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Fixers repair cafe at Islington West Library today. Radios, kettles, iPads, waffle makers and numerous other electronics all getting a new lease of life 💚 thanks to the talented fixers. Sign up to our newsletter for details of the next Repair Cafe on 6th Dec
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Anyone noticed that another COP and ignored that massive elephant in the room?
We call it fossil fuel
We call it fossil fuel
a man in a white suit says it 's insane in front of a world map
ALT: a man in a white suit says it 's insane in front of a world map
media.tenor.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Anyone noticed that another COP and ignored that massive elephant in the room?
We call it fossil fuel
We call it fossil fuel
Turns out climate is a popular topic after all. Hope for a greener future.
Since I was elected leader of the Green Party, 100,000 new people have joined.
In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
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In just over two months:
170,000 people ready to make hope normal again.
This is only the beginning.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Turns out climate is a popular topic after all. Hope for a greener future.
Islington Home Owners: save money and make your home warmer
An Introduction to Retrofitting: Make Your Home Warmer for Winter
Islington North Library, Manor Gardens, N7 6JX
Thursday, 27 Nov, 6 – 7:30pm
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu...
An Introduction to Retrofitting: Make Your Home Warmer for Winter
Islington North Library, Manor Gardens, N7 6JX
Thursday, 27 Nov, 6 – 7:30pm
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu...
An Introduction to Retrofitting: Make Your Home Warmer for Winter
Discover how you can improve the comfort of your home, reduce bills, and make your home more energy efficient by retrofitting.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Islington Home Owners: save money and make your home warmer
An Introduction to Retrofitting: Make Your Home Warmer for Winter
Islington North Library, Manor Gardens, N7 6JX
Thursday, 27 Nov, 6 – 7:30pm
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu...
An Introduction to Retrofitting: Make Your Home Warmer for Winter
Islington North Library, Manor Gardens, N7 6JX
Thursday, 27 Nov, 6 – 7:30pm
Free tickets here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-introdu...
Is Emily Thornberry your MP?
If so please write to her requesting she attends the National emergency briefing - details here:
www.nebriefing.org
If so please write to her requesting she attends the National emergency briefing - details here:
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 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Is Emily Thornberry your MP?
If so please write to her requesting she attends the National emergency briefing - details here:
www.nebriefing.org
If so please write to her requesting she attends the National emergency briefing - details here:
www.nebriefing.org
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
COP30 warning: Countries are leaning on forests instead of cutting fossil fuels
->Earth.com | #cop30 #forest #fossil fuel #climate change | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Earth.com | #cop30 #forest #fossil fuel #climate change | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
COP30 warning: Countries are leaning on forests instead of cutting fossil fuels
At the COP30 climate summit in Brazil, a new analysis of national pledges sends a stark warning. Instead of focusing on rapid cuts to fossil fuel use, many countries are leaning on forests and farmland to balance their emissions on...
www.earth.com
November 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Watch it whilst you can
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Why is it important? Because Trump wants to rewrite the truth and is now saying his speech was ‘calming’.
If he controls the truth around the world he can rewrite all versions of truth including climate change 🪡🧵 1/4
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Why is it important? Because Trump wants to rewrite the truth and is now saying his speech was ‘calming’.
If he controls the truth around the world he can rewrite all versions of truth including climate change 🪡🧵 1/4
www.bbc.co.uk
November 16, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Watch it whilst you can
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Why is it important? Because Trump wants to rewrite the truth and is now saying his speech was ‘calming’.
If he controls the truth around the world he can rewrite all versions of truth including climate change 🪡🧵 1/4
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Why is it important? Because Trump wants to rewrite the truth and is now saying his speech was ‘calming’.
If he controls the truth around the world he can rewrite all versions of truth including climate change 🪡🧵 1/4
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
#GoodNews #WomensHistory #WomeninScience #IndigenousScience
Bringing them all together
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Bringing them all together
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
The scientist who helped win the fight to protect a sacred piece of the Pacific
Respected ocean expert Katy Soapi continues to advocate to protect Tetepare, one of the last untouched places in Solomon Islands
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:43 AM
#GoodNews #WomensHistory #WomeninScience #IndigenousScience
Bringing them all together
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Bringing them all together
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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170,000 reasons a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
$170,000 a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
Desert kingdom depends on oil dollars but its people already face a climate ‘at the verge of livability’. What’s going on?
www.theguardian.com
November 15, 2025 at 6:08 PM
170,000 reasons a minute: why Saudi Arabia is the biggest blocker of climate action
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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On Monday, Carbon Brief will host the second of three live “Ask Us Anything’ COP30 webinars 🎙️
If you have secured your COP30 Insider Pass, you’ll be able to ask your questions directly to our journalists on the ground.
Want access? Secure your pass now ⬇️
If you have secured your COP30 Insider Pass, you’ll be able to ask your questions directly to our journalists on the ground.
Want access? Secure your pass now ⬇️
COP30 Insider Pass
A two-week, all-access package designed for those who need more than headlines.
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November 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
On Monday, Carbon Brief will host the second of three live “Ask Us Anything’ COP30 webinars 🎙️
If you have secured your COP30 Insider Pass, you’ll be able to ask your questions directly to our journalists on the ground.
Want access? Secure your pass now ⬇️
If you have secured your COP30 Insider Pass, you’ll be able to ask your questions directly to our journalists on the ground.
Want access? Secure your pass now ⬇️
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 16, 2025 at 10:41 AM
"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed and loving the people who are doing the oppressing." Malcolm X.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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‘The glacier is slowly melting, it’s clearly visible’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
‘The glacier is slowly melting, it’s clearly visible’.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Islington Climate Centre’s Anna Hyde is holding a Climate Fresk Workshop at City University. The ultimate way to understand the true politics, ideas and people at play in the climate crisis. Get the climate Fresk low down
Book your space here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-fr...
Book your space here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-fr...
Climate Fresk Workshop - City University
Want to learn how climate change works? Join us for an interactive card game that explains how and why it's happening and what we can do.
www.eventbrite.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Islington Climate Centre’s Anna Hyde is holding a Climate Fresk Workshop at City University. The ultimate way to understand the true politics, ideas and people at play in the climate crisis. Get the climate Fresk low down
Book your space here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-fr...
Book your space here:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-fr...
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history.
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis. But he’s a billionaire, so we can’t | George Monbiot
Money talks – and his essay denouncing ‘near-term emissions goals’ at Cop30 mostly argues the case for letting the ultra-rich off the hook
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 4:19 PM
We should vote only for those who promise to make billionaires history.
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
We need a great levelling, through tax and redistribution.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Fixers repair cafe at Islington West Library today. Radios, kettles, iPads, waffle makers and numerous other electronics all getting a new lease of life 💚 thanks to the talented fixers. Sign up to our newsletter for details of the next Repair Cafe on 6th Dec
#islington #climatecrisis #repaircafe
#islington #climatecrisis #repaircafe
November 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Fixers repair cafe at Islington West Library today. Radios, kettles, iPads, waffle makers and numerous other electronics all getting a new lease of life 💚 thanks to the talented fixers. Sign up to our newsletter for details of the next Repair Cafe on 6th Dec
#islington #climatecrisis #repaircafe
#islington #climatecrisis #repaircafe
Fix don’t throw. Bring your broken electrical items to Islington Fixers at the West Library. Sat 8th Nov 12-4pm. Book or drop in 👩🏼🔧👩🏾🔧👨🏿🔧👨🏻🔧
www.islingtonclimatecentre.co.uk/events/islin...
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Islington Fixers at the Islington West Library | IslingtonClimate
Come to Islington's next Repair Party!
www.islingtonclimatecentre.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Fix don’t throw. Bring your broken electrical items to Islington Fixers at the West Library. Sat 8th Nov 12-4pm. Book or drop in 👩🏼🔧👩🏾🔧👨🏿🔧👨🏻🔧
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www.islingtonclimatecentre.co.uk/events/islin...
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Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Overshooting 1.5°C wasn't 'inevitable.'
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We've been pushed by fossil fuel giants & governments that pander to them.
Every delay, every oil field, every broken promise made this crisis worse.
Keir Starmer, will you promise to leave Rosebank undeveloped?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
While politicians and corporations backtrack on climate action, the laws of physics don't hold back - and those who have done least to cause the climate crisis are on the front line.
Jamaica is about to be hit by the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall there.
Jamaica is about to be hit by the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall there.
Weather tracker: Jamaica braces for its most powerful hurricane as Melissa nears category 5
Record-breaking hurricane expected to make landfall on Tuesday with 160mph winds, while New Zealand reels from storm damage
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:57 AM
While politicians and corporations backtrack on climate action, the laws of physics don't hold back - and those who have done least to cause the climate crisis are on the front line.
Jamaica is about to be hit by the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall there.
Jamaica is about to be hit by the strongest hurricane ever to make landfall there.
The Human
By Katherine Rundell
Powerful short listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#climatechange #storytelling
By Katherine Rundell
Powerful short listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#climatechange #storytelling
A Carnival of Animals - The Human - BBC Sounds
Katherine Rundell explores wonderful stories of twenty astonishing but endangered animals.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 28, 2025 at 6:47 AM
The Human
By Katherine Rundell
Powerful short listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#climatechange #storytelling
By Katherine Rundell
Powerful short listen.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#climatechange #storytelling
🌍🌎🌏 TONIGHT 🌎🌏🌍
FREE screening of Power station tonight at Clarence Hall. Reserve your spot here 👇👇👇
FREE screening of Power station tonight at Clarence Hall. Reserve your spot here 👇👇👇
EcoCounts Climate Film Series Presents: Power Station with Discussion
A free screening of rousing new documentary 'Power Station' followed by a roundtable discussion about community power.
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October 24, 2025 at 3:43 PM
🌍🌎🌏 TONIGHT 🌎🌏🌍
FREE screening of Power station tonight at Clarence Hall. Reserve your spot here 👇👇👇
FREE screening of Power station tonight at Clarence Hall. Reserve your spot here 👇👇👇
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
"Very idea that humans might become so voracious as to empty the seas of fish seemed absurd only a few short years ago. Today scientific evidence points to a brutal reality -.
In barely a generation, humans have exhausted most prolific creatures on the planet"
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In barely a generation, humans have exhausted most prolific creatures on the planet"
cribb.substack.com/p/down-to-a-...
October 14, 2025 at 6:26 PM
"Very idea that humans might become so voracious as to empty the seas of fish seemed absurd only a few short years ago. Today scientific evidence points to a brutal reality -.
In barely a generation, humans have exhausted most prolific creatures on the planet"
cribb.substack.com/p/down-to-a-...
In barely a generation, humans have exhausted most prolific creatures on the planet"
cribb.substack.com/p/down-to-a-...
🌍Climate Emergency Centre Network Wednesday Webinar and Discussion
🌿 Pete Knapp DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER OF ‘FIRES AND FASCISM’
Wed 15th Oct, 7-8pm
Talk Title :
“Is filmmaking more impactful than science?” 🪡🧵 1/6
🌿 Pete Knapp DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER OF ‘FIRES AND FASCISM’
Wed 15th Oct, 7-8pm
Talk Title :
“Is filmmaking more impactful than science?” 🪡🧵 1/6
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Wednesday Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Wednesday Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
us02web.zoom.us
October 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
🌍Climate Emergency Centre Network Wednesday Webinar and Discussion
🌿 Pete Knapp DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER OF ‘FIRES AND FASCISM’
Wed 15th Oct, 7-8pm
Talk Title :
“Is filmmaking more impactful than science?” 🪡🧵 1/6
🌿 Pete Knapp DISCUSSION WITH FILMMAKER OF ‘FIRES AND FASCISM’
Wed 15th Oct, 7-8pm
Talk Title :
“Is filmmaking more impactful than science?” 🪡🧵 1/6
Signs of climate change are increasing. How will communities find resilience facing heat waves, fires, storms and droughts.
We’ll be announcing details soon about our people’s assembly on building community resilience in London.
We’ll be announcing details soon about our people’s assembly on building community resilience in London.
The UK's hottest spring and summer yet. The highest area of UK land burnt by wildfires since records began. Drought, flooding, extreme heat and cold.
Climate breakdown is already here. Badenoch's proposal to scrap the CCA isn't just ill-advised; it would be catastrophic.
Climate breakdown is already here. Badenoch's proposal to scrap the CCA isn't just ill-advised; it would be catastrophic.
October 2, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Signs of climate change are increasing. How will communities find resilience facing heat waves, fires, storms and droughts.
We’ll be announcing details soon about our people’s assembly on building community resilience in London.
We’ll be announcing details soon about our people’s assembly on building community resilience in London.
Who’d have thought DAC would be an expensive, ineffective solution?
Pollutting now and cleaning up later is not a viable strategy: Direct Air Capture (DAC) is hitting a hard reality check.
Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.
Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.
September 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Who’d have thought DAC would be an expensive, ineffective solution?
Reposted by Islington Climate Centre
When governments start threatening the press and silencing critics, freedom and democracy are in danger.
History shows where that road leads.
History shows where that road leads.
September 23, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When governments start threatening the press and silencing critics, freedom and democracy are in danger.
History shows where that road leads.
History shows where that road leads.