Andrew Simms

Coordinator Co-director Co-author Green New Deal. Books: new economics & climate M @[email protected]

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Climate change can seem an overwhelming problem. But we are capable of extraordinary things when we try...

A short film with @bbcideas & @tamarackmedia about @RapidTransition #climatechange

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

👉🏼 “Until we place physical reality ahead of political expediency, we will continue to fail on Paris. And failing on Paris means failing future generations. The maths is unforgiving.”

[Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate]

Quelle surprise: my comment on the Govt's latest climate commitment https://t.co/AJSICc0GQI is out of step, at least publicly, with many colleagues: https://t.co/zFo14sLg61
With expert whitewash on one side & charlatans on the other, an honest climate debate stands no chance.

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🚨 Sportswash Alert! 🚨

Roland Garros, the pinnacle of French tennis, is underway.

So far, the intense heat has distracted from the intensity of the competition.

But the event is still promotes Emirates.

Yes, 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 oil-state owned airline. 🧵
https://t.co/2BM7KK9K4O

[CUSP @CUSP_uk]

The cost of data centres—New @FoEIreland report by CUSP fellow @Sean_Fearon models how the growing data centre demand on the Irish electricity grid is pushing up electricity prices for households across the state. → https://t.co/4PxmUZh2tX cc #postgrowth #energy

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

This is why, when talking about the promotion of high carbon, heavily polluting products and lifestyles, many argue that adverts for red meat should face controls alongside ads for flights, SUVs and fossil fuels... @badvertising11 @adfreecities

[Carbon Brief @CarbonBrief]

Interactive: What is the climate impact of eating meat and dairy? | #CBarchive

Read here: https://t.co/XbwGMH7FYv

[Bill McGuire @ProfBillMcGuire]

Not peer-reviewed yet, but if it is then we are in the deepest of deep sh*t

Warming of almost half a degree C a decade and a 0.5 to 1C rise possible within the next decade

https://t.co/Cw2W0sHlsw

[Cool Down @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social @cooldownnetwork]

The Hot Six Cities - When the World Cup Boils Over 🌡️⚽
Dallas will host more matches than any other city at the 2026 World Cup inside an air-conditioned 94,000-seat stadium.

Outside the stadium? Dangerous heat, polluted air and grid instability. 🧵

https://t.co/7Nu6vUHnIB

[Rapid Transition Alliance @RapidTransition]

How Lewes is becoming a town of fixers... Mica Janiv reports 👇👇
https://t.co/pWXkSJFcLI

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Matt Rendell's exposé for the New York Times of Barcelona's Foundation embroiled in sportswashing fossil fuel companies in the Amazon, who leave a toxic trail in their wake. Football talks about clean sport, that also means kicking dirty sponsors out

https://t.co/z7dZxZO7Ry

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

I find it astonishing that climate change is not mentioned until the 25th paragraph of this story, well after something about a German YouTuber winning a cheese rolling contest (I kid you not)

BBC - Hottest May day on record in UK as temperatures pass 34C
https://t.co/BEOACFyxS7

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BREAKING: Professional footballers from around the world have told FIFA that it is not doing enough to protect players and fans.

In a new open letter, players demand that FIFA strengthens its heat protection measures and drop its fossil fuel sponsor.

https://t.co/BD2PPcQbtL

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Players back last week's international health experts call for new FIFA measures to protect the game from extreme heat and stop promoting the fossil fuel companies who make it worse. The @BBCSport speak to letter signatory, Norwegian star, Morten Thorsby. https://t.co/htOY9xfwHu

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Cost, risks of Sizewell C nuclear plant are “immediate, substantial and borne by the public”, says National Audit Office (in least surprising conclusion of the week)

https://t.co/1vDBSPVvKA

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Get briefed or get burned - the Cool Down Network has checked on some of the World Cup host cities most prone to extreme weather and come up with some climate city guides - they show just how reckless FIFA is being with the future of the game, its players and fans - read more.👇

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NEW BRIEFING: The Hot Six Cities - When the World Cup Boils Over 🌡️⚽

In a series of briefings, we provide an overview of the climate vulnerable cities FIFA is bringing football to during this year's tournament.

First - Atlanta. 🧵

📖 Full briefing. 👇
https://t.co/QhIjYsxKA4

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

It's too hot and getting hotter, meanwhile FIFA promote planet heating fossil fuels and put players, officials and fans at risk... See our latest via the Cool Down Network 👇👇

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🚨 FIFA World Cup heat safety guidelines are “impossible to justify”, say leading health experts.

And FIFA’s ongoing promotion of fossil fuels represents “a conflict of interest with the protection of player welfare”. 🧵

Letter 👉 https://t.co/nybUTcBmji
https://t.co/JDU1Nv42GH

[Matt Clearing @cuboidblues]

@paulmasonnews

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

I hope its clear to Labour now (not guaranteed), that their aggressive pivot to the right merely fuelled rather than neutralised the far-right threat...

https://t.co/j7OOkuCQWc
Election results 2026 live: Early Labour losses in English council results - BBC News

[InfluenceMap @InfluenceMap]

On World Asthma Day, read InfluenceMap’s 2025 report exposing oil & gas and utilities efforts to prolong the use of fossil gas in buildings, posing major climate, economic, and health risks to households globally. https://t.co/uJVjFzH0hu

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Has your city banned climate-polluting adverts?

Well, back in 2024, Sheffield did just that.

Since then, publicly-owned space has been reclaimed from harmful industries.

Here’s why the ban came about, and how your city can do the same. 🧵

https://t.co/0MA5SxXpnr

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Omits to mention that damage to roads worsening the pothole plague is being driven by the trend toward larger, heavier SUVs. Reverse that trend, especially get SUVs out of cities = fewer potholes...

BBC News: Potholes - what can be done?
https://t.co/QRFimtd8F2

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

And then of course there's: "The threat to a habitable planet from abundant jet fuel, and frequent flying"...

BBC News - The threat to summer holidays looming with jet fuel shortages - BBC News
https://t.co/CD3G30V3Yb