Ben Cooke
@ben-cooke.bsky.social
Environment correspondent at the Times. Always on the lookout for stories about the mess we're in and how to get out of it. DMs open or drop me a line at benjamin.cooke(at)thetimes.co.uk.
And I've written a couple of features on why many people think Cop isn't working, what we can do about it, and why the clean energy transition is zooming ahead even so. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Climate change talks under fire as Cop30 gathers in Brazil
While Baroness Worthington, lead author of Britain’s 2008 act, describes the talks as ‘a bit of theatre’, other campaigners believe they have made a difference
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
And I've written a couple of features on why many people think Cop isn't working, what we can do about it, and why the clean energy transition is zooming ahead even so. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
@henrybird1.bsky.social writes about what this year's arid summer tells us about the future of Britain's wildlife. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The fight to save Britain’s wildlife after year of climate ‘chaos’
The driest spring and hottest summer on record has taken a heavy toll on habitats, prompting pleas for urgent action to preserve our natural heritage
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
@henrybird1.bsky.social writes about what this year's arid summer tells us about the future of Britain's wildlife. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Adam Vaughan checks in on the promise the world made at Cop26 in Glasgow, to halt deforestation by 2030. Unsurprisingly perhaps, the pledge has made little difference to the rate of forest loss. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Four years on from landmark pledge, has deforestation slowed?
As countries prepare for the Cop30 climate conference in Brazil, we assess the world’s progress on an ambitious goal set at the 2021 talks in Glasgow
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Adam Vaughan checks in on the promise the world made at Cop26 in Glasgow, to halt deforestation by 2030. Unsurprisingly perhaps, the pledge has made little difference to the rate of forest loss. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
@annadowell.bsky.social has written a great piece about oil and gas workers in Aberdeen, who are fed up with promises of a just transition to renewables that has so far failed to deliver secure, high-paying jobs.
November 6, 2025 at 11:21 AM
@annadowell.bsky.social has written a great piece about oil and gas workers in Aberdeen, who are fed up with promises of a just transition to renewables that has so far failed to deliver secure, high-paying jobs.
Thanks guys! Miss you!
July 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thanks guys! Miss you!
Thanks Ian, that's very kind! Best of luck with Good Energy's work to bring it about.
April 1, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Thanks Ian, that's very kind! Best of luck with Good Energy's work to bring it about.
Thanks Zack! Hope you're well.
March 11, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thanks Zack! Hope you're well.
Also out today - could rewilding help protect towns like Tenbury Wells, which has flooded seven times in four years? @philsturgeon.com believes so - he's planting trees upstream to help catch rainwater before it whooshes into the river. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
The unusual way to save one of Britain’s most flooded towns
A charity believes that restoring trees to the Welsh borders could protect Tenbury Wells from increasingly frequent extreme weather
www.thetimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Also out today - could rewilding help protect towns like Tenbury Wells, which has flooded seven times in four years? @philsturgeon.com believes so - he's planting trees upstream to help catch rainwater before it whooshes into the river. www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
First up, @ben-spencer.bsky.social's brilliant overview of the state of climate adaptation in the UK. To prepare for a warmer climate we'll have to do everything from redesign railway tracks to avoiding building on flood plains. @laurielaybourn.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
We’ve failed to stop climate change — this is what we need to do next
While we can still limit warming by cutting emissions, we now face having to adapt to more extreme weather
www.thetimes.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
First up, @ben-spencer.bsky.social's brilliant overview of the state of climate adaptation in the UK. To prepare for a warmer climate we'll have to do everything from redesign railway tracks to avoiding building on flood plains. @laurielaybourn.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...