Tom Brookes
@tombrookes.bsky.social
Climate comms guy.
We won’t win because we’re right, we’ll win because we’re organised. https://www.greenfunders.org/blog/lessons-and-reflections-from-15-years-in-the-climate-community/
We won’t win because we’re right, we’ll win because we’re organised. https://www.greenfunders.org/blog/lessons-and-reflections-from-15-years-in-the-climate-community/
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AI-enabled NIMBYism has come to clean energy deployment. Virtually all the examples mentioned in this piece are wind, solar and transmission projects. 💡🔌
How Scottish campaigners are using AI to battle rural planning applications
Tool allows individuals to send unique, complex objections of about 4,000 words within a couple of minutes
www.ft.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
AI-enabled NIMBYism has come to clean energy deployment. Virtually all the examples mentioned in this piece are wind, solar and transmission projects. 💡🔌
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Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
November 26, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Hoo boy, another fictitious "EV market slows" headline from the Times
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
*EU EV sales are up 25.6% in 2025*
Receipts in thread.
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Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
Zohran Mamdani has called for a boycott of Starbucks until the company can bargain a fair contract with its striking workers. We joined members of the mayor-elect's team on the Starbucks picket line in NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Thousands of Starbucks workers are on strike for a living wage and better working conditions. Stand with them by boycotting Starbucks until it can strike a fair contract. sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
@sbworkersunited.org
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The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
November 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
The vicious cycle of monopolization:
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
1) Corporations argue that their growth is just part of the free market.
2) Use their monopoly power to gouge consumers.
3) Take a portion of their profits to make political donations.
4) Lobby against antitrust enforcement.
5) Repeat.
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Quiet part, meet out loud.
Rep. Salazar on Venezuela: "We're about to go in ... we need to go in ... Venezuela for the American oil companies will be a field day"
November 24, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Quiet part, meet out loud.
globalcarbonbudget.org/fossil-fuel-...
Fossil fuels CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025.
Fossil fuels CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025.
Fossil fuel CO<sub>2</sub> emissions hit record high in 2025
The critical annual update revealing the latest trends in global carbon emissions
globalcarbonbudget.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
globalcarbonbudget.org/fossil-fuel-...
Fossil fuels CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025.
Fossil fuels CO2 emissions continue to rise in 2025.
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What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
What do these corporations all have in common?
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Google
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
-Lockheed Martin
-Palantir
-Microsoft
-Amazon
-Comcast
-Apple
-Meta
-HP
-Nvidia
-T-Mobile
They all have lucrative government contracts — and they're all donors to Trump's ballroom.
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"I am a lineman for the county..."
November 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"I am a lineman for the county..."
Tim Snyder on the Russia's subversion of the US on Ukraine:
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Russian Unreality and American Weakness
Notes from a bizarre moment of diplomatic history
open.substack.com
November 24, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Tim Snyder on the Russia's subversion of the US on Ukraine:
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
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Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Global use of coal hit record high in 2024
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Bleak report finds greenhouse gas emissions are still rising despite ‘exponential’ growth of renewables
#climatecrisis
@worldresources.bsky.social
Story by @fionaharvey.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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US & Qatar effectively admit their liquified natural gas supply chains harm human rights and the climate & environment
The prospective EU law on supply chain audits is up for debate this week
This kind of vigorous lobbying against the law suggests something to hide
www.ft.com/content/05ec...
The prospective EU law on supply chain audits is up for debate this week
This kind of vigorous lobbying against the law suggests something to hide
www.ft.com/content/05ec...
US and Qatar issue energy and trade threats to EU over climate rules
Fossil fuel exporters claim investment and security of supply will be imperilled
www.ft.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:56 AM
US & Qatar effectively admit their liquified natural gas supply chains harm human rights and the climate & environment
The prospective EU law on supply chain audits is up for debate this week
This kind of vigorous lobbying against the law suggests something to hide
www.ft.com/content/05ec...
The prospective EU law on supply chain audits is up for debate this week
This kind of vigorous lobbying against the law suggests something to hide
www.ft.com/content/05ec...
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You've got to love studies like these: New carbon tax paper out in @aeajournals.bsky.social: Macroeconomics.
The headline: "I find that carbon taxes reduce emissions
as expected but also impair macroeconomic activity."
What to make of this, a quick 🧵
The headline: "I find that carbon taxes reduce emissions
as expected but also impair macroeconomic activity."
What to make of this, a quick 🧵
October 18, 2025 at 3:12 PM
You've got to love studies like these: New carbon tax paper out in @aeajournals.bsky.social: Macroeconomics.
The headline: "I find that carbon taxes reduce emissions
as expected but also impair macroeconomic activity."
What to make of this, a quick 🧵
The headline: "I find that carbon taxes reduce emissions
as expected but also impair macroeconomic activity."
What to make of this, a quick 🧵
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This isn't what macro econs ordinarily think through — and it isn't how science ordinarily works⁵ — but there's no harm in adding a bit of context either.
And suddenly the headline conclusion would be rather different.
⁵ gwagner.com/climate-econ-revolution w/ @tombrookes.bsky.social
And suddenly the headline conclusion would be rather different.
⁵ gwagner.com/climate-econ-revolution w/ @tombrookes.bsky.social
Economics Needs a Climate Revolution
With its fixation on equilibrium thinking and an exclusive focus on market factors that can be precisely measured, the neoclassical orthodoxy in economics…
gwagner.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This isn't what macro econs ordinarily think through — and it isn't how science ordinarily works⁵ — but there's no harm in adding a bit of context either.
And suddenly the headline conclusion would be rather different.
⁵ gwagner.com/climate-econ-revolution w/ @tombrookes.bsky.social
And suddenly the headline conclusion would be rather different.
⁵ gwagner.com/climate-econ-revolution w/ @tombrookes.bsky.social
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Even the Telegraph - yes, the Telegraph - notes the gaping hole in her announcement today that she would, if ever electing into govt, scrap the Climate Change Act...
"It is unclear what plan Mrs Badenoch would put in place instead to help tackle climate change, which she concedes is happening."
"It is unclear what plan Mrs Badenoch would put in place instead to help tackle climate change, which she concedes is happening."
October 2, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Even the Telegraph - yes, the Telegraph - notes the gaping hole in her announcement today that she would, if ever electing into govt, scrap the Climate Change Act...
"It is unclear what plan Mrs Badenoch would put in place instead to help tackle climate change, which she concedes is happening."
"It is unclear what plan Mrs Badenoch would put in place instead to help tackle climate change, which she concedes is happening."
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Kemi Badenoch during her visit to Blyth*...
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
October 1, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Kemi Badenoch during her visit to Blyth*...
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
"A town once powered by coal is now powered by wind. And all this is creating hundreds of jobs. Blyth illustrates the promise of the clean energy revolution."
"We know that growing our green industries is crucial to reaching net zero"
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Recommended listen: On a @newscientist.com podcast, climate scientists Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton discussed how to fix climate change, quipping: “All of the other planets out there are just complete garbage. The Earth is the only good place.”
Climate special: How to fix the climate crisis with Tim Lenton and Kate Marvel
Episode 316 “All of the other planets out there are just complete garbage. The Earth is the only good place.” – Kate Marvel The climate crisis can leave many of us feeling hopeless and overwhelmed.…
buff.ly
August 23, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Recommended listen: On a @newscientist.com podcast, climate scientists Kate Marvel and Tim Lenton discussed how to fix climate change, quipping: “All of the other planets out there are just complete garbage. The Earth is the only good place.”
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Murdoch-owned TalkRadio has been bombarding listeners with false claims about climate change, a new analysis by @stopfundingheat.bsky.social has revealed:
www.desmog.com/2025/08/21/m...
www.desmog.com/2025/08/21/m...
Murdoch-Owned TalkRadio Airs Anti-Climate Attacks Six Times a Day
TalkRadio bombarded listeners with false climate claims after England recorded its hottest June on record, DeSmog can report. The channel, which attracts nearly half a million listeners a week, consi...
www.desmog.com
August 22, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Murdoch-owned TalkRadio has been bombarding listeners with false claims about climate change, a new analysis by @stopfundingheat.bsky.social has revealed:
www.desmog.com/2025/08/21/m...
www.desmog.com/2025/08/21/m...
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What are we really going to have to do to adapt to climate change? It’s the tricky question that a cracking new book, Sink or Swim, grapples with
Sink or Swim: How the world needs to adapt to a changing climate : Fisher, Susannah: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Sink or Swim: How the world needs to adapt to a changing climate : Fisher, Susannah: Amazon.co.uk: Books
www.amazon.co.uk
August 14, 2025 at 11:25 AM
What are we really going to have to do to adapt to climate change? It’s the tricky question that a cracking new book, Sink or Swim, grapples with
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Brutality of climate harm and dangerous heat. Especially harmful to the poorest & most vulnerable. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Overheated homes: why UK housing is dangerously unprepared for impact of climate crisis
Building rules have been focused on keeping warm in winter and saving on energy bills, not cooling down
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Brutality of climate harm and dangerous heat. Especially harmful to the poorest & most vulnerable. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Read @carbonbrief.org's article by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social and Ho Woo Nam here...
www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...
www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...
Chart: Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ blows US emissions goal by 7bn tonnes - Carbon Brief
Donald Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030.
www.carbonbrief.org
July 4, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Read @carbonbrief.org's article by @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social and Ho Woo Nam here...
www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...
www.carbonbrief.org/chart-trumps...
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++JUST PUBLISHED++
Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under Paris Agreement.
Yes, SEVEN billion
Basically, equal to Indonesia's emissions over that period
Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under Paris Agreement.
Yes, SEVEN billion
Basically, equal to Indonesia's emissions over that period
July 4, 2025 at 4:13 PM
++JUST PUBLISHED++
Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under Paris Agreement.
Yes, SEVEN billion
Basically, equal to Indonesia's emissions over that period
Trump’s dismantling of climate policy means the US will add an extra 7bn tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere from now until 2030, compared to meeting its former climate pledge under Paris Agreement.
Yes, SEVEN billion
Basically, equal to Indonesia's emissions over that period
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#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
“Authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite-it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation and US credibility all at once.”
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/25/t...
“Authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite-it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation and US credibility all at once.”
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/25/t...
Trump backs deep-sea mining hopefuls, risking international clash
An executive order from Trump backing deep sea mining faces fierce environmental and international opposition.
www.climatechangenews.com
May 2, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#ProudBlue #Voices4Victory
“Authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite-it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation and US credibility all at once.”
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/25/t...
“Authorizing deep-sea mining outside international law is like lighting a match in a room full of dynamite-it threatens ecosystems, global cooperation and US credibility all at once.”
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/04/25/t...