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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 6d

Signs of climate change are increasing. How will communities find resilience facing heat waves, fires, storms and droughts.

We’ll be announcing details soon about our people’s assembly on building community resilience in London.

Ellie Chowns MP @elliechowns.bsky.social · 6d

The UK's hottest spring and summer yet. The highest area of UK land burnt by wildfires since records began. Drought, flooding, extreme heat and cold.

Climate breakdown is already here. Badenoch's proposal to scrap the CCA isn't just ill-advised; it would be catastrophic.

Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 9d

Who’d have thought DAC would be an expensive, ineffective solution?

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 10d

Pollutting now and cleaning up later is not a viable strategy: Direct Air Capture (DAC) is hitting a hard reality check.

Costs are falling much slower than anticipated, casting doubts on the nascent technique’s role in tackling climate change.

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Steve Cohen @repcohen.bsky.social · 15d

When governments start threatening the press and silencing critics, freedom and democracy are in danger.

History shows where that road leads.

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

SUTR wants to work with others to expose far-right policies, including economic inequality, hostility to women, LGBT+ people, trade unions, and climate denial. 4/6

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

SUTR campaigns against racism and fascism, actively promoting equality and opposing fascist ideologies.
Building community events to rally the anti-racist majority, and raises awareness that refugees are not to blame for the broad social and economic problems in the UK. 3/6

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Wednesday Webinar. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

Kevin was previously Joint General Secretary of the National Education Union, he is now co chair of Stand Up To Racism (SUTR) 2/6

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

ICC is part of the Climate Emergency Centre Network who hold a brilliant Wednesday Webinar and Discussion 🌍

THIS WEEK
🌿 Kevin Courtney from standuptoracism.org.uk
Weds 24th Sept 7-8pm
Talk: The threat of the new far right: increased racism and climate denialism 🪡🧵1/6

Stand Up to Racism - Stand Up to Racism

Donate to fund the MARCH AGAINST FASCISM – click here Affiliate to Stand Up to Racism today – send a delegation to the AGM on 8th November On Saturday 13

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 16d

How did you celebrate Car Free Day?

Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 17d

We celebrated Car Free Day by opening Liverpool Road for play 🌺☀️🏸🥀🏃🏼‍♀️🌳⚽️☕️🛴

The neighbourhood turned out to enjoy games, bubbles and chat in the sunshine ☀️

Generations got together to plant tree pits from 6 to 66 year olds to leave a lasting legacy #carfreeday2025
🌺🎈❤️ #islington

Happy Car Free Day!

Liverpool road, families enjoying playing in the road on car free day 2025

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 17d

Local campaign groups in Islington are making a difference to tackle climate change. If you’d like to get involved visit our website to find out more about the different local groups helping save our planet. 🌳🌺🌍

Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · 19d

Islington’s air quality strategy is 2 years overdue so our Chair stepped up at Islington’s full council meeting to ask when the next air quality strategy will be ready for consultation? 🪡🧵1/4 #islington #airquality

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 19d

When you’re struggling to prioritise climate change…

‘Let the oceans boil them to death, the pricks’

😂🙏

youtu.be/I9M3go2bAIE?...

When The Baddie Plans To Destroy The World! | Mitchell And Webb Are Not Helping | Channel 4 Comedy

YouTube video by Channel 4 Comedy

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · 23d

We’re taking part in a mass action on September 20th in London, calling for politicians to tax extreme wealth and polluting industries. Will you join us? act.350.org/s/2969302.aw...

Join us: Make Them Pay - 20 September 2025

On Saturday 20th September, a massive Make Them Pay demonstration will take place in central London – the same weekend that people across the world are coming together to draw the line against corpora...

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · Sep 3

Are we ready for this break up?

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Sep 2

So long, A23a. 🥹

World’s oldest and biggest iceberg starts to break up and may disappear in weeks

‘Megbaurg’ known as A23a has rapidly disintegrated in warmer warmers and could disappear within weeks

www.theguardian.com

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Big Issue @bigissue.com · Sep 3

Shoe Aid’s STEPTEMBER campaign is drawing attention to footwear poverty and the environmental toll of 2 million shoes being dumped weekly.

Shoe Aid, STEPPING UP for footwear Poverty this September

www.bigissue.com

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · Sep 3

Good to hear someone stand up and talk sense.

Peter Stefanovic @peterstefanovic.bsky.social · Sep 3

'This country needs migrants'

Zack Polanski, the new leader of the Green Party in England and Wales, speaks to #BBCBreakfast about his views on immigration

Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · Aug 11

How many children in Islington can cycle safely to school?

Irish Doctors for the Environment @irishdocsenv.bsky.social · Aug 10

Today, 7 out of 10 Copenhagen school children cycle to school.
In Dublin? Just 6%.

We’ve stolen children’s freedom to move and breathe clean air.

Cycling is daily exercise, mental wellbeing, and climate action on two wheels.

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Ian Hall @ianhall.bsky.social · Aug 10

Talking about climate change is one of the most powerful things you can do.

You don’t need to be an expert, just share your experience. What you care about, what you’ve tried, what gives you hope.

Conversations spark action.

theconversation.com/how-to-talk-...

How to talk to your friends about climate action

Talking about climate change is one of the easiest and most effective climate solutions. So why are so few of us having climate conversations?

theconversation.com

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Extinction Rebellion Plymouth @xrplymouth.bsky.social · Jul 28

The billionaire owned main stream media is in cahoots with the government controlled media to set us against each other. This is so that forget why we’re all so stressed and economical disadvantaged. The truth is they are stealing our money, our freedoms and our love for each other.

Media Revolution @media-revolution.bsky.social · Jul 28

The media is broken and it’s breaking us.

Owned by billionaires, wired for division, built to distract.
But around the world, rebels & reformers are rising.

This is the #MediaRevolution
🌀 Join the countdown to 5 Nov: Media Liberation Day.
🔗 mediarevolution.org

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Islington Clean Air Parents @islingtoncleanair.bsky.social · Aug 7

Islington Grow Show takes place at Whittington Park Community Centre, N19 4RS, 11am – 4pm on Sunday 7th September. Come and join the fun!!

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Show what you’ve been growing, meet other growers and gardeners, pick up some tips, new ideas and share your growing stories…. 🪡🧵

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · Jul 31

Speed of the energy transition in China and USA going in two very different directions….

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · Jul 31

@islington-council.bsky.social will there be a ban on Glyphosate?

Sian Berry MP @sianberry.bsky.social · Jul 30

More councils are taking action to curb pesticide use on parks, playgrounds, pavements, and housing estates, but legislation is still needed!

My Bill (2nd reading soon) would introduce a national phase-out of pesticide use in public spaces by local authorities.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Half of UK councils still use pesticides in public places, research finds

Pesticide-free movement has grown, but many local authorities still spray weedkiller linked to wildlife declines and cancer

www.theguardian.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 26

The first planned migration of an entire country due to climate change is happening! Tuvalu, a Pacific island nation, is at risk of being submerged under rising sea level, so it has signed an agreement with Australia to allow 280 Tuvaluans to settle in Australia as permanent residents each year.

The First Planned Migration of an Entire Country Is Underway

The Pacific island nation of Tuvalu could be submerged in 25 years due to rising sea levels, so a plan is being implemented to relocate its population to Australia.

www.wired.com

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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 23

The first global comparison of glacier mass change reveals a global loss of 273 billion tonnes per year, an amount equivalent to what the entire human population on Earth drinks in 30 years. 🧪

First Global Comparison of Glacier Mass Change: They’re All Melting, and Fast - Eos

By systematically assessing data gathered by different methods, researchers refined estimates of global glacier melt and its contribution to sea level rise.

eos.org

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Islington Climate Centre @islingtonclimate.bsky.social · Jul 22

We love this picture led solution for a healthy sustainable planet

My Zero Carbon #ClimateAction @myzerocarbon.org · Jul 22

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#ClimateAction that protects, conserves and restores nature

We can work with #NatureBasedSolutions to take #ClimateAction and avoid the worst of #ClimateChange

More: www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/w...

PL RP 🩷💚💙 #Video
original graph from: ' Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability' by IPCC
#climate

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