David K

Environmental educator and activist. Love wildlife. Love people. somewhere there is harmony. All thoughts my own.

[ACORN Cardiff / ACORN Caerdydd @ACORNCardiff]

🧵 Today — in response to @UnitedWelsh's shameful treatment of a vulnerable woman in their care — we have sent a letter to @VikkiHowells and @AndrewMorganRCT demanding that they:

1) Launch a Wales-wide investigation into UnitedWelsh's practices as a housing provider

[Tir Natur @TirNatur]

📢CROWDFUNDER ENDS TODAY AT 6pm📢

🌳At 1000+ acres this site will serve to demonstrate rewilding at scale in 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

🤑70K already raised and every donation will go towards the land purchase.

📍£50+ donations will receive a What 3 Words square!

Donate 👇❤️

https://t.co/kGNoJp6TXq

[Dr. Genevieve Guenther (she/they) 🪬 @DoctorVive]

Well, this is fascinating. The good people at @cplusci have found that voters with incomes under 100K overwhelmingly support fossil-fuel phaseout!

So much for the myth that #climatechange is merely an "elite" concern of the affluent, college-educated, dare I say "woke" voter

🧵

[David K @davkilner]

'But where do you find the money?'
"Through your existing and unused power to raise tax on empty second homes"
'we couldn't possibly do that'
So you just don't want tax your landlord mates...
@ThisWinterUK @foecymrucydd @ClimateCymru @MartinSLewis

[ACORN Cardiff / ACORN Caerdydd @ACORNCardiff]

📰 BREAKING NEWS 📰

Cllr @huwthomas_Wales and Cllr @cathayschris came to ACORN Cardiff's 1st Warm Homes & Cost of Living Forum on Tuesday

Here's what they said 🧵

[Tir Natur @TirNatur]

📢Big Announcement 📢

We have an opportunity to secure over 1000 acres of land in Wales to showcase rewilding 🐖🌳🐂

Please support us by donating to our Crowdfunder 👇

Every £1 you donate will be match funded and the appeal is off to a great start!

https://t.co/kGNoJp6TXq

[RisingTideAustralia @RisingTideAus]

"MUA here to stay! Rising Tide by your side!" Zack Schofield tells protestors blockading Newcastle Coal Port @MaritimeUnionAU workers on the tug boats are not the enemy. Coal bosses, pay up now for a just transition for all coal industry workers! @unionsnsw @unionsaustralia

[Dr. Aaron Thierry @ThierryAaron]

As I told @BBCNews we must adapt to worsening #climate impacts.

"There are things that we can do that would make a big difference, but it takes investment & it takes planning & coordination. So that's really for government to step in & help make that happen" #StormBert #Floods

[Dr. Aaron Thierry @ThierryAaron]

I was on @BBCNews talking about the impact of #StormBert on my local community in South #Wales🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

"It's so important that not only do we phase out fossil fuels, we must actually also massively now invest in climate adaptation... we need to see that from the government right now"

[Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) @gcdcj]

Rachitaa Gupta from DCJ delivers the closing non-statement at the #COP29 emphasising that we, Global South CSO’s, refuse to be complicit in this disastrous #BakuCOP that has failed the world. Global North govts US, UK, EU we see you #Shame

[Global Campaign to Demand Climate Justice (DCJ) @gcdcj]

Our rights and futures will not be undermined by this #COP29 failure on arriving at dignified outcomes. We want climate finance, we want it in public provisions, we want it NOW. @AsianPeoplesMvt @fossiltreaty @WarOnWant @CANIntl @FoEint @OIC_OCI

[ACORN the union @ACORNunion]

We are working with @FuelPovAction and @corbyn_project on a retrofit report.

Please fill out this survey for private renters - the results will help to inform the recommendations in the report!

We all deserve warm, energy efficient, green homes.

👇 https://t.co/GBluGQF6S9

[ACORN Cardiff / ACORN Caerdydd @ACORNCardiff]

🏘️♨️ Canvassers were out in Cardiff this weekend ahead of the #SplottByElection, but so were we!

We found and spoke with different party candidates to ask if they'll protect our pensioners by fighting for a Winter Fuel Support Scheme once elected

Here's what they said 🧵

[David K @davkilner]

"Take the money of British gas the greedy f*cks - or stop them charging so much and I wouldn't need support staying warm."

@ACORNCardiff @ACORNunion @ThisWinterUK

[ACORN Cardiff / ACORN Caerdydd @ACORNCardiff]

Last Saturday, we asked Splott locals about their Winter Fuel Payment concerns, gained support for our Warm Homes Campaign, and even signed 2 new members!

With the Splott by-election on 5 December, we're asking all candidates how they plan to protect our pensioners - Stay tuned!

[Dave Throup @DaveThroup]

Inevitably there’s considerable interest in what impacts a Valencia type of rainfall event would have on the UK.

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https://t.co/arzaGmRWyK

[Coderougerood @coderoodrouge]

With 300 activists we blocked TotalEnergies in the Port of Antwerp. Even though there was a multitude of police per activist, we still managed to block for five hours. ✊💚 This is without all the sites that were pre-emptively closed because they were unaware of our target. 😉😅

[Dr. Aaron Thierry @ThierryAaron]

16/ @IsakStoddard @KevinClimate et al also wrote a very important review looking into the reasons for the inaction, which highlighting the crucial role of *political power* as the key obstacle.

https://t.co/NxSlq7tn3V

[Carers Wales @CarersWales]

New research from Carers Wales reveals that unpaid carers in Wales are under huge financial pressure and are forced to cut back on essentials, such as heating and food.

Read the full report here: https://t.co/EBoELXVzLK

[Nahel Belgherze @WxNB_]

The scale of the flooding currently unfolding in Valencia, Spain is unfathomable. This is footage from Chiva, where a jaw-dropping 343 mm of rain was recorded in just 4 hours earlier today, between 4:30 PM and 8:30 PM.

Video credit: Nalabcer

[David K @davkilner]

From the best Union in the 🌍 @ACORNCardiff @ACORNunion
Warm Homes not Empty ones.
Stuff your #Budget2024
Everyone should have access to a #WarmHome
Record profiteering from energy companies. Record fuel debt.
Record rents. Record mould.
Let's change the track..
🔥TAKE ACTION🔥

[ACORN Cardiff / ACORN Caerdydd @ACORNCardiff]

Introducing our new campaign: Warm Homes, Not Empty Ones.
ACORN Cardiff members are calling for @cardiffcouncil to:
1. Increase council tax premiums on empty homes to the legal maximum
2. Ringfence this revenue to create a Winter Fuel Support Scheme
Hence #WarmHomesNotEmptyOnes