Alex Ekins

China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising

China is “reshaping the world’s energy outlook, geopolitics and its capacity to limit the catastrophic effects of #climatechange”, says @economist.com

- "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than US makes from exporting fossil fuels'

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www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

This summer, Andrew Milne - a City of London solicitor - bought up hundreds of freeholds in west Sheffield.

Then the letters started to arrive. They included threats of high court action and offers to sell the freeholds - for £25,000.

Read today's story: www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/a-london-law...

a century of glaciers melting 🧪🌐

Crow and Rock

So, this happened… thanks to @waterstones.bsky.social

I really enjoyed it…

How Far Can You Hike With Only What’s on Your Back? » Explorersweb Roman Dial is both an Alaskan backcountry legend and a mathematician. He combined the two to come up with a formula on how far you can hike unsupported.

One of my favorite stories I’ve written for ExWeb. Roman Dial is both an Alaskan backcountry legend and a mathematician. He combined the two to come up with a formula on how far you can hike unsupported.

explorersweb.com/how-far-can-...

Right to swim and wild camp in England should be enshrined in law, Labour MPs say Report from group of MPs calls for broader access to rivers, woodlands and fields to improve connection with nature

Labour MPs today call for new legislation to extend a right of responsible access to more English landscapes, and for the right to swim and wild camp to be enshrined in law

@righttoroam.bsky.social inputted to this new report from the APPG for access to nature:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Shot, chaser

Young men more likely to vote Green than Reform. Young men second most progressive group of any demographic. Combined right-wing vote barely bigger than Green vote alone for young men

Congratulations!

Collapse of Grande Motte north face Glacier (~3300 m, Tignes) likely during thursday night! 🧊🌊

📷 Eric Charamel

10 cm a day is incredibly shocking

Ice thickness loss at this place on Mer de Glace exceeds 10 cm per day since the August heatwave began! 🔥 📈

Since May, the cumulative loss is around 8 meters!

Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for community Moscar Moor is not for sale, but the group hopes to secure it under new Community Right to Buy law.

Sheffield campaigners launch bid to buy Moscar Moor for the community

Local Labour councillor Minesh Parekh said: “I look forward to people making use of the upcoming 'Community Right to Buy' legislation to bring mismanaged land into community hands”

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Motherfucking wind farms…

'Glacier des Bossons'
Francis Frith
c. 1870

Seeing this carefree scene, it's hard to believe this natural monument is about to cut in the icefall at the top of the image! 😰

Man's hold over living and non-living things has destroyed Beauty.

‘Just Asking Questions’ Got No Answers About Epstein Right-wing internet personalities have a lot to learn from the mainstream media that they decry.

“If the Epstein scandal teaches us anything, it is that America needs a dedicated and decently funded group of people whose job is not just to ask questions, but to find answers,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes. “Let’s call them journalists.”

Demand on mountain rescue teams 'unsustainable' ahead of busy summer season Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue Organisation in North Wales says it is seeing an "increasing number of calls which are really unnecessary".

Demand on mountain rescue teams 'unsustainable' ahead of busy summer season | UK News | Sky News news.sky.com/story/demand...

Why Walking Helps Us Think Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Since at least the time of Greek philosophers, many writers have discovered a deep, intuitive connection between walking, thinking, and writing.

Bid to bring wild black grouse back to Derbyshire's Peak District The birds once danced across the moorland of Derbyshire and the endangered species could return.

Bid to bring black grouse back to Peak District. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Step up restoration of ancient woodland before it is lost, Forestry England urged Campaigners say just 5.8% of irreplaceable habitat at publicly owned sites has been fully restored in 10 years

Forestry England owns 100s of 'Ghost Woods' - ancient woodlands felled to make way for monoculture plantations.

They've promised to restore them - but new analysis by @wildcard.land shows they won't meet their target until the 22nd century!

Join their campaign:

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Me too

I’m annoyed that I didn’t read The Salt Path so I could be annoyed about being conned. I think I’m more annoyed by that than I would’ve been if I’d been conned.

Cheeky Bivouac during the last heatwave in May #bivouac #wildcamp @firepotfood.bsky.social @mountainequipment.bsky.social

An entire village in Dorset is facing eviction – proof that private money holds all the power in rural England | George Monbiot This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot

‘Reclaim Our Moors’ – local residents in Sheffield & North Derbyshire start campaign for community ownership of ‘trashed’ grouse moors Around 40 local residents from Sheffield and North Derbyshire have started a campaign to bring local grouse moors in to community ownership. The group ‘Reclaim Our Moors’ held its inaug…

‘Reclaim Our Moors’ – local residents in Sheffield & North Derbyshire start campaign for community ownership of ‘trashed’ grouse moors – Raptor Persecution UK raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/06/19/r...

The BMC is standing up for wild campers  - The British Mountaineering Council Wild camping - pitching your tent in a quiet place and leaving no trace - has long been a much-loved part of outdoor adventure. But across most of England and Wales, it remains off-limits, unclear, or...

The BMC is standing up for wild campers  - The British Mountaineering Council www.thebmc.co.uk/en/the-bmc-i...

There’s an invader turning huge swathes of Britain into deserts – and these dead zones are spreading | George Monbiot Vast areas of land are now dominated by one species – purple moor-grass – and good luck with seeing a bird or insect there. How do we revive these habitats, asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Deserts are spreading across Britain, yet scarcely anyone in public life even seems to have noticed. This week's column seeks to open our eyes to something that has been too big to see. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Urban camping survey Online surveys is a powerful, easy to use tool for creating online surveys. Run by Jisc, online surveys is used by over 300 different organisations in the UK...

Have you ever camped in an urban area - bivvied in your back garden, pitched a tent in a park, slept in your van, or found a spot in a less conventional corner to spend the night for adventure, or a change of pace or scene? If so, a survey:

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