Fiona Harvey

Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate?

Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it, @fionaharvey.bsky.social writes

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Keir Starmer was advised to ditch net zero. He needs to re-embrace it After byelection defeat and with right-leaning advisers gone, will PM return to his instincts and embrace Labour ‘DNA’ on climate?

Stunned by Green victory in Gorton, Starmer should learn the lesson by returning to his instincts on net zero, rejecting the advice of failed former advisers.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Attended the premiere of ‘An Irish Atlantic Rainforest’ yesterday, a terrific documentary based on @irishrainforest.bsky.social book of the same name.

It’s visually stunning & gives a tantalising glimpse into just how beautiful Ireland is, what we’ve lost & how it could be again via rewilding.

Can't wait to see this. A documentary about @irishrainforest.bsky.social which premiered at Dublin International Film Festival yesterday

Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a ‘broken’ system. Experts say it could even be getting worse

Must-read by my colleague @sandralaville who has been uncovering abuses in the water industry for years on the inside story of UK’s privatised water www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

US ‘bullying’ could scupper carbon levy on shipping, warn experts Panama joins smaller nations in dropping support for policy aimed at cutting maritime emissions

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Government accused of caving in to building lobby amid plans to shake up housing sector in England New changes to planning rules would limit scope of English councils and prevent them pursuing improvements to low-carbon homes

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Calls to move England’s home insulation scheme into council workers’ hands Thinktank proposes councils stop using private contractors in attempt to improve quality and spending

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Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills

"A thinktank with close ties to Saudi Arabia and substantial funding from a Donald Trump ally needs to present a particularly robust analysis to earn the right to be listened to on the climate crisis. On that measure, Tony Blair’s latest report fails on almost every point."
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Channel 4’s Dirty Business is a clarion call to nationalise the water industry As the drama shows, private firms no longer able to pollute the coast of England of Wales just switched to rivers instead

Excellent piece by @sandralaville who did so much of the early work to unocver this stinking scandal
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Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

This is a huge testament to the power of local journalism and @londoncentric.media's work. Bravo.
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Billionaire halts mass eviction after London Centric investigation Exclusive: Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital hoped to replace hundreds of tenants with more lucrative temporary accommodation. That plan has been shelved – for now.

Asif Aziz's Criterion Capital halts mass eviction after London Centric uncovered what was going on. Hundreds of Londoners now receiving bizarre door-to-door visits blaming misinformation and being asked to record videos saying they don't want to be evicted. www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

This post is the single best advert for the fact that proper local journalism matters.
If Jim’s team hadn’t put the pieces together quickly, this wouldn’t have been stopped.

It is correct though that you can build data centres that don’t use enormous quantities of water - so shouldn’t they at least be regulated to ensure that this is the case?

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National security plans must adapt to avoid ‘new world disorder’, says UN climate chief Simon Stiell tells audience in Cop31 host nation Turkey that climate extremes are fuelling famine, displacement and war

National security plans must adapt to avoid 'new world disorder', says UN climate chief - @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills

Excellent analysis of the Tony Blair think tank’s latest pro fossil fuel spin by @fionaharvey.bsky.social @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Tony Blair’s oil lobbying is a misleading rehash of fossil fuel industry spin Ex-PM’s thinktank urges more drilling and fewer renewables, ignoring evidence that clean energy is cheaper and better for bills

Absolutely brilliant take-down by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
of ludicrous myths & misinformation spouting from Tony Blair’s think tank. Why on earth does he think it’s sensible to make our energy more costly & less secure?

UK to cut climate finance to poor countries by a fifth despite promising more help Exclusive: Campaigners say proposed cut from £11.9bn over past five years to £9bn over next five years will cost lives and livelihoods

ICYMI -despite promising just over a year ago to triple climate finance from developed world to poor and vulnerable countries, UK govt is now planning to slash climate finance by more than a fifth

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Fossil fuel firms may have to pay for climate damage under proposed UN tax Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation could also force ultra-rich to pay global wealth tax

ICYMI - important moves at UN to tax fossil fuel producers could yield billions for climate finance
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

FT exclusive:

“The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe to disseminate Washington’s policy positions and challenge perceived threats to free speech.”

via @annasophiegross.bsky.social and colleagues

US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington’s 250th anniversary celebrations

forgot to share the link sorry

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New Political Science Research: local press coverage enhances the quality of U.S. state-level democracy, and serves as a moderating force when it comes to ideological extremism in state legislative politics:
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Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.

No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.

Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Someone make it happen.

‘Coffee is just the excuse’: the deaf-run cafe where hearing people sign to order In-person interactions break down barriers in east London, as AI startups also try to bridge communication divide

Love this! Thank gou for this uplifting story @byameliahill.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Wouldn’t describe this as “given” - it’s not charity, it’s what people pay for decency in society.