James Brennan
@jamesjbrennan.bsky.social
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The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public.
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
January 23, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The Government wants new water laws that lock us into decades of rip-off privatisation - without asking the public.
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
82% of Brits support public ownership. You won’t get a say.
Stop the stitch-up. Demand a real public consultation: actionnetwork.org/petitions/st...
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Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
January 6, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
Code UFB!!!
December, 2025, Arctic sea-ice volume data just came in from PIOMAS, and this last December just set a new record low for December sea-ice volume.
Grateful for this data: psc.apl.uw.edu/wordpress/wp...
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Climate breakdown driven extreme weather getting started early in 2026
It's going to be a long, hot, deadly year
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It's going to be a long, hot, deadly year
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Worst heatwave since black summer forecast for more than half of Australia
Fire danger expected to reach extreme levels in South Australia, Victoria and inland NSW this week
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 8:19 AM
Climate breakdown driven extreme weather getting started early in 2026
It's going to be a long, hot, deadly year
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
It's going to be a long, hot, deadly year
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Trump moves to dismantle major US climate research center in Colorado
The Trump administration is breaking up the National Center for Atmospheric Research, taking aim at one of the world's leading climate research labs.
www.usatoday.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:34 PM
This is not an exaggeration:
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
There is not a single weather forecaster, TV meteorologist, airline pilot, computer scientist, or climate scientist in the WORLD whose work or life wasn't directly or indirectly improved or influenced by the science done at NCAR.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
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Arctic year of record heat as #climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
‘World’s refrigerator’ heating four times as quickly as global average
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘World’s refrigerator’ heating four times as quickly as global average
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
Arctic endured year of record heat as climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
Region known as ‘world’s refrigerator’ is heating up as much as four times as quickly as global average, Noaa experts say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Arctic year of record heat as #climate scientists warn of ‘winter being redefined’
‘World’s refrigerator’ heating four times as quickly as global average
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
‘World’s refrigerator’ heating four times as quickly as global average
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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The EU must lead by example with simpler rules to #BanBottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas in the #OceanAct!🪸🐟
Properly protecting MPAs restores marine life, strengthens climate resilience, supports sustainable fisheries, and a thriving #BlueEconomy.
Properly protecting MPAs restores marine life, strengthens climate resilience, supports sustainable fisheries, and a thriving #BlueEconomy.
December 17, 2025 at 11:28 AM
The EU must lead by example with simpler rules to #BanBottomTrawling in #MarineProtectedAreas in the #OceanAct!🪸🐟
Properly protecting MPAs restores marine life, strengthens climate resilience, supports sustainable fisheries, and a thriving #BlueEconomy.
Properly protecting MPAs restores marine life, strengthens climate resilience, supports sustainable fisheries, and a thriving #BlueEconomy.
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💔 BREAKING: Mackerel catch limits set above what is sustainable
A 70% slash in quotas was recommended by science, but the estimated UK cut is just 60%. It's not enough.
This is how fish populations collapse & coastal livelihoods are put at risk 🐟
ACT NOW👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
A 70% slash in quotas was recommended by science, but the estimated UK cut is just 60%. It's not enough.
This is how fish populations collapse & coastal livelihoods are put at risk 🐟
ACT NOW👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
December 17, 2025 at 10:17 AM
💔 BREAKING: Mackerel catch limits set above what is sustainable
A 70% slash in quotas was recommended by science, but the estimated UK cut is just 60%. It's not enough.
This is how fish populations collapse & coastal livelihoods are put at risk 🐟
ACT NOW👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
A 70% slash in quotas was recommended by science, but the estimated UK cut is just 60%. It's not enough.
This is how fish populations collapse & coastal livelihoods are put at risk 🐟
ACT NOW👉 act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
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I am desperately worried for 20 yr old Qesser Zuhrah who is dangerously ill at HMP Bronzefield. It remains very unclear how soon she will be transferred to hospital.
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Palestine Action-linked hunger strikers ‘may die without Lammy’s intervention’
Justice secretary criticised for refusing to meet lawyers who say health of their jailed clients is ‘rapidly deteriorating’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
I am desperately worried for 20 yr old Qesser Zuhrah who is dangerously ill at HMP Bronzefield. It remains very unclear how soon she will be transferred to hospital.
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Qesser is on day 46 of hunger strike. It should not take this long to get the help she needs.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
December 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Breaking News!
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
Code Yikes!
Not only was yesterday's Arctic sea-ice extent a record low for the day, yesterday's extent beat every year prior to 2024 by over half a million square kilometers.
The Arctic currently has a streak of 21 straight days of record low sea-ice extent.
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Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
December 5, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Collapse of key Atlantic current could bring extreme drought to Europe for centuries, study finds. @swinda.bsky.social
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
That's an under-appreciated impact of #AMOC shutdown, of particular concern given the recent results showing much higher likelihood of this. 1/2
www.livescience.com/planet-earth...
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BBC News - Rights of Hampshire rivers recognised in council votes
Something wonderful is happening
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Something wonderful is happening
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Rights of Hampshire rivers recognised in council votes
Waterways have the right to be free from pollution and to regenerate, two councils declare.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 31, 2025 at 7:33 PM
BBC News - Rights of Hampshire rivers recognised in council votes
Something wonderful is happening
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Something wonderful is happening
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Excellent news: our legal action has succeeded. The government is changing its policy on the export of waste tyres, to stop them being diverted into highly polluting and dangerous pyrolysis plants. @fightingdirty.bsky.social
is a tiny group, getting big wins.
fightingdirty.org/fighting-dir...
is a tiny group, getting big wins.
fightingdirty.org/fighting-dir...
Campaign Win! Environment Agency Admits Failings in UK Tyre Export Regulation, Changes to be Introduced Following Fighting Dirty Action | Fighting Dirty
Environmental campaign group Fighting Dirty has today welcomed the findings of a long-awaited internal review by the Environment Agency, which confirms the EA failed to ensure it was fulfilling its le...
fightingdirty.org
August 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Excellent news: our legal action has succeeded. The government is changing its policy on the export of waste tyres, to stop them being diverted into highly polluting and dangerous pyrolysis plants. @fightingdirty.bsky.social
is a tiny group, getting big wins.
fightingdirty.org/fighting-dir...
is a tiny group, getting big wins.
fightingdirty.org/fighting-dir...
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There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
July 31, 2025 at 5:03 PM
There’s renewable energy ads and there’s mother**cking wind farm ads. This, blissfully, is the latter.
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If the BBC was doing its job, it would note in its coverage of Reform that 92% of the party's donations come from the fossil fuel industry.
ICYMI: the UK's Trumpist Reform party has launched a new campaign attacking renewable energy in Lincolnshire, the county most at risk from climate change.
Reform UK declares war on Lincolnshire's net-zero projects - BBC News
MP Richard Tice and Lincolnshire mayor Andrea Jenkyns say they will fight green energy plans.
www.bbc.com
August 1, 2025 at 7:09 AM
If the BBC was doing its job, it would note in its coverage of Reform that 92% of the party's donations come from the fossil fuel industry.
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Great piece by @hertsgaard on climate coverage. It's been driving me nuts how little the press are connecting the dots.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
Americans Are Concerned About Climate Change—but They Should Be Afraid
Americans still don’t comprehend how imminent, dangerous, and far-reaching the threat is—and journalists are partly to blame.
www.thenation.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Great piece by @hertsgaard on climate coverage. It's been driving me nuts how little the press are connecting the dots.
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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What the news isn't telling you about the US floods:
July 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
What the news isn't telling you about the US floods:
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This is definitely not the time to delay or dial back climate policy. The urgency has never been greater.
We are approaching dangerous tipping points, almost 200 scientists warn. 🌊
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
We are approaching dangerous tipping points, almost 200 scientists warn. 🌊
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
‘Tipping points’ experts issue urgent message to world leaders
World leaders must take “immediate, unprecedented action” to prevent devastating climate tipping points, experts say. The Global Tipping Points Conference is taking place in Exeter this week, and almo...
news.exeter.ac.uk
July 4, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is definitely not the time to delay or dial back climate policy. The urgency has never been greater.
We are approaching dangerous tipping points, almost 200 scientists warn. 🌊
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
We are approaching dangerous tipping points, almost 200 scientists warn. 🌊
news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-e...
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A study confirms what we have long argued: the spectacular Atlantic 'cold blob' is the result of a slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC, which transports warm waters into that region. That's the only part of Earth that resisted #globalwarming. 🌊
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
The Atlantic's chilling secret: A century of data reveals ocean current collapse
A century-old mystery of a stubborn cold patch in the North Atlantic is finally being unraveled. A new study links this anomaly to a long-term weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulat...
www.sciencedaily.com
June 23, 2025 at 4:13 PM
A study confirms what we have long argued: the spectacular Atlantic 'cold blob' is the result of a slowing of the Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC, which transports warm waters into that region. That's the only part of Earth that resisted #globalwarming. 🌊
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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There are very few questions to which war is the answer, and Iran's nuclear enrichment is not one of them.
June 22, 2025 at 6:03 AM
There are very few questions to which war is the answer, and Iran's nuclear enrichment is not one of them.
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Happy summer/winter #solstice and #showyourstripes day
Presenting the @edhawkins.org #climate and #ocean stripes at #UNOC3 in Nice. Dress embroidery highlighting biodiversity loss in a warming, acidifying, over-exploited ocean 🌊🧪⚒️🌏🌡️
Presenting the @edhawkins.org #climate and #ocean stripes at #UNOC3 in Nice. Dress embroidery highlighting biodiversity loss in a warming, acidifying, over-exploited ocean 🌊🧪⚒️🌏🌡️
June 21, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Happy summer/winter #solstice and #showyourstripes day
Presenting the @edhawkins.org #climate and #ocean stripes at #UNOC3 in Nice. Dress embroidery highlighting biodiversity loss in a warming, acidifying, over-exploited ocean 🌊🧪⚒️🌏🌡️
Presenting the @edhawkins.org #climate and #ocean stripes at #UNOC3 in Nice. Dress embroidery highlighting biodiversity loss in a warming, acidifying, over-exploited ocean 🌊🧪⚒️🌏🌡️
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It’s #showyourstripes day. Do you know how much climate change has impacted your community?
In northern california, this means increased risk of wildfire, increased health impacts of heat and smoke, and impacts on our natural places on land and in the sea. 🌎 🌊 🌲 showyourstripes.info
In northern california, this means increased risk of wildfire, increased health impacts of heat and smoke, and impacts on our natural places on land and in the sea. 🌎 🌊 🌲 showyourstripes.info
Show Your Stripes
Visualising how the climate has changed for every country across the globe
showyourstripes.info
June 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s #showyourstripes day. Do you know how much climate change has impacted your community?
In northern california, this means increased risk of wildfire, increased health impacts of heat and smoke, and impacts on our natural places on land and in the sea. 🌎 🌊 🌲 showyourstripes.info
In northern california, this means increased risk of wildfire, increased health impacts of heat and smoke, and impacts on our natural places on land and in the sea. 🌎 🌊 🌲 showyourstripes.info
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