Andy Middleton

Catalyst of system-scale action for climate & nature. Co-founder Do Good Faster / Partner @NOWPartners/ Founding Partner @TheDoLectures /Mentor @Unreasonable

[Matthew Todd 🌏🔥 @MrMatthewTodd]

We have little concept of time.
The internet only became widely used 30 years ago,
man first set foot on the moon 55 years ago,
WW1 began 110 years ago,
Henry VIII reigned 500 years ago,
the Roman empire ended 1500 years ago,
Jesus is believed to have lived 2000 years ago.
Two weeks ago the Earth had its hottest two days in recorded history, likely in 100,000 years.
Carbon dioxide levels which affect the temperature of the planet are higher now than they have been in 3 - 5 million years.
And it was barely reported with any prominence in our media at all.
https://t.co/mIM5T2txe9
https://t.co/yptWtU9V9l

[Kate Raworth @KateRaworth]

Calling Doughnutters everywhere - we'd love you to get involved in Global Doughnut Days 2024!

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@RobGMacfarlane @jackiemorris Always good to find blessings in those moments : )

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

The solution to the housing crisis would be far better delivered by spreading the magic created by @DTEProject, working with communities, refugees and health recovery patients to build their future. 10x benefits for same ££

[Natalie Bennett @natalieben]

An oligopoly whose aim is to make profits, not build houses

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

Nothing to see here...

[David Wallace-Wells @dwallacewells]

“Here we provide statistical significance and data-driven estimators for the time of tipping. We estimate a collapse of the AMOC to occur around mid-century under the current scenario of future emissions.” https://t.co/YXYbPQRYuM

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

Carspiracy and Motornormativity //

Get your brains around the craziness of the way we've traded quality of life and 40,000 earlier than needed deaths a year for the convenience and supremacy of the auto. Crazy days we live in.
https://t.co/htZrR49oG4

[Welsh Government Climate Change @WGClimateChange]

Just sayin' 🤷‍♂️

Wales! You continue to blow us away with your dedication and commitment to recycling - we couldn't be more proud and you couldn't be more deserving of this recognition.

Find out how you can help Wales get that number 1 spot: https://t.co/rlfHs77ocL

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@rcbregman Love your framing, which perfectly reflects work we're doing on a similar track, asking "taking an open-eyed view of the world around you, what is it that you'd set out to do if you knew you couldn't fail?" We need 1000s of people asking questions of Moral Ambition, every day.

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@some_yeo @guardian Thanks for writing such a balanced, reflective piece that informs and prods science in just the right places.

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@RishiSunak Let's hope that they tax the super-rich in a fair way to increase wellbeing for all. You've missed the point, again.

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

Safety depends on pattern recognition. This one is scary as hell.

[Sean tooker @Seantooker2]

First it was the strange hue of the trees now it’s a real life nightmare.

This is very hard to take, it must be shared because none of us can escape this.
A catastrophe like we’ve never known is unfolding & exploding at an incredible rate. 🧵

#tasmania

[Adrian Ramsay MP @AdrianRamsay]

This evening I'll be on @bbcQuestionTime answering questions on @TheGreenParty manifesto & our plans to restore public services & scrutinise climate policies.

Watch tonight on @BBCOne at 8pm.

https://t.co/TmTxH5R0rJ

#VoteGreen #GE2024

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@DTEProject @WelshGovernment @AECBnet @OpenSystemsLab I'd def. check out @Woodleigh_News. Will connect you to Green School folk too.

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@Al_Humphreys Got it and will respond! Just embarked on a three day impact programme on food system shift with Unreasonable and Mars so won't be able to get back to you before end of the week. Would love a call - need a book to describe the frustrations and opportunities : )

[Andrew Simms @AndrewSimms_uk]

Fawning reports of the royal selfie with Taylor Swift all over the BBC, but search the BBC website in vain for coverage of 100,000 people marching in central London same day to #RestoreNatureNow & protect life on Earth (including swifts)

[Chris Packham @ChrisGPackham]

You know I love the @BBC & celebrate all the things we pay our licence fee for . But yesterday whilst 100K peaceful people marched to demonstrate their love for life all I could find on @BBCNews was a selfie of the gas-guzzling @taylorswift13 . Im sorry but thats a disgrace #RestoreNatureNow

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@RobGMacfarlane With 50% of the population not able to define biodiversity I think an explanation would be useful. Maybe something around the ‘ruler’ used in our imagination not being calibrated to go further back than childhood memories.

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@martinfrosa @ProfBillMcGuire Luckily most of the renewable energy solutions are cheaper than their fossil counterparts.

[Andy Middleton @gringreen]

@SteB777 It's so weird, and crazily uncomfortable that those who understand the science and scale of action needed are those being positioned as the death and discomfort squad by the people doing just that.

[Ed Hawkins @ed_hawkins]

Today is #ShowYourStripes, when we encourage people to start conversations about climate change using simple 'warming stripes' data visualisations.
The world is warming mainly because of burning fossil fuels. The consequences are becoming more visible. It's time to take action.