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Scientists outside the courts of justice

Scientists sitting on the road

This includes scientists, whose expert testimonies have been banned from court because they consider climate science not to be relevant to the defence of climate protesters, such as the testimony from @profbillmcguire.bsky.social

Police and activists

💥 BREAKING 💥

A thousand people have come to London today to sit on the Strand outside the Royal Courts of Justice.

This is to signal to the justice system against imprisoning peaceful protesters who are acting to defend planetary and public health.

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Surely it can’t be that bad! Climate breakdown is deadly serious. And so too is the British government's crackdown on climate action.

As the appeal against draconian sentences by the Lord Walney 16 begins, my long read on our descent into authoritarianism.

The mega-rich are using flying like taxis.

Flying a private jet for a single hour can produce more CO2 than the average person produces in a year.

We need leadership focusing on affordable, sustainable, accessible travel for all.

The richest 1% blew through their 2025 #carbonlimit in just 10 days

Meanwhile the poorest half of humanity would take nearly 3 years to reach the same

They profit, pollute & push for business as usual—no matter the cost to the planet

Take #Action ➡️ Join #ExtinctionRebellion

These fires are not a natural disaster, they are a crime

Big Oil knew,
Big Oil chose,
Big Oil threw everything at discrediting us and stopping us from doing anything about it

They must be stopped, and they must be brought to justice

Screenshot of Guardian article reading 'World's richest use up their fair share of 2025 carbon budget in 10 days'

Figure 1 from the Nielsen et al 2021 paper cited in the thread. It shows that people of high socioeconomic status influence society as consumers, investors, role moels, organisational participants and citizens

1/ Yes the globally wealthy have outsized emissions, and yes that’s a massive problem

But it’s actually only a small part of their devastating influence on the conditions that support life
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To resist the climate crisis, we must resist the billionaire class | Peter Kalmus To solve the climate crisis, power must flow away from the billionaire class

"To resist, then, start by orienting against the real enemy: wealthy people invested in the status quo."

There'll be a lot of must-read analyses in the wake of the LA fires, but it'll be a while before there's a better one than this from the inspirational @climatehuman.bsky.social

www.instagram.com/stories/lacu...

The Best Public Art of 2024, according to Curators Seven curators from around the world select the very best public art projects this year.

Im delighted that #artsy curators have selected my artwork Deluge alongside 12 sculptures from across the world for Best Public Artwork 2024. Deluge is installed on the Leadenhall Building as part of #Sculptureinthecity www.artsy.net/article/arts...

My artwork Deluge explores global #flooding alongside biblical and folkloric flood narratives raising issues around ethical choices relating to #climatecrisis You can see it on #theleadehallbuilding AKA #thecheesegrater as part of 13th edition of Sculpture in the City until 2026 #lacuna #MTEC

No-one should be in jail for peaceful protest, this is wonderful news!

🚨 The UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty have been infiltrated by a WHOPPING 220 fossil fuel lobbyists.

That’s more than the total delegates from ALL EU member states, and DOUBLE the delegates from Pacific Island Nations. 🫠

Does anyone else see the problem here?

#INC5 #PlasticsTreaty

The 'Two Tier' Journalism Exposed by the Farmers Protests The glowing coverage handed to the hugely wealthy people leading the campaign against inheritance tax reforms shows who has a voice in the media and who doesn't

If you bring central London to a halt to campaign against catastrophic climate change you're treated as a "barmy" eco "fanatic" who deserves to be locked up.

But if you do the same to hang on to your multimillion pound inheritance tax exemption then you're a brave freedom fighter defying the odds

And it’s business as usual for those with the power to bring change

#Floods are destroying cities.
Lives are being uprooted.
Communities are left in ruins.

This isn’t a freak event—it’s the #ClimateEmergency.
While leaders delay, nature retaliates.

How much more destruction will it take?
Act now. #RebelForLife

South-west France swelters in ‘staggering’ 26.9C November night heat Temperatures of this week would be exceptional for summer, says climatologist, never mind late November

🚨Towns in France roasted in “completely extreme” overnight temp of 26.9C (80.42F).

“It’s very exceptional – even for summer, let alone late November,”.

Scientists described the night-time heat as “staggering” and “phenomenal” so late in the year. #climate www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

And It is being done to “us” the “99%” by the 1%. Truly OUTRAGEOUS

1/ Why did the felling of a single, non-native tree at Sycamore Gap generate so much public feeling for nature, when biodiversity loss is otherwise largely ignored?

OUR CLIMATE IS BEYOND FUCKED,
BUT…
We have hope!

Hope is about people uniting, working hard, and refusing to give up.

Together, we can face the truth and build a better future.
#ActNow #TellTheTruth #CitizensAssemble

👉🏼 Support people taking action:
tr.ee/mG9fU_ZKYh

✒️ @climatehuman.bsky.social

And perhaps all that will be left are these guys #tardigrade #moonpiglet #minimonster

A broken system is dying in front of faces, coughing up Trump and co as it fights to hold on to power and privilege. As Gramsci said: 'The old world is dying, and the new world struggles to be born: now is the time of monsters.'

Our fight: don't let new monsters replace the old

XR Money Rebellion rebels hold a banner reading "End Fossil Fuels Now" at a protest in London

‼️ LEADERSHIP NEEDED ‼️ #MoneyRebellion tell #UKGoverment politicians Ed Miliband, Jonathan Reynolds and Kerry McMarthy they MUST REFUSE APPROVAL for UK Export Finance (UKEF) to guarantee Total's murderous climate bomb gas project in #Mozambique 💣 #StopTotal #ClimateJustice
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On 27 November, in Parliament, MPs have a chance to hear why their support for the Climate & Nature Bill is crucial, ahead of the #CANBill's second reading on 24 January.

Scientists, campaigners, MPs and Peers are issuing a united call for action: It's time to follow the science.

#stormbert delivered a month of rainfall in 24 hours today & shut down #Euston and many other stations due to flooding. It was chaos for thousands of travellers But it’s business as usual for the financiers and insurers if carbon bomb projects #insureoursurvival #floodyhell #extinctionrebellion

This Greta Thunberg quote is another thing rattling around in my head today: "Our civilization is being sacrificed for the opportunity of a very small number of people to continue making enormous amounts of money"

a cartoon with two panels panel one is a stick figure saying "oh! a fossil fuel!!" standing above a crudely drawn black lump under a brown ground Panel two is them walking away and saying "I'll just leave it there" The head of the person is not a drawn circle but the letter O, because the random software I used to draw it did that for unexplained reasons

Please allow me to re-share my rough sketch of some advanced carbon capture technology

Global Plastics Treaty Now! If you agree that plastic waste is out of control, sign the petition

Next week, we’ll be making sure our voices are heard at the UN negotiations for a Global Plastics Treaty.

Make sure your name is included! ✍️ 👉 act.gp/3ZcL3PQ

📸 © Angela Christofilou / Greenpeace