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In resistance against the corporate state, and the extractivist economy that is killing us. We act in love, for people and planet. #ClimateJustice #ClimateActionNow #EndFossilFuels #StopArmingIsrael Join the rebellion at joinxr.uk/london

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
📣 The first screening of the People's Emergency Briefing in a national parliament! The film was shown at Holyrood last night. Grateful to First Minister John Swinney for committing to helping ensure it is “shared and understood very widely within Scotland”. #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
The First Minister John Swinney with Gillian Martin msp cabinet secretary for climate and rural affairs, and Prof Mike Berners-LeeThe First Minister giving an address next to a large screen about to show the Peoples Emergency Briefing A packed room of MSPs and staff watching the film
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 13h
Exactly! What’s referenced in the redacted UK National Security Assessment is serious enough, but what’s missing? - and why? What reasons does the government have to continue to suppress the publication of the full report?
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XR Glasgow @xrglasgow.bsky.social · 6h
Better picture of the banners and flags
Runners underneath XRGlasgow flags & banners
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Reform Party UK Exposed @reformexposed.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Laila Cunningham wants Londoners to live in tiny flats that are incredibly expensive, an overcrowded Underground and extreme July/August weather?
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We Own It @weownit.org.uk · 8h
Many water companies are near insolvency, so they want to hike our water bills again The government must say NO. If they can't survive, let them go bust and take them into public ownership FOR NOTHING Sign up to support our campaign for public ownership of water: vist.ly/5kxtt
A picture of a campaigner (Cat Hobbs) carrying a sign that says "if water companies cannot survive without raising our bills, let them go bust and take them into public ownership"
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XR Glasgow @xrglasgow.bsky.social · 6h
Well done to all those taking part in #GreatScottishRun through Glasgow today - we even managed to spot our Rebel Runner and got an “Extinction” (to which we replied “Rebellion”) yelled out by another runner 🏃‍♂️
A bunch of people running under an overpass that has XR flags and banners hung from it. 
The banners say Climate Emergency’ ‘No Future In Fossil Fuels’ & ‘Our Children Deserve A Better Future’
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Stop Rosebank @stopcambo.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Delek Group, an Israeli energy giant known to operate in illegal settlements in the West Bank, is set to receive £200+ million if the Rosebank oil field is approved. So we've sent a letter to Burnham - warning him that approving Rosebank could breach his new sanctions. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Burnham warned Rosebank oil field could breach West Bank sanctions
Campaigners and Green Party leader Zack Polanski raise concerns about Rosebank's ties to an Israeli firm.
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Take action and email your MP asking them to support the Nature's Rights Bill EDM. Template email available: nataliebennett.org/.../template... Find your MP: www.theyworkforyou.com #NaturesRights
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Prof Bill McGuire @profbillmcguire.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"Earlier this summer mosquitoes capable of transmitting Zika virus and dengue were found breeding in homes in east London" Oh joy! Another perk of global heating www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Worst ever outbreak of bluetongue hits British farms
Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 03/10/2026
Oxford Street has long been the nation’s high street. On Monday 26 October, it’ll go permanently traffic-free and pave the way for a greener, more welcoming street with new opportunities for retail and leisure.
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Oxford Street to be pedestrianised from October | LBC
Vehicles will be prohibited from accessing almost a kilometre between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street from October 26
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
#Flooding #ClimateDisaster www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...
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Bangkok at breaking point as floods turn streets into stagnant lakes
With 40 dead and a disaster declared across all 50 city districts, experts warn extreme flooding will only worsen across south-east Asia
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“#ClimateChange is happening on our doorsteps. But watering a tree is a small action that helps your neighbourhood cope as summers get hotter. It also creates community at a time when people are increasingly working from home , on their phones all day.” Anna Mehrländer, lead on Gieß den Kiez 🌳💧💚
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XR Glasgow @xrglasgow.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Sunday sees our Rebel Runner hit the mean streets* of Glasgow - still time to sponsor them via the link below! *hills, Glasgow has hills for streets and they are formidable! Running for Time chuffed.org/project/1999...
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Running for Time
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XR Horsham @xrhorsham.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
“Every fraction of a degree avoided reduces risks. Every year by which overshoot duration is shortened reduces exposure. Every investment in resilience preserves future options” (Hint : Every new oilfield makes it worse) #StopRosebank
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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
WATCH! 👁️ 👁️ Professor @rupertread.bsky.social open the #XRUK Love & Rage weekend; talking about the UK's "National Security Assessment on Global Biodiversity Loss & Ecosystem Collapse", what it says about the risks facing Britain, & why campaigners want the full report published. youtu.be/0w84L_7RuM8
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National Security, Ecosystem Collapse & Building Resilience | Rupert Read | Love & Rage 2026
YouTube video by Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fossil fuel driven #ClimateCrisis is thawing Himalayan permafrost & causing glaciers to melt, likely destabilising the slopes that triggered the humanitarian & environmental flooding disaster in Nepal, a country responsible for just .02% of global greenhouse gas emissions bsky.app/profile/xrlo...
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delavender.bsky.social @delavender.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Why would you buy a home on a flood plain? The insurance will be through the roof Then after you claim You may no longer be eligible for insurance. The only ones who win are the profiteers
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Extinction Rebellion Ireland @xr-ireland.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Extinction Rebellion - Find your place in the movement - open to all - Monday 19th October 7pm-8pm actionnetwork.org/events/welco...
Extinction Rebellion - Find your place in the movement - open to all - Monday 19th October 7pm-8pm
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Crazy to build on flood plains when Environment Agency warns 1/4 of properties in England face flood risk by 2050. Chief Exec Philip Duffy says UK weather is becoming more volatile & extreme: hotter summers, wetter winters, heavier, more destructive rain environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2026/07/20/h...
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How climate change is impacting the way flooding is managed
At the Flood & Coast conference 2026, Environment Agency Chief Executive Philip Duffy spoke about climate challenges and what they mean for those working in flooding, the new approach to delivering fl...
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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Fresh on the heels of similar complaints about OpenAI from mathematicians, a biologist says Anthropic’s Claude “discovered” the same system his team has spent years researching while sharing their unpublished work with Claude. It’s no longer just publishers & artists accusing AI labs of plagiarism.
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XRSFBay @xrsfbay.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Our action this week at the Embarcadero in San Francisco was more somber, involving signs, recitations and the Lamentors, to encourage passersby to talk about and take action on, the climate crisis.
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Extinction Rebellion Global @xrglobal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
“The Viiankiaapa mining project sets a precedent, as it would pave the way for other similar projects. If a mine can be established within a nature conservation area, it undermines the credibility of the entire Finnish nature conservation system and its laws.”
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The rich keep flying, the world keeps dying ❌ ✈️
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XR Islington @islingtonxr.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Catastrophic impact of #wildfires in Wales this summer. Extreme #heat and #drought left landscapes such as heathland, moorland and upland grasslands vulnerable to fast spreading fires, resulting in one of the UK's worst #wildfire seasons in recent years. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Summer wildfires caused 'catastrophic' hidden damage, scientists warn
Bangor University researchers say the scale of damage is far greater than what is immediately visible.
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
London’s ultra-low emission zone has improved children’s lung health with fewer children with clinically impaired lung function. Adults in central London had 3% reduction in annual trends for emergency admissions, 8% ↘️ heart problems & 6% ↘️ for breathing problems www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds
Long-term research in New York shows efforts to reduce air pollution associated with higher cognitive test scores
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Extreme Temperatures Around the World @extremetemps.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
EXTRAORDINARY HEAT IN EUROPE Almost 32C in Germany today,over 30C in Switzerland, 33C in France and this is just the beginning of a heat wave which will completely rewrite European climatic history with several thousands records smashed by even 5/6C margins. HISTORIC
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Allan Paterson #FBPE FB99% #UBI #YNWA 🐟 @allangpaterson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
I've signed the petition calling on the Government to make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority. Join me and help protect the places we love. campaigns.nationaltrust.org.uk/page/196457/...
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I've signed. Will you? Add your name to help make wildfire prevention and climate resilience a national priority, and stand with the communities affected by wildfires.
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Africans Rise UK @africansriseuk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Global majority countries have produced just a fraction of greenhouse gas emissions but are disproportionately harmed by #ClimateCrisis which is damaging their food security, ecosystems & economies, fueling displacement & conflict over reduced resources. Women & girls are among the most vulnerable
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/09/2026
This is incredibly alarming. We cannot go on like this. We need more advocacy for climate action, not just from the environmental movement, but from the political centre.
Screenshot of a Guardian article titled “Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February.” The article, by environment editor Damian Carrington and dated 23 September 2026, says climate scientists estimate that additional heat from a projected strong El Niño could cause more than 450,000 deaths by February, on top of existing climate-crisis-related deaths. It mentions impacts across Indonesia, India, Nigeria and the US, as well as additional deaths from droughts, wildfires and flooding.
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Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 25/09/2026
The world needs to get to grips with the climate crisis now - there’s no time to lose. Global leaders must get serious about lowering emissions, and actively invest in measures to mitigate the disastrous impacts of extreme weather.
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Huge El Niño projected to cause more than 450,000 deaths by February
New report predicts a heavy toll from Nigeria to the US – and comes on top of existing impacts of the climate crisis
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
World Weather Attribution @wwattribution.bsky.social explains human-caused #ClimateChange is thawing permafrost in Himalayas & causing glaciers to melt, likely destabilising the slopes that triggered the humanitarian & environmental flooding disaster in Nepal #EndFossilFuels bsky.app/profile/wwat...
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XR London @xrlondon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
After Nepal's devastating floods Ranjeeta Silwal @equalitynow.bsky.social calls for women & girls to have central role in recovery & #ClimateChange adaptation, so rebuilding strengthens their rights & resilience rather than reinforcing gender inequalities @ipsnews.net www.ipsnews.net/2026/09/nepa...
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Nepal’s Devastating Floods Have Put Women and Girls at Greater Risk
On August 26, 2026, deadly flash floods and landslides ripped through Himalayan towns and villages along Nepal and Tibet’s
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Rohan MacMahon @rohmac.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Nepal's leaders say the recovery effort will cost 10% of their GDP. International aid so far is a small fraction of this. www.rte.ie/news/world/2...
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Nepal tells UN climate burden falls on vulnerable nations
Nepal's Prime Minister has called for grant-based international support at the UN General Assembly to help the Himalayan nation recover ⁠from the glacier flood that killed at least 1,450 people.
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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The proposed ban on non-essential use of PFAS in the EU is being fought by the chemicals industry on a scale, "far bigger than anything the tobacco industry have been able to pull together." share.google/r69snPliLy5N...
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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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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Watershed's @leanahosea.bsky.social went on BBC Newshour to talk about the PFAS pollution at Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire - who knew what & when about health risks from that pollution? share.google/igoHSm7ek2tv...
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
“The solutions are right there. We just need to use them” Turn climate anxiety into understanding, connection, action 🎥 People’s Emergency Briefing film Thurs 22 October, 12.50 for 1pm Wimborne Community Centre FREE all welcome. Tickets in bio or comments www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...
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Friday briefing: How a ​grassroots ​film ​is ​turning ​climate anxiety ​into ​action
In today’s newsletter: The People’s Emergency Briefing delivers a stark warning about ​o​ur future in a warming world. ​B​ut sharing difficult truths collectively​ shows us that there is still hope to...
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Extinction Rebellion Wimborne @xrwimborne.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
JP Morgan Are Destroying The Planet‼️
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
DoorDash spent $1.4M trying to stop Zohran Mamdani from becoming mayor. This week's historic $131.5M enforcement action against DoorDash for underpaying NYC delivery workers shows why. Yet another reminder that the only thing that can beat organized money is organized people.
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DoorDash Spent $1.4 Million Trying to Stop Mamdani From Becoming Mayor. Now We Know Why.
In a wage-theft settlement, DoorDash now has to pay its workers around 100 times what it spent trying to beat Zohran Mam
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We organised blood tests for people living near a chemical factory in Thornton-Cleveleys where we uncovered high emissions of PFAS forever chemicals, including internationally-banned, cancer-causing PFOA. Last night, BBC News spoke to people as they received their test results:
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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Law firm Leigh Day is bringing legal action on behalf of one local resident. Read the full story here 👇 share.google/AwmBkidB5SOP...
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Blood tests find high levels of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory
People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.
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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
New blood tests found ‘really high levels’ of PFAS in residents living near the AGC chemicals plant in Thornton-Cleveleys. Residents were told they could have an increased risk of developing serious health conditions from exposure to a specific type of PFAS, called PFOA. Read more: buff.ly/dRU7rgd
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ShellsLies @shellslies.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
"This roadmap lays out the policy framework and the key strategies Germany will be pursuing in the various sectors in order to achieve its goal of climate neutrality and thus transition away from the use of #FossilFuels no later than 2045." - BMUKN www.bundesumweltministerium.de/en/download/...
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Germany's Roadmap for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels- BMUKN - Download
The roadmap lays out the policy framework and the key strategies Germany will be pursuing in the various sectors in order to achieve its goal of climate neutrality and thus transition away from the us...
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John Marsham @johnmarsham.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
South Sudan is dealing with drought, but faces flooding from upstream sources as Lake Victoria may reach a record high panafricanvisions.com/2026/09/sout... all sadly consistent with risks highlighted in @carolinewainwright.bsky.social 's 2020 paper rmets.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Extreme rainfall in East Africa, October 2019–January 2020 and context under future climate change
The 2019 October–December rains over East Africa were one of the wettest seasons on record, with many locations receiving more than double the climatological rainfall, leading to floods and landslide...
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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
The Climate Change Committee projects that average spending to reach net zero, net of savings, will be just £4 billion. Many people ask how it can be so cheap, for such a big transition. Here's why, with thanks to @westcountryvoices.bsky.social for publishing our explainer.
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The best investment our country could possibly make - West Country Voices
In the People’s Emergency Briefing, economist Angela Francis cites the Climate Change Committee’s (CCC) official estimate that reaching net zero is projected to cost an average of around £4bn a year. ...
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Clean Energy Wire | CLEW @cleanenergywire.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis
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Fears mount that next UN chief will downgrade climate action
Experts say some of António Guterres’s possible successors could be ‘disastrous’ for efforts to tackle crisis
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Jonathan Powell @greensloth.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Perhaps when Westminster floods it might focus some attention on these issues
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Prof Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare From southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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The worst El Niño in recorded history is brewing — here’s how governments must prepare
From southern Africa to the Amazon, the risks are mounting and the window for action is rapidly closing.
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Refugees International @refugeesinternational.org · 23/09/2026
At the 2023 Global Refugee Forum, only 10 govts pledged to include refugees & IDPs in direct climate adaptation programming. What has been achieved? Refugees International reviewed the pledges’ progress ahead of the 2027 deadline. Here's what we found: www.refugeesinternational.org/reports-brie...
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Building Climate Resilience with Displaced Communities: Progress on Climate Adaptation from the 2023 Global Refugee Forum - Refugees International
The 2023 GRF pledges are intended to be fulfilled by December 2027. Refugees International investigated what progress has been made.
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Make Polluters Pay International @makepolluterpayint.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
This is huge! The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has just used his final General Assembly speech to world leaders to pay tribute to our #MakePollutersPay movement. “You are on the right side of history – keep going.” This movement is powerful. We are changing politics. Get involved!
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Miles King @milesking.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What a farce. As farmers fail to access funds to support sustainable farming, this will undoubtedly mean valuable wildlife habitat (recently created or much older) will be destroyed, as farmers feel they have no option but to intensify their farming systems. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Worse than the scramble for Oasis tickets’: England’s sustainable farming funds run out in just six hours
Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed
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