Siân WJ

Look a little closer
And what do you see?
An inseparable link
Between the survival of you
And the extinction of me

—-
#Bees #StreetArt

Well hello Luton, that’s a very positive (if a little bit bossy) welcome

Top UN court says countries can sue each other over climate change The decision from the world's highest court has been welcomed by developing nations at most risk from climate change.

Today is a good day for the #JustTransition www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

#ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction

Stepping back to work after a week off but with this rather wonderful ‘commute’
#coffee #commute #BackToWork #Monday

The report from the independent experts crowdfunded by #Wivenhoe residents is in… #StopTheChop #ForTheLoveOfTrees

Absolutely superb play! 👏👏

“It’s not a negotiation, it’s hand to hand combat”
#kyoto

Did Andrea McCormick of @vodafonegroup.bsky.social come up with quote of the day already?
“A climate transition plan is not just a disclosure; it’s a powerful lever for change”
#edie25 #ClimateAction #LeversForChange

How we planned #ClimateAction vs how it’s going to happen courtesy of @greensolitaire.bsky.social at #edie25

Word of the year for 2025?
#resilience

#edie25

Life happens.
Coffee helps.
Smile more 💗

Police called to Wivenhoe tree protest after oak is barricaded A peaceful protest is held ahead of a 120-year-old tree being axed down over an insurance row.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#Wivenhoe #StopTheChop

Oak tree against blue sky, with yellow ribbons in branches and campaign notices and crafts attached to tree trunk

The #Wivenhoe #KingGeorgeOak. It’s scheduled for removal on Monday and Wivenhoe is sad.

stopthechop.co.uk

At Extinction Rebellion, we aimed for UK net zero in 2025. That won't happen – so here’s what to do instead | Rupert Read With the climate crisis hitting Britain, we must build resilience at a local level by rewilding, saving water and fighting floods, says Rupert Read of Climate Majority

Great observation that focusing on adaptation helps people relate to and engage with the future and take action www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
#sustainability #communications

What went right in 2024: the top 25 good news stories of the year There were ‘mind-blowing’ medical advances, species bounced back, renewables surged, cities became more liveable, plus more good news

2024. What went right?
Great reminder from Positive News
www.positive.news/society/what...
#TheBrightSide

A monitoring dashboard to track the transition to sustainable EU food system A new tool will help assess the sustainability of food production, processing, distribution and consumption in the EU across environmental, social and economic lenses.

A new tool will help assess the sustainability of food production, processing, distribution and consumption in the EU across environmental, social and economic lenses.
#food #sustainability #science4EU #climatechange #climateaction

joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and...

“We are not going to land a perfect treaty. But we need to get further. And I think we will. I choose to be hopeful,” Anne Beathe Tvinnereim.
#GlobalPlasticsTreaty #INC5
#ChooseHope

Incredibly so. And plays too easily into the ‘COP isn’t fit for purpose’ narrative which ultimately benefits* … the entities pushing fossil fuels

(*Short-term only of course, I’m not sure human extinction is actual on anyone’s business case….)

‘It’s like a secret’: why do the leguminati want to change the way we eat? Fans of legumes say a worldwide shift towards eating beans rather than meat would hugely benefit human health and the environment

I rather like the term #leguminati

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

What’s the word for the emotion where you are baffled and angry?

Chalkboard sign: I’m just a girl, standing in front of Tuesday, asking it to be Friday.

Tuesday. London signs.

Thanks. Feeds are just not delivering for me right now. I miss the cross-cutting conversation that the hashtag can bring.

Maybe I’ll start following a new or random feed each week and see if that renews my interest here.

And maybe work on my patience! 😂

Visits to Bluesky feel aimless and directionless without hashtags.

What’s a good coping mechanism while we wait for them to arrive?

National Poetry Day

“…So I tell you this not to scare you,
But to prepare you, to dare you
To dream a different reality,..."

Amanda Gorman’s fabulous poem Earthrise is my must read/listen today. This planet is our refuge after all.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwOv...

Thanks for the ❤️ @worldphotographyday.com and for filing the sky and feeds with beautiful images.

Collage of three images with blue skies.

It’s World Photography Day; so here’s some of my favourite blue sky thinking images, courtesy of the lovely community at Unsplash.
https://unsplash.com/collections/XxRjFDZoMLU/blue-sky-thinking

(Aldi/Also 🤦🏻‍♀️🤷🏻‍♀️)

Another social network to discover… let’s go!

(Aldi, please don’t be a hot mess, like the other one that was supposed to be replacement for the birdie one….)