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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 2h

TBH... is this a terrible thing? #IMF and #BankOfEngland says #AIBubble is at risk of bursting, it probably needs a #RealityCheck! It should pay for its own #GreenEnergyInfrastructure as well as our #IntellectualRights!

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 12h

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 5h

Campaigners + local businesses claim phosphates + nitrates from the collective poo of as many as 23million chickens packed into the Wye catchment from a growing number of intensive chicken farms are driving algal blooms, harming fish + wildlife.
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River Wye pollution prompts UK's largest environmental lawsuit

Livestock and water companies are accused of “extensive” pollution in the Wye, Lugg and Usk rivers.

www.bbc.co.uk

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 5h

We spoke to Nathan Jubb, a fly fishing guide who's fished the Wye for 45 years. He describes the change he's seen in the river + the impact on fish:

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 5h

Jubb describes the decline of the river really got going from 2016 onwards, when licenses for intensive chicken farms began to be granted in numbers not seen before - leading to a burden of phosphate + nitrate more than the river can process:

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 5h

Jubb explains there's always been a balance between farming + river health, but the growing number of intensive chicken farms in the area has tipped that balance so that the river is losing out, fish are losing out, wildlife is losing out, businesses that rely on a thriving river are losing out:

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WATERSHED Investigations @watershed-i.bsky.social · 5h

The salmon population of the Wye is in collapse, and Atlantic salmon are now endangered in the UK. Those bringing the court case argue the needs of intensive farming cannot be permitted to outweigh the needs of fish, wildlife + river users.

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National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social · 6h

UK intelligence chiefs warn that the climate & nature crisis poses a severe threat to UK national security.

Food shortages and economic turmoil around the corner.

That’s why national security is central to the National Emergency Briefing, 27 Nov.
👉 nebriefing.org
Forewarned is forearmed

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 6h

Third, we thought that from the @teamlabouruk.bsky.social conference, the aim was to face down #Reform and make the case for positive action on things like #ClimateChange. Why is #KeirStarmer still not committing to attend #COP30??
Some days we despair!

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 6h

Second, how can local and mayoral authorities plan for #ClimateResilience and #FoodSecurity if the report is withheld? Can this be challenged in the courts? @goodlawproject.bsky.social @local.gov.uk

justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 6h

There is so much in this story!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Firstly, we have already asked when #FoodInflation becomes #FoodShortages as our overseas suppliers suffer even greater #ClimateImpacts than we do. To not publish is to deny the public the right to read strategically important info

National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn

Report by joint intelligence committee delayed, with concerns expressed that it may not be published

www.theguardian.com

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 8h

Yet again @teamlabouruk.bsky.social #KeirStarmer and #RachelReeves are sacrificing #nature for a few pence profit. There is no profit on a dead planet. They are determined to embed the UK's position as the most #NatureDepleted country in the world. #ecocide
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Plans to weaken protections for national parks will have ‘disastrous consequences’ say green groups

Exclusive: Letter from 170-plus organisations calls on government to drop proposed changes to planning law

www.theguardian.com

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 8h

Absolute solidarity with these brave people.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thank you #LeighDay.

Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers

Environmental group seeks damages from Welsh Water and two chicken producers, alleging responsibility for pollution in Wye, Lugg and Usk

www.theguardian.com

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 12h

Insists Tories would spell out all their savings, which now apparently total £47bn, including £23bn from welfare. It's truly fantastical stuff.

Interestingly framed as not burdening future generations - something that does not apply to Tory plans on climate.

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 1d

Oh dear, Rachel - what have you said now?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There is a reason why species are protected. To risk the extinction of a species for a few houses is #uncivilised, #ignorant, #AntiScience and shows no respect for life-forms considered more lowly than herself. Who's next?

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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James Murray @james-bg.bsky.social · 1d

Missed this from Boris Johnson. Truly shameful, even by his standards.
www.spectator.co.uk/article/bori...

Boris: I went too far on net zero

The former prime minister may not be at Conservative party conference, but he’s still managing to create headlines. Boris Johnson has admitted he went ‘far too fast’ on net zero when he was PM, conced...

www.spectator.co.uk

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Christian Flachsland @chflachsland.bsky.social · 1d

"A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their probable climate impact often by a factor of five to ten or more. "
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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 1d

Oh dear, Rachel - what have you said now?
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
There is a reason why species are protected. To risk the extinction of a species for a few houses is #uncivilised, #ignorant, #AntiScience and shows no respect for life-forms considered more lowly than herself. Who's next?

Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer

Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’

www.theguardian.com

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 2d

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
No sh*t Sherlock.
We need the evidence to prove the case to those who aren't listening. Will evidence of system failure change minds? We hope so but doubt it...
The answer is to #StopBurningStuff!

Carbon offsets fail to cut global heating due to ‘intractable’ systemic problems, study says

Analysis of 25 years of evidence shows most schemes are poor quality and fail to lower emissions

www.theguardian.com

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 4d

“Advocates are particularly concerned over the facilities’ use of Pfas gas, or f-gas, which can be potent greenhouse gases, and may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought. Other f-gases turn into a type of dangerous compound that is rapidly accumulating across the globe.”

Advocates raise alarm over Pfas pollution from datacenters amid AI boom

Tech companies’ use of Pfas gas at facilities may mean datacenters’ climate impact is worse than previously thought

www.theguardian.com

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Dogwood Alliance @dogwoodalliance.org · 3d

Calling this year's U.N. climate treaty negotiations a "defining business opportunity" is like calling a burning house the perfect fire to roast marshmallows over.

It's time to end #BigPolluters' stranglehold over the U.N. climate talks. We demand a polluter-free #COP30!

LETTER: 225+ Organizations demand COP30 center people, not polluters | Kick Big Polluters Out

For decades, corporate interests – particularly from the fossil fuel and other big polluting industries – have sabotaged climate progress through aggressive lobbying, disinformation, and glossy PR…

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 3d

We can't be confident of scaling #BECCS. Can you imagine that millions more trees are felled every year and turned into #woodpellets, with #emissions rising as a result, and the finding that the #CCS doesn't work! That will happen if we persist with false solutions like BECCS and #biomass.

justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 3d

This isn't news to us, but really glad that it is finally news to the #OilAndGas industry! They're catching up slowly! The only answer to cutting emissions is to stop burning stuff!!

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 3d

The jig is up for CCS and DAC.

oilprice.com/Energy/Energ...

The Collapse of Confidence in Carbon Capture | OilPrice.com

Carbon Capture and Storage, once seen as a lifeline for the oil and gas industry, is facing mounting doubts as delays, high costs, and poor performance cast serious doubts on its future viability.

oilprice.com

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justtransitionw.bsky.social @justtransitionw.bsky.social · 3d

No. @simonlightwood.org.uk has not confirmed yet. Will need to check with members if any #Wakefield MPs have yet.

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