Mike Berners-Lee
@mikebernerslee.bsky.social
Author of A Climate of Truth, There is No Planet B and How Bad are Bananas?
Founder of https://bsky.app/profile/smallworldconsult.bsky.social
Prof at Lancaster University. Work on climate, sustainable food & land and wider challenges of the Anthropocene.
Founder of https://bsky.app/profile/smallworldconsult.bsky.social
Prof at Lancaster University. Work on climate, sustainable food & land and wider challenges of the Anthropocene.
‘Taking action is not a sacrifice, it’s not even a problem, taking action is the opportunity here’ @zackpolanski.bsky.social
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
Add your signature to the open letter to Keir Starmer and all public service broadcasters.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-keir
#climatecrisis #netzero #NEB2025 #cop30
November 29, 2025 at 7:39 AM
There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. 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 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The full panel now on stage, taking questions from the audience.
#NEB #NationalEmergencyBriefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
#NEB #NationalEmergencyBriefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
The full panel now on stage, taking questions from the audience.
#NEB #NationalEmergencyBriefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
#NEB #NationalEmergencyBriefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
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Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
November 27, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Powerful morning of gut-punching presentations on true gravity of #climate & nature emergency from leading scientists speaking at packed #nationalemergencybriefing. Overwhelmingly clear we can only make the necessary green transition if social justice & equity are at its heart
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The National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social in Westminster today is a call to action for politicians.
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social started with “let’s work on creating hope, where there isn’t much of it left”
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social started with “let’s work on creating hope, where there isn’t much of it left”
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social in Westminster today is a call to action for politicians.
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social started with “let’s work on creating hope, where there isn’t much of it left”
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social started with “let’s work on creating hope, where there isn’t much of it left”
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The chair Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social said we need to be brave, and to celebrate the MPs who attended the session who showed steps of bravery by stepping into this space
November 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The chair Tim Berners-Lee @timbl.bsky.social said we need to be brave, and to celebrate the MPs who attended the session who showed steps of bravery by stepping into this space
A packed audience for the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this morning, listening to 9 experts give a hard-hitting and evidence-based view of the state of climate effects to MPs, Lords, and leaders across media, business and culture.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
A packed audience for the #NationalEmergencyBriefing this morning, listening to 9 experts give a hard-hitting and evidence-based view of the state of climate effects to MPs, Lords, and leaders across media, business and culture.
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
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Chris Packham kicking off the #NationalEmergencyBriefing making the simple point that ignoring scientific advice on climate, as are current government, costs lives, and that disinformation from fossil fuel interests is one of the biggest problems...
November 27, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Chris Packham kicking off the #NationalEmergencyBriefing making the simple point that ignoring scientific advice on climate, as are current government, costs lives, and that disinformation from fossil fuel interests is one of the biggest problems...
This is awful. And as Rutger Bergman says, this is how democracies collapse - unless we resist.
BBC censors a lecture removing author’s remarks on Trump that refer to him a the most openly corrupt American president.
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is awful. And as Rutger Bergman says, this is how democracies collapse - unless we resist.
We've got 3 more days to urge MPs to join 100s attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social
1️⃣ Check if your MP is going and if not email them from this link: www.nebriefing.org
2️⃣ Tag your MP in social media
3️⃣ Share this event on your social channels
1️⃣ Check if your MP is going and if not email them from this link: www.nebriefing.org
2️⃣ Tag your MP in social media
3️⃣ Share this event on your social channels
November 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
We've got 3 more days to urge MPs to join 100s attending the @nebriefing.bsky.social
1️⃣ Check if your MP is going and if not email them from this link: www.nebriefing.org
2️⃣ Tag your MP in social media
3️⃣ Share this event on your social channels
1️⃣ Check if your MP is going and if not email them from this link: www.nebriefing.org
2️⃣ Tag your MP in social media
3️⃣ Share this event on your social channels
Delighted to have Chris Packham opening the National Emergency Briefing. I'll be chairing as 8 experts give briefings on the lastest science and evidence.
We're delighted that tireless advocate for the natural world, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social CBE, will be opening the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster Central Hall on 27th November.
Chris speaking with @bbclaurak.bsky.social earlier👇
Please make sure your MP is attending: nebriefing.org
#NEB
Chris speaking with @bbclaurak.bsky.social earlier👇
Please make sure your MP is attending: nebriefing.org
#NEB
November 10, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Delighted to have Chris Packham opening the National Emergency Briefing. I'll be chairing as 8 experts give briefings on the lastest science and evidence.
Our leaky housing hangs round the neck of the UK economy like a lead weight, dragging households towards poverty and will do so forever or until some government or other has the courage and vision to invest in sorting it out.
Cutting the insulation schemes that are one of the best ways to permanently reduce energy bills for low income families would be an eyewateringly daft & counterproductive way of seeking to reduce energy bills, as well as driving up emissions & leading to mass job cuts in the insulation sector 🙄
Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told
Energy firms and charities urge chancellor to avoid short-term fix that could also harm low-income households
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Our leaky housing hangs round the neck of the UK economy like a lead weight, dragging households towards poverty and will do so forever or until some government or other has the courage and vision to invest in sorting it out.
I first looked into Longborgs work when I first deciding whether to work on climate stuff. His book ‘The Sceptical Environmentalist’ claimed people like me were psychologically wedded to a disaster outlook. I thought I’d better see if he had a point before pivoting my carreer…
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
By @rtakver.bsky.social @desmog.com
www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:00 AM
I first looked into Longborgs work when I first deciding whether to work on climate stuff. His book ‘The Sceptical Environmentalist’ claimed people like me were psychologically wedded to a disaster outlook. I thought I’d better see if he had a point before pivoting my carreer…
Haha. In 2013 Duncan Clark and I wrote a whole chapter about the equation that Bill Gates invented 3 years later - the Kaya identity. It had actually been around for ages.
Here's a decade-old @livescience.com article where I was already correcting @billgates.bsky.social' misunderstandings on climate: www.livescience.com/53861-bill-g...
Bill Gates 'Discovers' 14-Year-Old Formula on Climate Change
In Bill and Melinda Gates' annual letter, Bill presents an equation that explains how humanity can lower carbon dioxide emissions "down to zero."
www.livescience.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Haha. In 2013 Duncan Clark and I wrote a whole chapter about the equation that Bill Gates invented 3 years later - the Kaya identity. It had actually been around for ages.
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Maybe the issue is more the "no additional heating" stance than the use of GWP* per se? bsky.app/profile/arie...
Irelan asks for "no additional heating approach" to farming. IE if emissions don’t increase, they can be "climate neutral"
Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same.
A better world beacons
Try that with anything else. Ecuador can have no crime problem if homicide numbers stay stable. Ukrain can be at peace if bombing rate stays the same.
A better world beacons
October 24, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Maybe the issue is more the "no additional heating" stance than the use of GWP* per se? bsky.app/profile/arie...
Yep. The dazzlingly simple principle is that dishonest politicians are unfit -however enticing their narrative. Hence my book ‘A Climate Of Truth’ (which btw is about everything that matters including climate). Audience response at talks tells me very clearly there is huge hunger to raise the bar.
The Caerphilly result is what we need to see everywhere at the next election: people coordinating to vote tactically for parties which seek a fairer, kinder, greener country.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
Pushing out both those who have betrayed our trust AND those who seek to exploit that betrayal.
October 24, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Yep. The dazzlingly simple principle is that dishonest politicians are unfit -however enticing their narrative. Hence my book ‘A Climate Of Truth’ (which btw is about everything that matters including climate). Audience response at talks tells me very clearly there is huge hunger to raise the bar.
And to be clear SAF is emphatically NOT a ‘game changer’, requiring way too much land, to much energy or hundreds of times too much used cooking oil, depending on which type of SAF you opt for.
“The government has not demonstrated that the economic growth from airport expansion provides enough benefit to outweigh the negative climate and environmental impacts it will lead to.”
And bears s**t in woods, too
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And bears s**t in woods, too
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn
Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
And to be clear SAF is emphatically NOT a ‘game changer’, requiring way too much land, to much energy or hundreds of times too much used cooking oil, depending on which type of SAF you opt for.
Fossil fuel companies also know that more and cheaper renewables will NOT be enough to stop them extracting and selling fuel at ever rising rates. They know that only a constraint directly applied will achieve that. Hence they make sure a carbon price doesn’t happen - because it could actually work!
Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise. #Climate
Fossil fuel companies say they support the energy transition. New numbers suggest otherwise.
A new study shows that fossil fuel companies own less than 2 percent of renewable energy projects worldwide.
grist.org
October 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Fossil fuel companies also know that more and cheaper renewables will NOT be enough to stop them extracting and selling fuel at ever rising rates. They know that only a constraint directly applied will achieve that. Hence they make sure a carbon price doesn’t happen - because it could actually work!
Whereas for example Battery Smart is replacing blue smoke emitting 2 and 3 wheeler vehicles with electric + battery exchange in cities across the developing world. Fantastic for climate and air quality. Cheaper and better for users and highly investable.
Treating the symptoms not the cause #1
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
#airpollution
1/2
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
#airpollution
1/2
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
Bharatiya Janata party launches first test flight as brown haze blankets city after Diwali – but experts decry ‘gimmick’
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Whereas for example Battery Smart is replacing blue smoke emitting 2 and 3 wheeler vehicles with electric + battery exchange in cities across the developing world. Fantastic for climate and air quality. Cheaper and better for users and highly investable.
Agreed. Those who do so should watch out though because when properly used, GWP* actually makes a much stronger case for methane reduction than can be seen using GWP100.
What I dislike most about GWP* is that it’s being used to water down methane mitigation. What I dislike next most is the literal wildcard in its name. Try Googling it!
October 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Agreed. Those who do so should watch out though because when properly used, GWP* actually makes a much stronger case for methane reduction than can be seen using GWP100.
Do you think your MP is aware of the full implications of the climate crisis, across health, national security, food security and our economy?
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Do you think your MP is aware of the full implications of the climate crisis, across health, national security, food security and our economy?
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
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Mike Berners-Lee making the point that since COP1 there is scant evidence of a change in the rate of global emissions growth. Claims the process has been 'corrupted' by cynical actors since day one.
October 16, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Mike Berners-Lee making the point that since COP1 there is scant evidence of a change in the rate of global emissions growth. Claims the process has been 'corrupted' by cynical actors since day one.
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