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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 4h

Israel is fractured, isolated after two years of its war on Gaza:

The trauma of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel continues to define and justify its bombing of Gaza, analysts say.

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/10/7/two-years-into-its-war-on-gaza-israel-is-fractured-isolated-analysts

Israel is fractured, isolated after two years of its war on Gaza: Analysts

The trauma of the Hamas-led attacks on Israel continues to define and justify its bombing of Gaza, analysts say.

www.aljazeera.com

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 4h

Climate change makes natural environments more prone to wildfires. A new study shows how wildfires have become more frequent and disastrous in the past 44 years.

https://newswav.com/article/nearly-half-of-the-world-s-most-destructive-wildfires-have-occurred-in-the-A2510_aCsXM2

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 1d

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The UK should be prepared to cope with weather extremes as a result of at least 2C of global warming by 2050, independent climate advisers have said.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050

The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

www.bbc.co.uk

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 1d

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

https://theconversation.com/we-surveyed-british-mps-most-dont-know-how-urgent-climate-action-is-266703

We surveyed British MPs – most don’t know how urgent climate action is

New study finds both MPs and the public underestimate how quickly global emissions must be cut.

theconversation.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 1d

The world’s wind and solar farms have generated more electricity than coal plants for the first time this year, marking a turning point for the global power system

https://tinyurl.com/2k3rny3t

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 1d

Fast-fashion recycling: how ‘the castoff capital of the world’ is making Indian factory workers sick

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2025/oct/07/indian-factory-workers-fast-fashion-recycling-panipat-discarded-clothing

Fast-fashion recycling: how âthe castoff capital of the worldâ is making Indian factory workers sick

Reports of lung disease, skin conditions and even cancer are rising in Panipat, which recycles 1 million tonnes of textile waste a year

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 2d

And why me,?

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 2d

Cities worldwide are cutting emissions, greening streets, and adapting to climate threats faster than national governments, according to a new international report.

https://www.dailyclimate.org/cities-are-quietly-outpacing-nations-in-climate-progress-2672577790.html

Cities are quietly outpacing nations in climate progress

Cities worldwide are cutting emissions, greening streets, and adapting to climate threats faster than national governments, according to a new international report.Matt Simon reports for Grist.In short:A report from the Global Covenant of Mayors and C40 shows 75% of major cities in the network are r...

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 2d

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trump’s plan proves the international community hasn’t learned from catastrophe

https://tinyurl.com/4j6u88nt

A âmagic pillâ made Israeli violence invisible. We need to stop swallowing it | Diana Buttu

For years, I pressed Palestinian interests in peace talks. The response to Trumpâs plan proves the international community hasnât learned from catastrophe

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump calls climate science a ‘con job’. That could make tackling the crisis a whole lot easier | Francesco Grillo

Europe and Brazil have a rare opportunity, unimpeded by the US, to make a success of Cop30 – and reshape the world order, says Francesco Grillo of the European University Institute, Florence

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The Guardian view on Labour targeting nature: the problem isn’t snails, but a broken housing model | Editorial

Editorial: Rachel Reeves’s drive to speed up development is beginning to treat wildlife and the environment as expendable. Voters want homes built, but not at any cost

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Planet’s first catastrophic climate tipping point reached, report says, with coral reefs facing ‘widespread dieback’

Unless global heating is reduced to 1.2C ‘as fast as possible’, warm water coral reefs will not remain ‘at any meaningful scale’, a report by 160 scientists from 23 countries warns

www.theguardian.com

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

The Palestinian and Israeli kids trying to be friends – podcast

Today in Focus producer Natalie Ktena heads to a peace camp in Cyprus that aims to bring together children from Israel and the West Bank

www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2...

The Palestinian and Israeli kids trying to be friends – podcast

Today in Focus producer Natalie Ktena heads to a peace camp in Cyprus that aims to bring together children from Israel and the West Bank

www.theguardian.com

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human

theconversation.com/jane-goodall...

Jane Goodall, the gentle disrupter whose research on chimpanzees redefined what it meant to be human

Without formal scientific training, Goodall upended the study of animal behavior. She also inspired countless people to protect nature.

theconversation.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

Biodiversity is everyone’s business

Biodiversity is everyone's business because it provides essential resources like food, clean air, and water, and supports human health and economic stability

www.iso.org/contents/new...

Biodiversity is everyone’s business

Biodiversity loss can often sound distant: a frog species disappearing deep in the jungle, or coral reefs bleaching far beneath warming seas. But make no mistake: this crisis is here, now.

www.iso.org

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 3d

Hello back!

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 4d

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 4d

76 years on, Palestinians continue their fight for human, rights, peace and justice

www.amnesty.org.au/76-years-on-...

76 years on, Palestinians continue their fight for human, rights, peace and justice

76 years since the forced displacement of Palestinians by the state of Israel began, and 12 months since the beginning of the current escalation in

www.amnesty.org.au

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 4d

The Climate Action Network (CAN) works to ensure that governments are held accountable to the Paris Agreement and that they integrate ambitious climate targets into all their short-term and long-term social and economic planning to keep global warming below 1.5ºC.

climatenetwork.org/our-work/tra...

Transformative national climate action plans - Climate Action Network

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 4d

Renewable Energy Tracker

Our energy system must be urgently and radically transformed. Renewables need to be scaled up across and within developing and developed countries, with justice and equity at heart.

climatenetwork.org/resource/ren...

Renewable Energy Tracker - Climate Action Network

climatenetwork.org

Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 5d

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 5d

When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen

Beijing has form in only promising what it plans to deliver. Having promised to peak emissions this decade, barely 50 years after it began to industrialise in earnest, it looks set to achieve that

insideecology.com/2025/10/08/w...

When China makes a climate pledge, the world should listen - Inside Ecology

A few years ago, one of us (Myles Allen) asked a Chinese delegate at a climate conference why Beijing had gone for “carbon neutrality” for its 2060 target rather than “climate neutrality” or “net zero...

insideecology.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 5d

China pledges to cut emissions by 2035: what does that mean for the climate?

The country’s plan to reduce greenhouse gases will largely determine the world’s emissions trajectory, researchers say.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

China pledges to cut emissions by 2035: what does that mean for the climate?

The country’s plan to reduce greenhouse gases will largely determine the world’s emissions trajectory, researchers say.

www.nature.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 6d

‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over future

Two previous short-lived ceasefires have left many in Gaza doubtful about the staying power of the latest agreement

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

‘Everyone is still afraid’: ceasefire deal brings relief to Gaza but fears remain over future

Two previous short-lived ceasefires have left many in Gaza doubtful about the staying power of the latest agreement

www.theguardian.com

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Francis Sealey @globalnet21.bsky.social · 7d

‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas

Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon line

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

‘First phase’ of ceasefire deal to end war in Gaza agreed by Israel and Hamas

Donald Trump announces that all hostages will be released ‘very soon’ and Israel will withdraw troops to an agreed upon line

www.theguardian.com

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