Steve Dawe
@stevedawe.bsky.social
Transport, Envt, Climate, life long Green Party and Buddhist. Writer at WEST ENGLAND BYLINES. Retd interdisciplinary social sci lecturer incl teaching Abt Climate/Envt/Devt Studies/Euro Studies. Married, parent, grandparent. Passionate Abt folk music.
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Big banks are quietly abandoning their climate commitments.
Green capital - don't bank on it!
Global banking climate group to stop operations after member exodus.
theecologist.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Big banks are quietly abandoning their climate commitments.
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Very good interview and important fact-checking.
November 25, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Very good interview and important fact-checking.
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How Rachel Reeves could introduce a meat tax in her budget and curb climate emissions and improve public health.
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A meaty budget proposal
How Rachel Reeves could introduce a meat tax in her budget and curb climate emissions and improve public health.
theecologist.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:06 PM
How Rachel Reeves could introduce a meat tax in her budget and curb climate emissions and improve public health.
theecologist.org/2025/nov/25/...
theecologist.org/2025/nov/25/...
With pensions in the UK amongst the lowest in Europe, this is precisely what should never be done until pensioners are getting well above the Continental average for years to compensate for decades of UK Govt failure.
The UK must remove the pension triple lock on.ft.com/49AbdBV | opinion
The UK must remove the pension triple lock
With each economic shock, it ratchets up the value of state retirement payments relative to average earnings
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
With pensions in the UK amongst the lowest in Europe, this is precisely what should never be done until pensioners are getting well above the Continental average for years to compensate for decades of UK Govt failure.
But it is also the nature of the economics. Delays and changes maximise use if public funds. E. g. The UK doesn't have road and rail infrastructure costing 8 times the equivalent on the continent by accident.
Blaming #nuclear regulators for vast cost over-runs and huge delays has always been a fall-back position for the nuclear industry. This is not the fault of safety and planning regulation, rather it’s the nature of the technology.
November 25, 2025 at 12:10 PM
But it is also the nature of the economics. Delays and changes maximise use if public funds. E. g. The UK doesn't have road and rail infrastructure costing 8 times the equivalent on the continent by accident.
Save Our Cherwell: Do sign, share and donate to help tackle the waste mountain near this river in Oxfordshire: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-our-c...
Save Our Cherwell
Save Our Cherwell is a coalition united to protect the River Cherwell from the growing threat of the illegal waste mountain.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Save Our Cherwell: Do sign, share and donate to help tackle the waste mountain near this river in Oxfordshire: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/save-our-c...
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests
Blazes that smoulder in the permafrost, only to reignite, are extending fire season though winter, leaving vegetation struggling to recover
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Zombie fires: how Arctic wildfires that come back to life are ravaging forests www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Almost 3,000 homes have been built in areas at risk of flooding against the official advice of regulators...
despite objections from the Environment Agency that they are being built in
areas of high flood risk, iNews 23rd Nov 2025
inews.co.uk/news/thousan...
Summary Nuclear Free LAs list
despite objections from the Environment Agency that they are being built in
areas of high flood risk, iNews 23rd Nov 2025
inews.co.uk/news/thousan...
Summary Nuclear Free LAs list
The 3,000 homes at risk of flooding in England as councils ignore advice
Councils are approving homes in towns that have experienced severe flooding against the official advice of experts
inews.co.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Almost 3,000 homes have been built in areas at risk of flooding against the official advice of regulators...
despite objections from the Environment Agency that they are being built in
areas of high flood risk, iNews 23rd Nov 2025
inews.co.uk/news/thousan...
Summary Nuclear Free LAs list
despite objections from the Environment Agency that they are being built in
areas of high flood risk, iNews 23rd Nov 2025
inews.co.uk/news/thousan...
Summary Nuclear Free LAs list
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The great thing about this debate is that Zack comes armed with facts and figures whilst the Labour MP and the Tory only have the "it won't work" argument, whilst continuing to support a system that hasn't worked for over 40 years.
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
Debate today with a Labour MP on the economy.
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Also with a former advisor to George Osborne.
Very striking how much Labour & the Tories agree on our economic system.
Time for change. Let's make hope normal again. Enjoy! 🙌🏼👇🏼
youtu.be/1onr7pAEFRE?...
Is Labour being outflanked by Polanski and Farage? Reeves budget debate
YouTube video by Channel 4 News
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The great thing about this debate is that Zack comes armed with facts and figures whilst the Labour MP and the Tory only have the "it won't work" argument, whilst continuing to support a system that hasn't worked for over 40 years.
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
Labour are dead
#VoteGreen 💚💚
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🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage's party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads
bylinetimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
🔴Drowning in Denial: One in Five Homes in Reform UK Heartlands Could Be Under Water Within 25 Years
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
As Nigel Farage’s party scraps climate schemes around the country, new data shows flood risk surging across the ten councils it leads, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/20/d...
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🚨BREAKING:
The government has announced they plan to use PFI 2.0 to fund NHS neighbourhood health centres. This will see cash that should go toward treating patients being paid out to private finance investors.
Email your MP now to oppose this plan:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
The government has announced they plan to use PFI 2.0 to fund NHS neighbourhood health centres. This will see cash that should go toward treating patients being paid out to private finance investors.
Email your MP now to oppose this plan:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
Just days to STOP new NHS private finance debts - take action now
Your MP can help STOP plans for new private finance debts in our NHS in the Autumn Budget
weownit.org.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
🚨BREAKING:
The government has announced they plan to use PFI 2.0 to fund NHS neighbourhood health centres. This will see cash that should go toward treating patients being paid out to private finance investors.
Email your MP now to oppose this plan:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
The government has announced they plan to use PFI 2.0 to fund NHS neighbourhood health centres. This will see cash that should go toward treating patients being paid out to private finance investors.
Email your MP now to oppose this plan:
weownit.org.uk/act-now/no-pfi
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Experts in international security predicted that climate change would produce extreme nationalist governments using force against vast migrations of climate refugees.
This is the "Armed Lifeboat Scenario", individual richer countries being the armed lifeboats.
We are already drifting into this.
This is the "Armed Lifeboat Scenario", individual richer countries being the armed lifeboats.
We are already drifting into this.
November 25, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Experts in international security predicted that climate change would produce extreme nationalist governments using force against vast migrations of climate refugees.
This is the "Armed Lifeboat Scenario", individual richer countries being the armed lifeboats.
We are already drifting into this.
This is the "Armed Lifeboat Scenario", individual richer countries being the armed lifeboats.
We are already drifting into this.
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A record of meetings held in 2020 seen by Declassified suggests that Britain’s attempt to remove Venezuela’s government has been guided by an interest in the country’s vast oil resources.
www.declassifieduk.org/secretive-uk...
www.declassifieduk.org/secretive-uk...
Secretive UK team met in Venezuela to promote British energy interests
A record of meetings seen by Declassified provides further evidence that Britain’s attempt to remove Venezuela’s government is guided by an interest in the country’s vast oil resources.
www.declassifieduk.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A record of meetings held in 2020 seen by Declassified suggests that Britain’s attempt to remove Venezuela’s government has been guided by an interest in the country’s vast oil resources.
www.declassifieduk.org/secretive-uk...
www.declassifieduk.org/secretive-uk...
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President Macron rebuked the U.S. peace blueprint and urged Europe to act independently on the roughly €140 billion of russian state assets frozen in Euroclear.
www.politico.eu/article/emma...
www.politico.eu/article/emma...
Macron: Europeans alone ‘must decide’ on Russian frozen assets
The French president praised Washington for seeking peace, just not this peace.
www.politico.eu
November 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
President Macron rebuked the U.S. peace blueprint and urged Europe to act independently on the roughly €140 billion of russian state assets frozen in Euroclear.
www.politico.eu/article/emma...
www.politico.eu/article/emma...
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I wouldn't mind these oversized vehicles so much if they were useful, but they're just average sized cars on the inside, wearing platforms and a sumo suit. I don't see the point.
These vehicles pose significantly greater safety risks, with children *eight times* more likely to die if struck by an SUV and cyclists suffering much more severe injuries
Market St, Edinburgh. Right outside the busy Waverley station entrance
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Market St, Edinburgh. Right outside the busy Waverley station entrance
transform.scot/2025/11/20/t...
November 24, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I wouldn't mind these oversized vehicles so much if they were useful, but they're just average sized cars on the inside, wearing platforms and a sumo suit. I don't see the point.
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There’s some very bad news hidden in the Ofgem price cap for January announced yesterday: the electricity to gas price ratio has jumped to 4.67, its highest level since before the energy crisis.
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
November 22, 2025 at 7:51 AM
There’s some very bad news hidden in the Ofgem price cap for January announced yesterday: the electricity to gas price ratio has jumped to 4.67, its highest level since before the energy crisis.
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
This is a big barrier to households adopting heat pumps in Britain, and threatens our climate goals
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If the richest people in the UK had paid their taxes at the top 47% rate that everyone else has to there would be no debt.
75% of debt is owed to banks, billionaires and their corporations.
You should write it all off as they already stolen it all in tax avoidance.
75% of debt is owed to banks, billionaires and their corporations.
You should write it all off as they already stolen it all in tax avoidance.
November 24, 2025 at 11:32 PM
If the richest people in the UK had paid their taxes at the top 47% rate that everyone else has to there would be no debt.
75% of debt is owed to banks, billionaires and their corporations.
You should write it all off as they already stolen it all in tax avoidance.
75% of debt is owed to banks, billionaires and their corporations.
You should write it all off as they already stolen it all in tax avoidance.
In Oxford, where construction is booming, so is pavement parking of construction worker vans. But it's a general problem with SUVs, delivery vans, utilities having starring roles. And enforcement of double yellow lines is minimal. We need an enforced ban.
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the end of the consultation on pavement parking, carried out under the last government.
We've seen no action when it comes to standing up for people walking and wheeling, who are unable to go about their daily lives safely and easily.
We've seen no action when it comes to standing up for people walking and wheeling, who are unable to go about their daily lives safely and easily.
November 25, 2025 at 10:54 AM
In Oxford, where construction is booming, so is pavement parking of construction worker vans. But it's a general problem with SUVs, delivery vans, utilities having starring roles. And enforcement of double yellow lines is minimal. We need an enforced ban.
Important. Such units could power whole industrial estates; entire schools or hospitals. But political leadership and hard cash are both lacking. Spending our money on nuclear power and carbon capture and storage should cease.
Most people hear “heat pump” and think of small air-source units at home. But Germany is building one of the world’s largest heat pumps in Mannheim: a 162 MW river-source system using heat from the Rhine.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
Big reminder that heat-pumps scale far beyond households — they can decarbonise whole cities.
November 25, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Important. Such units could power whole industrial estates; entire schools or hospitals. But political leadership and hard cash are both lacking. Spending our money on nuclear power and carbon capture and storage should cease.
Essential. Do sign and share.
This petition calling for a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy already has over 30,000 signatures. Let’s get it to 100,000 this week.
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Please sign and share 🙏
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Petition: Call a public inquiry into Russian influence on UK politics & democracy
We are concerned about reported efforts from Russia to influence democracy in the US, UK, Europe and elsewhere. We believe we must establish the depth and breadth of possible Russian influence campaig...
petition.parliament.uk
November 25, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Essential. Do sign and share.
Spot on.
@zackpolanski.bsky.social : ""We have a housing crisis, a climate crisis and an inequality crisis, and what we all want to see from this budget is not tough choices for working class communities, for migrants, for disabled people, but tough choices for multi millionaires & billionaires"
November 25, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Spot on.
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Electrification + efficiency — not rolling back climate policy — is the real path to a competitive European industry.
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
Why electrification, not repealing green laws, will save Europe's industry
According to Oxford professor of energy Jan Rosenow, rapid electrification of Europe's industry, not rolling back the EU's Green Deal, will save European industry.
euobserver.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Electrification + efficiency — not rolling back climate policy — is the real path to a competitive European industry.
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
High fossil fuel prices hit industry hardest, not the Green Deal. Undermining clean-energy commitments would only push investment elsewhere.
euobserver.com/green-econom...
Good to see London's cycling is up; raised Active Travel investment for each local council area would raise cycling and promote health everywhere. But local govt is still locked in austerity.
It certainly feels different but the next step up will be hard as existing facilities are filling up.
📣New data shows London cycling is soaring:
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
📈 12% up from last year to 1,500,000 daily journeys
📈 that's 43% up from 2019
🚲Cycleway Network grows to 431km (up from 90km in 2016)
😎 & 76% of London cyclists feel safe our routes
🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲🚲
bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Good to see London's cycling is up; raised Active Travel investment for each local council area would raise cycling and promote health everywhere. But local govt is still locked in austerity.
Awful.
About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year.
Partners, family members killed 137 women each day in 2024: UN
About 83,000 women and girls were intentionally killed worldwide last year.
bit.ly
November 25, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Awful.
Hope has to come from elsewhere. From next year's conference of States committed to phasing out FFs and global campaigning efforts to remove FF allies from political systems in elections in particular. insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...
COP30 Backpedals on Climate Action - Inside Climate News
BELÉM, Brazil—After negotiators at COP30 retreated from meaningful climate action by failing to specifically mention the need to stop using fossil fuels in the final conference documents published Sat...
insideclimatenews.org
November 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hope has to come from elsewhere. From next year's conference of States committed to phasing out FFs and global campaigning efforts to remove FF allies from political systems in elections in particular. insideclimatenews.org/news/2211202...