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Colin Boyle
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Ahead of this morning's announcement of the results of the Green Party's leadership and executive elections, a review of
- the leadership election campaign
- what we did and didn't learn
- the challenges the new leadership team faces
colinboyle.substack.com/p/more-heat-...
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Hear from @greenparty.org.uks @elliechowns.bsky.social making some excellent points about what we need to see in the upcoming Elections Bill.

She is speaking after our recent cross party event in the House of Commons "preventing disinformation and misinformation in campaigning".
The Wordle auspices show it’s going to be a good day!

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“People are rejecting the old party politics…but they know they don't need to go to the politics of hate and division. The politics of hope is where it's at.”

Zack and Carla discuss why Bristol Cllr Al-Maghrabi has joined the Greens and why so many others are doing the same.
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The US under Trump is no longer a reliable partner - and the world needs to find solutions fast.
European negotiators were personally targeted by their American counterparts during a brutal negotiation over green shipping rules, European Commission officials told POLITICO. 

This highly unusual gambit left diplomats shaken after the meeting. 
US accused of threatening EU diplomats during bid to kill green shipping rules
Negotiators at shipping talks in London were told both they and their countries could be punished unless they voted with the U.S.
www.politico.eu
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A purported ally threatening diplomats and their families with personal consequences if they maintain the positions they’ve been instructed to take is very deeply shocking, extremely hostile, and undermines the norms by which non-violent resolution of international disagreements are possible.
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Impact of flights on global warming severely underestimated by many carbon calculators & offset schemes that don’t properly account for taxiing, sub-optimal routing or non-CO2 climate effects which are larger component:
www.newscientist.com/article/2502...

Research paper:
doi.org/10.1038/s432...
Your flight emissions are way higher than carbon calculators suggest
Existing tools that work out the carbon footprint of flights greatly underestimate their warming impact, say the makers of a new calculator
www.newscientist.com
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“Charity is a cold grey loveless thing. If a rich man wants to help the poor, he should pay his taxes gladly, not dole out money at a whim.”

- Clement Attlee
The real fact is that with 184,174 Charaties in the uk and growing, it is showing with so many Charaties, the actual reality is, a Government failure to suport society with tax payer money!
Uk has more charaties than the combined total of Europe!
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I've got over that, but it is sad to think that around ten times as many Pheasants are released for recreational shooting in the UK as then, and that Red Foxes are now declining in numbers.
The modern world in old Ladybird books. The diesel.

“It is sad to think that the last steam locomotive to be built in Britain left the workshops in March, 1960”
Artist: Robert Ayton (1961)
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🔥 Coming up fast!!

Can citizens and journalists unite to hold back authoritarianism and protect democracy?

On 4th November at 7pm, join our live (free!) online event with:

▪️George Monbiot
▪️ Nafeez Ahmed
▪️ Yasmin Alibhai-Brown
▪️ Nick Lowles

Book now: bit.ly/BylinesHope
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Solitary polls are one thing but @politico.eu 's poll of polls still has the @greenparty.org.uk on 14%.

That's double our 7% at the last General Election and a 4 point increase since @zackpolanski.bsky.social became leader.

Incredible scenes!

www.politico.eu/europe-poll-...
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China added as much solar PV capacity (256 GW) in just the first half of this year as the US installed in all of its solar history.
China's speed of adding new capacity was already 14 times higher than that in the US, and China is speeding up while the US is slowing down.
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The window to act on climate is rapidly closing. Our new 2025 State of the Climate report is just out. Read the full report here: doi.org/10.1093/bios... @michaelemann.bsky.social @dwallacewells.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @ecowarriorss.bsky.social
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Premium newsletter: Meta, Google, Amazon and Microsoft need $2 Trillion in AI revenue by 2030 or they've wasted their capex. The massive cost of building data centers and constant decay in value of expensive-to-run GPUs may make AI profits impossible to achieve.
www.wheresyoured.at/big-tech-2tr/
Big Tech Needs $2 Trillion In AI Revenue By 2030 or They Wasted Their Capex
As I've established again and again, we are in an AI bubble, and no, I cannot tell you when the bubble will pop, because we're in the stupidest financial era since the great financial crisis — though,...
www.wheresyoured.at
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This is so badass and beautiful and one of the greatest American political ads I have ever seen. A frontal engagement with bigotry, and completely beyond the script of approved political discourse in this nation. May he be protected and kept safe.
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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“Since [Paris Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social took] office, Paris has planted over 200K trees with a pledge to add 170K more by 2026. Urban forests are being created near landmarks like the Hôtel de Ville, Gare de Lyon, & Opéra Garnier, with plans to cover 50% of the city with planted areas by 2030.“
Anne Hidalgo: Transforming Paris into a Green Metropolis for a Sustainable Future
Pic: Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris (Source: ChatGPT)
medium.com
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Even a big far-right vote couldn’t give the far-right total control, because the Dutch democracy promotes cooperation.

Here in the UK, just one-third of the vote could give Nigel Farage a huge majority of MPs.

Our democracy isn't fit for 21st-century politics. We need Proportional Representation.
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Save massively on public health costs and now, with e-assist bikes, this can work in hilly places as well as on the flat.

What’s not to like?
IMPORTANT: The Dutch invest €595 million annually on urban biking, resulting in €19 BILLION saved in public health care costs alone. That’s how smart governments do the math on investing in better mobility.

Let’s be clear— it wastes public money to NOT do it.

#CityMakingMath HT @modacitylife.com
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MOST EXTRAORDINARY DAY IN HISTORY
Dozens of thousands of records are being brutalized allover the Northern Hemisphere with the hugest margins ever seen.

Incredible MINIMUMS >30 In Middle East,the highest ever seen in November in the Hemisphere

Records are falling everywhere
EXTRAORDINARY
Thousands of November records have already been smashed allover Asia
First to fall was Singapore AP Min 27.7C (Nov hottest night ever)

Next hours, most countries (80/90%) in Northern Hemisphere will smash records allover Asia,Europe,Africa,North America

Stay tuned
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Lower bills. Tax billionaires.

In The Week comparing Zohran Mamdanis campaign in New York with the rise of the Green Party.

Time to make hope normal again.

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Reform has lost over 5% of councillors it had elected six months ago

A @matildamartin.bsky.social deep dive into the councils won by Farage's party in May found what a local government expert called "unusual" levels of churn

Exclusions, suspensions and resignations have taken place nationwide
Reform Is Losing Councillors Elected In May At An 'Unusual' Rate
Reform UK has lost more than 5 per cent of the councillors it had elected six months ago, an analysis by PoliticsHome has found.
www.politicshome.com
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"A proposed plan to trial free bus passes for under-22s in England will not go ahead as it is "unaffordable" at the moment, the government has said."

Pensioners get free bus travel and are almost always wealthier than under-22s. The government is upholding systemic intergenerational unfairness.
No free bus passes for under 22s, says goverment
The Commons Transport Committee recommended scrapping bus fares for young people in August.
www.bbc.co.uk
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🌍 The new Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus has launched in Parliament! The CNCC is calling for a renewed consensus on climate and nature action; giving practical solutions that work for people, the planet, and the economy.

To stay updated on the CNCC 👉 thecncc.org
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