Tom Jennings
@tomjennings.bsky.social
Associate Director of Global Media Relations @ The Nature Conservancy. Likes all the things one would expect a bearded British dad handling comms for a global environment nonprofit to like. Opinions all mine, categorically not my employer's. He/Him.
The rivers of the Amazon have nothing on the rivers of the real economy… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA
Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The rivers of the Amazon have nothing on the rivers of the real economy… www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Shit like this doesn't get reported enough...
'The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.'
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.'
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'It was a horrible scene to witness': How bird flu has decimated elephant seal populations
The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Shit like this doesn't get reported enough...
'The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.'
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
'The sudden decimation by bird flu of the world's largest seal species has sent shockwaves through the scientific community, and the ecosystems shaped by these majestic animals.'
www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...
Maybe a stupid question but instead of singling-out EVs, why doesn’t @teamlabouruk.bsky.social just change the rules so that passenger cars are based on weight? EV drivers would automatically end up footing bigger % of tax burden while carmakers would be incentivised to sell fewer stupid SUVs?
November 9, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Maybe a stupid question but instead of singling-out EVs, why doesn’t @teamlabouruk.bsky.social just change the rules so that passenger cars are based on weight? EV drivers would automatically end up footing bigger % of tax burden while carmakers would be incentivised to sell fewer stupid SUVs?
'The scale of the renewables revolution in China is almost too vast for the human mind to grasp. By the end of last year, the country had installed 887 gigawatts of solar-power capacity—close to double Europe’s and America’s combined total.' www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
China’s clean-energy revolution will reshape markets and politics
The world’s biggest manufacturer now has an interest in the world decarbonising
www.economist.com
November 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
'The scale of the renewables revolution in China is almost too vast for the human mind to grasp. By the end of last year, the country had installed 887 gigawatts of solar-power capacity—close to double Europe’s and America’s combined total.' www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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At a UN mercury summit in Geneva, countries agreed to end mercury use in dental fillings by 2034 — but took no major steps to curb its use in small-scale gold mining, now the leading source of mercury pollution worldwide.
apnews.com/article/merc...
apnews.com/article/merc...
Mercury treaty summit criticized for inaction on gold mining crisis
A global mercury summit in Geneva has faced criticism from environmental and Indigenous groups for failing to act on mercury use in small-scale gold mining, the world’s top source of mercury pollution...
apnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:15 PM
At a UN mercury summit in Geneva, countries agreed to end mercury use in dental fillings by 2034 — but took no major steps to curb its use in small-scale gold mining, now the leading source of mercury pollution worldwide.
apnews.com/article/merc...
apnews.com/article/merc...
Interesting/depressing/unsurprising in equal measure... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Britain one of least ‘nature-connected’ nations in world – with Nepal the most
Others languishing near bottom of 61-country study include Canada, Germany, Israel, Japan and Spain
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Interesting/depressing/unsurprising in equal measure... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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To understand how Bari Weiss might approach climate coverage at CBS, I read every climate article the Free Press has published.
Almost every one reinforced a common fossil fuel industry talking point—that climate change is exaggerated, that solutions don't work, and that fossil fuels = freedom
Almost every one reinforced a common fossil fuel industry talking point—that climate change is exaggerated, that solutions don't work, and that fossil fuels = freedom
Bari Weiss vs. climate change
At The Free Press, Weiss consistently rebrands tired fossil fuel talking points as courageous, rebellious dissent.
heated.world
November 6, 2025 at 8:01 PM
To understand how Bari Weiss might approach climate coverage at CBS, I read every climate article the Free Press has published.
Almost every one reinforced a common fossil fuel industry talking point—that climate change is exaggerated, that solutions don't work, and that fossil fuels = freedom
Almost every one reinforced a common fossil fuel industry talking point—that climate change is exaggerated, that solutions don't work, and that fossil fuels = freedom
I love @desmog.com... www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
Bill Gates Gave $3.5M to Think Tank Run by Climate Crisis Denier Bjorn Lomborg
Tax records reveal that the billionaire’s foundation has donated for years to Lomborg’s Copenhagen Consensus Center.
www.desmog.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:11 PM
I love @desmog.com... www.desmog.com/2025/11/05/b...
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WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
November 5, 2025 at 4:07 AM
WOW. 81% of women 18-29 voted for Mamdani, 80% for Sherril, and 78% for Spanberger.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
Gen Z women aren't playing around.
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🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @sierraclub.org is hiring a part-time Editorial Fellow for a six-month position for early-career journalists. jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/3...
Sierra Club - Editorial Fellow
Job Title: Editorial Fellow, Sierra Magazine Department: Communications Location: Oakland, CA or Remote Reports To: Managing Editor Supervises: None Duration: Up to 6 months (Temporary) / 28 hours per...
jobs.lever.co
November 4, 2025 at 10:46 PM
🚨📢JOB ALERT📢🚨 @sierraclub.org is hiring a part-time Editorial Fellow for a six-month position for early-career journalists. jobs.lever.co/sierraclub/3...
I'm not against lobbyists attending climate COPs but I DO think they should have to wear fancy dress, so everyone can see them coming... (what's that? They already are wearing the costumes of normal, empathetic humans?)
November 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
I'm not against lobbyists attending climate COPs but I DO think they should have to wear fancy dress, so everyone can see them coming... (what's that? They already are wearing the costumes of normal, empathetic humans?)
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The Trump administration has finalized a $1.5 billion loan guarantee for an Indiana-based company to produce ammonia fertilizer
US Gives $1.5 Billion Loan Guarantee for Fertilizer From Coal
The Trump administration has finalized a $1.5 billion loan guarantee for an an Indiana-based company to produce ammonia fertilizer.
bloom.bg
October 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The Trump administration has finalized a $1.5 billion loan guarantee for an Indiana-based company to produce ammonia fertilizer
UN officially confirming what anyone with the faintest grasp of science understood years ago... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head
Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 9:14 AM
UN officially confirming what anyone with the faintest grasp of science understood years ago... www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The search continues for any reference by BBC, Sky, or MSM in general whether Farage avoided stamp duty on his #ClactonHouse by using his girlfriend to buy it..
Or news on the fraud investigation that she’s embroiled in atm
A suspected sighting was made but it turned out to be about Angela Rayner❗️
Or news on the fraud investigation that she’s embroiled in atm
A suspected sighting was made but it turned out to be about Angela Rayner❗️
a man on a boat is looking through binoculars at the ocean
Alt: a man on a boat is looking through binoculars at the ocean
media.tenor.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The search continues for any reference by BBC, Sky, or MSM in general whether Farage avoided stamp duty on his #ClactonHouse by using his girlfriend to buy it..
Or news on the fraud investigation that she’s embroiled in atm
A suspected sighting was made but it turned out to be about Angela Rayner❗️
Or news on the fraud investigation that she’s embroiled in atm
A suspected sighting was made but it turned out to be about Angela Rayner❗️
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I think the thing for me about Labour and the Tories saying that the Greens 'wouldn't do things right' is that we've tried austerity, anti immigration approaches, brexit, ignoring the environment and not properly taxing wealth and THAT hasn't worked has it?
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 AM
I think the thing for me about Labour and the Tories saying that the Greens 'wouldn't do things right' is that we've tried austerity, anti immigration approaches, brexit, ignoring the environment and not properly taxing wealth and THAT hasn't worked has it?
SO TRUE... 'The focus in Belém should be a plan to get results on climate action in the real world, rather than haggling over a political statement' (@pwatkinson.bsky.social via @climatechangenews.com)
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/21/c...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/21/c...
COP30 needs an implementation forum, not another cover decision
The focus in Belém should be a plan to get results on climate action in the real world rather than haggling over a political statement
www.climatechangenews.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:54 PM
SO TRUE... 'The focus in Belém should be a plan to get results on climate action in the real world, rather than haggling over a political statement' (@pwatkinson.bsky.social via @climatechangenews.com)
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/21/c...
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/10/21/c...
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It’s Back to the Future Day.
Imagine building a time machine and going back to 1985 only to find Russia run by the KGB who started a brutal war they can't win and the USA is run by a deranged casino owner...
Imagine building a time machine and going back to 1985 only to find Russia run by the KGB who started a brutal war they can't win and the USA is run by a deranged casino owner...
October 21, 2025 at 10:37 AM
It’s Back to the Future Day.
Imagine building a time machine and going back to 1985 only to find Russia run by the KGB who started a brutal war they can't win and the USA is run by a deranged casino owner...
Imagine building a time machine and going back to 1985 only to find Russia run by the KGB who started a brutal war they can't win and the USA is run by a deranged casino owner...
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If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit join @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
October 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit join @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social
Fantastic pre-COP PR for Lula... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Brazil greenlights oil drilling in Amazon as environmentalists raise alarm
Conservationists argue president’s oil expansion plans clash with his image as a global leader on climate change
www.theguardian.com
October 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Fantastic pre-COP PR for Lula... www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
'1899: world’s fastest car was electric, London abuzz with electric carriages and 1/3 of all US cars were electric. One of the first briefs for Rolls-Royce was to produce an ICE car that would be as quiet, smooth and easy to use as an electric one.' www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/r...
Anarchy in the UK? Rolls-Royce's "subversive" Spectre Black Badge driven | Autocar
Rolls-Royce fights the habit of 120 years and launches its first electric car
www.autocar.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 9:25 AM
'1899: world’s fastest car was electric, London abuzz with electric carriages and 1/3 of all US cars were electric. One of the first briefs for Rolls-Royce was to produce an ICE car that would be as quiet, smooth and easy to use as an electric one.' www.autocar.co.uk/car-review/r...
Our county's already very active #SmartphoneFreeChildhood crowd is increasingly turning its attention to the risks of widespread AI deployment in schools - with good reason, one might say, in the face of this kind of evidence...
South Korea pushed AI hard in schools. The national program was aborted within months, following massive pushback from students, parents and teachers, after a fortune had already been spent by both the government and education publishers
restofworld.org/2025/south-k...
restofworld.org/2025/south-k...
AI-powered textbooks fail to make the grade in South Korea
South Korea’s AI learning program was rolled back after just four months following a backlash from teachers, students, and parents, underlining the challenges in embedding the technology in education.
restofworld.org
October 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Our county's already very active #SmartphoneFreeChildhood crowd is increasingly turning its attention to the risks of widespread AI deployment in schools - with good reason, one might say, in the face of this kind of evidence...
Our regional lead for Latin America literally came up with the concept for the UN Sustainable Development Goals and then pushed them into being. Talk about a career-defining achievement. Great backstory here via Brown's alumni magazine: www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/202...
17 Steps to Save the Planet
Paula Caballero ’84 came up with international goals for sustainable development, created a road map of how to get there—then got every nation on earth to agree.
www.brownalumnimagazine.com
October 15, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Our regional lead for Latin America literally came up with the concept for the UN Sustainable Development Goals and then pushed them into being. Talk about a career-defining achievement. Great backstory here via Brown's alumni magazine: www.brownalumnimagazine.com/articles/202...
October 15, 2025 at 12:24 PM
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UK, EU, even US all have pretty similar China policies in which the rhetoric of threat gives way to the reality of cooperation, because the largest trade partner of 100+ countries can't be ignored. But we don't want to talk about that too much...
October 13, 2025 at 8:06 AM
UK, EU, even US all have pretty similar China policies in which the rhetoric of threat gives way to the reality of cooperation, because the largest trade partner of 100+ countries can't be ignored. But we don't want to talk about that too much...
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New study: xtensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over 2 decades
- more emissions than Saudi Arabia or Germany
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
- more emissions than Saudi Arabia or Germany
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
Extensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over 2 decades
Abstract. The Amazon rainforest, historically fire-resistant, is experiencing an alarming increase in wildfires due to climate extremes and human activity. The 2023–2024 drought, surpassing previous r...
bg.copernicus.org
October 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
New study: xtensive fire-driven degradation in 2024 marks worst Amazon forest disturbance in over 2 decades
- more emissions than Saudi Arabia or Germany
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...
- more emissions than Saudi Arabia or Germany
#climatecrisis
HT @carbonbrief.org
bg.copernicus.org/articles/22/...