Dr Anna Mikis💙

Policy lead on biomass. Working to bring together climate, energy, and environmental science and policy in bioenergy and bioeconomy. Views are my own.

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

@guardian Another article about fertility that uses one-sided language that frames fertility as purely to do with women. 30% of cases are due to male infertility + men want to have children too. @guardian, you should reflect reality instead of relying on outdated, insensitive frames

[Steve Smith @stv_smth]

Back in May, @Climeworks quietly put out some startling news.

It's Orca facility, the world's largest direct air capture + storage plant, was not delivering on its 4,000 tonne/year capacity.

In 2023 it delivered just 921 tonnes.

https://t.co/Ff6PAR7VSi

Some thoughts...

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

@DalrympleWill Cannot wait for this evening!! 😁

[emily m @maitlis]

It’s almost ..almost .. like we haven’t actually had enough of experts ….

[Dan Neidle @DanNeidle]

Opinion polls often show lots of people personally willing to pay more tax. But they never ask the obvious follow-up question: how much more tax?

We did. It wasn't pretty.

[William Dalrymple @DalrympleWill]

He is, and always was, a national embarrassment. And arguably the person that has done more damage to the UK than anyone else in recent history.

[Steve Peers @StevePeers]

This is incredibly poor judgment - endlessly giving a platform to a man who cannot be bothered to run for Parliament, with no role for anyone from the LibDems, SNP or Green party

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

@EmpirePodUK @DalrympleWill @tweeter_anita Got my ticket! 🥳 can't wait to listen live to @tweeter_anita and @DalrympleWill discuss yet another fascinating piece of history!

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

@tweeter_anita @EmpirePodUK @DalrympleWill @peter_sarris I absolutely adore @EmpirePodUK! I've discovered it 2 months ago, loved British in India serious, 2nd season on the Ottomans is brill! Any chance for video recordings for YouTube/Spotify? It'd be great to see the back and forth between you and @DalrympleWill, you're a great duo!

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

@SW_Help Hi @SW_Help are there any trains running between Waterloo and Basingstoke this afternoon? I need to get back to Basingstoke by 6pm. Thanks!

[Department for Energy Security and Net Zero @energygovuk]

Sustainable biomass can help us hit our Net Zero targets, grow our green economy and boost our energy security 🇬🇧​

It is a versatile energy resource – it can be used to power electricity, heating and transport 💡​

Find out more ⬇️​

https://t.co/h5JCMJAy9R

[Leo Hickman @LeoHickman]

Ouch!

Look at the list of corrections under the now-notorious Rowan Atkinson article on EVs the Guardian published last Saturday.

Great lesson in doing the factchecking *before* you publish rather than waiting 5 days before publishing one by @DrSimEvans

https://t.co/XQp7RFECwU

[Lewis Goodall @lewis_goodall]

Untruths being peddled everywhere.

Johnson wasn’t forced out by anyone but himself. The Privileges Committee (Conservative dominated) would recommend, the Commons (Conservative dominated) would vote, his constituents (Conservative majority) would decide.

He chose to quit.

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

@SW_Help Does it mean that there are no trains that stop at Basingstoke at all?

[PCS - the civil service union @pcs_union]

We are still here - no turning back
#pcsonstrike #BlameTheGovt

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

After years of pay freeze and pay erosion, and the continuous attacks on civil servants (we are somehow fair game for any and all attacks as if we are not central to delivering government's priorities) it's no wonder many of us are striking. #ProspectStrike 2/2

[Dr Anna Mikis💙 @AnnaMikis]

And this is an average of up to 4.5% across the different grades, meaning many will receive less. Plus, departments need to fund this out of their existing Spending Settlements (which were largely based on around 2% awards), so it will hit wider budgets. #ProspectStrike 1/2

[Prospect Union @ProspectUnion]

Today's strike follows the refusal of the government to enter negotiations having imposed a pay control of 4.5% which will further erode living standards.

This leaves civil servants with some of the worst pay settlements in the public sector this year

https://t.co/IwWESRWg72

[Prospect Union @ProspectUnion]

This action was avoidable, but failure by government to make a comparable offer to elsewhere in the public sector has made it inevitable - @mikeclancy1 📢

On Wednesday, Prospect members in the public sector are striking over pay & conditions #ProspectStrike

[Richard Hardy @UnionTyke]

More picket line action outside BEIS this morning where @ProspectUnion members were joined by General Secretary @mikeclancy1