Dr Helena Wright

Executive Director, Oxford Climate Policy Monitor. Climate, food, oceans. Former @FAIRRInitiative @wwf @govuk @E3G. Views my own. Find me on Bsky.

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

🧵 NEW blog by me on *methane* @ConversationUK

"How methane policy will make or break the climate crisis"

There’s no sign that methane emissions are declining globally. Oxford analysed methane policies across 32 jurisdictions..

https://t.co/mjO0tGMJHs

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

Interesting that Musk spent
$400 million on the midterm elections.

Imagine how much good that $400 million could have done spent on other priorities, like helping solve world hunger? 🫣

#Musk #Midterms2026 #worldhunger

[Anonymous @YourAnonCentral]

Meta is accused of election interference in Brazil after restricting Lula's Instagram while recommending Bolsonaro's accounts. 1,613 foreign-funded political ads were uncovered generating 171M impressions. Brazil has ordered Meta to explain its conduct. https://t.co/TSxlXU0wgy

[Congressman Greg Casar @RepCasar]

Trump and his sons quietly moved 20 billion crypto tokens into an account that lets them cash out.

Corruption, plain and simple.
https://t.co/IAJWQYLwEN

[Elizabeth Warren @SenWarren]

Reports from Burlington’s ICE facility are deeply troubling.

A pregnant woman banged on her cell door for help after days in pain. Another woman was denied medication.

The facility was meant to hold them for hours, not days or weeks.

We need an independent investigation.

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

Interesting article from 2018 which details how Russian spies do particularly target certain personality traits: "corruption, vanity, narcissism, marital infidelity and poor analytical skills..."

#Trump #corruption

https://t.co/vxiofiSxlY

[Caroline Lucas @CarolineLucas]

Insulating Britain’s homes and investing in heat pumps would do more to cut the cost of living, create jobs and boost the UK’s economy than drilling for new oil @e3g
https://t.co/BPmLLBle0E

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

[BBC News (UK) @BBCNews]

PM says it is 'clear' Russia interfered with Brexit vote https://t.co/XYNO0SUaGx

[Anonymous @YourAnonNews]

ICE has detained over 500 babies and toddlers under Trump
https://t.co/pAnsnvlFST

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

This is too shocking for words.

How can the Trump administration be asking 2 year olds to represent themselves in court, before being deported ALONE?

Whatever political party you are from, it is a travesty.

https://t.co/QjtMtWAZIf

[Hacked Off @hackinginquiry]

Jason Arday has tragically died after a vicious campaign of press hounding and harassment. We urgently need an inquiry into the culture of the press. Add your name to demand one now:
https://t.co/0ds6oRCEEH

[ECIU @ECIU_UK]

Heatwave will hit food supplies and push up prices ‘into next year’

@Foodanddrinkfed says competition for fewer resources will increase the cost of ingredients for groceries
https://t.co/0WWgtTYuFt

[Will Hutton @williamnhutton]

This summer is an awesome warning. Reaching net zero fast is the only rational response. This piece sets the case out clearly - unless you are a Badenoch or Farragist ideological zealot, you can only agree. How to stop global warming
https://t.co/3D7gyJpc3a

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

@ret_ward @j_g_allen Absolutely agree

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

The EU is making healthy foods more expensive with their policies

#costofliving #foodprice #EU @EU_Commission @FAOBrussels

https://t.co/NCy0qiOh9O

[Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan @MayorofLondon]

Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore.

When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.

https://t.co/6ZijrKK4bb

[Marine Tondelier @marinetondelier]

Dear @elonmusk ,

I’m the French candidate to the French presidency you want to «  shut down for treason against France » (what does that even mean …).

France does not need lessons in patriotism from a foreign billionaire who thinks he gets to decide which European political leaders should be silenced.

Democracy is not for sale. Not even to the richest man in the world.

I’d rather be accused of defending democracy than of trying to buy it.

* * *

Cher @elonmusk,

Je suis la candidate française à l’élection présidentielle que vous souhaitez « faire taire pour trahison envers la France » (Ça n’a même pas de sens … ).

La France n’a pas à recevoir de leçons de patriotisme d’un milliardaire étranger qui estime pouvoir décider quels responsables politiques européens doivent être réduits au silence.

La démocratie n’est pas à vendre. Pas même à l’homme le plus riche du monde.

Je préfère être accusée de défendre la démocratie que d’essayer de l’acheter.

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

@cabinetofficeuk @fionaharvey EDIT: Reports now from some NGOs on social media that the original headline may not be correct. Let's hope they have jumped the gun on this, and it is not correct.

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

Terrible start from Andy Burnham. Poor quality cut-price procurement contracts will not deliver value for money for taxpayers in the longer term!

https://t.co/cAHaijLxKq

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

@cabinetofficeuk @fionaharvey /3 The covid pandemic was a case study in why bungled procurement offers poor value for money for taxpayers e.g. the ventilator & PPE scandal. We need to learn those lessons with proper procurement standards, not risk creating more government waste!

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

"This is not some kind of a flower-power, tree-hugging exercise. This is core economics. This is core financial stability, core price stability.”

https://t.co/3viL57kIs1

[Dr Helena Wright @_HWright]

We can expect higher food prices as the heatwave hits harvests

#costofliving #prices #inflation #climatechange

[ECIU @ECIU_UK]

Could heatwaves make your food shop more expensive?

Extreme weather creates a knock-on effect on all parts of the supply chain, and the British Retail Consortium is warning that could force prices up

@elliotdeady
https://t.co/a9Yms4F5j6