Andrew Cooney

JD Vance is in the UK RIGHT NOW!!

Who’s around in the Cotswolds? 😎😎

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party.

🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

Protest groups urge Swinney to boycott Trump visit to Scotland Stop Trump Coalition

Press release from our friends at Stop Trump Scotland:
🟠 Protest groups urge Swinney to boycott Trump visit
🟠 Demonstration called in Aberdeen city centre from noon on 26 July
stoptrump.org.uk/protest-grou...

Trump's UK state visit was just announced for 17 September.

💥💥💥 JOIN THE PROTEST!

Let's make it absolutely massive.

stoptrump.org.uk

Additionally, these investment costs will drive net savings in future years.

Progress report on government action is due to be released this wednesday

#climatebreakdown #netzero #climateemergency #climatechange #energytransition

Emma Pinchbeck from the UK Climate Change Committee at the @octopus.energy energy tech summit.

Says: biggest personal difference you can make is your choice of heating and your vehicle. Modelling EVs to be cheaper than Ice by 2030

Net Zero costs are c. 0.2% of - GDP, 60-90% funded private sector

Ev car from BYD

I thought this an interesting announcement from @octopus.energy - a BYD Dolphin on a monthly payment that includes free driving. The car charges from the grid when it's cheap automatically and can also give power back to the grid to balance the load. You don't pay for the electricity it uses

Firstly renewables are much more resilient.. 1 Russian Iskander missile can wipe out an entire thermal coal plant, but it takes 50 to destroy a wind farm.

Secondly they are building out solar at speed - 1 GW of rooftop solar installed in the past year *at war* - UK rollout is relatively snail pace

At the @octopus.energy energy tech summit in London today. This session included Maxim Timochenko, Chief Exec of DTEK energy in #Ukraine

Two things he mentioned relevant to the state we are in..

Starmer says Trump’s state visit to go ahead and hopes it will be this year Donald Trump received a letter from the King at the White House in February inviting him to a second state visit.

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Trump is coming.

Get ready to protest!

A horizontal bar chart titled "Percentage of Global fossil fuel emissions (since 1751) occurring in my lifetime." The chart shows how much of the total historical global fossil fuel emissions have occurred within the lifetime of individuals of different ages, from 5 to 100 years old. The vertical axis on the left lists ages in increments of 5 years, from age 5 at the top to age 100 at the bottom. The horizontal axis represents the percentage of fossil fuel emissions, marked in 10% increments from 10% to 90%. The black bars represent the proportion of fossil fuel emissions that have occurred during each age group's lifetime. The bars increase in length as the age increases, meaning older individuals have lived through a larger percentage of the cumulative emissions since 1751. Three specific age groups are highlighted with red bars and white text annotations: Age 30: "if you are 30 it is more than 50%" Age 50: "if you are 50 it is about 75%" Age 85: "if you are 85 it is about 90%" The source of the data is cited at the bottom: "CDIAC and globalcarbonproject.org." The graphic is credited to "@neilrkaye."

If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason.

If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.

📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social

#Israel is circling the #Madleen - carrying aid for #Gaza, & with #GretaThunberg, French MEP #RimaHassan, & others on board - with combat drones, & is jamming its navigation systems.
Defence Minister #IsraelKatz has openly threatened the lives of those on board.
#AllEyesOnMadleen #FreedomFlotilla

Fellow #wordpress developers - given that #elementor is an Israeli company and what's happening in #Gaza, I'm curious as to whether you're uninstalling the product and what you're using instead

#webdevelopment #cms

Climate and Nature Bill Campaign Take action to support the Climate and Nature Bill

I've signed this open letter calling on the Prime Minister to give more time for the #CANBill debate—and deliver the #REALChange we need. We need action for a greener, healthier, happier future—where people and nature can thrive. Will you add your name too? action.zerohour.uk @zero-hour.bsky.social

Couldn't have put it better myself !

Climate change is real , and fossil fuels are killing our planet .

Just 5 days left to force a Parliamentary debate on banning fossil fuel ads – sign my petition today govpetition.uk/700024

I was at a discussion with George Monbiot tonight and had a quick chat afterwards and we agreed that we (I'm co-chair of East Berks Greens) need to be bolder and that given that Labour have screwed the pooch and 89% of people support climate action, we should be doing better.

An evening with @georgemonbiot.bsky.social at @tortoisemedia.bsky.social in Town this evening based around his book 'the invisible doctrine' #Neoliberlism - how it rose to the point where even Labour are in hock, and how we overcome it. A hugely interesting and inspiring discussion.

We stand with @chrisgpackham.bsky.social 💚

We campaign against fossil fuel sponsorship of running events, such as that undertaken by Wizz Air.

For those in the UK, we encourage you to sign Chris’ petition seeking to end fossil fuel advertising & sponsorship in the UK.

#HowWeSpeakOut

Harbour Energy made £4.9 BILLION in 2024 drilling for oil and gas . These companies and their execs are quite literally killing life on earth . Sign my petition to ban fossil fuel ads and sponsorships now govpetition.uk/700024 – 60K by midnight ? C'mon !

Actually this passed me by but I would certainly have been very interested, so it's a yes from me for a rematch

Interesting question.. Not sure. I'll see if I can find out

The link is in the post and it gives past week, year and all time (=2012 onwards for these purposes) numbers

UK power generation by source chart showing 59.2% renewables

The UK is generating more and more of its energy from renewables. These are our numbers right now from the excellent grid.iamkate.com

Over the past year, fossile fuels generated under 30% of our energy.

#solar #windpower #renewables #decarbonisation #climateemergency #climatechange

In numbers: China hits fresh milestones in its energy transition Wind and solar have overtaken thermal plants (coal, gas, oil, and bioenergy) in terms of generating capacity.

Because it's been a shit week, here's some good news to cheer you up. A thread with 10 cool stories from around the world:

1. China now has more #wind and #solar than thermal generating capacity and is installing 1 million solar panels EVERY SINGLE DAY.

theprogressplaybook.com/2025/03/25/i...

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure

Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Ban single-use packaging in restaurants, cafés, and bars Plastic pollution is one of the biggest environmental issues we face. Yet in hundreds of thousands of cafés, bars and restaurants across the country, we’re still being served food and drink in single-...

This cause is close to my heart - please sign: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ba...

Non-violent protest was criminalised under the previous regime and this new Labour government has not lifted a finger to repeal this legislation; the kind of laws you'd only expect to see in a dictatorship

Protesters outside the Royal Courts of Justice, Londn

I spent the day in London in solidarity with the climate protesters, as a mass appeal is heard at the Royal Courts of Justice against their outrageous sentences - a collective 41 years in jail between them.

#defendourjuries #climatebreakdown
@defendourjuries.bsky.social

The idea that we have to choose between economic prosperity and safeguarding our children’s future is absolute nonsense - Reeves is chasing headlines with her Heathrow announcement but it will trash her Govt’s own emissions targets and won’t do anything to make people’s lives better

Join me and tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves: no more airport expansion while we’re in a climate emergency 🚨🌎
@friends-earth.bsky.social 👇