Stu Dossett

💼Last week the Chancellor told the Bank of England to continue considering the materiality of nature related financial risks, as she did in 2024.

🌳But, despite publishing it’s big, twice yearly assessment of financial risks, the Bank did not mention nature once. (1/2)

2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?

Flying start: establishing the UK as a leader in zero emission aviation In this report, we examine the challenges facing aviation and explore how hydrogen powered aircraft can transform the sector, cut carbon emissions and boost the economy.

🛩️ Aviation is on track to account for 59% of UK emissions by 2050 as other sectors decarbonise.

Hydrogen powered flight offers a massive opportunity to change course while adding an extra £26bn to the economy.

📖 Read our new report: buff.ly/6GT94Ab

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Millions of UK tyres meant for recycling sent to furnaces in India The illegal makeshift plants cause serious health problems and huge environmental damage.

My partner @annameisel.bsky.social new investigation veers into my world - environmental issues. I’m obviously biased, but this is important journalism showing how tyres from UK cars and lorries are damaging Indian people’s health and environment www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

What defending the UK means In this briefing, we highlight that investment in the green economy achieves both by tackling the cause of climate change, reducing dependence on volatile international markets and tackling the cost of living.

Energy security means national security ⚡

In this briefing, we explain how investment in the green economy can bolster both economic growth and defence by reducing living costs and reliance on volatile international energy markets.

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Green uplift: how a net zero economy can reduce fuel and transport poverty » Green Alliance Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment

Getting to #netzero has many benefits - as outlined in this report led by @studossett.bsky.social

“net zero is good for the economy, environment and society” - and can help reduce poverty

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Is Clean Power By 2030 Achievable? The Clean Power Plan is an ambitious scheme to decarbonise the energy sector by 2030. Is it really deliverable? Chaminda Jayanetti reports

The government aim of clean power by 2030 is ambitious, but is it achievable?

@cjayanetti.bsky.social reports for PolHome

Why climate and nature risk should be a Bank of England priority » Green Alliance Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment

In recent years, the @bankofengland.bsky.social has had a reduced focus on environmental risks, threatening the UK’s economic, price and financial stability.

In this briefing, we outline what the Bank and treasury can do to get the UK back on track.

Today, senior policy adviser @studossett.bsky.social provided evidence to the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee.

He highlighted the ambitious but achievable 95% clean power target in the Clean Power 2030 plan, essential for net zero, energy security and clean economic growth.

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Our event has just wrapped up. Thanks to @marycreagh.bsky.social for your address and to all the organisations and funders who supported the launch of this report.

Making the connection Ending digital exclusion with reused devices

What if we could tackle the seemingly separate issues of #DigitalExclusion and #ewaste at once?

In this report, we investigate the barriers to redistributing unused devices to those in need, and offer recommendations for policymakers.

Read: https://buff.ly/4hdFMOw

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Mission Possible: the UK’s clean power mission Labour’s clean power mission is both achievable and affordable, and has the potential to tackle the biggest issues facing the UK today.

Today E3G launched a major report on power - showing the gov can meet its target and reduce electricity bills by more than £200. Our blog www.e3g.org/news/mission...

⚡ THIS IS BIG! AT the end of last week, the Chancellor wrote to the Bank of England about the climate and nature crisis.

✅ It’s big because she recognises that this is the greatest long term global challenge that we face.

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Great to see the new CCC CEO talking up the need to crack on with building clean flexible sources of power to complement renewables. We did some work on why the build it all approach makes sense and the need to end the capacity market's unabated gas love-in green-alliance.org.uk/briefing/why...

Head of social impact » Green Alliance Green Alliance is an independent think tank and charity focused on ambitious leadership for the environment

This new job seems even more important following the US election. It's a fantastic opportunity to shape a new work programme at @greenalliance.bsky.social. Please spread the word!
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An offshore oil platform illuminated against a twilight sky over the ocean, with cranes and support structures visible.

Behold government funded weather machines.

One thing I think about a lot is: we are told we live in abundance and the climate crisis means renunciation of that abundance. But actually we live in many kinds of impoverishment and deprivation--of hope, clean air, time itself, social connections, thriving nature. So as a writer, I think about...

Nature Minister Mary Creagh on the Dasgupta review “it was a report worthy of a Nobel prize. One of the challenges is how to work that into policy.” We’re working on just that at Green Alliance with lots more coming out soon.

Nature Minister Mary Creagh
speaking at Green Alliance.

“Without nature there is no economy, food, health or society.” She talks up the importance of natural capital for the economy - hopefully HM Treasury is listening. Our Dasgupta project has more on this green-alliance.org.uk/project/impl...

Head of Mission Control @chrisstark.bsky.social speaking at Green Alliance.

The serious. As we called for, confirms a vaccine taskforce approach to clean power. It’s key for growth and freeing people from chaotically priced fossil fuels. Commits to a nature voice at the table.

Head of Mission Control @chrisstark.bsky.social speaking at Green Alliance.

The fun: tried unsuccessfully to convince us that he didn’t choose his title. Motivated to prove wrong the 2030 clean power doubters. “We’re not pissing around” may become the clean power mission’s mantra.

Why Osaka Gets to Have Nice Things Or: How better urban policy leads to better cocktails.

New 'stack about how Japan's sensible approach to urban planning helps explain why I had the best old fashioned of my life over there. resnikoff.substack.com/p/why-osaka-...