Richmond and Twickenham Friends of the Earth
@rtfoe.bsky.social
Campaigning for a healthy and eco-friendly future for people in Richmond and Twickenham and beyond. Check out our guide to sustainable living in Richmond Borough here: https://greenrichmond.org.uk/
Eye-wateringly depressing - the #CarbonFootprint of next summer's FIFA world cup:
December 6, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Eye-wateringly depressing - the #CarbonFootprint of next summer's FIFA world cup:
A classic case of 'if you build it they will come'. More safe #cycle lanes is driving growth in cycling. But there's still a way to go to make London's roads safe. So let's have some more safe routes please @london.gov.uk
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December 6, 2025 at 9:19 PM
A classic case of 'if you build it they will come'. More safe #cycle lanes is driving growth in cycling. But there's still a way to go to make London's roads safe. So let's have some more safe routes please @london.gov.uk
lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil...
lcc.org.uk/news/1-5-mil...
Brilliant stuff from @olifro.st Humour is a really powerful tool for drawing attention to serious messages. Hope SocGen is shamed into a rethink.
We went to Paris to launch a fake brand campaign for the bank Société Générale.
Société Générale said they’d stop funding coal.
But instead underwrote a $409 million a bond to the world’s largest private coal company (through one of their subsidiaries).
Sign the petition at pollutiongenerale.fr
Société Générale said they’d stop funding coal.
But instead underwrote a $409 million a bond to the world’s largest private coal company (through one of their subsidiaries).
Sign the petition at pollutiongenerale.fr
December 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Brilliant stuff from @olifro.st Humour is a really powerful tool for drawing attention to serious messages. Hope SocGen is shamed into a rethink.
We love the #WildlifePhotographer exhibition at London's @nhm.org If you haven't been yet it's definitely worth the trip.
December 4, 2025 at 4:52 PM
We love the #WildlifePhotographer exhibition at London's @nhm.org If you haven't been yet it's definitely worth the trip.
Really exciting plans from @treesforlife.bsky.social to bring back species such as lynx to Scotland. We LOVE #rewilding - such positive action in the face of so many negative stories on #biodiversity loss
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treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
Missing Species Appeal - Trees for Life
We are fundraising £25,000 to support our Missing Species Programme to bring back Scotland's lost keystone animals.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Really exciting plans from @treesforlife.bsky.social to bring back species such as lynx to Scotland. We LOVE #rewilding - such positive action in the face of so many negative stories on #biodiversity loss
treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
treesforlife.org.uk/support/miss...
Fed up with the miserable weather today? Here's why we should be grateful for rain (and yes, that includes those of us in the South East of England):
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Fed up with the miserable weather today? Here's why we should be grateful for rain (and yes, that includes those of us in the South East of England):
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No way expansion of #Heathrow can meet Labour's "key tests .... on the environment", especially as it's "already the single largest polluter in the UK". @thecccuk.bsky.social & @commonseac.parliament.uk say a 3rd runway "risks torpedoing the UK's climate goals."
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Government backs Heathrow’s £49bn third runway plan as Twickenham MP renews opposition
Heathrow's third runway advances as UK Transport Secretary backs Heathrow Airport Limited's proposal, with plans aiming for a 2035 completion.
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November 28, 2025 at 6:27 PM
No way expansion of #Heathrow can meet Labour's "key tests .... on the environment", especially as it's "already the single largest polluter in the UK". @thecccuk.bsky.social & @commonseac.parliament.uk say a 3rd runway "risks torpedoing the UK's climate goals."
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So true. Another missed opportunity.
A huge and glaring omission. It's clear the Chancellor protects aviation's profits instead of making polluters pay. We urgently need a frequent flyer levy and fuel tax to fix this broken system. #MakePollutersPay #FlightFreeFuture
MISSING: Closing tax loopholes for private jets, taxing airplane fuel, a frequent flyer levy.
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
Why does the Chancellor have such a blind spot for anything that might tackle the excesses of the aviation industry? #Budget
November 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
So true. Another missed opportunity.
Mixed news for environmentalists in today's UK #Budget, but on balance "“Today’s announcements fall far short of what’s needed”. sustainabilitymag.com/news/the-sus... It appears that the government still doesn't understand that #ClimateChange is likely to severely damage long term economic growth.
The Sustainability Headlines of the UK's 2025 Autumn Budget
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today revealed the UK's budget for 2026 and beyond, including updates on EV spending, taxes and energy investment
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Mixed news for environmentalists in today's UK #Budget, but on balance "“Today’s announcements fall far short of what’s needed”. sustainabilitymag.com/news/the-sus... It appears that the government still doesn't understand that #ClimateChange is likely to severely damage long term economic growth.
This is worryingly Trump-esque! An independent judiciary is essential for a healthy #democratic society.
The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
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Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
A ‘Stitch-Up’: Palestine Action Case Gets New Judges | Novara Media
The judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription has been thrown into turmoil by a last-minute change. A new panel of judges includes one with a long history of working for the government and an...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:18 PM
This is worryingly Trump-esque! An independent judiciary is essential for a healthy #democratic society.
We know where the dangerous junctions are, but we don't understand why #TfL, @london.gov.uk and councils are so slow to act on them. Take @londoncycling.bsky.social's 1-minute action calling for more action on London's most dangerous junctions. action.lcc.org.uk/junctions
Fix London’s dangerous junctions faster
Take 1-minute today to ask the Mayor of London for more, better and safer junctions faster – stop the flow of people being killed just because they’re walking, wheeling & cycling.
action.lcc.org.uk
November 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
We know where the dangerous junctions are, but we don't understand why #TfL, @london.gov.uk and councils are so slow to act on them. Take @londoncycling.bsky.social's 1-minute action calling for more action on London's most dangerous junctions. action.lcc.org.uk/junctions
Hooray!! It's good to hear that not every MP thinks we have to ride roughshod over nature in order to build more homes: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/nature-... Hope #Reeves and #Starmer are listening.
Nature not an ‘enemy’ or ‘blocker’ to housebuilding, MPs find
Nature should not be viewed as an “inconvenience” to development and most housebuilding delays are for other reasons, a parliamentary committee has found.
www.insidehousing.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Hooray!! It's good to hear that not every MP thinks we have to ride roughshod over nature in order to build more homes: www.insidehousing.co.uk/news/nature-... Hope #Reeves and #Starmer are listening.
Interesting piece on #HammersmithBridge. Another great example of traffic evaporation.
“When the bridge closed, about 25,000 vehicles crossed it daily… Six years later, 9,000 of those journeys have vanished - not diverted to other crossings, but simply evaporated. Yet the local economy has adapted, air quality has improved, and overall traffic congestion has lessened.”
I really cannot recommend this excellent piece on Hammersmith Bridge highly enough
November 23, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Interesting piece on #HammersmithBridge. Another great example of traffic evaporation.
COP out. So depressing ;-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
COP30: UN climate talks fail to secure new fossil fuel promises
Nearly 200 countries attended COP30, which aimed to commit the world to take more action on climate change.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
COP out. So depressing ;-(
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's crazy that some people still claim #ClimateChange isn't happening when evidence is everywhere you look: from hurricanes in the Caribbean to flooding nearer to home. One day they will wake up and find their home is uninsurable, then look for someone to blame www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
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November 21, 2025 at 8:45 PM
It's crazy that some people still claim #ClimateChange isn't happening when evidence is everywhere you look: from hurricanes in the Caribbean to flooding nearer to home. One day they will wake up and find their home is uninsurable, then look for someone to blame www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Congratulations to @alexanderehmann.bsky.social on his award for progress on improving transport and #AirQuality. We won't let you rest on your laurels though and will be pushing #LBRuT to make further improvements to #AirQuality and active travel safety. richmond.gov.uk/news/news_no...
November 21, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Congratulations to @alexanderehmann.bsky.social on his award for progress on improving transport and #AirQuality. We won't let you rest on your laurels though and will be pushing #LBRuT to make further improvements to #AirQuality and active travel safety. richmond.gov.uk/news/news_no...
@theroyalparks.bsky.social may need to control deer numbers but there are more humane ways of doing so (unless it's all about selling venison rather than control of course) www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
November 19, 2025 at 8:55 PM
@theroyalparks.bsky.social may need to control deer numbers but there are more humane ways of doing so (unless it's all about selling venison rather than control of course) www.change.org/p/stop-the-c...
Al Gore on #Trump "The biggest harm he’s doing is to the US itself...China is now exporting green technology .. that has a .. value that is significantly higher than all of the fossil fuel exports from the US to the rest of the world”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Al Gore wonders if ‘bullying’ Trump prompted Bill Gates to backtrack on climate
Exclusive interview with ex-US vice-president at Cop30 also reveals his hope around much-maligned climate summit
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Al Gore on #Trump "The biggest harm he’s doing is to the US itself...China is now exporting green technology .. that has a .. value that is significantly higher than all of the fossil fuel exports from the US to the rest of the world”. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
At #COP30, countries have come together to agree a new process (the Belém Action Mechanism) – that would see everyone benefit from the transition away from #FossilFuels. But the UK delegation aren’t getting on board action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/urge-ed-miliband-unblock-un-climate-talks
Urge Ed Miliband to unblock UN climate talks
Plans to protect people and the environment are on a knife edge at the UN climate talks. The UK government must act now to back a fairer, more just future before it’s too late. The climate crisis is r...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
At #COP30, countries have come together to agree a new process (the Belém Action Mechanism) – that would see everyone benefit from the transition away from #FossilFuels. But the UK delegation aren’t getting on board action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/urge-ed-miliband-unblock-un-climate-talks
Surely a no-brainer target for a Chancellor needing to raise taxes without upsetting voters?
SHOCKING 🚨: Energy giants raked in £125 billion in UK profits while millions struggled to afford to heat their homes.
Five years of crisis for households and five years of soaring profit for the companies driving fuel poverty.
Five years of crisis for households and five years of soaring profit for the companies driving fuel poverty.
November 18, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Surely a no-brainer target for a Chancellor needing to raise taxes without upsetting voters?
1 of the great things about #BlueSky is that it's not owned by a billionaire nor financed by #BigOil. Unlike most media as explained by the always eloquent @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. If we each persuade 1 person to join we could double #BlueSky's impact overnight www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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November 16, 2025 at 5:05 PM
1 of the great things about #BlueSky is that it's not owned by a billionaire nor financed by #BigOil. Unlike most media as explained by the always eloquent @georgemonbiot.bsky.social. If we each persuade 1 person to join we could double #BlueSky's impact overnight www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
What #Heathrow doesn't want you to know. Why expanding #airports won't help the government's growth agenda.
Judging by the summary of this new #NEF analysis, there is a huge flaw in economic arguments being used for #HeathrowExpansion... Tourism sucks more money OUT of the UK economy, than it brings IN.
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The economics of air transport in Europe
Part one: Air transport and growth
neweconomics.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Progress is being stalled by those profiting off environmental harm and politicians with vested interests. But by coming together, we can unleash a new wave of transformative action. Learn more about how you can take action here. 👇https://friendsoftheearth.uk/take-action #ThisWorldIsOurs #COP30
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Progress is being stalled by those profiting off environmental harm and politicians with vested interests. But by coming together, we can unleash a new wave of transformative action. Learn more about how you can take action here. 👇https://friendsoftheearth.uk/take-action #ThisWorldIsOurs #COP30
We’re here at the #GlobalDayofAction rally in London, mobilising with allies across the country to stand up for a brighter future. We’re in the decisive decade for #climate and #nature, so choices governments make now will shape our collective future.
November 15, 2025 at 11:47 AM
We’re here at the #GlobalDayofAction rally in London, mobilising with allies across the country to stand up for a brighter future. We’re in the decisive decade for #climate and #nature, so choices governments make now will shape our collective future.
