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With Trump calling the climate crisis a "con job" and climate obstructionists leading more brazen attacks against climate science and policies, Starmer needs to attend COP30 and demonstrate his commitment to the science and talk up the benefits of low carbon technologies for the UK economy / END

At home, Labour has been losing more voters to the Greens and Lib Dems than to Reform, while the climate issue is a big concern for the British people.

Failing to attend COP30 and make the case for the UK's global leadership, green investment and jobs, could be another own goal for Starmer /4

At a time when Trump and other authoritarian leaders work to torpedo the existing global order, the UK government must show our allies, especially in the EU and elsewhere, that we are committed to multilateralism and the Paris Agreement /3

Regarding foreign policy, the UK needs to show global leadership through our climate action including pioneering legislation and progress on decarbonising the power sector and also solidarity with vulnerable countries through boosting climate finance and driving MDB reform /2

Writing in @theguardian.com, Prof. Michael Jacobs is right to argue that the UK's PM Starmer should attend the crucial leaders' climate summit in Brazil for COP30.

Here's a couple of other reasons the PM must attend... 🧵

Big news from #UNGA: The Colombian government has just announced its plan to host the First International Conference for the Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels in April 2026!

Oil and gas imports are a problem. Labour should rethink its North Sea stance | Nils Pratley Rachel Reeves could make geopolitical, economic and environmental case for limited boost in production

So 10yrs after @arusbridger.bsky.social launched the #KeepItInTheGround campaign & 6yrs after @katharineviner.bsky.social's #climate pledge

The @theguardian.com finance editor @nilspratley.bsky.social is still writing apologetics for the fossil fuel industry!!!

Here's a short 🧵on how dumb this is!

❗TRUMP NOT WELCOME ❗

Join Cut The Ties and the Stop Trump Coalition as we march and rally against his state visit.

⏰ Wednesday 17th September @2pm

📍London Portland Place W1B

✊ STOP TRUMP! STOP FASCISM!

#StopTrump
#RefugeesWelcome
#EatTheRich
#CutTheTies
#CutTheTiesToFossilFuels

George Monbiot nails it again. @zackpolanski.bsky.social victory yesterday to lead the UK Green Party is indeed a very exciting moment.

Leadership elections results New Leader Zack Polanski Photo of Zack Polanski REAL HOPE. REAL CHANGE. Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

Congratulations to the newly elected Leader of the Green Party of England & Wales, @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Un gusto compartir una parte de mi proyecto de doctorado sobre los discursos de demora en el debate de la transición energética en Colombia.

Gracias a Esteban Tavera y Santiago Aldana por la invitación en el marco de la Escuela de Admin. y Gestión del Estado para las Transiciones Justas!

YouTube video by CEBRI Obstrução Climática: Uma Avaliação Global

Happening Now!

As part of the Rio Climate Action Week, the Brazilian Center for Intl. Relations (CEBRI) is hosting an event with the editors of the forthcoming book, “Climate Obstruction: A Global Assessment” put together by @cssn.org with 100+ authors.

Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfIL...

Law Firm Pressures Brown University to Erase Research on Anti-Wind Groups

My lab's been attacked by an anti-wind group and their lawyers. They threatened the science funding of my whole university, to shut me and my undergraduate research assistants up.

NYT just covered it. 1/n

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/25/c...

Very sorry to see to see this. Sending solidarity to you and the CDL team!!

Colombia versus oil and gas: what’s the truth behind the transition? - Land and Climate Review Alasdair speaks with third-year doctoral student Guy Edwards about the impact of President Gustavo Petro’s pledge on Colombia’s energy transition.

🎙️Here’s a podcast episode I did w/ @landclimate.bsky.social on President Petro's bold pledge to end the granting of new hydrocarbon contracts in 🇨🇴. We looked at the motivations behind the pledge, the fierce opposition to it and whether it might last beyond 2026.

www.landclimate.org/colombia-ver...

📣NEW Global Campaign Launched: #FillTheFund!

The establishment of the Fund for responding to #LossandDamage was a breakthrough, but it remains critically underfunded—little more than an empty promise.

Rich nations are now shirking their historical responsibility.

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📚Lots to do but feeling inspired to keep working on my thesis which explores how different actors in Colombia shape the country’s energy transition.

📌Thanks to my supervisor @peternewell.bsky.social Newell for nominating me, and the @sussexresearcher.bsky.social & the Adam Weiler family for the 🏆.

🎉Happy to share that I recently won the Adam Weiler Award in the Social Sciences category gifted annually to
Sussex PhD students who show the potential to make an outstanding impact with their work!!

Christina Niki Kampoureli presenting.

Marianne Glascott presenting.

Guy Edwards presenting.

Tiffany Murphy presenting.

With a deep dive into what 'impact' looks like for PGRs, our Adam Weiler Impact Award winners shared their experiences and knowledge.

They reflected on the importance of telling a relatable story and the ability to influence policy, as well as practice.

#PHDImpact

The Petro govt's pledge in 2022 to end the granting of new hydrocarbon contracts looks increasingly like the right decision given the country produces heavy and relatively expensive-to-extract crude oil and is therefore more exposed to the global energy transition.

Miscalculation by Spanish power grid operator REE contributed to massive blackout, report finds Spanish grid operator REE's failure to calculate the correct mix of energy was one of the factors hindering the grid's ability to cope with a surge in voltage that led to the massive blackout across Spain and Portugal on April 28, a government investigation concluded.

New in @reuters.com: Spain’s April blackout tied to grid manager REE’s planning gaps, says gov’t report; gas and nuclear plants didn’t meet the moment as expected.
🔌💡 www.reuters.com/business/ene...

A HISTORIC MILESTONE: For the first time, solar power generated more electricity globally than nuclear, making it the world’s 4th largest power source.

In just 5 years, solar output nearly tripled—from 79 TWh (Apr 2020) to 233 TWh (Apr 2025). The energy transition is speeding up.

@ember-energy.org

Looking forward to presenting some of my doctoral research funded by @cssn.org on exploring discourses of climate delay in the energy transition debate in Colombia’s media as part of this roundtable discussion next week organised by the LAC Research Network at Sussex.

🇨🇴 Looking forward to this talk by former Colombian Minister of the Environment, Susana Muhamad, on the challenge of moving past fossil fuels this Friday at 3pm at the LSE.

➡️ Registration and details here: www.eventbrite.com/e/susana-muh...

An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins.

Rather bone-headed from The Observer. As @carolecadwalla.bsky.social aptly said over on X: "An absolute masterclass in how the UK media platforms and normalises far right politics. This is how Farage wins."

We’re very proud of this one.

The Beef Industry Knew Its Climate Impact as Early as 1989 — and Worked to Obfuscate the Science Two new studies reveal decades of industry tactics to downplay beef’s role in climate. change.

The Beef Industry Knew Its Climate Impact as Early as 1989 — and Worked to Obfuscate the Science

Keep in mind that 74 percent of respondents to a WaPo poll believe — contrary to the evidence — that eating less meat has little or no effect on climate change.

sentientmedia.org/beef-industr...

Brazil chief Raoni says will challenge Lula on Amazon oil project: AFP interview Brazilian environmental campaigner and tribal leader Raoni Metuktire is pitting himself against the government to stop plans for an oil mega-project at the mouth of the Amazon river.

Brazilian indigenous leader Raoni Metuktire, who has been mentioned as a contender for a Nobel Peace Prize, said in an interview that, "he will ask [Lula] not to encourage that oil exploitation project in the Amazon" when the president comes to visit him. www.france24.com/en/live-news...

With the Climate Information Integrity Summit getting underway in Brasilia tomorrow, here's our new @climatessn.bsky.social policy brief exploring climate obstruction actors in Argentina and Brazil & how civil society actors can confront climate obstruction in these countries.

📗: shorturl.at/DzYeM