Joe Ware
@wareisjoe.bsky.social
I write about art, heritage and climate change. Made in Sheffield.
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Before #COP30 opens in #Brazil, @wareisjoe.bsky.social learns about the Anglican Episcopal Church’s relationship with the region #climate #climateaction
Voices in the Amazon call for climate justice
Before COP30 opens in Brazil, Joe Ware learns about the Anglican Episcopal Church’s relationship with the region
www.churchtimes.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Before #COP30 opens in #Brazil, @wareisjoe.bsky.social learns about the Anglican Episcopal Church’s relationship with the region #climate #climateaction
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Psephologist Sir John Curtice told a Demos-sponsored event at the Conservative Party conference fringe that the Lib Dems “will almost undoubtedly win more seats” than the Tories at the next GE.
“The LD vote is now more geographically concentrated than your vote.”
“The LD vote is now more geographically concentrated than your vote.”
October 7, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Psephologist Sir John Curtice told a Demos-sponsored event at the Conservative Party conference fringe that the Lib Dems “will almost undoubtedly win more seats” than the Tories at the next GE.
“The LD vote is now more geographically concentrated than your vote.”
“The LD vote is now more geographically concentrated than your vote.”
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In short, Starmer has taken a massive hit among Labour voters, for no gain elsewhere, while boosting Farage's popularity, including doubling his ceiling among Labour voters.
I.e., the political scientists were right, Morgan McSweeney was horrendously wrong.
I.e., the political scientists were right, Morgan McSweeney was horrendously wrong.
Keir Starmer's net favourability rating has dropped 12pts in a month to -46, his lowest level ever, including a 34pt drop among Labour voters
All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr)
By 2024 vote
Labour: -5 (down 34)
Lib Dem: -13 (down 12)
Conservative: -76 (up 1)
Reform: -94 (down 5)
All Britons: -46 net rating (down 12 from 13-14 Apr)
By 2024 vote
Labour: -5 (down 34)
Lib Dem: -13 (down 12)
Conservative: -76 (up 1)
Reform: -94 (down 5)
May 16, 2025 at 7:58 AM
In short, Starmer has taken a massive hit among Labour voters, for no gain elsewhere, while boosting Farage's popularity, including doubling his ceiling among Labour voters.
I.e., the political scientists were right, Morgan McSweeney was horrendously wrong.
I.e., the political scientists were right, Morgan McSweeney was horrendously wrong.
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Today a coalition of 17 businesses, investors, trade bodies & climate orgs wrote to the Chancellor urging the UK gov to remove policy costs from #electricity bills.
The public letter 👇 is a bold show of support across the board from 'green' groups to the private sector.
www.e3g.org/news/cut-ele...
The public letter 👇 is a bold show of support across the board from 'green' groups to the private sector.
www.e3g.org/news/cut-ele...
Cut electricity prices now or miss the Clean Industry Boom, say leading businesses and climate groups
A coalition of manufacturers, investors, and climate groups have called on the Chancellor to slash electricity prices to unlock growth, drive electrification, and secure Britain’s place in the global ...
www.e3g.org
May 14, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Today a coalition of 17 businesses, investors, trade bodies & climate orgs wrote to the Chancellor urging the UK gov to remove policy costs from #electricity bills.
The public letter 👇 is a bold show of support across the board from 'green' groups to the private sector.
www.e3g.org/news/cut-ele...
The public letter 👇 is a bold show of support across the board from 'green' groups to the private sector.
www.e3g.org/news/cut-ele...
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NEW DATA: 23% of large EU companies now advocate in support of climate policy in the EU, up from 3% in 2019.
Our latest briefing shows that industry lobbyists pushing against further climate progress are unrepresentative of wider business sentiment.
➡️👀 influencemap.org/briefing/Eur...
Our latest briefing shows that industry lobbyists pushing against further climate progress are unrepresentative of wider business sentiment.
➡️👀 influencemap.org/briefing/Eur...
May 14, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NEW DATA: 23% of large EU companies now advocate in support of climate policy in the EU, up from 3% in 2019.
Our latest briefing shows that industry lobbyists pushing against further climate progress are unrepresentative of wider business sentiment.
➡️👀 influencemap.org/briefing/Eur...
Our latest briefing shows that industry lobbyists pushing against further climate progress are unrepresentative of wider business sentiment.
➡️👀 influencemap.org/briefing/Eur...
Bananas are the world's 4th most important food crop after wheat, rice & maize.
But they are under threat from climate change.
A new report from Christian Aid outlines the scale of the problem & what needs to be done.
Today's report in the Daily Star 👇
But they are under threat from climate change.
A new report from Christian Aid outlines the scale of the problem & what needs to be done.
Today's report in the Daily Star 👇
May 12, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Bananas are the world's 4th most important food crop after wheat, rice & maize.
But they are under threat from climate change.
A new report from Christian Aid outlines the scale of the problem & what needs to be done.
Today's report in the Daily Star 👇
But they are under threat from climate change.
A new report from Christian Aid outlines the scale of the problem & what needs to be done.
Today's report in the Daily Star 👇
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BREAKING 🚨: 1 million people call on the UK Government to:
❌ Stop new oil and gas
✅ Create a solid plan for new jobs and new investments
Climate action and affordable energy now!
❌ Stop new oil and gas
✅ Create a solid plan for new jobs and new investments
Climate action and affordable energy now!
April 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
BREAKING 🚨: 1 million people call on the UK Government to:
❌ Stop new oil and gas
✅ Create a solid plan for new jobs and new investments
Climate action and affordable energy now!
❌ Stop new oil and gas
✅ Create a solid plan for new jobs and new investments
Climate action and affordable energy now!
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If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
April 20, 2025 at 2:08 AM
If Jesus had focused more on kitchen table issues and less on unpopular outcasts like lepers and prostitutes, he might have won more support from white working-class Judeans.
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The idea that new oil & gas fields are a key lever for economic dynamism in the UK is completely at odds with the reality of the North Sea basin's inexorably declining contribution to the UK's economic & energy security--not to mention the costs of escalating climate change. Some thoughts:
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New post just out
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
A timely guest post from John Kingman - chair of Legal + General and Barclays UK - on what Labour need to do if they're serious about getting the economy moving.
More important than ever given the impact of the Trump tariffs.
(£/free trial)
open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/t...
The Bazooka Revisited
Six ways for Labour to get the economy growing
open.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
The idea that new oil & gas fields are a key lever for economic dynamism in the UK is completely at odds with the reality of the North Sea basin's inexorably declining contribution to the UK's economic & energy security--not to mention the costs of escalating climate change. Some thoughts:
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Extension of huge offshore windfarm in Sussex approved
"Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes"
"Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes"
Extension of huge offshore windfarm in Sussex approved
Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes
www.theguardian.com
April 4, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Extension of huge offshore windfarm in Sussex approved
"Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes"
"Plan to add 90 turbines to Rampion will create 4,000 jobs in construction and could power 1m homes"
"Action is urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says board member of global insurance firm Allianz"
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer
Action urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says senior Allianz figure
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"Action is urgently needed to save the conditions under which markets – and civilisation itself – can operate, says board member of global insurance firm Allianz"
South Korea's worst ever wildfire disaster has seen a 1,300 year old Buddhist temple burnt to the ground and World Heritage Site's evacuated.
My report for The Art Newspaper on the threat of the climate crisis to our cultural heritage.
My report for The Art Newspaper on the threat of the climate crisis to our cultural heritage.
‘Ravaging shared heritage’: South Korea wildfires destroy ancient temple and threaten Unesco site
At least 28 people have died in the fires, which are now the country's worst ever natural fire disaster
www.theartnewspaper.com
March 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
South Korea's worst ever wildfire disaster has seen a 1,300 year old Buddhist temple burnt to the ground and World Heritage Site's evacuated.
My report for The Art Newspaper on the threat of the climate crisis to our cultural heritage.
My report for The Art Newspaper on the threat of the climate crisis to our cultural heritage.
With the Government adopting their primary campaign ask of no new oil and gas drilling, @juststopoil.bsky.social are hanging up their high viz.
My report for The Art Newspaper on how gallery managers are now breathing a sigh of relief.
My report for The Art Newspaper on how gallery managers are now breathing a sigh of relief.
Just Stop Oil announces an end to its attacks on art
The controversial climate campaign group, whose protests have included throwing orange cornflour at Stonehenge and supergluing themselves to various works of art, says its final action will take place...
www.theartnewspaper.com
March 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
With the Government adopting their primary campaign ask of no new oil and gas drilling, @juststopoil.bsky.social are hanging up their high viz.
My report for The Art Newspaper on how gallery managers are now breathing a sigh of relief.
My report for The Art Newspaper on how gallery managers are now breathing a sigh of relief.
I'm currently on a train from Zurich to Paris. Logged onto the free wi-fi and they have a host of films to stream for free on your phone/laptop.
In the UK you can barely load a webpage with train wi-fi. Right now I'm watching Dune and it's not even buffering.
In the UK you can barely load a webpage with train wi-fi. Right now I'm watching Dune and it's not even buffering.
March 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
I'm currently on a train from Zurich to Paris. Logged onto the free wi-fi and they have a host of films to stream for free on your phone/laptop.
In the UK you can barely load a webpage with train wi-fi. Right now I'm watching Dune and it's not even buffering.
In the UK you can barely load a webpage with train wi-fi. Right now I'm watching Dune and it's not even buffering.
The Science Museum requests sponsors to be aligned to the carbon reduction targets of the Paris climate accord.
But BP's new fossil fuel plans = calls for Science Museum, & British Museum, to end their 'artwashing' deals.
My latest for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
But BP's new fossil fuel plans = calls for Science Museum, & British Museum, to end their 'artwashing' deals.
My latest for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
British Museum and Science Museum under increasing pressure to scrap BP sponsorship after oil giant drops climate targets
The pair are the last two major cultural institutions taking funding from fossil fuel companies
www.theartnewspaper.com
February 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The Science Museum requests sponsors to be aligned to the carbon reduction targets of the Paris climate accord.
But BP's new fossil fuel plans = calls for Science Museum, & British Museum, to end their 'artwashing' deals.
My latest for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
But BP's new fossil fuel plans = calls for Science Museum, & British Museum, to end their 'artwashing' deals.
My latest for @theartnewspaper.bsky.social
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Terrific resignation letter by Anneliese Dodds, this.
February 28, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Terrific resignation letter by Anneliese Dodds, this.
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
www.theguardian.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Britain’s net zero economy is booming, CBI says
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
Green sector growing at triple the rate of the UK economy, providing high-wage jobs and increasing energy security
Well well well...
Reform's Rupert Lowe recently fitted solar panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive.
Reform's Rupert Lowe recently fitted solar panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive.
Reform MP installed solar to cut bills but party calls renewables ‘massive con’
Exclusive: Rupert Lowe recently fitted panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Well well well...
Reform's Rupert Lowe recently fitted solar panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive.
Reform's Rupert Lowe recently fitted solar panels on his farm, it emerges, as Reform claims renewables are more expensive.
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Concerning article from the Sun on Sunday today on Rosebank, where the writer and Labour sources quoted clearly don’t quite grasp the economics of the oil and gas industry... maybe this thread can help 👇
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February 2, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Concerning article from the Sun on Sunday today on Rosebank, where the writer and Labour sources quoted clearly don’t quite grasp the economics of the oil and gas industry... maybe this thread can help 👇
archive.ph/Veh5p
archive.ph/Veh5p
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Breaking: Uplift welcomes a very sensible decision from the Court of Session invalidating the decision to approve the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank is a disaster for the climate & will do next to nothing to create the prosperity & stability that the UK needs.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rosebank oilfield decision ruled unlawful by Edinburgh court
Court of session said UK government go-ahead for Rosebank and Jackdaw permits did not take into account carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Breaking: Uplift welcomes a very sensible decision from the Court of Session invalidating the decision to approve the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank is a disaster for the climate & will do next to nothing to create the prosperity & stability that the UK needs.
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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UK heat pump sales increased 63% last year and 15% more people completed a recognised heat pump training qualification! This is great news in a sector which has taken a while to get going. 1/4
www.heatpumps.org.uk/record-year-...
www.heatpumps.org.uk/record-year-...
Record year for UK heat pump sales and training
New data from the Heat Pump Association (HPA) reveals that 2024 saw a significant 63% increase in hydronic heat pump sales, and a 15% increase in individuals completing a recognised heat pump training...
www.heatpumps.org.uk
January 29, 2025 at 12:45 PM
UK heat pump sales increased 63% last year and 15% more people completed a recognised heat pump training qualification! This is great news in a sector which has taken a while to get going. 1/4
www.heatpumps.org.uk/record-year-...
www.heatpumps.org.uk/record-year-...
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This is the main concern of particularly northern Labour MPs.
It's all very well to commit to building projects in the north as well but if you are building major southern airport capacity, the Lower Thames Crossing and a new silicon valley there are only so many engineers in the country...
It's all very well to commit to building projects in the north as well but if you are building major southern airport capacity, the Lower Thames Crossing and a new silicon valley there are only so many engineers in the country...
I'd love to see a proper analysis of how we're going to find the people to build the third runway at Heathrow, several new reservoirs, 1.5 million houses and various other new infrastructure without mass imigration.
January 29, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is the main concern of particularly northern Labour MPs.
It's all very well to commit to building projects in the north as well but if you are building major southern airport capacity, the Lower Thames Crossing and a new silicon valley there are only so many engineers in the country...
It's all very well to commit to building projects in the north as well but if you are building major southern airport capacity, the Lower Thames Crossing and a new silicon valley there are only so many engineers in the country...
Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds
An international team of researchers has estimated that an electric car will have a lifespan of 18.4 years, compared with 18.7 years for petrol cars and 16.8 years for diesels.
An international team of researchers has estimated that an electric car will have a lifespan of 18.4 years, compared with 18.7 years for petrol cars and 16.8 years for diesels.
Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds
International research team based findings on 300m records from MOT data to estimate failure rates of all cars
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Electric cars in UK last as long as petrol and diesel vehicles, study finds
An international team of researchers has estimated that an electric car will have a lifespan of 18.4 years, compared with 18.7 years for petrol cars and 16.8 years for diesels.
An international team of researchers has estimated that an electric car will have a lifespan of 18.4 years, compared with 18.7 years for petrol cars and 16.8 years for diesels.
Environmentalism is the most popular ideology in Britain.
-It's 2nd among Conservative voters
-More than a third of Reform voters are also in favour of it
-It's 2nd among Conservative voters
-More than a third of Reform voters are also in favour of it
December 10, 2024 at 3:26 PM
Environmentalism is the most popular ideology in Britain.
-It's 2nd among Conservative voters
-More than a third of Reform voters are also in favour of it
-It's 2nd among Conservative voters
-More than a third of Reform voters are also in favour of it