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Tom Howard-Vyse

@tomhv.bsky.social
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Formerly @ClimateGroup, @C40Cities, @NetZeroUK, @TempusEnergy at @tomhv Freelance comms and media: #climate #energy #netzero #environment #carbon #agriculture #delibdem #comms4good “An nescis, mi fili, quantilla prudentia mundas regatur” 1648

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 29/01/2026
Europe is on track to pay at least €440 billion to deal with the pollution and health impacts from toxic PFAS chemicals by the middle of the century, according to a study released today by the European Commission.
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Forever chemicals to cost Europe half a trillion euros by 2050, EU says
Even more ambitious clean-up goals would see the price tag soar.
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New Scientist @newscientist.com · 24/02/2026
A survey of 100 commercial foods for dogs and cats revealed that PFAS chemicals appear in numerous brands and types, with fish-based products among those with the highest levels
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Fish-based pet food may expose cats and dogs to forever chemicals
A survey of 100 commercial foods for dogs and cats revealed that PFAS chemicals appear in numerous brands and types, with fish-based products among those with the highest levels
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PBS News @pbsnews.org · 19/02/2026
PFAS, also known as "forever chemicals," helped spur innovation. But they're also insidious to human health. to.pbs.org/4qRXD2m
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How PFAS harm our health — and why they're everywhere - Horizons
What do non-stick pans, firefighting foam and many of our couches, carpets and cosmetics have in common? They’re all made with PFAS. The so-called forever chemicals helped spur innovation, but they’re...
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg @sherylnyt.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
"A middle finger to every MAHA mom." Trump put RFK Jr. in a very awkward position last night. He issued an order to ramp up production of glyphosate, citing national defense. MAHA is furious. Kennedy issued a statement backing POTUS @hirokotabuchi.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/u...
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Trump Order Aims to Boost Weedkiller Targeted in Health Lawsuits
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
You can watch the whole show here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GE8a...
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What are the dangers of 'forever chemicals'?
YouTube video by Roundtable
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
"These people have no shame" - Enda Brady's verdict on companies discharging waste full of PFAS: chemicals linked to harm to health of children & pregnant women says Prof Oksana Pyzik. Watershed's Leana Hosea was a guest on Roundtable with Rob Bilott, Prof Ian Cousins & Prof Patrick Byrne. 🧵
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Chris Mooney @chriscmooney.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
It looks like the U.S. newspaper industry lost about 8 percent of its remaining employees in just one year in 2025. I wish I could say that was unusual, but as this recently updated graphic shows, it has been going on for a long time... My story here: reportearth.substack.com/p/2025-was-a...
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
NYT: The @EPA is expected to revoke its own determination underpinning US federal govt’s ability to fight global warming. This scientific conclusion (‘the endangerment finding’, 2009) requires US govt to regulate GHGs threatening public health & welfare. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/c...
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Trump Allies Near ‘Total Victory’ in Wiping Out U.S. Climate Regulation
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The Times: UK government ministers suppressed ‘negative’ climate report from British intelligence chiefs warning of mass migration and nuclear war www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
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Suppressed climate report warned of mass migration and nuclear war
Unabridged document said disappearing forests and rivers drying up could drive people to Europe and lead to conflict in Asia
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
Happy 10th Anniversary to Molly Webb’s @energyunlocked.bsky.social! 🙌 Epic launch Most important conversation Most inspirational speakers Most iconic Paris #COP21 venue 🙌 #thefutureofenergy #pioneersdontwait Nancy Pfund @sophieyulebennett.bsky.social @jimwalker99.bsky.social youtu.be/bFpVn4rHAu4
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Nancy Pfund, DBL Partners - Launch of Energy Unlocked - CleanwebTV
YouTube video by Cleanweb Conversations
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Octopus Energy @octopus.energy · 23/06/2025
The car’s out of the bag 🤯 Live at the #EnergyTechSummit, @gjuk.bsky.social launches Britain’s first EV vehicle-to-grid bundle with BYD. Power Pack Bundle gives a car lease, two-way charger, and a smart tariff for £299/m with 100% FREE smart charging - saving £1,000/yr on fuel vs petrol.
Energy tech summit photo with Greg Jackson and special guests
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
AP: $14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says apnews.com/article/clim...
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$14 billion in clean energy projects have been canceled in the US this year, analysis says
A new analysis finds that more than $14 billion in clean energy projects in the U.S. have been canceled this year.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
2 million litres of water PER DAY is what an average 100-megawatt data center in the US uses, according to the International Energy Agency. For years, data centers have strained local water supplies. The AI boom has made this issue much worse. www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202... @bbgvisualdata
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The AI Boom Is Draining Water From the Areas That Need It Most
A Bloomberg News analysis finds that roughly two thirds of new data centers built or in development in the US since 2022 are in places with high levels of water stress.
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Lora Kolodny @lorak.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
ICYMI: "President Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections." apnews.com/article/trum...
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Trump wants to use the 'God Squad' to increase logging, but it must follow strict rules
President Donald Trump wants to increase logging in national forests and on public lands, including by bypassing endangered species protections.
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
“Why don't you wear a suit? You're at the highest level in this country's office & you refuse to wear a suit. A lot of Americans have problems with you not respecting the office.”
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Wolfgang Cramer @cramer-bondeau.fr · 26/01/2025
Still one more week to go this January, but so far 20 out of 24 days have seen all-time records of global average temperature for those dates. pulse.climate.copernicus.eu
global daily surface temperatures up to Jan 24, 2025
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Guardian: Given clean-up is increasingly unaffordable, chemical companies are now using all the tools in the corporate playbook to fight a proposed EU PFAS ban rather than investing in R&D and innovation www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Industry using ‘tobacco playbook’ to fend off ‘forever chemicals’ regulation
Industry-funded research and exaggerated claims litter arguments made by fluoropolymer industry against stricter regulation
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Guardian: Chemicals that are Forever: Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe: “Figures show that the cost of regulatory inaction on PFAS pollution is staggering” ⁦ www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Cost to clean up toxic PFAS pollution could top £1.6tn in UK and Europe
Exclusive: Costs of UK cleanup will reach £9.9bn a year in UK if emissions of ‘forever chemicals’ remain uncontrolled
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Press Gazette @pressgazette.co.uk · 13/01/2025
Climate change scepticism almost extinct from UK national press - but policy scepticism grows New research from @risj_oxford for @eciu.net, plus separate analysis from @CarbonBrief
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Climate change scepticism almost extinct from UK national press
Scepticism about climate change has "almost entirely disappeared" from the opinion pages of UK newspapers in ten years, according to research.
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Brooke Jarvis @brookejarvis.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Quite the telling publication day for this study, which found a dramatic increase in the amount of "hydroclimate whiplash"—the vacillation between wet and dry that fuels wildfires as well as flash floods, landslides, and disease outbreaks—on our hotter planet www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Hydroclimate volatility on a warming Earth - Nature Reviews Earth & Environment
Rapid transitions between extreme wet and extreme dry conditions — ‘hydroclimate whiplash’ — have marked environmental and societal impacts. This Review outlines observed and projected changes in hydr...
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
UK Gas Peaker Payments: “A grotesque example of how the energy system screws consumers. Worse, our bureaucratic overlords eviscerated the Demand Flexibility Service which could have reduced this. Even the rump service paid consumers 5x less per kWh than these gas giants” says @gjuk.bsky.social
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Two power station owners to get more than £12m for three hours of electricity
Uniper and a subsidiary of Vitol able to charge 50 times recent market price to ensure supply during evening peak
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Ed Hawkins @edhawkins.org · 10/01/2025
The data is in. 2024 was the warmest year on record, and probably in the whole of human history – about 1.6°C warmer than the pre-industrial period. More than 1 billion individual thermometer measurements, made by thousands of people over many decades, have been condensed into a single number.
Warming stripes for 1850-2024, changing from blues to reds as the world rapidly warms up
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Letter from @eciu.net’s @asjohnstone.bsky.social in @telegraphnews.bsky.social on an assumption among some comment writers that #netzero was the policy which saw Conservatives "haemorrhage votes" at the last election. Opinium polling shows that wasn't the case.
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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Global losses from natural disasters reached 320 billion U.S. dollars in 2024 The LA fires alone could be half that amount in the new year www.cleanenergywire.org/news/global-...
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Global losses from natural disasters reached 320 billion U.S. dollars in 2024
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ECIU @eciu.net · 09/01/2025
Scotland to host 3 biggest battery energy storage systems in Europe Scotland is to host the three largest battery energy storage systems in Europe after an infrastructure investment fund committed £800mn to build two new battery projects. @simeonkerr.bsky.social buff.ly/3C2mXP5
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/01/2025
The wildfires in Los Angeles have killed at least five people and burned more than 27,000 acres, equivalent to nearly 20,000 football fields. Officials warned that extreme fire danger would continue for at least another day. Follow live updates.
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Destructive California Wildfires Burn Across L.A., Including Hollywood: Live Updates
The two largest blazes are the most destructive to ever hit the city, and a smaller one burned overnight in the Hollywood Hills. More extreme fire danger is expected on Thursday.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 08/01/2025
Edie: SBTi chooses former @theCCCuk boss David Kennedy as new CEO. @sciencetargets is revising its structure + Net-Zero Standard business guide on how companies use ‘environmental attribute certificates,’ incl carbon credits, towards their climate goals. www.edie.net/sbti-chooses...
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SBTi chooses former CCC boss as new chief executive - edie
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has selected David Kennedy, who was the founding chief executive of the UK’s Committee on Climate Change (CCC), as its new CEO.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
A new electricity supercycle is under way www.economist.com/business/202... @economist.com
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A new electricity supercycle is under way
Why spending on power infrastructure is surging around the world
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Metropolitan Transportation Authority @mta.info · 04/01/2025
It’s happening! Tonight, MTA Chair & CEO Janno Lieber unveiled one of the signs at the entrance to the Congestion Relief Zone. Tolling begins at midnight. Learn more: congestionreliefzone.mta.info
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 18/12/2024
As the planet warms, insurance companies are dropping homeowners in communities they deem too dangerous because of wildfires, hurricanes and other threats. Now, for the first time, the scale of that pullback is becoming public. nyti.ms/41EOpNc
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Mike O'Boyle @oboylemm.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Curious for thoughts whether it would be insane to rewrite this headline as: "datacenters put other customers at risk if they don't pay for power and infrastructure to cover their explosive demand needs." www.utilitydive.com/news/explosi...
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‘Explosive’ demand growth puts more than half of North America at risk of blackouts: NERC
“Simply put, our infrastructure is not being built fast enough to keep up with the rising demand,” said John Moura, NERC’s director of reliability assessments and planning analysis.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Energy Secretary @edmiliband.bsky.social publishes “Clean Power 2030 Action Plan”. Drawn up by mission controller @chrisstark.bsky.social, it plots a clear path to grid reform and getting 95% Britain’s electricity from clean energy sources by 2030. www.gov.uk/government/n...
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Government sets out plan for new era of clean electricity
Government delivers on the Prime Minister’s Plan for Change to build an energy system that can bring down bills for households and businesses for good.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 13/12/2024
Breakthrough development of mirror cells could benefit medicine, but international scientists issue a dire warning against risk of developing a ‘Doomsday’ microbe which once outside the lab could cause an unstoppable pandemic, devastating crop losses or the collapse of entire ecosystems. ☠️
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
“4. Support the Farming Roadmap, reducing the impact of farming on nature and biodiversity, delivering a credible plan to decarbonise food and farming, and supporting the sector through that transition.”  UK food strategy needs to support UK farmers … oh, wait 🤔 www.standard.co.uk/news/politic...
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Hundreds of tractors block central London in protest against inheritance tax plans
Ministers have faced fierce opposition to inheritance tax changes for farmers
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George Smeeton @gsmeeton.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
The government is "not ready" for the sort of extreme weather brought by Storm Darragh, says new head of Climate Change Committee @elpinchbeck.bsky.social: www.bbc.com/news/article...
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UK 'not ready' for extreme weather, says climate change head
The head of the Climate Change Committee calls on the government to invest in adaptations now.
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 06/12/2024
🚨There is so much #Climate news that it is often hard to zoom-out & see the bigger picture. But every now & then you read a report that brings it all together & stops you in your tracks! 'Collision Course' by @djspratt.bsky.social is one such report. Here are its 10 key take aways: 🧵1/n
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UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) @ukaeaofficial.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
💎Scientists and engineers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University of Bristol have successfully created the world’s first carbon-14 diamond battery. For more on this exciting news, visit ccfe.ukaea.uk/diamonds-are...
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Diamonds are forever? World’s first carbon-14 diamond battery produced - Culham Centre for Fusion Energy
New battery lasts thousands of years Scientists and engineers from the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and the University of Bristol have successfully
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Ella Nilsen @ellanilsen.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
China is setting yet another solar installation record for 2024. I recently wrote about the astonishing pace of renewable installations there, and what it means for global emissions. And there are charts! www.cnn.com/2024/11/18/c...
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China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar | CNN
China is installing wind and solar power projects faster than any other country on the planet. As President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back on the US’ role as a global climate leader, expert...
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God @skeetofgod.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, he'll contribute to the global overdepletion of the ocean. So give him a salad, maybe.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
UK climate media starter pack for those joining here… go.bsky.app/CH9xVtY
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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.naruresearch.com.au · 30/11/2024
If you want to learn more about carbon capture and storage, why Gorgon CCS failed, and why it probably won't ever be able to succeed, have I ever got a read for you! You might want to pop the kettle on first though. 🔗 medium.com/@timinclimat...
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Gorgon carbon capture and storage project: The failure of the world’s largest CCS facility
After decades of abject failure, these days even the most enthusiastic proponent of carbon capture and storage can at best mount a muted…
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 30/11/2024
👌 thank you!
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michellegrosser.bsky.social @michellegrosser.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
“A whopping 75% of all agricultural land is used for grazing animals or growing animal feed, including most of the world’s corn and soybean production. Our intense consumption of meat and dairy products is by far the most significant driver of food’s enormous geographic footprint”
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Zoë Schlanger @zoeschlanger.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
I wrote about the elephant in the room at COP: National debt. Developing countries are drowning in debts owed to states, private bondholders, and banks. Disasters provoke more debt. New climate finance often comes as debt, too. It's a dangerous spiral. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...
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Climate Diplomacy’s $300 Billion Failure
Climate negotiations at COP29 ended in a deal that mostly showed how far the world is from facing climate change’s real dangers.
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Guardian: ‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water🚰 This isn’t just Spain – the commoditisation of water is an issue from Uruguay to Mexico, & Canada to UK @gracelivingstone.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘It’s not drought - it’s looting’: the Spanish villages where people are forced to buy back their own drinking water
Spain is increasingly either parched or flooded – and one group is profiting from these extremes: the water-grabbing multinational companies forcing angry citizens to pay for it in bottles
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Rebecca Willis @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
At the COP29 climate summit, Keir Starmer said he wasn't going to tell people how to live their lives. That's not what people want to hear. I've written about what he could have said instead. climatecitizens.org.uk/climate-citi...
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Climate Citizens Blog - Climate Citizens | Lancaster University | Assembly on climate change
Bringing climate policy to the people. Climate Citizens is a project run out of Lancaster University aiming to change how people engage with the creation of climate policy.
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Tom Clarke @t0mclark3.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
My piece on the climate finance deal at COP29 news.sky.com/story/cop29-...
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COP29: A climate deal so bad that the host nation had to force it through
To an outsider, COP29's agreement to send $300bn a year to poor countries may seem good but climate-vulnerable nations are angry at the rich world reneging on a historic deal.
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David Bauer @davidbauer.ch · 22/11/2024
If you‘re still rebuilding your network, this little tool is super helpful. Scans the list of people you followed on Twitter and finds matching Bluesky profiles. And with one click, you can follow them all.
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Sky Follower Bridge
Instantly find and follow the same users from your 𝕏 followers on Bluesky
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Parliament should commission a citizens’ assembly @involveuk.bsky.social
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Tom Howard-Vyse @tomhv.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Meet Sir David Attenborough's everyday heroes who were asked by MPs how the UK should reach #NetZero. Film on @BBCiPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p... "The rest of the people in this country ought to be extremely grateful to you. As, indeed, am I.” #ThePeopleVsClimateChange #ClimateAssemblyUK
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BBC - The People v Climate Change
Meet the ordinary Brits who will help decide how Britain solves the climate crisis.
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