Reposted by Toby VeallDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 24/11/2023IPCC scenarios are projections, not predictions. "The future has not been written. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves." We get to decide what the world will look like in 2100. gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/... 16366144
Reposted by Toby VeallAashis Joshi @aashisjoshi.bsky.social · 28/09/2026An entire hillside collapses into the Kali Gandaki river in Nepal's Mustang district after four days of heavy rainfall. Nepal's hills and river valleys where people have lived for millennia are becoming dangerous places in the age of climate breakdown. 073
Reposted by Toby VeallPete Fraser @petefrasermusic.bsky.social · 16/09/2026In the movie version of this, after Piddington runs out of food water and money as a result of leaving the UK, the residents apply for asylum and end up housed in a military base, with HILARIOUS consequences. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comPiddington in Oxfordshire votes to leave UK over asylum plansPiddington residents voted over proposals to house up to 1,256 male asylum seekers nearby 1663523839
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Its not as if we have not had sufficient warning. Rachel Carson tried her utmost. 010
Reposted by Toby VeallProf Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 16/09/2026We already live on a plastic planet, and production is set to expand hugely in coming decades www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comMicroplastics in soil pose global threat by acting like ‘Trojan horse’ to deliver toxinsExclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots for interaction between plastics, microbes and agrochemicals 45021
Reposted by Toby VeallKevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I was asked by a colleague from my oil & gas days (who has remained in the industry) why UK producing its own gas is less acceptable to the Greens (& others) than importing it from America and West Africa.' The full question & my reply is now online at: climateuncensored.com/there-is-no-...climateuncensored.comThere Is No Atmospheric Exemption for British Oil and Gas - Climate UncensoredI was recently contacted by a colleague from my days in the 1980s and 90s when I worked as an engineer in the offshore oil and gas sector. He remains in the 1517292
Reposted by Toby VeallPrem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 05/09/2026Return of the Blackshirts. Dozens of men dressed in black, wearing balaclavas blocked the road at Dover. Organised to frighten people Crime and Policing Act 2026: "the wearing or otherwise using of an item that conceals identity when in an area designated by police" is a criminal offence.theguardian.comBlack-clad protesters in balaclavas block road at port of Dover in KentPort authorities say access roads ‘free flowing’ again after large group forces road closures in both directions 66873367
Reposted by Toby VeallDr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 02/09/2026I am endlessly thankful to Just Stop Oil for taking to the streets again today But it's not easy seeing such good, generous-hearted and courageous people being handcuffed and taken away, many possibly to long jail sentences It shouldn't have to be this way 13744196
Reposted by Toby VeallKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 02/09/2026I am a scientist – and the answer is climate change. Yes, there is nuance. Yes, it could take a long time to identify the precise mechanisms. But there is no question why ice and snow-related disasters are on the rise. Our planet is warming at an unprecedented rate, and humans are responsible. 392327824
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 02/09/2026An appropriate theme song for this crop of our political leaders dates back to the 60’s, “Bend me, shape me anyway you want me, As long as you Fund me thats ok”. 011
Reposted by Toby VeallNatalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Powerful and important letter about artificial so-called intelligence from Sheila Hayman from Minderoo Centre for Technology and Democracy, University of Cambridge, in the FT today 14487264
Reposted by Toby VeallKatharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 23/08/2026I've heard thousands of climate denial arguments over the last few decades. But do you know they all fall into one of 5 categories? 1. It's not real 2. It's not us 3. It's not bad 4. We can't fix it 5. You can't trust the info/experts Source: www.nature.com/articles/s41... 39785354
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Bambi Burn’em and his cabinet seem to think we will all survive on a diet of data in a brave new AI digital world. 000
Reposted by Toby VeallCold War Steve @coldwarsteve.bsky.social · 13/08/2026The Haywain 2026 501953812
Reposted by Toby VeallStelios Katsanevakis @skatsanevakis.bsky.social · 09/08/2026🌊 New paper in Functional Ecology: #ClimateChange is projected to favour smaller, shorter-lived, earlier-maturing and faster-growing reef #fish in the NE #Mediterranean, with increasing functional homogenization. doi.org/10.1111/1365... #MarineEcology #traits 🧪🌐🌍 02820
Reposted by Toby VeallAntonio Vecoli (@tonyveco on X) @tonyveco.bsky.social · 08/08/2026🔴⚠️🚱🇩🇪🇳🇱 the river Rhine has reached an unprecedented low in #Lobith, at the border between #Germany and #Netherlands, and a new heatwave, the fifth one is arriving, setting the floor for new scaring records.⬇️#Sentinel2 comparison of August 2025 and 2026. #climateemergency 105036
Reposted by Toby VeallSean Madden @seanmadd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Data shows you're 11% more likely to die in a crash while *driving* an SUV, largely because the false sense of indestructibility leads you to drive more recklessly around others. Antisocial behaviour is baked into the design of these monstrosities. 2033698
Reposted by Toby VeallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 05/08/2026My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comMurderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George MonbiotAs climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 6821671054
Reposted by Toby VeallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 29/07/2026It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comOrganic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickensAdopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests 821706471
Reposted by Toby VeallRobert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · 24/07/2026See the alternating warm and cold patches in the Northern mid-latitudes? That's the imprint of a quasi-stationary Rossby wave (i.e. oscillations in the jet stream). It's rare to see it so clearly in a monthly-average temperature map. 15494154
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 28/07/2026I caught one a few weeks ago in mid Wales. Also few other moths overall. 010
Reposted by Toby VeallJames Dinneen @jamesdinneen.bsky.social · 23/07/2026It's not quite "gobsmackingly bananas" but monster forecasts for the record El Nino brewing the Pacific Ocean get pretty close. Here's what to make of it in my first for @nature.com: 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comThis El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights. 715686
Reposted by Toby Veall🗽LOLGOP🗽 @lolgop.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Definitely. But also, his lies are being repeated. All he cares about. And he's not trying to win; he's trying to undermine and claw power. Unfortunately, it cannot be ignored how that works.thefarce.orgTrump doesn’t lie to be believed. He lies to be repeated.It’s time to stop giving him what he wants. 011526
Reposted by Toby VeallJeremy Lent @jeremylent.bsky.social · 08/07/2026AI and Ecocivilization: Exploring the Perils and Unexpected Opportunities open.substack.com/pub/jeremyle... AI and Ecocivilization are both deeply transformative to our world system: one is occurring now, the other is a vision and invitation. How do they relate?open.substack.comAI and Ecocivilization: Exploring the Perils and Unexpected OpportunitiesAI and Ecocivilization are both deeply transformative to our world system: one is occurring now, the other is a vision and invitation. How do they relate? 172
Reposted by Toby VeallGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Starmer's nature plan is pathetic. Burnham must do better. I've written about the government's '30by30 Delivery Plan', out today, which isn't a plan & won't deliver 30by30. I suggest some policies Burnham should pursue instead, amidst Blackadder gifs: guyshrubsole.substack.com/p/starmers-n... 1/🧵guyshrubsole.substack.comStarmer’s nature plan is pathetic. Burnham must do betterToday's 30by30 Delivery Plan isn't a plan, and it won't deliver 30by30. 1223588
Reposted by Toby VeallTG42Birder🇵🇸 @tg42birder.bsky.social · 12/07/2026If you want to know exactly how big the problem we face in terms of climate mitigation is, then Kevin Anderson is the person to listen to. Clear, concise, honest and direct. 👍 32311
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 09/07/2026CCS = Carbon Capture Scam. Yet another accounting wheeze dreamed up by neoliberal economists and the PPE brigade. 020
Reposted by Toby VeallDanica Priest @danicapriest.bsky.social · 02/07/2026And if you want to learn more about Labour’s new anti-nature regulations which could also leave home owners liable for developer damages you can read more here... open.substack.com/pub/danicapr...open.substack.comThe New Nature Regulations are Worse Than we ThoughtThe Nature Restoration Fund? More Like The Bureaucracy Restoration Fund. 12010
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 26/06/2026I think this thinking is absolutely necessary given the history of the Nazi’s and the current rise of, in particular Rupert Lowe and the Restore Party, who may well use elements of environmentalism, pastoralism etc which could resonate with parts of the population who are uncomfortable with Farage. 020
Reposted by Toby VeallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Sorry to re-up this, but the media silence on the massive, country-changing shift towards arbitrary justice and authoritarianism is almost the most astonishing aspect of the case. The new dispensation is being normalised even as it's happening. Please spread it far and wide. We need to know. Thanks 17669356
Reposted by Toby VeallDanny Cullenward @ghgpolicy.org · 08/06/2026I have resigned from the Greenhouse Gas Protocol's Independent Standards Board. The Protocol is openly violating its own rules and has effectively delegated forest carbon accounting standards to a secret, industry-led working group. ghgpolicy.org/s/2026-06-08... 23609276
Reposted by Toby VeallAdam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 04/06/2026The way the entire British media is suddenly discussing 'two tier policing' as if it is a real thing worth seriously debating, rather than the obvious far-right white supremacist fantasy it has always been, is very alarming 1162291714
Reposted by Toby VeallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 01/06/2026"Israel is committing war crimes before our eyes" - Wes Streeting, in a private message. So it turns out that government ministers were not, after all, incapable of understanding what is happening there. Just incapable of saying it in public, and of acting on that knowledge. #MorallySupine 26712314
Reposted by Toby VeallCommon Cause Foundation @commoncause.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Journalists - what do you really care about? We’re running a free online 2-hour workshop for journalists on 11/06 exploring exactly that; starting with your own values, before looking at how values shape coverage. Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/commo...tickettailor.comRegister here – What do you actually care about? A workshop for UK journalists about values – ZoomWhat do you actually care about? A workshop for UK journalists about values – Zoom, Thu 11 Jun 2026 - Research consistently shows that most people value things like equality, community and connection.... 013
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 31/05/2026I reckon this is a strong possibility. I think some popular landing owning figures like Jeremy Clarkson, Dyson and Lloyd-Webber will get behind Rupert Lowe. Like Reform Restore Britain is a limited company. Turbulent times ahead. 010
Reposted by Toby VeallPablo Garcia-Diaz @pablo-ecology.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Rewilding: Ten Years of Evolution and Development 🌎🌐🧪 www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...annualreviews.orgRewilding: Ten Years of Evolution and DevelopmentRewilding has matured into a mainstream approach in nature conservation. More than 450 academic papers on rewilding have been published since the term first appeared in print in the early 1990s. Rewil... 02010
Reposted by Toby VeallKetan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 13/05/2026A quick new blog for you all: Anthropic's dirty deal with Elon Musk is not surprising because (a) Anthropic already openly loves pollution-based computer buildings (b) Colossus is VERY far from the worst; the whole industry is moving to gross, bloated megaprojects ketanjoshi.co/2026/05/13/w...ketanjoshi.coWhy Anthropic’s ultra-dirty deal shouldn’t surprise you at allPerfect little Anthropic did the dirty with Elon Musk’s ultra-filthy pollution bomb fossil fuelled data centre. I am here to tell you why this is not surprising at all. 620491
Reposted by Toby VeallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 21/05/2026The government’s new assault on the right to challenge planning decisions is another example of its authoritarian reflex. We very much need a fast green transition, which means large-scale renewables. But instead of bringing people along, it goes straight for coercion.🧵1/8 www.gov.uk/government/n...assets.publishing.service.gov.uk 17384144
Reposted by Toby VeallDr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 07/05/2026If you care about climate change, here are the four most important charts you need to understand first. They explain where the climate problem starts, and why we need to take a broad view of climate solutions. First: it's more than CO2. There are many greenhouse gases. 15222
Reposted by Toby VeallLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 30/04/2026The BBC News homepage has now COMPLETELY removed its Climate section?! It has now been relegated to a sub-menu via the "More" button in the right-hand corner. 58800468
Reposted by Toby VeallAnnie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Things are actually worse than shown in the below picture of the biomass of land mammals on earth. A more recent study (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) has found that wild mammals only represent 2% of the total. Everything else is us and our domestic animals. 11314
Reposted by Toby VeallAlison Hoens @physioktbroker.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Errors present in 45% of AI generated reports of news stories 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...bbc.co.ukLargest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territoryAn intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC 291037594
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Trash the natural environment and make a fortune but when you work to try and look after it you do it for peanuts. How hard can it be for them folk who claim to govern us work out something just ain’t right? 020
Reposted by Toby VeallGeorge Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 25/03/2026The global food system is systemically fragile in the same way that the global financial system was before the 2008 crash. If it goes it down, we’re looking, as complex societies, at a potential termination event. This week's column. Please read it. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comWe’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George MonbiotThe fragility of the global food system fills me with dread – and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it is, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot 471239629
Toby Veall @tobi1.bsky.social · 25/03/2026It’s so full of crap he had to self publish but it demonstrates you really can’t polish a turd. 010
