Henry Adams
@henryadamsuk.bsky.social
Retired ecologist. Education: Imperial & UEA. Interests: Many: wildlife, the outdoors, cycling, protecting wildlife & environment/climate. End fossil fuels!
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As I keep saying, this is just the beginning
Expect much more of the same - and worse - as climate breakdown ramps up
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Expect much more of the same - and worse - as climate breakdown ramps up
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Global heating and other human activity are making Asia’s floods more lethal
Much improved response systems are struggling to cope with ever more powerful and destructive storms
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 8:23 AM
As I keep saying, this is just the beginning
Expect much more of the same - and worse - as climate breakdown ramps up
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Expect much more of the same - and worse - as climate breakdown ramps up
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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"the UK summer of 2025 was the hottest in more than a century of records and....made 70 times more probable because of the climate crisis"
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK farmers lose £800m after heat and drought cause one of worst harvests on record
Many now concerned about ability to make living in fast-changing climate after one of worst grain harvests recorded
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 9:34 AM
"the UK summer of 2025 was the hottest in more than a century of records and....made 70 times more probable because of the climate crisis"
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
3 worst ever harvests since 2020
A years worth of bread lost in 5 years......rationing beckons
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A final (?) piece by the great Paul Brown - and a damning indictment of new nuclear
"I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply. At worst we have been consistently lied to"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply. At worst we have been consistently lied to"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
After a career as an environment writer, here’s what I have learned
Paul Brown looks back at his career reporting on the climate crisis, failed summit and nuclear power – and how to do it well
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A final (?) piece by the great Paul Brown - and a damning indictment of new nuclear
"I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply. At worst we have been consistently lied to"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"I have regularly been fed wildly optimistic figures of construction costs and times and of the resultant electricity supply. At worst we have been consistently lied to"
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The latest grim news
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
The latest grim news
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Refugees heading north from baking, waterless, southern Europe, will meet those heading south from a cold, crop-less northern Europe as the AMOC shuts down
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The US getting ready to do what it does best.....
Invading other countries
Along with Israel, the US is a rogue state that acts with impunity and has no consideration whatsoever for the international rule of law
No doubt Starmer will provide grovelling support
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Invading other countries
Along with Israel, the US is a rogue state that acts with impunity and has no consideration whatsoever for the international rule of law
No doubt Starmer will provide grovelling support
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Donald Trump says airspace above and around Venezuela is closed
President made declaration in a social media post, after FAA last week warned airlines of ‘worsening security situation’
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The US getting ready to do what it does best.....
Invading other countries
Along with Israel, the US is a rogue state that acts with impunity and has no consideration whatsoever for the international rule of law
No doubt Starmer will provide grovelling support
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Invading other countries
Along with Israel, the US is a rogue state that acts with impunity and has no consideration whatsoever for the international rule of law
No doubt Starmer will provide grovelling support
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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Carbon capture and storage has always been a smoke and mirrors cover for business as usual in the fight against climate breakdown
Now something looks like stopping it in its tracks in the UK
Climate breakdown 😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now something looks like stopping it in its tracks in the UK
Climate breakdown 😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds
Tensions grow after research in England finds there may not be enough water for planned carbon capture and hydrogen projects
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Carbon capture and storage has always been a smoke and mirrors cover for business as usual in the fight against climate breakdown
Now something looks like stopping it in its tracks in the UK
Climate breakdown 😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Now something looks like stopping it in its tracks in the UK
Climate breakdown 😊
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Can you believe this?
Well, yes
These money-grabbing bastards will stop at nothing
Renationalise water NOW - without compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Well, yes
These money-grabbing bastards will stop at nothing
Renationalise water NOW - without compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
England’s water industry issued £10.5bn in ‘green bonds’ despite pollution record
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Can you believe this?
Well, yes
These money-grabbing bastards will stop at nothing
Renationalise water NOW - without compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Well, yes
These money-grabbing bastards will stop at nothing
Renationalise water NOW - without compensation
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Don't be mistaken in thinking that this is the worst it will get
As the climate continues to break down, extreme weather has barely got started
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
As the climate continues to break down, extreme weather has barely got started
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
How cyclones and monsoon rains combined to devastate parts of Asia – visual guide
Extreme weather has killed more than 1,000 people across southern and south-eastern Asia as cyclones turbocharged rain systems across the region
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Don't be mistaken in thinking that this is the worst it will get
As the climate continues to break down, extreme weather has barely got started
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
As the climate continues to break down, extreme weather has barely got started
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Staggering numbers of people impacted as Indonesia takes its turn in the crosshairs of climate change driven extreme weather
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
One million people evacuated in Indonesia as death toll from floods surpasses 600
In Indonesia, 3.2 million people have been affected by the floods, while 2,600 have been injured and 472 people remain missing
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Staggering numbers of people impacted as Indonesia takes its turn in the crosshairs of climate change driven extreme weather
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration - Greenpeace UK
Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “B...
www.greenpeace.org.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:36 PM
'Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration'
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
Feels like this should have been bigger news...
www.greenpeace.org.uk/news/britain...
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Over 1,200 people have lost their lives in Southeast Asia after historic flooding.
While oil and gas companies keep getting richer, ordinary people around the world are left struggling to survive.
While oil and gas companies keep getting richer, ordinary people around the world are left struggling to survive.
December 2, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Over 1,200 people have lost their lives in Southeast Asia after historic flooding.
While oil and gas companies keep getting richer, ordinary people around the world are left struggling to survive.
While oil and gas companies keep getting richer, ordinary people around the world are left struggling to survive.
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Aljazeera gets it:
“The flooding tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in those countries in recent years. Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the (monsoon) season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts“
“The flooding tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in those countries in recent years. Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the (monsoon) season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts“
Indonesia floods death toll rises to 442 as people hunt for food and water
At least two areas of the worst-affected Sumatra island still unreachable, as authorities struggle to deliver aid.
www.aljazeera.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Aljazeera gets it:
“The flooding tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in those countries in recent years. Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the (monsoon) season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts“
“The flooding tolls in Indonesia and Thailand rank among the highest in those countries in recent years. Climate change has affected storm patterns, including the duration and intensity of the (monsoon) season, leading to heavier rainfall, flash flooding and stronger wind gusts“
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For a major oil and gas-producing nation, a G7 member, and a country with significant historical responsibility for driving the climate crisis, ending oil & gas exploration is a significant decision.
Now the govt needs to follow through by refusing consent for Rosebank.
Now the govt needs to follow through by refusing consent for Rosebank.
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 7:11 PM
For a major oil and gas-producing nation, a G7 member, and a country with significant historical responsibility for driving the climate crisis, ending oil & gas exploration is a significant decision.
Now the govt needs to follow through by refusing consent for Rosebank.
Now the govt needs to follow through by refusing consent for Rosebank.
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What brilliant news! Well done Justiça Ambiental!, Friends of the Earth and all who worked on this. Let's hope no other county will back this horrific project.
JA! sent @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social a solidarity message for our campaign on Horse Hill: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2021/11/lets...
JA! sent @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social a solidarity message for our campaign on Horse Hill: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2021/11/lets...
December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
What brilliant news! Well done Justiça Ambiental!, Friends of the Earth and all who worked on this. Let's hope no other county will back this horrific project.
JA! sent @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social a solidarity message for our campaign on Horse Hill: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2021/11/lets...
JA! sent @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social a solidarity message for our campaign on Horse Hill: www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2021/11/lets...
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“This Mozambique gas project is a huge carbon timebomb, linked to serious human rights abuses. It should never have been given UK taxpayer-funded support in the first place.” - Asad Rehman, the chief executive of Friends of the Earth.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK pulls $1.15bn support for Mozambique gas project after climate and terror concerns
TotalEnergies scheme became lightning rod for terror in region and was accused of violating human rights
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 5:05 PM
“This Mozambique gas project is a huge carbon timebomb, linked to serious human rights abuses. It should never have been given UK taxpayer-funded support in the first place.” - Asad Rehman, the chief executive of Friends of the Earth.
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Do you want to help take action? Demand the super-rich and big polluters pay for climate action here: foe.uk/48gx6
Make polluters worldwide pay for a greener future
The world's most polluting companies are actively working to block climate action – all for the sake of profit. We've had enough. From extreme weather to energy and food prices, the climate emergency’...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Do you want to help take action? Demand the super-rich and big polluters pay for climate action here: foe.uk/48gx6
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Congratulations to JA!, Friends of the Earth Mozambique, who we are campaigning alongside and who are tirelessly working to ensure this project does not go ahead.
Read more on this story here: foe.uk/kay8a
Read more on this story here: foe.uk/kay8a
December 1, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Congratulations to JA!, Friends of the Earth Mozambique, who we are campaigning alongside and who are tirelessly working to ensure this project does not go ahead.
Read more on this story here: foe.uk/kay8a
Read more on this story here: foe.uk/kay8a
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CAMPAIGN WIN 🎉
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
Britain withdraws $1.15 billion backing from TotalEnergies-led Mozambique LNG
The British government has decided to withdraw its $1.15 billion backing for the TotalEnergies-led Mozambique Liquefied Natural Gas project, it said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
CAMPAIGN WIN 🎉
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
The UK is withdrawing funding from a massive gas power plant in Mozambique. Funding this carbon bomb would have been a climate and human rights disaster. Thanks to campaigners keeping up the pressure, today we can celebrate this huge win
www.reuters.com/business/ene...
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Oligarchs + fossil fuel companies can sue the UK govt in secret courts for literally billions of pounds if they impose laws that protect the climate?
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oligarchs + fossil fuel companies can sue the UK govt in secret courts for literally billions of pounds if they impose laws that protect the climate?
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
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🚨 NEW: The UK is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court 🚨
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’ - Global Justice Now
THE UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed. Answering a question in Parliament from Labour MP Martin Rhodes […]
www.globaljustice.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🚨 NEW: The UK is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court 🚨
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
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The UK Government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court ⚠️
Learn more and take action
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Learn more and take action
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🚨 NEW: The UK is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court 🚨
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’ - Global Justice Now
THE UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed. Answering a question in Parliament from Labour MP Martin Rhodes […]
www.globaljustice.org.uk
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
The UK Government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court ⚠️
Learn more and take action
bsky.app/profile/glob...
Learn more and take action
bsky.app/profile/glob...
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"This latest case against the UK government highlights the huge threat that corporate courts pose not only to sovereignty and democracy, but to security" - our trade campaign manager @cleodierickard.bsky.social quoted in @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Billionaire oligarch suing Britain over sanctions
Mikhail Fridman was sanctioned by Britain after the invasion of Ukraine because of his investments in Russia’s largest non-state bank
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"This latest case against the UK government highlights the huge threat that corporate courts pose not only to sovereignty and democracy, but to security" - our trade campaign manager @cleodierickard.bsky.social quoted in @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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"While Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over."
Israel still committing genocide in Gaza, Amnesty International says
The NGO’s chief says last month’s ceasefire ‘risks creating a dangerous illusion that life in Gaza is returning to normal’
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"While Israeli authorities and forces have reduced the scale of their attacks and allowed limited amounts of humanitarian aid into Gaza, the world must not be fooled. Israel’s genocide is not over."