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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
❗️Our latest electoral forecast shows that Reform have lost their lead. 🌹Labour would be the largest party if a general election were called today - but with no overall majority. 🧐 See the result in your constituency: voteclimate.uk/constituenci...
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Super El Nino may be our first taste of a world in which UK consumers can no longer buy any food they like observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
observer.co.uk
Super El Niño could end the ‘sense of food abundance’ enj...
Changes to the Pacific climate pattern could make next year the hottest on record and disrupt the supply of rice, asparagus, cocoa and many other staples of British shopping baskets
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🚨 El Nino could kill almost half a million people by February www.newscientist.com/article/2590...
newscientist.com
El Niño heat could kill half a million people by February | New Scientist
Higher temperatures around the world due to the record-breaking El Niño will lead to an estimated 450,000 extra deaths by February unless swift action is taken, warn researchers
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Andy Burnham: don't drill just to please Trump independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli... Join VoteClimate.uk/register if you want real climate action from the new PM
independent.co.uk
Burnham urged to reject new North Sea drilling days before first Trump meeting
Almost 600 climate scientists, health professionals and conservationists have warned against approving the Rosebank oil field
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
7 months of relentless rain needed everywhere to end the UK's drought. Without change, we could see the taps run dry with drought after drought... www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti... 👉 voteclimate.uk/register
bbc.co.uk
UK weather: At least seven months of relentless rain needed to end drought in England
Almost 75% of England remains in drought following an exceptionally dry spring and summer.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
1.5C is OFF THE TABLE in the new emissions scenarios which will be used in the new IPCC report, explained by @carbonbrief.org www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-th...
carbonbrief.org
Explainer: The CMIP7 emissions scenarios – and how they explore future climate change - Carbon Brief
Every few years, climate modelling groups run a coordinated set of simulations that explore climate change in the future. Carbon Brief unpacks how the new scenarios were designed and how they differ.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026
Summer 2026 is provisionally the UK’s warmest summer on record with the season’s mean temperature made around 130 times more likely due to human-induced climate change. Here, we delve into the numbers 🧵
Mean temperature for 2026 in the UK. The map shows widely above average temperature, particularly in the south. Rainfall amounts in summer 2026 in the UK compared to average. The maps shows widely dry conditions, though the west of Scotland is slightly wetter than averageSunshine duration in summer 2026 compared to average. The map shows widely sunny conditions in the season, with the south of the country particularly sunny.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The British public DO want to talk climate change. It's the government who don't. Maybe it's because if they did, they might actually have to do something. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Our climate is changing rapidly – and our politicians sound increasingly surreal | Zoe Williams
On a panel show last week, everyone in the audience wanted to talk about the climate emergency, but the lines rolled out by a Tory MP simply dissolved on contact with reality, writes Zoe Williams
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
🖥️ Why are we even debating whether to build data centres when their carbon emissions are set to exceed ExxonMobil's? theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... ✅ Sign up to VoteClimate and tell Labour you will only vote for them if they cut emissions instead of increasing them: VoteClimate.uk/register
theguardian.com
Two planned datacentres will have higher UK carbon emissions than ExxonMobil, analysis finds
Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🚨 Climate scientist Kevin Anderson says 2C will be locked within 10 years without action novaramedia.com/2026/08/09/e... 🤔 Yet our PM can barely bring himself to utter the words 'climate change... ✅ Tell Labour you want real climate action now: voteclimate.uk/register
novaramedia.com
Ex-Oil Engineer Turned Climate Whistleblower: We Face Collapse. | Aaron Bastani Meets Kevin Anderson
We have missed the 1.5°C target.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
The Lewes derailment which injured 30 people happened on the hottest day of the year. Investigators are looking into whether the extreme heat may have played a role. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... Our infrastructure is not built for our new climate, and it is putting people's lives in danger.
theguardian.com
Lewes derailment: images show track defect before incident on hottest day
Network Rail and Southern owner GTR apologise after investigators reveal picture of possible heat-buckled track
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
☔️ Rain may be on the way for some, but it will not be enough to end the drought. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🔥 This year's extreme summer has revealed a climate in meltdown. ✅ Want more than a BBQ ban? Tell Labour to put climate first: VoteClimate.uk/register
theguardian.com
Heavy rain forecast will not reverse widespread drought conditions in UK
Forecasters say intense showers might cause flooding as rain falls on dry, hard ground
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🔥 July has been 3C above average, and this year has seen more days above 30C than ever before - with a month of summer still to go. 🚒 With the 4th heatwave arriving today, the nation is a tinderbox, fire chiefs warn. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
theguardian.com
Britain braces for fourth heatwave of year as fire chiefs issue public appeal
Temperatures up to 35C forecast, triggering heat health alerts and pleas to take care in parched parks and rural areas
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Wildfires in France and Spain could burn till NOVEMBER. More extreme heat is due to hit today. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... This is the shape of things to come. Politicians must slash emissions to stop it getting worse. Tell Labour to put climate first 👉 VoteClimate.uk/register
theguardian.com
France and Spain race to contain huge wildfires before fresh heatwave begins
Coming days are ‘absolutely critical’ for firefighters before temperatures rise again this week, officials say
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
💰 John Healey's appointment as Chancellor is worrying news for climate. ❌ Healey has never said or done anything to suggest he views climate as a priority - lobbying Starmer to increase military spending, partly through £2bn cuts to Net Zero dept. 👉 VoteClimate.uk/register
Chancellor John Healey
Climate in the balance?
Tell Burnham and Healey
to go further on climate:
VoteClimate.uk/register
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
⚠️ FIREWAVE ALERT! 🔥 Relentless extreme heat and weeks without rain have left parts of the UK a tinderbox. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... ✅ Tell the new PM you need to see climate action if Labour want your vote: VoteClimate.uk/register
theguardian.com
UK in ‘firewave’ as extreme heat provides ideal conditions for wildfires, experts warn
National Fire Chiefs Council say emergency services dealing with 19 wildfires across Britain, many near urban areas
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
🚨 Even if next week's predicted heatwave doesn't materialise, the fact that we are speculating about a third week of 30+ temperatures should terrify us all. www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti... ✅ Want climate action before summer 2026 is remembered as a cool summer? 👉 VoteClimate.uk/register
bbc.co.uk
UK weather: Third UK heatwave increasingly likely as 30C temperatures forecast
Temperatures are forecast to climb throughout the weekend, potentially leading to a heatwave being declared in parts of the UK
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Recovering from last week's heatwave? Enjoy the cooler weather while it lasts - another heatdome could be on the way...
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
🚨 JUNE HEAT RECORD SMASHED for 2nd day running! 🥵 @metoffice.gov.uk records 36.4°C in Yeovilton ❗️ It's time politicians got a grip on the climate emergency ✅ Join VoteClimate for FREE pro-climate tactical voting recommendations at every election 👉 VoteClimate.uk/register
June heat record
SMASHED AGAIN!!

36.1 Gosport yesterday
36.4 Yeovilton TODAY!
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
📉 Heat pump installations have fallen after the government cut the grant. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🥵 Reading this during a 39C+ heatwave boggles the mind. ❗️ Tell Labour you've had enough. Sign up to VoteClimate and put climate first in elections: voteclimate.uk/register
bbc.co.uk
Heat pump growth stalls as government support cut, warns climate watchdog
The growth in sales has slowed significantly after a critical government grant programme was cut.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
🥵 Some of this week's extremes according to the @MetOffice ⚠️ 40°C possible in Norwich on Friday ❗️ We need action. Politicians must climate first to win votes ✅ Join VoteClimate and we will tell you your strongest vote for climate in every election: VoteClimate.uk/register
Current Met Office forecasts
London Wed - 37C
Bristol Thurs - 39C
Lincoln Fri - 38C
Norwich Fri - 40C
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
🗳 Makerfield's by-election on Thursday could be the most significant ever, with a Labour victory making a Burnham leadership bid inevitable. 🚨 So far, climate has not been part of the conversation. 🌳 Whoever wins must put climate first. #Makerfield #byelection #AndyBurnham
MAKERFIELD
Thursday's by-election could be the most significant ever
Climate is not part of the conversation
Whoever wins must put climate first
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
What could a Reform government mean for climate? (Tldr: it's not good) inews.co.uk/news/reform-...
inews.co.uk
What a Reform government could mean for EVs and solar panels
Many Reform councils have scaled back net-zero policies in favour of a hardline approach - but some have kept them
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
🇮🇳 In India last month, daily highs surpassed 47C every day for a week. By 6am, temperatures outside were unbearable. People re-organised their lives around the heat and adapted. But this is just the start. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Heatwave in Banda: A day in the hottest place in India
What a day in India's hottest district reveals about life on the frontline of extreme heat.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🔥 Spring 2026 was the warmest on record for England and Wales. And of course the record fell for the warmest day in May. Record after record... Expect more action from our politicians? Join VoteClimate at VoteClimate.uk/register
voteclimate.uk
Join VoteClimate
Maximise your Vote to Save the Planet. Join VoteClimate today to find out which party that could win in your seat has the best climate policies
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
🚨 Britain is not built for the climate that exists, says report. www.theguardian.com/environment/... 📉 We must implement the report's adaptations. But we must also slash emissions fast to avert disaster. ✅ Tell the new @UKLabour leader you want climate action: VoteClimate.uk/register
theguardian.com
UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns
Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
We are thinking of those in DRC and Uganda affected by the Ebola oubtreak which has taken many lives. Scientists says that the climate crisis is making such outbreaks more frequent, putting us all at risk. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
theguardian.com
Infectious diseases such as hantavirus and Ebola becoming more frequent and damaging, say experts
Pandemic report warns of growing global threat as health teams in Africa move to contain Ebola outbreak
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 SCOTTISH ELECTIONS How did PRO-CLIMATE candidates perform? 🟢 Scottish Greens 15 (+6) 🟠 Lib Dems 10 (+6) = 3 of 96 seats
How did
PRO-CLIMATE
candidates perform?

Scottish Greens 15 (+6)
Liberal Democrats 10 (+6)

= 25 of 129 seats
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 WELSH ELECTIONS How did PRO-CLIMATE candidates perform? 🟢 Greens 2 (+2) 🟠 Lib Dems 1 (+1) = 3 of 96 seats
How did
PRO-CLIMATE
candidates perform?

Green 2 (+2)
Lib Dems 1 (+1)

= 3 of 96 seats
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Councillors CAN take meaningful action on climate, it's just a matter of political will. Excellent piece by @bankfieldbecky.bsky.social in @theconversation.com 👇 theconversation.com/what-your-lo...
theconversation.com
What your local council can actually do to tackle the climate crisis
Councils have no formal duties to reduce emissions, and there is a huge temptation for local politicians to look the other way.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
🗳️ LOCAL ELECTIONS How did pro-climate candidates perform in England? 🟢 GREEN PARTY 587 council seats (+441) 5 new local authorities 🟠 LIB DEMS 844 council seats (+155) 1 new local authority = 1,431 out of 5,066 councillors
How did
PRO-CLIMATE
candidates perform?

Greens
587 councillors (+441)
5 new local authorities

Lib Dems
844 councillors (+155)
1 new local authority

= 1,431 out of 5,066 councillors
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
1 Join voteclimate.uk 2 We tell you at the next general election the strongest vote for climate in your seat 3 We tell the parties ahead of the next election so they commit in their manifestos to ambitious action on climate, to win more votes and seats
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 VOTING IN SCOTLAND? You have two votes in the Scottish Parliament elections: 🗳️ Constituency ballot - FPTP 🗳️ Regional ballot - uses a proportional system Find your strongest vote for climate: voteclimate.uk/local-electi...
Scottish Parliament elections
VOTE CLIMATE
TODAY!

Two recommendations:
Constituency vote
Regional vote

VoteClimate.uk/local-elections
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 VOTING IN WALES? 🗳️ You'll elect 96 members of the newly expanded Senedd. 🟢 Under the new fully proportional system, we are recommending a GREEN vote nationwide as the strongest vote for climate. ℹ️ See more info here: voteclimate.uk/local-electi...
Welsh Senedd elections
VOTE CLIMATE
TODAY!

We recommend a 
GREEN VOTE
under the new PR system
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🗳️ POLLING DAY IS HERE! 1. Find your strongest vote for climate: voteclimate.uk/local-electi... 2. Tell your friends and family 3. Don't forget to go out and VoteClimate!
Elections are here!
VOTE CLIMATE
TODAY

Find your strongest vote for climate:

VoteClimate.uk/local-elections
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
👇English councils with the most CLIMATE SUPER-MARGINALS - seats where 50 votes could swing it for the Greens or Lib Dems. 🗳️ If you live here (or know others who do), get out and VoteClimate tomorrow! Find the pro-climate choice for your post code here: VoteClimate.uk/local-elections/
A table showing the top climate super-marginals:
Hounslow - 9
Croydon - 8
West Sussex - 7
Enfield - 7
Isle of Wight - 6
Brent - 5
East Sussex - 5
Suffolk - 5
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
🗳️ In dozens of CLIMATE SUPER-MARGINALS up and down the country, 50 votes or fewer could decide tomorrow's result. Find out if you are in a climate super-marginal and see the strongest vote for climate 👇 voteclimate.uk/local-electi...
1 DAY TO GO!
Are you in a 
CLIMATE
SUPER-MARGINAL
where under 50 votes
could make all the difference?
VoteClimate.uk/local-elections
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
⚠️ 7th May's elections could be huge for climate! 🗳️ We're recommending the strongest vote for climate in 2,700+ elections 👉 VoteClimate.uk/local-elections ℹ️ We also tell you about the most climate-marginal elections in your area, so you can encourage others to get out and vote.
Head to our 
Local elections hub
for your
personalised voting recommendation
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
🎉 On our birthday, we're pleased to announce that our LOCAL ELECTIONS HUB is LIVE!! 🧭 Pop in your postcode to see the pro-climate voting recommendation in your voting area. 👉 VoteClimate.uk/local-elections
Now live
Local elections hub
Thurs 7 May
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
🌍 Celebrate #EarthDay by helping us get loads of planet-friendly representatives elected in England, Scotland & Wales on May 7th! 🔗 Click here to sign up for pro-climate voting recommendations 👉 VoteClimate.uk/register
Sign up to VoteClimate this Earth Day
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Was a privilege to attend the People's Emergency Briefing in Cambridge on Saturday. Great that so many people want to learn about the coming impacts of climate breakdown on the UK. And good to sign up a few new members too: VoteClimate.uk/register to join! @nebriefing.bsky.social
Ben handing out leaflets at a VoteClimate stall at the People's Emergency Briefing in Cambridge
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
🗳️ Local elections are on Thurs 7th May ⚠️ Don't forget to Register to Vote by Mon 20th April! ℹ️ Find out how: voteclimate.uk/register_to_...
Local elections are on: Thurs 7th May
Register to Vote
by Mon 20th April
Find out how: voteclimate.uk/register_to_vote.htm
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
So oil prices have plunged... but when will they rise again? Next week? After the #ceasefire? When the Strait of Hormuz closes again? Trump's war on Iran shows the instability of a world powered by fossil fuels. Labour must end fossil fuels. Now.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
War is a disaster for people. It's also a catastrophe for climate. The war on Iran is seeing countries turn back to coal just as the tide was turning on the dirtiest fossil fuel. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
theguardian.com
How Trump’s Iran war could make the world more reliant on coal
The energy crisis sparked by the war is making some countries consider ramping up their use of dirty fuels
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
The UK doesn't use oil to generate power, so no, Nigel, new drilling wouldn't reduce energy bills (it would make your mates very rich though...) This and 8 other North Sea oil and gas myths busted by Carbon Brief. www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-ni...
carbonbrief.org
Factcheck: Nine false or misleading myths about North Sea oil and gas - Carbon Brief
Carbon Brief factchecks some of the most common claims about North Sea oil and gas.
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
🚨Screenings up & down UK from April🚨 The People’s Emergency Briefing. A new film building on last year’s National Emergency Briefing. A friendlier, watch-together version that pulls no punches and inspires action. Learn more here; nebriefing.org/the-film #PEBuk
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
🔥 Earth's climate is more out of balance than ever, with the planet gaining far more heat energy than it can release. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... ⚠️ CUT EMISSIONS NOW!! ✅ Let's make May a climate election - sign up to put the planet first when you vote: VoteClimate.uk/register
bbc.co.uk
UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms
The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The Welsh voting system will be replaced by a fully proportional system in this May’s Senedd elections. 🗳️ That means the number of reps a party has in the Welsh Parliament will more closely reflect its vote share. 🔗 Check out our explainer: voteclimate.uk/news/welsh_v...
Welsh elections
They're changing... but how?

OLD SYSTEM

40 constituencies:
1 rep each
Elected by first past the post

5 regions:
4 reps each
Elected by PR

= 60 Members of the Senedd.Welsh elections
They're changing... but how?

NEW SYSTEM

16 constituencies:
6 reps each
Elected by PR

= 96 Members of the SeneddWelsh elections
They're changing... but how?

NEW SYSTEM

"Closed proportional list system"

Formula ensures number of reps reflects vote share in each constituency

If a party wins 50% of the vote, they will usually get 3 of the 6 constituency seatsWelsh elections
They're changing... but how?

Want to know more?

Check out our guide:
https://tinyurl.com/new-welsh-voting-system
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Stop. Burning. Fossil. Fuels. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
theguardian.com
Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds
Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Niño
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VoteClimate.uk @voteclimateuk.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🍞 Stockpile food for climate, expert tells UK government. www.theguardian.com/global-devel... 😶 These days, you barely hear a peep out of politicians on climate. ✅ Tell Starmer to get his head out of the sand and put climate first: VoteClimate.uk/register
theguardian.com
UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns
Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable
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