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War on Want @waronwant.bsky.social · 1d

More than 45 charities, campaigners and trade unions have signed our open letter urging UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero Ed Miliband to back an ambitious outcome on just transition at the UN Climate Summit #COP30.

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

@stopcambo.bsky.social @oilchange.bsky.social @foescot.bsky.social @globaljusticenow.bsky.social

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

Both the UK and Scottish govts need to start listening to workers, and not just the lobbying of oil and gas bosses.
Workers want a fairer energy system. Governments need to start listening to them.

Read the full survey 👉 www.platformlondon.org/transition

Transition on Our Terms - Platform

What Oil and Gas Workers are Demanding from Governments and Industry

www.platformlondon.org

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

👪 Public and community ownership

Nine in 10 respondents want to see public and community ownership of energy production expanded, as well as the nationalisation of ports.

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

🤝 A jobs guarantee

92% are in favour of financial support to oil and gas workers who are not able to find equivalent, alternative employment or have left employment to retrain. 89% support mandating companies to provide employment pathways.

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

🍃 More investment in UK wind manufacturing (85%)

Those surveyed want to see wind manufacturing jobs created in Scotland and the North East of England. 90% also want to see more investment in upgrading ports to enable this to happen.

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

ℹ️ UK government support

Almost all of those surveyed (95%) said that the UK government isn’t doing enough to support oil and gas workers into new renewable energy jobs. 88% support fully funded retraining.

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · 25d

🚨New survey finds oil & gas workers want decisive action from the UK government, Scottish government and industry to support the transition – but they aren’t getting it.

Here’s what workers want: 🧵

www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/2547...

'North Sea workers urge government to do more on creating good renewable energy jobs'

Rosie Hampton is oil and gas campaigns manager at Friends of the Earth Scotland responds to a new study of over 400 North Sea oil and gas workers…

www.heraldscotland.com

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Trussell @trusselluk.bsky.social · Sep 11

🚨 Hunger in the UK ISN’T about a lack of food.

People are facing hunger because they don’t have enough money to survive. The basic rate of Universal Credit is just £92 a week, disability benefits are being cut, energy bills are going up and rents are sky high.

It’s so wrong🧵

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · Sep 11

Working class communities have a long history of anti racist solidarity.

Billionaires poison everything.

Sucking up wealth, hollowing out communities, spreading poverty, division and hatred.

It’s time to tax the rich and repair our society.

inews.co.uk/news/racism-...

'Racism comes from poverty,' says new Green Party leader, Zack Polanski

The new Green Party leader believes the 'super wealthy' are 'utilising working-class resentment and unhappiness with poverty to whip up hate against migrants'

inews.co.uk

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Younity @younityuk.bsky.social · Sep 11

⚡☀️ Behind the world’s largest renewable energy park in Gujarat lies a troubling story:

Migrant workers, drawn by promises of fair pay and decent conditions, report unpaid wages, exhausting hours & dangerous heat.

A green transition can’t come at the cost of worker rights 🌍✊

‘Unpaid wages, searing heat, long hours’: why workers are quitting the world’s largest renewable energy park

A vast migrant labour force is helping India meet its ambitious renewable energy goals, drawn by promises of good wages and perks. But many say they are forced to ‘escape’ without pay

www.theguardian.com

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · Sep 8

We're really excited to see @cescotland.bsky.social's manifesto recommendations for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections! 👏 Scotland deserves an energy system that serves and benefits local communities - not just corporations' profits. 🌱

👉 Read the manifesto: communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...

Manifesto for a Fair Energy Deal for Scottish Communities - Community Energy Scotland

The Scottish Community Coalition on Energy has published its manifesto recommendations for political parties in the run up to the 2026 Scottish Parliament

communityenergy.scot

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

Our first ask is a target: 🎯 1GW of community-owned energy by 2030.

That's 10x higher than now. Ambitious? Yes, but achievable.
@rescoop.eu say "In EU countries with such goals in place, clear policy signals and investor confidence has led to significant growth of the community energy movement.”

Photo of 6 people plus a collie dog, standing in front of and spaced out from a small wind turbine. There is a low landscape and cloudy blue sky behind them. White text on the image says: "Ask #1: 1GW of community-owned energy by 2030."

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Community Energy Scotland @cescotland.bsky.social · Sep 8

📣We’ve published our manifesto recommendations for the 2026 Scottish Parliament elections!

It’s clear that our energy system isn’t working for ordinary people. Communities must have more influence, ownership and feel more benefit from our energy system.

👀👉 communityenergy.scot/manifesto-fo...

Landscape photo with golden colours, with water in the foreground, dark islands with two wind turbines, a low sun shining on the water. White text above says 'Scottish Community Coalition on Energy Manifesto Recommendations'.

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Fossielvrij NL @fossielvrijnl.bsky.social · Sep 4

World news 🌍🤩

PFZW is the first pension fund worldwide to announce its break from asset giant BlackRock. And the decision is capturing international headlines! We're absolutely thrilled to see this coverage, let’s spread the good news 🙌

🗞️ Read the Reuters article: www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Dutch fund PFZW reduces BlackRock ties over clash on sustainability

Dutch pension fund PFZW has stopped investing in stock funds managed by BlackRock , in part because of concerns over the U.S. firm's voting record on sustainability issues, its lead asset manager PGGM said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · Aug 28

🆕 Excited to announce the 9 blocs representing the breadth of our movement!

If you're not already coming as part of a group or organisation, we encourage you to get behind any bloc that resonates with you. More info here: www.makethempay.org.uk/get-ready/

See you on the streets on 20 September ✊

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Global Energy Embargo For Palestine @palenergyembargo.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Israeli colonial regime is not acting alone. It relies on imported oil & gas to fuel its war machine.

Demand that shipping companies transporting fuel to terminate all contracts aiding Israel’s genocide.
✍️ Sign the petition now: change.org/stop_fuelling_genocide/

Sign the Petition

Shipping Companies: Stop Fuelling the Genocide in Gaza

change.org

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Make Them Pay @makethempay.bsky.social · Aug 20

⏰ ONE MONTH TO GO! ⏰

The stakes couldn’t be clearer:
🥵 we’re coming out of the 4th heatwave of the summer
🔥 a record amount of land has been burnt by wildfires already this year
🤑 and CEOs of the most polluting industries in the UK are getting richer

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Global Justice Now @globaljusticenow.bsky.social · Aug 12

Outrageous. Britain is being sued in a corporate court, for stopping the Cumbria coal mine.

We’ve been saying for years that this system of corporate courts (ISDS) is an obstacle to climate action and democratic politics. Now it couldn’t be clearer

UK taxpayers on hook as failed Cumbria coalmine investors sue government

Singapore firm using secretive international legal system to seek compensation for climate concerns blocking plans

www.theguardian.com

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Seema Syeda @seemasyeda.bsky.social · Aug 4

National siege on Labour TODAY. We demand:

👉 2-way arms embargo on Israel
👉End RAF Gaza surveillance flights
👉UN powers & sanctions to force aid into Gaza
👉David Lammy resign

@palyouthmvmt.bsky.social

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What The Trans?! 🏳️‍⚧️ @whatthetrans.com · Aug 2

Protest outside Wes Streeting's office on Monday

Hey everyone! Queers for Palestine, Trans Kids Deserve Better, The Dyke Project, London Trans Pride, Fag Revolt and RS21 Are calling the entire queer and trans community to join us outside the vile Wes Streeting's constituency office. We are responding to the Palestinian Youth Movement's call for a 'Siege on Labour' on Monday:

When: Monday 4th August at 6 PM

Where: 12a Highview Parade, Ilford, IG4 5EP (15 minute walk from Gants Hill central line station)

? Why: Wes Streeting and the vicious 'Labour Party' are accomplices in the zionist-made famine in Gaza. Streeting is also responsible for the deaths of many trans kids past and future. We are taking unified action across the country on Monday with these demands:

1. A full two-way arms embargo on Israel

2. An end to British RAF surveillance flights over Gaza

3. For the British government to use all UN and sanctions levers to force Israel to allow aid into Gaza

4. For David Lammy to resign as foreign minister after lying to the public about arms sales to Israel

This government is dripping in the blood of our trans siblings and of the Palestinian people. We must act together to force Labour to meet these demands.

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · Aug 3

📢 TOMORROW! Join UK Divest and Hope for the Future to learn how to effectively engage your MP on the government's Pensions Review so we can upscale our #divestment campaigns to win fossil free #pensions for all!

👉 Register here: www.hftf.org.uk/event/how-to...

Hope For The Future Website

The Government’s Pension Schemes Bill currently making its way through Parliament offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for divestment - a chance to scale up our local campaigns into a national…

www.hftf.org.uk

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · Jul 28

"A local entrepreneur spoke about the need to remember ‘the heart’ instead of just appealing to ‘the head’ in narratives of climate action."

Wonderful to see this paper exploring the importance of dedicated climate spaces like Climate Action Leeds in Leeds 💚 www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/17...

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Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · Jul 28

With the Pension Schemes Bill making its way through Parliament, now is a key moment to push the government to make our pensions fossil free. Join UK Divest and Hope for the Future to learn how to effectively engage your MP and win better pensions for all!

Register:

Hope For The Future Website

The Government’s Pension Schemes Bill currently making its way through Parliament offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for divestment - a chance to scale up our local campaigns into a national…

www.hftf.org.uk

Platform @platform1983.bsky.social · Jul 24

Imperialist governments and the industries that fund them rely on us feeling powerless, but we the people are many.

We must all do everything we can for a free Palestine. There can be no climate justice on occupied land!

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