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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 3h

And we're away. Bridget Phillipson is introducing the Post-16 Education and Skills paper. 1/x

BBC Parliament - House of Commons, Education Questions

Coverage of questions to Bridget Phillipson on Monday 20 October.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 4h

Keir Starmer will attend Cop30 in Brazil, No 10 confirms

After speculation and conflicting pressures, prime minister will attend climate summit next month

www.theguardian.com

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darth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 7h

curious how many claim now that they always thought it was wrong to vote to leave the EU

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 13h

Ah! Good morning, reality. And welcome. We’ve been expecting you…

FT graph showing massive UK public support for the opinion that it was wrong to vote to leave the EU.

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Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · 2d

I expect to be reposting this at least once more before Christmas.

Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social · Aug 13

Trump likes Putin and Russia. Trump wants to "get along" with Putin and with Russia. When under intense pressure, he makes vague threats about punishing Russia which he then ignores, or converts into diplomatic favours for Russia. None of this is likely to change.

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Margaret Hollins @hollinsmargaret.bsky.social · 13h

The race to build 1.5million homes 😐 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reed says 'job on the line' over 1.5m housing target as experts warn meeting it unlikely

Housing secretary tells BBC Panorama widespread scepticism will make hitting target

www.bbc.co.uk

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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 1d

⚡️Updated: Zelensky should not be pressured to give up territory, Poland's Tusk says.

"None of us should put pressure on Zelensky when it comes to territorial concessions. We should all put pressure on Russia to stop its aggression. Appeasement never was a road to a just and lasting peace."

'He's going to take something' — Trump says Putin has 'won' territory in Ukraine

"He's won certain property," Trump told Fox News, indicating that Putin would lay claim to Ukrainian lands as part of a U.S.-brokered peace deal.

kyivindependent.com

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 1d

Trump told Zelenskyy he was losing the war, warning: “If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you”

The US president threw Ukraine’s battlefield maps to one side & said he was “sick” of seeing the frontline again & again

Scoop w @christopherjm.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social & @a-mackinnon.bsky.social

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 1d

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia on.ft.com/4ou3MjY

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d

NEW:Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.

The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu

Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

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Leana Hosea @leanahosea.bsky.social · 1d

Classed as 'reprotoxic', EEA-NH4 is a type of PFAS that can harm sexual function, fertility + child development.

In 2023, we exposed a plant in Lancashire releasing almost 800kg into the River Wyre - so why isn't the curent EA investigation testing for it?

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www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Regulators overlooking toxic Pfas found around Lancashire chemicals plant

Exclusive: Environment Agency not testing for ‘forever chemical’ made by factory despite evidence of emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Simon Pegg @simonpegg.bsky.social · 1d

"Parking is such sweet sorrow"

Sky News @news.sky.com · 2d

Shakespeare family home damaged by reversing driver

A 17th-century building that housed William Shakespeare's family has been left damaged after a driver reversed into it.

news.sky.com

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Margaret Hollins @hollinsmargaret.bsky.social · 1d

Rising temperatures are threatening UK trees - but these species could save our forests #Trees #ActOnClimate www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...

Rising temperatures are threatening UK trees - but these species could save our forests

Trees are struggling to cope with the rate of climate change and so we may need to intervene to make more resiliant forests for the future.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · 1d

24 years of satellite data reveal a dynamic, cyclic pattern of ice shelf damage across Antarctica.

Damage, linked to flow acceleration, strain, and thinning, shows strong sensitivity to climate warming, suggesting current models may underestimate future retreat.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Damage development on Antarctic ice shelves sensitive to climate warming - Nature Climate Change

Damages such as crevasses or cracks can be early indicators of ice shelf weakening. Here, the authors quantify changes in damage structures in Antarctic ice sheets, which show sensitivity to warming

www.nature.com

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 2d

Why are they even looking for more???

This is another 475 million tonnes of CO2 !!!

"there’s no room for new fields to be opened. When you’re in a hole, you have to stop digging.” - Dr. Greg Muttitt, @iisd.org

#ClimateEmergency

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Prof Richard Betts @richardabetts.bsky.social · 2d

Yes the CO2 rise 2023-2024 was faster than we predicted at Mauna Loa and was a record rise there - now the WMO confirm the global mean rise was also a record

Also the rate of CO2 rise is now above the IPCC scenarios that limit global warming to 1.5C

www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...

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Kees van der Leun @sustainable2050.bsky.social · 2d

This graph says it all: instead of starting to go down, the *annual increase* of atmospheric CO2 is setting new records. We're making climate change worse at a record rate.
Turning this around should be our top priority, and it's not.
From: www.carbonbrief.org/met-office-a...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 3d

One of the less understood beauties of a transition to a renewable economy is: you cannot invade a country and steal its sunshine and its wind, and you will not need to. The uneven distribution of fossil fuel, esp. oil, has corroded geopolitics for more than a century....

Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 5d

Nobel Peace Prize recipient María Corina Machado appeared on Donald Trump Jr.’s podcast.

She touted the oil reserves in Venezuela (the largest in the world) and vowed to privatize the oil industry to enable American corporations to exploit and profit from the country’s resources if she gains power.

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 2d

Shipping emissions levy abandoned as countries bow to US pressure.

Trump threatened countries, and individual officials, with tariffs, penalties, visa revocations if they supported the pricing mechanism to curb emissions

Fossil fuels lobby wins again. Presidents can be replaced, planet earth can't

Landmark global shipping deal abandoned under US threats

President Trump intervened in the talks calling the deal a

www.bbc.co.uk

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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 2d

Chemical linked to low sperm count, obesity and cancer found in dummies, tests find

BPA, a synthetic chemical used in production of plastics, found in baby products made by three big European brands

www.theguardian.com

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Break Free From Plastic @breakfreefromplastic.org · 2d

Will plastics be part of our fossil remains? 🦴🐚🌿

PLASTICS will leave a trace like no other; they’re found everywhere. ⛰️🌊

With systemic change, community-led solutions, and strong policy interventions, we can still rewrite our history!

#ArchaeologyDay #BreakFreeFromPlastic

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Climate Home News @climatechangenews.com · 2d

Global cooperation under the Paris Agreement is already preventing dozens of extreme heat days each year, according to new research. buff.ly/sXsdhdm

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 2d

“For the first time, the IUCN has recognised what science has been telling us for decades: we cannot protect nature while expanding fossil fuels.”

insideclimatenews.org/news/1710202...

International Coalition Joins Push for Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty: ‘We Cannot Protect Nature While Expanding Fossil Fuels’ - Inside Climate News

An international coalition of more than 1,400 governmental and civil conservation organizations has called on its members to increase efforts to curb fossil fuel extraction and work toward a global fo...

insideclimatenews.org

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Margaret Hollins @hollinsmargaret.bsky.social · 3d

Housing designed to combat loneliness wins top architecture award #RIBA #StirlingPrize www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Riba Stirling Prize 2025: Appleby Blue Almshouse named Britain's best new building

Appleby Blue Almshouse in London wins the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · 11d

Great interview of climate scientist Mike Mann and virologist Peter Hotez on the war on science by special interest groups. My colleague Mann endured vicious attacks after his pioneering (and solidly confirmed) ‘hockey stick’ curve of #globalwarming.

www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science

From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells with...

www.pbs.org

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CHEM Trust @chemtrust.bsky.social · 7d

🐳 Evidence has linked exposure to #ForeverChemicals with harmful impacts on #wildlife, which could be linked to overall biodiversity loss.

📣 We have launched a new #PFAS manifesto, calling for the EU Commission to introduce a broad restriction on PFAS by 2030 👉 buff.ly/Ed548Hz

#StopPFAS

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World Meteorological Organization @wmo-global.bsky.social · 6d

Five facts about the WMO’s 2024 State of Global Water Resources Report:

This is the #StateOfWater.

Read the full report 🔗 https://bit.ly/469OBWU

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