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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 2d

In ten minutes time.

Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be speaking on a webinar for Meshwork by Mesh Energy on Wed 8th Oct, 12 - 1 pm. Pros & cons of insulation from a climate perspective will be discussed. Please follow the link below if you'd like to join. Select meshwork.mesh-energy.com/events/timbe...

Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be speaking on a webinar for Meshwork by Mesh Energy on Wed 8th Oct, 12 - 1 pm. Pros & cons of insulation from a climate perspective will be discussed. Please follow the link below if you'd like to join. Select meshwork.mesh-energy.com/events/timbe...

Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 8d

Good to see this new campaign that champions British-grown C16 timber. Too often people are unnecessarily choosing to buy C24 which is almost certainly will have been imported.
www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2551362...

New campaign aims to champion British-grown C16 timber

Traditionally, assumptions have been that imported C24 timber is always the stronger or more suitable choice.

www.forestryjournal.co.uk

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Rachel Wearmouth @rewearmouth.bsky.social · 8d

…. to show ourselves to be a people united, throw our arms around those who are grieving, but to be united in our love for one another and our common humanity, which transcends all our religious, political and other traditions.” 2/2

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Rachel Wearmouth @rewearmouth.bsky.social · 8d

David Walker, Bishop of Manchester, on R4: “The principal purpose of terror attacks is to try to divide us, to separate us off into hostile communities not trusting each other & so the best way to defy terrorism is not to seek revenge, it's to draw ever closer together… 1/2

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Jessica Elgot @jessicaelgot.bsky.social · 11d

Exc - Labour is in a fight against “global network of right-wing billionaires” who want to undermine net zero for their “vested interests”, the energy secretary, Ed Miliband, has said.

www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Labour must fight rightwing billionaires undermining net zero, says Ed Miliband

Exclusive: Energy secretary will hit out at the Tory and Reform ‘culture war’ and unveil target of 400,000 new jobs in clean energy

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 12d

How do we build homes without damaging the climate? At Labour's conference Andrew Orriss of the Confederation of Timber Industries made the climate case for timber as a low carbon construction material at a
@labourhousinggroup.bsky.social
fringe meeting, see sitemanagerpro.co.uk/learn/qualit...

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 13d

Why isn’t this a bigger story? It’s not there on the top 12 BBC political stories. It was obvious during my time in the European Parliament that Farage & his fellow MEPs like Gill were ‘Putin’s little helpers’ but the media weren’t interested.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform UK's ex-Wales leader Nathan Gill admits pro-Russia bribery

Nathan Gill admits eight charges of bribery while being a Member of the European Parliament.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 13d

Newcastle today.

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 19d

Canada has built another large outstanding mass timber building. Part of George Brown College its 10 storeys can hold
3,400 students & staff and houses classrooms for the college’s School of Architectural Studies and its Brookfield Sustainability Institute.
www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...

Limberlost Place: Toronto’s timber tower aims high

Limberlost stretches building codes and gives architects and engineers a new system of open-sourced solutions

www.theglobeandmail.com

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Will Jennings 🗳️ @drjennings.bsky.social · 19d

This by @jamesomalley.co.uk is good.

It's time to tell the racists to fuck off

Anti-racism norms are good and should be socially enforced

takes.jamesomalley.co.uk

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 23d

Timber’s role in tackling climate change explained.

Tom Coates @tcoatesmicfor.bsky.social · 23d

Excellent interview with @paulbrannenne.bsky.social for ‘Forester Asks Questions’ about #timber, #climatechange and productive #forests.

How can timber help tackle climate change? | Forester Asks Questions
youtu.be/IfG6VkPrwTg

How can timber help tackle climate change? | Forester Asks Questions

YouTube video by Forester Asks Questions

youtu.be

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 24d

Canada makes a significant move for factory-built & prefabricated construction with the creation of Build Canada Homes who will facilitate the building of affordable homes at scale. www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news...

Prime Minister Carney launches Build Canada Homes to supercharge homebuilding across the country

Today, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, launched Build Canada Homes – a new federal agency that will build affordable housing at scale.

www.pm.gc.ca

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · 25d

Commissioned by the Irish Gov’s housing agency ‘Embodied Carbon & the Climate Impact of our Housing’ considers the housing & climate crises. Easy wins by swapping high carbon, fossil fuel materials for bio-based. www.housingagency.ie/publications...

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Andrew Heald @andyheald.bsky.social · 29d

. @paulbrannenne.bsky.social and @garethdennis.uk in good company in the @riasbookshop.bsky.social in Edinburgh

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm looking forward to speak at and taking part in the discussions at the Northern Forestry Conference next Thursday 11th September in my home city of Newcastle upon Tyne.
www.northwoods.org.uk/events/north...

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · Sep 1

Latest report from The European Environment Agency states p10 ".. an increase of biomass use in long-lasting products – such as construction materials – could also increase carbon storage in harvested wood products."
www.eea.europa.eu/en/analysis/...

Enhancing Europe’s land carbon sink

This report provides a description of the land use, land use change, and forestry (LULUCF) sector, as a relatively new sector in EU climate governance. It assesses the sector in terms of reported GHG ...

www.eea.europa.eu

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · Aug 30

If you read only one article this weekend read this one:
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Step back and take it in: the US is entering full authoritarian mode | Jonathan Freedland

Trump’s dictator-like behaviour is so brazen, so blatant, that paradoxically, we discount it. But now it’s time to call it what it is, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · Aug 26

Clearly not enough trees.
If views like these don't change - and fast - we are going to fail to adequately address climate breakdown including downstream flooding.
In other words "the unspoilt view" will be the death of us.

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Paul Brannen @paulbrannenne.bsky.social · Aug 26

Great to see Green Alliance in the UK asking and setting out to answer one of the most important questions we face.
Sign up here for next Wednesday's online meeting, 3rd September 1pm:
green-alliance.org.uk/event/how-ca...