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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 5d

Spme quite stunning photographs, and perhaps a reminder of some of the more important aspects of life on our planet.

BBC News - Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025 - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Pictured: Winning entries for Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2025

South African photographer Wim van den Heever takes the main prize for his shot

www.bbc.co.uk

Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · 26d

Bottom trawling is one of the most destructive fishing methods in the world.

Please consider joining the campaign to have it banned, most particularly in Marine Protection Areas.

only.one/act/uk-mpa-c...

Tell UK Leaders: Ban Bottom Trawling in Marine Protected Areas

The UK government has finally announced a plan to ban destructive bottom trawling in 41 offshore MPAs. The catch? It’s not a done deal. A public consultation is open NOW before anything is finalised —...

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Sep 4

📢 Registrations are OPEN for #WIE2025 in Copenhagen, Oct 27-28!

Join us to shape the EU #WaterResilienceStrategy. Connect with leaders, hear from policymakers & showcase your innovation.

Register & find all opportunities👉 watereurope.eu/event/water-...

Water Innovation Europe 2025 - Copenhagen Calling: The Future of Water is Smart and Resilient - Water Europe

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am also very much looking forward to moderating a Panel at the British Water "Innovation Summit 2025" in London at the end of this month.

Jeremy Heath, Matthew Hughes, Gareth Richards, Andrea Rubini and I will be discussing "Showcasing Successfully Scaled Innovations".

tinyurl.com/9asftx7y

A promotional graphic for the conference, featuring a head shot of Tom Arnot.

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Sep 1

Delighted to be moderating a Panel at the International Water Association "Water Horizons 2025" conference in London in just over 3 weeks time.

Jo Harrison, Jeannette Henderson, Ben Tam and I will discuss the "Role of Innovation in Future Proofing Water Utilities".

www.waterhorizonsevents.org/home

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Aug 15

If new data centres add 71 TWh of energy demand, that means an increase in water demand of ~135 billion litres per year.

Adopting circular economy strategies for water management should be the enabler.

BBC News - Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Data centres to be expanded across UK as concerns mount

The number of data centres is set to jump by a fifth in the coming years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Jul 18

Many congratulations to all the ‪@uniofbath.bsky.social‬ Chemical Engineering students (BEng, MEng, MSc, PhD) who graduated today in Bath Abbey. 👏

Go out there & make a positive difference for a sustainable future & seize your opportunities!

I wish you a very happy, healthy & successful career. 🥂

A photograph from the main entrance of Bath Abbey, looking down the nave towards the stage. The Abbey is full of parents, friends and family, celebrating the success of our students.

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Jul 9

The Cost of NOT Net Zero - Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly.

Check out the Carbon Literacy Project: carbonliteracy.com

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Jul 9

OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly www.carbonbrief.org/obr-net-zero...

OBR: Net-zero is much cheaper than thought for UK – and unchecked global warming far more costly - Carbon Brief

Reaching net-zero will be much cheaper for the UK government than previously expected – and the economic damages of climate change far more severe.

www.carbonbrief.org

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Jun 21

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Show Your Stripes

Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Jun 9

I'll be at the Telford International Centre next Tuesday and Wednesday, for the European Wastewater Management Conference & Exhibition.

Looking forward to a packed programme, and to chairing a Circular Economy session.

Programme: shorturl.at/iRicC

Registration: shorturl.at/aovHL

See you there!

Conference Programme

View the agenda for the 2025 European Wastewater Management Conference

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The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · May 20

Researchers from Bath’s Water Innovation and Research Consortium (WIRC@Bath) will lead the first large-scale demonstration of a technology to create ultra-pure water from wastewater after winning major funding from UK water regulator Ofwat.

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

#Research #Water

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · May 21

Delighted to be working with Northumbrian Water, Waterwhelm, AtkinsRéalis, SSE Thermal & others to deliver high purity water from treated final effluent using waste heat. The recovered water will be reused in industry, thereby reducing fresh water demand & demonstrating a circular economy approach.

The University of Bath @uniofbath.bsky.social · May 20

Researchers from Bath’s Water Innovation and Research Consortium (WIRC@Bath) will lead the first large-scale demonstration of a technology to create ultra-pure water from wastewater after winning major funding from UK water regulator Ofwat.

www.bath.ac.uk/announcement...

#Research #Water

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 19

Very bohemian..

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 19

The purchase cost of these wasted Easter eggs will be just over £40 million.

Do you think we need to re-evaluate what we are doing?

Happy Easter to all who celebrate.

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 19

The carbon footprint of this waste is about 14,720 tonnes of CO2, which is equivalent to someone driving their petrol car for 3,200 years.

8,000 tonnes of waste plastic, card and foil will come from the packaging around these wasted Easter eggs.

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 19

The UK will waste 8 million chocolate eggs this Easter, which is about 10% of what is purchased over the counter.

This has a water footprint of about 38.4 billion litres, equivalent to roughly 15,360 Olympic swimming pools worth of water.

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 18

About 80% of micropollutants come from pharmaceutical or cosmetic use, so why should the manufacturers of such products not pay towards wastewater treatment?

www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

Who should pay for urban wastewater treatment?

The pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries have gone to the EU's court to challenge a directive that requires them to finance at least 80% of urban wastewater treatment. #EuropeNews

www.euronews.com

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 16

Blessed with a glorious view from my balcony.

Panoramic view of the city of Bath in the UK.

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · Apr 11

"Plastics recycling" is essentially a con.

Instead we are choking the planet (and our own bodies) with #PlasticWaste and #PlasticPollution
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just 9.5% of plastic made in 2022 used recycled material, study shows

Global research reveals most of 400m tonnes produced using fossil fuels, predominantly coal or oil

www.theguardian.com

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Apr 11

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Revealed: Big tech’s new datacentres will take water from the world’s driest areas

Amazon, Google and Microsoft are building datacentres in water-scarce parts of five continents

www.theguardian.com

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CWBE @cwbe.bsky.social · Apr 1

Today marks the official launch of the Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection (CWBE).
vimeo.com/uniofbath/cwbe

Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection (CWBE)

This is "Centre of Excellence in Water-Based Early-Warning Systems for Health Protection (CWBE)" by University of Bath on Vimeo, the home for high quality…

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CWBE @cwbe.bsky.social · Apr 1

Prof Davey Jones from Bangor University has kicked things off at our launch today. Davey is talking about the potential use of WBE for monitoring AMR in healthcare & environmental settings.

Prof Davey Jones giving a talk at the launch of CWBE

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Mar 6

Please welcome @redalertcdt.bsky.social to BlueSky!

A NERC funded, Bath led, CDT that strives to reverse global environmental degradation and better protect both wildlife and human health in freshwater systems.

Interested in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems?

www.bath.ac.uk/centres-for-...

NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems (RED-ALERT CDT)

RED-ALERT CDT's will train a new generation of leaders to transform how we manage aquatic environmental health via Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems.

www.bath.ac.uk

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Tom Arnot @tomarnot.bsky.social · Feb 26

And hence an outstandingly successful politician?...

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