fix it tomorrow. Proposal by Loo/Allen/etc for new N.Sea oil & gas developments to be conditional on fossil-fuel execs promising to neutralise emissions thro' future CCS & “engineered removals”. static1.squarespace.com/static/6356a... My response: climateuncensored.com/response-to-...
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Response to Open Letter to DESNZ about Rosebank & Jackdaw - Climate Uncensored
Response to a letter from Stephanie Loo, Myles Allen & colleagues to the DESNZ Secretary of State about offsetting continued fossil fuel production with
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Allowing Rosebank/Jackdaw with promises of CCS later is a trap, as @kevinclimate.bsky.social points out: - CCS is unproven at anything like the required scale. - We should invest in cutting fossil fuel use, not prolonging it. - Every year of delay makes the required emissions cuts steeper.
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Response to Open Letter to DESNZ about Rosebank & Jackdaw - Climate Uncensored
Response to a letter from Stephanie Loo, Myles Allen & colleagues to the DESNZ Secretary of State about offsetting continued fossil fuel production with
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Such an uplifting interview with NEB Chair Prof @mikebernerslee.bsky.social by @nickbreeze.genn.cc Why facing the climate & nature crisis will be positive in so many ways. Really worth a listen. Apple: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w... www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziP8... #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
This is very worrying. The idea that carbon capture can compensate for #Rosebank emissions suits the oil industry and must sound appealing to Gov. But it’s total BS for a number of reasons. Please read and share Andrew Boswell’s explanation below. 🙏o
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The first job of government is to keep the public safe. That means levelling with the public about the threats from climate change & nature loss. Does your MP support a televised emergency briefing? Enter postcode: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... It's #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
145 MPs now call on gov to level with the public about the threats from climate change and nature loss and the benefits from genuine emergency action. Is your MP on the list? Enter postcode see: www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... It’s #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Ilkley Views @gabr24.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
In #Ilkley today #PEBUK Almost 140 people expressed their views about #ClimateEmergency
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Has the People's Emergency Briefing film been screened in your community yet? Maybe it has but several months ago. Could you get together with a few friends to host a screening? Find out more here: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film It's #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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Campaign against Climate Change @campaigncc.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Very concerning - @ippr.org seem to be advocating that the government approve Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields on the condition that the oil companies promise to invest in carbon capture. Even IF these CCS facilities actually materialised, they would account for a small fraction of emissions.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
“There is a magnificent initiative called the #NationalEmergencyBriefing - a UK initiative focused on delivering an unfiltered evidence-led expert assessment of the climate and nature crisis” Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Let’s create that tipping point: 🔸 Sign the petition to get a parliamentary debate: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... 🔸 Host a screening of our film in your community / workplace: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film www.theguardian.com/membership/2... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
“The greatest question we confront, possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted, is whether we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points.”
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Let’s create that tipping point: 🔸 Sign the petition to get a parliamentary debate: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... 🔸 Host a screening of our film in your community / workplace: www.nebriefing.org/host-the-film www.theguardian.com/membership/2... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
“The greatest question we confront, possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted, is whether we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points.”
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John Vaillant @johnvaillant.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Memo to capitalists: Climate risk makes things un-insurable. No insurance makes things un-mortgageable. No mortgages crashes the property markets. Crashed property markets trash the economy. - US Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), 2024
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Please share with family and friends to get the petition to 100,000 for a parliamentary debate. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing
Graphic with the NEB flag logo saying the country deserves the full picture - sign the government petition for a televised briefing
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Scientists are growing more alarmed, with climate impacts running as much as 25 years ahead of what models predicted even a few years ago. Has your MP joined the Parliamentary Call for a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis? #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
A reality check to the Government on the climate crisis. Heatwaves this year estimated to have killed thousands of people. The BBC didn't stream this emergency conference at all despite the urgency & their constant coverage of Reform - thank you to Sky. www.youtube.com/live/QnygX67...
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Green leader Polanski delivers 'urgent message to Burnham'
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The Liberal BoJack @thelibbojack.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Denmark just passed a law that every person owns a copyright to their own face, voice, and body. In the age of AI, this places more legal control in a person's hands, and there are real, large consequences and fines for breaking this law. We need to make this worldwide. Use: interactink.vercel.app
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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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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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
How polluters create a Circle of Denial on the climate & nature crisis. We need politicians with vision and courage to break it.
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Gernot Wagner @gwagner.com · 04/08/2026
First call I've seen by any politician for an emergency heat summit. 41°C today in Vienna Kudos @lgewessler.bsky.social orf.at/stories/3438177
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Professor Mike Berners-Lee, in this month’s Byline Times, explaining why it’s time for the government to level with the public about the climate and nature crisis. Article online here: subscribe.bylinetimes.com/edition/88/n... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
Image of the article also available in the link in the post
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Rowan Hooper @rowhoop.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Kevin Anderson and others will be part of the National Emergency Briefing at New Scientist Live this October
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
The lack of clear communication from our governments about the threats from climate & nature breakdown leaves a vacuum - into which vested interests are pouring disinformation. Governments can’t sit this out and “leave it to the market”. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar...
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For MPs and Peers to express support for briefing the nation on the threats from climate & nature breakdown to the UK’s security, food supply, health and economy.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
NEB food expert Prof Paul Behrens interviewed by @owenjones.bsky.social. Why Britain is heading towards a food crisis unless we change direction urgently. To find out more, watch the People's Emergency Briefing film: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp #PEBuk
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Britain Is on a “Pathway to Collapse”, Expert Warns
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Dear @andyburnham.bsky.social The worsening climate & nature crisis lies behind just about every other challenge. Its solutions also happen to be great for jobs and prosperity. Delivering a Covid-style televised briefing will unlock the wartime-scale action needed. #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Prof Hayley Fowler, at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing last November, explaining why wildfires are a growing problem - and why extreme weather is worsening faster than climate models predicted. #TimeToStepUp
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A letter to the Prime Minister from the #𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗘𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗴 experts in today's @financialtimes.com. Please share. Link to a zoomable image: www.nebriefing.org/media With thanks to Business Declares. #TimeToStepUp #NationalRenewal
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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Major climate impacts on crops in North America and Europe. Major shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz and now, potentially, the Red Sea. Transit through the Panama Canal threatened by drought. It's time we started getting serious about #FoodSecurity.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Vested interests want us to believe it's "just summer". It isn't. The evidence is clear, and it'll worsen until we stop burning fossil fuels and switch to a more plant-rich diet. This and other useful Met Office graphics in this @rmets.org report. rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Media Tell The Truth @mediatellthetruth.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
A former tabloid journalist lays out the receipts: BBC News are more or less openly campaigning for new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea - under the influence of the billionaire-owned media. 🧵🛢️🍿 Part 1 of 4.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Andy, we totally agree. Over 100 MPs back our Parliamentary Call for a live televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. www.nebriefing.org/parliamentar... Another 28 have signed the EDM edm.parliament.uk/early-day-mo...
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
“If the UK allows any new development of oil and gas fields, it will severely undermine those claims of leadership by contributing to further oversupply of fossil fuels, making it more difficult for the world to limit warming to 1.5°C” #AndyDon'tBurn'Em
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UK researchers urge PM to end new oil & gas development - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment
Hundreds of academics at universities across the United Kingdom have urged Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to end approvals for new developments of onshore or offshore oil and gas fields in a letter sent t...
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
So excited to see this! Over 4 episodes I cover the hugely alarming conclusions of the Joint Intelligence Ctte Report, shamefully suppressed by Government, & explore its implications for our food and water security. @nebriefing.bsky.social @climatemajority.bsky.social @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
🧵/1️⃣ Is the UK's next climate target actually legal? On Wednesday Parliament votes on the Seventh Carbon Budget. Our evidence shows the Govt hasn't met its legal & scientific duties. Help us challenge it in court. #CarbonReckoning www.crowdjustice.com/case/carbon-... @chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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Carbon Reckoning: Holding the Government to Its Own Climate Law
Carbon Reckoning are a science based group, committed to the strongest possible action to require the UK sets climate policy commensurate with the scale of the crisis we face.
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Leaving Sicily by train which just rolled onto a ferry to cross the Strait of Messina and continue up Italy. Neat integrated solution. Wildfire in the background.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Thank you to the MPs who have joined the Parliamentary Call for a government-led televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis in the last ten days. The public deserves to know. Enter postcode to see if your MP has joined: nebriefing.org/parliamentary-call #NationalEmergencyBriefing
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#CarbonReckoning (Andrew Boswell) @drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
1/7 After @georgemonbiot.bsky.social exposed deep flaws in carbon capture &storage—and the extraordinary sums this Govt is committing to it—CCS industry lobbyists and pro-CCS scientists responded. @sioldridge.bsky.social &I answer them here www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧵
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Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Letters
Letters: The predicted £264bn cost by 2050 could be even higher, plus renewables avoid a far higher total of emissions than can be captured, writes Andrew Boswell, while Simon Oldridge calls out veste...
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
If the action needed to prevent climate breakdown wouldn't make us better off, would we take it anyway? We did with Covid. The UK spent an estimated £310–410 billion, with no expectation of an economic return. How fortunate that the action needed to tackle climate change is different! 🧵👇 #PEBuk
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
This is a major step forwards👇👇 Please share. Please tell your friends.
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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Please give it a listen - I had some great guests, & we covered the big threats we face from climate & nature collapse. Non members can find the first 20 mins of each episode wherever you find your podcasts 👇
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