If you think these 10 climate policies sound like a good idea, why not join the only party openly calling to ban re drilling, set max workplace temps and insulate our homes and workplaces? join.greenparty.org.uk www.theguardian.com/environment/...

From grey water to cool spaces: 10 climate crisis policies Britain needs right now

Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country

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I spoke to @thetimes.com on horrible yields and how there is no "new normal" "As bad as this year’s harvest is proving to be, Behrens warned against seeing it as a “new normal”. “Until we get our carbon emissions down things will continue to get much, much worse.”" www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Heatwave forces farmers to abandon crops as harvests fail

Extreme weather and rising costs see growers diversifying into alternative businesses, raising severe concerns over the future of British food security

thetimes.com

The Strait of Hormuz is still shut. The UK is at risk of yet another recession due to its reliance on oil and gas. And the Tories, Reform, and their media outriders have spent the past week arguing for greater fossil fuel reliance largely unchallenged. www.businessgreen.com/news/4533806...

UK at risk of recession if Strait of Hormuz blockade continues, EY warns

Consultancy's latest forecast argues UK economy has proven surprisingly resilient in face of energy shock, but risk of recession is growing as disruption to oil and gas markets continues

businessgreen.com

To everyone saying this summer is the ‘new normal’ - no, no it’s not. We will keep getting hotter and more extreme. Next years El Niño could give a glimpse of that.

Kees van der Leun@sustainable2050.bsky.social · 2w ago

This El Niño is set to be the largest on record by a ‘mind-blowing margin’ Forecasters predict that the monster climate pattern will combine with global warming to push global temperatures in 2027 to new heights. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Hi @yougov.co.uk, you left off the correct answer which is "This will be one of the coolest summers of the rest of our lives and they will keep getting hotter and hotter until we stop burning fossil fuels".

In today's edition of The maths ain't mathing:

Patrick Galey@patrickgaley.bsky.social · 3w ago

Shell, a UK company, made $9.8 billion profit in three months and you're telling me we can't afford $850 million to help the most vulnerable households keep their heating on over winter? www.ft.com/content/dacf...

Most challenges are easier if you tackle them with like-minded friends. Is this the first signal that Ed Milliband's move from DESNZ to Foreign Office will help push climate action further and faster, by finding friends who want to do the same?

Leo Hickman@leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 3w ago

++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...

Food growers & farmers are increasingly experiencing climate breakdown harvests That means higher prices - and more food insecurity. Politicians have been quiet on this growing crisis - but silence isn't good enough when our food supply is at risk. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than half of England officially in drought - Environment Agency

The drought declarations follow an exceptionally hot and dry period, which has hit rivers, crops and nature.

bbc.co.uk

Good grief, this hits home.

The planet is burning - how does that make you feel? Stories have the power to change attitudes and share perspectives. This piece explores their power in helping us deal with unnameable emotions. #ClimateComms theconversation.com/how-storytel...

How storytelling can help articulate emotions that evolve as the climate changes

Creative works can represent emotions emerging so fast that our brains can’t quite catch up with them.

theconversation.com

Let's hope that some Telegraph readers are reading this, after years of climate denial being pushed on them, and starting to see the relevance of Orwell: 'The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command.'

Leo Hickman@leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 3w ago

++BREAKING++ The Daily Telegraph has... *rubs eyes* ...published something sensible about climate change: "I’m coming to the view that the Online Right is going wrong, eschewing compassion or charm, talking itself into corners of angry irrelevance. Take climate change."

This is my favourite wrap-up-warm wool jumper. Now with some visible mending: Years more wear A splash of my fave colour And a talking point about repair and reuse and personalisation in a throw-away culture.

You see this frontpage and do genuinely wonder what on earth the conversation must have been between the senior editors when they were laying it out...

You guys aren't going to believe this, but ... it turns out the oil & gas industry knew that they were poisoning people (in this case, with methane) for years, and they hid it & did nothing to mitigate the harm. No, really, it's true! Incredible investigative work here from @rebleber.bsky.social:

Oil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents Suggest

The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.

nytimes.com

If water were publicly owned, there would be nowhere for any water bosses to hide or manipulate water quality tests. This problem literally only exists under privatisation.

How productive would you be if you were worried about water rationing and the low pressure of your shower? Are the data centres that are taking our water using it for computing power to help cure cancer, or to make videos of dancing cats for AI slop? www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’

theguardian.com

So sad I'm missing this, but Kendal peeps, do go! It's gonna be fun and political and pintical.

Kendal & District Green Party@kendalgreenparty.bsky.social · last mo.

Pints & Politics! Come and join us to talk all things Green politics and share a vision for Kendal. Find out how to help get Greens elected locally, have a pint* and meet new friends! Thu 30 July 7.30 - 10pm Snuff Bar, Kendal, LA9 4AT *Other drinks available, even ones not starting with P.

Just in time for summer holiday reading! If you write for social media / web / policy papers / press releases / B2B… if comms is part of your role - your writing will benefit from reading great writers. Get stuck in!

The Wainwright Prizes@wainwrightprize.bsky.social · last mo.

We're delighted to reveal the 2026 #WainwrightPrize longlists! 📚 From captivating nature writing & urgent conservation stories to children's books that spark curiosity, this year's lists celebrate the stories that connect people & planet. Discover more: wainwrightprize.com

Even though you know it, it's still a sucker punch to see it written so starkly. My son will never know the climate that I knew.

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · last mo.

'The climate of the 20th Century has now gone': UK Met Office warns weather extremes are 'new normal'. www.businessgreen.com/news/4532829...

The petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate & nature crisis how now passed 32,000. At 100,000, we secure a Parliamentary debate. Please sign and share. It only takes a moment. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing

Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks

The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...

petition.parliament.uk

If someone wants to play games with you, don’t play. And that way, you win. Check mate Nige babes.

Most people care! We need to talk about it more so we all realise that most of us care! The Perception Gap on climate is still worryingly large. See also previous post: People care. Disinformation bots & algorithms don’t.

James Murray@james-bg.bsky.social · last mo.

More evidence a large majority of the public are concerned about climate change. www.businessgreen.com/news/4532272...

I’m an atheist. And I’m applauding this Pope’s comms delivery - he gets that what you says can have less impact than what you are seen to do… and not do. Symbolism. Imagery. Who you associate with. Powerful comms Pope, nice work.

Richard M. Nixon@dicknixon.bsky.social · last mo.

This an official Vatican photograph of Leo at Lampedusa, Italy - one of the world’s heaviest migrant sites - where he went this morning to pray for migrants who died at sea. This is after turning down the offer to come to the United States.

All of us who post climate content on Instagram should read this. TLDR: It’s not you. It’s them (bots, haters and disinformation spreaders, pushed by Metas fossil fuel friendly algorithm).

Dave Vetter@davidrvetter.bsky.social · last mo.

🧵 How Meta boosts climate disinformation: on Instagram, the Daily Mirror posted a story about a new platform from the IKEA foundation that supports the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. Let's look at the comments. @caadcoalition.bsky.social

Big up all the Smug Solars - people with panels spreading the word that renewables make their bills sooooooo cheap. Annoying? Well a bit. Using social proof to shift attitudes even against mass disinformation campaigns? Hell yer. Get a panel. Shout it from the solar covered rooftops!

ECIU@eciu.net · 2mo ago

New @energygovuk polling Looking 10+ years ahead: 📉 47% think the move to renewable energy will reduce bills 📈 27% think bills will rise That's a notable shift from Spring 2025

“Worrying”, “terrifying” and “bonkers” - when scientists use words like this, we should all be scared shi1less. Humans learn well from experience. Recent heatwaves made climate change 'feel' real. But 90% of our excess heat goes into our oceans, unseen and unfelt - and yet even more scary.

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo ago

Ocean surface temperatures hit a record high for June

Professor Saffron J. O’Neill explains why fun-in-the-sun photos send the wrong message to audiences during an extreme heatwave. coveringclimatenow.org/event/press-...

Strong stuff from @the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social on how Brexit has left our environment worse. Joining the National Trust, RSBP and WWT in becoming outspoken, activist organisations - representing millions of members. www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/ten-yea... “It could have been very different...

Ten years on from the vote: Brexit has turned the UK grey not green | The Wildlife Trusts

A new report commissioned by The Wildlife Trusts has uncovered the decade-long decline of the UK’s environment since the EU Referendum.

wildlifetrusts.org

Sometimes scientists predictions for tech are a little, well, off. TLDR: Carbon Capture: Hyped up. Not delivering. Solar: Hyped up. Delivery going off like a rocket to a sun drenched sky! ☀️ From projects.propublica.org/why-carbon-c...