Tess Riley
@tessriley.bsky.social
Interim Editorial Director @reasonstobecheerful.world
Journalist, editor & ever-aspiring grand fromage
Ex Guardian, HuffPost, Evening Standard.
Journalist, editor & ever-aspiring grand fromage
Ex Guardian, HuffPost, Evening Standard.
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Another thing that's happened overnight is we've become fully aware of the number of fossil fuel lobbyists at these talks.
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Fossil fuel lobbyists outnumber all Cop30 delegations except Brazil, report says
One in every 25 participants at 2025 UN climate summit is a fossil fuel lobbyist, according to Kick Big Polluters Out
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Another thing that's happened overnight is we've become fully aware of the number of fossil fuel lobbyists at these talks.
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
More than 1600 - 1 in every 25 participants, the highest concentration on record.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen
Billionaires must not be allowed to geoengineer the planet
There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen
www.newscientist.com
November 7, 2025 at 5:45 AM
There is nothing stopping the wealthiest people from attempting to alter the world's atmosphere – this must not be allowed to happen
“The bad guys exploit the illusion of difference” 👌
November 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
“The bad guys exploit the illusion of difference” 👌
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France’s prison farms allow those whose release dates are approaching to ‘breathe in and out fully’ before returning to life on the outside.
reasonstobecheerful.world/france-priso...
reasonstobecheerful.world/france-priso...
November 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
France’s prison farms allow those whose release dates are approaching to ‘breathe in and out fully’ before returning to life on the outside.
reasonstobecheerful.world/france-priso...
reasonstobecheerful.world/france-priso...
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citi...
October 19, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citi...
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The future of solar power is bright, finds @tinymaddie.bsky.social
*Solar panels are cheap, and getting cheaper
*Batteries are good, and getting better
*Economic case for solar will overwhelm political apathy
In short, we're going to run the world on sunshine
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
*Solar panels are cheap, and getting cheaper
*Batteries are good, and getting better
*Economic case for solar will overwhelm political apathy
In short, we're going to run the world on sunshine
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Solar energy is going to power the world much sooner than you think
Solar electricity is growing rapidly, but can it really dominate the global energy system? Here is what it will take for us to power the planet on sunshine
www.newscientist.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:08 AM
The future of solar power is bright, finds @tinymaddie.bsky.social
*Solar panels are cheap, and getting cheaper
*Batteries are good, and getting better
*Economic case for solar will overwhelm political apathy
In short, we're going to run the world on sunshine
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
*Solar panels are cheap, and getting cheaper
*Batteries are good, and getting better
*Economic case for solar will overwhelm political apathy
In short, we're going to run the world on sunshine
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
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Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy transition.
‘We are just waiting to die’: Mining activists targeted as South Africa delays energy transition
Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised…
news.mongabay.com
October 24, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Environmental justice activists have spoken out against coal and iron mining in South Africa, telling a recent human rights hearing that the industry violently undermines the country’s promised energy transition.
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, Moldova quickly empowered its small towns to produce their own renewable energy so no one could push it around.
reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citi...
reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citi...
October 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Moldova quickly empowered its small towns to produce their own renewable energy so no one could push it around.
reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citi...
reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-citi...
Loved shining a spotlight on D.C.’s @litbox.bsky.social and Chicago’s Digs With Dignity in this week’s What We’re Reading post. Check out those stories and others here 👇👇👇
See what stories caught our attention this week, including a celebration of D.C.’s literary scene and an initiative to curb homelessness with upcycling.
reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-re...
reasonstobecheerful.world/what-were-re...
October 25, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Loved shining a spotlight on D.C.’s @litbox.bsky.social and Chicago’s Digs With Dignity in this week’s What We’re Reading post. Check out those stories and others here 👇👇👇
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London residents in social housing can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs.
reasonstobecheerful.world/london-solar...
reasonstobecheerful.world/london-solar...
August 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
London residents in social housing can now access the clean, affordable energy coming from their own roofs.
reasonstobecheerful.world/london-solar...
reasonstobecheerful.world/london-solar...
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call me crazy but I don't think we should.
We’re wasting the remaining carbon budget on war and AI.
Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn
Breaching threshold would ramp up catastrophic weather events, further increasing human suffering
www.theguardian.com
June 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
call me crazy but I don't think we should.
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In the past year we've had a series of papers with results that've shocked #climate scientists - the globe is heating #FasterThanExpected & we don't fully know why
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
June 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
In the past year we've had a series of papers with results that've shocked #climate scientists - the globe is heating #FasterThanExpected & we don't fully know why
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
The public discourse is not keeping up.
Here's a series of 5 new studies that climate hawks & journos need to have on their radar 🧵
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Variety of wildlife in UK’s woodlands falling as habitats degrade, says report
Variety of wildlife in UK’s woodlands falling as habitats degrade, says report
Only 7% of Britain’s woodlands in good condition, while number of birds fell by 15% over last five years
The variety of wildlife in the UK’s woodlands continues to decline as the habitats deteriorate, according to a new report.
The Woodland Trust found that the progressively worsening ecological condition of woodlands is making them a less effective habitat for the wildlife living in them. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Variety of wildlife in UK’s woodlands falling as habitats degrade, says report
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New study: offshore wind farms may contribute to protection of marine life
Several shark+ray species were detected in and around Dutch wind farms
Trawling and other seabed-disturbing fishing are prohibited, allowing benthic ecosystems to recover
phys.org/news/2025-05...
Several shark+ray species were detected in and around Dutch wind farms
Trawling and other seabed-disturbing fishing are prohibited, allowing benthic ecosystems to recover
phys.org/news/2025-05...
Sharks and rays found using offshore wind farms as habitat
A new study by Wageningen University & Research shows that offshore wind farms not only produce energy, but may also contribute to the protection of marine life. Several shark and ray species were det...
phys.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:54 PM
New study: offshore wind farms may contribute to protection of marine life
Several shark+ray species were detected in and around Dutch wind farms
Trawling and other seabed-disturbing fishing are prohibited, allowing benthic ecosystems to recover
phys.org/news/2025-05...
Several shark+ray species were detected in and around Dutch wind farms
Trawling and other seabed-disturbing fishing are prohibited, allowing benthic ecosystems to recover
phys.org/news/2025-05...
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Wind and solar met 100% of South Australia's electricity demand for the equivalent of 99 days (27%) of the whole year 2024.
W&S met 74% of the total demand all year and 100% of demand for part of the day on 299 out of 365 (82%) days during the year.
www.pv-tech.org/renewables-s...
W&S met 74% of the total demand all year and 100% of demand for part of the day on 299 out of 365 (82%) days during the year.
www.pv-tech.org/renewables-s...
Renewables supply 100% of South Australia’s electricity demand for almost a third of 2024
ElectraNet has revealed that renewables supplied 100% of South Australia's electricity demand for 27% of 2024, roughly 99 days.
www.pv-tech.org
June 6, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Wind and solar met 100% of South Australia's electricity demand for the equivalent of 99 days (27%) of the whole year 2024.
W&S met 74% of the total demand all year and 100% of demand for part of the day on 299 out of 365 (82%) days during the year.
www.pv-tech.org/renewables-s...
W&S met 74% of the total demand all year and 100% of demand for part of the day on 299 out of 365 (82%) days during the year.
www.pv-tech.org/renewables-s...
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Many fossil fuel execs like to say they are full of caring for people suffering from energy poverty and just want to help. If this was true, they would support solar.
Awesome video about how solar has replaced diesel for Indian salt farmers.
Awesome video about how solar has replaced diesel for Indian salt farmers.
How solar panels are changing the lives of India’s salt farmers
YouTube video by CBC News: The National
www.youtube.com
June 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Many fossil fuel execs like to say they are full of caring for people suffering from energy poverty and just want to help. If this was true, they would support solar.
Awesome video about how solar has replaced diesel for Indian salt farmers.
Awesome video about how solar has replaced diesel for Indian salt farmers.
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There's a debate over the extent to which GB Energy is needed to do projects like this, but no doubt it is moving with impressive speed. A lot of schools and hospitals getting solar arrays installed within months. www.businessgreen.com/news/4414495...
Great British Energy funds first wave of solar installations at UK schools
Group of 11 schools expected to save £175,000 a year on their energy bills following investment from publicly-owned energy firm
www.businessgreen.com
June 4, 2025 at 7:02 AM
There's a debate over the extent to which GB Energy is needed to do projects like this, but no doubt it is moving with impressive speed. A lot of schools and hospitals getting solar arrays installed within months. www.businessgreen.com/news/4414495...
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Hawaii makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment.
A Hawaii vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law this week.
grist.org/politics/haw...
#Travel #Vacation #Hawaii #GreenSky #GreenFee #Climate
A Hawaii vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law this week.
grist.org/politics/haw...
#Travel #Vacation #Hawaii #GreenSky #GreenFee #Climate
Hawaiʻi makes history as first state to charge tourists to save environment
A Hawaiʻi vacation will cost you more in the near future thanks to a new “green fee” that the governor signed into law this week.
https://grist.org/politics/hawaiʻi-makes-history-as-first-state-to-charge-tourists-to-save-environment/
June 2, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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US moves to open Alaskan wilderness to oil drilling with Biden rule rollback
https://www.ft.com/content/a638d729-3bcd-43bc-a825-456beb545ac9
https://www.ft.com/content/a638d729-3bcd-43bc-a825-456beb545ac9
US moves to open Alaskan wilderness to oil drilling with Biden rule rollback
Energy department proposes to scrap restrictions as Trump seeks to fulfil campaign pledge to oil industry
www.ft.com
June 2, 2025 at 11:15 PM
US moves to open Alaskan wilderness to oil drilling with Biden rule rollback
https://www.ft.com/content/a638d729-3bcd-43bc-a825-456beb545ac9
https://www.ft.com/content/a638d729-3bcd-43bc-a825-456beb545ac9
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Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy.
A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.
grist.org/business/sol...
#Climate #Solar #Jobs #Environment #Greensky
A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.
grist.org/business/sol...
#Climate #Solar #Jobs #Environment #Greensky
Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy
A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.
grist.org
May 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Solar apprenticeships give Virginia students a head start on clean energy.
A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.
grist.org/business/sol...
#Climate #Solar #Jobs #Environment #Greensky
A regional partnership aims to train young people in anticipation of increasing demand for renewable energy-focused jobs in the heart of coal country.
grist.org/business/sol...
#Climate #Solar #Jobs #Environment #Greensky
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Now Great Britain has agreed to once again follow the EU's stronger pesticide standards, from now and in the future
"Huge win" says Pesticide Action Network
2/2
www.pan-uk.org/huge-win-uk-...
"Huge win" says Pesticide Action Network
2/2
www.pan-uk.org/huge-win-uk-...
Huge win for health and environment as UK agrees to align with EU pesticide standards in reset deal - Pesticide Action Network UK
PAN UK is delighted with this week’s reset deal which commits the UK to following EU existing and future pesticide standards.
www.pan-uk.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Now Great Britain has agreed to once again follow the EU's stronger pesticide standards, from now and in the future
"Huge win" says Pesticide Action Network
2/2
www.pan-uk.org/huge-win-uk-...
"Huge win" says Pesticide Action Network
2/2
www.pan-uk.org/huge-win-uk-...
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This is one of Australia’s largest energy companies, and largest greenhouse gas emitters, conceding that carbon offsetting does not prevent global warming.
Statement from EnergyAustralia:
“Offsets do not prevent or undo the harms caused by burning fossil fuels for a customer’s energy use.”
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
“Offsets do not prevent or undo the harms caused by burning fossil fuels for a customer’s energy use.”
www.energyaustralia.com.au/about-us/med...
May 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is one of Australia’s largest energy companies, and largest greenhouse gas emitters, conceding that carbon offsetting does not prevent global warming.
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NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
May 14, 2025 at 11:01 PM
NEW – Analysis: Clean energy just put China’s CO2 emissions into reverse for first time | @laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
Read here: buff.ly/6eAcjRU
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Fossil fuel companies spent decades misleading the public about what they knew about climate change and the dangers of the products they were selling.
A new report details how those companies did it—and how their efforts are evolving today
insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
A new report details how those companies did it—and how their efforts are evolving today
insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change - Inside Climate News
A new report draws on internal company documents and other public records to comprehensively outline the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long campaign to mislead the public and avoid paying for their p...
insideclimatenews.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Fossil fuel companies spent decades misleading the public about what they knew about climate change and the dangers of the products they were selling.
A new report details how those companies did it—and how their efforts are evolving today
insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
A new report details how those companies did it—and how their efforts are evolving today
insideclimatenews.org/news/1405202...
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NEW: A secret kill list of clean energy project grants is circulating through the energy department
I obtained the latest version, which includes six projects “seen as vital for turning variable wind and solar production into a reliable, round-the-clock power source” heated.world/p/secret-ene...
I obtained the latest version, which includes six projects “seen as vital for turning variable wind and solar production into a reliable, round-the-clock power source” heated.world/p/secret-ene...
Secret Energy Department "hit list" targets renewable energy industry
Today’s edition is a special collaboration by HEATED and Popular Information.
heated.world
March 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
NEW: A secret kill list of clean energy project grants is circulating through the energy department
I obtained the latest version, which includes six projects “seen as vital for turning variable wind and solar production into a reliable, round-the-clock power source” heated.world/p/secret-ene...
I obtained the latest version, which includes six projects “seen as vital for turning variable wind and solar production into a reliable, round-the-clock power source” heated.world/p/secret-ene...