Ed Dean

Director of Business Development @ashdenawards - sustainability, nature, cities, music and culture.

[Backchannel @BackchannelNews]

Africa battles severe #climate impacts – droughts, storms, floods – requiring #adaptation finance. The #AfricaClimateSummit can boost clean energy, development, and international investment. Climate adaptation in Africa isn't charity; it's vital for global economic stability. ⬇️

[Ashden☀️🌎💡 @Ashden_org]

Proper public engagement is the key to cutting through the division on #ClimateAction.

These two reports we've published with the UPPER Coalition give policy and practical guidance for government and local authorities - and some great examples of success👇

[leanahosea @leanahosea]

Amid cuts, Natural England cannot fully monitor wildlife, 'one member of staff, who asked not to be named, said there had been a hollowing out of expertise...

'"A species could have fallen off a cliff, in terms of abundance, & we just wouldn't know"'

https://t.co/2EseciAxNv

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"Why has my Thames Water bill been hiked by 30% overnight?"

Easy. Because the owners have taken over £3bn in dividends out of the company, over £2.2bn in loans, left the company almost £14bn in debt & with a pension fund deficit of nearly £400mn.

https://t.co/J5WxwrKkg0

[Ed Dean @EdwardDin65]

Thank you to the young people transforming their lives and the future of Africa at @toolkitafrica and the wonderful @Ashden_org Trustee, Jane Muigai Kamphuis for an inspirational start to @AfClimateSummit

[Ed Dean @EdwardDin65]

Behavioural battlefronts: why the transition to a zero carbon economy needs psychology as well as technology https://t.co/a0CRV99Xcs

[Kirsty Logan 🍃💚🍃🌳🪗 @RabbleChorus]

Some great singing at the Shell AGM today 👍👍😁

#ShellAGM #ClimateEmergency

[Ed Dean @EdwardDin65]

@ChrisGPackham @RuthTingay @ChrisGPackham There are thousands of us in support of your bold and brave stand against abuse and bullying

[Sharon Graham @UniteSharon]

Who makes billions from your energy bills?

The profits of the Big Four providers jumped 84% since before the pandemic.

It’s time to pull the plug on profiteering. #CostOfGreedCrisis https://t.co/9lAydHnaD9

[Ed Dean @EdwardDin65]

Quite astonishing level of inhumanity from the utterly charmless Suella

[The Guardian @guardian]

'They are criminals': Suella Braverman on people crossing Channel on small boats – video https://t.co/YSvmgOBl0U

[Jonathan Berk @berkie1]

"The reality of sprawl has forced people into a zero-sum game where buying a car is not a luxury or a helpful tool, but a necessity to ensure any economic success in the current system." @planetizen
https://t.co/NyDTCrRuw7

[Prof Carl Sayer @carlsayerUCL]

Two options for a river floodplain: 1. Farmed, cracked earth & no wild habitat. OR.2. Wild regenerating vegetation holding precious water in the landscape & alive with creatures? If we are going to let some farmed land go let it be near river land

[Charles Montgomery @charlesincities]

Barcelona's superblock quiet streets don't just boost physical health. They nurture social trust.

That's why its so important that Barcelona--and every city--converts more car space to people space.
https://t.co/sLS77XxKv4

[Ed Dean @EdwardDin65]

Degrowth is a principle not a technology #ClimateCrisis https://t.co/a4hQ1kt10H

[George Tsakraklides @99blackbaloons]

“We need to scale down civilisation, before it collapses under its own weight. Degrowth is a principle, not a technology. It involves no investors, job creation, green new deals or fancy EVs. It is a sacrifice, which cannot be and should not be sugar-coated” #ClimateCrisis

[Ashden☀️🌎💡 @Ashden_org]

"More than 400,000 builders and retrofit professionals are needed to do the job, but just 250,000 people currently work on maintaining + upgrading the nation’s homes" says @carajenkinson in @PBC_Today 👇

📢Time to tackle the retrofit skills shortage

https://t.co/xedhkk89sX

[Paul Mason @paulmasonnews]

Workers were told "moderate your pay demands and inflation will go away" - today's CPI figure is 10.% - driven by food prices, which are punishing the poorest. Strikes for double digit pay increases are justified and can win 💥

[Heath Hands @HeathHands]

Stunning @walkwithamal on @CityCorpHeath - do donate to @chooselove if you can #walkwithamal #littleamal #hampsteadheath #heathhands

[Feargal Sharkey @Feargal_Sharkey]

"London’s ‘dying river’ leaves locals vomiting at the stench and walking by human faeces."

And having walked every single mile of every single river within the M25 I can confirmed 100% that this is frequently the case. 😡😡😡

https://t.co/EAAeuGcDPT

[Kate Raworth @KateRaworth]

If you care about the future of UK politics I recommend watching this.

[Ed Dean @EdwardDin65]

For those with short memories @SuellaBraverman

[Freedom from Torture🧡 @FreefromTorture]

Those censoring @GaryLineker have clearly forgotten that @SuellaBraverman was told by Holocaust survivor Joan Salter that her language is like the one Joan fled in the 1940s

For those with short memories, here’s the video