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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 3h

Car manufacturers "took a conscious decision that customer convenience, which helped the industry sell more cars, was more important than reducing pollutants causing death”, court told

#dieselgate #airpollution
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Carmakers chose to cheat to sell cars rather than comply with emissions law, ‘dieselgate’ trial told

Mercedes, Ford, Renault, Nissan and Peugeot/Citroën face group action in which damages could exceed £6bn

www.theguardian.com

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 4h

Who am I “sponsored by"?

I work ~35–40 hours a week for an annual pre-tax salary of £27k from the University of Manchester. I take no income from consultancy, legal work, or writing - & often cover my own travel costs. No paid side gigs. No corporate largesse. Independence matters.

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Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 5h

I see context as being critical here. In isolation, news is neither good nor bad; such judgments require context.

Often, context is deliberately omitted by those trying to promote a particular viewpoint or agenda, that is, by those who prefer to mislead rather than inform the debate.

Ben Johnson @benjgeo.bsky.social · 6h

Feel massively conflicted about telling "good news" stories about climate tbh. Renewables surpassing coal for electricity is amazing, but it's not nearly enough.

Kevin Anderson @kevinclimate.bsky.social · 9h

Short comment on 'carbon trading' climateuncensored.com/what-role-fo...

Paris 1.5°C needs >20% cuts in global emissions every year - starting now!
For Paris 2°C, it’s ~8%.
Which country/company/institution can exceed these rates?
Only those that do have any real “emission space” for carbon trading.

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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 3h

"...To be effective you have to keep coming back. You have to turn up where it counts. You have to make a nuisance of yourself. You must be noisy, obstructive, annoying. One by one, all these rights have been struck down....
The moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies."

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4h

How the Labour government would have banned the Labour movement.
My latest column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Here’s what you need to know about Starmer’s illiberal protest curbs: they would have killed the Labour party at birth | George Monbiot

The rights we enjoy in the UK, and the movement the PM purports to lead, were built on protest. Those rights are in dire peril, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

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Scientists for XR @scientistsforxr.earth · 9h

Quick reminder to tune in at 7pm GMT *tonight* to hear Prof Jeff Waage OBE discuss his actions as part of Scientists for Extinction Rebellion.

Scientists for XR @scientistsforxr.earth · 3d

Talk online:
“This challenge needs a new approach!”
from Prof Jeff Waage

Mon 13th Oct 7pm GMT

After 40 years of work in agriculture and advising gov, Jeff joined @extinctionrebellion.uk in 2019.

Jeff will talk about his experiences and future direction.

Q&A

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

London, UK. 4 September, 2023. Professor Jeff Waage OBE joins scientists concerned by global heating in a protest outside Parliament demanding government 'listens to the science' and issues no new licences for fossil fuel extraction as MPs return from the summer recess. Credit: Ron Fassbender/Alamy Live News

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Laurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social · 12d

The world missed its goal for tackling climate change

What happens next?

That's the question I'm asking in a new documentary series

We uncover the fantasies that brought us here and meet the people with ideas to navigate what's next

Listen to the trailer👇

open.spotify.com/episode/2ICK...

Overshoot: a new podcast about a world beyond 1.5°C – trailer

open.spotify.com

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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 6h

The next XR Lewisham in-person meeting is TOMORROW 😊Tuesday 14 October, 7-9pm
New Cross Fire Station
266 Queens Road London SE14 5JN.
Community Entrance up the ramp at the left side in Waller Road (the building has scaffoldings)
ALL WELCOME!
🌻🌻🌻🌟🌻🌻🌻

XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 7h

Great documentary

43:22 "The fact that the public debate is so far behind scientific knowledge is one of the hardest things for me to understand as a scientist and as a as a human being."

www.youtube.com/watch?v=F8vI...

Inside the planet’s most urgent climate warning | Global Warning E1 | Featured Documentary

YouTube video by Al Jazeera English

www.youtube.com

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Joseph E. Stiglitz @josephestiglitz.bsky.social · 3d

Please tune in if you have time. October 15. Link to register to watch live below. How do we tackle wealth disparities and the power of the wealthy to set the political agenda?
@icrict.bsky.social

ICRICT @icrict.bsky.social · 3d

🚨 Wealth, Power & Democracy 🚨
Join our high level dialogue next Wednesday to discuss how to address extreme wealth concentration. #IMFmeetings
Final Agenda & to register to watch it live: shorturl.at/6E9N1
📅October 15
🕐 3-5.30 PM ET
Let's look at the agenda 👀🧵 1/

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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 8h

The 2025 Global Tipping Points Report published this week has dire news: Warm-water coral reefs, on which nearly a billion people and a quarter of all marine life depend, are passing their tipping point.
Report: global-tipping-points.org

#climatechange #tippingpoint #coralreef #Amazon #rainforest

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Dr Charlie Gardner @charliejgardner.bsky.social · 8h

“Governments are repressing human rights defenders and the current trajectory is incompatible with the realization of human rights for all. It’s just a road to destruction … I think states are behaving in a criminal fashion”

‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert

Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 2d

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years

Number of endangered butterfly species also surging amid habitat destruction and global heating, finds study The number of wild bee species in Europe at risk of extinction has more than doubled over the past decade, while the number of endangered butterfly species has almost doubled. The jeopardy facing crucial pollinators was revealed by scientific studies for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) red list of threatened species, which found that at least 172 bee species out of 1,928 were at risk of extinction in Europe. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 3d

Yet again, the satirical media doing a far better job at conveying the truth than the mainstream press.

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 2d

“We have now seen three of the five worst harvests on record this decade after extreme weather, telling a story of escalating #climate impacts that farmers are unable to cope with”.

Tick. Tock.

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

England sees second worst harvest on record, analysis shows

Provisional Government data suggests a much worse harvest than experts had so far predicted.

www.independent.co.uk

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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 2d

Thus it's crucial to ask MPs to attend this: 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

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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 3d

A counter take (pro Solar Radiation Management geoengineering) will be expounded at a free conference on
16-18 October
www.preventing2degrees.org/program

XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 3d

He was "an informer who worked for the police infiltrating prominent environmental & animal rights protests for 6 years in the 1990s and 2000s. He masqueraded as an activist keen to protect the environment and prevent the exploitation of animals but was secretly passing information to the police."

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Man convicted of 38 paedophile offences revealed as police informer who spied on UK activists

Trial of Nick Gratwick, 68, who schemed to rape children as young as six, exposes previous role among green protesters A man who schemed to rape children as young as six was revealed at his trial to have been a police informer who spied on environmental activists. Nick Gratwick, 68, was found guilty on Friday of 38 “abhorrent” paedophile offences, including plans over the last two years to pay to rape or sexually assault children in the UK and abroad. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · 3d

🚨SHOCKING: police in Russia just arrested a man for HOLDING UP A MAGAZINE COVER.

Wait, did we say Russia? We meant THE UK.

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XR Lewisham @xrlewisham.bsky.social · 3d

Craig Murray: “It is a maxim in Scots law that the law cannot be absurd. To claim that Palestine Action is a terrorist organisation is plainly absurd. This proscription is a politically motivated action in support of a genocide, and it is poisoning Scottish civil society.”

The Guardian @theguardian.com · 3d

Former British diplomat challenges Palestine Action ban in Scotland

Craig Murray argues proscription order contravenes rights to freedom of speech under European convention of human rights A former British diplomat has served a petition challenging the ban on Palestine Action in Scotland. The case, brought by Craig Murray, is separate to the judicial review of the proscription decision being brought at the high court in London and could lead to a situation whereby the ban is ruled unlawful in Scotland but not in England and Wales. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Dr Paul Dorfman @drpauldorfman.bsky.social · 3d

Most MPs ignorant of the #climate urgency.
Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C.
www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?

Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C

www.theguardian.com

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Will Norman @willnorman.co.uk · 3d

Well done to all the brilliant local councillors who have lowered the speed limits their roads to 20mph - often in the face of much hostility.

There is now irrefutable evidence to show your bold decisions are saving lives.

Thank you!

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Oceana UK @oceanauk.bsky.social · 5d

🚨 BREAKING: Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited

🐟 We’ve done one of the most comprehensive health checks of UK seas & the data is undeniable

⚠️ #Overfishing is emptying our seas, & it’s a political choice

📩 Tell PM Keir Starmer to act: act.oceana.org/page/178303/...

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Scientists for XR @scientistsforxr.earth · 3d

Talk online:
“This challenge needs a new approach!”
from Prof Jeff Waage

Mon 13th Oct 7pm GMT

After 40 years of work in agriculture and advising gov, Jeff joined @extinctionrebellion.uk in 2019.

Jeff will talk about his experiences and future direction.

Q&A

us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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Momentum Magazine @momentummag.bsky.social · 3d

A new study reveals that cycling traffic in Paris has increased by 240% between 2018 and 2023, while car traffic has steadily declined.
momentummag.com/new-study-pa...

New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution

Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.

momentummag.com

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Community-Led Restoration @globalstewards.bsky.social · 3d

The top 5 actions individuals can take to reduce climate emissions:
1) adopt a plant-rich diet
2) reduce energy consumption & switch to renewables
3) use sustainable transportation
4) reduce consumption & waste
5) advocate for & support climate action through voting and supporting policies

Actions for a healthy planet | United Nations

The Sustainable Development Goals spell out how we can protect our environment and slow climate change, from forests to oceans to everywhere in between. Think about your electricity use and your trave...

www.un.org

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