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COP27 FAQ: Article 6 of the Paris Agreement explained - Carbon Market Watch The rules governing carbon markets agreed at the COP26 in Glasgow need to be translated into functioning and effective mechanisms at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh. This handy Carbon Market Watch guide expl...

this probably 'feels' obvious to many people, but truly, the amount of money, time and effort being invested into baking carbon offsetting into the Paris Agreement and country-level emissions accounting is absolutely bonkers

It is an incredibly bad thing, happening at the single worst time

AI Data Centers Are Sending Power Bills Soaring Wholesale electricity costs as much as 267% more than it did five years ago in areas near data centers. That’s being passed on to customers.

Bloomberg research found wholesale electricity up ~270% in areas near data centers

It doesn't seem like nearly enough people are taking it seriously

One A.I. image isn't too much energy, but 5 million videos? Per day/hour/minute whatever. It's not sustainable

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Of 27M credits issued by Kariba, 57% were invalid. Yet companies used them to claim green progress. buff.ly/bNQ9Mea

Wild bird numbers continue to fall in UK with some species in ‘dramatic freefall’ Species index fell by 4% between 2019 and 2024 – although data shows woodland populations beginning to stabilise

Not good. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Can we negotiate a better future for our planet? 🌱

Join us live on #TalkLandscape to connect the dots between high-level climate talks and real-world action.

🗓️ Wed. 8 Oct. at 11:00 UTC
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There has been a drop in the number of privately-educated leaders in UK media but the industry remains “highly unrepresentative” of the public overall

New Sutton Trust data survey findings on the media here
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Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023 * The Santa Claus effect: how expanding tourism ate into Lapland’s green space Europe is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day, an investigation by the Guardian and partners has revealed. Analysis of satellite imagery across the UK and mainland Europe over a five-year period shows the speed and scale with which green land is turning grey, consumed by tarmac for roads, bricks and mortar for luxury golf courses and housing developments. Continue reading...

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day

One-third of all food produced is wasted annually, emitting 4.4 gigatons of CO₂e and leaving over 2.3 billion people food insecure. 🌎

This #FLWDay2025 🍽, we can dive into #climateaction solutions that can reshape our global food system.

🔗 Discover more: https://bit.ly/3zkSyKq

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Can we save the Caatinga from desertification? The Caatinga is the largest semi-arid forest in South America – and Brazil’s most forgotten biome. Here’s how we can protect it.

Brazil’s “forgotten” biome isn’t the Amazon. It’s the Caatinga, South America’s largest semi-arid forest and the only biome found exclusively in Brazil. 🌳

Check out the full #ThinkLandscape explainer on why the Caatinga matters, and how Brazil can restore it: http://bit.ly/46eLnRO

How does climate litigation work? Can you sue a corporation – or government – for not tackling climate change? Here’s what you should know about climate litigation.

Courts are becoming a frontline for climate action. Cases are widening beyond governments to target corporate plans, green claims, and financing that keeps fossil fuels afloat. Explore how #climatelitigation works and where it’s headed: https://bit.ly/3I9wcQR ⚖️

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Ministers tell Environment Agency to wave planning applications through Exclusive: Officials say they have been told to do as little as legally possible to prevent approvals for housebuilding

The obscenity of the Starmer government's campaign to wipe out British nature continues

Expect thousand of new homes to be built on flood plains too - and flooded out within a decade

A perfect lesson in how not to govern

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

GLF Climate 2025 Hybrid Conference - Events at Global Landscapes Forum Join GLF Climate 2025 at COP30 to move beyond pledges and turn climate promises into action. Discover real-world solutions and connect with leaders to create an equitable, sustainable future.

🌍 89% of people want stronger climate action. Yet emissions keep rising.

We need to move beyond rhetoric to unite science, policy, youth, women, and Indigenous knowledge to build the #MajorityForAction.

Join us at the #GLFClimate 2025 Hybrid Conference.

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Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs Those in top roles are five times as likely to have been to private school than general population, study finds The privately educated are tightening their “vice-like grip” on some of the most powerful and influential roles in British society, such as FTSE 100 chairs, newspaper columnists and BBC executives, a report has found. Those in the most important positions are five times as likely to have attended private school than the general population, showing it is still possible to “buy advantage”, according to the Sutton Trust. Continue reading...

Privately educated still have ‘vice-like grip’ on most powerful UK jobs

Kemi Badenoch's refusal to even mildly criticise a convicted far-right criminal and his billionaire mate, openly calling for violence on our streets, tells you everything you need to know about her leadership

When states act in the public interest, the rich and powerful can sue them in VIP courts to protect their profits. 😱

That system is called the Investor-State Dispute Settlement - and it must be dismantled.🚨

Together with 5 partners, we've published 10 recent cases of ISDS: 10isdsstories.org

There. Is. No. Such. Thing.
Cattle ranching is among the most destructive of all the world's industries.
"Regenerative" cattle ranching is simply greenwash.

‘Birmingham is up the road but there are no buses’: privatisation a dead end for Ludlow People in the Shropshire town have been left cut off and frustrated by the collapse of public transport

Bus service cuts on this scale are devastating to communities and leave many cut off from friends, family & opportunities.

“… [Shropshire] has suffered one of the biggest reductions in bus routes in the UK over the past six years, with a 60% reduction in kilometres travelled by bus.”

10 Key Themes Shaping Brazil’s COP30 Agenda in Belém Brazil sets an ambitious COP30 agenda in Belém, uniting global action on forests, finance, justice and innovation for climate solutions.

Are we on the brink of change for #ClimateAction?

Here are 10 key themes that will shape this year's UN #ClimateChange Conference #COP30 in Brazil.

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Foraging tips from expert and TikTok star Alexis Nikole Nelson Alexis Nikole Nelson is a foraging expert who shares tips of the trade on TikTok.

This TikTok star makes foraging a fun — and revolutionary — practice.

Alexis Nikole Nelson is a foraging expert who shares tips of the trade through social media.

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#TikTok #Foraging #SocialMedia #Plants #Environment #Media #Climate #Rap #BlackSky

How women and youth are saving mangroves in Tanzania On Tanzania’s Swahili coast, mangroves are dying out and seaweed production is declining – but local women’s groups are fighting back.

Tanzania is losing its #mangroves to the climate crisis & overexploitation. Meet the women working to bring them back.

Zuhura Shaweji, 2025 Ocean Restoration Steward, shows how a new wave of conservation is unfolding.
👉 https://bit.ly/4mJ0uZz

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85 climate scientists refute Trump administration report downplaying climate change A group of 85 climate scientists released a review Tuesday refuting a Trump administration report that downplays climate change and its impacts. The review comes as public comment is being mad...

“Attribution of climate change is challenged by natural climate variability, data limitations, and model deficiencies.”

🧐That's how the Trump administration downplayed the link between human activity & climate change.

📢 Climate experts pushed back with facts.
https://bit.ly/4833OtY
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Installing heat pumps in factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives Replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.

Installing heat pumps in #factories could save $1.5 trillion and 77,000 lives.

A new report finds that replacing conventional boilers with heat pumps could also avoid 33 million #asthma attacks by 2050, thanks to improved air quality.

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#Business #HeatPumps #Economy

Deep sea mining: Indigenous and ocean advocates speak out Deep sea mining is at a crossroads: many countries want a moratorium, but the U.S. and mining companies are pushing ahead. What happens next?

As dozens of countries push for a moratorium on #deepseamining, Indigenous voices weigh in on the debate around who gets to decide what happens in and on our oceans.

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This was the hottest summer on record. If it happens again next year, Britain’s ecosystems won’t cope | Lucy Jones A future of extreme heatwaves, drought and collapsing habitats awaits if we continue to ignore the danger signs, says author Lucy Jones

This was the hottest summer on record. If it happens again next year, Britain’s ecosystems won’t cope | Lucy Jones

Cooper suggests asylum seekers could be moved into warehouses instead of hotels – UK politics live Home secretary says government aims to ‘shrink the whole asylum system’ and is looking at ‘military and industrial sites’

When centrists adopt far-right rhetoric, they don’t make themselves stronger. They make themselves look inauthentic, legitimise the far right, and shift the political debate onto terrain defined by their opponents.
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on a more positive note it now takes less energy than running your microwave oven for a couple of seconds to come to this conclusion which apparently is a huge breakthrough over when it used to take much more energy to come to this same conclusion

Want to help shape a resilient and just future for tropical landscapes?

Join us on a hybrid #workshop at #Tropentag2025!

🌳 Learn more:
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🗓️ Wed., 10 September 2025
📍 Bonn, Germany and online
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We’re filling the atmosphere with CO2 like a bathtub with water. Most of it stays for millennia.
That is why the cumulative emissions (the total amount, as pictured here) and not yearly emissions determine the amount of #globalwarming.

Palestine: hospital killings by Israeli forces show need for global action The airstrikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis in which at least 20 people were killed, including five journalists and media workers, underlines the need for global action to end the Israeli governme...

The NUJ has renewed calls for global action to end the Israeli government’s war on journalism and truth after at least 20 people, including five journalists, were killed in strikes on Nasser hospital on Monday.

www.nuj.org.uk/resource/pal...

Huge impacts of UK pig and poultry farming revealed for first time | The Wildlife Trusts New report shows sector’s pollution harms rivers and wider countryside

From today's #DailyNewsDigest📰: "@the-wildlifetrusts.bsky.social has investigated the cumulative impact of the UK pig and poultry sector on the wider countryside, including the damaging effects of growing the vast feedstocks needed for these animals."
www.wildlifetrusts.org/news/huge-im...