Dr Andrew Boswell #ClimateLitigation
@drandrewboswell.bsky.social
Science-Energy-Law expert
UK Scrap Carbon Capture campaign
🎥 https://scrapcc.org/CCS-FILM-BS1
READ: https://scrapcc.org/CCS-BLOG-BS1
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UK Scrap Carbon Capture campaign
🎥 https://scrapcc.org/CCS-FILM-BS1
READ: https://scrapcc.org/CCS-BLOG-BS1
ACTION: https://scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
Pinned
📢 SCRAP CARBON CAPTURE (CCS)
Hugely pleased to have the support of @adrianramsay.bsky.social who knows CCS is just more fossil fuel infrastructure
Decarbonising: creating jobs in renewables, insulation, & nature restoration is the way
Write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
(More below)
Hugely pleased to have the support of @adrianramsay.bsky.social who knows CCS is just more fossil fuel infrastructure
Decarbonising: creating jobs in renewables, insulation, & nature restoration is the way
Write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
(More below)
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Fantastic turn out today for @wiltshiregreens.bsky.social new members event. Such an incredible buzz and enthusiasm from all. Membership has more than doubled this year. Greens are on the rise in Wiltshire 💚
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fantastic turn out today for @wiltshiregreens.bsky.social new members event. Such an incredible buzz and enthusiasm from all. Membership has more than doubled this year. Greens are on the rise in Wiltshire 💚
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Santa Claus has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Norwich after it turns out Santa oppo-ho-ho-ses genocide and supports Palestine Action.
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
November 29, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Santa Claus has been arrested under the Terrorism Act in Norwich after it turns out Santa oppo-ho-ho-ses genocide and supports Palestine Action.
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
These four officers will be having their names checked twice this year.
Lift The Ban on Palestine Action.
wedonotcomply.org
Ross, please read why the climate problems with this plan go beyond FF production continuing with tiebacks. As part of the proposed transition off FF production, the plan increases FF consumption in UK by having fossil based CCS as a key transition pathway
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👉 bsky.app/profile/dran...
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🔥🔥🔥 While everyone is distracted by other budget news, Labour have just announced that they will allow more drilling for oil and gas in the North Sea 🔥🔥🔥
Genuinely catastrophic for our climate and further proof that Labour care more about corporate profits than people or planet.
Genuinely catastrophic for our climate and further proof that Labour care more about corporate profits than people or planet.
November 29, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ross, please read why the climate problems with this plan go beyond FF production continuing with tiebacks. As part of the proposed transition off FF production, the plan increases FF consumption in UK by having fossil based CCS as a key transition pathway
Read more 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/dran...
Read more 🧵
👉 bsky.app/profile/dran...
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Govt has just slipped out its North Sea Future Plan while all eyes are on the budget.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
November 26, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Govt has just slipped out its North Sea Future Plan while all eyes are on the budget.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
Glad govt sticking to manifesto promises not to grant new licenses but disappointing to see tie-backs allowed - a needless concession to an industry in decline that won't help energy security.
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👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
November 26, 2025 at 3:56 PM
👀 So while all eyes were on the budget, Ministers just slipped out their North Sea Future Plan. While it’s good to see them stick to manifesto pledge not to grant new licenses, it’s a shame to see approval of “tiebacks” to existing fields - unnecessary concession that undermines climate messages
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“If we don’t have deep, rapid and fair decarbonisation of modern society, we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent”: science warning to MPs. By @damiengayle.bsky.social and me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“If we don’t have deep, rapid and fair decarbonisation of modern society, we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent”: science warning to MPs. By @damiengayle.bsky.social and me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Yes, but pls note new UK policy is not as good as it appears at first. Yes it deals with the UK as a long-term FF producer; however same North Sea plan locks in gas (increasingly LNG) based carbon capture as a way to transition potentially increasing UK FF consumption
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
This is huge. On the same day Canada announces a new tarsands pipeline and a roll back of climate policy UK announces no new oil and gas licences and a fossil fuel phase out plan. Congratulations and thank you to the UK for your leadership. And Canada?! PM Mark Carney, embarrassing. #cdnpoli
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yes, but pls note new UK policy is not as good as it appears at first. Yes it deals with the UK as a long-term FF producer; however same North Sea plan locks in gas (increasingly LNG) based carbon capture as a way to transition potentially increasing UK FF consumption
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
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Yes, but pls note new UK policy is not as good as it appears at first. Yes it deals with the UK as a long-term FF producer; however same North Sea plan locks in gas (increasingly LNG) based carbon capture as a way to transition potentially increasing UK FF consumption
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
🧵 /1 Hi @tessakhan.bsky.social - You and Uplift have succeeded here - you deserve huge credit 🙏🙏
However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture
🧵 Thread continues here: bsky.app/profile/dran...
However, there is a dark side to this new North Sea plan in which the fossil fuel industry &lobbyists win - lock-in to gas based carbon capture
🧵 Thread continues here: bsky.app/profile/dran...
Huge news from the UK today: after UN climate talks in which there was a massive fight over language on fossil fuels, the UK government today announced that it will in fact be keeping many millions of barrels of oil & gas in the ground. Deeds rather than just words for a change! 🧵
November 28, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Yes, but pls note new UK policy is not as good as it appears at first. Yes it deals with the UK as a long-term FF producer; however same North Sea plan locks in gas (increasingly LNG) based carbon capture as a way to transition potentially increasing UK FF consumption
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
SEE : bsky.app/profile/dran...
🚨 Book now for my lecture on "Carbon Capture or Carbon Fiction? Science, Policy, and the UK’s Methane Blind Spot" at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London 26 March 2026
Details & Booking www.rsc.org/events/detai...
#CCS
Details & Booking www.rsc.org/events/detai...
#CCS
November 29, 2025 at 8:26 PM
🚨 Book now for my lecture on "Carbon Capture or Carbon Fiction? Science, Policy, and the UK’s Methane Blind Spot" at the Royal Society of Chemistry, London 26 March 2026
Details & Booking www.rsc.org/events/detai...
#CCS
Details & Booking www.rsc.org/events/detai...
#CCS
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
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🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
Like this one on Humberside just going to national planning
keadbynextgen.com
Read my Substack analysis:
👉 scrapcc.org/KEADBY-RR-SST, summary in 🧵 below
Keadby Next Generation Power Station
keadbynextgen.com
November 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🔥 The UK is sleepwalking into a major energy mistake: co-firing hydrogen with natural gas in NEW gas power stations
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"In the UK the top ten percent of energy users use five times more than the bottom ten percent. So equity is absolutely at the heart of the climate agenda. Until we start to have that dialogue, about the deep inequities in our society, we will continue to fail on climate change." - Kevin Anderson.
"In the UK the top ten percent of energy users use five times more than the bottom ten percent. So equity is absolutely at the heart of the climate agenda. Until we start to have that dialogue, about the deep inequities in our society, we will continue to fail on climate change." - Kevin Anderson.
Short interview on the BBC Today programme with Amol Rajan, discussing the upcoming Brazil COP and how the so-called “cost of living crisis” is being (mis)used by leaders and high emitters to avoid taking meaningful action on climate change.
Starts at 2.36.30. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Starts at 2.36.30. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Today - 07/11/2025 - BBC Sounds
News and current affairs, including Sports Desk, Weather and Thought for the Day.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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"In the UK the top ten percent of energy users use five times more than the bottom ten percent. So equity is absolutely at the heart of the climate agenda. Until we start to have that dialogue, about the deep inequities in our society, we will continue to fail on climate change." - Kevin Anderson.
"In the UK the top ten percent of energy users use five times more than the bottom ten percent. So equity is absolutely at the heart of the climate agenda. Until we start to have that dialogue, about the deep inequities in our society, we will continue to fail on climate change." - Kevin Anderson.
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It was good you spoke truth to the R4 audience. It was disappointing that Amol failed to dig into the ideas you put forward regarding the centrality of equity. That last bit felt rushed. I think were he to interview you for his "Radical" podcast, there could be time to elucidate the reality we face.
November 8, 2025 at 8:50 AM
It was good you spoke truth to the R4 audience. It was disappointing that Amol failed to dig into the ideas you put forward regarding the centrality of equity. That last bit felt rushed. I think were he to interview you for his "Radical" podcast, there could be time to elucidate the reality we face.
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Question from @fionaharvey.bsky.social about rise of populist politics.
@angelaisfranc.bsky.social says we need to force responses on climate from them.
@kevinclimate.bsky.social says there is no cost of living crisis, there is an equity crisis from locked up wealth.
@angelaisfranc.bsky.social says we need to force responses on climate from them.
@kevinclimate.bsky.social says there is no cost of living crisis, there is an equity crisis from locked up wealth.
November 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Question from @fionaharvey.bsky.social about rise of populist politics.
@angelaisfranc.bsky.social says we need to force responses on climate from them.
@kevinclimate.bsky.social says there is no cost of living crisis, there is an equity crisis from locked up wealth.
@angelaisfranc.bsky.social says we need to force responses on climate from them.
@kevinclimate.bsky.social says there is no cost of living crisis, there is an equity crisis from locked up wealth.
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Coverage of the National Emergency Briefing yesterday www.forbes.com/sites/claire...
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
Experts at the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature shared risks in a world being rapidly destabilised by climate and biodiversity breakdown
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Coverage of the National Emergency Briefing yesterday www.forbes.com/sites/claire...
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I did TEDxLondonWomen a while back and it got picked up by TEDtalks and now has over 1.7million views. Coolest thing that ever happened to me! Especially good that I was talking about action on climate and nature dealing with populism and that keeps getting more relevant www.ted.com/talks/angela...
How to get everyone to care about a green economy
How do you get the environment to the top of everyone's priority list? You can't, says climate advocate Angela Francis -- but you can get them to care about improving their lives. In this pragmatic ta...
www.ted.com
November 3, 2024 at 10:05 AM
I did TEDxLondonWomen a while back and it got picked up by TEDtalks and now has over 1.7million views. Coolest thing that ever happened to me! Especially good that I was talking about action on climate and nature dealing with populism and that keeps getting more relevant www.ted.com/talks/angela...
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Key point from the brilliant Prof @kevinclimate.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing, the UK's climate plans are based on the wildly untenable assumption that the country can have 3x its equitable share of the remaining global carbon budget for meeting the 1.5C guardrail.
November 27, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Key point from the brilliant Prof @kevinclimate.bsky.social at the National Emergency Briefing, the UK's climate plans are based on the wildly untenable assumption that the country can have 3x its equitable share of the remaining global carbon budget for meeting the 1.5C guardrail.
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Professor Kevin Anderson delivers some granite hard truths @kevinclimate.bsky.social
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
November 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Professor Kevin Anderson delivers some granite hard truths @kevinclimate.bsky.social
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
"We need profound shifts in our social norms.
It is too late for non-radical solutions.
The UK is emitting far more than its fair share of greenhouse gases.
We need deep cuts in energy use."
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Climate scientist @kevinclimate.bsky.social says “we need to eliminate fossil fuels”.
Societal and ecological collapse at 3-4C warming.
For <2C, the UK has 7 years of current CO2 emissions.
Drax and CCS are delay tech.
Heat pumps, good public transport, and deep cuts of aviation are essential.
Societal and ecological collapse at 3-4C warming.
For <2C, the UK has 7 years of current CO2 emissions.
Drax and CCS are delay tech.
Heat pumps, good public transport, and deep cuts of aviation are essential.
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Climate scientist @kevinclimate.bsky.social says “we need to eliminate fossil fuels”.
Societal and ecological collapse at 3-4C warming.
For <2C, the UK has 7 years of current CO2 emissions.
Drax and CCS are delay tech.
Heat pumps, good public transport, and deep cuts of aviation are essential.
Societal and ecological collapse at 3-4C warming.
For <2C, the UK has 7 years of current CO2 emissions.
Drax and CCS are delay tech.
Heat pumps, good public transport, and deep cuts of aviation are essential.
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Ten years ago at #COP21 Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social was making climate reality very clear :
'It is too late for even a small chance of avoiding 1.5ºC without highly speculative tech, getting lucky with climate sensitivity and immediate global action'
www.antaisce.org/news/report-...
'It is too late for even a small chance of avoiding 1.5ºC without highly speculative tech, getting lucky with climate sensitivity and immediate global action'
www.antaisce.org/news/report-...
Report 9 from #COP21 - Wednesday December 9, 2015
Our ninth from Paul Price, a member of An Taisce's Climate Change Committee. Paul is a conservation carpenter with a MSc in Sustainable Development.
www.antaisce.org
November 21, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Ten years ago at #COP21 Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social was making climate reality very clear :
'It is too late for even a small chance of avoiding 1.5ºC without highly speculative tech, getting lucky with climate sensitivity and immediate global action'
www.antaisce.org/news/report-...
'It is too late for even a small chance of avoiding 1.5ºC without highly speculative tech, getting lucky with climate sensitivity and immediate global action'
www.antaisce.org/news/report-...
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“The choice is between deep, rapid and fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution; or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise]. And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
“The choice is between deep, rapid and fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution; or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise]. And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
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“The choice is between deep, rapid fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution;
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security
Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:35 AM
“The choice is between deep, rapid fair decarbonisation of modern society, and an organised-ish technical and social revolution;
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
or ongoing rhetoric and delay as temperatures [rise].
And then we’ll have a revolutionary style change that will be both chaotic and violent.” @kevinclimate.bsky.social
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Yes. 8% is the global reduction rate from the start of 2026 &for an “83% chance of not exceeding 2°C” (based on Lamboll et al 2023 budgets). Include a relatively weak interpretation of international equity & the UK reduction rate would be nearer 13%pa; similar to that for most ‘developed’ countries.
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Yes. 8% is the global reduction rate from the start of 2026 &for an “83% chance of not exceeding 2°C” (based on Lamboll et al 2023 budgets). Include a relatively weak interpretation of international equity & the UK reduction rate would be nearer 13%pa; similar to that for most ‘developed’ countries.
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Lots of journalists attended, tho’ I don’t think from the BBC. Prior to the event the Today programme did discuss it with Chris Packham. My experience has been that that the BBC has long run scared of tackling climate mitigation issues head on, generally preferring more saccharine pseudo-journalism.
November 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Lots of journalists attended, tho’ I don’t think from the BBC. Prior to the event the Today programme did discuss it with Chris Packham. My experience has been that that the BBC has long run scared of tackling climate mitigation issues head on, generally preferring more saccharine pseudo-journalism.
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My next-to-last report from ten years ago at #CoP21 Paris focused on scientists, including Johan Rockström, stressing the importance of cutting livestock emissions versus Ireland's claims of 'feeding the world' with dairy and meat.
Some things just don't change.
www.antaisce.org/news/john-sw...
Some things just don't change.
www.antaisce.org/news/john-sw...
John Sweeney and Paul Price report from #Cop21Paris
This evening, Thursday 10th December 2015, another double dose. The first from Professor John Sweeney, Ireland’s premier climate scientist and the second from Paul Price
www.antaisce.org
November 27, 2025 at 6:32 PM
My next-to-last report from ten years ago at #CoP21 Paris focused on scientists, including Johan Rockström, stressing the importance of cutting livestock emissions versus Ireland's claims of 'feeding the world' with dairy and meat.
Some things just don't change.
www.antaisce.org/news/john-sw...
Some things just don't change.
www.antaisce.org/news/john-sw...
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Wow, top article on UK National Emergency Briefing! By Claire Pool <notes name>.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
Experts at the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature shared risks in a world being rapidly destabilised by climate and biodiversity breakdown
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Wow, top article on UK National Emergency Briefing! By Claire Pool <notes name>.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.
"food supply crisis cd cause civil unrest in the U.K. within the next decade, food security experts say". 👍
Mentions WW2 and mobilisation twice. Very good! Establish this image so itemised rationing is the logical next.