Gas power costs are reaching energy crisis levels again in the UK, which will inevitably push bills up for consumers. The fortunes of the British economy are still tied to the price of a single fossil fuel. When bills go up, remember that this is the reason why.

Airport expansion, like @nclairport.bsky.social plans for an almost doubling of passenger numbers, will lead to much higher emissions than previously projected. If the government is to meet its legal obligations to reach net zero emissions, airport expansion needs to be curtailed.

Carbon Brief@carbonbrief.org · 2d ago

NEW – UK aviation emissions to be 50% higher than thought by 2050, government admits ✍️ Written by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social 💬 With comments from @theaef.bsky.social @loispennington.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/61e2uoH

"Adaptation is therefore no longer about restoring yesterday’s conditions, but about preparing our society and infrastructure to be resilient regardless of tomorrow’s climate.” Prof. Richard Dawson outlines the infrastructure challenge in a report on climate overshoot: 🔗https://buff.ly/2qBsehv

Fascinating session with WSP at our @darehub.bsky.social researcher conference this morning. Tough questions and great discussion on their decision framework to help balancing decarbonisation and resilience in transport infrastructure planning. Early thinking and challenge of assumptions is vital.

I haven't had as much fun at a gig in ages as I had watching @anginedepoitrine.bsky.social at Manchester Psyche Fest last night. Immensely funky mathrock, Vic and Bob-style surrealism, and a great young crowd really going for it. What live music is all about!

Exciting news!

The Man in Seat 61@seatsixtyone.bsky.social · 3w ago

BREAKING: @EuropeanSlpr announce another new route, Brussels & Amsterdam to Copenhagen & Malmo. 3 times a week starting from April 2028. mailchi.mp/69c6493c188f...

For many a year I've enjoyed a cuppa and a shortbread biscuit on my way home on an @lner.co.uk train. Tonight, the nice chap in the buffet cupboard said they don't sell biscuits any more, and that they're now only available to first class passengers. What rampant discrimination! #BringBackBiccies

Amazing turnout for tonight’s National Emergency Briefing at @gosforthcivictheatre.co.uk There’s clearly a huge appetite for more information and leadership on climate change! Thank you to @space4gosforth.bsky.social, @hayleyjfowler.bsky.social, Frances Hinton and @alistaircford.bsky.social

🚨 Woop woop: New Paper Alert! 🚨 Excited to announce our new paper, featuring the PhD work of @geospatialcdt.bsky.social alumnus Dr David Alvarez Castro, now of Arup City Modelling Lab, exploring agent-based transport modelling of active travel policies. 1/2 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

A brilliant time was had by all at the second Modelling Active Mobility symposium in Cambridge. Despite happening in the middle of a heatwave (38 degrees - oof!), we had rich discussions, excellent presentations, and lovely social events. A privilege to be invited. Thanks to the organisers.

Just one possible outcome... but the GFS weather forecast model is suggesting 40-41°C is possible in the UK around 7th July. This is a long-range forecast with significant uncertainty, but the fact that we are even seeing such values fairly regularly in the forecasts is extraordinary.

From 1925: a prediction that, as more people choose to drive to the countryside, cars will end up destroying the very beauty that people go to see.

A full day of transport resilience to extreme weather today, starting with a train journey through a sea of cancellations to get to LCRIG in Coventry. Great to connect with the local roads community, share @darehub.bsky.social work, and see some great initiatives. Nice cycle-themed hotel room too!

A timely and worrying article on 'The quiet collapse of British universities'. Those of us who have worked in academia for over 20 years will have seen much change over that time, but the current situation is worrying. Many of my colleagues are ready to escape... open.substack.com/pub/arguably...

The quiet collapse of British universities

One of our great triumphs and economic advantages is fading away

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It's horrifying that this has happened to someone outside my place of work. Police are appealing for witnesses who might have seen this assault yesterday evening that has left someone in hospital with serious head injuries. Please help if you can. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

Two boys arrested after 'serious assault' as man fights for life in hospital

Police cordons remain in place on Claremont Road and inside Walker Park in Newcastle

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Absolutely awful tragic news. Hit by a driver as she stood next to a marked police car at an existing collision. No one is safe on UK roads. Absolutely no one. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Northumbria police officer, 19, dies after being struck by car

PC Jess Turnbull was responding to separate crash when she was hit by Mercedes

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Exclusive: first govt plan for cycling and walking in England since the Johnson era contains some actual targets - including that 60% of all pupils walk/cycle/wheel to school by 2035. Transport sec Heidi Alexander says a lot of the push is based on public health. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Ministers want 60% of pupils in England ‘actively’ travelling to school by 2035

Exclusive: Transport secretary, Heidi Alexander, says cycling and walking plan focuses on ‘everyday travel needs’

theguardian.com

Local elections fallout: Reform was successful in bringing 2024 non-voters into the electorate in 2025. To sum up the big moves: *Labour lost lots of voters to Greens *Cons lost some voters to Reform *Greens also picked up some former non-voters, but *Reform picked up slabs of former non-voters

I was part of a working group, chaired by @johnstreetdales.bsky.social, that spent 18 months on making Blue House safer for all road users. We pored over data, looked at transport model outputs, and eventually came up with a design. Yet here we are years later and lives are still being risked...

ChronicleLive - The Chronicle@chroniclelive.co.uk · 3mo ago

Part of the road was blocked following the collision due to damage to a lamp post

Happy #WorldBicycleDay everyone! I've spent the day at @landorlinks.bsky.social 'Climate Resilient Streets', talking about the work of the @darehub.bsky.social to understand the role of cycling in ensuring a decarbonised and resilient future for our urban areas. www.landorlinks.uk/crs-2026

This week: an afternoon on the campaign trail with the Greens in Newcastle; some notes on bank holidays; and some animated art of American airspace.

Sunday Night and Monday Morning

This week: an afternoon on the campaign trail with the Greens in Newcastle; some notes on bank holidays; and some animated art of American airspace.

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Vote Green today! #GetGreensElected #LocalElections #VoteGreen Huge thanks to June Scott for starring in this! ☕️💚

I couldn't persuade the cat to come with me to the polling station this morning (too cold) so you'll have to make do with #bikesatpollingstations from me instead.

Not the usual way I spend my lunch break, but inspiring to be in a room full of Green Party members new and old today for the visit of @zackpolanski.bsky.social. It feels like the political tectonic plates in this country are shifting and the upcoming local elections will shake up politics.

Didn't think much of the new @lner.co.uk sleeper service. Departing King Cross at 19:30 and arriving in Newcastle at 05:25 the following day, I found the beds very upright and uncomfortable and the lighting far too bright. I did enjoy the fresh air break at Grantham. Great staff though! #477minslate

Thought-provoking and challenging presentation by Lisa Schipper at #ICRS2026, exploring maladaptation and the pitfalls in our global response to climate change. Left me wondering: how can I as a quantitative spatial modeller be the most useful to support change? Any ideas @lisaschipper.bsky.social?

Lovely to be back in TU Delft for #ICRS2026 International Conference on Resilient Infrastructure, presenting work from the @darehub.bsky.social researchers. Enjoyed the keynote from Caroline Field of PA Consulting this morning, and this must be the best conference freebie ever!

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high - #StateofClimate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat #climatecrisis @wmo-global.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high

State of the Climate report finds Earth’s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heat

theguardian.com

Back in sunny Cambridge for the @darehub.bsky.social full team meeting, hearing about the great work our researchers are doing on transport resilience and decarbonisation. Also living the sustainable transport dream to get here. The multi-storey cycle parking at the railway station is immense!

You might have formed the impression that Paul Johnson, former director of the Institute for Fiscal Studies, knows what he's talking about. The media treats him like the voice of God. But here he is - and not for the first time - talking out of his hat. Let's break it down in a short thread. 🧵