Quentin Given

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

And another one!

These common sense decisions are making me hopeful the UK government will say NO to Rosebank... the decision is back in their hands at the end of this week.

There's still time to have your say - but be quick, the consultation closes on Thursday actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...

FoE meeting up before joining COP rally at Downing Street.

Maybe Keir should demand the heads of major US news networks any time they imply Britain is on the brink of civil war or that we live under sharia law. Or does it not work both ways?

‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are crafting their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures

‘Politicians actually taking action’: six world mayors defying climate-sceptic populist leaders

- From Sierra Leone to Milan, cities are introducing their own rules and innovations in the face of rising temperatures

#C40 #COP30 #climatecrisis
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Meeting called by Haringey Climate Forum on climate and sustainability aspects of the new draft Haringey Local Plan presented by council officers.

In-person meeting Thurs 13 Nov, 6.30-7.30pm, at Alex House, Station Road N22

Braverman deleted this tweet which made me wonder who that previous prisoner was. His name was Junead Ahmed. He was a conman mistakenly released in 2023. She was Home Secretary at the time. Oh.
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Starmer’s upcoming climate plan must prove that green policies deliver for people Time is short. The climate crisis is rapidly accelerating, and those least responsible, here in the UK and overseas, are on the front lines and increasingly threatened.

Next week the government will present its new climate plan. Time is short – we urgently need a plan that delivers.

Will Keir Starmer take this opportunity to lead with courage and deliver for people, as well as the planet?

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Keir Starmer will attend Cop30 in Brazil, No 10 confirms After speculation and conflicting pressures, prime minister will attend climate summit next month

Keir Starmer will attend the climate talks in Brazil after all.

The right decision.

I hope the government supports efforts to restore rainforests at COP30 - both tropical and temperate!

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Cross-government planning proposals threaten nature and must be fixed This post is by Richard Benwell, chief executive of Wildlife and Countryside Link The planning system must be improved for nature. When development damages protected wildlife, developers shouldn’t …

"We can’t say it strongly enough: for planning reform to succeed for both people and nature, this newt-bashing, snail-baiting, spider-hating scapegoating must stop."

@richardbenwell.bsky.social, chief exec @wclnews.bsky.social, outlines what's needed to create balance between nature and planning:

Local Nature Recovery Strategy London's Local Nature Recovery Network will make sure London's ecological network to be bigger, better, and more joined up.

London Nature Recovery Strategy consultn to 29 Oct. bit.ly/3ISs201 Respond, support 3 local sites.
PM195 Dairy Fields, N17 We've planted trees, seen increased biodiversity, more butterflies & birds.
PM1196 Pinkham Way. Threatened by development.
PM113 Hornsey Waterworks Once had birds & bats.

you know your area has been gentrified when you see squirrels eating croissants

Labour 'to rip up planning laws' to prevent locals from blocking housing using lengthy judicial reviews | LBC The Housing Secretary is set to rip up laws allowing locals to block development using judicial reviews as he seeks to reverse Britain's declining homebuilding record.

Britain needs quality homes and infrastructure, and it can achieve both without weaking environmental protections. Yet ministers have spent 2025 blaming bats, snails and nature laws for housing delays instead of tackling unaffordable housing and bad developer behaviour. www.lbc.co.uk/article/labo...

UK MPs “overwhelmingly overestimate the time period humanity has left to bend the temperature curve”, according to new research published this week.

Is your MP one of these? They need to attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November

Go to: www.nebriefing.org to send them an invitation

Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Tory donor Reform deputy leader’s trip, worth £1,4000, to Lubov Chernukhin’s property was for ‘discussing gas power in UK’

Farage's deputy Richard Tice accepted stay at French Riviera home of Lubov Chernukhin, listing the purpose as “discussing gas power in the UK”

Reform are wining & dining corporate fossil fuel interests with their pledges to smash climate policy:

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King Charles hopes Amazon Prime nature documentary will 'inspire' viewers The King to appear in Amazon documentary encouraging people to work with rather than against nature.

The release of this new film in early 2026 should create quite an impact, in setting out the seriousness of the ecological challenges now upon us, while inspiring understanding as to the positive choices we can make in meeting them.

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Renewables overtake coal as world’s primary source of electricity The milestone was led by solar and wind power adoption in China, with the US and EU relying more on fossil fuels in the first half of 2025 than in the previous year.

"Renewable energy surpassed coal as the world’s primary energy source in the first half of 2025, according to a new report.

The milestone was led by solar and wind power adoption in China, with the US and EU relying more on fossil fuels in the first half of 2025 than in the previous year."

We're in Manchester at the Conservative Party conference, reminding MPs of their commitments to climate action and why they must continue to champion nature.

A brilliant piece on what the UK's Climate Change Act does, why it's inspired action around the world, and how the Tories were key to creating it - despite their current leader now wanting to destroy it

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My good friend in Alcala de los Gazules, Bob Lloyd, has just posted this excellent analysis of Ai on his FB page. It's so good that I have to share it here.

‘Thick as Thieves’: Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage’s Putin Problem Far from being distant from the Reform UK Leader, insiders told Byline Times that the former MEP convicted of bribery was one of Farage’s closest aides, while we reveal how Gill worked on the Kremlin’...

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@bylinetimes.bsky.social can now reveal that, during the crucial period when convicted Reform leader Nathan Gill was most active, working directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most senior ally in Ukraine, he was also one of Nigel Farage’s closest confidantes 1/12

Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it

Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap the Climate Change Act has now been condemned by Theresa May, Lord Deben (John Gummer), Alok Sharma, the Confederation of British Industry, the Church of England, the Catholic Church - all previously mainstays of the Tory party: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ed Miliband turns on Elon Musk. “He incites violence on our steeets. He calls for the overthrow of our government. He disseminates disinformation. He thinks he can tell us how to run Britain. We have a message for Elon Musk: ‘Get the hell out of our politics and our country!’”

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Climate change scepticism is rising. Will Starmer hold firm or buckle? Attacks from Donald Trump and Reform UK – plus a cost of living crisis – have created a politically tricky conundrum

Keir Starmer must get this right - real climate action must tackle inequalities by delivering warmer homes, lower bills, new jobs and sustainable growth.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/26/climate-change-scepticism-is-rising-will-starmer-hold-firm-or-buckle

this is an extraordinary canary in the coal mine

Gatwick second runway: Can the UK expand airports and still hit climate targets? Plans for the expansion of Gatwick, Heathrow and Luton could mean hundreds of thousands of additional flights a year.

Can the UK expand airports and still hit climate targets? Basically no! share.google/hTLEtYtcdt3f...

Rain on the lens, but our new banner was on the Make them Pay demo today.