Dan Fernbank

@greenparty.org.uk polling 2nd though, just 2 months after @zackpolanski.bsky.social was elected leader 💚

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand Wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010, a study has found. Users of gas have been among the biggest beneficiaries, the research suggested. Continue reading...

Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds

MEMBERSHIP DOUBLED With photo featuring Zack Polanski, Anthony Slaughter, Mothin Ali, Tessa Marshall and lots of Green Party activists! Green Party Promoted by Chris Williams on behalf of The Green Party, both at PO Box 78066, London SE16 9GQ

🚨 BREAKING 🚨

📈 Since the election of our new leadership team, our membership has doubled, now sitting at more than 140,000.

And this is just the beginning: join.greenparty.org.uk

University of Reading is ranked 27th in the UK and 201st-250th globally in THE World University Rankings 2026, alongside a background image of the University's historic clock tower.

We're ranked in the UK’s top 30 universities in THE World University Rankings 2026

We're also proud that University of Reading rose significantly in the Teaching category - up to 287th worldwide - reflecting our commitment to educational excellence.

Full story 🔗 https://rdg.ac/4q7cE0w

Samaritans accused of stifling dissent and bullying over branch closure plans Claim comes after charity suspends a number of senior volunteers who spoke out publicly against proposals

@samaritans.bsky.social management accused of bullying dissenting voices over objections to planned closures- www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

🌍 Joint-highest Green Polling EVER (15%)

➡️ Lowest Reform Polling Since July (26%)

It’s still killing people, and the government has yet to act: Britain’s hidden asbestos epidemic | Tom White Asbestos was banned in 1999, but as materials left in our buildings deteriorate, thousands of lives are being lost every year, says writer and education worker Tom White

Britain's hidden asbestos epidemic is shocking. My dad died of mesothelioma, with no obvious clear exposure to asbestos, having been an accountant all his life. Shocking how wide spread asbestos use was until 80s, despite it's dangers being known in 19th century.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

A great, authentic, heartfelt album 👏

Controversial UK oil field reveals climate impact if approved The impact from the Rosebank oil field is estimated at nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming CO2.

Developers of the #Rosebank oil field said nearly 250 million tonnes of planet warming gas would be released from using oil products from it.

The UK's annual emissions in 2024 were 371 million tonnes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#ClimateChange #Climate

Great turnout at our AGM!

We celebrated another strong year of solar generation and community impact — plus exciting new plans with Reading Buses. 🌞

Thanks to everyone helping power a greener Reading 💚

#CommunityEnergy #ReadingUK #SolarReading #InvestInSolar #RdgUK #ReadingBuses

The more I hear about unlimited energy contracts, the more it concerns me that students are being taken advantage of.

New Energy Advice Service for University of Reading students highlights premium cost of unlimited energy contracts -
www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

Brilliant from @kevinclimate.bsky.social as always - making abundantly clear the inconvenient truth this Govt is forever trying to duck & dodge: expanding aviation capacity is fundamentally incompatible with the UK’s climate obligations

Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures Opponents fear plans to close more than100 branches could put the charity’s ability to answer calls in doubt.

BBC News - @samaritans.bsky.social facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures (and don't appear to be listening)
www.bbc.com/news/article...

On September 7th, our panels at Reading Uni (L022) made 68 kWh – enough for 2–3 homes in a day. That’s 142,231 kWh so far since we started.

Something big is on the horizon… register for our share offer! #CommunityEnergy #ReadingUK #SolarReading #InvestInSolar #Rdguk

Brilliant resource from @carbonbrief.org. Setting the record straight on solar ☀️

University of Reading publishes bold new Climate Action Plan - www.reading.ac.uk/news/2025/Un...

The Chancellor needs growth – the green economy is where she’ll find it It’s not easy being Chancellor when the economic mood is so glum. Rachel Reeves faces low growth and stagnating productivity. Meanwhile, the cost of servicing the national debt is rising. All…

In the UK, commercial returns from R&D in offshore wind, tidal and CCS tech exceed those in biotechnology and AI.

This is just one reason Steve Coulter says this autumn's #ClimateActionPlan is the moment for a big swing on the green economy. 🔁 @businessgreen.bsky.social

Read them all ⤵️

Proud to be a part of this for the past 10 years 🌞

The right to protest on the environment must be restored Five years ago, I reflected on the role that civil disobedience and protests have played in the environmental movement and the worrying direction of travel prompted by the backlash to Extinction Rebellion. What has happened since September 2020?

In our latest blog, @ruthchambers.bsky.social highlights the worrying trend of governments curtailing our ability to protest about their policies or inaction.

The government must reset its approach, repeal draconian laws and bring us back into compliance with the Aarhus Convention.

NEW ANALYSIS: Wildfires have already scorched a UK-record land area in 2025, double the previous high – and 4x above average

By Orla Dwyer, Ho Woo Nam + Tom Prater

www.carbonbrief.org/...

This is the analysis we produced that was cited in the Guardian's editorial on Saturday...

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Samaritans to close more than 100 branches The charity's chief executive says "at least half" of their branches will close in the UK and Ireland.

This is just so incredibly wrong-headed @samaritans.bsky.social and volunteers will leave in droves -
BBC News - Samaritans to close more than 100 branches
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Reading glass kerbside recycling collections set to begin in 2026 Currently residents have to recycle glass at 49 bottle bank locations.

Great to see at last! - Reading glass kerbside recycling collections set to begin in 2026 - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
#rdguk

“The addition of rooftop solar to the Future Homes Standard is welcome and necessary in ensuring that homes built today are fit for the future.” - Charles Wood, Deputy Director, Energy UK

Energy UK welcomes the Government’s announcement that new-build homes will have rooftop solar panels installed by default as part of changes to the Future Homes Standard.

🔗 Learn more 👉 buff.ly/ZCJ0OF5

Pictures of potholes on Hemdean Road

My montage of the appalling state of Hemdean Road, Caversham
@readingcouncil.bsky.social

Pope Francis receiving a warming stripes stole. Photo: Vatican Media

“Never have we so hurt and mistreated our common home as we have in the last two hundred years. Reducing greenhouse gases requires honesty, courage and responsibility. Those who will have to suffer the consequences will not forget this failure of conscience and responsibility.” — Pope Francis

Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futures| Ed Miliband The argument for a clean energy transition is not just one of climate breakdown but social justice and national security too, says Ed Miliband

Ed Miliband:

"if our political opponents want a fight about clean energy, bring it on."

www.theguardian.com/politics/com...

All the major 2024 climate events in one comprehensive map. See the storms, wildfires, and floods that affected 413,000 people in Europe in 2024, causing €18 billion in damages. Discover insights 👉 https://climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/2024/key-events

#ESOTC2024

My thoughts exactly