@earlrussell.bsky.social
🔶Liberal Dem 🔶 Spokesperson on Energy & Climate Change. House of Lords Hereditary Peer. Photographer. Environment and Social Justice. Walker & Mountain Biker. 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️
FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense
Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act
Feat. OG authors of the Act & more
www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
Robert Jenrick holds up a judges wig like a puppet during his speech to the Conservative Party Conference.
We have an independent judiciary in this country. Robert Jenrick wants puppet judges.
The Conservative Party once believed in the rule of law and our shared British values - no longer.
Tory party conference got you down?
Far-right rhetoric left you feeling scared for the future?
Then why not take a minute to enjoy eighteen (18) pictures of Ed Davey on a pumpkin farm with young carers 🎃🚜
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Part of Russell T Davies' speech on being awarded Outstanding Contribution to Television at the Bafta Cymru awards. (via www.instagram.com/baftacymru)
07.10.2025 10:19 — 👍 278 🔁 149 💬 3 📌 38
This is a lie.
There are many criticisms you might sensibly and truthfully make of the Sentencing Council and the Sentencing Guidelines. I’ve been making them for years.
But this is an outright lie. Pure fabrication. A fraud on the public.
NHS could cease to function under Labour’s new visa rules, say nurses
Royal College of Nursing says plan to tighten rules for foreign workers is ‘pandering’ to Reform UK
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Global CO2 emissions plateau Global CO2 emissions from the power sector fell marginally by 12 MtCO2 (-0.2%) to 6,963 MtCO2 in the first half of 2025. The decline was possible because solar and wind power exceeded demand growth and led to a slight fall in fossil fuel use. Without solar and wind growth, emissions would have risen by an estimated 236 MtCO2 (+3.9%) globally, which is equivalent to almost all emissions (251 MtCO2) from Africa in H1-2025. At the country level, there was significant variation. Among the four economies that account for the majority of global emissions (64%), emissions fell in China (-46 MtCO2, -1.7%) and India (-24 MtCO2, -3.6%), as clean electricity outpaced growth in demand in those countries. In contrast, emissions rose in the EU (+13 MtCO2, +4.8%), where strong growth in solar was outweighed by shortfalls in wind, hydro and bioenergy, leading to higher gas and coal generation. Emissions also rose in the US (+33 MtCO2, +4.3%), as clean electricity growth was smaller than demand growth, leading to an increase in coal generation, which was exacerbated by gas-to-coal switching.
A complete flip of the usual pattern we see in these updates - China's and India's emissions fell, and EU and US emissions increased.....
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News from Lambeth
LAMBETH LIB DEMS CALL FOR “END TO FLEECEHOLD” AS NEW POLICIES ANNOUNCED
Thing is, if you’re a lawyer and a Tory - maybe you’re even a Tory peer - and you fail to speak out very clearly and publicly against this stuff, you’re signalling for all to see that you’re at best comfortable with fascism and the destruction of the rule of law
07.10.2025 07:00 — 👍 250 🔁 118 💬 2 📌 4
Renewables 2025 is out!
It shows renewable power is continuing to grow strongly around the world, with global capacity set to more than double by 2030.
As it grows, the sector is navigating headwinds in supply chains, grid integration & financing.
More ➡️ iea.li/3KWUbDv
The world generated almost a third more solar power in the 1st half of the year compared with the same period in 2024 meeting 83% of the global increase in electricity demand. Wind power grew by just over 7% allowing renewables to displace fossil fuels.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Imagine, just for a moment, a climate future where the facts cannot be deleted...
If that sounds like an ideal future for you and/or your family make sure to check out our website (Climate.us) and give us a follow on our social media accounts.
"For the Conservatives loved their country so much, they could almost spell it..."
06.10.2025 15:48 — 👍 51 🔁 14 💬 2 📌 4
Lots of talk about the "cost of renewables"
But have they actually LOWERED the price of electricity we pay TODAY?
TLDR; yes, by around a quarter, or £25/MWh
That's why it's a mistake to stop investment in them (*cough* certain politicians).
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25%
New analysis finds wind power reduced the wholesale price of electricity by up to a quarter (25%) in 2024, equivalent to around £25/MWh.
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A series of charts from Community Energy England showing stats about community energy in the UK. Some key highlights include: 411 MW renewable energy generation capacity. 614 community energy organisations. £68.5m turnover. £24.5m contributed to local economies.
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The fact that hundreds of community groups are branching into heat, transport and #EnergyEfficiency, and reinvesting £24.5 million locally, shows the breadth of what #CommunityEnergy can do.🔌⚡
But scaling won’t happen by default...
(Via: @commenergyengland.bsky.social)
#NetZero #Renewables
The Conservative's offer no future for our young people or the planet. The CCC is clear our investment today will see household savings before 2040. We need to double down. The Lib Dems will break the link between electricity & wholesale gas prices, halving bills by 2035 combined with other policies
06.10.2025 07:51 — 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0Surprise, surprise. Reform can’t keep their promises.
05.10.2025 22:51 — 👍 12 🔁 9 💬 1 📌 1
"The Conservatives made a total mess of protest laws and left us with the worst of all worlds – wasting police time arresting people for legitimate peaceful protest, while letting others get away with inciting violence. I fear Labour seem to be following them down the same path"
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"People spreading antisemitic hate and inciting violence against Jews are getting away with it, and we fear the government’s approach will do nothing to tackle that while undermining the fundamental right to peaceful protest. "The Conservatives made a total mess of protest laws and left us with the worst of all worlds – wasting police time arresting people for legitimate peaceful protest, while letting others get away with inciting violence. I fear Labour seem to be following them down the same path, instead of properly reforming these powers to focus on the real criminals and hate preachers." Max Wilkinson - Home Affairs Spokesperson
People spreading antisemitic hate and inciting violence against Jews are getting away with it.
We fear the government’s approach will do nothing to tackle that while undermining the fundamental right to peaceful protest.
The right of law abiding peaceful protect is a fundamental human right the Lib Dem’s will always defend. On the environment Labour must work with people & communities to enact change & stop centralising power & ‘doing to them’. Include & empower our communities.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
The Conservative Party does indeed feel like a dead brand. No quality. No consistency of meaning. Ends in irrelevance. Reminds me of what happened to Ratners Jewellers.
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On reports the Home Secretary plans to grant police more powers to prevent ‘repeated protests’, Greenpeace UK:
“Protest works because it is repetitive. If police had told the Suffragettes or civil rights activists ‘you’ve made your point,’ they would never have won the victories we all enjoy today"
Around 20% of all waste in the UK ends up in the hands of organised criminals. The ‘new narcotics’ The House of Lords Environment is soon to conclude a short enquiry on this important issue.
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The Conservatives led the way on the environment. Just when they should be taking credit they gave up and embraced short sighted nonsense. 77% of voters are concerned about climate change and are looking for answers not pointless dogma. What a failure of hope and leadership. What a LD opportunity.
05.10.2025 08:28 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Storm Amy has been record breaking ⚠️
An air pressure of 947.9 hPa was recorded at Baltasound, Shetland, provisionally setting a new UK lowest pressure record for October.
Northern Ireland provisionally recorded its strongest October wind gust on record, with a gust of 92 mph at Magilligan.
The Lib Dems criticised the announcement.
The party's energy security and net zero spokesperson Pippa Heylings said: "The reality is that investing in renewables is the greatest economic growth opportunity in this century and will protect the planet for future”
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The Con’s decision to trash their own environmental legacy is one born out of poor judgment & political desperation. Everyone who understands the challenges we face knows these matters are more difficult without consensus. Making change harder less energy security higher bills & less economic growth
04.10.2025 09:46 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“The Climate Change Act is one of the great cross-party achievements of the last two decades. It united political parties and the scientific community.
The UK’s green economy
employs nearly a million people, and is growing three times faster than the economy as a whole.” 1/
Kemi Badenoch is wrong and reckless with our children’s future. The reality is that investing in renewables is the greatest economic growth opportunity in this century and will protect the planet.
The Conservatives have gone over the edge into complete irrelevance.
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