"This is not some kind of a flower-power, tree-hugging exercise. This is core economics. This is core financial stability, core price stability.” He sounds rattled. He should be.

Gaia Vince@wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 4d ago

Not just hunger and death but share prices too!

As Shell faces a landmark climate lawsuit, "confidential" documents from the 1960s show British scientist James Lovelock warning executives of the risks of burning fossil fuels. See his June 1966 memo published in full for the first time with my latest for @desmog.com

The Lovelock Papers: Shell’s Hidden Climate Knowledge Under Scrutiny as Court Battle Looms

“What seems to be important,” wrote the visionary British scientist, James Lovelock, in June 1966, is “the almost certain fact that the climate is worsening and the probability that the combustion of ...

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Glen Hansard, Oscar-winning songwriter and lead singer with Dublin band The Frames has died aged 56. jrnl.ie/7116253

I initially wondered whether this critique would resonate in a major medical journal. Encouraging to see it on The BMJ’s front page—critical political-economy arguments belong in mainstream global health debate.

Jocalyn Clark@jocalynclark.bsky.social · last wk.

📌 Front page of @bmj.com! 🙏 @dbernals.bsky.social et al. “Social murder” and reform of tbe the global health architecture www.bmj.com/content/394/...

"The intellectual property regime, the debt architecture, and the commodification of health are not isolated malfunctions but structural ways in which a capitalist world economy organises the distribution of health." There are other ways👇

Jocalyn Clark@jocalynclark.bsky.social · last wk.

📌 Front page of @bmj.com! 🙏 @dbernals.bsky.social et al. “Social murder” and reform of tbe the global health architecture www.bmj.com/content/394/...

I used to live in Bordeaux during the late Holocene. Was lovely and far safer in that epoch. Known for its wines…

Wildfire has 'life of its own', says French minister, with blaze nine miles from Bordeaux outskirts

Fire crews are battling to contain the wildfire, as people in the city say they feel "anxious and fearful".

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One country is in a league of its own. Our silence helped make it possible.

Plug-in solar panels are coming to the UK from August 27th! It's been in the pipeline for a while & it's already common in Germany. But it's BRILLIANT because it opens up these technologies to renters & ppl w/o their own roof. Plugs into a normal socket & supplies ~ 10-20% of household needs. ☀️🎉

UK households free to install plug-in balcony solar panels from end of August

Law change means renters and flat owners may be able to cut bills as energy costs soar amid Iran war

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No, it's the result of climate breakdown driven by Big Oil and other fossil fuel-burning industries. When they talk about other symptoms and ignore the actual cause, you know it's #playbook.

Mark Chadbourn@chadbourn.bsky.social · last wk.

“That is far more than the record levels we had seen in previous years. “This is the result of an exceptional drought over recent weeks, which has dried out our forests, stripped away their moisture, and made them far more vulnerable. 2/3

Quiet Alarm - A Review of CBC's #Climate Reporting www.sfu.ca/ceri/publica... #EndClimateSilence

Make some time to read this. Maybe make a cup of tea first. (They say that validation - having your fears acknowledged - is part of the process of 'caring' for our climate grief/anxiety. I'm glad I read this today.)

Patrick Galey@patrickgaley.bsky.social · last wk.

With the great burning upon us, I wrote about what it means to raise the next generation, the one who will not let us be their teachers. I hope it hits with some people. medium.com/@patchgaley/...

This is such a great, thoughtful piece…🙌👇

Janine Gibson@janinegibson.ft.com · 2w ago

Good morning and welcome to your FT Weekend highlights via giftlink. First this week theologian and philosopher Carmody Grey explains why she declined to help Anthropic with Claude's moral schooling as.ft.com/r/15d7fd75-a...

"Where was the political economy understanding of inequality? What about ownership of economic assets? What about taxation & wealth redistribution? What about something that might actually be evidenced to narrow inequalities?"

Sociological and Cultural Studies, University of Glasgow @uofgsociology.bsky.social · last mo.

The latest in our Sociological & Cultural Studies blog series was published this morning. In ‘Meeting Polite Society to Discuss Inequalities’, @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social considers what the Deaton Review on social inequality fails to ask. Please spread the word...

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis Analysis by @eciu.net; story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Most UK media reports on June heatwave failed to mention climate crisis

Exclusive: Analysis of nearly 2,500 articles finds almost three-quarters made no reference to global heating

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Although national aggregate figures are slippery and badly in need of an update, think of the estimated 5 million litres of public water Ireland's 150 data centres consume every day as your supply is restricted.

#France's new anti-racism action plan falls short of - tackling systemic racism - tying anti-racism actions to a reparatory justice framework that tackles contemporary inequalities & racism rooted in France's colonial & enslavement legacies. @hrw.org's full commentary www.hrw.org/news/2026/07...

France’s New Anti-Racism Plan Falls Short

The French government announced a new national plan last week aimed at combating racism, antisemitism, and discrimination. Unfortunately, the plan fails to tackle the systemic and institutional nature...

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With all the July model runs now in, it is very likely that 2026 will see the largest El Niño event since records began in the late 1800s – and potentially by a truly mind-blowing margin. The median estimate is now 3.6C, roughly 0.8C hotter than the prior record (2.75C). www.theclimatebrink....

Politico: "Green MP Hannah Spencer will introduce a bill this afternoon on maximum workplace temperatures, the Guardian reports. The UK currently has guidance on minimum workplace temperatures but nothing for maximum." Feels like something Team Burnham could get behind

You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.

2700+ people in England & Wales died from heat-related causes during May and June. Most likely to be the poor, old. Yet there are climate change deniers who relentlessly push fossil fuels. Earth will be cinders by the time last drop of oil/gas is burnt.

More than 2,700 deaths linked to May and June heatwaves, study suggests

The analysis found that 42% died as a result of the extra heat caused by human activity - mostly burning fossil fuels.

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Wildfire Britain! Wildfires over the weekend in at least nine counties of England and Wales www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Major incident declared in Wales as wildfires burn across UK

Residents near the Conwy fire have been evacuated, with at least 10 other fires across the UK this weekend.

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La France brûle depuis des jours. Littéralement. ☝️la clim sauve des vies. L’île-de-France brûle. 😱 Stupeur dans les cénacles climatisés. ☝️on a les solutions, les feux sont d’origine humaine, changeons les comportements, on va s’adapter, résilience! Pas un mot sur la sortie des énergies fossiles.

Pierre Dezeraud@pierredzrd.bsky.social · 3w ago

Alors que l’Île-de-France est en vigilance rouge canicule et en proie à une sécheresse extrême en surface, la forêt de Fontainebleau est frappée par un feu d’une « ampleur exceptionnelle » (sous-préfet). Plus de 300 hectares parcourus à cette heure.

Why is the climate crisis not getting a COVID-19 level response?

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 3w ago

June heatwave killed up to 440 people a day in England and Wales, data suggests

Clean energy is cheaper than fossil fuels now in every part of the world. Only fossilized ideas, ossified politicians, and blind, profit-driven corporations are keeping us from moving forward.

Beautiful conversation about "the insistence on truth, carried by love and lit by rage."

Nora Kenworthy@kenworthy.bsky.social · 4w ago

@esglaude.bsky.social joined us on @inthemeanwhile.bsky.social for an absolutely incredible conversation about how we should understand America and its history on our 250th birthday. This one really is a must listen! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

So I’m in Belfast

www.ft.com/content/8a1d... Letter: Ireland should recuse itself from key EU negotiations

How many Irish people have ever experienced the wonder of old-growth natural forest in our own country? Given that it now covers less than 0.1% (<1/1,000th) of Ireland, likely only a tiny few. What a terribly sad thought. Allowing surviving remnants to expand naturally should be a *top* priority.

Heatwaves will continue to worsen until we stop burning fossil fuels and reach net zero.

Met Office - weather and climate@metoffice.gov.uk · 4w ago

Temperatures peaked at 35.2°C today at Coton in the Elms, Derbyshire This means 2026 has now broken even more temperature records 🌡️