Charlotte Ravenscroft
@charravenscroft.bsky.social
Policy and research consultant
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Hi! I left the other place couple of years ago, so excited to reboot here! I'm a researcher and consultant working with amazing teams to boost their impact on the climate and nature emergencies. Look forward to connecting and learning here ✨️
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There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. 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 27, 2025 at 6:09 PM
There were some incredibly powerful talks at the #NationalEmergencyBriefing today
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
And hearing 9 interrelated themes brought home the systemic nature of the polycrisis. Can this be the start of a societal tipping point?
. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We need a lot of people to skill up for retrofitting homes in the UK.
My new 3rd report for @gatsbyed.bsky.social looks at the role *councils* can play in boosting these skills.
(The previous 2 reports look at national policy and education systems).
www.gatsby.org.uk/education/up...
My new 3rd report for @gatsbyed.bsky.social looks at the role *councils* can play in boosting these skills.
(The previous 2 reports look at national policy and education systems).
www.gatsby.org.uk/education/up...
How councils are tackling the retrofit skills gap | Gatsby Education
A new report provides guidance for councils on how to play their part in tackling the retrofit skills gap. This report is the third in a series by author Charlotte Ravenscroft looking at the retrofit ...
www.gatsby.org.uk
November 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
We need a lot of people to skill up for retrofitting homes in the UK.
My new 3rd report for @gatsbyed.bsky.social looks at the role *councils* can play in boosting these skills.
(The previous 2 reports look at national policy and education systems).
www.gatsby.org.uk/education/up...
My new 3rd report for @gatsbyed.bsky.social looks at the role *councils* can play in boosting these skills.
(The previous 2 reports look at national policy and education systems).
www.gatsby.org.uk/education/up...
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Wrote about how climate change is bad www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Climate Realism Is a Delusion
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wrote about how climate change is bad www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
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In summer 1945, the UK prime minister wrote an extraordinarily prescient memo about the strategic consequences of the atomic bomb
Eighty years later, as a new climate reality dawns, something similar needs to happen
Read my latest @overshootpod.bsky.social bonus essay👇
Eighty years later, as a new climate reality dawns, something similar needs to happen
Read my latest @overshootpod.bsky.social bonus essay👇
November 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
In summer 1945, the UK prime minister wrote an extraordinarily prescient memo about the strategic consequences of the atomic bomb
Eighty years later, as a new climate reality dawns, something similar needs to happen
Read my latest @overshootpod.bsky.social bonus essay👇
Eighty years later, as a new climate reality dawns, something similar needs to happen
Read my latest @overshootpod.bsky.social bonus essay👇
Cc: BBC
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Cc: BBC
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Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
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
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
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The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
I wonder if the United States can learn anything from the last time a major industrialized country decided to isolate itself from the rest of the world?
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
Almost a decade after the Brexit vote, GDP in the UK is around 6-8% lower relative to peer countries. (Source: www.nber.org/papers/w34459)
November 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The thing to understand about this is that this catastrophe in the UK has redounded to the political benefit of the very same people and political movement that pushed for it! Extremely perverse.
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A lot of people have invested in their skills and created green businesses in good faith.
You want to increase the capacity of the heat pump market *so* they become more accessible and affordable.
I hope this is reconsidered by the 26th.
You want to increase the capacity of the heat pump market *so* they become more accessible and affordable.
I hope this is reconsidered by the 26th.
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
A lot of people have invested in their skills and created green businesses in good faith.
You want to increase the capacity of the heat pump market *so* they become more accessible and affordable.
I hope this is reconsidered by the 26th.
You want to increase the capacity of the heat pump market *so* they become more accessible and affordable.
I hope this is reconsidered by the 26th.
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This will kill the heat pump market.
And that means cuts in investment in the whole system: tech, skills, supply chain, business investment.
And the subsidy is not a *benefit*, it's designed to equalise the choice between gas and electric.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And that means cuts in investment in the whole system: tech, skills, supply chain, business investment.
And the subsidy is not a *benefit*, it's designed to equalise the choice between gas and electric.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Hundreds of thousands to lose heat pump subsidies in Reeves’s budget plan
Exclusive: chancellor plans to fund energy efficiency levies via warm homes plan as part of drive to lower energy bills
www.theguardian.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
This will kill the heat pump market.
And that means cuts in investment in the whole system: tech, skills, supply chain, business investment.
And the subsidy is not a *benefit*, it's designed to equalise the choice between gas and electric.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
And that means cuts in investment in the whole system: tech, skills, supply chain, business investment.
And the subsidy is not a *benefit*, it's designed to equalise the choice between gas and electric.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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Saying we need massive CO₂ removal is like saying we need fusion power. We might need them but we ain’t got ‘em.
November 12, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Saying we need massive CO₂ removal is like saying we need fusion power. We might need them but we ain’t got ‘em.
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The fact that rich people are buying up the media and politicians, and using up the remaining carbon budget is very bad for everyone.
November 10, 2025 at 9:37 AM
The fact that rich people are buying up the media and politicians, and using up the remaining carbon budget is very bad for everyone.
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Here's the report that I mention that estimates that the number of super-rich living in London actually *increased* by 10% last year. So much for an exodus!
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/w...
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/w...
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Here's the report that I mention that estimates that the number of super-rich living in London actually *increased* by 10% last year. So much for an exodus!
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/w...
www.cnbc.com/2025/10/22/w...
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This is absolutely appalling.
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK opts out of flagship fund to protect Amazon and other threatened tropical forests
Decision is bitter blow to Brazil ahead of fund’s launch at Cop30 – and an embarrassment to Prince William
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
This is absolutely appalling.
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"The UK will not contribute to a flagship fund for the world’s remaining tropical forests, in a bitter blow to the Brazilian hosts on the eve of the Cop30 climate summit."
Absolutely pathetic.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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NPR REPORTER: “I’m in Gaza for the first time after two years of war, looking at this devastation up close… We are here accompanied by Israeli troops — more than two years after the war began, Israel is not allowing journalists into Gaza independently.”
November 6, 2025 at 3:48 AM
NPR REPORTER: “I’m in Gaza for the first time after two years of war, looking at this devastation up close… We are here accompanied by Israeli troops — more than two years after the war began, Israel is not allowing journalists into Gaza independently.”
I can't really bear to watch most political speeches but this is a must-watch for progressives.
Mamdani sets his promises - freezing rent, universal childcare, free buses - funded by wealth tax
Against the politics of "big money and small ideas" that's doing nothing to improve most people's lives
Mamdani sets his promises - freezing rent, universal childcare, free buses - funded by wealth tax
Against the politics of "big money and small ideas" that's doing nothing to improve most people's lives
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
‘Turn the volume up’: Mamdani invokes Trump in fiery speech that laid out plan of action
As New York City’s mayor-elect reiterated his policies, the president posted ‘And so it begins!’ on his social media
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I can't really bear to watch most political speeches but this is a must-watch for progressives.
Mamdani sets his promises - freezing rent, universal childcare, free buses - funded by wealth tax
Against the politics of "big money and small ideas" that's doing nothing to improve most people's lives
Mamdani sets his promises - freezing rent, universal childcare, free buses - funded by wealth tax
Against the politics of "big money and small ideas" that's doing nothing to improve most people's lives
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The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
October 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The richest man on earth owns X.
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros.
The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.
See the problem here?
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Maybe the most powerful thing from @zackpolanski.bsky.social right now is seeing him not be afraid of the right, even when he is surrounded on all sides, it feels like. I think this calmness under pressure is really working, because lots of us want to be less afraid
October 12, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Maybe the most powerful thing from @zackpolanski.bsky.social right now is seeing him not be afraid of the right, even when he is surrounded on all sides, it feels like. I think this calmness under pressure is really working, because lots of us want to be less afraid
Crazy that many of our politicians think we should just put our heads in the sand about climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Towns may have to be abandoned due to floods with millions more homes in Great Britain at risk
Every constituency projected to be at greater risk, with many areas likely to be uninsurable, Guardian investigation finds
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Crazy that many of our politicians think we should just put our heads in the sand about climate change
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Today, security support for Windows 10 ends, rendering up to 400 million computers unsecure to use in the largest case of premature, planned obsolescence to date.
Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:
Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:
The end of support for Windows 10 is creating an e-waste disaster
This post is by Ugo Vallauri, co-director, at the Restart Project.
buff.ly
October 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Today, security support for Windows 10 ends, rendering up to 400 million computers unsecure to use in the largest case of premature, planned obsolescence to date.
Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:
Latest blog from Ugo Vallauri, co-director @therestartproject.org, on why this is such a big issue and what's being done to solve it:
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“Total destruction”
October 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
“Total destruction”
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Its not monsters from outer space
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
October 12, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Its not monsters from outer space
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
Its humans scraping the bottom floor and sucking up every life form that exists, leaving nothing
Fish often in vain flee for their lives
Also releases 370 million metric tons of planet-warming c02 every year, roughly same as running 100 coal power plants
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If you're struggling there are people who will listen
Mind - 0300 102 1234
Samaritans - 116 123
National Suicide Prevention - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight)
CALM - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
Papyrus - 0800 068 4141 (under 35)
Switchboard (LGBT+) 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm)
Mind - 0300 102 1234
Samaritans - 116 123
National Suicide Prevention - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight)
CALM - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
Papyrus - 0800 068 4141 (under 35)
Switchboard (LGBT+) 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm)
October 10, 2025 at 10:15 AM
If you're struggling there are people who will listen
Mind - 0300 102 1234
Samaritans - 116 123
National Suicide Prevention - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight)
CALM - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
Papyrus - 0800 068 4141 (under 35)
Switchboard (LGBT+) 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm)
Mind - 0300 102 1234
Samaritans - 116 123
National Suicide Prevention - 0800 689 5652 (6pm to midnight)
CALM - 0800 58 58 58 (5pm–midnight every day)
Papyrus - 0800 068 4141 (under 35)
Switchboard (LGBT+) 0300 330 0630 (10am–10pm)
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Nothing says Nobel Peace Prize-worthy than an individual leveling threats against Norway if he doesn't get it.
October 10, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Nothing says Nobel Peace Prize-worthy than an individual leveling threats against Norway if he doesn't get it.
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Communities are powering forward on retrofitting buildings 🏗️
But many are held back.
Can supporting them be a win-win for investors & built environment professionals too?
Read the new piece by Ellie Davies (Footwork), Sara Edmonds (National Retrofit Hub) & Alasdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works).
But many are held back.
Can supporting them be a win-win for investors & built environment professionals too?
Read the new piece by Ellie Davies (Footwork), Sara Edmonds (National Retrofit Hub) & Alasdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works).
What’s stopping community retrofit? - Collective Works
Community-led projects are powering forward on retrofitting buildings. They are cutting carbon, improving comfort, and protecting public assets.
collectiveworks.net
August 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Communities are powering forward on retrofitting buildings 🏗️
But many are held back.
Can supporting them be a win-win for investors & built environment professionals too?
Read the new piece by Ellie Davies (Footwork), Sara Edmonds (National Retrofit Hub) & Alasdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works).
But many are held back.
Can supporting them be a win-win for investors & built environment professionals too?
Read the new piece by Ellie Davies (Footwork), Sara Edmonds (National Retrofit Hub) & Alasdair Ben Dixon (Collective Works).