So it's official; the world's governments have failed to take the necessary actions and we're now going to #overshoot the goals of the Paris #climate accord

How should we make sense of this moment? And where do we go from here?

@overshootpod.bsky.social offers some suggestions

Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’

Reeves considers cut to green levies to reduce cost of energy bills.

Cut bills by cutting profiteering, change Ofgem's marginal pricing method, improve housing, nationalise energy.

Fund green levies through general taxation. Take equity stake for govt subsidies. There must be no free cash.

A quarter of Britain’s native plants are now at risk of extinction

The first update in two decades to a “red list” of plants found a substantial increase in the number of threatened species
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money! Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?

Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!

Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?

By David Goff

🚨🚨 #Starmer government has just made one more step in throwing away any climate credentials it had - it has just awarded #Drax a further four years subsidies as the UK's biggest carbon emitter

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GOVERNMENT SIGNS UP TO 4 MORE YEARS OF TREE BURNING AT DRAX read more here www.biofuelwatch.org.uk/2025/governm...

National Forest to be planted in Oxford-Cambridge corridor Trees will be planted alongside new homes and businesses, the government says.

The PM is going to a rainforest in Brazil tomorrow.

Britain has rainforests too.

I agree with the Woodland Trust:

"This feels like a lost opportunity to demonstrate domestic leadership in the protection & restoration of the UK's own precious temperate rainforests."

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

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I'm a believer

an upbeat song on why personal #ClimateAction matters

PL RP🩷💚💙

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Honestly, they can get in the sea. A sea that is rising because of the climate change they don't want to teach kids about.

Howling into the void, but there's something deeply enraging at the Mail attacking an attempt to teach children about climate impacts that will shape the rest of their lives. It's catastrophically stupid nihilism dressed up as conservatism - and they have the nerve to accuse others of dumbing down.

Teachers unions leverage contracts to fight climate change Teachers unions are pushing their school districts to take action on the climate crisis, says a new report.

Teachers unions leverage contracts for climate action.

Thank you to all teachers fighting for strong climate action
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for our children.

In solidarity- #HealthcareDivest from fossil fuels.
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Drax power plant to go on earning ‘over £1m a day’ from burning wood pellets Analysts say Britain’s biggest power plant in line to earn £458.6m a year under new government subsidy contract

www.theguardian.com/business/202...
We're really sorry to be blunt, but the gov't is being wilfully stupid. A tree growing is a carbon sink. A tree built into a house is a carbon store. A tree burnt is a #ClimateDisaster. The failure to understand this simple line keeps #Drax's home fires burning.

Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Time to remind judges that evidence about #ClimateChange and its impacts is NOT subjective opinion. He is the one lacking education on this and needs to get properly informed PDQ! Is this inconsistency worth a review @goodlawproject.bsky.social

Reeves considers cut to green levies in effort to reduce cost of energy bills Exclusive: Chancellor hopes to save up to £170 from average bill but industry insiders say move would be ‘disastrous’

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Umm... yes AND no?
Yes! Cut levies that support #FalseSolutions like #CCS #Biomass #BECCS, etc.
No! Don't cut support for #Retrofit, #WarmHomes and #EnergyEfficiency which should benefit the poorest most! #JustTransition principles are really easy to apply here!

The highest paid MP in the country has suggested that the minimum wage may be “too high” for younger workers 🤷

MPs and public underestimate urgency of climate action, new UEA study reveals Fewer than 15% of UK MPs knew emissions must peak by 2025, raising questions about climate communication

Climate science is clear: emissions rates must peak in 2025 and go no higher.

But misinformation and wishful thinking push politicians – and crucial policy – off course.

Australian households to get free electricity three hours a day Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, the federal government will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.

Australia has so much clean energy they're literally giving it away. Meanwhile, GOP is in all-out war to stamp out solar

www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Did you catch last week’s special edition episode of our podcast? Tune in for expert insights on the government’s new climate plan👉
green-alliance.org.uk/podcast/firs...

New data from Gogel - Fossil fuel expansion continues despite governments’ commitment to “transition away” from
fossil fuels at COP28

- 96% of upstream oil and gas companies are still exploring or
developing new resources

#climatecrisis
gogel.org/sites/defaul...
gogel.org

Are the advocates for net zero losing the fight? The cost of misunderstanding: How public perception shapes the net zero debate

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"Perhaps the most striking findings is that the British public vastly overestimates the cost getting to net zero by almost 14,000%, fueling scepticism & a reluctance to pay. On average, they estimate it will need 28% of GDP by 2050, compared to @thecccuk.bsky.social forecast of just 0.2%"

But will the threat of tariffs destroy all outcomes? This is the fear. That the rest of the world does not have the steel to stand up to Trump, even as an "all the rest of the world" collective.

But climate action has flatlined in the last few years. This is not a failure of Paris — it’s a clear failure of political leadership. At next week’s COP30 in Brazil, countries will have to face their lack of action and tackle emissions reductions head on. Getting back to 1.5°C is possible.

What has the Paris Agreement done for us? Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working, but not nearly fast enough. Since 2015 it has become the essential organising framework for global climate action: uniting countries behind the 1.5°C temp...

Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working—just not fast enough. Our new report tracks 22 ways it’s changing the world: uniting countries behind 1.5°C and net zero, and cutting projected 2100 warming by ~1°C (≈3.6°C → ≈2.7°C).
climateanalytics.org/publications...

Only 3% of international climate aid going to transitioning communities: ‘This is absurd’ New report on funding to slash carbon emissions finds startlingly low engagement with the people affected

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
So many ways that #corporations capture EVERYTHING in this world - even the #AidBudget. They do not care one iota about preserving #life, #culture, #society. They are really OK with living on a dead planet in a bunker, waiting for the storm to end.

How to fight climate change without the US: a guide to global action With the US government absent from the COP30 global climate summit, it will be up to others to avert catastrophe.

With the US government absent from the COP30 global climate summit, it will be up to others to avert catastrophe

go.nature.com/4ofcrH6

Democracy for Sale A new report from the Autonomy Institute lays bare how Britain’s political and economic elites are entangled.

No matter which party is in charge, the shots are being called by powerful donors, not ordinary voters.

No wonder most people feel so cynical about politics – they’re dealing with a cost-of-living crisis, while politicians from both parties are on the take.
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Feature, not a bug, of capitalism—well laid out by C. Wright Mills nearly 70 years ago in The Power Elite.

You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.

"You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it" | My commentary on Bill Gates' flawed new climate missive for @thebulletin.org: thebulletin.org/2025/10/you-...

Let me excerpt the concluding paragraph:

And in truth, many, many of the small and temporary #WetPlaces can be protected by equally small, local communities.