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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 1d

Awesome! We've still got a long way to go, but the momentum is building!

#RenewableEnergy #CleanEnergy #EverythingElectric #ElectroTech

BBC News - Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity - BBC News
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Renewables overtake coal as world's biggest source of electricity

Developing countries lead the historic clean energy charge but the US and EU rely more on fossil fuels than before, a think tank study shows.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 4d

The Convention on Human Rights is one of the greatest achievements of European civilisation following one of its greatest tragedies. To join Russia in leaving it would be one of the biggest acts of national self-sabotage in history and have zero positive consequences www.bbc.com/news/article...

UK will leave ECHR if Tories win election, Badenoch says

The European Convention on Human Rights has become a focal point in debates around changing immigration policy.

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 5d

Stop subsidising fossil fuels; stop setting the price of electricity according to the highest bidder (gas!); stop funding the fantasy of CCS. Renewables will get us there cheaper and cleaner in the long run.

Oh... Where's the humour? 😳

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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 6d

The Reform Party isn’t just pushing hideous policies on migration.

Its anti-abortion wing, shaped by the US Christian right, threatens women’s rights here too.
This must be called out and resisted.

#ReformParty #WomensRights

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 5d

The purpose of a community benefit society is to serve the broader interests of the community, in contrast to co-operative societies that serve the interests of members.

Any profit made by a community benefit society must be used for the benefit of the community.

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 6d

Lots more information here:

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The Voice of the Community Energy Sector | Community Energy England

We are a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to helping community energy organisations create and implement new projects by advocating for a policy landscape that will support community energy an...

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 6d

This is a great feature on how Community Benefit Societies can advance local renewable energy schemes for the immediate benefit of the people in the vicinity (rather than big multinational corporations).

#CleanEnergy #Electrotech #EverythingElectric #RenewableEnergy

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Community Energy: The Future is Local!

YouTube video by Everything Electric TECH

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Victoria Coren Mitchell @vcorenmitchell.bsky.social · 6d

Making topical comedy at bleak news times can be so tough but, in my book, it’s thank heavens for the return of Have I Got News For You, where Ian and Paul work magic to conjure laughs when there are none. Tonight with wonderful Miles Jupp and Sheila Hancock - and me trying to host. 9pm on BBC One.

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Ros Atkins @rosatkins.bsky.social · 6d

I listened to all ten episodes of this new history podcast in a couple of days. There's no narrator - the story is told with the accounts of those involved. I couldn't stop listening once I'd started. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

The History Podcast - The Fort - 1. The Plan - BBC Sounds

A mission gone wrong. A daring rescue attempt. Told by the soldiers who were there.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 7d

'It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.'

Great words for today and every day after – from James Baldwin: a humanist, a black American, a gay man, and one of the most incisive moral voices of the 20th century.

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 7d

The UK government needs to act on their proposals rather than just talking more about them. Get the grid upgraded now.

#CleanEnergy #RenewableEnergy #ElectricTech

Government sets out reforms to create a fair, secure, affordable and efficient electricity system - GOV.UK share.google/FAky2NqMeDjT...

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 8d

"The conclusion: if we want to save ourselves from ever more dangerous weather there is no alternative to halting the production of carbon dioxide in the first place."

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/se...

Carbon capture – the get-out-of-jail-free card that does not actually work

Engineers have been trying to perfect the technology for years but the maximum effect it could manage is far short of what the planet needs

www.theguardian.com

Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 8d

New "Just Have a Think" episode from Dave Borlace, this time on the madness of "Carbon Capture and Storage" - a colossal waste of money when we should just #StopBurningStuff and leave the fossil fuels in the ground. #RenewableEnergy #JustHaveAThink #EverythingElectric

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The INSANE Carbon Capture SCAM continues.

YouTube video by Just Have a Think

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 9d

The notion that we must accept one form of religious extremism in order to guard against another is a false choice. The defence of an open, liberal society should be based on principled secularism and universal human rights, not a cynical, self-defeating bargain.

One extremism won’t save you from another

In the face of concerns about rising Christian Nationalism in the UK, the retort from some quarters has been to suggest that it is at least a better option than Islamic fundamentalism. This implies a ...

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Andrew Copson @andrewcopson.bsky.social · 9d

I'll always remember what Ian McEwan said on the #WhatIBelieve podcast about the power of books to open the universe a little wider & make us more alive to kaleidoscopically tiny things. It's true! Reading helps children (& adults!) foster imagination, understanding, & empathy.

This is great news.

Rachel Reeves pledges a library in every primary school in England

Exclusive: Chancellor also set to unveil plans to get young people back into work in party conference speech

www.theguardian.com

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Dan Snow @thehistoryguy.bsky.social · 9d

Britain dominated the era of coal, the USA won the oil century and the Chinese are looking like the solar hegemons.

Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 9d

Nigeria’s solar moment: 1.7 GW of Chinese panels imported in the past year, leapfrogging Egypt to become Africa’s #2.

Part of a 60% YoY surge across the continent per @ember-energy.org data.

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 10d

Lots of good news from Tim and Kat, whose channel is always a source of inspiration for me. Looking forward to the upcoming videos too. 👍🏻

Tim & Kat's Green Walk @timwaskett.bsky.social · 11d

Kat and I haven't done a news update video for about two years, and we had a few things to mention, so here's us nearly succeeding in doing a quick roundup:
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A radio an EV and a toilet roll walk into a bar...

YouTube video by Tim & Kat's Green Walk

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Dr Rachel Clarke @drrachelclarke.com · 18d

Proud to contribute frontline testimony to tonight's enraging @itvx.com documentary "The Covid Contracts: Follow the Money".

Boris Johnson's govt squandered £8.7 billion on unusable PPE, while grifters like Michelle Mone made millions.

Tonight, 10.15pm, ITV1.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

TV tonight: an essential record of the Covid contracts scandal

An investigation into the extent of greed and deception in PPE provision. Plus: weird drama Coldwater goes off the rails. Here’s what to watch this evening

www.theguardian.com

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Kim Leadbeater MBE MP @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social · 19d

Some really powerful speeches in the House of Lords, concluding 2 days of very good debate. I welcome the additional scrutiny of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill as it passes through Parliament and we are another step closer to giving dying people the choice and dignity they deserve.

Dignity in Dying @dignityindying.org.uk · 19d

Every stage this Bill clears brings us closer to the safe and compassionate assisted dying law that people across the country are calling for. This reform has won the support of the public, MPs and now Peers, moving it decisively closer to becoming law.

www.dignityindying.org.uk/news/assiste...

Assisted Dying Bill passes Lords’ Second Reading, advancing closer to becoming law - Dignity in Dying

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill today passed its Second Reading in the House of Lords, marking a significant milestone in its journey towards becoming law.

www.dignityindying.org.uk

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Bracknell Forest Community Climate Action @bfcca2025.bsky.social · 22d

The Electrotech Revolution promises an era of cleaner and much cheaper energy. Will it actually happen? @ember-energy.org are optimistic! ember-energy.org/app/uploads/...

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Joshua Rozenberg @joshuarozenberg.bsky.social · 22d

Attacks on the judiciary by opposition politicians and others are as misplaced as they are dangerous, the attorney general said last night.

Lord Hermer KC made his remarks during a speech on the rule of law delivered in the hall of the Old Bailey.

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Attacks on judges ‘dangerous’

Attorney general says rule of law is vital to stability and prosperity

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 22d

Hannah Ritchie's latest article on the The Electrotech Revolution, highlighting the excellent report from Ember Energy on the ongoing transition to #CleanPower and #RenewableEnergy. Love their work @hannahritchie.bsky.social @ember-energy.org

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/the-electr...

The Electrotech Revolution: Some insights into a new way of thinking about the transition

From burning old sunshine to using it in real-time.

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com

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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 22d

Did you know that the majority of British adults are non-religious? Here's how it breaks down (British Social Attitudes Survey).

British Social Attitudes Survey Find 53% of Britons have no religious. Breakdown 53% No religion. 12% Anglican. 7% Catholic. 18% Other Christian. 9% All other. Source: British Social Attitudes Survey 37. National centre for social research 1983-2021

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Hannah Ritchie @hannahritchie.bsky.social · 23d

Cement is responsible for around 7-8% of carbon emissions.

How do we decarbonise it?

This week on Solving for Climate we talk to Leah Ellis, CEO of Sublime Systems, about how we might solve for low-carbon cement.

Listen here:
open.spotify.com/episode/3PXb...

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Stevie P @steviep1963.bsky.social · 23d

Another great video from Dave Borlace on his "Just Have a Think" channel about the shift to clear, and cheap renewable energy.

"...the force of economic gravity is finally on the side of clean energy."

#renewableenergy #cleanenergy #JustHaveaThink #SunDay

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The UNSTOPPABLE rise of AMERICAN renewable energy.

YouTube video by Just Have a Think

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