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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 5d

Good news that we don't always catch up on.

Carbon Brief @carbonbrief.org · 6d

NEW – IEA: Renewables have cut fossil-fuel imports for more than 100 countries | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @iea.org

Read here: buff.ly/moV7Tge

Share of national electricity supplies that depend on imported fossil fuels in 2023, actual (left) and in the IEA’s “low renewable-energy source” scenario (right), in 31 countries that are net importers of coal and gas. Source: IEA.

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 7d

Just found out we have a new bike hangar on our road. Thanks Greenwich Council.

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 11d

Free Greta Thunberg and the rest of the illegally detained flotilla activists.

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 13d

He seems like a very nice genocider.

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 13d

A largely plant based diet could save millions of lives.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 18d

What is the biggest bike park in London?

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 19d

And as you know this doesn't happen to anything like the extent in London. The law is stronger and there is more enforcement here. Drivers drive better ( still room for improvement ) and park much more often legally. So getting control of Brum's dire situation is doable.

Daniel Knowles @dlknowles.bsky.social · 19d

I'm up at my parents' in Birmingham and you know what this city needs: Chicago's parking enforcement.

Cars just illegally parked *everywhere*, blocking pavements and bus lanes. Need them all to get towed

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 21d

sandsfilms.eventive.org/films/68b570...

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 23d

So little space is given to objective truth.

James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 23d

Wow.

Tom Clark @tom-clark.bsky.social · 23d

Useful reminder from Peter Kellner on the problems we refuse to acknowledge are getting better, and the politics of hopelessness that this breeds

open.substack.com/pub/kellnerp...

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 23d

Appalling decision.

Tom Newby @tomnewby.co.uk · 23d

TLDR: No

Gatwick second runway: Can the UK expand airports and still hit climate targets?

Plans for the expansion of Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton could mean hundreds of thousands of additional flights a year.

www.bbc.co.uk

patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · 25d

Wow.

Living Streets @livingstreets.bsky.social · 25d

Oxford Street will be traffic-free today.

Our @tansbraun.bsky.social for @bigissue.com on how pedestrianisation can secure the street’s future as a world-class place to shop and spend time.

www.bigissue.com/opinion/oxfo...

Oxford Street is going car-free for a day. Central London should too

Oxford Street has an appalling road casualty and air pollution record. Banning cars from central London is the answer, says Living Streets

www.bigissue.com

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Chris Doyle @chris-doyle.bsky.social · 25d

Reposting my article for Middle East Eye in July, as it remains very much relevant today - Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/uk-s...

Palestinian statehood is a right, not a diplomatic pawn

By threatening to recognise Palestine unless Israel complies with British demands, the prime minister reduces a right to a bargaining chip and fails to apply real pressure to halt genocide

www.middleeasteye.net

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CoHSAT - Coalition for Healthy Streets and Active Travel (Oxon) @cohsat.bsky.social · Sep 16

Undertaxing large and dangerous cars, such as so-called SUVs, exposes the public to harm and loses the Government around £2 billion in tax, says transport consultant @transportenvironment.org
www.theguardian.com/money/2025/s...

UK could raise nearly £2bn by taxing SUVs in line with European countries, study shows

Thinktank says an ‘SUV loophole’ means UK buyers pay up to 20 times less tax on biggest models than in neighbouring nations

www.theguardian.com

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · Sep 12

London goes cycling mad during the tube strike. youtu.be/53OAx5hKxbQ?...

🚲 London tube strike cycling boom: Knightsbridge to Bank in rush hour

YouTube video by London cycle routes

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · Sep 8

Generally it is not a problem in London as it has been banned since the 1970s. It is shocking it was only banned in London.

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Defend Our Juries @defendourjuries.bsky.social · Sep 7

BREAKING: 857 total arrested for sign holding yesterday

Sign up for October - wedonotcomply.org

One of the biggest acts of civil disobedience in British history, sending a clear and powerful message to new Home Secretary.

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · Sep 4

Every one of us will need to see this film.

The Voice of Hind Rajab gets 23-minute ovation at Venice film festival

Film about five-year-old girl killed by Israeli forces in Gaza leaves much of audience and many journalists sobbing

www.theguardian.com

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cordeliaappleby.bsky.social @cordeliaappleby.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m now living through the worst moments any human being could experience on the face of this earth. In the Al-Sabra neighborhood, near the Al-Zeitoun area, the military vehicles are approaching — no more than half a kilometer away.

The sound of tank tracks pierces through my chest. Gunfire hasn’t stopped for an entire hour. Helicopters are flying above us at a lower altitude than usual, while quadcopters are firing bullets randomly. Every five minutes, three shells fall in succession.

What is this madness? What is this madness!

We can see our souls leaving our mouths. Fear has overtaken me — so completely that it could terrify fear itself.

Why all of this?

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · Sep 4

The naive assumption being that time spent travelling is wasted and leads to people not working as much as they could. There is so much wrong with this.

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · Sep 2

And this is bad news for those in the UK who think we can adapt slowly to climate change and end up with a better climate. This would make life so much harder.

Blue Planet Society @blueplanetsociety.bsky.social · Sep 1

Collapse of critical Atlantic current (AMOC) is no longer low-likelihood, study finds.

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic
fallout.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds

Scientists say ‘shocking’ discovery shows rapid cuts in carbon emissions are needed to avoid catastrophic fallout

www.theguardian.com

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · Sep 2

Why the increased percentage for buses? Is this just reflecting the overall fall in NOx and only a slight fall in bus emissions?

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Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social · Sep 1

🔔 New Cycle Infra Alert! 🔔

Yesterday, a group of us went to explore a brand new protected cycle lane on York Way near London’s King’s Cross and it’s MAGNIFICENT.

It also has an excellent bus stop bypass, and nearby, a pre - LTN roundabout 👀👀 … 1/12 🧵

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patrickwillcocks.bsky.social @patrickwillcocks.bsky.social · Sep 2

Safer Streets infrastructure is so much more advanced in London despite their being much still to do.

Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social · Sep 2

Absolutely loved this roundabout just as you approach one of Camden’s Low Traffic Neighbourhoods.

It’s great fun for cycles, and gives space for drivers to turn around and not go through the filter!

Carla Francome @carlafrancome.bsky.social · Sep 1

This roundabout on Agar Grove is very interesting.

It’s just as you approach the LTN, so there’s space for drivers to turn around before the filters. What a good idea! I see so many drivers trying to turn around before filters.

As you can see it’s fun on a bike, also 🚴🏻‍♀️ /10

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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · Aug 31

Polls consistently show that Jewish Israelis view Palestinians as less than human. This deep-seated racism is rooted in the Zionist colonial project and helps explain the broad support for the Gaza genocide.

mondoweiss.net/2025/08/in-i...

#Palestine #Israel

In Israel, ‘animals in human form’ may be killed

Polls consistently show that Jewish Israelis view Palestinians as less than human. This deep-seated racism is rooted in the Zionist colonial project and helps explain the broad support for the Gaza genocide.

mondoweiss.net

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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Me: "Anera is wrong? Christian Aid is wrong? The Danish Refugee Council is wrong? The Norwegian Refugee Council is wrong? Doctors Without Borders is wrong? Save the Children is wrong? Oxfam is wrong? 100 aid groups are all wrong? Do you realize how silly you sound?"

Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · Aug 27

Ex-Israeli minister Ayalon: "There is no famine in Gaza."
Me: "Why does the IPC say there is a famine?"
Ayalon: "The IPC changed the criteria."
Me: "That's a lie. What criteria did they change?"
Ayalon: "They changed many criteria."

My full interview with Danny Ayalon: zeteo.com/p/danny-ayal...

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