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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

Developing countries especially China led the clean energy charge but richer nations including EU and US relied more on #fossilfuels

We need a rapid shift to #renewableenergy across the globe. Especially in Western nations.

#ClimateCrisis

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Has anyone else been dealing with some serious headline whiplash recently?

Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!

So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵

Police to get new powers to crack down on repeated protests, says Home Office Move follows arrest of almost 500 people at latest pro-Palestinian demonstration in London on Saturday

Police to get new powers to target repeated protests, aimed particularly at cracking down on demonstrations connected to #Gaza

So the government plans to curtail the #humanrights of British citizens to protect a foreign state committing #genocide

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

CHINA OCTOBER HEAT WAVE
Temperatures up to 37.5C and 5 more October records broke
浙江 普陀 → Zhejiang, Putuo 33.2
浙江 玉环 → Zhejiang, Yuhuan 31.8
浙江 洞头 → Zhejiang, Dongtou 31.0
浙江 大陈 → Zhejiang, Dachen 30.5
吉林 通化县 → Jilin, Tonghua County 27.3

40C on Monday!
Kudos:Xinxin & Qwen

Greta Thunberg says she is being detained by Israel in cell infested with bedbugs Activist tells Swedish officials she has been subjected to harsh treatment, including insufficient food and water

Thunberg has been detained in international waters, humiliated, and imprisoned in unacceptable conditions. She has not been accused of any crime, nor taken to any court - in violation of intl and domestic law

This is however but a taste of Palestinian daily life
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...

Is your MP attending the definitive briefing on the climate and nature crisis?

Go to our bio, lookup your MP, email if they are not confirmed.

Then please SHARE this post 🔥

“An essential guide to a critical issue. Please tune in.”

- @georgemonbiot.bsky.social

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Episode 1 coming soon

For #Gaza
London Parliament Square 2 Oct 5.30pm
#GlobalSumudFlotilla

Total solidarity to the #GlobalSumudFlotilla trying to break the siege of #Gaza 🇵🇸

These brave humanitarians from many different nations are being intercepted right now by the Israeli military.

#FreePalestine
#StopTheGenocide

We Said “We Will Block Everything” and We Did: Inside Italy’s Strike for Gaza Following a 24-hour general strike on September 22, the country is now gearing up for a national protest on October 4.

As boats from the Global Sumud Flotilla prepared to set sail toward Gaza, a representative of Genoa’s Dockworkers’ Union declared that if anything happened to the flotilla, workers would “block everything.” When the flotilla was attacked, the reaction was swift: a 24-hour general strike was called.

Revealed: Europe losing 600 football pitches of nature and crop land a day Investigation shows extent of green land lost across UK and mainland Europe to development from 2018 to 2023

"Europe is losing green space that once harboured wildlife, captured carbon and supplied food at the rate of 600 football pitches a day"

#climatecrisis
#nature
#environment
#wildlife

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire

"Where #climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative. The climate doesn’t recognise pragmatism. We either slash #emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble."

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

🚨📣🚨📣🚨📣🚨 **Arson attack on Barbican Thistle Hotel.*
*Solidarity picket with asylum residents*
**THIS SUNDAY 2pm Thistle Hotel EC1V 8DS*

*This is a horrific escalation of the racist campaign against #asylumseekers
Please come and share widely - #refugees do not stand alone**

BP raises oil and gas outlook in response to AI boom and slowing efficiency gains | James Murray The bleakest thing about the bleak af Global Energy Outlook from BP is that it doesn't seem to realise how bleak it is. Your upgraded forecasts for continuing fossil fuel demand and projections for ...

More specifically, where is the fear for their children?

Safety fears as external power to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant still out after three days Ukrainian officials among those concerned Russia is manufacturing crisis to keep hold of frontline plant

Concerning reminder: nuclear power is not safe in a war zone. Which means it is not safe anywhere.

#NoNewNuclear

www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

Legal opinion finds Britain’s nuclear expansion breaches nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - CND A new legal opinion has found that Britain’s plans to expand its nuclear weapons programme by purchasing nuclear-capable F-35A fighter jets from the US is in breach of its disarmament commitments unde...

Britain's nuclear expansion breaches nonproliferation treaty

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Israel’s ecocide in Gaza sends this message: even if we stopped dropping bombs, you couldn’t live here | George Monbiot Consider the annihilation of agricultural land alongside the genocide – and grasp the chilling totality of this attempt to eliminate all life, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

As well as #genocide Israel is committing #ecocide in #Gaza
After all the destrction and annihilation of life "reconstruction alone would produce #greenhousegases equivalent to the annual emissions of a medium-sized country"

War = ecocide

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#ClimateCrisis

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Hands off the #flotilla

Emergency demo today 6pm
Foreign Office London SW1 2AH

The UK’s year of climate U-turns exposes a deeper failure Breaking free of the dangerous pretence that current efforts suffice demands a fundamental rethink of the UK’s climate policy consensus.

2025 is becoming a year of dangerous #climate U turns

theconversation.com/the-uks-year...

Write to the FCDO: protect the Global Sumud Flotilla

The Global Sumud Flotilla is trying to deliver much-needed aid to Palestinians in Gaza, but Israel is threatening to block it.

The British government must protect it and support its mission.

Write the FCDO using PSC's online action palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/globalsumudf...

Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise

Labour pledged no new drilling for #fossilfuels in their manifesto - and are now set to break that pledge. Along with trashing regs protecting #nature and expanding air travel this is both shameful and dangerous from the British government.

#ClimateCrisis

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Always say No to #genocide

Protest continued British spy flights over #Gaza

Sun 28 Sept 2pm, MoD, London

Make. Them. Pay!

On Saturday, we brought together thousands of people and hundreds of organisations to demand a better future for us all.

Check out our video 👇

And sign up to our mailing list to get involved in what comes next 👉 makethempay.org.uk/get-involved

Let's be absolutely clear what's up for grabs

We can no longer dodge climate catastrophe

A Pliocene climate (3C hotter, sea levels 20m higher) is now certain

We are now fighting to stop a return to the Middle Miocene: 7-8C hotter than PI, sea levels up to 50m higher

➡️ Charlie Kirk
➡️ “Tommy Robinson”
➡️ The PR machine defending the Israeli government
➡️ The war on climate science

What have they got in common?

Their funders - a small clique of American billionaires. 💰

It sounds like a conspiracy theory - but it’s true. 🧵

Reeves: "This extra runway at Gatwick will mean lower costs for a family holiday."

More happy holidays while you help burn your children's future, thanks to the lunatic UK government which is in hock to #fossilfuel lobbyists

#flightfree

#climatecrisis