8 biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves. #Aramco, #BP, #Shell, #Equinor, #TotalEnergies, #Eni, #Chevron #ExxonMobil. 🔥🌍🔥 #climatecriminals

Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis

Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage

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Bad news. A government oblivious to the #climateemergency “Around 13 million more passengers and 100,000 more flights will give holidaymakers greater choice and strengthen global links to help make the UK one of the most attractive places in the world to invest in.” 🔥🌍🔥 @cagnegatwick.bsky.social

Gatwick airport to open second runway after legal challenge fails

£2.2bn project will allow about 100,000 more flights a year to use Britain’s second busiest airport

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Essential reading from the brilliant @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social ‘Summer was the sweet season celebrated in poetry and song, often pictured as a gentle goddess; now it is too often a threat and a misery.’ #climateaction #climateemergency #summer #wildfires www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We launched a war on nature. Now we are in a climate warzone | Rebecca Solnit

Summer is not what it once was. We have been robbed of one of life’s great joys

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Obscene. 😡 While people are dying of heat and wildlife is burned #BP get rich. BP quarterly profits more than doubled to $5.73bn (£4.27bn) #climatecriminals 🔥🌍🔥

BP profits more than double as Iran war sends oil prices soaring

Energy company’s $5.73bn quarterly profits come after Shell posted second highest quarterly earnings on record

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Direct, full-time jobs opening Rosebank oilfield would create: 450 D, f-t jobs opening Jackdaw gasfield would create: 27 D, f-t jobs in UK's net-zero economy: 300,000 + 400,000 more on the way D, f-t jobs in the rest of the green economy: 600,000 Is that really the hill Burnham wants to die on?

After years of hype, and trillions of dollars, the AI boom will leave us with a captured economy, a corrupted democracy, and a devastated environment. We can't let them get away with it. substack.com/home/post/p-...

"Kew Gardens has had a weather station since 1871. This July was, based on third party analysis of Met Office data collected at the site, the first calendar month on record where no rainfall was measured at Kew."

London's first month without rain

Plus: There's nowhere to bury the dead • London wants to keep its money • When will it stop being so damn hot • Who is to blame for turning off the air conditioning in the tower block?

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“Farmers are telling us this is the worst harvest in years. A sodden winter followed by drought has left wheat at half its usual height and some crops not worth harvesting. This is the third drought in five years.” #climatecrisis #foodshortages #drought www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Britain could face food shortages as drought continues, farmers warn

Farmers battle to salvage what they can of their crops as heatwave set to continue

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Every single second, the world hands $6,000 to the fossil fuel industry in subsidies. That’s $5 TRILLION every year. Renewables? Barely a fraction of that. We are literally paying to cook our own planet. When does this madness stop? 🌍💸 #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels

So, you want to stop climate change? Understanding these four graphs is a good place to start. drawdown.org/insights/the...

The four most important charts for people who want to stop climate change

Four charts provide valuable insights into the spectrum of climate solutions.

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Pubs, restaurants and supermarkets are having to buy lettuce and broccoli from Spain at what should be the height of UK growing season, as drought and extreme heat hit crops. What happens when Spain can’t grow enough due to drought & wildfires? #regenerativefarming #climateemergency #foodshortages

‘Worst we’ve known’: UK turns to imports as drought and heat hit vegetable crops

Growers in dismay after scorching weather and lack of rain affect yields, sending wholesale prices rocketing

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Details of the climate we are heading to are finally being reported more in media outlets. Infrastructure is being prepared for temperatures up to 55 C (131 F). It's insane that the switch away from fossil fuels is still so slow. www-cnbc-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.cnbc...

Building for 131°F: Europe races to protect its infrastructure from a ‘quiet catastrophe’

A summer of weather extremes and severe infrastructure stress has prompted companies and policymakers across Europe to respond.

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The missing words in the climate conversation are not human-caused climate change, but fossil fuel emissions. By Hayley Fowler and myself: theconversation.com/was-this-hea...

‘Was this heatwave caused by climate change?’ – we’re asking the wrong question

Instead of asking whether climate change caused a heatwave, we should ask how much hotter it became because of fossil fuel emissions.

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Firefighters are still battling a blaze that has caused "total devastation" to heathland in Suffolk, with the National Trust launching a public appeal to restore the beloved reserve.

National Trust launches emergency appeal after wildfire causes total devastation

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Many of us will be very angry if the PM agrees Rosebank. Speaking in Sheffield Burnham repeated he would be “pragmatic” about oil & gas. “The question isn’t whether Britain will still be using oil and gas, the question is where does it come from.” #stoprosebank www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drilling

Labour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concerns

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In our latest press release we take an early look at the July stats: just how dry has it been? bit.ly/45xyDEF

I really need everyone to remember that the fossil fuel industry knew-knows exactly the climate hell we now inhabit, and are determined to make it FAR worse. That's because they have decided our lives are worth far less than their profits. We are not angry -or organised- enough.

Met Office’s adviser to the government on the resilience of food systems, says a movement to more regenerative approaches, better flood management, water storage and using crop varieties that are more heat or drought tolerant is essential. #regenerativefarming www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘It’s too fast, too big’: speed of climate crisis is devastating crops, say farmers

Drought and extreme heat are killing plants, driving up prices while also making some farms economically unviable

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I used to sit up on Dunwich Heath, surveying bitterns in the reedbeds of Minsmere below It's a beautiful area, and one of the most important in the country for birds and other wildlife This is so sad

Holiday park evacuated as 90 firefighters tackle Suffolk heath wildfire

Major incident declared, Sizewell B power station closely monitoring blaze and RSPB nature reserve closed to visitors

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Outrageous 😡 Shell posted its second highest quarterly earnings on record as the energy market surge caused by the Middle East crisis helped to double its net profit to almost $10bn in the three months to June. #Shell profits while people lose their homes and wildlife burns #climatecrimials 🔥🌍🔥

Shell’s profits more than double after jump in oil and gas prices

Environmentalists renew calls for windfall tax to support households after Q2 earnings rise to almost $10bn

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Tragic. 😢 The blaze has spread to parts of #RSPBMinsmere nature reserve. Adam Rowlands, an RSPB area manager, said the scale of the blaze was “unprecedented in living memory” and the damage was “quite devastating”. #naturecrisis #ecocide #wildfires 🔥🌍🔥 www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Holiday park evacuated as 90 firefighters tackle Suffolk heath wildfire

Major incident declared, Sizewell B power station closely monitoring blaze and RSPB nature reserve closed to visitors

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“Let’s not forget that behind these numbers are real people who died too soon. We must take urgent action to adapt our homes, care settings, and infrastructure, while doubling down on global efforts to reach net zero and stop temperatures rising further.” #extremeheat #nonewoilandgas #stoprosebank

England on track for record heat-related deaths this summer, official data shows

UKHSA estimates 2,877 fatalities during heatwaves in May and June, almost twice that recorded in 2025 season

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Over 1500 people were told to attend Westminster Magistrates Court today. Most charged with terrorism offences for holding up a placard. Now some showing up to court are being arrested again for saying they are supporters or members of a proscribed group. Photo: Amelia Halls

NEW: Sir Jonathon Porritt, arrested under Terrorism law outside Westminster Magistrates Court. As police escorted him away he said "I am a supporter of Palestine Action, trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism." www.wedonotcomply.org

Britain today: An elderly woman in a wheelchair is escorted away by the police and risks up to 14 years in prison for supporting terrorism since the Home Secretary proscribed a protest group in 2025. Her crime? She said: "I support Palestine Action and I encourage you to join".

It would be great if @andyburnham.bsky.social would announce new policies around the #climateemergency - such as ending fossil fuel subsidies - investing in #renewableenergy and a #justtransition - better protections for nature #wildfires #drought #extremeheat www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Crews tackle large fire on Dunwich Heath in Suffolk

Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service says 17 crews are involved at the scene of the large blaze.

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Is climate policy really going backwards, or does it just feel that way? I spent days verifying the answer: 45 rollbacks in one year, across 15 jurisdictions. Six of them during Europe's record heatwave. It is worse than it feels. Here is the list app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/c374dd...

⚠️ The Fossil Lobby Is Winning: 45 Climate Policy Reversals in One Year

Last week I wrote on LinkedIn: I have been following climate politics for a long time. I do not think I have ever felt this upset. As the climate crisis accelerates, our leaders are not accelerating c...

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This may be our last chance to turn things around; to help politicians grow the backbones they need to stand up to vested interests…. every scientist needs to examine their conscience, take on board the reality that there will be no research grants on a dead planet – and act accordingly.

Wildfires are raging – and the world has junked 45 climate pledges. Disaster looms, and little wonder | Bill McGuire

Five years ago, I wrote an open letter asking climate scientists to speak out. Now governments are in retreat, it is surely time to act, says climate professor Bill McGuire

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“The climate alarm is blaring, from every direction. Around the world, climate-driven disasters are reaching nightmare proportions, as the costs of humanity’s addiction to burning coal, oil and gas keep spiraling upwards.” #stoprosebank #wildfires #nonewoilandgas www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

​France and Spain race to control wildfires as fresh heatwave hits, as UN warns ‘the climate alarm is blaring’ – Europe live

Spanish prime minister also says the fires serve as a reminder to plan for the ‘worsening’ climate emergency

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It’s #WorldNatureConservationDay today. Thinking about all the beautiful creatures and plants being destroyed in #wildfires We need to conserve nature and stop burning #fossilfuels #climateandnaturecrisis