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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 10h

Also interesting that most of the yes / no choices have clear majorities, as do the choices of issues at the bottom.
But people think we’re more divided than in common - even when the stickers in front show that’s not true.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 12h

Carbon Offsets have always sounded a bit too good to be true. And it seems they are.
Maybe we should all be asking companies to focus on 'doing good and telling great stories about it' - and they'll have a bigger impact than reaching a hypothetical number on paper.

Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 13h

Has trying to reach 'net zero' driven companies to invest in offsetting, even when they are plagued with problems?

And if nonadditionality, impermanence, leakage, double counting and “gameability” make credits a bad call... what should orgs do instead?

www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk/news/carbon-...

Carbon offsets have failed for 25 years, and most should be phased out - research

Academics at the University of Oxford and the University of Pennsylvania have conducted the most comprehensive review of evidence on the effectiveness on carbon offsetting to date and concluded the pr...

www.smithschool.ox.ac.uk

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 21h

“inequality is 'the root of all social ills'," - Pope Leo

It’s going to take a coalition of sometimes unlikely partners to fight the billionaires and big oil.

Finding myself rooting for the Pope was not on my bingo card, but hey.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Pope Leo says faith and love for migrants are connected

In his first major document as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo urges nations and believers to care for the poorest in society.

www.npr.org

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 2d

@lizzicollinge.bsky.social would be great to have you at the briefing, some top-notch scientists and experts across health, security, nature… really important to listen to this evidence. Please say you’ll attend. Thanks, Charlie - one of your constituents.

National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · Sep 9

The age of warnings is over.
The climate and nature crisis is already here, threatening our food, health and national security.
On 27 Nov, top UK experts deliver the official briefing our leaders urgently need. Make sure your MP attends❗️

#TimeToStepUp
www.nebriefing.org

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 2d

Big Ag taking notes from Big Oil on how to play victim.

They’ll be coming for peanut butter next.

Dr Jo Swabe @joswabe.bsky.social · 2d

355 MEPs voted today to ban the use of meat denominations like burger & sausage for plant-based products.

This is a manufactured issue. Consumers are not confused.

If there was ever clearer evidence of political decision-making being heavily influenced by the animal agriculture lobby. This is it.

Voting results amendment on meat denominations
https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/PV-10-2025-10-08-RCV_FR.pdf

Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 2d

Who would you trust with Qs about a heat pump?
- a newly qualified installer?
- a heat pump home owner, who installed their own, and is also newly qualified.

Trusted messengers are key to behaviour change, so making installers also into owners is spot on.

ECIU @eciu.net · 2d

Heating engineers urged to sign up to heat pump ‘giveaway’ for their own homes

The ‘start at home’ initiative aims to boost roll out of the clean technology that will be key to phasing out fossil fuel home heating.
buff.ly/Y9B8b2S

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 2d

I think a lot of members would value journalistic / non/impartial videos.
Did you find it difficult if people asked you for your opinions and who you were voting for? After that much more personal contact with candidates, your views had value.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 2d

Haha! But those interviews were so valuable. Maybe next time you go to bed occasionally… and you delegate some interviews to other greeny comms people?
We’re stronger together (and better rested 😜)

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

It’s so relieving to have 3 leaders now in the GP who really get authentic comms and how effective it can be!

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

The power of effective comms:

Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 3d

Nearly 3000 new members in the 24 hours since the Party Political Broadcast.

Extraordinary.

Hope is returning. 💚🚀

Join.greenparty.org.uk

Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

www.nebriefing.org

Check if your MP is attending the National Emergency Briefing - experts laying out situation across climate, food, health, security and more.

If they haven't confirmed, email them to ask.
MPs need a push from their constituents to get them there.

www.nebriefing.org

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 3d

Must-read thread: Why both sides are trying to take over your imagination. Dreaming of a sustainable future is a big part of how we make it come true.

Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 4d

Has anyone else been dealing with some serious headline whiplash recently?

Even for those of us who follow #climate and #energy matters closely, it can be hard to know what the hell is going on!

So here's a thread to help climate communicators get a grip on how to deal with this 🧵

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Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 3d

🔴BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted an interview on the flagship BBC show after being elected, or during his party conference

bylinetimes.com/2025/10/06/b...

BBC Laura Kuenssberg Show Accused of Anti-Green Bias After Cancelling Zack Polanski Interview

The new Green Party leader was the only major party leader not to have been granted a conference interview on the flagship BBC show

bylinetimes.com

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Mike Berners-Lee @mikebernerslee.bsky.social · 3d

I’ll be talking at the Carbon accounting Alliance today about the step change that this industry is so long overdue for.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Nice work! Great to have you with us 💚

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Good choice. Great to have you here! 💚

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Extended Producer Responsibility. Sounds like a pretty dull bit of legislation, right?

But TLDR> It could make the greenest choice also the cheapest choice. Now you're interested, yes?! Read on...

Small World Consulting @smallworldconsult.bsky.social · 4d

Who pays the cost of packaing?

As of last week, larger company that import or supply packaging in the UK must now pay fees under Extended Producer Responsibility.

What is EPR and how what impact could it have?

#GreenSky #EPR #recycling #packaging

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 4d

Hi Mandoline, yes there are plans to film the briefing and then release a documentary, so the public can hear what the MPs and leaders at the breifing heard.
We'll post details of the film as soon as know dates / channels etc.

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 5d

Still waiting for it to trickle down...

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Gregory Norminton @gregorynorminton.bsky.social · 6d

Blustery day, isn't it? Here's the National Grid: Live generation data. Wind and solar are generating 74.2% of our electricity. Gas is generating 13.1%. And yet our household electricity prices are pegged to... the volatile price of gas. Which is the basis on which the right attacks... renewables.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 5d

Went to my first canvassing day, there was homemade curry, samosas, homemade cakes and tea. Above and beyond!

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 5d

Get yourself to a meeting, or a canvassing day, or leafleting. Or, if there’s nothing going on in your local area - you could organise a meet up yourself. That way you get to choose the type of cake.

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Charlie Westney @charliewestney.bsky.social · 6d

Let’s go for by bonfire night.

The anniversary of stopping rouge forces trying to enflame our parliament - seems vaguely appropriate.

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The Green Party of England & Wales @greenparty.org.uk · 6d

"The system that has caused such destruction of nature is the same system that rips us apart from each other." - @rachelmillward.bsky.social

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Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social · 6d

This fear has grown...

tweet of mine from Oct 25 2022: "I fear what we may be witnessing right now is that private/corporate ownership of the media has now become fundamentally incompatible with democracy."

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