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Tim Walker

@thornogson1.bsky.social

Happily retired counsellor in Forest Hill, London. Surrey cricket, Charlton football, allotment gardening and golf. also pushing back for the overflown against aviation expansion. Exec Council of Aviation Environment Federation. Views here my own.

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Petition: Stop airport expansion: halt all airport expansion plans across the UK More than 20 airports across the UK have expansion plans, which will result in a combined increase of 60%+ capacity. More flights means more emissions, at a time when we should be doing everything we ...

Just 500 signatures needed on this for a government response.

We already know what it's going to say ("don't worry, we've got it covered with SAF and fairy dust"), but it's still vital to tell our politicians we don't want airport expansion.

Sign and share ๐Ÿ™
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...

12.09.2025 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Forbrugerombudsmanden politianmelder flyselskabet KLM for vildledende udsagn om bรฆredygtighed Forbrugerombudsmanden politianmelder flyselskabet KLM for at have overtrรฅdt vildledningsforbuddet i markedsfรธringsloven i en radioreklame. I reklamen anvendte KLM udsagn om bรฆredygtighed, der efter Fo...

With every new decarbonising technology there is a risk of greenwashing as we get to grips with what it can and cannot deliver.

It is great to see the Danish Consumer Ombudsman reporting KLM airline for misleading statements about the use of SAF. 1/2
forbrugerombudsmanden.dk/nyheder/forb...

11.03.2025 13:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Importantly, net-zero-compatible growth undermines the case for airport expansion: expanding Heathrow, Gatwick and Luton will provide significantly more airport capacity than is needed to meet both the Department for Transportโ€™s and CCCโ€™s passenger demand projections. 2/2

14.03.2025 13:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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There isnโ€™t enough โ€˜sustainableโ€™ aviation fuel to make a dent in our emissions โ€“ and there wonโ€™t be for years Itโ€™s better than regular jet fuel, but beware the hype.

theconversation.com/there-isnt-e...

11.02.2025 08:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Analysis: UK would need forest โ€˜twice size of Londonโ€™ to offset new airport expansion - Carbon Brief A forest twice the size of Greater London would need to be planted in the...

Very interesting analysis by Carbon Brief on the carbon impacts of airport expansion in the UK www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...

28.01.2025 10:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 73    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Human rights are universal - if we start stripping away basic human rights from any section of society then none of us has rights โ€“ just privileges that can be taken away by people in power whenever they want. Please remember this

09.12.2024 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 923    ๐Ÿ” 401    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 47    ๐Ÿ“Œ 14
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Today 50 climate and aviation scientists from across the globe are calling on the aviation industry to take action on contrails.

Addressing contrails from planes is a no-regrets decision that will help slow climate change โ€“ but the time to act is now.

Read the letter โžก๏ธ https://bit.ly/3CzlzmZ

20.11.2024 07:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fantastic to hear this. Congratulations!

17.11.2024 09:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

4C. But which is best for you in that tea? full fat, semi skimmed or skimmed milk?

15.11.2024 15:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Get Bishops out of the Lords Bishopsโ€™ automatic seats in the House of Lords are undemocratic and a threat to a tolerant and diverse UK โ€“ get them out now! The UK is alone among democratic sovereign states in having clerics vote o...

Amendments to the Hereditary Peers Bill to remove bishops from the House of Lords were defeated after Labour whipped against them. Labour said it remained committed wider Lords reform at a later date.

Add your name to our campaign to help us hold them to this promise: humanists.uk/action/get-b...

14.11.2024 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Good to be here, it feels like a fresh start. โ€˜Be nice or leaveโ€™ is the notice over the bar at my local.

14.11.2024 09:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bluesky will only be complete when Streatham Rovers get here

12.11.2024 21:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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