Piers Scholfield

Communications consultant, climate & energy. Before: Journalist… @SkyNews Climate | @NBCNews | @BBCNews Africa, Europe, Americas | @BBCNewshour | @BBCMundo

[Tom Nuttall @tom_nuttall]

With the heaviest of hearts, I guess Gianni Infantino will now have to withdraw the FIFA Peace Prize.

[Lydia Polgreen @lpolgreen]

I would like to remind people that Elon Musk is a monster. His legacy is dead children in the poorest places in the world.

[Josh Gabbatiss @Josh_Gabbatiss]

More poorly informed takes on climate from @RestIsPolitics

Rory Stewart says climate finance for developing countries is "completely the wrong way" to "stop global warming".

Instead G20 should have met for a couple more days to "try to crack this".

A few problems with this...

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

"Chinese EV carmakers are 'one generation ahead'…This is the real threat staring Stellantis and all the legacy carmakers in the face."

[Piers Scholfield @inglesi]

this is deeply worrying - who would follow?
Argentina considering pulling out of Paris Agreement - https://t.co/jz1XWEqfxO

[James Murray @James_BG]

You will search this article in vain for any mention of the fact climate change is a serious threat, any sort of alternative plan for cutting emissions, or any reference to recent IEA reports demonstrating how global clean tech markets are booming.

https://t.co/2udorii32f

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is ‘recrudescence’ (17th century): the return of something terrible after a time of reprieve.

[Simon Kuper @KuperSimon]

Journalists are supposed to write "the first draft of history". Why are we (very much including me) so bad at reporting the biggest issues of our time - climate, wars, Gaza unnecessary deaths from illness? Drop the conspiracy theories for a moment. Me @FT https://t.co/myBZXT95RW

[Piers Scholfield @inglesi]

Quality journalism is about the questions

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

My first opportunity to ask Vladimir Putin a question since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It came at the end of the BRICS summit in Kazan. Producer @LizaShuvalova

[Jess Ralston @jessralston2]

NOT requiring solar on new homes would be totally bizarre

There's overwhelming support for higher new build standards & lots are annoyed solar isn't already required

MHCLG allowing housebuilders to water down / delay standards would be v short sighted

https://t.co/4tCOfKeFyL

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[andrew harding @AndrewWJHarding]

One of @BBCWorld's true legends, @moehash1, returns to his home in Omdurman to witness, and to grieve over, the devastation of #Sudan's unfolding civil war. Stunningly filmed by Hassan Lali, produced by @edhabershon https://t.co/nBvK8piGVp

[Gideon Rachman @gideonrachman]

This is a great shame. I don’t understand how the BBC can rightly talk up the importance of the BBC World Service as a means to fight back against misinformation- and then shut down BBC Worlds flagship current affairs programme

[Stephen Sackur @stephensackur]

THREAD:

1. PERSONAL NEWS:
Today BBC News has announced plans to close @BBCHARDtalk after 3 decades holding the world’s politicians and powerbrokers to account. This is sad news for me personally, but much more important, I think it’s depressing news for the BBC🧵

[Lindsey Hilsum @lindseyhilsum]

As a former reporter for ⁦@BBCWorld⁩, I can testify to the global importance of its radio service. Essential information for millions worldwide. https://t.co/TTi3CNr81o

[Guardian Environment @guardianeco]

Trees and land absorbed almost no CO2 last year. Is nature’s carbon sink failing? https://t.co/SkvagN7N56

[James Murray @James_BG]

In a competitive field this is one of the worst things I have ever read on climate change and net zero. A complete failure to understand either the pace of the clean tech revolution or the severity of the climate crisis. It is tacit climate denial and defeatism in equal measure.

[Jackie Leonard @JackieLeonard01]

We're going to do a special edition of the #GlobalNewsPod- putting your questions to correspondents who've been covering the #MiddleEast for the past year. Please send questions, preferably a voice note, to [email protected]
Thank you and please share.
#October7th

[James Murray @James_BG]

A genuinely historic day for Britain and the world. The crucible of the Industrial Revolution halting the use of coal power once and for all, and proving it is possible for an advanced economy to end its reliance on coal inside a decade or so. https://t.co/Zw4Sju8zTh

[Simon Evans @DrSimEvans]

This might be my favourite chart of the year: the UK's coal power phaseout

https://t.co/20aJgh1RT3