Sharon Darcy

Sustainability expert working for resilience for people and planet

[Sharon Darcy @SharonDarcy8]

Water saving in action. Tasmanian garden wins prize for world’s ugliest lawn https://t.co/8P5yIGEPc5

[Peter Smith @peterwsmith101]

1/2 Over 5 years since Clean Growth Strategy committed 2 get private rented sector on track, 3 since the detailed consultation. Backtrack on PRS commitment has already cost private renters close to 2b per year in higher energy bills during an #EnergyCrisis & #CostOfLivingCrisis.

[Sharon Darcy @SharonDarcy8]

Scorched earth: Rishi Sunak's attack on climate policies is worse than the sum of its parts https://t.co/LKPcgM6OY7 via @businessgreen

[Leo Hickman @LeoHickman]

All-important response from UK govt's official climate advisors @theCCCuk

Chair @piersforster:

"Today’s announcement likely to take UK further away from being able to meet its legal commitments. This, coupled with recent unsuccessful offshore wind auction, gives us concern."

[Sharon Darcy @SharonDarcy8]

Bare and uninsulated power lines were possible cause of Hawaii wildfires https://t.co/gKhi3GaUwT

[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

One of the most intense marine heatwaves on Earth has developed off the West Coast of the US, with water temperatures peaking nearly 5°C (9°F) above normal.

NOAA has categorized this event as a Category 4 (extreme) marine heatwave.

[Energy Systems Catapult @EnergySysCat]

NEW: Electricity Networks Commissioner report by @EnergySysCat chair Nick Winser for @energygovuk secretary @grantshapps finds:

New electricity transmission lines now taking in 12-14 years, can be built in..

7⃣ years, to help energy security & #NetZero.

https://t.co/P2tYoxscbS

[Sharon Darcy @SharonDarcy8]

Really thought provoking article. The importance of teaching us all how to adapt to change - meta cognition - so we understand how thinking works and are sufficiently self aware - is well made

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

In this week's column I argue that our education system is not only failing to prepare children for the massive and rapid shifts - environmental, technological, social - they are likely to face, but is actively de-preparing them.
Plus short thread.
https://t.co/Df16Um8OCA

[Zac Goldsmith @ZacGoldsmith]

It has been a privilege to have been able to make a difference to a cause I have been committed to for as long as I remember. But this govt’s apathy in the face of the greatest challenge we face makes continuing in my role untenable. Reluctantly I am therefore stepping down

[Doug Parr @doug_parr]

Brutal assessment from Penn Center:

"carbon offsets are unscalable, unjust, and unfixable—and a threat to the Paris Agreement"

If you're responsible for a corporate net zero target, be warned

H/T @KetanJ0

https://t.co/KPqHufNPRu

[Food, Farming and Countryside Commission @FFC_Commission]

Landowners want better data and clearer national priorities to make better decisions about land.

Local people want more of a say about housing, transport and more, to help their communities flourish.

The time is ripe for a #LandUseFramework.

[Richard Lowes @heatpolicyrich]

If we don't speed up, the UK really risks falling behind the rest of the world on buildings electrification.

US residential heat pump sales pass gas furnaces for first time as interest in efficiency tech surges: IEA https://t.co/lAvEExqMkf via @UtilityDive

[Martin Coppack @martin_coppack]

V pleased with this new report out today. What does a just transition to net zero look like if you have no spare money? Well done to @ofgem for working with @FairByDesign & @ToynbeeHall to begin to work out a way forward with, & alongside, people living n poverty.

[Vicki Hird MSc FRES 🐝🦋 🍃💚🍃 @vickihird]

Why on earth has the government ditched the Horticulture Strategy - just when we need it urgently - for health, for resilience, for sustainable and diverse production and for the economy? @UKsustain Head of Farming @vickihird berates this decision https://t.co/PfHRtspAWI

[UK100 @UK100_]

🚨 Calling all new and re-elected councillors, be sure to check out and share our new #NetZero powers handbook: #PowersInPlace.

Described by one local leader as "the single most useful document for a local authority looking at how to tackle climate change"

#LocalElection2023

[Sutton Community Farm @SuttonFarm]

We're recruiting a Growing Trainee!

This is a great opportunity for a budding farmer to be paid to gain in-depth training and experience in growing fruit and veg at scale.

3 days / week, London Living Wage, until Nov 2024

https://t.co/jnejozkUPS

Deadline Sunday 21 May

[Sharon Darcy @SharonDarcy8]

Schools need to teach more nature & ecology so that we can learn more about our amazing wildlife & how to preserve it. Red list reveals Britain’s extinction-threatened mosses and liverworts https://t.co/zXZCkXPY3C @NaturalEngland

[Pippa Heylings 🔶️ MP for South Cambridgeshire @pippaheylings]

There is huge public support for climate action locally. What is lacking is clarity from central government about how to reach Net Zero within a national framework with clear role for local govt and a stop to short-term, competitive pots of funding. Key to accelerate transition

[Doug Shaw . Artist. Illustrator. Consultant. @DougShawArt]

Wandered past @SuttonFarm earlier - I could hear Rosa The Tractor busily clanking away. Don't forget the farm crowdfunder closes tomorrow - if you're able to support this wonderful project, please do. <3 https://t.co/SHwWu3OGZX #SaveSuttonCommunityFarm