XR Islington
@islingtonxr.bsky.social
Stop climate and ecological breakdown. Work to sustain all life
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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.”
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
"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.”
This is my last column. I think the facts speak for themselves.”
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Today, 1pm at the UK Home Office, we go again.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
November 24, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Today, 1pm at the UK Home Office, we go again.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood had the opportunity to reverse her predecessor’s ridiculous ban on Palestine Action. She chose to double-down and further authoritarianism.
We do not comply.
History will remember your complicity.
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‼️BRUTAL
Colder than January in Central Mediterranean
Hotter than July in Eastern Mediterranean
UNBELIEVABLY hot nights-Shocking MINIMUMS
EGYPT 26.0 Shalatin
JORDAN 24.6 Aqaba
ISRAEL 24.6 Tel Aviv
GREECE 23.2 Kastellorizo
CYPRUS 22.6 Lefke
TURKEY 23.4 Carsibasi,23.3 Kas
Colder than January in Central Mediterranean
Hotter than July in Eastern Mediterranean
UNBELIEVABLY hot nights-Shocking MINIMUMS
EGYPT 26.0 Shalatin
JORDAN 24.6 Aqaba
ISRAEL 24.6 Tel Aviv
GREECE 23.2 Kastellorizo
CYPRUS 22.6 Lefke
TURKEY 23.4 Carsibasi,23.3 Kas
November 23, 2025 at 1:25 PM
‼️BRUTAL
Colder than January in Central Mediterranean
Hotter than July in Eastern Mediterranean
UNBELIEVABLY hot nights-Shocking MINIMUMS
EGYPT 26.0 Shalatin
JORDAN 24.6 Aqaba
ISRAEL 24.6 Tel Aviv
GREECE 23.2 Kastellorizo
CYPRUS 22.6 Lefke
TURKEY 23.4 Carsibasi,23.3 Kas
Colder than January in Central Mediterranean
Hotter than July in Eastern Mediterranean
UNBELIEVABLY hot nights-Shocking MINIMUMS
EGYPT 26.0 Shalatin
JORDAN 24.6 Aqaba
ISRAEL 24.6 Tel Aviv
GREECE 23.2 Kastellorizo
CYPRUS 22.6 Lefke
TURKEY 23.4 Carsibasi,23.3 Kas
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The @greenparty.org.uk is now the largest in Europe.
November 23, 2025 at 3:36 PM
The @greenparty.org.uk is now the largest in Europe.
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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
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
“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
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
Zack interviews George. Well worth a listen.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
How To Platform Socialist Ideas Through Billionaire Owned Channels | George Monbiot | Zack Polanski
YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski
youtu.be
November 22, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Zack interviews George. Well worth a listen.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
@zackpolanski.bsky.social @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
youtu.be/3xx6lNFx8tI?...
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
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We marked COP30 by reading aloud the words of Global South activists in the centre of Wimborne. Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, their knowledge vital for our future. Protect their rights. Listen to their voices.
#COP30 #climatejustice #ThisWorldIsOurs
#COP30 #climatejustice #ThisWorldIsOurs
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
We marked COP30 by reading aloud the words of Global South activists in the centre of Wimborne. Indigenous peoples are on the frontlines of the climate crisis, their knowledge vital for our future. Protect their rights. Listen to their voices.
#COP30 #climatejustice #ThisWorldIsOurs
#COP30 #climatejustice #ThisWorldIsOurs
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Every empire falls the same way.
The "wealth pump" overflows.
A tiny elite siphon off the surplus, hollowing out the society beneath them until it cracks.
It’s happening again. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The "wealth pump" overflows.
A tiny elite siphon off the surplus, hollowing out the society beneath them until it cracks.
It’s happening again. But it doesn't have to be this way.
October 16, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Every empire falls the same way.
The "wealth pump" overflows.
A tiny elite siphon off the surplus, hollowing out the society beneath them until it cracks.
It’s happening again. But it doesn't have to be this way.
The "wealth pump" overflows.
A tiny elite siphon off the surplus, hollowing out the society beneath them until it cracks.
It’s happening again. But it doesn't have to be this way.
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"This would increase total global methane emissions by about 10% compared to the current level, which would contribute to faster climate change than what is currently expected in the IPCC's worst-case scenario."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
Higher methane emissions from warmer lakes and reservoirs may exacerbate worst-case climate scenario
Emissions of the greenhouse gas methane from lakes and reservoirs risk doubling by the end of the century due to climate change, according to a new study from Linköping University, Sweden, and NASA Am...
phys.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"This would increase total global methane emissions by about 10% compared to the current level, which would contribute to faster climate change than what is currently expected in the IPCC's worst-case scenario."
phys.org/news/2025-11...
phys.org/news/2025-11...
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🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage's party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads
bylinetimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
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Double faced EUROPE:
Winter,freezing and snow and an historic unprecedented summery warmth.
Another mind blowing warm night with DOZENS of tropical nights. MINIMUMS up to
21.5 Turkey
21.2 Greece
21.0 Cyprus
Maxes of 30C on the weekend and 38C on the Red Sea ! INSANE
Winter,freezing and snow and an historic unprecedented summery warmth.
Another mind blowing warm night with DOZENS of tropical nights. MINIMUMS up to
21.5 Turkey
21.2 Greece
21.0 Cyprus
Maxes of 30C on the weekend and 38C on the Red Sea ! INSANE
November 20, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Double faced EUROPE:
Winter,freezing and snow and an historic unprecedented summery warmth.
Another mind blowing warm night with DOZENS of tropical nights. MINIMUMS up to
21.5 Turkey
21.2 Greece
21.0 Cyprus
Maxes of 30C on the weekend and 38C on the Red Sea ! INSANE
Winter,freezing and snow and an historic unprecedented summery warmth.
Another mind blowing warm night with DOZENS of tropical nights. MINIMUMS up to
21.5 Turkey
21.2 Greece
21.0 Cyprus
Maxes of 30C on the weekend and 38C on the Red Sea ! INSANE
Whole lotta #greenwashing going on...
🚨 New draft 🚨
We built an LLM-enabled system to measure greenwashing scores in 1 million worldwide Facebook ads.
We found vast networks of Facebook pages sharing pro-fossil fuel messages & show that ads are targeted at left-leaning areas with fossil fuel investments.
Link: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
We built an LLM-enabled system to measure greenwashing scores in 1 million worldwide Facebook ads.
We found vast networks of Facebook pages sharing pro-fossil fuel messages & show that ads are targeted at left-leaning areas with fossil fuel investments.
Link: doi.org/10.48550/arX...
November 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Whole lotta #greenwashing going on...
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COP30: As the talks edge towards their scheduled end, publicly visible signs of progress seem to have stalled
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
COP30: As the talks edge towards their scheduled end, publicly visible signs of progress seem to have stalled
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COP30: Global health leaders demand life-saving world transition away from fossil fuels
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.downtoearth.org.in/clim...
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COP30: Global health leaders demand life-saving world transition away from fossil fuels
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.downtoearth.org.in/clim...
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COP30: Global health leaders demand life-saving world transition away from fossil fuels
Health and medical leaders representing millions of doctors, nurses, and students worldwide used the ongoing 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the
www.downtoearth.org.in
November 20, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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COP30: Global health leaders demand life-saving world transition away from fossil fuels
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.downtoearth.org.in/clim...
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COP30: Global health leaders demand life-saving world transition away from fossil fuels
We need to take urgent #ClimateAction right now to avoid the worst of Climate Change!
Read on: www.downtoearth.org.in/clim...
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Make sure your MP is one of the hundreds attending the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November along with renowned scientists, economists and security experts– our elected officials must be acting with the best intelligence when it comes to legislating on the #climatecrisis.
nebriefing.org
nebriefing.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Make sure your MP is one of the hundreds attending the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November along with renowned scientists, economists and security experts– our elected officials must be acting with the best intelligence when it comes to legislating on the #climatecrisis.
nebriefing.org
nebriefing.org
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NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS!
The Supreme Court ruled that consent for Rosebank was granted unlawfully because it did not include a full environmental impact assessment.
Equinor has resubmitted its environmental impact assessment: government consultation terminates on 20 November
#StopRosebank!
The Supreme Court ruled that consent for Rosebank was granted unlawfully because it did not include a full environmental impact assessment.
Equinor has resubmitted its environmental impact assessment: government consultation terminates on 20 November
#StopRosebank!
November 19, 2025 at 7:47 AM
NO NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS!
The Supreme Court ruled that consent for Rosebank was granted unlawfully because it did not include a full environmental impact assessment.
Equinor has resubmitted its environmental impact assessment: government consultation terminates on 20 November
#StopRosebank!
The Supreme Court ruled that consent for Rosebank was granted unlawfully because it did not include a full environmental impact assessment.
Equinor has resubmitted its environmental impact assessment: government consultation terminates on 20 November
#StopRosebank!
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New toxicology samples collected from people in Ogoniland provides vital evidence of huge harms to human health caused by prolonged exposure to oil pollution in the Niger Delta. Pl support this project to publish & raise awareness about these scientific findings #EndFossilFuels gofund.me/c150b8dec
Donate to Support Ogoni Health: Publish Vital Research, organized by Culturally Rooted Reformations
Project Partners
This initiative is a joint project betwe… Culturally Rooted Reformations needs your support for Support Ogoni Health: Publish Vital Research
gofund.me
November 19, 2025 at 9:32 AM
New toxicology samples collected from people in Ogoniland provides vital evidence of huge harms to human health caused by prolonged exposure to oil pollution in the Niger Delta. Pl support this project to publish & raise awareness about these scientific findings #EndFossilFuels gofund.me/c150b8dec
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Lift the Ban!
Defend the right to protest!
Watch the video for explanation of why so many people have been prepared to be arrested & take the consequences
We can not stand idly by while a genocide is taking place in Gaza
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
@quaker.org.uk
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social
Defend the right to protest!
Watch the video for explanation of why so many people have been prepared to be arrested & take the consequences
We can not stand idly by while a genocide is taking place in Gaza
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
@quaker.org.uk
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Lift the Ban!
Defend the right to protest!
Watch the video for explanation of why so many people have been prepared to be arrested & take the consequences
We can not stand idly by while a genocide is taking place in Gaza
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
@quaker.org.uk
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social
Defend the right to protest!
Watch the video for explanation of why so many people have been prepared to be arrested & take the consequences
We can not stand idly by while a genocide is taking place in Gaza
@defendourjuries.bsky.social
@quaker.org.uk
@medicalaidpal.bsky.social
#±DefendOurJuries next action is tomorrow Thursday 20th at the Ministry of Justice, London SW1H 9AJ. The MOJ oversees the prisons that are holding at least 29 UK Political Prisoners without trial, accused of taking action with Palestine Action.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
#±DefendOurJuries next action is tomorrow Thursday 20th at the Ministry of Justice, London SW1H 9AJ. The MOJ oversees the prisons that are holding at least 29 UK Political Prisoners without trial, accused of taking action with Palestine Action.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
Be there in support to defend our protest rights.
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Arrests as protests against Palestine Action ban are held across UK
Defend Our Juries is holding demonstrations in 20 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Defend Our Juries is holding demonstrations in 20 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Activists arrested as protests against Palestine Action ban are held across UK
Defend Our Juries is holding demonstrations in 18 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action.
www.independent.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Arrests as protests against Palestine Action ban are held across UK
Defend Our Juries is holding demonstrations in 20 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
Defend Our Juries is holding demonstrations in 20 towns and cities between November 18 and 29 in support of lifting the ban on Palestine Action.
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...
Lift The Ban: wedonotcomply.org
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For those keeping track, as of the latest data release from CERES, the 12-month running average for the Earth energy imbalance has the planet once again heating at a rate of 10 Hiroshimas per second.
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
November 18, 2025 at 1:25 PM
For those keeping track, as of the latest data release from CERES, the 12-month running average for the Earth energy imbalance has the planet once again heating at a rate of 10 Hiroshimas per second.
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
ceres-tool.larc.nasa.gov/ord-tool/jsp...
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It's frustrating to see this imbalance. GN countries should lead by example and provide genuine support to the Global South for a fair transition.
Catch up with our daily live broadcasts from Belém: wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30...
#MoveTheTravel #MakeScienceGreatAgain #COP30Live #WeDontHaveTim
Catch up with our daily live broadcasts from Belém: wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30...
#MoveTheTravel #MakeScienceGreatAgain #COP30Live #WeDontHaveTim
COP30 Climate Hub – Nov 10, 2025–Nov 21, 2025
Daily live broadcasts from COP30 in Belém. November 10–21, 2025.
wedonthavetime.org
November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
It's frustrating to see this imbalance. GN countries should lead by example and provide genuine support to the Global South for a fair transition.
Catch up with our daily live broadcasts from Belém: wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30...
#MoveTheTravel #MakeScienceGreatAgain #COP30Live #WeDontHaveTim
Catch up with our daily live broadcasts from Belém: wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30...
#MoveTheTravel #MakeScienceGreatAgain #COP30Live #WeDontHaveTim
This Thursday
Join the MEGA picket to Stop Rosebank! ✊
📍DESNZ, SW1A 2AW. 🕐 8am, Thursday 20th November.
#StopRosebank
Stop all new #fossilfuel projects.
#ClimateCrisis
Join the MEGA picket to Stop Rosebank! ✊
📍DESNZ, SW1A 2AW. 🕐 8am, Thursday 20th November.
#StopRosebank
Stop all new #fossilfuel projects.
#ClimateCrisis
November 18, 2025 at 8:46 PM
This Thursday
Join the MEGA picket to Stop Rosebank! ✊
📍DESNZ, SW1A 2AW. 🕐 8am, Thursday 20th November.
#StopRosebank
Stop all new #fossilfuel projects.
#ClimateCrisis
Join the MEGA picket to Stop Rosebank! ✊
📍DESNZ, SW1A 2AW. 🕐 8am, Thursday 20th November.
#StopRosebank
Stop all new #fossilfuel projects.
#ClimateCrisis
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Indigenous & grassroots voices are being sidelined at #COP30, but movements won’t be silent.
At the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice we join their call:
🏭Global North must take responsibility for emissions
👩🌾Leaders must listen to the people
🌱We need a just transition away from fossil fuels
At the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice we join their call:
🏭Global North must take responsibility for emissions
👩🌾Leaders must listen to the people
🌱We need a just transition away from fossil fuels
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Indigenous & grassroots voices are being sidelined at #COP30, but movements won’t be silent.
At the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice we join their call:
🏭Global North must take responsibility for emissions
👩🌾Leaders must listen to the people
🌱We need a just transition away from fossil fuels
At the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice we join their call:
🏭Global North must take responsibility for emissions
👩🌾Leaders must listen to the people
🌱We need a just transition away from fossil fuels