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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 1d

The Telegraph has just published *yet another* correction to one of its net-zero articles.

By my count, that is now the ELEVENTH such correction since Labour won the election (and covers 14 separate articles).

I have now added the latest one to my epic thread which is tracking these corrections...

Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 1d

"We are happy to correct the record."

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"We are happy to correct the record."

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d

Climate action is the only economic growth story of 21st century, says leading economist Lord Stern

- Fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

#climatecrisis
Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Climate investment is growth opportunity of 21st century, says economist

Lord Stern says fossil-fuelled growth is futile as the damage it causes ends in economic self-destruction

www.theguardian.com

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 2d

wow - fascinated to hear when it airs about how a DNA sample was secured, in addition to all the analysis

Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 2d

"War is bad for most of the Russian businesses, if not all of them. But the coal sector is in really deep shit"

www.ft.com/content/7c62...

Russia’s coal miners buckle under sanctions, weak prices and war

Sector’s worst crisis in 30 years underscores how some industries risk lasting damage from Ukraine invasion

www.ft.com

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Aruna Chandrasekhar @arunacsekhar.bsky.social · 7d

From Indian car owners to Canadian canola farmers, biofuels have been in the news for all kinds of reasons.

Here’s everything you wanted to know about biofuels & climate: www.carbonbrief.org/qa-how-count...

By me for @carbonbrief.org

🖼️📈 @kerryanncleaver.bsky.social @tomoprater.carbonbrief.org

Q&A: How countries are using biofuels to meet their climate targets - Carbon Brief

From canola farmers in Canada to car owners in India, biofuels have become the subject...

www.carbonbrief.org

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 6d

I'm hoping it directly triggers an intriguing and murderous sub-plot later in the series

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 6d

The most important piece of information you need to know about Celebrity Traitors is that Nick Mohammed was doing a PhD at the University of Cambridge on "The Effects of Glacier-Induced Isostatic Readjustment on Current Climate Change Models" before he abandoned it to switch to a career in comedy

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 7d

FACTCHECK: Claire Coutinho claims UK gas power only costs £55/MWh…

…but she is ignoring a few small details:

🤫 Gas prices always rise in winter
🤫 Gas plants cost money to build
🤫 CO2 causes economic damages

THREAD with receipts

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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 8d

FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense

Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act

Feat. OG authors of the Act & more

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

Even the Telegraph - yes, the Telegraph - notes the gaping hole in her announcement today that she would, if ever electing into govt, scrap the Climate Change Act...

"It is unclear what plan Mrs Badenoch would put in place instead to help tackle climate change, which she concedes is happening."

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

Even the Telegraph - yes, the Telegraph - notes the gaping hole in her announcement today that she would, if ever electing into govt, scrap the Climate Change Act...

"It is unclear what plan Mrs Badenoch would put in place instead to help tackle climate change, which she concedes is happening."

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

Kemi 2025 meet Kemi 2022.

(And we wonder why trust in politicians is plummeting?)

Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

Kemi Badenoch during her visit to Blyth*...

"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."

"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

* speech in 2022 when a minister in the last Conservative govt

(context will become apparent tomorrow)

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

Kemi Badenoch during her visit to Blyth*...

"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."

"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

Really saddened to hear about Jane Goodall.

Back in 2007 I sent her a copy of The Final Call, my new book about the impact of tourism, on the off-chance she might be interested.

I never really expected a reply given her relentless schedule and priorities.

To my delight, she sent me this...

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 13d

"Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor for the very thing that affects them the most."

BBC News - Pope Leo condemns climate change critics
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming

In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.

www.bbc.com

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 14d

Strong words from Ed Miliband at the Labour Party Conference in Liverpool...

"Elon Musk: Get the hell out of our politics and our country"

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16d

NEW – Analysis: Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org Ho Woo Nam

Read here: buff.ly/9QmKaqu

Chart showing that Great Britain has been fully powered by clean energy for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date. Number of hours per year when clean-electricity generation was sufficient to cover 100% of demand. Source: Carbon Brief analysis of NESO data.

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Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 16d

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Where to watch:
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This is a poster. The main headline reads "Experts discuss what China's new climate pledge means for the world".

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 16d

Really frustrating - it must be on Youtube somewhere but just can't seem to find it. I think it was in the run up to an election perhaps a decade or more ago. And, yes, reminder of what we've lost re: Newsnight being hollowed out

Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 16d

feels like a similar exercise - with wider demographic sample - is much needed today. total disconnect across all politics at mo about tax vs spending, what priorities are and the trade-offs therein. something visually simple - stark and compelling

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 16d

It was a few years ago now, but can anyone remember an item on BBC Newsnight when they asked a group of young people to divide up the UK's tax income on education, defence, NHS, etc. They had to move chips into different piles. The debate it created about what to prioritise was v instructive

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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 18d

Thank you, Elizabeth :-)

Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 19d

Congrats to all those shortlisted, who can be viewed here...

www.societyofeditors.org/events/media...

Shortlist 2025 – Society of Editors

Society of Editors. Protecting the freedom of the news media

www.societyofeditors.org

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