New article from @SiOldridge & me on the UK Government's "Blue Hydrogen" scam - a desperate attempt to greenwash the Natural Gas industry, with UK tax payers footing the bill. https://t.co/x3OZrtxD8j
Little wonder trust in policy makers is so low.
Time for honesty & openess!
In his Autumn statement, the UK Chancellor @Jeremy_Hunt yesterday unveiled his Govt's contempt for the Paris Agreement & wider climate agenda. Sadly, the shadow Chancellor @RachelReevesMP offers much of the same. Two political minnows infinitely circling the growth bowl.
Attached is my longer reply to the Guardian question: "The wealthiest 1 per cent of people on the planet are responsible for double the greenhouse gas emissions of the poorest half of people. When it comes to tackling the climate crisis, is this a problem?
https://t.co/F2QkTieexW
The full discussion I had with @NickGBreeze is now at: https://t.co/3r2oWQk79Q
Issues raised include: Big Oil's hijacking of #COP28; cognitive dissonance within 'experts'; weak & ill-equipped political leadership; the role of civil society & the potential for a velvet revolution.
.โฆ@waitroseโฉ cheddar maker repeatedly polluting river..
If a farm is caught deliberately polluting a watercourse 3 times in a row, it should be shut down, not merely fined
โฆ@waitroseโฉ - stop sponsoring ecocide & get your house in order
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When it comes to safeguarding wildlife at #WarrenFarmNR the skyโs the Linnet! ๐ฆโโฌ๐Our PETITION IS ONLY 100 SIGNATURES AWAY FROM 25,000!๐๐ผPls sign & share it to join us in asking @EalingCouncil for Local Nature Reserve designation here๐๐ผ https://t.co/G9u5Nw61uu Thank you!๐โบ๏ธ๐ธ
Millions of intensively farmed chickens along the Wye are force fed each day with soy-based feed imported by @Cargillโฉ from deforested Amazonia, thus importing 1000s of tons of phosphorus into the river catchment.
One form of ecocide causing another โ ๏ธ https://t.co/baY5u4K3Im
Appalling scenes coming in today from River Wye catchment ๐ฅ
Topsoil from fields left bare to autumn/winter storms - laden with nutrients from dumped manure by valleyโs massive intensive ๐ industry - just freely running off into the river system.
How to destroy an ecosystem ๐
In a recent discussion with @jrockstrom he explains why we need "to phase out fossil fuels ... as fast as we ever can".
Full interview for @Clim8Uncensored at: https://t.co/yJIAV8e7rR
Other "Climate Uncensored" videos & blogs at: https://t.co/gAU2vyRwau
This is pretty accurate. As record wildfires and heatwaves tear through countries around the world, Shell announced quarterly profits of ยฃ3.9 BILLION.
Big Oil is profiting off climate destruction while fueling the fire.
No time to wait. #ActOnClimate
vid @SeanBurkeShow
Today I can share I'm challenging the PM on the legality of abandoning key Net Zero commitments
I believe the timeline for the UK to meet Net Zero cannot be changed at will by the PM โ I contend that he does not have the legal right
The ball is in your court , Prime Minister
Short & worthwhile thread. Bluntly, don't trust Oil & Gas execs. Their agenda is simple: mislead, co-opt, bribe, lie, use slick advertising, PR, anything, provided it delays the phase out of fossil fuels. It's their follow-up strategy to Merchants of Doubt https://t.co/kqLK8BTOhG
Itโs bad when @NaturalEngland can be quoted โWe are losing cherished species including the hazel dormouse and skylark at an alarming rateโ The #StateOfNature report is dismal๐ฟ@EalingCouncil 1/4 of Londonโs #Skylark population breed at #WarrenFarmNR ๐ชบPls donโt #dewild us ๐ฆโโฌ๐
An important read for anyone seriously interested in climate change. The actions of 'developed' nations (reinforced by the complicit silence of most climate experts) usher in a "neo-colonisation" era.
If too difficult to read the attached print, then try: https://t.co/AOVlaC6ZfY
Huge congrats to our comrades at Friends of the Lower Wye @of_wye for publicising the appalling state of the Trothy (see link).
But guess what? It's not even the worst tributary in the Wye catchment. Check out our latest readings on this thread. ๐งต
https://t.co/D48defgzLM
I'm honoured to have been chosen as climate journalist of the year by @CoveringClimate alongside the brilliant @amywestervelt and @mankabTOI
Huge thanks to everyone @guardian for making it an amazing place to report on the biggest story of 21st century
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Patrick commented on the governmentโs plans for Stonehenge World Heritage Site: โThis is institutional vandalism at its worst.โ We agree and ask if you can possibly help SSWHS fight this vandalism through the courts? https://t.co/qWvfF9SLFy