robertbarker328

Husband, father, grocer, optimistic environmentalist

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@JeremyClarkson @mrjamesob unlikely bedfellows getting a mention in the same breath.

https://t.co/YA3HGt4SqH

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@ChrisMartzWX @JimSteeleSkepti https://t.co/H7hgrcvTAY

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With friends like these!

https://t.co/yKrmkGWIpF

#ReformUK

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@SamaHoole Statistics? 10 million hectares of forest are lost, 3/4 of which are for either creation of cattle ranches cattle grazing or to produce cattle feed. That deforestation in itself accounts for several gigatonnes of CO2 emissions in year one, not to mention biodiversity loss.

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@MarinaHyde pretty much exactly as you said, he gives up his titles but remains a prince! https://t.co/5zxXJvQgeX

[BBC Radio 4 Today @BBCr4today]

"They typically do better than their promises."

China commits to cutting its emissions by 7 to 10%. Professor Myles Allen - head of Atmospheric, Oceanic & Planetary Physics at Oxford University - says we can expect China to go even further than its initial pledge. #R4Today

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@mattwridley , great article on the burgeoning growth of the unreliables by @billmckibben

https://t.co/FuKstR8Y9K

would be great to get your thoughts.

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@DaveGoulson a “new era” of ecological collapse, where rapid extinctions occur in regions that have little direct contact with people https://t.co/TnxXPpszzt

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Longest lasting legacy of the flyover? Apx 26 tonnes of CO2 sitting in the atmosphere for the next 10,000 years.

#RoyalFamily #veday2025

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@Keir_Starmer Would you consider doing the same for the rivers?

[Leon Simons 🌍 @LeonSimons8]

🔥🌊🌡️📈
This is completely unprecedented:

North Atlantic Sea Surface Temps raised above pre-2023 records two years ago and have been above preceding records for 724 out of 730 days.

It takes >3000 times as much heat to increase the temp of seawater than it does for air!

[#StopRosebank @StopCambo]

HUGE NEWS 🎉: The UK Government has made good on its commitment to stop new oil and gas licensing.

This is a vital step towards ending our reliance on fossil fuels. Now the UK gov must go further and ensure a fast and fair transition.

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

This is Marco Rubio explaining how the USA promised to defend Ukraine forever if they got rid of their nuclear arsenal left after the Soviet Union fell.

This is why lil marco was sinking into the couch. He was hoping we wouldn’t find it…so don’t RT right now this very second.

[Leon Simons 🌍 @LeonSimons8]

Reminder:

You can't reach net-zero by increasing global CO₂ emissions by 0.9%!

The average person emitted about 4,500 kg of CO₂ last year.

[Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole]

We can easily spare a tenth of England for nature without affecting food production

20% of our land produces just 3% of our food

Most of our uplands are owned by about 150 wealthy landowners who use it for shooting grouse, and set fire to our biggest carbon sink, our peat bogs

[James Murray @James_BG]

A day when you step back and wonder how the world ended up in a situation where its most powerful economy responds to ever worsening climate impacts by rejecting science, quitting international efforts to decarbonise, and drilling for more fossil fuels. https://t.co/62d2ChCxlA

[Fiona Harvey @fionaharvey]

This is a disaster for the planet. We need to ask why China and India are increasing coal use so much, not just accept it as a fact of life. Story by my colleague Jillian Ambrose https://t.co/WzpsfztDx5

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@simonmaechling Livestock farming takes up 80% of agricultural land and returns the 20% of calories. Just use some of this instead of clearing any wilderness.

[Kevin Anderson @KevinClimate]

BBC on aviation & climate avoids any climate context https://t.co/vbJLEYBIIt
A 50% chance of not exceeding 1.5°C requires global CO2 cuts of ~19% year on year. For "well below 2°C" it's 7% pa.Yet we're still discussing angels dancing on the head of a pin. Where are the grown-ups?

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wondering if @BBCr4today gave as much air-time to #COP29Baku as it is giving to #greggwallace