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Bristol's radical rebellion for climate justice. Rising up against climate breakdown and ecological collapse as part of a global movement. #ExtinctionRebellion
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@XRBristol @xrbristol.bsky.social · Apr 7
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"Addressing the cuts in greenhouse gas emissions needed in order for the world to stay within the 1.5 ºC limit was also put off to next year" 
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This violates XRUK's demand 2 basically ACT NOW!
rebeltoolkit.extinctionrebellion.uk/books/intro-...
‘Fossil fuel giants finally in the crosshairs’: Cop30 avoids total failure with last-ditch deal
It took some oblique wording, but Saudi Arabia made a last-minute decision to sign deal that marks departure for Cop
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Tues 25 Nov 2025, Cotham Parish Church Hall, BS6 6DR.

Everyone welcome, including newcomers and those part of other groups.

Arrive from 6:30pm for a chat over a delicious, free vegan shared meal (donations encouraged). Main meeting runs 7-9pm
November 25, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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Nearly half of Denmark's renewable energy is community owned! That's a better bit of policy to copy: www.globalsociety.earth/post/denmark...
Denmark’s renewable revolution: A model for global sustainability
Editorial Team SDG7 : Denmark’s wind-powered success shows how partnerships and community ownership drive sustainable progress.
www.globalsociety.earth
November 24, 2025 at 5:44 PM
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🌶️Hot🌶️from Bristol XR Media & Messaging -
What's on...
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If you would like your own personal copy every Sunday, or you know someone who does, click on the link at the top of each newsletter.
Peace and Courage
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November 23, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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"The carbon level has reached 426 parts per million – well over scientists’ “safe” limit of 350. According to them, the planet is heading to oblivion. All that time news editors have told me not to be too downbeat.

This is my last column. I think the facts speak for themselves.”
As I write my last column, the facts on climate crisis speak for themselves
Since 1995, when the first Cop was held, carbon levels have increased from 360.67 parts per million to 426.68 parts now
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Renewable energies don’t come with so many disasters. Nuclear power projects are much more fragile & may impose negative effects on the atmosphere or on the waters surrounding us.
www.eldiario24.com/en/china-act...
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China ignites its $27B 'infinite-energy' reactor — 117M kWh unleashed for a single purpose
China launches its $27B 'infinite-energy' reactor, producing 117M kWh to power groundbreaking projects and redefine the future of sustainable energy.
www.eldiario24.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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Tipping Point ☝️
Microbes, some having "slept" for ~40,000 years, entombed in frozen permafrost can activate after thawing. Experiments show they start releasing carbon dioxide within months of thaw.
www.earth.com/news/ancient...
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Ancient microbes frozen for 40,000 years revive, reorganize, and begin to devour carbon
Microbes frozen for 40,000 years in Alaska's permafrost are thawing as temperatures rise, releasing CO2 and posing new climate threats.
www.earth.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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India installed 10,000,000 solar panels to provide electricity for an estimated number of between 1 & 2 million homes. ...Earthlings 🧍🤸stand to gain if countries are competing in clean-energy production. 🌞
www.ecoticias.com/en/india-100...
India ignites 10,000,000 solar panels to produce 2,000 MW ― China now has a reason for concern
India has invested in a groundbreaking 10 million solar panels project that is projected to transform global energy generation and provide for millions.
www.ecoticias.com
November 23, 2025 at 7:16 AM
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“Three Truths”
For COP30 in Wimborne we’re sharing testimonies from people already losing homes, lands + futures to climate breakdown. Today: the words of Juan Carlos Monterrey Gómez, Panama’s climate envoy
#COP30
#climatejustice #ThisWorldIsOurs
November 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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"The countries that are most opposed to 1.5C and the actions we need to take for it are the “like-minded developing countries” group, people like the Arab group, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, China, India"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘It’s like arguing with robots’: negotiators on the state of Cop30 talks
Three representatives of developing countries speak candidly about meetings behind closed doors in Belém
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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England’s Greenhouse Gas emissions reductions have slowed significantly in recent years
www.gov.uk/government/s...
November 21, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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November 19, 2025 at 8:35 AM
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"we need to ask some uncomfortable questions. What happens to democracy when it becomes a barrier to survival?"
ingridbjerknesryne.substack.com/p/the-climat...
"I’m sorry, Dave. I’m afraid I can’t let you have democracy."
The Climate Crisis Is Exposing Democracy’s Fatal Flaws
Rethinking Democracy in an Era of Ecological Crisis and Irrationality
ingridbjerknesryne.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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Well, it’s going to cost us even more €€€€$$$$£££s if we don’t get to net zero by 2050.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Damned if we do but completely stuffed if we don’t’: heatwaves will worsen longer net zero is delayed
A new study suggests heatwaves will not revert back towards preindustrial conditions for at least 1,000 years after emissions target reached
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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www.nebriefing.org
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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www.overshootpod.com
Overshoot podcast – a world beyond 1.5C
The world missed its goal for tackling climate change. What happens next? In this four-part documentary series, we explore the huge challenges that come from 1.5°C overshoot. We meet the people with ...
www.overshootpod.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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China: is it really an ecological model? AWL ecology reading group
Sunday, 16 November⋅20:00 – 22:00

Read more at workersliberty.org/story/2025-1...

Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/china-is-i...

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us02web.zoom.us/j/86449654474 or bit.ly/eco-rg
November 15, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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Restoring these former wetlands — once drained but now potentially revived — offers two major advantages: a natural defensive barrier and a means to store immense amounts of carbon. Beyond European security, the climate stands to gain as well.
www.futura-sciences.com/en/theres-a-...
There’s a Highly Effective Natural Way to Push Back the Russian Invasion of Europe - Futura-Sciences
Could nature itself become a form of defense in wartime? Some scientists believe so. They propose a natural way to slow a Russian advance across Europe: restoring thousands of miles of wetlands along ...
www.futura-sciences.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘The glacier is slowly melting, it’s clearly visible’ – This is climate breakdown
The mountains have always been part of our lives. But now they pose a new threat and we need to take action. This is Saúl’s story
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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XR Bristol Meetup ☕💚🌻🌎
November 11, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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‘If Britain is serious about the climate, then it must put its money where its mouth is’
GREEN Party leader Zack Polanski condemned Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today for refusing to put his money where his mouth is on climate justice — while posing as a climate saviour on the world st...
morningstaronline.co.uk
November 11, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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"During negotiations on the 2040 goal in recent months, numerous governments - from Sweden, to Latvia, to France - warned that Europe's forests are absorbing far less CO2 emissions than hoped, in part because of wildfires and droughts made worse by #climate change"

www.reuters.com/sustainabili...
November 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
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November 9, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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"Drax power plant has continued to burn 250-year-old trees sourced from some of Canada’s oldest forests"
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Drax still burning 250-year-old trees sourced from forests in Canada, experts say
Exclusive: report by Stand.earth says subsidiary of power plant received truckloads of whole logs at biomass pellet sites
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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"those who had been diagnosed with dementia prior to their death had up to 10 times as much plastic in their brains compared to those without the condition"
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
How do the microplastics in our bodies affect our health?
Microplastics have even been found inside our bones – but what impact are they having on our health? Here's everything we know about what they're doing to our bodies.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM