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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 3h

The summary of the report makes it nearly three times worse still:

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 7h

$5.9bn = the amount spent annually on protecting and restoring forests

$409bn = the amount of subsidies going to agriculture industries destroying forests

Anyone else see the problem here?

The Guardian: "'Dismal' health of world's forests is threat to humanity, report warns. Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus. Jonathan Watts, 14th Oct."

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 5h

A reminder to ask your MP to attend this: www.nebriefing.org

Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 8h

Maybe we should stop listening to those who say decarbonisation will be too disruptive and expensive

And start listening to the experts warning that inaction will be much, much worse

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 8h

Just astonishing how much focus there is on planting trees to hopefully create new forests for the future

And all the while the plunder and destruction of our actual, existing forests just carries on worsening

This is horrific news

‘Dismal’ health of world’s forests is threat to humanity, report warns

Financial institutions pouring money into land clearance and undermining efforts to stop destruction, says Climate Focus

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 5h

Meanwhile, also:
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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 6h

Most positive impacts claimed by REDD+ forest carbon offset projects... lack empirical support and are instead based on the hopeful narratives of stakeholders with clear conflicts of interest... There is accumulating evidence that their climate and social impacts are often exaggerated.

Phil Delacote @phildelacote.bsky.social · 7h

🌍 In our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social, we explore the controversies surrounding forest carbon credits

Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#ClimatePolicy #CarbonMarkets #Forests #GlobalChangeBiology

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Debbie Tann MBE @debbietann.bsky.social · 6h

We are being sold a false story that nature is the enemy. That newts, bats, snails and spiders are somehow responsible for the so-called housing crisis and a blocker to economic growth. This is a deliberate lie - using a cynically chosen group of species that could be found in a witches cauldron.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 6h

The UK is currently using most agricultural land to produce meat, dairy & eggs, against experts' recommendations. Shifts in production and consumption away from these animal-based foods would go a long way in increasing food security in a changing climate theconversation.com/by-changing-...

By changing our diets now, we can avoid the food chaos that climate change is bringing

By choosing to transform how we grow food and what we eat – rather than letting climate change dictate the pace of change – we have so much to gain.

theconversation.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 6h

The article is about New Zealand but the key comments apply to most other richer countries.

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

Most adults consume more protein than the recommended amount. They could reduce meat without risking inadequate protein intake. 🥦🥩

Read more: tcnv.link/5wOwrGh

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 7h

Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.

Slender-billed curlews are officially extinct – here’s why the loss of these migratory birds really matters

Why the loss of this species shines light on the global extinction crisis.

tcnv.link

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 6h

Most positive impacts claimed by REDD+ forest carbon offset projects... lack empirical support and are instead based on the hopeful narratives of stakeholders with clear conflicts of interest... There is accumulating evidence that their climate and social impacts are often exaggerated.

Phil Delacote @phildelacote.bsky.social · 7h

🌍 In our new paper in @globalchangebio.bsky.social, we explore the controversies surrounding forest carbon credits

Read more here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

#ClimatePolicy #CarbonMarkets #Forests #GlobalChangeBiology

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Caroline Lucas @carolinelucas.bsky.social · 8h

Yet another wake up call about the scale & cost of #climate risk. That’s why we urgently need a National Climate Resilience Plan with emphasis on local funding, nature based solutions & community resilience - pls sign & share petition petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...

Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk

Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 7h

Identification & traceability rules were breached for ~165,000 UK farm animals in 2014-23.
> 300 prosecutions in England/Wales were for mishandling of carcasses & animal parts.
In Europe outbreaks of disease are increasingly common but just 5% of imported livestock goes through biosecurity checks.

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism @tbij.bsky.social · 8h

What happens when you lose track of 140,000 cows?

It may sound like a ridiculous question, but it’s one that could have devastating consequences for the UK farming industry – and risk public health

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 19h

Terrific solo gig by Abel Selacoe today in London. Dreadful image as it's from far away, and his gorgeous voice didn't come out well in my clips - but here's a sample of his highly creative takes on African traditions, jazz and more...

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richiebryan.bsky.social @richiebryan.bsky.social · 1d

This is now out of date!
It's 105,000 people now! 💚🌍👏🏽

Only 18,000 more members and the @greenparty.org.uk replace the Tories as the third biggest party by membership!

Speak to your people and encourage them to join 💚🌍
join.greenparty.org.uk

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D.Moore @d-moore.bsky.social · 1d

"I was completely unaware of any statements that he made."
Nigel Farage on Gill's pro-Russian statements in European Parliament.

Here's Nigel Farage & Nathan Gill in European Parliament. ⬇️
They mostly turned up to make pro-Russian/anti-EU statements.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 1d

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Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 1d

The right-wing campaign group that helped topple Roe v Wade in the US is now working to roll back abortion laws in the UK, with the help of Nigel Farage.

Its first step? Trying to create a debate around "free speech"
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/13/w...

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 1d

"Planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point"
media> www.cnn.com/2025/10/13/c...
science> www.nature.com/articles/d41... #Anthropocene

The planet has entered a ‘new reality’ as it hits its first climate tipping point, report finds | CNN

The widespread death of coral reefs is the first in a series of catastrophic and potentially irreversible tipping points the world may hit, according to a landmark report produced by 160 scientists ac...

www.cnn.com

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Ben Jennings @bjennings90.bsky.social · 1d

Latest @theguardian.com cartoon

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 1d

In 2002, an online database was set up allowing birdwatchers to record their species observations. It is now a vast resource, shaping scientific research.

👉 tcnv.link/BZoouJK

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

While the perpetrators of Gaza’s genocide pose as its saviours, survivors return home – to a wasteland | Nesrine Malik

Western leaders attending the Sharm el-Sheikh summit have enabled and sponsored this slaughter. They are in no position to build a Palestinian future, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

www.theguardian.com

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ECIU @eciu.net · 4d

Three of the UK's five worst harvests on record have happened this decade, following extreme weather

Harvest data from Defra suggests a much worse harvest for 2025 than estimates so far had predicted.
eciu.net/analysis/re...

England cereals and oilseeds harvests ranked

A ranking of harvests since 1984 by overall volume for all wheat, spring and winter barley, oats and oilseed rape.

eciu.net

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 1d

Tommy Robinson says Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as trial begins

Robinson allegedly failed to comply with officers who ‘became concerned’ by his behaviour at Channel Tunnel Tommy Robinson has claimed Elon Musk is paying his legal costs as he went on trial for refusing to comply with a request made by counter terrorism police as he tried to leave Britain last year. The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon, refused to give police the pin for his phone because it had “journalistic material on it” after they stopped him at the Channel Tunnel on 28 July 2024, a court heard. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d

Car manufacturers "took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important than reducing pollutants causing death”, court told

#dieselgate #airpollution
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Carmakers chose to cheat to sell cars rather than comply with emissions law, ‘dieselgate’ trial told

Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Nissan and Peugeot/Citroën face group action in which damages could exceed £6bn

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 1d

New Zealand using a very controversial metric for methane (a greenhouse gas ~80 times as powerful as CO2 over 20 years) to retain its herds of 5 million cows and 23 million methane-belching sheep.
See for instance www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pub...

Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 1d

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

New Zealand accused of ‘full-blown climate denial’ over cuts to methane reduction targets

Farmers praised the move, but scientists and opposition parties criticised it as ‘weak’ and ‘unambitious’

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 1d

"...To be effective you have to keep coming back. You have to turn up where it counts. You have to make a nuisance of yourself. You must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. One by one, all these rights have been struck down....
The moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies."

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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