Joe Sandler Clarke
@jsandlerclarke.bsky.social
Journalist. Focus on climate change and human rights.
https://projects.unearthed.greenpeace.org/big-oil-iraq/
https://projects.unearthed.greenpeace.org/big-oil-iraq/
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
🔴"FOI is the democratic canary in the coal mine. When official information flows freely, it signals that power is shared. When it’s withheld or delayed, it signals the opposite: power concentrated in the few."
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
The British state is addicted to secrecy - we need to fight back
Our politicians and officials are using public money to keep citizens in the dark, says Heather Brooke
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:15 AM
🔴"FOI is the democratic canary in the coal mine. When official information flows freely, it signals that power is shared. When it’s withheld or delayed, it signals the opposite: power concentrated in the few."
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Vital by Heather Brooke on Democracy 4 Sale democracyforsale.substack.com/p/why-the-br...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
8,000 illegal waste sites
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests
Exclusive: Concerns over impact on health and environment, as well as £1.63bn in avoided landfill tax
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:41 AM
8,000 illegal waste sites
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
13 million tons of rubbish
No controls on waste dumped sometimes near rivers + in floodplains
Burning of waste
Little or no policing
How criminal dumping of waste became the 'new narcotics'
Our latest article, out now:
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
It's funny to have to make this case but tbqh we don't make it enough: human efforts to counter fossil fuel use have had *at least some* effect on total greenhouse gas emissions since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and there's some evidence to back up this position
A lil thread 🧵
A lil thread 🧵
a man is talking about being entirely successful .
Alt: a robot is is talking about not being entirely successful .
media.tenor.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
It's funny to have to make this case but tbqh we don't make it enough: human efforts to counter fossil fuel use have had *at least some* effect on total greenhouse gas emissions since the signing of the Paris Agreement in 2015, and there's some evidence to back up this position
A lil thread 🧵
A lil thread 🧵
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Victory! We’ve won major legal battle exposing car industry lobbying
After two years we can finally reveal “backdoor channels where corporate money hijacks our democracy.”
democracyforsale.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
🚨 SCOOP: Toyota and Aston Martin secretly lobbied a Conservative cabinet minister to weaken Britain’s climate policy.
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
We only know this because Democracy for Sale won a two-year legal fight to force the government to hand over the documents.
democracyforsale.substack.com/p/victory-we...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as #Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
- Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 5:39 PM
End of fossil fuel era inches closer as #Cop30 deal agreed after bitter standoff
- Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Wealthy countries agree to triple funds for countries to tackle climate impacts, but deforestation and critical minerals blocked from final deal
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
📉The voluntary carbon market crashed bc credits didn't do what they claimed. Offsets 2.0 is here, with hard, inventive work on the ground.
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Brazil Is Pouring Money Into the Amazon. These Companies Want a Piece.
Startups are rushing in to monetize the COP30 host’s push to preserve the rainforest before it turns into a driver of climate change.
www.bloomberg.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
📉The voluntary carbon market crashed bc credits didn't do what they claimed. Offsets 2.0 is here, with hard, inventive work on the ground.
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
🌴A look at the race to control carbon, from under the banana and cacao trees.
By Fabiano Masisonnave and me: 🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/features/202...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
There is a lot of talk about data centers taking up gas demand in the US. However, it will be LNG exports that take the big chunk.
"Feed gas demand from Plaquemines LNG terminal alone could top 4 Bcf/d this winter, roughly equal to the low end of data center growth estimates through 2030."
"Feed gas demand from Plaquemines LNG terminal alone could top 4 Bcf/d this winter, roughly equal to the low end of data center growth estimates through 2030."
Data Center Demand Everywhere, but Not a Drop for Natural Gas to Drink?
Discover the impact of data centers on natural gas demand, with analysts divided on its significance. Learn how East Daley adds 1.3 Bcf/d winter demand and see projections for LNG exports as the prima...
naturalgasintel.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:45 PM
There is a lot of talk about data centers taking up gas demand in the US. However, it will be LNG exports that take the big chunk.
"Feed gas demand from Plaquemines LNG terminal alone could top 4 Bcf/d this winter, roughly equal to the low end of data center growth estimates through 2030."
"Feed gas demand from Plaquemines LNG terminal alone could top 4 Bcf/d this winter, roughly equal to the low end of data center growth estimates through 2030."
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
The 2-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is still above 1.55°C.
Everything will be fine.
Everything will be fine.
November 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
The 2-year running mean for the global surface temperature anomaly is still above 1.55°C.
Everything will be fine.
Everything will be fine.
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
NEW: The "Agrizone" at COP30 is supposed to be a showcase for sustainable agriculture 🌳
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
COP30’s agriculture showcase sponsored by agribiz interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying
Sponsors of the sustainable agriculture pavilion at COP30 will include pesticides giant Bayer, alleged by campaigners to be driving “massive deforestation” on the continent, and a branch of Brazil’s l...
unearthed.greenpeace.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
NEW: The "Agrizone" at COP30 is supposed to be a showcase for sustainable agriculture 🌳
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
But its sponsors are powerful agribusiness interests linked to deforestation and anti-conservation lobbying who have paid for visibility and "image gain"
Read more 👇:
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
🔴 NEW 🔴
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
Interactive map shows the food & farming corporations, trade groups and initiatives at COP30 in Brazil and how these are set to navigate the summit
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & Gil Alessi👇
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
Interactive map shows the food & farming corporations, trade groups and initiatives at COP30 in Brazil and how these are set to navigate the summit
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & Gil Alessi👇
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
In the city of Belém, at the mouth of the Amazon rainforest, Brazil has kicked off the COP30 climate conference, a summit framed as a pivotal moment to reduce emissions and keep the Paris Agreement al...
www.desmog.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔴 NEW 🔴
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
Interactive map shows the food & farming corporations, trade groups and initiatives at COP30 in Brazil and how these are set to navigate the summit
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & Gil Alessi👇
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
Mapped: Big Food’s Routes to Influence at COP30
Interactive map shows the food & farming corporations, trade groups and initiatives at COP30 in Brazil and how these are set to navigate the summit
📝 @rachelsherrington.bsky.social & Gil Alessi👇
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/m...
If asylum seekers were allowed to work legally when they arrive in the UK, the power of these gangs would be greatly diminished.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Crime network behind UK mini-marts is enabling migrants to work illegally
Undercover reporters were told how easy it was to make big profits selling illegal vapes and cigarettes.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:09 AM
If asylum seekers were allowed to work legally when they arrive in the UK, the power of these gangs would be greatly diminished.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
Global emissions may fall 10% by 2035 — but scientists say a 60% drop is needed to keep 1.5°C alive.
UN calls for faster emissions cuts for 2035 as first global estimate disappoints
UNFCCC "calculations" suggest a 10% drop in global emissions, but delays by many countries in submitting NDCs cloud official review of climate pledges
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Global emissions may fall 10% by 2035 — but scientists say a 60% drop is needed to keep 1.5°C alive.
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
But seriously: I'm prepping for a panel on Abundance and climate and going down the rabbit hole of documenting everything so I can cite it, and I'm finding things are SO much worse than I even thought.
Did you know that the Charles Koch Foundation was a sponser of Abundance 2024?
No, really.
Did you know that the Charles Koch Foundation was a sponser of Abundance 2024?
No, really.
October 27, 2025 at 8:39 PM
But seriously: I'm prepping for a panel on Abundance and climate and going down the rabbit hole of documenting everything so I can cite it, and I'm finding things are SO much worse than I even thought.
Did you know that the Charles Koch Foundation was a sponser of Abundance 2024?
No, really.
Did you know that the Charles Koch Foundation was a sponser of Abundance 2024?
No, really.
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
Amazon's big server might be down but that doesn't mean I can't post my charts showing how fundamentally bonkers their energy consumption and associated emissions are :)
Fun fact: 2 years ago they stopped sharing their total electrical energy consumption, cool!!!
ketanjoshi.co/data-sharing/
Fun fact: 2 years ago they stopped sharing their total electrical energy consumption, cool!!!
ketanjoshi.co/data-sharing/
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Amazon's big server might be down but that doesn't mean I can't post my charts showing how fundamentally bonkers their energy consumption and associated emissions are :)
Fun fact: 2 years ago they stopped sharing their total electrical energy consumption, cool!!!
ketanjoshi.co/data-sharing/
Fun fact: 2 years ago they stopped sharing their total electrical energy consumption, cool!!!
ketanjoshi.co/data-sharing/
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
October 7, 2025 at 6:06 AM
NEW: GLOBAL RENEWABLES OVERTAKES COAL
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
How the heck did that happen so quickly?!...🧵
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
September 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
The main story on BBC 6 Music News this morning is that a ‘boat carrying migrants is on its way to France’
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
Delivered in the same upbeat tone as England winning the women’s Euros.
The migration ‘debate’ in this country is unmoored from reality, and the media-political complex is feeding it
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
Inside Reform's conference: conspiracy theories galore – HOPE not hate
Walking around Reform UK’s conference on Friday 6 and Saturday 7 September, one thing was clear: the party is utterly unfit to govern. Most peculiar...
hopenothate.org.uk
September 10, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🚨Last weekend, Reform UK held their party conference in Birmingham, and as expected, it was a magnet to a range of conspiracy theories and wild, fringe ideas. 🧲
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/09/10/i...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
Reform says it wants to drill in the North Sea so the UK is not dependent on foreign oil.
Is that why its climate panel is sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a U.S. think tank funded by ExxonMobil? 🤔
www.desmog.com/heartland-in...
Is that why its climate panel is sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a U.S. think tank funded by ExxonMobil? 🤔
www.desmog.com/heartland-in...
September 4, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Reform says it wants to drill in the North Sea so the UK is not dependent on foreign oil.
Is that why its climate panel is sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a U.S. think tank funded by ExxonMobil? 🤔
www.desmog.com/heartland-in...
Is that why its climate panel is sponsored by the Heartland Institute, a U.S. think tank funded by ExxonMobil? 🤔
www.desmog.com/heartland-in...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
NEW: Cheaper batteries mean near-24/365 solar is now economic☀️
We analysed 18 years of hourly insolation data at 12 places, to see how close to 24/365 electricity it was possible to get.
The sunniest places get over 90% - and up to 99% - of the way... from just $100/MWh. 🧵
We analysed 18 years of hourly insolation data at 12 places, to see how close to 24/365 electricity it was possible to get.
The sunniest places get over 90% - and up to 99% - of the way... from just $100/MWh. 🧵
June 21, 2025 at 6:26 AM
NEW: Cheaper batteries mean near-24/365 solar is now economic☀️
We analysed 18 years of hourly insolation data at 12 places, to see how close to 24/365 electricity it was possible to get.
The sunniest places get over 90% - and up to 99% - of the way... from just $100/MWh. 🧵
We analysed 18 years of hourly insolation data at 12 places, to see how close to 24/365 electricity it was possible to get.
The sunniest places get over 90% - and up to 99% - of the way... from just $100/MWh. 🧵
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
EXPOSED: Britain First’s “March for Remigration” led by convicted people smuggler
HOPE not hate can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migran...
hopenothate.org.uk
August 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
💥NEW: We can reveal that Lee Twamley, photographed at the front of Britain First’s “March for Remigration” in Manchester this month, has served prison time for trying to smuggle Vietnamese migrants into the UK.
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
hopenothate.org.uk/2025/08/19/e...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
“Unhinged plastic production is the petrochemical industry’s plan B. They know the world is moving away from fossil fuels” says Panama's Juan Carlos Monterrey-Gomez “They have infiltrated these negotiations, trying to safeguard their profit"
#plasticstreaty
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/11/d...
#plasticstreaty
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/11/d...
Deadlock in UN plastics talks raises fears of watered-down deal
Panama's climate envoy said his country would reject a weak deal on plastics at the UN talks held in Geneva
www.climatechangenews.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
“Unhinged plastic production is the petrochemical industry’s plan B. They know the world is moving away from fossil fuels” says Panama's Juan Carlos Monterrey-Gomez “They have infiltrated these negotiations, trying to safeguard their profit"
#plasticstreaty
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/11/d...
#plasticstreaty
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/08/11/d...
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
Our colleagues Al Jazeera reporters Anas al-Sharif & Mohammed Qraiqeh, & cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal & Moamen Aliwa have been killed in a strike on a tent for journalists near Al Shifa hospital. They worked relentlessly through bombing & hunger to document this war. Please remember them
August 11, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Our colleagues Al Jazeera reporters Anas al-Sharif & Mohammed Qraiqeh, & cameramen Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal & Moamen Aliwa have been killed in a strike on a tent for journalists near Al Shifa hospital. They worked relentlessly through bombing & hunger to document this war. Please remember them
Reposted by Joe Sandler Clarke
🔴 NEW 🔴
How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
📝 Raluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
📝 Raluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
EU grant money was used to fund a media workshop on plastic pollution that was run in partnership with a fossil fuel lobby group, DeSmog can reveal. The event, held in May, came at a crucial time – ju...
www.desmog.com
August 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
🔴 NEW 🔴
How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
📝 Raluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
How Big Oil Hijacked EU-Funded Journalism Training on Plastic Pollution
A flagship media workshop partnered with an industry group backed by Shell and ExxonMobil.
📝 Raluca Besliu and Aleksandra Pogorzelska
There are so many questions Spurs would like to ask Levy.
It's a shame none of them were asked here.
youtube.com/watch?v=MVEg...
It's a shame none of them were asked here.
youtube.com/watch?v=MVEg...
Daniel Levy: Ange, Thomas Frank & The Future of Tottenham | The Overlap Exclusive
YouTube video by The Overlap
youtube.com
August 4, 2025 at 8:35 AM
There are so many questions Spurs would like to ask Levy.
It's a shame none of them were asked here.
youtube.com/watch?v=MVEg...
It's a shame none of them were asked here.
youtube.com/watch?v=MVEg...