Leo Hickman

The slight flaw in their claim is that GB News is very clearly not a news channel.

A torrent of highly partial views, yes.

News, no

It's a views channel, plain and simple.

Worth remembering that coal is the most deadly form of energy we have.

Incomparably more dangerous that renewables or nuclear.

And that's even if you ignore climate change.

Chart – Trump's tariffs might only decrease emissions by 0.3% this year: Annual global emissions from fossil fuels and cement, bntCO2, including estimates for 2025 and 2026 based on IMF GDP growth forecasts both before and after Trump announced his tariffs. Source: Carbon Brief analysis of IMF, World Bank and Global Carbon Budget data.

NEW – Analysis: Trump’s tariffs could cut just 0.3% from global CO2 emissions in 2025 | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org and Ho Woo Nam

Read here: buff.ly/azScHNS

2025 has seen the second warmest first half of the year on record after 2024 – and is on track to be the second or third warmest year since records began in 1850. My latest State of the Climate report over at Carbon Brief: www.carbonbrief.org/...

The Trump admin plan to repeal the "endangerment" finding that underlies key climate regulations in the US is on the frontpage of today's NY Times, Washington Post and Wall Street Journal

The EPA cited my paper in their argument against the endangerment finding today. However, their point is completely backwards: my paper actually supports the EPA's 2009 range of 1.8C to 4C warming by 2100. www.nature.com/artic...

Number of undernourished people, globally, from 2005-24 (left) and the prevalence of undernourishment (right) for the world (red), Africa (dark blue), Asia (blue), Latin America and the Caribbean (light blue) and Oceania (cyan) over the same time period. Credit: Carbon Brief, based on the UN State of Food Security and Nutrition in the World report (2025)

NEW – UN report: Five charts explaining the rise of global food insecurity | @yaninequiroz.bsky.social @giulianaviglione.bsky.social

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Run both texts through a text comparison tool, as I did earlier. It reveals a LOT about Mail editors. We already know all about Ridley, but this is a rare insight into what games Mail plays with a writer's copy.

Given both of their histories, you've got to laugh, really...

I see that the Daily Mail has commissioned...

*checks notes*

...a viscount who inherited a landed estate (est: 1698), privilege, access and titles to lecture its readers about "transfers of wealth"

Incredible

Yes, that's certainly the less dreamy aspect of the role 🫠

I mean, it's hard to think of a more dreamy job, really...

"Curator of Climate and Earth Sciences"

...at the Science Museum in London

findajob.dwp.gov.uk/details/1687...

If you haven't yet read this long read setting the (troubled) scene ahead of COP30, you real should...

Installed capacity for renewable energy (consisting of solar PV, concentrated solar and onshore and offshore wind) and fossil fuels in GW, shown in the charts on the left-hand side, and the levelised cost of electricity (LCOE) in US cents per kWh, shown in the charts on the right-hand side. Source: IRENA.

NEW – UN: Five reasons why switching to renewables is ‘smart economics’ | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org

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But the Sun can't even agree the wording across its online and print editions...

Before and after...

It seems to be contagious.

Now the Sun is also having to correct it heavily biased coverage of net-zero in response to, you know, actual facts...

"There needs to be concerted efforts to prepare for a drier future"

pg 263

pg 33...

assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/687dfc...

The Cunliffe review into improving the water sector regulatory system recommends seeking inspiration from the Climate Change Act 2008:

"a legal requirement to regularly report on progress achieved by various sectors against the targets and objectives set in the National Water Strategy"

:-)

The world is making impressive progress averting cancer And there are more improvements to come

Article here:

www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Striking chart in new Economist.

Just look at lung cancer's mortality rate rise then fall

Corresponds almost exactly with the lobbying efforts by Big Tobacco to undermine efforts to limit their product's deadly impact - followed by when their influence waned.

Now need same for fossil fuels

Carbon Brief sat down recently with UK climate envoy Rachel Kyte in her first in-depth interview since taking up the role.

We discussed Trump and COP30, of course, but also the significance of a “really badly made movie” she once saw at a “very, very, strange meeting somewhere in eastern Europe”.

BIG UK RENEWABLE NEWS

⌛Next govt auction will hand out 20y CfDs, not 15y (lower £/MWh)
🔎Govt can change budget after auction to get GW they want
✅Offshore wind without full planning consent can apply
📝Withdrawn GW can't reapply in AR7
🏗️Onshore wind repowering can apply

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New version here...

www.gov.uk/guidance/cli...

Previous version here...

web.archive.org/web/20250413...

The UK govt has just updated its "What is climate change?" webpage.

The new version's "Climate models and future global warming" section has removed explicit mention that "we could see average global temperatures limited to 1.5C warmer than the pre-industrial period by the end of this century"

Reform politician sure picked a great time of year - in middle of third summer heatwave - to play the climate-denial card...

Reform UK councillor calls man-made global warming a 'hoax' The comment came from Nottinghamshire County Council's cabinet member for transport and environment.

'Hoax'
'Manipulated statistics'
'Covid'
'Mud huts'
'Brainwashed by media'
'Follow the money'
'I've read a lot about this online'

For those of us who has been closely observing the climate sceptic's mindset and worldview, this Reform councillor is ticking a lot of very familiar boxes...

Mutirão pela Integridade da Informação

Call to Action for Information Integrity on Climate Change in the lead up to #COP30

- invites governments, civil society, academia, and private sector to submit initiatives that address climate change disinformation

www.gov.br/secom/pt-br/...