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MAPPED: The Tory Network of Climate Denial and Fossil Fuel Funding
@DeSmog has pieced together the links between oil and gas firms, Tory donors, Tufton Street think tanks, right-wing media outlets, and senior Conservative politicians...
https://t.co/QBQJ2gxA8k
There is a major gap in forest protection, management and restoration in current national climate action plans.
Full @UNREDD report released at #JuneClimateMeetings: https://t.co/9hgWHdZxJb
The think tanks currently driving govt policy on energy, stalling net zero and introducing draconian laws to muzzle protest are funded by fossil fuel interests. It’s so blatant yet rarely made public.
A reminder that agriculture accounts for:
1.4% of EU GDP
4.2% of EU employment
14.3% of EU greenhouse gas emissions
And receives subsidies worth around 30% of the EU budget
1/15 Did you know that Putin's ex-wife owns two flats in Spain🇪🇸, and she is still welcome to use them?Did you know that Russia's deputy prime minister, responsible for fighting poverty, owns a Spanish golf resort and this €18m villa?
If you didn't, this thread is for you🧵🧵🧵
It may not be Watergate, but the issue of Sir Robbie Gibb trying to get the” right “ person to head OfCom throws a spotlight on the ugly right wing political and media ecosystem that dominates our political culture. Good questions . Answers are needed.
🚨🗣️ PGMOL has released the full audio from the VAR hub relating to the Anthony Gordon goal that was awarded in the Newcastle vs Arsenal game...
You need to hear this 😅 Arteta will be fuming...
The biggest river in the world is being reduced to a trickle. The Rio Negro, a crucial pillar of the rainforest ecosystem, is currently experiencing vast sections of dryness. The impact of global heating is affecting millions of people and species across the #Amazon region.
As it becomes clear Russia trained and equipped Hamas to foment instability in the ME and distract attention from Ukraine, Media Attention Deficit Disorder(MADD) is helping Putin to fulfil his aims. Our press needs to refocus on this other war which is entering a critical phase.
Please ignore anybody today who says the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea is going ahead. It is not. It is going to court. There it’s compatability with law on Netzero will be tested. Just like the Cumbrian coalmine plan is…
Al Gore on Sunak’s climate rollback👇
“Fossil fuel companies have used their wealth & influence & political connections to slow things down…
They're much better at capturing politicians than emissions. You can sometimes tell when they've captured one"