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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 4h

The Director of E3G's UK Programme (and my boss) @edmatthew.bsky.social has unpacked why the Conservatives' announcement that they would scrap the Climate Change Act is an act of national sabotage:
www.e3g.org/news/pledge-...

Pledge to axe UK Climate Change Act backfires

The attempts to turn the British public against climate action does not only make no scientific or economic sense, it makes no political sense.

www.e3g.org

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 9h

it's the world's third largest emitter. Also about 40% of the world's emissions are created by countries who contribute less than 2% each, so if they all took the attitude that they were powerless in the face of the US and China, we'd all burn. I think it is odd not to mention climate in your piece

Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 10h

If India wants to be a developed country by 2047, it should stop investing in coal and throw the kitchen sink at renewables. Otherwise the effects of global warming will be so catastrophic that there won't be much of a country to develop

Gavin Jackson @gavinjackson.bsky.social · 10h

India wants to be a developed country by 2047, the 100th anniversary of its independence from Britain. But what does that actually mean? I have a go at crunching the numbers.

www.economist.com/finance-and-...

Narendra Modi’s paltry target for India’s growth

The prime minister wants a $10trn economy by 2047. He should be bolder

www.economist.com

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 13h

This is good www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Worried about rising bills and getting by? Keir Starmer has the answer: try chewing a flag! | Aditya Chakrabortty

The PM wants to talk about patriotism when the issue that is really affecting people is the cost of living. If he doesn’t wise up, that dissonance will sink him, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrab...

www.theguardian.com

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

It is a genuine privilege to work on the UK's energy transition but having to stare in the face every day what the earth is doing compared to what global politicians are doing... Some days that is very hard

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

Our current political moment makes me feel like I'm going mad

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

I was so ready to block you and then I got to the end of your post!

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

This is actually one of the best news pieces I've read in mainstream media about our circumstances. It carefully lays out the scale of the catastrophe we're potentially facing, and the utter unseriousness of those elected to do something about it

Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me want to go full gorilla mode www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 1d

Officials in Downing Street have blocked publication of a report warning that the collapse of tropical rainforests could push up food prices in British supermarkets.

Story 👇
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...

No 10 blocks report on impact of rainforest collapse on food prices

Downing Street has vetoed release of an assessment that says the loss of the Amazon ecosystem could drive up food inflation as well as lead to mass migration

www.thetimes.com

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

This makes me want to go full gorilla mode www.theguardian.com/environment/...

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

jeez men must have had a rough time in 2023-24

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

One of my friends has just started a toilet paper company! But with a twist: ALL profits go towards supporting good causes from supporting migrants to climate justice. You'll be buying toilet paper anyway, so why not donate to something worthwhile at the same time? www.indiegogo.com/projects/cle...

Clean Sheet. Change, From the bottom up.

A toilet roll where 100% of the profits fund fairer housing, climate action and workers' rights | Check out 'Clean Sheet. Change, From the bottom up.' on Indiegogo.

www.indiegogo.com

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

yes, so much to say about it. Most of which is too raw and vulnerable for a public platform! But yes, I feel you.

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

long covid is a nightmare. There is no help and so many people have it or have been through it. Very glad you also recovered.

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

It did teach me something about resilience though, so there's that.

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

I had long covid for 6-8 months and did couch to 5k to regain my fitness and it was SO hard. I got several injuries because I had been so sedentary for so long, which meant I had to keep restarting. I was stuck in the phase of running being an absolute slog with no runners' high for months.

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

I'm really glad it has worked for you. Being overweight is hard and losing weight is really hard, especially when so many of us do sedentary jobs. GLP1s are healthier than obesity or things like gastric band surgery

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

Yes most people I know who are on it have transformed their lifestyles in a way that feels permanent. People I know struggled to exercise and now have become gym fiends

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 1d

One of my friends lost 5 stone on mounjaro and it changed her life and has been a gateway to an overall healthier lifestyle. I am concerned by how aggressively it's marketed at people and how easy it is to obtain though. I'm bombarded with ads for it constantly

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 1d

ME/CFS is a devastating condition that has long been denied, dismissed, psychologised and underdiagnosed. Research is at last starting to catch up with it, with glimmers of hope for those who have been left untreated for so long.
There's a huge BUT coming ...🧵
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Scientists develop first ‘accurate blood test’ to detect chronic fatigue syndrome

Research could offer hope for ME patients – but some experts urge caution and say more studies needed

www.theguardian.com

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John Gibbons 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 🇪🇺 @thinkorswim.bsky.social · 2d

Amid the constant anti-renewables sentiment so common across our media, this letter today is a blessed relief.

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Andrew Sparrow @andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social · 2d

Michael Heseltine suggests axing Climate Change Act would be 'act of unforgiveable irresponsibility' by Tories - www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 2d

Remember that phase on twitter where someone would do a thread and other people would be like "good thread" and the author would reply with a link to send them money. That was weird

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Ellie Mae O'Hagan @elliemaeohagan.bsky.social · 2d

I keep saying it: renewables are the future, and the US has made the decision to hasten its global decline by handing the future to someone else (中国)

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 2d

Despite the noise, renewables keep rising now generating more electricity than coal.

@iea.org halved its US outlook, but raised India’s by 10%, putting it on track as the No. 2 growth market after China. MENA up 23%, driven by Saudi wind and solar.

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Mark Gongloff @markgongloff.bsky.social · 7d

"Spain’s rapid renewables build-out means its power prices were set by fossil generation just 19% of the time, down from 75% in 2019. As a result, wholesale electricity was almost a third cheaper than the EU average"

Imagine having cheaper power

Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

Spain’s Renewable-Energy Boom Loosens Gas’s Grip on Power Prices

Soaring renewables output in Spain is weakening gas’s grip on electricity prices, setting the country apart from much of Europe where fossil fuels still dictate the cost of power.

www.bloomberg.com

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