Steve Dawe
@stevedawe.bsky.social
Transport, Envt, Climate, life long Green Party and Buddhist. Writer at WEST ENGLAND BYLINES. Retd interdisciplinary social sci lecturer incl teaching Abt Climate/Envt/Devt Studies/Euro Studies. Married, parent, grandparent. Passionate Abt folk music.
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Please, don’t think of speed as one of the "suspects" to be ticked off or otherwise in a collision investigation. Speed is always implicated in the turning of a hazard, into an incident, into a collision and into a casualty. It is never an "innocent bystander". It's why #20splenty where people are
November 29, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Please, don’t think of speed as one of the "suspects" to be ticked off or otherwise in a collision investigation. Speed is always implicated in the turning of a hazard, into an incident, into a collision and into a casualty. It is never an "innocent bystander". It's why #20splenty where people are
It's a planned future. Not a good plan. But one our Govts can live with, apparently. Pity about the human and other species casualties.
The latest grim news
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
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 4:56 PM
It's a planned future. Not a good plan. But one our Govts can live with, apparently. Pity about the human and other species casualties.
No right wing bias in BBC. Only if you never watch BBC news, presumably. Otherwise...
Switched on BBC News and they’re crowing about how their investigation has led to the govt banning asylum seekers from using taxis to go see a doctor. Sick country.
November 29, 2025 at 4:54 PM
No right wing bias in BBC. Only if you never watch BBC news, presumably. Otherwise...
Not worth it. We are going to be ripped off. Energy bills should have separate payments for gas, nuclear elec and renewable source electricity. The contribution to persuading people to get wind, solar, heat pumps should be big.
Subsidies and Contracts for Difference (CfD) that UK govt has promised to two projects for new #nuclear power stations to add $1.32 billion (£1 billion) annually to the UK power bills from 2030.
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
oilprice.com/Latest-Energ...
UK Nuclear Projects Set to Add $1.3 Billion a Year to Power Bills | OilPrice.com
UK nuclear projects Hinkley Point C and Sizewell C are expected to raise household energy bills through subsidies, levies, and escalating project costs.
oilprice.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Not worth it. We are going to be ripped off. Energy bills should have separate payments for gas, nuclear elec and renewable source electricity. The contribution to persuading people to get wind, solar, heat pumps should be big.
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Across most of Europe, researchers found groundwater reserves are have been shrinking due to climate change.
Groundwater provides almost 2/3 of total public water supply.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Groundwater provides almost 2/3 of total public water supply.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
November 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Across most of Europe, researchers found groundwater reserves are have been shrinking due to climate change.
Groundwater provides almost 2/3 of total public water supply.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Groundwater provides almost 2/3 of total public water supply.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
November 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Huge respect to the papers for finding both an 88 year old worried about the tax bill on her 6 bedroom Kensington house and a 20 year old fretting about only being able to save £12k a year tax free.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Top work all around. These are not easy case studies to find.
Zarah Sultana boycotts day 1 of YP conference. 'Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I formed a little Party just days ago and it's gone right to my head...'
It's the satirists I feel sorriest for.
Zarah Sultana boycotts first day of Your Party conference over 'witch hunt' expulsions
November 29, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Zarah Sultana boycotts day 1 of YP conference. 'Show me the way to go home. I'm tired and I want to go to bed. I formed a little Party just days ago and it's gone right to my head...'
So raiding UK corporation tax on them is no problem then...
What do these corporations have in common?
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
Netflix
Ford
Tesla
T-Mobile
Duke Energy
DISH Network
Metlife
Dominion Energy
United States Steel
In recent years, they all paid their execs more than they paid in taxes.
This is what a corporate-rigged system looks like.
November 29, 2025 at 4:38 PM
So raiding UK corporation tax on them is no problem then...
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Reports of such appalling behaviour – and Farage’s reaction – give us an insight into the leader of the UK’s rising far-right party.
Nigel Farage’s alleged teenage comments are a distraction from the damage of his politics
Reports of such appalling behaviour – and Farage’s reaction – give us an insight into the leader of the UK’s rising far-right party.
tcnv.link
November 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Reports of such appalling behaviour – and Farage’s reaction – give us an insight into the leader of the UK’s rising far-right party.
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The Labour Government refused a 1% asset tax on the super rich, yet raised taxes on people already struggling.
All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
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All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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November 29, 2025 at 4:22 PM
The Labour Government refused a 1% asset tax on the super rich, yet raised taxes on people already struggling.
All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
All whilst their "black hole" turned out to be utter nonsense.
Active choices to refuse to fund our communities which they desperately need.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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Proud to share that the paper "Recent sociocultural changes reverse the long-term trend of declining habitat availability for large wild mammals in Europe" by M. Davoli, @tkuemmerle.bsky.social and colleagues was awarded the Diversity and Distribution Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award!
Recent Sociocultural Changes Reverse the Long‐Term Trend of Declining Habitat Availability for Large Wild Mammals in Europe
Aim People have strongly influenced the biosphere for millennia, but how their increasing activities have shaped wildlife distribution is incompletely understood. We examined how the distribution of...
doi.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Proud to share that the paper "Recent sociocultural changes reverse the long-term trend of declining habitat availability for large wild mammals in Europe" by M. Davoli, @tkuemmerle.bsky.social and colleagues was awarded the Diversity and Distribution Early Career Researcher Best Paper Award!
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It's remarkable how much #FenRestoration (and other #conservation work) comes down to the repetition of these two simple tasks. Scything and raking. Maybe not glamorous (especially the raking!), but vital to controlling rank vegetation and letting other plants thrive.
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
November 25, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's remarkable how much #FenRestoration (and other #conservation work) comes down to the repetition of these two simple tasks. Scything and raking. Maybe not glamorous (especially the raking!), but vital to controlling rank vegetation and letting other plants thrive.
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
#OxfordshireFens #GreenSpaces 🌍
Hazel Dawe: How do we encourage more children to cycle to school? westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/transpo...
How do we encourage more children to cycle to school?
Why do relatively few children cycle to school in the UK, despite the obvious benefits?
westenglandbylines.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Hazel Dawe: How do we encourage more children to cycle to school? westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/transpo...
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security 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 28, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Profoundly infuriating. Every single barrel of oil pumped moves us deeper into dangerous climate change. The science is absolutely clear about this: the carbon budget to limit to 1.5°C is practically gone. Tipping points loom. We need rapid fossil fuel PHASE OUT.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
More North Sea exploration to be allowed in new Labour plan
The chancellor will unveil the North Sea Strategy in her Budget speech, the BBC understands.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Profoundly infuriating. Every single barrel of oil pumped moves us deeper into dangerous climate change. The science is absolutely clear about this: the carbon budget to limit to 1.5°C is practically gone. Tipping points loom. We need rapid fossil fuel PHASE OUT.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
from Green Party news What would Zack Polanski do?... article looks at wealth taxes, the Nordic model and fiscal rules. Zack told them: “We need to challenge inequality, so that starts with a wealth tax on assets: a 1 per cent tax on £10m or more and a 2 per cent tax on £1bn or more."
November 26, 2025 at 12:11 PM
from Green Party news What would Zack Polanski do?... article looks at wealth taxes, the Nordic model and fiscal rules. Zack told them: “We need to challenge inequality, so that starts with a wealth tax on assets: a 1 per cent tax on £10m or more and a 2 per cent tax on £1bn or more."
Airport expansion is incompatible with a rational Climate policy. And our Govt is doing this: Plans to move M25 for new Heathrow runway slammed by Greens
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plan...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plan...
Plans to move M25 for new Heathrow runway slammed by Greens
THE government is “pathetically in the pocket” of Heathrow bosses, the Green Party said today after ministers backed plans from the airport’s owners to move the M25 to make way for a third runway.Tran...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Airport expansion is incompatible with a rational Climate policy. And our Govt is doing this: Plans to move M25 for new Heathrow runway slammed by Greens
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plan...
www.morningstaronline.co.uk/article/plan...
At at time when the UK Government is pushing through its anti-environment Planning and Infrastructure Bill, this:
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest
Environmental charity Fidra says 168 of 195 SSSIs it surveyed are contaminated with tiny pellets
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
At at time when the UK Government is pushing through its anti-environment Planning and Infrastructure Bill, this:
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plastic nurdles found at 84% of UK sites of special scientific interest www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds
Environmental body says modest investment and changes can help preserve long list of animals, fungi and lichen
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:57 AM
‘A precarious position’: almost 3,000 species at risk of disappearing from Wales, report finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We need Govts to recognize the plausible threat of AMOC collapse this century requires deep and rapid cuts in GHG emissions. This isn't something mitigation or adaptation at present rates globally is going to fend off.
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) a national security concern and an existential threat.
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Yet still fossil fuel usage continues to grow, and they barely agreed to *name* the problem at #COP30.
www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
www.reuters.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
We need Govts to recognize the plausible threat of AMOC collapse this century requires deep and rapid cuts in GHG emissions. This isn't something mitigation or adaptation at present rates globally is going to fend off.
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Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
AI’s water problem is worse than we thought
A new investigation reveals how Amazon is amplifying Oregon’s nitrate pollution crisis.
heated.world
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Everyone knows data centers use a ton of water.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
What hardly anyone knows: they can poison the water that remains.
And in eastern Oregon, Amazon is doing exactly that.
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Dear @elliereeves.bsky.social, my MP, you never replied to the invitation that I (and other constituents) sent you on several occasions and so, once again: I feel you have everything to gain and nothing to lose in attending a briefing with some of the best scientists in the UK, so please do!
🔥 Final ask, on behalf of the National Emergency Briefing 🔥
Email your MP via our website.
Download & share your MPs personal video invite 👇
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We wont be doing this again(!) so make sure your MP is attends.
#neb2025
@nebriefing.bsky.social
Email your MP via our website.
Download & share your MPs personal video invite 👇
shorturl.at/Mfsjn
We wont be doing this again(!) so make sure your MP is attends.
#neb2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Dear @elliereeves.bsky.social, my MP, you never replied to the invitation that I (and other constituents) sent you on several occasions and so, once again: I feel you have everything to gain and nothing to lose in attending a briefing with some of the best scientists in the UK, so please do!
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Next week’s budget must deliver justice for hard-pressed families by fully scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap and fairly taxing wealth.
With @greenparty.org.uk colleagues I have written to the Chancellor with a very simple message: Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
With @greenparty.org.uk colleagues I have written to the Chancellor with a very simple message: Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
It is a political choice to keep children in poverty whilst billionaire and multimillionaire wealth grows larger.
@greenparty.org.uk has today written to the Chancellor urging her to use the next week's Budget to tax wealth fairly, cut bills and deliver real change.
@greenparty.org.uk has today written to the Chancellor urging her to use the next week's Budget to tax wealth fairly, cut bills and deliver real change.
November 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Next week’s budget must deliver justice for hard-pressed families by fully scrapping the cruel two-child benefit cap and fairly taxing wealth.
With @greenparty.org.uk colleagues I have written to the Chancellor with a very simple message: Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
With @greenparty.org.uk colleagues I have written to the Chancellor with a very simple message: Cut bills. Tax billionaires.
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🌱 Another whipped vote from Govt against climate,
clean air and nature. 😱
🚨 Lords must step up and make sure new Mayors have to take action.
💚 Thank you to every MP who backed the campaign!
How did yours vote?
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
clean air and nature. 😱
🚨 Lords must step up and make sure new Mayors have to take action.
💚 Thank you to every MP who backed the campaign!
How did yours vote?
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
🌱 Another whipped vote from Govt against climate,
clean air and nature. 😱
🚨 Lords must step up and make sure new Mayors have to take action.
💚 Thank you to every MP who backed the campaign!
How did yours vote?
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
clean air and nature. 😱
🚨 Lords must step up and make sure new Mayors have to take action.
💚 Thank you to every MP who backed the campaign!
How did yours vote?
hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2025...
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Just pathetically in Heathrow’s pocket, Govt backs the airport’s own climate-wrecking expansion plan, the one that requires moving (!) the M25.
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Heathrow's plan for longer third runway chosen by government
Under the selected plan, the runway would be up to 3.5km long and require a new road tunnel under the airport.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Just pathetically in Heathrow’s pocket, Govt backs the airport’s own climate-wrecking expansion plan, the one that requires moving (!) the M25.
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Aviation bosses and frequent flyers causing everyone else’s daily lives tons of miserable disruption. Ridiculous!
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...