Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMarina Purkiss @marina-purkiss.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Just watch this… And for the love of God, please see Farage for what he is. His response to Sarah Everard Vs his response to Henry Nowak Jaw dropping. 431434741
Reposted by Blueski-by-sea🦋 ARIAN 🇦🇱🇦🇺 🇺🇸 @arianit.bsky.social · 03/06/2026I don’t think enough has been made of this. Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner’s business partners, the Alexander brothers, were convicted on 19 counts of sex trafficking. It’s odd how often sex offenders appear in the Trump family’s inner circle. It’s not the exception, it’s the rule. 143
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 02/06/2026“We’re entering one of the most consequential six months in decades and it’s not an overstatement to say that it could shape the direction of the world for years to come.”chadbourn.substack.comThe Next Six MonthsThe good, the bad and the very, very ugly 1227891
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 01/06/2026Planning an event for #WorldEnvironmentDay? Whether you are a school, community group, business, city, or government, you can host an event to take action #NowForClimate. Every voice counts! Register now: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026… 077
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaAdam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 01/06/2026England just had its warmest spring on record. The record was last set in spring 2025. Before that, spring 2024. 9 of the 10 warmest springs have occurred since 2007. It's almost like there's a long-term driver causing this... www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new... 9338183
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Trump is wrecking the world.chadbourn.substack.comIran War Update 13Trump's war has been a disaster on every front 40693214
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaLuke Tryl @luketryl.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Some reflections on Makerfield groups so far: 1. People really feel the weight of the vote. People are *far* more engaged than I've had in a by-election. For some its a burden, some a privilege. They don't see this as just electing 1 MP, but a decision with UK wide ramifications 311933
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaKirsty @rabblechorus.bsky.social · 01/06/2026The meadow is blooming, this is the first cornflower to appear and the beautifully iridescent and an aptly named swollen-thighed beetle is enjoying it, alongside plenty more on the scabious. #Suffolk 072
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaDave Vetter @davidrvetter.bsky.social · 01/06/2026🧵AP: US financial regulator aims to kill climate disclosure rule. This is something I feel qualified to talk about, as climate disclosures in finance were the subject of my MSc dissertation at Oxford. >apnews.comSEC moves to repeal rule that requires companies to report greenhouse gas emissions and climate riskIn the latest action to undo Biden-era regulations on climate change, the Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed repealing a rule that requires some public companies to report their greenhous... 34619
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaSussex Wildlife Trust @sussexwildlife.bsky.social · 31/05/202630 Days Wild begins tomorrow! Can you hear the bees in the garden? Feel the lingering light on your face? It’s your chance to get a little wilder this June. You can still join us and grab your free pack and seeds 👉 www.wildlifetrusts.org/30dayswild 0154
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 31/05/2026JUST DROPPED: For years I thought industrial electrification potential was limited. How wrong I was. Engineering studies point to 90%+. Long term scenarios support this. Technology is much further ahead than we think. Question is whether policy keeps up. janrosenow.substack.com/p/industry-f...janrosenow.substack.comIndustry: from hard-to-abate to ready-to-electrifyHow far can industry run on electricity?Much ffurther and faster than the 'hard-to-abate' label suggests. 16623202
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 30/05/2026Solar is now one of the most affordable energy sources in many regions. As costs fall, adoption surges. This one shift is accelerating others. Find out more: www.worldenvironmentday.global #NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay 12212
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaIngerAndersen.bsky.social @ingerandersen.bsky.social · 30/05/2026This #WorldEnvironmentDay we are calling on everyone to move together for climate action. Because if global temperatures go past 1.5°C, we must bring them back down as quickly as possible. So limbo & go as low as you can! Follow @unep.org and visit www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026/get-inv... 1218
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 30/05/2026“In this detail lies the hope for those opposing the rise of the Far Right. Shake things up. Be the disruptors, only on your terms.”open.substack.comThe UK Far Right Is Eating ItselfSome lessons for the world 1020563
Reposted by Blueski-by-sea🦔 ErinaceusFrance @erinaceus.fr · 27/05/2026Un cas flagrant d'harcèlement au travail. 3309
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaPhil Brickell MP @philbrickellmp.bsky.social · 27/05/2026We know that the Kremlin and its cronies will use any trick in the book to evade sanctions, including murky crypto networks. This new package shows that we can and will adapt to make sure our sanctions bite, until Putin finally brings his barbaric war on Ukraine to an end.gov.ukUK cracks down on backdoor Russian sanctions evasion with tough new measuresCrypto and illicit finance networks exploited by Russia to circumvent UK sanctions are being targeted as the government ramps up pressure on Putin’s war machine to support Ukraine. 2185
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 24/05/2026Solar is now one of the most affordable energy sources in many regions. As costs fall, adoption surges. This one shift is accelerating others. Find out more: www.worldenvironmentday.global #NowForClimate #WorldEnvironmentDay 02214
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 23/05/2026How are you taking action this #WorldEnvironmentDay? Every action matters—from reducing emissions to creating awareness in your community. Register your activity and join the global signal: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026/get-inv... #NowForClimate 02710
Blueski-by-sea @tweet-by-sea.bsky.social · 22/05/2026I can only assume that Pakistan's army chief is called Schrödinger as he is reported to be in several places simultaneously. 010
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaGuy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 22/05/2026The Government is committed to restoring or creating 250,000 hectares of wildlife-rich habitat in England by 2030 (outside existing protected sites) Are they on track? Not by my reckoning: see my graph below, & latest data here: naturalengland.blog.gov.uk/2026/05/15/a... But there's still time... 0337
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaDavid Henig @davidheniguk.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Yesterday two European institutions published this extremely good paper on future UK-EU ties. It deserves proper attention coming from there so to speak and being based on serious engagement with experts on both sides. Some key points follow... www.bertelsmann-stiftung.de/en/publicati...bertelsmann-stiftung.deReframing the Reset: From Post-Brexit Stabilisation to Strategic Partnership 216489
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMatt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Lovely people of Bluesky! My amazingly talented wife @gailmyerscough.co.uk is a most talented artist/designer. Being a one woman band can be really tough, it’d be really great if you could go have a look at her fabulous website and online shop and have a look around! Please pass this on! Many thanks 26162
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaglastomichelle.bsky.social @glastomichelle.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Step into the portal. Photograph taken on Glastonbury Tor this morning at sunrise. 151262127
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaPaul Behrens @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social · 21/05/202640+ scientists (incl. me) warn that new methane accounting metrics such as "no additional warming", "temperature neutrality” are being used to grandfather high emitters, penalise developing countries, and undermine the Global Methane Pledge. Full statement: methanescience.org 33822
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 21/05/2026Whether you're in Niamey or New York, climate change is making extreme heat a new normal. In Niger, a self-cooling mosque shows how local, low-carbon design can help communities adapt to a warming world. Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, explore more: www.unep.org/news-and-sto... 01711
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaPeter Brannen @peterbrannen.bsky.social · 20/05/2026"Interestingly, they found that, particularly for Greenland, that none of the models had melt rates as high as observed *even with* RCP 8.5 forcing" 05117
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMax Wilkinson MP @maxwilkinson.bsky.social · 19/05/2026It was kind of Robert Jenrick to set me up for an obvious joke at his expense. 2143046873
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaironeconomist.bsky.social @ironeconomist.bsky.social · 19/05/2026Ok, so, a scenario no one in macro is talking about re oil and Iran is: what if consumers aren’t stupid and front run the expected shock. Then we will see a spike in saving, loss of consumption, and a classic General Theory type demand led recession. 89624
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaRuth Mottram @ruthmottram.eurosky.social · 19/05/2026In beautiful Bergen for the kick-off of a new project focused on snow processes in the polar regions. If you followed #PolarRES you're going to love SnowPI, and the best part is, you're probably following already @snowpi.bsky.social 093
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaZack Labe @zacklabe.com · 18/05/2026Last month was the 4th warmest April on record globally. It was also the 7th warmest April for global land areas and the 2nd warmest for ocean areas. Overall, about 7.4% of Earth’s surface recorded its warmest April on record. Data from NOAAGlobalTempv6.1.0. 🧪🛠️🌊 19135
Blueski-by-sea @tweet-by-sea.bsky.social · 18/05/2026The Iranians are so confident of maintaining their control over Hormuz they've set up a company to manage their new protection racket. Trump's America never looked so ineffectual. 010
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaMiska Knapek @miskaknapek.bsky.social · 17/05/2026#defence next level in drone wars : spoofing gps positions and getting enemy drones to fly and hit enemy countries instead of one's own country. 2105
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaAndrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Given nationalisation and “public control” are likely to be big themes in the Labour leadership contest, worth re-upping my piece on why regulation has gone wrong in the UK. Regulation is difficult, and I think politicians need to engage more with that (whether they favour nationalisation or not)acjsissons.medium.comWhy does regulation often feel so toothless?Regulators have three major problems: lack of resources; constraints from the law; and a big incentive not to make companies go bust… 2256
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 17/05/2026Keep in mind that climate impacts for the average citizen of a low-income country at 1.5°C of global warming will not be felt by ~40% of people living in high-income countries until global warming exceeds 3°C.theguardian.com‘It’s no longer exceptional’: Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heatExperts say the unseasonably hot weather across south Asia shows the impact of the climate crisis 323094
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaCritical Threats Project @criticalthreats.bsky.social · 16/05/2026The Iranian regime is introducing a formalized toll system under the guise of maritime insurance policies and continuing to deploy incentives and threats to vessels in the Persian Gulf. Read more: www.criticalthreats.org/analysis/ira... (1/7) 21211
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaESA Navigation @navigation.esa.int · 16/05/2026Thirty years ago, Europe set out to build an independent navigation system. “Finding Our Way: Inside the Galileo Project” goes behind the signal that guides us all. 📅 Save the date: 11.06.2026 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2bL... @esa.int @euspa.bsky.social @ec.europa.eu @designdatagmbh.bsky.social 1293
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaSøren Have @sorenhave.dk · 15/05/2026(Above post is the essence of a looong twitter thread from the time.) In Denmark a quite thorough analysis was made in 2017 (when the hype in reality had peaked) on the possible implications / necessary considerations from autonomous vehicles (disclosure: I helped write part of it). #dktrp #dkpoltrm.dkAfrapportering: Ekspertgruppen Mobilitet for fremtidenEkspertgruppen Mobilitet for fremtidens afsluttende rapport. 061
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaSøren Have @sorenhave.dk · 15/05/202610 years ago we said, partly for fun, partly to scare: ‘… and then in stead of parking, they will just circle endlessly on the streets’ 🤦🏻♂️ 2188
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 13/05/2026Climate adaptation means helping communities adjust to a changing climate by protecting lives, livelihoods, and nature while building new opportunities for growth. Browse UNEP’s new #AdaptationGap Report for the latest progress: www.unep.org/resources/ad... 0127
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 13/05/2026Rangelands provide food, water regulation, biodiversity and cultural heritage, yet they are among the most undervalued and increasingly degraded ecosystems. Ahead of #UNCCDCOP17, follow the Silk Road Caravan which will document land restoration efforts and local solutions: www.silkroadcaravan.org 1115
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 13/05/2026Join the 2026 #WorldEnvironmentDay celebrations by planning and registering your event and activities today! All submissions will be added to our global map and featured as part of our collective #NowForClimate action: www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026/get-inv... 01911
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaRyan Katz-Rosene, PhD @ryankatzrosene.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Very cool version of this monthly global average surface temperature anomaly chart showing both El Niño and La Niña years 311186502
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaProf. Eliot Jacobson @climatecasino.net · 12/05/2026Breaking News! Code UFB!!! April data for "Total Column Precipitable Water" just came in, and once again a new record was set for the 36-month running average over the Northern Hemisphere, Mid-Latitudes, where over 50% of all humans live. Can you spot the trend? 1514355
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaJorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Ursula von der Leyen says the EU must consider a ban on social media for children. "We could come forward with a legal proposal this summer," she said on Tuesday.euronews.comVon der Leyen opens door to EU-wide social media ban for childrenEuropean Commission will present plans for an EU-wide social media ban for minors as early as this summer amid growing pressure from several member states to strengthen protections for children. #Euro... 44410
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 12/05/2026Years of deforestation have severely damaged the Comoros' rivers and soils. But change is happening. UNEP and @thegef.bsky.social projects are delivering results: improving water access, boosting farmland productivity, and enhancing community resilience to climate change. tinyurl.com/4vrkb2r9 0147
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaBlueski-by-sea @tweet-by-sea.bsky.social · 11/05/2026So, in England, 134 out of 317 councils were contested (42%). Reform controls, in total, 26 councils (8%). Reform have 8 MPs. Yet Labour (massive maj in Parl until 2029) seems to be losing their minds over this. What happens in May '27? Another Leader? Every year thereafter? Make it make sense. 141
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaInstitute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 12/05/2026Tomorrow, the King will be delivering his speech as part of the State Opening of Parliament - the formal beginning of each new session of parliament. Find out why it is so important, and how the speech is debated and voted on, in our explainer: www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/explainer/ki...instituteforgovernment.org.ukKing's Speech | Institute for GovernmentThe King's Speech is part of the State Opening of Parliament, the formal beginning of each new session of parliament. 033
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaNicolai von Ondarza @nvondarza.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Random thought: One of the ironies of Brexit is that 'rejoin' is regarded as a left-wing project in the UK, at a time when EU policies are becoming more and more defined by (far) right wing forces. 118425
Reposted by Blueski-by-seaUN Environment Programme @unep.org · 12/05/2026Women and girls are on the frontlines of the climate crisis and uniquely positioned to drive action. This UN explainer breaks down the reasons why women are key to building a sustainable, more resilient planet. www.un.org/en/climatech... 02110