Stuart Capstick
@stucap.bsky.social
Environmental social scientist | Climate-terrified | Haphazard activist | Recovering academic | World-weary melanchole
Bill 'Not Everyone Will Die' Gates is half-right: human wellbeing should be front and centre. But that's why emissions reduction is more urgent than ever. If/when the stable climate and ecosystems we all rely on are gone, no amount of well-meaning billionaire philanthropy will ever bring them back.
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Bill 'Not Everyone Will Die' Gates is half-right: human wellbeing should be front and centre. But that's why emissions reduction is more urgent than ever. If/when the stable climate and ecosystems we all rely on are gone, no amount of well-meaning billionaire philanthropy will ever bring them back.
Predictable response to the petition against airport expansion: GrOwTH is what matters above all else (you poor misguided fools), other countries are doing it (so more wrongs make a right?) and technology will magic any environmental problems away (yeah and pigs might fly). To oblivion and beyond!
October 22, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Predictable response to the petition against airport expansion: GrOwTH is what matters above all else (you poor misguided fools), other countries are doing it (so more wrongs make a right?) and technology will magic any environmental problems away (yeah and pigs might fly). To oblivion and beyond!
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New oil & gas
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
October 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New oil & gas
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
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On the off chance that members of parliament still give a flying fuck about climate science and their international climate pledges.
This should be an open and shut case to reject the application.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...
This should be an open and shut case to reject the application.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...
October 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
On the off chance that members of parliament still give a flying fuck about climate science and their international climate pledges.
This should be an open and shut case to reject the application.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...
This should be an open and shut case to reject the application.
www.ucl.ac.uk/bartlett/new...
New oil & gas
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
October 15, 2025 at 3:57 PM
New oil & gas
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
~ Doesn’t cut bills: prices set by int’l markets
~ Doesn’t lower CO2: even if UK gas is 'cleaner' it's *additional to* not replacing other sources
~ Wrecks any claim to climate credentials of UK govt
~ Locks us into dirty energy & industry for years
FFS Ed Miliband stand your ground!
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We’re stepping up to show the government that thousands of us are not backing down on stopping Rosebank.
Send your personal message calling for this disaster project to be stopped 👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
Send your personal message calling for this disaster project to be stopped 👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
Decision time: Tell Keir to #StopRosebank
This is the moment we've been building towards: it's final decision time for the UK Government. Equinor is trying to get the new Rosebank oil field re-approved. It's up to us all to convince the Gover...
actionnetwork.org
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We’re stepping up to show the government that thousands of us are not backing down on stopping Rosebank.
Send your personal message calling for this disaster project to be stopped 👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
Send your personal message calling for this disaster project to be stopped 👇
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
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It is plain to see that the enormous Rosebank oil field is not compatible with a safe climate.
Every new oil field makes the world a more dangerous place, and Rosebank alone will create more pollution than the world’s 28 lowest income countries produce in a year.
Every new oil field makes the world a more dangerous place, and Rosebank alone will create more pollution than the world’s 28 lowest income countries produce in a year.
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
It is plain to see that the enormous Rosebank oil field is not compatible with a safe climate.
Every new oil field makes the world a more dangerous place, and Rosebank alone will create more pollution than the world’s 28 lowest income countries produce in a year.
Every new oil field makes the world a more dangerous place, and Rosebank alone will create more pollution than the world’s 28 lowest income countries produce in a year.
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BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
October 15, 2025 at 11:26 AM
BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
The omens not good on this - likely that the 'no new oil & gas' UK govt is going to rip open a loophole (oh this isn't *new* and we didn't mean *all* oil and gas!) and jump right through.
That said, please UK people do what you can: protest, write to your MP, whatever. Maybe we can still stop this.
That said, please UK people do what you can: protest, write to your MP, whatever. Maybe we can still stop this.
BREAKING🚨: @Equinor has resubmitted its application to open the biggest undeveloped oil field in the UK - Rosebank.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
In the next weeks, the UK gov will decide to reject or approve this disaster project.
Equinor hasn’t given up, and neither will we. We’re stepping things up.
October 15, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The omens not good on this - likely that the 'no new oil & gas' UK govt is going to rip open a loophole (oh this isn't *new* and we didn't mean *all* oil and gas!) and jump right through.
That said, please UK people do what you can: protest, write to your MP, whatever. Maybe we can still stop this.
That said, please UK people do what you can: protest, write to your MP, whatever. Maybe we can still stop this.
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"point out that North Sea oil doesn’t cut UK energy bills, and suddenly you’re censored"
This dismal government refuses to hear the truth as it prepares the way to give the green light to new oil and gas fields
Despicable and complete madness
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This dismal government refuses to hear the truth as it prepares the way to give the green light to new oil and gas fields
Despicable and complete madness
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy
Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other
www.theguardian.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:36 PM
"point out that North Sea oil doesn’t cut UK energy bills, and suddenly you’re censored"
This dismal government refuses to hear the truth as it prepares the way to give the green light to new oil and gas fields
Despicable and complete madness
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
This dismal government refuses to hear the truth as it prepares the way to give the green light to new oil and gas fields
Despicable and complete madness
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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See 👆 — Conclusion on aviation: "Rather than gambling on future breakthroughs that may never materialise, policymakers should pursue immediate demand-reduction strategies & support a just transition …"
@kevinclimate.bsky.social @stucap.bsky.social @cityatlas.bsky.social @parkewilde.bsky.social
@kevinclimate.bsky.social @stucap.bsky.social @cityatlas.bsky.social @parkewilde.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 9:42 AM
See 👆 — Conclusion on aviation: "Rather than gambling on future breakthroughs that may never materialise, policymakers should pursue immediate demand-reduction strategies & support a just transition …"
@kevinclimate.bsky.social @stucap.bsky.social @cityatlas.bsky.social @parkewilde.bsky.social
@kevinclimate.bsky.social @stucap.bsky.social @cityatlas.bsky.social @parkewilde.bsky.social
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Transformative change for a just and sustainable world is possible. The PLOS Biology paper I co-authored with the co-chairs of the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment Karen O'Brien, Lucas Garibaldi and Arun Agrawal explores how to make it happen.
plos.io/3VGKknN
plos.io/3VGKknN
October 1, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Transformative change for a just and sustainable world is possible. The PLOS Biology paper I co-authored with the co-chairs of the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment Karen O'Brien, Lucas Garibaldi and Arun Agrawal explores how to make it happen.
plos.io/3VGKknN
plos.io/3VGKknN
"We can no longer pretend that we are sleepwalking into climate catastrophe. We are doing it consciously, with our eyes wide open."
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social focuses on politicians, but what about the rest of us? Or did we open our eyes briefly, then decide we'd rather just keep them shut?
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social focuses on politicians, but what about the rest of us? Or did we open our eyes briefly, then decide we'd rather just keep them shut?
Just out
My latest @guardian piece on #climate pragmatism and the global rowback on climate action
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
My latest @guardian piece on #climate pragmatism and the global rowback on climate action
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire
In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"We can no longer pretend that we are sleepwalking into climate catastrophe. We are doing it consciously, with our eyes wide open."
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social focuses on politicians, but what about the rest of us? Or did we open our eyes briefly, then decide we'd rather just keep them shut?
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social focuses on politicians, but what about the rest of us? Or did we open our eyes briefly, then decide we'd rather just keep them shut?
This is in line with the govt's commitment to climate action, in much the same way me eating a massive fucking cake every day is in line with my commitment to lose weight.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Gatwick airport second runway approved by transport secretary
There has been strong opposition against the airport wanting to use its northern runway.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 21, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is in line with the govt's commitment to climate action, in much the same way me eating a massive fucking cake every day is in line with my commitment to lose weight.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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It’s easy to despair when Tommy Robinson and 100,000 far-right marchers fill London + Reform is surging in the polls.
But the UK — and other countries — have stopped the far right in its tracks in the recent past. Here’s how 🧵
But the UK — and other countries — have stopped the far right in its tracks in the recent past. Here’s how 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 4:52 PM
It’s easy to despair when Tommy Robinson and 100,000 far-right marchers fill London + Reform is surging in the polls.
But the UK — and other countries — have stopped the far right in its tracks in the recent past. Here’s how 🧵
But the UK — and other countries — have stopped the far right in its tracks in the recent past. Here’s how 🧵
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Mandelson Crisis
Starmer Acts!
The new Private Eye is out now.
Starmer Acts!
The new Private Eye is out now.
September 17, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Mandelson Crisis
Starmer Acts!
The new Private Eye is out now.
Starmer Acts!
The new Private Eye is out now.
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FAKE NEWS WELCOMES TRUMP
Trump today… Netanyahu tomorrow?
Trump today… Netanyahu tomorrow?
September 17, 2025 at 7:27 AM
FAKE NEWS WELCOMES TRUMP
Trump today… Netanyahu tomorrow?
Trump today… Netanyahu tomorrow?
Sir Keir, would you mind awfully closing that stable door please?
If you say so, but.. there's no horse in there.
Yes, that's because the horse bolted months ago while you were sleeping, and was last seen wandering about in a flag at the UK's largest ever far-right march, cheers anyway though.
If you say so, but.. there's no horse in there.
Yes, that's because the horse bolted months ago while you were sleeping, and was last seen wandering about in a flag at the UK's largest ever far-right march, cheers anyway though.
September 16, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Sir Keir, would you mind awfully closing that stable door please?
If you say so, but.. there's no horse in there.
Yes, that's because the horse bolted months ago while you were sleeping, and was last seen wandering about in a flag at the UK's largest ever far-right march, cheers anyway though.
If you say so, but.. there's no horse in there.
Yes, that's because the horse bolted months ago while you were sleeping, and was last seen wandering about in a flag at the UK's largest ever far-right march, cheers anyway though.
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I've been working on #climate issues for years, but every now and then I step back & think how unbelievable (and sad) it is that scientists have shown for decades we're literally changing — in a bad way — the climate of the entire planet and yet society refuses to deal with that existential threat.
September 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
I've been working on #climate issues for years, but every now and then I step back & think how unbelievable (and sad) it is that scientists have shown for decades we're literally changing — in a bad way — the climate of the entire planet and yet society refuses to deal with that existential threat.
Odd that a 'unite the kingdom' march seemed to have only union jacks and England flags. Could it possibly be that Wales, Scotland and N Ireland want absolutely nothing to do with this bullshit?
September 15, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Odd that a 'unite the kingdom' march seemed to have only union jacks and England flags. Could it possibly be that Wales, Scotland and N Ireland want absolutely nothing to do with this bullshit?
Proof that a rainbow beats a St George's flag any day of the week.
September 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Proof that a rainbow beats a St George's flag any day of the week.
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When speaking to Tommy Robinson at the far right demonstration in London today, Elon Musk wore a t-shirt saying "What would Orwell think?"
So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵
So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵
September 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
When speaking to Tommy Robinson at the far right demonstration in London today, Elon Musk wore a t-shirt saying "What would Orwell think?"
So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵
So let's dive in - what would George Orwell think about Tommy Robinson and Elon Musk? 🧵
If I stop looking at the news will it just go away?
September 13, 2025 at 11:59 PM
If I stop looking at the news will it just go away?
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I thought that said “nine hundred arrested” for a second. I then realised it was a march of violent racists bent on trouble as usual, and not a horde of pensioners wanting an end to genocide, and it was actually nine arrested.
Thanks Starmer, you utter prick.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
Thanks Starmer, you utter prick.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
Politics latest: Nine arrested amid 'significant aggression', Met says, after 110,000 'Unite the Kingdom' marchers rally in London
Roughly 110,000 protesters have been in London for a 'Unite the Kingdom' rally and 'March against Fascism' counter-protest. Meanwhile, local parties and trade unions can start choosing between Bridget...
news.sky.com
September 13, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I thought that said “nine hundred arrested” for a second. I then realised it was a march of violent racists bent on trouble as usual, and not a horde of pensioners wanting an end to genocide, and it was actually nine arrested.
Thanks Starmer, you utter prick.
news.sky.com/story/politi...
Thanks Starmer, you utter prick.
news.sky.com/story/politi...