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Zoe Avison

@zoeavison.bsky.social
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Senior political adviser at Uplift. Fossil fuels, climate change and politics, views my own.

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Tom Gordon MP @tomgordonld.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I listened to Ed Davey on the Today programme this morning, and frankly, I think he missed the point. The idea that we're keeping the triple lock to help millennials is at best for the birds, and at worst downright insulting. I say that as a millennial.
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
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Andrew Sissons @acjsissons.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I have a new essay in the newly relaunched IPPR Progressive Journal. It’s intended as a sober assessment of the political economy of Britain’s energy challenge, as we move from the old, dying fossil fuel system to the new world of electrification onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
Screenshot of journal article How Britain Can Eacape Its Energy Trap: Heat and Light at the End of the Tunnel
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Ideas like 'we risk becoming an island of strangers'?
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Torsten Bell @torstenbell.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
So much of the right these days have a massive patriotism problem. This guy: - is a tax exile (left long before this govt) - hates his own country while complaining he doesn’t get big enough subsidies from it - laments the manufacturing hit from a Brexit he supported www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Billionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UK
Ineos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea.
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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David Walsh @davidwalsh16.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
💯BBC keep reporting as fact what is kite-flying by industry sources and a small number of loud figures in Labour/Unions who are trying to bounce government into a decision. How it twice ended up as the top story on the BBC website before vanishing into nothing I don't know - poor editorial decisions
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Takes that have aged like sick:
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Imagine calling yourselves the 'centre for british /progress/' and lobbying for more North Sea drilling as the answer to the Uk's woes 🤦‍♀️
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Josh Gabbatiss @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
NEW INVESTIGATION – this summer saw temperature records smashed around the UK. We asked NHS trusts in England and Wales how many operations they were forced to cancel due to overheating surgical theatres They provided details of 1,110 operations that were called off in the May and June heatwaves
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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We saw homes burn in Stourbridge – we must not approve Rosebank
This summer should have been a wake-up call. Across the UK we watched the countryside burn – but in Stourbridge it hit on our doorstep, with wildfi...
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 09/09/2026
With the UK continental shelf running out of oil and gas, the North Sea economy is on life support. On the North Sea Transition Authority’s projections, combined oil and gas output will fall a further 40 per cent between 2024 and 2030, and by 93 per cent by 2050.
Oil and gross gas production, outturn and North Sea Transition Authority projections, 
million tonnes of oil equivalent: UK Continental Shelf.
Production peaked in 1999 at 4.5 
million barrels of oil equivalent a day but had fallen to a touch above 1 million by 2024, a decline of 76 per cent.
On the North Sea Transition Authority’s projections, combined oil and gas output will fall a 
further 40 per cent between 2024 and 2030, and by 93 per cent by 2050 – to under 100,000 
barrels of oil equivalent a day.
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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Not now El Nino driven food inflation shock, we’re busy with the Strait related energy inflation shock.
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
He who has tired of London has not yet seen a morris dancing performance at Crossness Pumping Station, complete with fatberg mascot
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
It's pretty poor form for Any Questions to have a literal oil and gas lobbyist on the panel, surely?
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
[idly] I wonder how that plan is going?
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🎯 by @morganj0nes.bsky.social "The “Burnham bounce” has been all about the return of these progressive voters. If the Prime Minister wants to keep his standing in the polls, it will be unhelpful, to say the least, to be perceived as being poor on climate." www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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North Sea drilling could threaten Andy Burnham's green credentials
The prospect of new licenses for oil and gas drilling is not a big vote mover in and of itself. Seen in a climate change context, it could be, howe...
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Finding this disclosure particularly troubling.
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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 01/09/2026
In addition, our scientists assessed how this summer’s warmth would compare in future global warming levels and found that this summer’s warmth would be around average for a UK summer in a world 2.5 - 3°C warmer than the pre-industrial period. 🧵
Graphic on UK 2026 summer average temperature compared to future global warming levels. Violin plots show projected UK summer temperatures at 2.0°C, 2.5°C and 3.0°C global warming. A red line marks the 2026 UK summer average temperature at around 16.5°C, which is warmer than the median projected temperature at 2.0°C and 2.5°C warming, and close to the median at 3.0°C warming.
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
“It now takes less than half the number of people to produce the same amount of oil and gas as it did at the start of the shale boom,” said Kevin Book at ClearView Energy Partners" www.ft.com/content/f060...
ft.com
The missing piece in Trump’s oil and gas boom: jobs
Production and profits are rising strongly but industry employment has fallen since Trump came to power
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
New post: With climate change now visible all around us opponents of action are changing tack. Dismantling their new attacks helps identify a hidden structure in political argument that is often used to try and kill popular + necessary policies. (£/free trial) samf.substack.com/p/how-to-kil...
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How to kill a popular policy
Opposing action to tackle climate change is getting tricker.
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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
This article is utter garbage because it never mentions demand, it never mentions composition of 'traders' portfolios (more LNG, less pipe) and it buried this 2/3 of the way down in an article with 'panic' in the headline. Shameful gutter nonsense. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
There's a lot of claptrap around at the moment about CCS and Rosebank. @kevinclimate.bsky.social cuts through it in this excellent piece. climateuncensored.com/response-to-...
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Response to Open Letter to DESNZ about Rosebank & Jackdaw - Climate Uncensored
Response to a letter from Stephanie Loo, Myles Allen & colleagues to the DESNZ Secretary of State about offsetting continued fossil fuel production with
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Very cool - switching from gas to electric induction cuts kitchen temperatures by 10 degrees, cuts hob cleaning times from 24mins to 21 seconds, cuts energy use by 2/3rds (a 9k saving in one pub) and yes - wok hei is still possible www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The chefs turning down the heat by switching from gas to electric
As well as being quieter, cheaper to run and easier to clean, induction cookers can cut kitchen temperatures by up to 10C
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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
The most funky stuff is of course the CCS angle. Offshore O&G is a competitive place for investment, why would you spend (and lose money) on a CCS hell scape rather than say low cost offshore African development? Conclusion: you wouldn't. And the article does kind of mention it's unviable.
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
There's lots I agree with in here: Approving Rosebank has serious implications for global emissions and our climate commitments, while not contributing to our energy security. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Can Burnham justify giving the go ahead to oil drilling? Yes, but these must be the conditions | Michael Jacobs
Carbon capture and storage could make the Rosebank site compatible with UK net zero commitments – if its owners are willing to pay the price, says economist Michael Jacobs
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Glen Peters @glenpeters.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
The Norwegian oil & gas adventure is coming to an end. Even with aggressive exploration in new areas, big finds, & technology development, the most ambitious scenario from the Offshore Directorate has declining production. This is before considering climate! www.sodir.no/en/whats-new... 1/
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Richard Delevan @richard.wickedproblems.earth · 20/08/2026
Strong stuff on Burnham/North Sea/Rosebank/Jackdaw from @rupertread.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gO9...
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"It's a Betrayal of Our Children" — Rupert Read vs Angela Knight on North Sea Drilling
YouTube video by Rupert Read
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Heading outside at 8pm to clap for the rain
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
how about the temperature?
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Simon Oldridge @sioldridge.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Fed up with people shirking responsibility by arguing that the UK causes just 1% of emissions? Here are two fantastic analogies from a primary school teacher, Mark in Coventry, who called Sheila Fogerty on @lbc.co.uk - one involving dog poo 😆 Other arguments here: www.nebriefing.org/mp-dialogue
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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
On climate change I explain why Burnham hasn't been talking much about it despite the fires/weather but also why I think he's missing a trick as the nature of the debate is changing...
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Labour ‘could lose up to 50 seats’ to Greens if new drilling in North Sea approved
Greens say analysis shows government failure to take bold climate action could lead to big gains for party at election
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Brilliant from @petewishart.bsky.social 👏 www.thenational.scot/politics/264...
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Pete Wishart: Why we must reject the Rosebank oil field development
THE debate over North Sea oil and gas has become increasingly contentious and fractious and, with the consultations on Rosebank and Jackdaw now…
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 18/08/2026
Solo working, not just screen time, has driven the surge in time young adults spend alone More in our latest research ➡️ buff.ly/v7pfxOa
Infographic panel stating 18–29‑year‑olds are spending more time alone, reporting diary data that young men spent six and a half waking hours a day alone in 2023 and young women spent an extra one and a half hours (about five hours total).Young adults feel lonelier than older adults: 14% said they felt lonely all the time—twice the rate of 60–69‑year‑olds—and young people in poor health spent three more hours a day alone in 2023 than in 2014–15.Infographic panel saying surging screen time is linked to increased loneliness — young people almost always online were 4 percentage points more likely to be lonely (16% vs. 12%), with a smartphone projecting a glowing network brain.Panel 4 of an infographic arguing working alone is increasingly important: paid work drove most of the rise in time spent alone, and work should be included in debates about young people’s wellbeing alongside screen time.
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
This is darkly comic. Andy Burnham himself said the Met Office have warned that this winter is going to be extremely wet. Climate impacts don't just stop after this summer www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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Andy Burnham expected to push North Sea oil decision into autumn
Ministers are said to be concerned about ‘the optics’ of approving the Rosebank oilfield and Jackdaw gasfield in a summer of heatwaves and wildfires
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Would any journalists perhaps put this idea, of price controls on the North Sea, to the developer of Rosebank and see what they think?
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Jacob Aron @jjaron.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Intellectually I know this, but seeing it on a graph makes me wince www.ft.com/content/ec59...
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
That's an 8ppt jump in Conservative voters who think climate change and environment is a top issue facing the country. 👀
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
www.nme.com/news/music/t...
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Thom Yorke, Massive Attack, Robert Smith and Brian Eno pressure Andy Burnham over controversial oil field plan
Members of Radiohead, Massive Attack, and The Cure are among the 200 major artists calling on the UK government to block the controversial new Rosebank oil field in the North Sea
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Dan Grey @dangrey.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Interesting that the government is trying to frame approving the huge Rosebank oil field – which contains almost as much carbon as the whole UK emitted in 2025 – as being required as "we're going to burn oil for years to come", while at the same time consulting to water down the ZEV mandate #r4today
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 14/08/2026
REMINDER: As UK govt launches consultation on weaker EV targets, worth noting that this could cost consumers £3bn a year by 2030 (cos EVs are far cheaper to own) It could also add 8% to net oil imports and undermine UK's single-biggest climate policy www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Resolution Foundation @resolutionfoundation.org · 14/08/2026
Some at-risk groups, and people who can't modify their home, are over-represented in dwellings most at risk of getting too hot in heatwaves 👇 buff.ly/6G0JB3i
Proportion of homes at high risk of overheating, by selected occupant characteristics: England
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
On 5 Live, Andy Burnham just suggested we could consider extracting more fossil fuels to pay for tackling climate change. Why not sell more disposable BBQs to pay for resourcing fire and rescue services?
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Green groups urge Andy Burnham to break silence on climate crisis
More than 50 organisations say PM urgently needs to show leadership and prepare British people for scale of change needed as UK struggles through another heatwave
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
labourlist.org/2026/08/why-...
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'Why risk the ‘Burnham bounce’ on the oil and gas industry?' - LabourList
When the economics of new North Sea drilling is so poor, and the climate science is clear, why would Burnham bother?
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Giles Wilkes @gilesyb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Attacking net zero as a religious obsession "is gaslighting of the highest order. The truth is, it requires dedicated ideological belief to argue against the scientific evidence that net zero is needed to stop ever more expensive and destructive warming" giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
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How to stop global warming
The answer is obvious to all except the real climate change zealots: the anti-net zero movement
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Zoe Avison @zoeavison.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
New drag name: Elle Niño
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Tom Haddon @tomh-analyst.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I absolutely love that German politicians have/are fighting tooth and nail to defer or relax emission standards, right in the teeth of a diesel (and a lesser extent petrol) crunch, while consumers are clearly turning away in any eventuality. 'Fighting yesterday's war' doesn't even touch the sides.
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