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Damian Carrington
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Aug 2
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

- An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation by Luke Kemp argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2m
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/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’
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 5m
Plans to weaken protections for England's national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

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

@campaign4parks.bsky.social
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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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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 26m
"Many oil and gas companies advocating for #CCS in UK have simultaneously raised issues with the technical feasibility and commercial viability of CCS in other countries when faced with regulation"

Report by @influencemap.bsky.social

#climatecrisis
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The UK Oil and Gas Industry's Advocacy on Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS)
New analysis from InfluenceMap suggests that for more than 15 years, the oil and gas industry has systematically pushed the UK government to adopt a costly, emissions-intensive energy policy agenda de...
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 19h
FACTCHECK: What the Climate Change Act actually means for the UK – and what is a load of old nonsense

Really enjoyed putting this together with colleagues, inc learning new things about the fascinating backstory to the Act

Feat. OG authors of the Act & more

www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-wh...
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 21h
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil

- Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes

Story by @emmaanne.bsky.social et al
#plasticstreaty
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UN plastics treaty chair to step down with process in turmoil
Exclusive: Luis Vayas Valdivieso says he is quitting for personal and professional reasons after reports of pressure behind the scenes
www.theguardian.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23h
‘Fiery and spectacular’ rainbow of autumn colour set to bloom across UK

- National Trust gardeners expect vivid hues and bountiful fungi, nuts and berries thanks to recent weather conditions

www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘Fiery and spectacular’ rainbow of autumn colour set to bloom across UK
National Trust gardeners expect vivid hues and bountiful fungi, nuts and berries thanks to recent weather conditions
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 23h
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ and systemic problems, study says

- Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says
Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions
www.theguardian.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time

- Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report by @ember-energy.org finds

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time
Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d
The Coming Ecological Cold War

"For [the US, Russia, Saudi Arabia], the IEA’s vision of a net-zero world, perhaps under Chinese-European leadership, represents political and economic warfare" writes @nilsgilman.bsky.social

foreignpolicy.com/2025/09/01/e...
The Coming Ecological Cold War
Decarbonization isn’t just about technology and markets—it’s a geopolitical revolution.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d
Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records

- analysis by @hausfath.bsky.social

#climatecrisis
www.theclimatebrink.com/p/most-of-th...
Most of the world has recently set all-time heat records
Regional exceptions like the 1930s in the continental US notwithstanding
www.theclimatebrink.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 1d
Many thanks to the judges for selecting me for the biennial CMCC Climate Change Communication Award!

I'm very honoured - particularly to be sharing it with the brilliant @pilitaclark.bsky.social

And thanks to all my @theguardian.com colleagues too

www.cmcc.it/article/jour...
Climate journalism: Celebrating the 2025 Climate Change Communication Award winners
Damian Carrington of The Guardian and Pilita Clark of the Financial Times are the winners of the 2025 edition of
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d
"The commendable goal of consensus has been turned into a tool for obstruction, delay, and inaction by states - including Russia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, and Kuwait - and industries profiting from rising plastic production" write @jenirisallan.bsky.social 👇

#plasticstreaty
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 2d
Global banking climate alliance folds four years after launch

- ‘Net zero’ financial sector group votes to cease operations after losing members under political pressure

#climatechange
Story by @kenzabryan.ft.com
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.ft.com/content/841f...
Global banking climate alliance folds four years after launch
‘Net zero’ financial sector group votes to cease operations after losing members under political pressure
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 4d
Michael O’Leary of Ryanair dismisses Sustainable Aviation Fuel as nonsense: "There is no possibility of meeting 6% by 2030; 10%, not a hope in hell. We’re not going to get to net zero by 2050”

#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Net zero aviation: turning what is technically possible into something commercially viable
The EU and the UK have imposed sustainable fuel mandates, but airlines question supply availability and pricing
www.theguardian.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 5d
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds

- Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries

Story by me
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Planetary health diet’ could save 40,000 deaths a day, landmark report finds
Diet allows modest meat consumption and would also slash food-related climate emissions by half, says report by 70 leading experts from 35 countries
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 5d
Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act

- Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it

#climatecrisis
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Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act
Theresa May, Alok Sharma, business and church leaders say plan would harm UK and not even Margaret Thatcher would have countenanced it
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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 5d
On the same day the Conservatives blame net zero and renewables for high energy costs, a detailed new study explains how Spain's net zero and renewables have given it some of the lowest power prices in Europe. www.businessgreen.com/news-analysi...
What can the UK learn from Spain breaking of the 'ruinous link' between gas and power prices?
Wind and solar growth has reduced the influence of expensive gas and coal on Spain’s electricity prices by 75 per cent since 2019, new analysis finds
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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · 5d
Absolutely idiotic decision by Kemi Badenoch and UK Tories to walk away from 2008 Climate Change Act

I have explained just how comprehensively idiotic here. It is wrong morally, economically, technically and politically

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We all know politicians can get things wrong from time-to-time, right? What's impressive is just how utterly and comprehensively wrong Kemi Badenoch is on her decision to abandon the Climate Cha...
We all know politicians can get things wrong from time-to-time, right? What's impressive is just how utterly and comprehensively wrong Kemi Badenoch is on her decision to abandon the Climate Change ...
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Leo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · Sep 3
Kemi Badenoch 2025 meet Kemi Badenoch 2020...

"We have always been determined to support the transition to a green economy…combatting climate change and achieving economic growth are not mutually exclusive"

www.businessgreen.com/opinion/4020...
We want to build back not only better, but sustainably
Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, Kemi Badenoch, stresses that the net zero transition remains central to the government's long term strategy for the UK
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 5d
Pope Leo condemns climate change critics

- "Some have chosen to deride the increasingly evident signs of climate change, to ridicule those who speak of global warming, and even to blame the poor"

Story by @mattmcgrathbbc.bsky.social
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Pope Leo hits out at critics of global warming
In his first major statement on climate change, the pontiff criticises those who minimise climate change.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

“one of the true conservation giants of our time”

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91
Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d
Nature girls and boys in the UK – here’s your chance to get published in @theguardian.com

- Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their autumn encounters with nature

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Nature boys and girls – here’s your chance to get published in the Guardian
Our wildlife series Young Country Diary is looking for articles written by children, about their autumn encounters with nature
www.theguardian.com
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d
Ocean heat, amplified by climate change, fueled Super Typhoon Ragasa's extremely rapid intensification

- the typhoon has killed scores of people and displace millions

#climatecrisis
www.climatecentral.org/climate-shif...
Climate Shift Index Alerts | Climate Central
Climate Central issues alerts in many instances when the Climate Shift Index identifies a notable extreme weather event around the world that was made more likely by human-caused climate change.
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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 6d
People with low political trust are more likely to overestimate the cost of climate policies, says Malcolm Fairbrother "This explains low support for fossil fuel / carbon taxes—a policy many consider most cost-effective, but which is least popular with the public”

www.mynewsdesk.com/uu/pressrele...
Trust more important than cost in climate policy
How much people trust politicians affects their support for climate policies. The less trust we have in politicians, the less likely we are to accept...
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