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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · 10d

German identity doesn’t rely on cars – the EU should face down the mighty automakers, says Tania Roettger

- Mercedes-Benz and other big manufacturers want to overturn the EU’s 2035 ban on petrol cars. This would be as disastrous for jobs as for the climate

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

German identity doesn’t rely on cars – Brussels should face down the mighty automakers

Mercedes-Benz and other big manufacturers want to overturn the EU’s 2035 ban on petrol cars. This would be as disastrous for jobs as for the climate, says Berlin-based journalist Tania Roettger

www.theguardian.com

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 10d

👀 All eyes are on the countries yet to submit updated climate plans — especially the top emitters.

🌍 These nationally determined contributions are 🔑 to driving progress toward a sustainable future.

#WRIExplains further ➡️ go.wri.org/ndcs

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 12d

We’ve launched a petition calling on #Canada to protect civilians, hospitals, staff and patients in conflict zones around the world.

Over 18,000 Canadians are demanding that Canada uphold International Humanitarian Law. Join them. Sign now: www.doctorswithoutborders.ca/now-more-tha...

Sign petition - Now more than ever | Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF ...

Join our call to the Canadian government to protect civilians and healthcare in war zones. Add you name to our petition now.

www.doctorswithoutborders.ca

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Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) @msf.ca · 12d

We urge world leaders gathering at the UN General Assembly to end the genocide against Palestinians in #Gaza.

Our staff in Gaza are doing all they can to save lives while weapons of war continue to maim and kill Palestinians. Doctors can’t stop this genocide. World leaders can.

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · 13d

I’m trying to remember how we met on FB, was it Slim or Anita? I’ll tell you who has been relentless great on FB documenting “changes” challenges & media is Anita Casalina. (hosts podcast Navigating). We don’t hear these details in the UK, so I’m grateful for her FB posts. Miss yours xx

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · 13d

Many in the UK were outraged Trump was given a 2nd State Visit - by a Labour Govt! 😬 It was the least they could do. Would be easier to count when he tells the truth (not that often). Yet even a 100 untruths took several hours on #C4news to document the context, then fact-check. A grim marathon.

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · 13d

Brilliant to connect again! Glad to hear all is well. All good here. I've been following the "changes" - lots of friends in the US from when I lived there, California, keeping me updated. My Facebook comments are awash with analysis. It's a shame you got locked out, but great to know you are here. 🥰

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Pam McElwee @pammcelwee.bsky.social · 19d

In these trying times, all the more important to keep attention to all the ways in which our world is affected by #climatechange Join us next week at #NYCW for a session on how biodiversity, water, food and health intersect with climate!

Poster on IPBES Nexus Assessment event at New York Climate Week on Thursday Sept 25 at 1:30pm, CURE building 12th floor, 345 Park Ave S

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · 14d

@suzette.bsky.social Hi there! Here you are. I lost you for a few years — glad to see you are still going strong, still raising the bar on accountability- truth to power - more important than ever. Hope all is well xx

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · 22d

I love that Rolling Stone has a feature on our UK Channel 4 news. It’s true. Tomorrow night, the 17th of September, at 10pm, Channel 4 News will report a 100+ of Donald Trump’s lies on national television.

Welcome to the UK Mr President. #C4news

Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 24d

The special will catalogue over 100 of Trump’s lies and falsehoods, with “brief text-based fact-checks, offering viewers the truth behind the tweets, speeches and soundbites.”

Details: www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 23d

We don’t celebrate his death, but we won’t hide the truth about his life.

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Aug 31

Great to see the US climate scientists that Trump fired, fight back by setting up a parallel infrastructure website - climate.us - a crowdsourced nonprofit that aims to rebuild an independent version of the Government climate website that was closed down.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Scientists breathe new life into climate website after shutdown under Trump

Climate.gov, which went dark this summer, to be revived by volunteers as climate.us with expanded mission

www.theguardian.com

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Robert Saunders @robertsaunders.bsky.social · Aug 30

Good piece by Rowan Williams, pointing out that refugees are also "ordinary people" and that pride in your country should be "more than a sullen self-congratulation for just being where you are".
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ordinary people outside hotels raging at ordinary people inside them: that’s the tragedy of this refugee controversy | Rowan Williams

Anyone who has met refugees sees the ordinariness of their hopes and dreams. If we reject their humanity, how can we be proud of ourselves, asks former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams

www.theguardian.com

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Aug 30

They ban Rumi…

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Aug 30

Recommend you watch this 7 minute video report by Alex Thomson at Channel 4 news. He investigates the catastrophic Chinese copper mining disaster in Zambia (arsenic flooding key river) and the PR coverup - paid off victims to remain silent by China & Zambian Govt. www.channel4.com/news/inside-...

Inside China’s Zambian copper mine disaster

It's being called an environmental catastrophe - that's been followed by an alleged government and industry coverup.

www.channel4.com

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Aug 13

Thank you!

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Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Aug 13

New research: Mathematically optimized menus achieved 31% reduction in carbon footprint, without changing the dishes offered - and without students noticing

HT @carbonbrief.org
www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Dish swap across a weekly menu can deliver health and sustainability gains - Nature Food

Menu manipulation is a promising strategy to increase environmental and health benefits of food choices. Drawing on data from a UK university residence, this study illustrates such potential.

www.nature.com

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Aug 13

This is the first I’ve heard of this. Is there any other literature, articles, links please?

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Adam Vaughan @adamvaughan.bsky.social · Jul 31

World's biggest offshore windfarm gets final major consent

Berwick Bank east of the Scottish Borders coast would be 4.1GW

(4.1GW is astonishing. I'm old enough to remember everyone getting excited about the London Array's 0.64GW in 2013!)

www.sse.com/news-and-vie...

www.sse.com

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Doug Parr @dougparr.bsky.social · Jul 30

Pesticide-free public spaces are already the norm in Paris, and in Denmark, showing chemicals aren't needed to maintain them

Two thirds of the British public would support “schools, parks, playgrounds & other public spaces" being pesticide free

Time for a ban

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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Greenpeace UK @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social · Jul 25

FUN FACT: Companies like INEOS want plastic production to TRIPLE by 2050.

But people want the opposite - we want a safer, less plastic polluted future.

Who’s sick of corporations destroying our planet?

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Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Jul 27

So many of the women's football pundits thought the Lionesses didn't have a chance, but they made it to a penalty shoot-out against Spain, proving they are in fantastic form.
Brilliant!
Champions
#Euro2025

Jane Samuels @janessamuels.bsky.social · Jul 11

“Scientists continue to identify #PFAS as one of the biggest threats of our time, yet UK is falling behind other countries in restricting them,” Hannah Evans of environmental charity Fidra. "Every day locks in decades of pollution and environmental harm" www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Toxic Pfas above proposed safety limits in almost all English waters tested

Exclusive: 110 of 117 bodies of water tested by Environment Agency would fail standards, with levels in fish 322 times the planned limit

www.theguardian.com

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Frances Ryan @francesryan.bsky.social · Jul 1

NEW: The government has delayed the implementation of the welfare reforms.

They were due to come into effect in November 2026. They will now come into effect after the conclusion of a review by Stephen Timms.

The contentious four-point rule has reportedly been entirely removed from tonight’s bill.

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Sam Poskitt @samposkitt.bsky.social · Jun 13

It was a privilege to be a part of this @ipbes.net event. It emphasised the importance of respect for the validity of #indigenous and #local #knowledge, and #participation of local and indigenous people in framing and development of #scenarios for #biodiversity

SEGS James Hutton @huttonsegs.bsky.social · Jun 12

Our colleague @samposkitt.bsky.social contributes to explore how indigenous knowledge could be better incorporated into future scenarios for the Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: www.hutton.ac.uk/blog/hutton-...

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