Government says subsidies must end for dirty biomass plant; gives it £1 billion anyway Read @bertiehb.bsky.social and @ciara-cassidy.bsky.social's investigation about Lynemouth Power Station, owned by TotalEnergies and Czech Billionaire Daniel Křetínský. landclimate.org/600-lynemouth/

UK biomass plant awarded £1 billion green subsidy despite 600 pollution incidents - Land and Climate Review

The UK government subsidised TotalEnergies and billionaire Daniel Křetínský to run a woodburning power plant that repeatedly exceeds standard limits on harmful pollutants.

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"It is a very effective threat for political leverage..." This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair MacEwen speaks to Dr Danielle Young, Assistant Professor at the University of Leeds, about the security implications of solar geoengineering. Listen now: landclimate.org/geoe...

In an opinion piece for the Land and Climate Review, Director of @tradejusticemov.bsky.social Tom Wills argues that Investor-State Dispute Settlements are a major barrier to meaningful climate action. Read the full article: landclimate.org/isds-tjm/

Investment treaties are undermining climate leadership - Land and Climate Review

Outdated rules protect fossil fuel interests, and the UK and Netherlands appear hypocritical on the world stage, says Tom Wills.

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As Europe experiences a record-breaking hot summer, the UK's largest power plant released the largest amount of CO2 emissions ever. With Drax on track to remain the UK's largest emitter until 2030, @bertiehb.bsky.social recaps a series of company scandals landclimate.org/draxs-fall-f...

Want to see the full episode? Click the links below to hear the full conversation between @annpettifor.bsky.social and @bertiehb.bsky.social, recorded live for London Climate Action Week 2026. Watch now on YouTube: lnkd.in/e99rZVYA Listen to the podcast: tr.ee/NbSQLW3ytj

In our latest podcast, @davidho.bsky.social talks to @bertiehb.bsky.social about marine carbon dioxide removal (CDR). They discuss risks and challenges with ocean CDR, politics and debates within academia, and the overreliance on startups to save the planet. Listen here: landclimate.org/mcdr/

With under a week until our event for #LondonClimateActionWeek, be sure to secure your free ticket. @annpettifor.bsky.social & @bertiehb.bsky.social will discuss market influence over climate policy & strategies to reassert control. landclimate.org/lcaw #LCAW2026 #ClimateAction #ClimateEvents

Are markets gambling with our future and stalling climate action? For London Climate Action Week, join our first live podcast, with leading economist Ann Pettifor and @bertiehb.bsky.social Free tickets: landclimate.org/lcaw #LCAW2026 #ClimateEvents

"There are lessons from the Ming experience. A larger historical pattern..." The 17th Century Little Ice Age sent grain prices soaring in China - in a podcast with Alasdair MacEwen, Tim Brook says this contributed to the fall of the Ming dynasty. Listen here: landclimate.org/ming...

EXCLUSIVE: UK taxpayers are being sued for up to £300m after a proposed coal mine was blocked on the Cumbrian coast of England. Read the piece by @corcorancamille.bsky.social and @adamvaughan.bsky.social in The Times or on our website now: landclimate.org/westcumbria/

The UK blocked an "unviable" coal mine. Now it's being sued for millions. - Land and Climate Review

A company is suing the UK for up to £300m after a coal project was denied a mining licence - now the lawsuit is its primary asset.

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"If we look at ideas of extinction that emerged in the late 18th century, we very quickly get to colonised peoples." This week, @sadiahqureshi.bsky.social speaks to @bertiehb.bsky.social about the politics behind the concept of extinction. Listen here: landclimate.org/history-of-e...

What is the history of extinction? - Land and Climate Review

Bertie speaks to Professor Sadiah Qureshi about her book 'Vanished: An Unnatural History of Extinction'.

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New podcast for @landclimate.bsky.social featuring @bertiehb.bsky.social interviewing me about extinction drawing on my book Vanished. Catch it here on this lovely weekend. landclimate.org/history-of-e...

"The objective is really to divert attention away from the production of plastics". This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair speaks to Dr Rob Ralston @policyrelevant.bsky.social, lecturer in Public Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Listen now: landclimate.org/plastics-cir...

This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by Gökçe Günel riceanthro.bsky.social to talk about her new book, “Floating Power: Energy, Infrastructure, and South-South Relations,” published by Duke University Press landclimate.org/floa...

“'Maybe we are transitioning in reverse,' said Paul...The energy landscape he had observed did not correspond to the expected timeline of the energy transition." Read an excerpt from @drgokcegunel.bsky.social's new book @dukepress.bsky.social @riceanthro.bsky.social @patchworkethno.bsky.social

Energy accumulates: Ghana shows that the “energy transition” is more myth than fact - Land and Climate Review

Industry insiders and academics are often wrong to presume renewables will replace fossil fuels, instead of both growing concurrently, says Gökçe Günel.

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“UK trade unions have been excluded from policymaking around climate. This has completely eroded trust – which needs to be rebuilt.” @bertiehb.bsky.social and @priestleycentre.bsky.social's Prof. Vera Trappmann discuss the labour movement’s involvement in climate policy. landclimate.org/trad...

The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has shone a light on global over-reliance on fossil fuels and why we need to transition away to avoid further crises, says Steve Trent (Steve Trent), founder and CEO of @ejfoundation.org Read the feature in full below: landclimate.org/the-...

“The structural vulnerability that produced the crisis - civilisational dependence on a 21-mile waterway - will persist unless political leaders have the courage to lead its elimination.” In @landclimate.bsky.social, @stevetrent.bsky.social discusses the impact Trump’s war will have on 🌍 energy.

"The lesson of 2022, when Putin weaponised gas exports against Europe, was not fully absorbed. The Hormuz crisis repeats it with different actors and geography, but identical structural logic..." Read our new feature from @stevetrent.bsky.social @ejfoundation.org: landclimate.org/the-fires-of...

The fires of Hormuz: how is Trump's war reframing the energy transition? - Land and Climate Review

In a guest feature, Environmental Justice Foundation CEO Steve Trent discusses how the Middle East conflict will reshape global energy systems.

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Growing pains: how will the fertiliser crisis affect food supply? I joined Alasdair MacEwen to discuss the fertilizer crisis on the Land and Climate Review podcast. landclimate.org/growing-pains/ @landclimate.bsky.social

Growing pains: how will the fertiliser crisis affect food supply? - Land and Climate Review

Alasdair and Noah Gordon discuss the international and environmental politics of fertilisers.

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“The closure of the Strait of Hormuz does not only affect oil and gas - this is also a fertiliser crisis.” Alasdair MacEwen and Noah Gordon discuss international threats to food security fuelled by the Iran war on our latest podcast 🔊 Listen here: landclimate.org/grow...

On whether we've already lost the fight (a bit!! But not entirely!!)

On dodgy disclosure

Fabricating demand for gen AI 🤝🏻 fabricating demand for fossil fuels REALLY lovely to speak to @alimacewen.bsky.social at @landclimate.bsky.social about digital bloat and the power we have to stop it Sign up: one of the best climate podcasts out there!!. landclimate.org/ketan-joshi-...

Companies "fabricated demand for something that nobody asked for," @ketanjoshi.co tells @alimacewen.bsky.social in an interview debunking tech-sector climate promises. "In doing so, it's fabricating demand for fossil fuels as well." Listen to the podcast below: landclimate.org/ketan-joshi-...

Is Big Tech telling the truth about AI's climate impact? - Land and Climate Review

Alasdair talks to writer and energy analyst Ketan Joshi about data centres' energy demand and carbon emissions.

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Today we published our latest investigation, into climate aid & carbon capture. UK funds that could have funded clean energy in poor countries instead developed Chinese oil extraction - including in Xinjiang while Uyghurs were facing human rights abuses. 1/7🧵👇 landclimate.org/xinjiang-ccus/

UK accused of 'undermining human rights commitments' over Xinjiang carbon capture aid - Land and Climate Review

UK foreign aid helped to develop Chinese fossil fuel extraction in a region where the oil sector is associated with forced labour risks, a new investigation has found.

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What is "climateflation" and how bad could it get for our weekly food shop? @ejcrobinson sat down with one of the UK's most prominent climate, biodiversity and soils scientists, Pete Smith, to understand his new research programme, with the UK MACC Hub and @aberdeenuni.

What is climate-flation? - Land and Climate Review

Edward Robinson sits down with Pete Smith, a global expert on climate change, biodiversity and food systems, to understand what's happening to our fragile grocery supplies chains.

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We've just published Ted Theisinger‘s review of the late James C. Scott’s “In Praise of Floods” @yalebooks.bsky.social and Ellen Wohl’s “Following the Bend” Princeton University Press Two big new contributions to 'river thought'. landclimate.org/gone...

This week, @bertiehb.bsky.social is joined by Dr. Sanam Mahoozi for a nuanced discussion around the influence of climate and environment on Iranian politics, media, and the recent civil unrest that led to brutal crackdowns and killings. Listen below: landclimate.org/are-...

Please, listen to our very own Dr Poberezhskaya discussing #Russia and #climatechange.

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This week on the Land and Climate Podcast, Alasdair MacEwen is joined by Associate Professor Marianna Poberezhskaya to discuss Russia’s complicated relationship with climate change. Listen below: www.landclimate.org/...