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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 5h

Today's quarterly Climate Matters meeting with Charlie Maynard MP
Local national and international issues
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Oxford Friends of the Earth @oxfordfoe.bsky.social · 2d

Join us for an insightful evening with Roger Harrabin, former BBC Environment broadcaster, on 14th Oct at 7:30pm. Gain practical ideas for effectively communicating climate issues. The event is also accessible via Zoom for registered participants. Register at actionnetwork.org/events/oxfor....

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 3d

Our latest climate newsletter is our 100th issue 🎉

Read the newsletter: content.govdelivery.com/accounts/UKM...

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Richard Sedgley @richardsedgley.bsky.social · 2d

River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

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River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 2d

Our marine observations are vital for weather, climate, and research.

Now, ocean robots like Oshen’s C-Stars can independently sail for months, boosting ocean data alongside satellites and buoys.

See how the Met Office supports this innovation 👇

Are ocean robots the next big thing for climate monitoring?

With climate data more important than ever, is there a way to maximise marine data collection, gathering even more information from all oceans?

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RSPB @rspb.bsky.social · 2d

Nature lovers and photographers! 🍂

The leaves are turning, the nights are growing longer… and it’s time for seasons to change on our profile.

Share your best autumn snaps in the replies, and we’ll pick a favourite to feature as our cover photo! 😍

A Crested Tit, with its bold spiky crest, stands on a lichen-covered branch. Its soft brown and white feathers blend into the natural tones of the landscape, while its bright red eye adds a pop of colour. Delicate cobwebs cling to the branch, creating a peaceful and autumnal scene.

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Climate News @climatenews.bsky.social · 3d

Why haven't we heard more about
South Carolina Judge Diane Goodstein's house being set on fire, after ruling against Trump.
Arson is suspected. Her husband and family is hospitalized.
MEDIA: Do your f**king job.
@BraddrofliT

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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 3d

A legume portion a day, keeps the planetary crisis at bay…. Particularly if it’s swapped for meat, survey finds.

‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

www.theguardian.com

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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 3d

Witney Eco Forum tomorrow Oct 9th at St Mary's Church

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MP Watch @mpwatch.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent climate collaboration with MP Charlie Maynard in Witney!

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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 4d

Climate Matters: A quarterly, open meeting with Charlie Maynard MP
Sat. 11th October
11 am Winchester Room, St Mary’s Church, Witney, OX28
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 4d

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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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 4d

We need constantly to remind ourselves that there's nothing normal or inevitable about it. It would be a catastrophe from which we would not recover for many years, in which terrible things are done, to minorities, to vulnerable people, to the rest of the living planet. We cannot let it happen.

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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 5d

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Climate Matters Meeting with Charlie Maynard, MP for Witney

Inviting constituents to join MP Watch Witney for our quarterly Climate Matters meeting with Charlie Maynard, our MP

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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 8d

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Climate Matters Meeting with Charlie Maynard, MP for Witney

Eventbrite - MP Watch Witney presents Climate Matters Meeting with Charlie Maynard, MP for Witney - Saturday, October 11, 2025 - Find event and ticket information.

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 12d

A split in conditions between the northwest and southeast will subside later this week, introducing more widely wet and windy weather for the UK from late on Thursday and into the start of the weekend 🌧️

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UK weather: Turning increasingly wet and windy later this week

A split in conditions between the northwest and southeast will subside later this week, introducing more widely wet and windy weather for the UK from late on Thursday and into the start of the weekend...

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Met Office - weather and climate @metoffice.gov.uk · 12d

The science is clear, the climate is changing. This Scotland Climate Week, consider how you can prepare. Take a look at our everyday action suggestions that could help to tackle climate change.

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#ScotClimateWeek #GetClimateReady

Everyday actions to tackle climate change

Simple everyday actions to help mitigate against or adapt to climate change

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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 22d

Climate Matters conversation in Oxford last night How can we put pressure on politicians to meet the urgency of Climate Change?
Great speakers great questions
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#politics
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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 22d

Brilliant evening in Oxford last night with @rozsavage.bsky.social Lord Deben
Dr Pete Sudbury
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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 24d

Dear Prime Minister...

"It is critically important that you and your Government stand up to President Trump and challenge him about his dangerous and irresponsible approach to #climate change, which is damaging the best interests of current and future generations in this country.”

175 researchers urge UK Prime Minister to stand up to President Trump on climate change - Grantham Research Institute on climate change and the environment

A letter, sent to coincide with the start of President Trump’s State Visit to the UK, calls for the Prime Minister to “challenge robustly the President of the United States, Donald Trump, about his re...

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · 24d

Human-made global heating caused two in every three heat deaths in Europe during this year’s scorching summer, an early analysis of mortality in 854 big cities has found

I think the UK is higher up this chart than most people would expect

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · 24d

“In a world of widely communicated nonsense, any statement of fact is of political and moral significance. ... In such a world as ours, to practice social science is, first of all, to practice the politics of truth.” (C. Wright Mills, 1959)

Book cover of The Sociological Imagination by C. Wright Mills.

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Dr. Dominic Royé @drxeo.eu · 24d

🔬 New in The Lancet Planetary Health: Our global study links short-term exposure to BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene) with increased daily mortality across 757 locations. Urgent need for stricter air quality rules. ☠️

📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.la...

#AirPollution #BTEX #MCCnetwork

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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 24d

It's not like there were any real regulations for the first one either.

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MP Watch Witney @mpwatchwitney.bsky.social · 24d

Come and join the conversation in Oxford

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