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prof John Hunt

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Science research education&outreach; Labour Politico; Geologist / Climate change; orophile (in post-stroke bounce-back); gay ex-fellrunner /caver; disability& EDI campaigner; poet; Welsh champion for social enviro-justice: angry(com)passionate optimist

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Protecting Tropical Forests, Taking Climate Action – Big Give Protecting tropical forests is vital to tackling climate change. Empowering Indigenous and local communities is the best way to preserve …

Every £1 becomes £2. Right now.
As Deputy Chair of Size of Wales, I'm backing indigenous communities protecting our rainforests—our climate frontline.
Donate during Big Give & it DOUBLES:
donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

Small gifts. Massive impact.
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06.12.2025 10:42 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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A Community Right to Buy for Wales Give communities the right to buy local assets like pubs and parks at risk of being sold off.

Scotland has one. England's getting one. It's time for Wales to have a Community Right to Buy, to stop community assets like pubs, parks and sports clubs from being sold off. 👇 party.coop/campaign/crt...

17.12.2024 19:58 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Communications and Digital Marketing Manager - Size of Wales Apply now to be our next Communications & Digital Marketing Manager. Check out the role and the benefits of working with us.

at Size of Wales we have an exciting opportunity: for Wales to serve our global goal to champion climate change, equity and sustainable indigenous communities //sizeofwales.org.uk/vacancy/communications-and-digital-marketing-manager/

16.12.2024 20:39 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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UK 'not ready' for extreme weather, says climate change head The head of the Climate Change Committee calls on the government to invest in adaptations now.

I’ve been arguing this to ABUHB, Llais & Public HealthWales for much of the year so it’s good to know hear it from higher voices than mine; PublicHealthWales & the MO need to cooperate in parallel with MO/UKHSA in England; Until then we Welsh will suffer cf the English www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

10.12.2024 17:26 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 2
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Protecting and Restoring Tropical Forests Protecting tropical forests is vital to tackling climate change. We believe empowering Indigenous and local communities is the best way to preserve and restore forests. Funds raised will be used to su...

Support Size of Wales' donation appeal via The Big Give! Together, we can tackle climate change, conserve nature, and uplift indigenous communities. Your help makes a big impact—and it's ready to grow! 🌱🙏 Please donate & share: donate here

03.12.2024 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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BRICKS FROM TEXTILE WASTE 👕🧱 Follow for more sustainable solutions! 💚 FabBrick upcycles textile waste into bricks of different shapes and colours. Clothes that can’t be donated, repaired, reworked, or... TikTok video by Ben & Ciara | Sustainability

the problem neds to be cutout at sources - ie less production before there is waste.
But acknowledging there is waste
This is afine solution..
waste fabric-to-Fab_brick www.tiktok.com/@goinggreenm...

01.12.2024 15:59 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Integrated responses to global environmentental crises need citizen activism under Anglo/Euro -Cymro cooperation;) There is
no Clexit from Climate Change ..

28.11.2024 13:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Great to welcome MS for #Pontypridd @mickantoniw.bsky.social here and former FM & Bridgend MS @carwynj.bsky.social - both now added to this Seneddwyr/cyn-Seneddwyr Starter Pack. #Wales #Cymru 👇

(Ignore my presence, I’m neither past/present/future!)
go.bsky.app/7z84W2k

26.11.2024 13:29 — 👍 29    🔁 10    💬 7    📌 0

We must act as citizens together; Change is possible. If in 1999, I’d told my 3rd-year climate students that before they were40 I’d drive an electric car or 52% of UK electricity in a quarter would be renewable, theyd have called me mad. Progress is real. Yes, we can. Yes, we have.

26.11.2024 22:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Glass Half Full Glass Half Full on the 2024 30 Under 30 - Social Impact - Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz started Glass Half Full, which recycles glass into sand, in

Congrats to Maxwell Steitz and Franziska Trautmann from Glass Half Full for making Forbes’ 30 Under 30 List for Social Impact! 💪🏽

To date, they have diverted 6 MILLION pounds of glass from landfills while protecting our coastline! Job well done! www.forbes.com/profile/glas...

29.11.2023 16:46 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 2

Alongside the 'punk professor,' I occasionally style myself as the angry, (com)passionate optimist— but perhaps I should join Dana and be an apocalyptic optimist. It's easier to be optimistic here in Wales than in recent years in England. Wales can be proud having long shown the way.

26.11.2024 21:19 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

congratulations on y our integrity Dorothy. I'm appalled that The Royal Soc hasn't expelled Musk for his conspiratorial anti-science & un-factchecked malign posts about the UK

25.11.2024 18:06 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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King in personal tribute to ‘unique and indomitable’ Lord Prescott The two met many times over the years, with Charles initially left puzzled by the politician’s habit of balancing his cup of tea on his stomach.

John Prescott; a much-misunderstood visionary. His wisdom, innovation & humour were invaluable. It was privilege to chair a panel for him which, reshaped CoSHH, HSE & EA policy on multiple enviro-vulnerabilities. John was pivotal in the UK’s climate response. Thankyou John tinyurl.com/thank-you-john

22.11.2024 16:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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