Grainne Hampson
@grainnehampson.bsky.social
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According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
August 6, 2025 at 10:47 PM
According to the City of Paris, in the last 10 years 150K trees have been planted & 45ha of parks created in the already hot city, all intended to not only improve quality-of-life today, but also help the city adapt to & manage summer heatwaves of 50℃ (122F) by 2050.
Just the start.
Common sense.
Just the start.
Common sense.
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Stop printing the opinions of billionaires and calling it news
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Stop printing the opinions of billionaires and calling it news
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The first guy who figured out that hot air holds more water vapor looked like this. We've known that warming temperatures mean heavier downpours for a very long time
July 31, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The first guy who figured out that hot air holds more water vapor looked like this. We've known that warming temperatures mean heavier downpours for a very long time
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Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.
July 21, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Gaza is being deliberately starved to death in front of the whole world, and the only people being arrested over it are those who opposed the crime.
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Thank you, Francesca Albanese, for your tireless work, your clarity, and one of the sturdiest backbones in modern human rights history. Your voice cuts through silence and spin. And today, you stood with us. Thank you for supporting our petition—link in bio. ✊🏻♥️🇵🇸
July 10, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Thank you, Francesca Albanese, for your tireless work, your clarity, and one of the sturdiest backbones in modern human rights history. Your voice cuts through silence and spin. And today, you stood with us. Thank you for supporting our petition—link in bio. ✊🏻♥️🇵🇸
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Fine Gael and its MEPs are part of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the EU Parliament that has just *enabled* the far right to take control of EU climate action planning – aiming to delay & disable it.
Fine Gael pretend that they support climate action, but in reality this is what they do.
Fine Gael pretend that they support climate action, but in reality this is what they do.
NEW: Efforts to curtail far-right influence over a decade-defining climate law failed after the center-right European People’s Party refused to support a motion by left-leaning and centrist groups.
www.politico.eu/article/cent...
www.politico.eu/article/cent...
Center-right MEPs block effort to blunt far-right control over climate law
A motion to fast-track the 2040 climate target through the European Parliament narrowly failed on Wednesday.
www.politico.eu
July 9, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Fine Gael and its MEPs are part of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the EU Parliament that has just *enabled* the far right to take control of EU climate action planning – aiming to delay & disable it.
Fine Gael pretend that they support climate action, but in reality this is what they do.
Fine Gael pretend that they support climate action, but in reality this is what they do.
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Tonight. Share everywhere. 🙏
July 2, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Tonight. Share everywhere. 🙏
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1°C of global warming does NOT mean that heatwaves 'just' get hotter by 1°C.
Over large parts of the UK, global warming means that heatwaves are 3-4°C warmer, with worse consequences for people and ecosystems.
Over large parts of the UK, global warming means that heatwaves are 3-4°C warmer, with worse consequences for people and ecosystems.
July 2, 2025 at 8:32 AM
1°C of global warming does NOT mean that heatwaves 'just' get hotter by 1°C.
Over large parts of the UK, global warming means that heatwaves are 3-4°C warmer, with worse consequences for people and ecosystems.
Over large parts of the UK, global warming means that heatwaves are 3-4°C warmer, with worse consequences for people and ecosystems.
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46C is not 'the new normal', because we are continuing to make the problem worse
Unless we stop burning fossil fuels and destroying nature, it is just a brief stage on a rapid descent to something far more hellish
Unless we stop burning fossil fuels and destroying nature, it is just a brief stage on a rapid descent to something far more hellish
Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
- Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:48 AM
46C is not 'the new normal', because we are continuing to make the problem worse
Unless we stop burning fossil fuels and destroying nature, it is just a brief stage on a rapid descent to something far more hellish
Unless we stop burning fossil fuels and destroying nature, it is just a brief stage on a rapid descent to something far more hellish
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There's no 'new normal' until we stop burning fossil fuels - it just keeps getting worse & worse.
Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
- Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave
Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings
www.theguardian.com
July 1, 2025 at 9:21 AM
There's no 'new normal' until we stop burning fossil fuels - it just keeps getting worse & worse.
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The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
Name our Storms
www.metoffice.gov.uk
June 25, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Met Office is currently looking for people to suggest up to 5 names for storms...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
It would be great if thousands all suggested the same 5 names (in alphabetical order as that's how storm names appear):
BigOil, BP, Equinor, Exxon, Shell.
www.metoffice.gov.uk/forms/name-o...
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Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
June 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Amidst shameful media neglect of genocide in #Gaza, there has been a consistent exception: the UK’s Channel 4 News.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
Today’s report on the daily killings by Israelis of the starving queuing for food aid.
Wait for the UN assessment at the end.
This is a difficult but essential watch. Pls share.
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Frustration, powerlessness, anxiety, sadness, anger & little faith in Government action - how the public feels about climate change. Respondents say very clearly they want to be enabled to do more.
Climate Conversations 2025 consultation now open
www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
Climate Conversations 2025 consultation now open
www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
Irish public feels ‘more despair than hope’ about climate change, new research reveals
Frustration is the number one feeling the public report having when it comes to climate change, new research shows.
www.independent.ie
June 23, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Frustration, powerlessness, anxiety, sadness, anger & little faith in Government action - how the public feels about climate change. Respondents say very clearly they want to be enabled to do more.
Climate Conversations 2025 consultation now open
www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
Climate Conversations 2025 consultation now open
www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
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When you actually read this piece, the reason given is because the Greens wanted more funding for public transport and "hot air" about renewables.
We do, yeah. We're playing catch-up after decades of no investment in public transport, clean energy and energy security and we have a long way to go.
We do, yeah. We're playing catch-up after decades of no investment in public transport, clean energy and energy security and we have a long way to go.
June 22, 2025 at 5:10 PM
When you actually read this piece, the reason given is because the Greens wanted more funding for public transport and "hot air" about renewables.
We do, yeah. We're playing catch-up after decades of no investment in public transport, clean energy and energy security and we have a long way to go.
We do, yeah. We're playing catch-up after decades of no investment in public transport, clean energy and energy security and we have a long way to go.
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Delighted to announce that my first book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, is due for publication on September 4th next via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
June 10, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Delighted to announce that my first book, THE LIE OF THE LAND, is due for publication on September 4th next via @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
It's a frank assessment of Ireland and the #Climate emergency, with a roadmap towards a more food and energy-secure future.
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All out for Palestine on Saturday! Join us to commemorate the Palestinian Nakba and call on the Irish government to sanction apartheid for its genocidal crimes. Let’s show our unbreakable solidarity with the Palestinian people. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
Please note updated disability access point
Please note updated disability access point
May 15, 2025 at 8:15 AM
All out for Palestine on Saturday! Join us to commemorate the Palestinian Nakba and call on the Irish government to sanction apartheid for its genocidal crimes. Let’s show our unbreakable solidarity with the Palestinian people. #FreePalestine 🇵🇸
Please note updated disability access point
Please note updated disability access point
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Palestine is the rock on which the West will break itself.
Put yourself in the shoes of people in the global South. For nearly two years they have watched how Western leaders, who love to talk about human rights and the rule of law, are happy to shred all these values ...
Put yourself in the shoes of people in the global South. For nearly two years they have watched how Western leaders, who love to talk about human rights and the rule of law, are happy to shred all these values ...
May 12, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Palestine is the rock on which the West will break itself.
Put yourself in the shoes of people in the global South. For nearly two years they have watched how Western leaders, who love to talk about human rights and the rule of law, are happy to shred all these values ...
Put yourself in the shoes of people in the global South. For nearly two years they have watched how Western leaders, who love to talk about human rights and the rule of law, are happy to shred all these values ...
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The Electoral Commission is seeking the views of the public on election posters. Respond by 9th May at 5pm at electoralcommission.ie/consultation/. This survey can be completed in as little as 5 minutes. Your involvement could make a huge difference to our environment and our democracy.
Consultation - Electoral Commission
Electoral Postering Consultation An Coimisiún Toghcháin (An Coimisiún), Ireland’s independent electoral commission, was established on 9 February 2023. An Coimisiún’s powers are set out in the Elector...
electoralcommission.ie
May 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
The Electoral Commission is seeking the views of the public on election posters. Respond by 9th May at 5pm at electoralcommission.ie/consultation/. This survey can be completed in as little as 5 minutes. Your involvement could make a huge difference to our environment and our democracy.
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World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
World Central Kitchen | WCK Forced to Halt Cooking in Gaza as Supplies Run Out
After serving more than 130 million total meals and 26 million loaves of bread over the past 18 months, World Central Kitchen no longer has the supplies to cook meals or bake bread in Gaza.
wck.org
May 7, 2025 at 7:13 PM
World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
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"We call on the government to reject any proposals for tree planting on peatlands and instead invest in conservation and restoration efforts. Ireland has a responsibility to protect these landscapes, not to degrade them further" - IPCC
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
Healy-Rae comments on forestry and peat draw IPCC ire
The IPCC has said it "strongly opposes" comments made by Minister Michael Healy-Rae in the Seanad around afforestation on deep peat soils.
www.agriland.ie
May 8, 2025 at 8:19 AM
"We call on the government to reject any proposals for tree planting on peatlands and instead invest in conservation and restoration efforts. Ireland has a responsibility to protect these landscapes, not to degrade them further" - IPCC
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
www.agriland.ie/farming-news...
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This Thursday, the centre right and far right groups in the European Parliament are teaming up to attack one of the most successful nature protection laws in the world: the Habitats Directive.
Send a simple email to MEPs. Let's hold them accountable. 👇
Send a simple email to MEPs. Let's hold them accountable. 👇
Hands Off Nature - Stop the right from dismantling nature
Send an email to relevant EPP Members of the European Parliament who can make a difference.
act.greens-efa.eu
May 5, 2025 at 11:53 AM
This Thursday, the centre right and far right groups in the European Parliament are teaming up to attack one of the most successful nature protection laws in the world: the Habitats Directive.
Send a simple email to MEPs. Let's hold them accountable. 👇
Send a simple email to MEPs. Let's hold them accountable. 👇
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🔥 This is important. Really important.
And none of the mainstream media are reporting it.
So please read and share — because we are the news community for ourselves and the “mainstream” media are utterly hopeless for meaningful news.
And none of the mainstream media are reporting it.
So please read and share — because we are the news community for ourselves and the “mainstream” media are utterly hopeless for meaningful news.
On Her 7th Birthday, We Know Who Killed Hind Rajab. And We’re Taking Them to Court
Brussels, 3 May 2025 — Today, little Hind Rajab should have been blowing out candles on her 7th birthday . On this day of remembrance and heartbreak, the Hind Rajab Foundation has...
www.hindrajabfoundation.org
May 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
🔥 This is important. Really important.
And none of the mainstream media are reporting it.
So please read and share — because we are the news community for ourselves and the “mainstream” media are utterly hopeless for meaningful news.
And none of the mainstream media are reporting it.
So please read and share — because we are the news community for ourselves and the “mainstream” media are utterly hopeless for meaningful news.
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Junior minister Michael Healy-Rae wants to go back to planting spruce forestry on peatland, despite the major problems this practice has causes for climate - large areas of Ireland’s forestry actually emit more carbon than they store - and nature.
May 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Junior minister Michael Healy-Rae wants to go back to planting spruce forestry on peatland, despite the major problems this practice has causes for climate - large areas of Ireland’s forestry actually emit more carbon than they store - and nature.