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World Court says countries are legally obligated to curb emissions, protect climate The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, issued its advisory opinion on the obligations of States in respect of climate change, read out by the President of the Court, Judge...

A win for the planet: The International Court affirms that states and fossil fuel companies should be held accountable for their climate pollution.
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Humanity will either end inequality or end

'The biggest ever': Government launches latest clean power contract auction New Contract for Difference Allocation Round expected to secure record levels of renewables capacity, as government seeks to keep clean power plans on track

It's a very big day for the UK's clean power plans... www.businessgreen.com/news/4517447...

In winter 22/23, the UK Gov was forced to spend £40 billion subsidising gas to protect homes & businesses.

That's nearly £600 for every UK person.

Wasted because we remain dependent on volatile gas.

Think it won't happen again in today's world?

We can't afford fossil fuels.

Again, I’d invite you to take this discussion away from Mr Vandermeer’s mentions.
However, is there any amount of mitigation that you would accepts as sufficient?

Revealed: How the Meat Industry Uses Environmental Groups to Make Beef Seem Climate-Friendly Expert says non-profit partners provide a ‘fairy dust’ of legitimacy to beef industry.

From @desmog.com:

How the meat industry uses environmental groups to make beef seem climate friendly.

Non-profits being used to provide a ‘fairy dust’ of legitimacy.
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7 reasons why conventional nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change | One Earth Conventional nuclear doesn’t just have one problem. It has seven. Here are the seven major problems with conventional nuclear energy and why it is not a solution to the climate crisis.

7 reasons why conventional nuclear energy is not the answer to solve climate change.
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Okay, I’ve done reports on that project, but would you like to tell me what your particular concerns with it are first? And perhaps it would be polite for us to take this discussion away from Mr Vandermeer’s mentions?

Everybody always has a reason why their patch is uniquely different and not suitable for development

But I do have decades of experience of the industry and renewables development

If those ecosystems are as delicate as you claim, and I believe you that they are, then they will be first to be impacted and suffer most from the climate change that will only accelerate from continued insufficient renewables development

but it is unrealistic to demand that renewable projects have zero impact at all

You’re correct that I don’t have personal experience of those projects. However, projects can always be, and should be, designed to as sensitively as practically possible and certainly not inhibit migration. It is not a technological limit, but

The construction activity might be destructive if there are delicate / rare ecosystems in the area of construction then they should be replaced elsewhere. There is no construction with zero impact, but the ongoing use of fossil fuels will have a greater negative impact on those very same habitats

YouTube video by Unxeptable 🇮🇱🇮🇱 Israeli Security Chiefs Through the Decades “End the war and bring the hostages home!”

Israel is the remarkable case of a country at war whose security chiefs are more rational, moderate and pragmatic than its politicians
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Solar projects are great for restoring native habitats, funding the change of land use from monoculture grass grazing, to e.g., natural wild flower meadow, that can happily cohabit with it

We’re not allowed to. The colour is a legal requirement to reduce viability of the WTG for humans

We spend years undertaking environmental impact assessments for every single wind farm, at least two years of ornithological surveys, bat surveys, ground investigations, hydrology. The WTG array layout evolves with every single survey to prevent, minimise or mitigate impacts

YouTube video by Simon Clark You've been lied to about Net Zero

Let's talk about how the right wing lie about net zero

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A strategy to utilise Scotland’s wind wealth - Bylines Scotland Scotland is advancing in the production of low-carbon power, yet the benefits are currently not felt

"To capture even more value, Scotland should not only use the electricity it generates – it should manufacture the infrastructure needed to do so."

Renewables generate half of UK’s electricity in 2024 in new record high Official figures show wind, solar, hydro and biomass generated 50.4% of UK power last year.

Renewables generated more than half of the UK’s power for the first time in 2024 in a new record high for clean electricity sources:

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How to be a man The right story narrative about male attractiveness is grounded in Social Darwinism and free market economics. Can progressives tell a better story?

OK so feeling slightly apprehensive about this, which I suppose is kind of the point. This is an attempt at a progressive view on masculinity and on men getting laid. God help me. iandunt.substack.com/p/how-to-be-...

- CO2 is plant food.
- so is bullshit but you don't see me asking for more of it.

Claim: "Water vapor is a greenhouse gas!"
Reality: Yes, and there's more of it in a warmer atmosphere

-"CO2 is plant food!"
-pretty hard to eat when you're on fire

-"Climate has changed before!"
-We know, we told you that

-"Scientists don't know everything!"
- doesn't mean we know *nothing*

YouTube video by Creative Boom Samuel L. Jackson Wants You to Eat Seaweed (and Back Wind Farms)

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On holiday, I notice that there are wind turbines on the shore of Lake Garda, which very much makes me think that residents with a view of some incredibly mid Cotswold or other can put a sock in it.

Tilting at windmills? Trump’s claims about turbines fact-checked The US president has taken a swipe at wind power as the blades visible from his Turnberry golf course turn

We could do with far fewer golf courses and far wind farms

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Government raises maximum guaranteed price for wind energy The government increases the maximum price it will guarantee wind farm developers for electricity.

Raising the £ cap on wind energy will mean more projects built, lowering energy prices, because renewable energy is cheaper than fossil fuel. Now we need to get rid of tying electricity to gas prices, and invest in grid infrastructure
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