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Justin Mikulka @justinmikulka.bsky.social · 5m

Having spent the last ten years reading about the energy industry on a daily basis it is wild to see how it's playing out. Much faster than expected. And different solutions.

"Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage."

Christian Breyer @christianonre.bsky.social · 1d

1/ New research @lut.fi presents the first global analysis of inter-annual storage for #100RE systems in 145 regions doi.org/10.1016/j.ap.... Strategic generation overcapacity is a significantly more cost-effective solution than building massive storage.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 2h

"Having researched protest & dissent over many years, I find the position the government is taking on repeat protests highly concerning.
Sustained campaigns are widely considered necessary for democracies to function.
The suffragette campaign calling for women's vote in Britain lasted for ~10 years"

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 5h

Since entering office, the Labour government has further tightened restrictions on the right to protest.

Labour wants to restrict repeat protests – but that’s what makes campaigns successful

Since entering office, the Labour government has further tightened restrictions on the right to protest.

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 3h

Sharp rise in UK plastic exports shows how behind the country is

The EU has agreed to ban exports of waste to poorer nations. The ban comes into force in November 2026

The UK does not have a similar ban in place

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows

Campaigners say increase in exports mostly to Malaysia and Indonesia is ‘unethical and irresponsible waste imperialism’

www.theguardian.com

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Guy Shrubsole @guyshrubsole.bsky.social · 2h

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’, say environmentalists

Pleased to have signed @campaign4parks.bsky.social's letter urging Ministers to drop plans to remove the Protected Landscapes Duty on public bodies 1/

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 2h

Shocking figures for the UK!
A 9% increase on the previous year (already shocking)
museumofhomelessness.org/news/new-res...

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XRUK-Actions @xruk-actions.bsky.social · 4h

Almost 4000 people have signed up to the biggest ever UK environmental lawsuit! Major poultry producers and a water company are being taken to the High Court over "extensive and widespread pollution" in three rivers - the Wye, Lugg and Usk.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

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.

www.bbc.com

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Dr Tom Harris @drtomharris.bsky.social · 3h

A new review study examines four of the most dangerous climate tipping elements, confirming that they are destabilising. Risks are increasing that they will flip and not just in isolation.

drtomharris.substack.com/p/are-we-hea...

#tippingpoint #climatechange #feedback #greenland #AMOC #Amazon

Are we heading for cascading tipping points?

A new review study examines four of the most dangerous climate tipping elements, confirming that they are destabilising. Risks are increasing that they will flip and not just in isolation.

drtomharris.substack.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 3h

"We need to eat significantly more vegetables to reach health targets and fewer animal foods to reduce climate and global biodiversity impacts..."

Not just in Sweden!

Stockholm Resilience Centre @sthlmresilience.bsky.social · 3h

Shifts in the food system can help Sweden meet its environmental goals.

A new study shows that Sweden can reach carbon neutrality by 2045 by adjusting diets, phasing out fossil fuels across the food chain, and reducing food waste.

🔗 Learn more: www.stockholmresilience.org/research/res...

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 3h

The Green Party is depicted here as ‘extremist’, in relation to the UK’s average voter’s position (as per the interpretation of a 2024 poll). What if the average voter was to grok that maintaining a liveable planet and ensuring social justice were not such extremist ideas?

The Conversation UK @uk.theconversation.com · 4h

Labour and the Liberal Democrat members are the most aligned with the average voter in the UK.

Reform and Green party members the most ideologically removed from the average voter

Labour and the Liberal Democrat members are the most aligned with the average voter in the UK.

tcnv.link

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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 4h

Treasury pushing for weakening of protections for England’s national parks & national landscapes to make it easier for developers.

Once lost, they are lost for ever

Rehabilitate empty homes.

Ever thought about building houses on the estates of the rich? Can't they live in smaller houses?

Green groups criticise plans to weaken protections for English national parks

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 4h

I lived in Himachal Pradesh and the rains were already often torrential but it's getting worse across South Asia.

"Flash floods swept away an entire village in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand in August & at least 44 people were killed in Nepal over the weekend due to mudslides & flooding".

Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 5h

The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch in Himachal Pradesh when a landslide struck after days of torrential rains.

Landslide hits bus in northern India, killing 15, as rescue continues

The bus was travelling on a hilly stretch in Himachal Pradesh when a landslide struck after days of torrential rains.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12h

I went vegetarian in 1970... but after a few years went 'flexitarian' again (though we didn't use the word then) until early 1984 when I went vegan. It felt like I was a late starter then!

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12h

I never did! For years I didn't live in the UK. I did in 1997 but really didn't like Tony Blair right from the start, so didn't vote for him. Have voted Green in the past few decades...

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12h

And neither do I - not in the past 41 years.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12h

"In the five years since leaving the EU, rather than protecting British fish, politicians have set catch limits too high, allowing international trawlers to plunder stocks..."
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Guardian Environment @environment.theguardian.com · 12h

Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study

Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy

www.theguardian.com

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 12h

It would be nice to know whether it is a male or a female! I am very fond of females because I love the sweet berries - but the pip they contain is highly poisonous, so don't let any child or other vulnerable person try them!
www.bbc.com/news/uk-scot...

Berries show ancient Fortingall yew tree is 'changing sex'

The Fortingall Yew, an ancient tree in Perthshire believed to be thousands of years old, has partially changed sex to female.

www.bbc.com

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Erle Ellis @erleellis.bsky.social · 7d

Redefine how the world measures progress!
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Join the Global Expert Consultation to develop
The Nature Relationship Index (NRI) @undp.org

<15 mins to make a difference
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> Deadline: Oct 15, 2025
> Background: rdcu.be/etpiQ

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Dr. Jens Foell @jensfoell.de · 1d

This sounds plausible to me. But if it’s true, it means that the age of social media might be over soon, with only the old and wrinkled (like myself) spending any actual time there.

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steve sumner: 360° of HUMANITY in all directions @steveasumner.bsky.social · 2d

Key findings:
- Shifting global diets could prevent up to 15 million premature deaths per year.
- Food systems are the largest contributor to the transgression of 5 of 9 planetary boundaries: land system change, biosphere integrity, freshwater change, biogeochemical flows, and climate change.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 13h

I'm the laziest of cooks. But there are lots of recipes for instance here veganuary.com and here plantbasedhealthprofessionals.com/21-day-chall...

21-Day Plant-Based Health Challenge | Plant Based Health Professionals UK

Join the FREE 21-Day Plant-Based Health Challenge to receive recipes, nutrition advice and motivational tips from nutrition experts.

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Jan Dutkiewicz @jandutkiewicz.bsky.social · 14h

Given the massive scale of feed conversion loss in animal ag, if humans ate more soy and soy products - tofu, tempeh, etc. - instead of meat and dairy, we would actually need far less total soy and less soy-related land use.
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 14h

Nearly 2 million deaths/year are directly linked to the consumption of red/processed meat and dairy - globally, but mostly in richer countries like the UK. Far more if we consider all the indirect impacts: climate, biodiversity loss, air and water pollution, antibiotic resistance, etc.

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 14h

You should be able to read it for free on the Guardian's website, or maybe here
bsky.app/profile/dpca...
Or the report itself eatforum.org/eat-lancet/ & www.thelancet.com/commissions-...
Or other articles bsky.app/profile/proj... & www.politico.eu/article/food... & bsky.app/profile/pik-... etc...

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Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 14h

The North Atlantic subpolar gyre plays a key role in transporting heat to the Northern Hemisphere & is a part of the AMOC…
It is possibly approaching a tipping point...
This would bring more extreme weather events, particularly in Europe, & changes in global precipitation patterns
shorturl.at/I1ir7

Massive system of rotating ocean currents in the North Atlantic is behaving strangely — and it may be reaching a tipping point

An analysis of clam shells suggests the North Atlantic subpolar gyre has had two periods of destabilization over the past 150 years: one around 1920 and the other from 1950 through present.

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · 15h

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history #Climate

Glacier melt will lead to ice-free peaks in California for first time in human history

New research shows massive glaciers in Sierra Nevada projected to melt away by the beginning of the next century

www.theguardian.com

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