Quentin Given

2.4 million people across the UK are at the highest risk of flooding. This includes 611,000 people who are least able to prepare for flooding in advance, react when it happens, or recover afterwards.

Head to the link in our bio to see if your home is at risk and to demand action. #flooding

Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Wood burning pollution leads to 8,600 premature US deaths a year, study finds

- Wood is primary heating in 2% of homes but contributes to producing 21% of country’s wintertime particle pollution

Story by @drgaryfuller.bsky.social
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Anti-nature policies are a dead end for Labour.

You don’t secure lasting growth by risking long-term harm to the ecosystems we rely on.

The public knows this.

There’s no need for the Government to pick a fight with voters on nature.

It’s bad policy and bad politics.

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year

Coffee-growing countries becoming too hot to cultivate beans, analysis finds

- Five countries responsible for 75% of world’s coffee supply record average of 57 extra days of coffee-harming heat a year due to the #climatecrisis

Analysis by @climatecentral.org
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One in nine new homes in England built in areas of flood risk, study shows Figures from Aviva also show number of homes being built in risky areas is on the rise

One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data from Aviva insurance:

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Lost my phone in London, with four credit cards and £150 cash in the case. Returned to me within 21 minutes. This hellhole of a city eh.

Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out? Rising GDP continues to mean more carbon emissions and wider damage to the planet. Can the two be decoupled?

Why does the global economy need to end its obsession with GDP growth?

1️⃣ Growth does not equal wellbeing and equity

2️⃣ We are far from decoupling the stock of atmospheric carbon dioxide from economic growth

Find more reasons in this insightful overview 👇
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It’s very good of Prince William to distance himself from his horrific uncle Andrew, while on a visit to hang out with journalist-murdering bastard Mohammed bin Salman. I

A great day for cheap power enthusiasts as 5GW of solar comes in at £65/MWh and 1.3GW of onshore wind comes in at £72.24/MWh. Both prices are in £2024 and are below the wholesale price, meaning that these projects will cut costs.
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@heidialexander.bsky.social can you sort out the EV charging on the M4? We are EV users with 9 year old car, Type 2 connector which most cars can use. But service stations have hardly any such connectors. All motorway stations should have at least 4 22kV Type 2s. V close to your constituency!

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich Mark Ruffalo, Brian Eno and Abigail Disney sign letter timed for WEF in Davos saying wealthy are buying political influence

Nearly 400 millionaires and billionaires call for higher taxes on super-rich

- “A handful of global oligarchs with extreme wealth have bought up our democracies ... and accelerated the breakdown of our planet”

#davos
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For years, experts have warned that nature loss would become a security threat.

Now a national security assessment confirms it: biodiversity collapse risks food shortages, economic instability and global disorder.

Nature underpins our global safety. So why is UK Government failing to protect it?

After 3+ years of campaigning from Friends of the Earth, the government has now published its #WarmHomesPlan. This is a significant step towards making our homes greener and cheaper to heat.

The plan shows good progress, but we must see more funding and ambition. Breakdown 👇

Nature security assessment on global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security This strategic assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity.

An across-government technical assessment published today recognises that "nature is the foundation of national security" and that "every critical ecosystem is on a pathway to collapse". A rational response to this would be to get very serious about nature recovery.
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I see Tom Skinner is Reform’s latest ‘star signing’.

✅ Grew up loaded with Lamborghinis in the garage, but cosplays as working class.

✅ Privately-educated.

✅ Convicted criminal.

✅ Failed to pay back £50,000 Covid loan.

✅ Betrayed his Mrs.

He’ll fit right in.

I'm not saying Trump is a Russian asset, just that I can't think of anything he'd be doing differently if he were.

'The biggest win for nature in a generation': High Seas Treaty enters into force Landmark ocean protections enter into force - but green groups slam 'glacial' UK progress in writing treaty into law

The High Seas Treaty came into force today following ratification by over 60 countries. Multilateralism is not quite dead yet.
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Make 2026 the year polluters clean up their act Last year, the government promised to crack down on water pollution. But without public pressure, its plans could once again let big polluters off the hook. We should all be able to enjoy clean lakes,...

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People fatally shot by UK police in 2024/25: 2
People fatally shot by US law enforcement in 2025: 1280

I always knew the British right was full of collaborators who would stab their country in the back at the first opportunity.

I just didn’t think they’d be collaborating against us with the United States.

Sign the petition to end peat sales! No more delays: Let's get peat out of gardens once and for all. The time for uncertainty has ended.

It's ridiculous that the Government *still* haven't banned the sale of peat.

Peat bogs are still getting dug up and used for compost and in horticulture. Ministers say they'll ban it 'when time allows'.

Get on with it already! Sign the petition:

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Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars Party would also abolish zero-emission vehicle mandate, cutting legal requirement on carmakers to sell EVs

“The Conservatives’ plan to roll back the 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars is reckless and short-sighted. 30,000 people in the UK die every year from air pollution, with much of this coming from transport.” - Mike Childs, Friends of the Earth. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Yesterday, wind produced 59.6% of Britain’s electricity - almost five times more than gas.

Despite what you hear from fossil fuel-funded politicians, every unit of clean renewable energy we produce is delivering U.K jobs, energy security, and a brighter future of our children.

How deforestation turbocharged Indonesia's deadly floods The deadly flooding that has killed hundreds in Indonesia was largely the result of monsoon rains and a rare tropical storm. But something else may have played a role: deforestation.

💔How are the devastating floods in Asia linked to gold mines, hydropower plants and palm oil plantations invading Indonesian forests?
Walhi/Friends of the Earth Indonesia explains: www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

Government backs Heathrow’s £49bn third runway plan as Twickenham MP renews opposition Heathrow's third runway advances as UK Transport Secretary backs Heathrow Airport Limited's proposal, with plans aiming for a 2035 completion.

No way expansion of #Heathrow can meet Labour's "key tests .... on the environment", especially as it's "already the single largest polluter in the UK". @thecccuk.bsky.social & @commonseac.parliament.uk say a 3rd runway "risks torpedoing the UK's climate goals."

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The climate crisis won’t wait and neither will we. With this team, we’ll meet it head-on.

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This is one of the big accounts boosting Tommy Robinson, Farage and Reform and ‘English Patriots’.

It’s Russian.

Urge Ed Miliband to unblock UN climate talks Plans to protect people and the environment are on a knife edge at the UN climate talks. The UK government must act now to back a fairer, more just future before it’s too late. The climate crisis is r...

At #COP30, countries have come together to agree a new process (the Belém Action Mechanism) – that would see everyone benefit from the transition away from #FossilFuels. But the UK delegation aren’t getting on board action.friendsoftheearth.uk/target/urge-ed-miliband-unblock-un-climate-talks

We’re taking part in the Global Day of Action for climate justice, mobilising with allies across the country to stand up for a brighter future.

We’re in the decisive decade for climate and nature, so choices governments make now will shape our collective future. Continues 👇

Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds Commons committee report challenges ‘lazy narrative’ used by ministers that scapegoats wildlife and the environment Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, an inquiry by MPs has found, in direct conflict with claims made by ministers. Toby Perkins, the Labour chair of the environmental audit committee, said nature was being scapegoated, and that rather than being a block to growth, it was necessary for building resilient towns and neighbourhoods. Continue reading...

Nature not a blocker to housing growth, inquiry finds