Worthing Climate Action Network

Good idea. #Worthing has high #airpollution from wood burning stoves.

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

Thousands join biggest-ever UK environmental lawsuit over river pollution

The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country has been filed at the High Court.

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One year’s worth of bread lost in UK to wrecked harvests since 2020, report finds Worsening droughts and floods have destroyed wheat for 4bn loaves of bread and forced record levels of imports

#Climate breakdown already having a massive impact on crop yields

By 2050, the world is projected to need 50% more food, at a time yields of key crops could be down 30%

More than a halving of calories per head

Just think about that for a moment

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UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

Another benefit of Brexit ... the UK has returned to its traditional role as the dirty man of Europe.
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Rare species released in Sussex in attempt to 'establish new population' A group of rare Wart-biter Bush-crickets have been released in the South Downs in Sussex in an attempt to "establish a new population".

I'm proud to have played a small part in collecting individuals for this translocation. The new site will hopefully be supplemented by further releases over the next few years. 1/2
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How extreme temperatures strain minds and bodies: a Karachi case study Sleeplessness, anxiety and invisible care work show why extreme heat is a public-health emergency.

'Many, especially women, speak of a sense of suffocation and dread; fearing their bodies won’t cope or that a loved one will collapse' - the brutal reality for people enduring climate-driven extreme heat:

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Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

In a change to bad news about the climate crisis, here’s some good news.
“Solar and wind are now growing fast enough to meet the world’s growing appetite for electricity. This marks the beginning of a shift where clean power is keeping pace with demand growth.”
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Good news!

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

World generated 1/3 more #solar power in first half of year compared with same period in 2024, meeting 83% of the global increase in electricity demand. “Solar and #wind growing fast enough to meet the world’s growing appetite for #electricity.”
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Don’t crush our right to protest! The right to protest is the heartbeat of democracy. It lets us speak out, challenge injustice, and hold those in power accountable. The Government’s plan would give police sweeping powers to ban repea...

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😡 The Government wants to ban repeated protests & jail those who defy them. Stand up for our democratic right to protest - sign the petition now!
#righttoprotest

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Greta Thunberg among 171 Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel; ceasefire negotiations due to begin in Egypt – Middle East crisis live Activists deported to Greece and Slovakia; negotiators from the US, Israel and Hamas are set to begin talks

Greta Thunberg among 171 Gaza flotilla activists deported by Israel.
#globalsumudflotilla
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Police to get broader powers to crack down on repeated protests The move is not a ban on protests but "about restrictions and conditions", Shabana Mahmood tells the BBC.

Police already have huge powers to restrict protests.

Handing them more would undermine our rights further while failing to keep people safe from violence like the horrific and heartbreaking anti-Semitic attack in Manchester.

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Peacehaven: Fire at East Sussex mosque probed as 'hate crime' Video appears to show two people in balaclavas at the mosque before a large blaze spreads.

These are scary times. 😢
A volunteer at the mosque, who asked not to be named, said that two people tried to enter through the front door, only to find it locked.
They then poured a liquid at the entrance and near a car parked outside, which set alight.
#sussex
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This is grim & dangerous over reach.

This is a government that have lost the moral argument & are still selling arms to Israel. Now further cracking down on dissent.

Absolutely the opposite of what they should be doing - so of course this is what the Labour Government choose.

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

More repression is on its way. 😡
Ministers are to give police new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to Gaza, the Home Office has said.
#righttoprotest
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Italian journalist Lorenzo Agostino tells @anadoluagency:
— Greta Thunberg, just 22, was humiliated, wrapped in an Israeli flag and paraded like a trophy.
— They seized every chance to degrade us
— I felt I was in a truly barbaric place
#FreePalestine #Gaza #GlobalMovementToGaza #GlobalSumudFlotilla

Naturalists for Palestine Naturalists for Palestine is a call from individuals and organisations in the UK nature sector to stand for an end to the genocide in Gaza, and to the suffering and oppression of the people of Palesti...

Fellow naturalists, nature authors, ecologists, biologists, scientists, nature sector workers, environmental charities & NGO staff, wildlife “influencers”, natural history film makers/artists/photographers… you are invited to add your names.

#N4P #Naturalists4Palestine

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Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell ‘infested with bedbugs’ Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

“She has received insufficient amounts of both water and food. She also stated that she had developed rashes which she suspects were caused by bedbugs. She spoke of harsh treatment and said she had been sitting for long periods on hard surfaces.”
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BREAKING: Over a thousand people gather in Trafalgar Square to oppose genocide and the Palestine Action ban.

Police have already started arresting peaceful protestors under the Terrorism Act for silently holding signs which say "I oppose genocide. I support Palestine Action"

‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches We spoke to the leader of the Green Party of England and Wales, Zack Polanski, who has been addressing his party's annual conference in Bournemouth.

‘I don’t call on anyone to stop protesting’: Polanski on pro-Palestine marches
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Brilliant speech from @zackpolanski.bsky.social - investing in climate, stopping the boats thro safe & legal routes, introducing a wealth tax on the very wealthiest, challenging privatisation, building community & spreading a #PoliticsOfHope @greenparty.org.uk #gpconf

As Tories vow to scrap ‘failed targets’, how do their climate claims stack up? We fact check Kemi Badenoch and her party after she promised to repeal Climate Change Act if they win power

This is a brilliant demolition of Kemi Badenoch's nonsense about the Climate Change Act by @fionaharvey.bsky.social

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MP letter action: call on Starmer to show up for the climate COP30, the annual UN climate change summit, is taking place in November in Belem, Brazil. As the climate crisis escalates, this is probably the most significant climate summit since Paris ten years ag...

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Solidarity with all who were onboard the #globalflotilla and have now been captured.
Thanks for your extreme courage.

Migration is Britain’s superpower. Our future depends on embracing that truth, not denying it | Zack Polanski Labour has lost its nerve. At our party conference this weekend, we’re gathering to set things right, says Green party leader Zack Polanski

"I'm here to talk about what others won’t. To tell the truth about what makes our country great and what makes it not so great. While others thrive on creating scapegoats, I am here to tell you a different story."

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UNRWA just warned Israel may be about to commit a large-scale massacre After Israel branded 250,000 people trapped in northern Gaza as 'terrorists', UNRWA has issued a urgent warning

UNRWA just warned Israel may be about to commit a large-scale massacre

After Israel branded 250,000 people trapped in northern Gaza as 'terrorists', UNRWA has issued a urgent warning
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LETTER: 225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters | Kick Big Polluters Out For decades, corporate interests – particularly from the fossil fuel and other big polluting industries – have sabotaged climate progress through aggressive lobbying, disinformation, and glossy PR campaigns. From sponsorship deals to branded pavilions, the halls of COP have become marketing playgrounds for the very industries driving the crisis. The industry’s grip on climate talks is not subtle, it’s systemic. Recent COP Presidencies have placed fossil fuel insiders in positions of power and this year, the COP30 team has made a deal with a PR company that is simultaneously promoting the interests of major oil and gas companies. This comes at a time when civil society and Indigenous Peoples are consistently facing barriers to their meaningful participation in the climate negotiations, including COP30.

The #COP30 President Designate recently called on "all business leaders to join the world in Belém.”

This is a dangerous oversight that risks greenwashing.
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It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks.

Learn more👇
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https://kickbigpollutersout.org/Polluter-Free-COP30

Lifting the ‘constant black cloud’: how a smog-bound city cut dangerous levels of air pollution A 30-year effort driven by long-term policies is finally paying off in Santiago in Chile – but the challenge is far from over

It can be done.

This is not just a bump, it is a sustained trend, the result of long-term policies such as modernising public transportation, implementing vehicle restrictions, and banning wood-burning heaters in winter.
#airpollution
#cleanairisaright
#santiago
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UK fifth-worst country in Europe for loss of green space to development Exclusive: 1,680 football pitches of protected natural land in England, Wales and Northern Ireland lost in five years

Shocking and stupid.
“….land-hungry, car-dependent, identikit, unaffordable housing estates without proper infrastructure are taking green fields that could deliver the food we eat, power nature’s recovery and climate solutions.”
#restorenaturenow

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EMERGENCY
The Global Sumud Flotilla has been illegally boarded by the IDF. UK Foreign Office have CLOSED PHONELINES; automated message states it will not act or comment.
disgraceful. Pls email fcdo.correspondence@fcdo.gov.ukwith your concerns for the flotilla and the 13 Brits on board.
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