Please help us get the petition for a televised emergency briefing to 100,000 signatures. That will secure a Parliamentary debate - for a major boost in awareness. If you’ve signed, please ask friends and family. 🙏 petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76... #NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp

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 ...

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My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George Monbiot

As climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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Nuclear Security Is A Hidden Public Cost Of Nuclear Power open.substack.com/pub/michaelb...

Nuclear Security Is A Hidden Public Cost Of Nuclear Power

Security costs stretch across regulators, weapons-adjacent agencies, intelligence, policing, international safeguards and plant sites, but only part appears on utility books.

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July 2026 was an exceptional month for the UK's climate statistics, with records challenged or broken for rainfall, temperature and sunshine. Read more in our press release ⤵️ www.metoffice.gov.uk/about-us/new...

Bluesky's new CEO Toni Schneider on the platform's reputation for being a liberal bubble: "Yes, we definitely want that to change. It is already changing. It certainly wasn’t designed to attract one specific group of people."

Israel: The Moral Collapse of a Nation countercurrents.org/2026/08/isra...

Israel: The Moral Collapse of a Nation | Countercurrents

Having been a long time Lecturer in Peace & Conflict Studies I was deeply impressed by Omer Bartov, a leading genocide and Holocaust scholar who teaches at Brown University, and who recently published...

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SERIOUSLY, WATCH THIS: If you really want to understand how SUVs and pick-up trucks have ended up being MOST of the vehicles out there in cities, and the absolutely HUGE consequences of that, watch this easy-to-watch video by Not Just Bikes. Then share it as much as you can. youtu.be/jN7mSXMruEo

These Stupid Trucks are Literally Killing Us

YouTube video by Not Just Bikes

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The primary energy fallacy, e.g: the majority of the petrol put into the car ends up as waste heat, rather than moving the car, but electrification of cars improves the efficiency dramatically. #goodnews #climate #electricity #solar #wind

Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 2d ago

"This is why I call myself an energy transition optimist." Jan Rosenow 2nd Aug 2026 janrosenow.substack.com/p/why-im-an-...

40% of SE European nuclear capacity offline amid drought montelnews.com/news/c65ea15...

40% of SE European nuclear capacity offline amid drought

About 40% (2.44 GW) of southeast Europe’s nuclear capacity is offline as Danube drought forces Paks, Cernavoda reductions; governments urge savings amid heatwave.

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I'm a full Professor of Immunology and fully vaccinated. I didn't get vaccinated out of obedience, but after decades of studying the immune system and evaluating all evidence. Calling that "lack of critical thinking" is not an argument. It's ideology masked as pretend intellect.

The nasty little thing with climate change is that the situation progressively gets worse as long as we emit greenhouse gases, and that is irreversible. So there's no happy message "Let's bring emissions to zero and then everything will be alright" Nope, everything will be worse than it is now. 1/

In the 1990s, #Norway suffered a dire 70% recidivism rate, but then Norway opted for drastic reform, linking new “correction centres” to local communities, local jobs and family ties. Reoffending plummeted and Norway’s prison population has been drastically reduced.

Bob White@rwdwhite.bsky.social · 5d ago

I rarely say this but Simon Jenkins is right, our prisons policy is a national disgrace. Who would have thought that forcing a vulnerable individual into a tiny, overcrowded, rat/cockroach infested cell for 23hrs a day surrounded by drugs/violence would fail? www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We're looking at trying to have to adapt infrastructure and ways of life that took hundreds of years to construct in just the next couple of decades. At the same time as ecosystems which assembled over millenia are thrown into massive flux! & then keep doing it until fossil fuels are phased out!

‘Report shows ambulance call-outs plummet during initial years of Richmond's medically supervised injecting room’ www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07...

Melbourne injecting room cut ambulance callouts by 70pc, report reveals

Data from a new paper shows the number of heroin-related ambulance call-outs dropped from 48 a month to 14 a month in the first five years following the Richmond medically supervised injecting room's ...

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“Scotland's only crisis centre for drug and alcohol addiction is warning that "lives could be put at risk" if it is forced to close due to a dispute over rental costs with its council-owned landlord.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Drug crisis centre warns of closure over 'aggressive' rent hikes

Scotland's only crisis centre for drug and alcohol addiction is in dispute with its council-owned landlord.

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We tend to exonerate ourselves by selectivity: I don't eat horrible feedlot beef! But the land use and greenhouse gas emissions from the nice-looking, grass-fed model are massively worse. #plantbased #climate & #nature

George Monbiot@georgemonbiot.bsky.social · last wk.

It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

It's a point I've been trying to make for a long time: there is no good way to meet even 10% of current demand for animal products. They trash the living world, whichever way you do it. If you want to reduce your impact, switch to a plant-based diet. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickens

Adopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggests

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Beef has a huge climate problem. And the most effective solution -- by far -- is to simply reduce beef consumption and waste. But we don't want to hear that, so we often welcome fuzzy greenwashing stories instead. In the end, however, the math doesn't seem to work. drawdown.org/insights/gre...

Greenwashing and denial won’t solve beef’s enormous climate problems

Dive into the world of beef's environmental impact, from deforestation to climate change. Learn about the myths of "eco-friendly" beef and the industry's narratives.

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Alcohol is a drug...

The Guardian@theguardian.com · last wk.

I had my first alcoholic drink at 16. By 26, I was given six months to live

Acid mine drainage is a common and well-known side effect of mining. The subsequent interaction of these acidic waters with the surrounding environment can lead to chemical reactions that release CO2.

Science X / Phys.org@sciencex.bsky.social · 2w ago

Metal production’s carbon footprint could be far higher than standard estimates. In one copper region, long-term CO2 from acid mine drainage may exceed the conventional production footprint by more than 10 times. doi.org/hccbb7

#Climate and #Nature

Clive Lewis MP@labourlewis.bsky.social · 2w ago

Democracy only works when people have access to the facts. That's why I'm supporting @ChrisGPackham's petition calling for a UK-wide public briefing on climate and nature risks. Help us reach 100,000 signatures: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

This is what responsible publications say about climate change. #cdnpoli #canadasky #weather #climate #elnino

NEW ANALYSIS: One of the most consequential discoveries of the 20th century is marked by a small blue plaque near my office. The lithium-ion cathode, Oxford, 1980. Grid batteries have since gone from one 5 MW project to 267 GW worldwide. New Bright Spots 👇 open.substack.com/pub/janrosen...

Batteries are quietly rewiring the grid

From a plaque in Oxford to a third of California's electricity peak: how batteries revolutionise the grid.

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Excellent and essential letters here, laying to rest some pervasive myths about Carbon Capture and Storage, and raising further concerns about both the astonishing financial outlay and the vast climate damage it will cause.

Dr Andrew Boswell #CarbonReckoning@drandrewboswell.bsky.social · 3w ago

1/7 After @georgemonbiot.bsky.social exposed deep flaws in carbon capture &storage—and the extraordinary sums this Govt is committing to it—CCS industry lobbyists and pro-CCS scientists responded. @sioldridge.bsky.social &I answer them here www.theguardian.com/environment/... 🧵

www.theguardian.com/environment/... Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Letters

Carbon capture is a fig leaf for fossil fuel expansion | Letters

Letters: The predicted £264bn cost by 2050 could be even higher, plus renewables avoid a far higher total of emissions than can be captured, writes Andrew Boswell, while Simon Oldridge calls out veste...

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Ty Cobb, a former White House attorney under Trump 1, believes Trump’s speech is intended to justify declaring a national emergency around the midterm elections. Cobb suggests Trump aims to intimidate voters, seize voting machines, and prevent the peaceful transfer of power.

Trump setting stage to declare emergency around midterms, former White House attorney says

For perspective on what President Trump is trying to achieve with Thursday night's speech, the limits of his authority and the potential consequences for future elections, Geoff Bennett spoke with Ty ...

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Climate breakdown isn't just an environmental issue - it's fast becoming a national security crisis. Our major new investigative series with Caroline Lucas starts Friday, exclusively for TRIP + members.

. Veganism is 'single biggest way' to reduce our environmental impact on planet We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change! Read on: www.independent.co.uk/life-... .

Going vegan is ‘single biggest way’ to reduce our impact, study finds

Avoiding meat and dairy could reduce your carbon footprint from food by nearly three-quarters

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A new film about the climate emergency is designed to change behaviour. But there’s a risk that in-depth discussions replace action.

New climate film triggers debate – here’s how to make those conversations constructive

A new film about the climate emergency is designed to change behaviour. But there’s a risk that in-depth discussions replace action.

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As a car speeds up, the air resistance pushing against it increases and forces the engine to work harder, using more fuel. By adding just one minute to their daily car commutes, U.S. drivers could be saving more than $20 million—and preventing nearly 60,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

Scientific American@sciam.bsky.social · 3w ago

Turns out, speeding isn't cheap.