Pancho Lewis

The candidates on PR: what we know so far — Labour For A New Democracy Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform: what we know so far

🌹 The Deputy Leadership candidates on electoral reform

We've contacted both of the two remaining candidates - @bphillipsonmp.bsky.social & @lucympowell.bsky.social - asking them to confirm or update their positions

In the meantime, here's what we know so far...

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Much more of this kind of message, please!

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time Study shows how individual fossil fuel companies are making previously impossible heatwaves happen and could have to pay compensation

Carbon emissions from oil giants directly linked to dozens of deadly heatwaves for first time #Climate

Farage nearly as trusted as Labour on climate change, poll shows Times research finds that the Reform UK leader seen as having the right policies on global warming by 22 per cent of voters, barely less than Starmer and Miliband

This is a strange way to headline a story showing only 17% of people agree with Nigel Farage’s scientifically illiterate belief that climate change is nothing to worry about. Almost as if The Times has an agenda.
www.thetimes.com/article/d92d...

Get ready to elect a pro-PR Deputy Leader — Labour For A New Democracy We need to use this Deputy Leadership Election to push for action on the voting system

🚨 This is a crisis for Labour, but the real crisis is the one engulfing our politics

The Deputy Leadership Election is a chance to push for action on the voting system that is destroying trust in politics & threatens to hand a majority to the far right

Find out more 👇

Thanks so much for presenting! Really interested to see how your phd develops, such an important area.

Can't wait to hear your talk. Agree that 'net zero' is insufficient, but probably would have argued we should hold onto it as a workable way to make some progress through existing policy frameworks. But 'net zero' under attack from Right (as well as progressive voices), time for new approach needed?

This is a billionaire-funded Tony Blair lobbying project being funnelled unchallenged onto the front page of a national newspaper.
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2000 years ago: the Romans would let an aqueduct destroy the Gardon Valley. We need clean water, but at what cost?

Your Prime Day reminder that half of Amazon warehouse workers struggle with food & housing costs.

A third have had to rely on government assistance like SNAP — which is about to get cut.

If Bezos can spend $50M on a wedding, Amazon can afford to treat its workers with dignity.

@energygeography.bsky.social

Excited my paper on 'fluid hope' has been published 🙂

Tldr: There are different forms of hope in a climate emergency -- including urgent, slow, and radical hope.

They often support one another, rather than being at odds.

@lydiamessling.bsky.social @climatecitizens.bsky.social

Look! Hope!
The public *actually want and support* climate policies - contrary to whatever apathy may be rumoured.
Stellar analysis of the outputs from citizen assemblies and juries - literally the policies the public have designed themselves and would green light tomorrow.

Why Westminster’s biggest parliamentary group is calling for a commission on electoral reform Last week’s elections were a wake-up call for more reasons than one.

"What we are calling for is a modest, first step towards addressing what everyone can see is an indefensibly broken voting system. We believe the government needs to set up a National Commission for Electoral Reform"

✍️ @alexsobel.co.uk & @lizzicollinge.bsky.social

100 years of average January-March temperature anomalies over land areas through 2025...

This data offers a window of our changing climate.

Data available from NOAAGlobalTemp v6.0.0 at www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/lan...

Strong moment from AOC’s speech in Utah

Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...

Get this: Commerce is slashing $ to Princeton's world-renowned climate research b/c modeling changes to Earth systems is "contributing to a phenomenon known as 'climate anxiety,' which has increased significantly among America’s youth."

No research, no problem! www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...

We're excited to announce this prize -- please do consider applying, or nominating someone (!)

Announcing our new Activism Award 🏆 Celebrating individuals & organisations driving energy justice in the UK – through research, teaching, activism, or community action. 🌍⚡ Nominate now! Deadline 5pm GMT, Friday, 30 May 2025👇 www.energygeographies.org/activisim-aw...

Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum says Dublin Airport’s greening of its site while pushing for a lift of the passenger cap will not wash environmentally.

My take on Dublin Airport, the push to lift the passenger cap, and why adding solar panels doesn’t cancel out the environmental harm of aviation.

It’s not sustainability. It’s greenwashing!

'Energy independent' Uruguay runs on 100% renewables for 10 straight months Uruguay achieves energy independence by running on 100% renewable energy for 10 consecutive months, setting a global sustainability example.

Depressing. Obvs just one case study, but does this make you feel any more positive? I need some good news 🙏

Interestingly, they seem to have overcome some of the barriers you identified through 20 year rate guarantee? (Though not sure of exact mechanics)

theprogressplaybook.com/2023/10/19/e...

Very excited that the Activism Award is now live. Please share widely -- all about finding and celebrating ways of bridging critical research with political practice.

If you know anyone who could apply please ask them to, or you could nominate them too.

Looking for something to do at lunchtime? Have a look at the first 'In a spotlight' video with @mcbrisbois.bsky.social
from the @energygeography.bsky.social . It's an excellent listen - 18 mins long #IWD2025 #IWD #AccelerateAction #Energygeography #EDRC

Dash to Net Zero risks CRASHING UK economy, leaked govt document admits THE rush to Net Zero risks wiping ten per cent off economic growth by the end the decade and triggering a financial crash, the Government has privately admitted. The UK’s national debt would rocket…

The Sun here literally using warnings of stranded fossil fuel asset risks to imply net zero is unaffordable and we should stop trying to decarbonise. And, no, it does not acknowledge the costs and risks of failing to decarbonise. www.thesun.co.uk/news/3393605...

📣NEW RESEARCH SUMMARY
“What the public think about advertising high-carbon products and services: Citizens’ jury and public polling evidence from the UK.”
climatecitizens.org.uk/wp-content/u...

Astonishing! And yet ... global electricity generation from fossil fuels continues to increase every single year.

It's amazing how a story of ongoing global failure to even *begin* the "energy transition" gets twisted into a narrative of "astonishing" success.

Trump's quixotic fossil fuel agenda Is Trump the end of the green transition or the start of America’s decline?

Is Trump the end of the green transition or the start of America’s decline?

A timely and provocative essay from @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social

theecologist.org/2025/feb/20/...

Climate change isn't 'woke' Donald Trump's victory has triggered fresh calls for a rolling back of climate action, but such arguments are based on lazy and dangerously flawed assumptions - in an end of year essay BusinessGreen e...

In light of Kemi Badenoch’s speech, here’s a quick reminder that climate change is not ‘woke’. www.businessgreen.com/blog-post/43...

I'm a particular fan of this one!

Love it.😄🤣😄