James Collis
@jamescollis.bsky.social
Chair of Citizens' Climate Europe
Member of the EU Climate Change Expert Group for ETS2
Carbon tax nerd: price, rebate & BCA
Fast, fair and effective.
Member of the EU Climate Change Expert Group for ETS2
Carbon tax nerd: price, rebate & BCA
Fast, fair and effective.
I admire the passion and impact of citizen based communication.
A group of ten local residents climbed 800 meters above the city and lit 450 torches to form the message: "No Kings." This is how Davos welcomed Trump.
January 21, 2026 at 3:41 PM
I admire the passion and impact of citizen based communication.
Carrot first, is a good way to start. The carbon tax stick could be a winner too - the Scottish Climate Assembly were 77% in favour of Carbon Tax and Dividend.
EU ETS alignment is under negotiation + a process for adding ETS2
@fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU ETS alignment is under negotiation + a process for adding ETS2
@fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Labour’s warm homes plan is all carrot and no stick for UK households
Grants, loans and ‘innovative finance’ will fund green technology, with insulation no longer the main objective
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Carrot first, is a good way to start. The carbon tax stick could be a winner too - the Scottish Climate Assembly were 77% in favour of Carbon Tax and Dividend.
EU ETS alignment is under negotiation + a process for adding ETS2
@fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
EU ETS alignment is under negotiation + a process for adding ETS2
@fionaharvey.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Commenting on the launch of the Government’s new campaign to show the savings and benefits of making the move to EVs, Colin Walker, @eciu.net said:
“EV sales in the UK are booming, up 24% in 2024 and accounting for almost one in four new cars sold."
eciu.net/media/press...
“EV sales in the UK are booming, up 24% in 2024 and accounting for almost one in four new cars sold."
eciu.net/media/press...
January 21, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Commenting on the launch of the Government’s new campaign to show the savings and benefits of making the move to EVs, Colin Walker, @eciu.net said:
“EV sales in the UK are booming, up 24% in 2024 and accounting for almost one in four new cars sold."
eciu.net/media/press...
“EV sales in the UK are booming, up 24% in 2024 and accounting for almost one in four new cars sold."
eciu.net/media/press...
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This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
January 20, 2026 at 9:48 PM
This is a truly horrifying account of increasingly likely collapse of essential natural systems which would bring mass food shortages, price rises & global disorder. Commissioned from UK intelligence chiefs but scandalously suppressed by Govt, & sneaked out now while attention is elsewhere 👇
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"Tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut warming rate by a third in ten years, and halve it by 2040."
ICYMI "Three key near-term actions could bend the warming curve; bringing projected warming below 2°C" via @climateanalytics.org: climateanalytics.org/publications...
Three key near-term actions could bend the warming curve; bringing…
Tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut warming rate by a third in ten years, and halve it by 2040. This would cut projected warming this centu...
climateanalytics.org
January 15, 2026 at 8:37 PM
"Tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut warming rate by a third in ten years, and halve it by 2040."
Fossil fuel companies know this.
AND They continue to lobby for governments to subsidise them with our taxes.
We need governments to act.
Tax carbon and pay people.
We need people not pollution.
AND They continue to lobby for governments to subsidise them with our taxes.
We need governments to act.
Tax carbon and pay people.
We need people not pollution.
Here's the data:
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Fossil fuel companies know this.
AND They continue to lobby for governments to subsidise them with our taxes.
We need governments to act.
Tax carbon and pay people.
We need people not pollution.
AND They continue to lobby for governments to subsidise them with our taxes.
We need governments to act.
Tax carbon and pay people.
We need people not pollution.
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Proportional Representation wouldn't just make politics fairer.
It would also lead to governments making better decisions - argues @greenparty.org.uk MP @elliechowns.bsky.social on @hansardsociety.bsky.social podcast.
We completely agree 💯
Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
It would also lead to governments making better decisions - argues @greenparty.org.uk MP @elliechowns.bsky.social on @hansardsociety.bsky.social podcast.
We completely agree 💯
Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
January 14, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Proportional Representation wouldn't just make politics fairer.
It would also lead to governments making better decisions - argues @greenparty.org.uk MP @elliechowns.bsky.social on @hansardsociety.bsky.social podcast.
We completely agree 💯
Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
It would also lead to governments making better decisions - argues @greenparty.org.uk MP @elliechowns.bsky.social on @hansardsociety.bsky.social podcast.
We completely agree 💯
Listen here: www.hansardsociety.org.uk/news/parliam...
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“This series will be an update of the global and Australian numbers on CCS: why it’s more deficient than ever before, and why that failure hasn’t sapped a single joule of energy from its failure-immune advocates,” writes Ketan Joshi.
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
January 8, 2026 at 11:53 PM
“This series will be an update of the global and Australian numbers on CCS: why it’s more deficient than ever before, and why that failure hasn’t sapped a single joule of energy from its failure-immune advocates,” writes Ketan Joshi.
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
Read Ketan Joshi’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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“The strategic imperative,” he argued, “must be clear: nothing less than the total defeat of the organized political interests of oil, gas, and coal producers is necessary to make any other climate justice goals even a remote possibility.” @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social (via @learning2live.bsky.social)
There’s No Quitting the Climate Fight
This is the worst-ever year for climate politics—but the struggle is far from over.
www.thenation.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
“The strategic imperative,” he argued, “must be clear: nothing less than the total defeat of the organized political interests of oil, gas, and coal producers is necessary to make any other climate justice goals even a remote possibility.” @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social (via @learning2live.bsky.social)
The fossil fuel industry lies and pays many others to lie on it's behalf. They are delaying a cleaner and cheaper world.
Ultimately the real economics of low cost energy will win.
Ultimately the real economics of low cost energy will win.
Truly wild that the Sun, Daily Mail, Daily Express & Daily Telegraph all covered false claims that net-zero will "cost" £7.6bn – or even £9tn – which assumes we could have free gas, free petrol, free petrol cars & free gas power plants if we scrapped net-zero
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
More here: bsky.app/profile/drsi...
January 13, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The fossil fuel industry lies and pays many others to lie on it's behalf. They are delaying a cleaner and cheaper world.
Ultimately the real economics of low cost energy will win.
Ultimately the real economics of low cost energy will win.
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🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
January 12, 2026 at 4:18 PM
🧵A political/media guide to the "truth" about net-zero
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
1) Add up costs to install & run a net-zero energy system
2) Pretend fossil-fuelled alternatives wld be free
3) Do say "eco zealots are bankrupting us"
4) Don't say "free cars if we scrap net-zero" cos it sounds ridiculous
5) That's it!
1/10
Policy changes things.
Physics measures how well.
Physics measures how well.
As always, my last post of the year reminder...
Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org.
Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
Reducing emissions will reduce future climate warming and impacts. The time is now. Visualization made by globalcarbonbudget.org.
Thanks for being here in 2025! I appreciate all the support 🙂
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
Policy changes things.
Physics measures how well.
Physics measures how well.
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It starts with a resolution...and ends with fair votes.
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
December 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
It starts with a resolution...and ends with fair votes.
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
We've just delivered over 250,000 signatures calling for First Past The Post to be scrapped by next Christmas🎄
📢 Share to make the call even louder!
With @makevotesmatter.bsky.social @unlockdemocracy.bsky.social @electoralreform.bsky.social
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NEW | More heat pumps could CUT EU reliance on fossil gas imports, but high electricity costs prove a major barrier.
Shifting policy costs from electricity bills to government budgets could be key to electrifying heating 🔥⚡
https://loom.ly/r0HRI1U
Shifting policy costs from electricity bills to government budgets could be key to electrifying heating 🔥⚡
https://loom.ly/r0HRI1U
December 17, 2025 at 8:02 AM
NEW | More heat pumps could CUT EU reliance on fossil gas imports, but high electricity costs prove a major barrier.
Shifting policy costs from electricity bills to government budgets could be key to electrifying heating 🔥⚡
https://loom.ly/r0HRI1U
Shifting policy costs from electricity bills to government budgets could be key to electrifying heating 🔥⚡
https://loom.ly/r0HRI1U
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Amidst the rollback in climate reporting, removal of EV mandates, and other environmental policy reversals its good to see the workhorse of the EU's climate policy doing its job.
EU carbon price heading back towards €100 per tonne CO2.
EU carbon price heading back towards €100 per tonne CO2.
December 17, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Amidst the rollback in climate reporting, removal of EV mandates, and other environmental policy reversals its good to see the workhorse of the EU's climate policy doing its job.
EU carbon price heading back towards €100 per tonne CO2.
EU carbon price heading back towards €100 per tonne CO2.
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The Trump regime wants to dismantle a world leading climate research center. Why? Because the US has become a petrostate where the government has been captured by fossil fuel interests.
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
December 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Trump regime wants to dismantle a world leading climate research center. Why? Because the US has become a petrostate where the government has been captured by fossil fuel interests.
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
They’re calling climate science “green new scam research”, in full denial of reality. 🤯
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Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
Labour voters want Starmer to rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows
buff.ly
December 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes
We use the EN-ROADS tool in presentations and meetings to communicate the evidence that carbon pricing is an essential policy to address climate.
Most fun is getting the audience to select their favourite policies and showing the impact and only allowing carbon pricing later.
Most fun is getting the audience to select their favourite policies and showing the impact and only allowing carbon pricing later.
Wrote this while at COP30. You can make a global climate scenario like this yourself with En-ROADS. See what action is needed. See the climate impacts we can avoid.
Can we still limit warming to 1.5°C by the end of the century?
At #COP30, leaders are discussing this—but are we doing enough? @elliej.bsky.social breaks down a 1.5°C scenario using the #EnROADS Simulator, including what it would take and what’s at stake.👇 www.climateinteractive.org/blog/1-5degc...
At #COP30, leaders are discussing this—but are we doing enough? @elliej.bsky.social breaks down a 1.5°C scenario using the #EnROADS Simulator, including what it would take and what’s at stake.👇 www.climateinteractive.org/blog/1-5degc...
December 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
We use the EN-ROADS tool in presentations and meetings to communicate the evidence that carbon pricing is an essential policy to address climate.
Most fun is getting the audience to select their favourite policies and showing the impact and only allowing carbon pricing later.
Most fun is getting the audience to select their favourite policies and showing the impact and only allowing carbon pricing later.
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Curious about what Climate Income really means? Here’s a sneak peek from our DMs. Check out our website for more information!
#citizensclimatelobby #citizensclimatelobbyeu #environment #climatechange #green #globalwarming #eco #nature #sustainable #sustainability #climateincome #climatepolicy
#citizensclimatelobby #citizensclimatelobbyeu #environment #climatechange #green #globalwarming #eco #nature #sustainable #sustainability #climateincome #climatepolicy
December 2, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Curious about what Climate Income really means? Here’s a sneak peek from our DMs. Check out our website for more information!
#citizensclimatelobby #citizensclimatelobbyeu #environment #climatechange #green #globalwarming #eco #nature #sustainable #sustainability #climateincome #climatepolicy
#citizensclimatelobby #citizensclimatelobbyeu #environment #climatechange #green #globalwarming #eco #nature #sustainable #sustainability #climateincome #climatepolicy
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In most modern democracies, the rise of new parties is seen as something natural and parliaments represent the public in all its diversity.
But our weird voting system can't handle more than two options.
People have moved on from the two-party era. Our voting system must follow.
But our weird voting system can't handle more than two options.
People have moved on from the two-party era. Our voting system must follow.
December 2, 2025 at 10:53 AM
In most modern democracies, the rise of new parties is seen as something natural and parliaments represent the public in all its diversity.
But our weird voting system can't handle more than two options.
People have moved on from the two-party era. Our voting system must follow.
But our weird voting system can't handle more than two options.
People have moved on from the two-party era. Our voting system must follow.
Second graph shows the UK as an outlier, with lots of room for improvement.
Right now, electricity is often weighed down with taxes and levies that make it more expensive than fossil fuels, discouraging the switch to clean heating.
That imbalance isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice, and one that governments can change.
That imbalance isn’t inevitable. It’s a policy choice, and one that governments can change.
December 1, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Second graph shows the UK as an outlier, with lots of room for improvement.
Some delightful graphs to reinforce the headline.
🚨OUT TODAY: “Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating.”
Heat pumps are the backbone of clean energy in buildings: efficient, low-carbon, and clean. But they’ll only take off if households and businesses see clear financial benefits.
Read more: bit.ly/48Gx1e1
Heat pumps are the backbone of clean energy in buildings: efficient, low-carbon, and clean. But they’ll only take off if households and businesses see clear financial benefits.
Read more: bit.ly/48Gx1e1
Tipping the balance: Cheaper electricity is needed to drive clean heating
Rebalancing electricity and fossil fuel prices delivers broad benefits — boosting energy efficiency, clean transport, and economic competitiveness, while enhancing energy security and equity.
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Some delightful graphs to reinforce the headline.
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THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DU
December 1, 2025 at 12:00 PM
THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DUMPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE THE TREES ARE NOT EATING UP THE CARBON WE'RE DIGGING UP FROM UNDERGROUND AND THEN DU
Immigration is good for the economy. It makes us better off.
- A 100,000 drop in net migration costs us £7bn
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
- Scrapping the two-child benefit cap costs us £3bn
What gets more attention?
James O’Brien says 'we have become a ludicrous country'.
November 27, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Immigration is good for the economy. It makes us better off.