Extinction Rebellion BCP
@xrbcp.bsky.social
We are Extinction Rebellion Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole, a volunteer-powered group standing up to protect our planet and build a stronger community. We believe ordinary people have the power to change things and that we are stronger together.
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BREAKING: Allianz stop insuring Israel's biggest weapons company, Elbit Systems.
This 🎉WIN after intense pressure from the movement. #BoycottBloodyInsurance continues to call for orgs to boycott Allianz as they continue to insure F-35 suppliers and other deadly companies.
This 🎉WIN after intense pressure from the movement. #BoycottBloodyInsurance continues to call for orgs to boycott Allianz as they continue to insure F-35 suppliers and other deadly companies.
December 23, 2025 at 2:32 PM
BREAKING: Allianz stop insuring Israel's biggest weapons company, Elbit Systems.
This 🎉WIN after intense pressure from the movement. #BoycottBloodyInsurance continues to call for orgs to boycott Allianz as they continue to insure F-35 suppliers and other deadly companies.
This 🎉WIN after intense pressure from the movement. #BoycottBloodyInsurance continues to call for orgs to boycott Allianz as they continue to insure F-35 suppliers and other deadly companies.
NEWS FROM A WORLD IN FLUX 🌍
XR co-founder Clare Farrell & conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner unpack climate and ecology stories missing from the headlines, making the latest science clear and accessible.
🎧 UK flood risk, Zack Polanski, community organising & why biofuels aren’t the answer.
XR co-founder Clare Farrell & conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner unpack climate and ecology stories missing from the headlines, making the latest science clear and accessible.
🎧 UK flood risk, Zack Polanski, community organising & why biofuels aren’t the answer.
Floods, Zack Polanski, community organizing, and biofuels | NFAWIF | XRUK
YouTube video by Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK
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December 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
NEWS FROM A WORLD IN FLUX 🌍
XR co-founder Clare Farrell & conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner unpack climate and ecology stories missing from the headlines, making the latest science clear and accessible.
🎧 UK flood risk, Zack Polanski, community organising & why biofuels aren’t the answer.
XR co-founder Clare Farrell & conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner unpack climate and ecology stories missing from the headlines, making the latest science clear and accessible.
🎧 UK flood risk, Zack Polanski, community organising & why biofuels aren’t the answer.
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This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
Two Years to 1.7°C: the “Prediction Game” We Can’t Afford to Lose
Australia’s sweltering through another early-summer heatwave, and I’m trying to decide whether to write about the weather outside my window - or the bigger climate system we’re reengineering on this p...
www.lyrebirddreaming.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This week, Professor James Hansen and colleagues published projections that the global temperature record could reach +1.7°C by 2027.
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
And if that number lands in your gut the way it landed in mine, good. It should.
#climatecrisis #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/two-yea...
🎁 This Christmas, give a gift that really matters.
Support XR BCP — volunteers taking peaceful action to protect our waterways, stop fossil fuels & defend nature locally.
Your donation funds real climate action, right here.
💚👉 chuffed.org/project/1167...
Support XR BCP — volunteers taking peaceful action to protect our waterways, stop fossil fuels & defend nature locally.
Your donation funds real climate action, right here.
💚👉 chuffed.org/project/1167...
A Better World is Possible. Help Extinction Rebellion BCP to Create It.
No More Palaver. Fund Climate Action.
chuffed.org
December 21, 2025 at 2:33 PM
🎁 This Christmas, give a gift that really matters.
Support XR BCP — volunteers taking peaceful action to protect our waterways, stop fossil fuels & defend nature locally.
Your donation funds real climate action, right here.
💚👉 chuffed.org/project/1167...
Support XR BCP — volunteers taking peaceful action to protect our waterways, stop fossil fuels & defend nature locally.
Your donation funds real climate action, right here.
💚👉 chuffed.org/project/1167...
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🚨Whitehall flooded with darkness today as XRUK say A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
#TheNationalEmergencyBriefing warned of climate threat to our food security and infrastructure yet #Labour have reopened the door on #Rosebank.
💚1.5 is dead but humanity is not.
Will you walk with us and rebel for life?
#TheNationalEmergencyBriefing warned of climate threat to our food security and infrastructure yet #Labour have reopened the door on #Rosebank.
💚1.5 is dead but humanity is not.
Will you walk with us and rebel for life?
December 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨Whitehall flooded with darkness today as XRUK say A BETTER WORLD IS POSSIBLE
#TheNationalEmergencyBriefing warned of climate threat to our food security and infrastructure yet #Labour have reopened the door on #Rosebank.
💚1.5 is dead but humanity is not.
Will you walk with us and rebel for life?
#TheNationalEmergencyBriefing warned of climate threat to our food security and infrastructure yet #Labour have reopened the door on #Rosebank.
💚1.5 is dead but humanity is not.
Will you walk with us and rebel for life?
⏰ 2 days left to object to oil drilling at Waddock Cross, Dorset.
Egdon Resources want to retain oil production for 10 more years, with plans for new boreholes near Puddletown.
Object now: P/VOC/2023/02762
planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Egdon Resources want to retain oil production for 10 more years, with plans for new boreholes near Puddletown.
Object now: P/VOC/2023/02762
planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
⏰ 2 days left to object to oil drilling at Waddock Cross, Dorset.
Egdon Resources want to retain oil production for 10 more years, with plans for new boreholes near Puddletown.
Object now: P/VOC/2023/02762
planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
Egdon Resources want to retain oil production for 10 more years, with plans for new boreholes near Puddletown.
Object now: P/VOC/2023/02762
planning.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
📚🌍 Climate Action Reading Group 🌍📚
📅 Note: December meeting is early!
🗓️ Sat 20 Dec, 2pm
📍 Bournemouth Library
We’re aiming to finish Love, Anger & Betrayal — but it’s always OK if you haven’t managed all of the reading. Thoughtful conversation guaranteed.
All welcome 🌱
📅 Note: December meeting is early!
🗓️ Sat 20 Dec, 2pm
📍 Bournemouth Library
We’re aiming to finish Love, Anger & Betrayal — but it’s always OK if you haven’t managed all of the reading. Thoughtful conversation guaranteed.
All welcome 🌱
December 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
📚🌍 Climate Action Reading Group 🌍📚
📅 Note: December meeting is early!
🗓️ Sat 20 Dec, 2pm
📍 Bournemouth Library
We’re aiming to finish Love, Anger & Betrayal — but it’s always OK if you haven’t managed all of the reading. Thoughtful conversation guaranteed.
All welcome 🌱
📅 Note: December meeting is early!
🗓️ Sat 20 Dec, 2pm
📍 Bournemouth Library
We’re aiming to finish Love, Anger & Betrayal — but it’s always OK if you haven’t managed all of the reading. Thoughtful conversation guaranteed.
All welcome 🌱
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Kingsbridge this morning. 90 minutes.
Again, look at personal impact of immigration. One person.
Again, look at personal impact of immigration. One person.
December 13, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Kingsbridge this morning. 90 minutes.
Again, look at personal impact of immigration. One person.
Again, look at personal impact of immigration. One person.
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Economist @angelaisfranc.bsky.social speaking at the National Emergency Briefing.
"faster transition saves $12 trillion compared to staying on fossil fuels".
It's time for Governments to start listening to the experts.
Link below to full talk.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
"faster transition saves $12 trillion compared to staying on fossil fuels".
It's time for Governments to start listening to the experts.
Link below to full talk.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
December 13, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Economist @angelaisfranc.bsky.social speaking at the National Emergency Briefing.
"faster transition saves $12 trillion compared to staying on fossil fuels".
It's time for Governments to start listening to the experts.
Link below to full talk.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
"faster transition saves $12 trillion compared to staying on fossil fuels".
It's time for Governments to start listening to the experts.
Link below to full talk.
#NEB2025 #TimeToStepUp #NationalEmergencyBriefing
🇵🇸 🕊 LULLABY is out now — UK & Palestinian artists joining to get it to Christmas No.1 for Gaza’s children.
Every download/stream supports families in Gaza via the Together for Palestine Fund.
Please help if you can. 💚
linktr.ee/T4Plive?utm_...
Every download/stream supports families in Gaza via the Together for Palestine Fund.
Please help if you can. 💚
linktr.ee/T4Plive?utm_...
December 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🇵🇸 🕊 LULLABY is out now — UK & Palestinian artists joining to get it to Christmas No.1 for Gaza’s children.
Every download/stream supports families in Gaza via the Together for Palestine Fund.
Please help if you can. 💚
linktr.ee/T4Plive?utm_...
Every download/stream supports families in Gaza via the Together for Palestine Fund.
Please help if you can. 💚
linktr.ee/T4Plive?utm_...
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On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
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December 12, 2025 at 12:50 PM
On the 10th Anniversary of the Paris Agreement, you’re going to hear a lot about the progress we’ve made — people saying we “are” heading to 2.5 degrees heating instead of four.
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
I deeply regret to tell you that this is complacent misinformation.
🧵
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A warning that we could see "-20°C in London for 3 frozen months of the year", and -30°C in Edinburgh for 5 months.
Everyone needs to hear this whilst there's still time to avoid it. #NEB2025
Everyone needs to hear this whilst there's still time to avoid it. #NEB2025
Professor Tim Lenton of @exeter.ac.uk with an incredibly important warning about the dire consequences for the UK if we continue burning fossil fuels and cause the #AMOC ocean current to cross a tipping point—which could happen at 2°C.
Full talk: link below.
#NEB2025 #FoodShortages
Full talk: link below.
#NEB2025 #FoodShortages
December 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A warning that we could see "-20°C in London for 3 frozen months of the year", and -30°C in Edinburgh for 5 months.
Everyone needs to hear this whilst there's still time to avoid it. #NEB2025
Everyone needs to hear this whilst there's still time to avoid it. #NEB2025
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DEFENDING TRIAL BY JURY
A brilliant and informative piece from @sarachitseko.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
“Jury trials are not just a procedural detail, they are the cornerstone of democracy. They… provide a crucial check on state power.”
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
A brilliant and informative piece from @sarachitseko.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
“Jury trials are not just a procedural detail, they are the cornerstone of democracy. They… provide a crucial check on state power.”
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
Defending Trial by Jury
Justice Secretary, David Lammy, has announced plans to drastically reduce the use of jury trials in England and Wales.
www.openrightsgroup.org
December 12, 2025 at 11:51 AM
DEFENDING TRIAL BY JURY
A brilliant and informative piece from @sarachitseko.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
“Jury trials are not just a procedural detail, they are the cornerstone of democracy. They… provide a crucial check on state power.”
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
A brilliant and informative piece from @sarachitseko.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
“Jury trials are not just a procedural detail, they are the cornerstone of democracy. They… provide a crucial check on state power.”
www.openrightsgroup.org/blog/defendi...
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The "Institute of Economic Affairs" banked £640,000 in past donations from oil giants BP and Shell, and from Rupert Murdoch
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
The Institute of Economic Affairs Banked £640,000 from Oil Giants and Murdoch
The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) – the anti-state, anti-climate pressure group – received more than £640,000 from fossil fuel companies and Rupert Murdoch’s media conglomerate between 1957 and ...
www.desmog.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
The "Institute of Economic Affairs" banked £640,000 in past donations from oil giants BP and Shell, and from Rupert Murdoch
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
- investigation by @desmog.com reveals how IEA has campaigned against climate action after taking cash from fossil fuel firms
#climatecrisis
www.desmog.com/2025/12/10/t...
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Kier Starmer and Rachel Reeves say they’re building Britain, more like planning to bulldoze what’s left of UK’s nature.
The notorious Planning and Infrastructure Bill demonstrates our Government’s unforgivable ignorance - or is it perhaps cynicism?
The notorious Planning and Infrastructure Bill demonstrates our Government’s unforgivable ignorance - or is it perhaps cynicism?
What the Planning and Infrastructure Bill tells us about the government’s approach to nature recovery
This post is by Beccy Speight, chief executive officer of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. As the UK government has bulldozed on with the new Planning and Infrastructure Bill, we’ve s…
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December 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Kier Starmer and Rachel Reeves say they’re building Britain, more like planning to bulldoze what’s left of UK’s nature.
The notorious Planning and Infrastructure Bill demonstrates our Government’s unforgivable ignorance - or is it perhaps cynicism?
The notorious Planning and Infrastructure Bill demonstrates our Government’s unforgivable ignorance - or is it perhaps cynicism?
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2025 ties with 2023 as 2nd hottest year on record🚨
“The three year average for 2023-2025 is on track to exceed 1.5C for the first time”
The climate emergency isn’t looming anymore. It’s here. 🌍🔥 #ClimateCrisis #ActNow
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The three year average for 2023-2025 is on track to exceed 1.5C for the first time”
The climate emergency isn’t looming anymore. It’s here. 🌍🔥 #ClimateCrisis #ActNow
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
2025 ‘virtually certain’ to be second- or third-hottest year on record, EU data shows
Copernicus deputy director says three-year average for 2023 to 2025 on track to exceed 1.5C of heating for first time
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
2025 ties with 2023 as 2nd hottest year on record🚨
“The three year average for 2023-2025 is on track to exceed 1.5C for the first time”
The climate emergency isn’t looming anymore. It’s here. 🌍🔥 #ClimateCrisis #ActNow
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“The three year average for 2023-2025 is on track to exceed 1.5C for the first time”
The climate emergency isn’t looming anymore. It’s here. 🌍🔥 #ClimateCrisis #ActNow
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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The latest devastating forecast, which takes account of what is actually happening in the real world - in terms of both climate and climate policy - to provide a more realistic view of what we can expect
I have said it before - we are in deep, deep, sh*t
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
I have said it before - we are in deep, deep, sh*t
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
Global Warming At 3 °C By 2050? What's Behind The New German Climate Warning
German scientists warn global warming is accelerating faster than expected, raising the risk of a 3 °C rise by 2050 and forcing Europe to confront unthinkable adaptation plans. German scientists warn ...
worldcrunch.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:35 AM
The latest devastating forecast, which takes account of what is actually happening in the real world - in terms of both climate and climate policy - to provide a more realistic view of what we can expect
I have said it before - we are in deep, deep, sh*t
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
I have said it before - we are in deep, deep, sh*t
worldcrunch.com/focus/green-...
🎄 Deck the Trees with Calls to Action 🎄
We added a little XRmas sparkle to Bournemouth’s Christmas Tree Wonderland!
A reminder that while the festive season encourages endless consumption, the climate crisis doesn't take a holiday.
If you spotted one of our baubles we hope it made you pause 🌍💚
We added a little XRmas sparkle to Bournemouth’s Christmas Tree Wonderland!
A reminder that while the festive season encourages endless consumption, the climate crisis doesn't take a holiday.
If you spotted one of our baubles we hope it made you pause 🌍💚
December 7, 2025 at 1:12 PM
🎄 Deck the Trees with Calls to Action 🎄
We added a little XRmas sparkle to Bournemouth’s Christmas Tree Wonderland!
A reminder that while the festive season encourages endless consumption, the climate crisis doesn't take a holiday.
If you spotted one of our baubles we hope it made you pause 🌍💚
We added a little XRmas sparkle to Bournemouth’s Christmas Tree Wonderland!
A reminder that while the festive season encourages endless consumption, the climate crisis doesn't take a holiday.
If you spotted one of our baubles we hope it made you pause 🌍💚
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📚 Climate Action Reading Group 🌍
Do you love books that challenge, inspire, and spark real change?
Join us for the Climate Action Reading Group – a space to share and explore powerful writing on climate, justice, and hope.
🗓️ When: Next meeting is on December 20th, at 2pm
📍 Where: Bournemouth Library
Do you love books that challenge, inspire, and spark real change?
Join us for the Climate Action Reading Group – a space to share and explore powerful writing on climate, justice, and hope.
🗓️ When: Next meeting is on December 20th, at 2pm
📍 Where: Bournemouth Library
December 1, 2025 at 8:23 PM
📚 Climate Action Reading Group 🌍
Do you love books that challenge, inspire, and spark real change?
Join us for the Climate Action Reading Group – a space to share and explore powerful writing on climate, justice, and hope.
🗓️ When: Next meeting is on December 20th, at 2pm
📍 Where: Bournemouth Library
Do you love books that challenge, inspire, and spark real change?
Join us for the Climate Action Reading Group – a space to share and explore powerful writing on climate, justice, and hope.
🗓️ When: Next meeting is on December 20th, at 2pm
📍 Where: Bournemouth Library
News From a World in Flux with XR's Clare Farrell & Dr Charlie Gardner
Episode 29 covers accelerating CO₂ levels, alarming news that global coral bleaching has passed a tipping point & Clare’s insights from a solar geoengineering conference.
Essential, urgent viewing.
youtu.be/c06fMqqT1xU?...
Episode 29 covers accelerating CO₂ levels, alarming news that global coral bleaching has passed a tipping point & Clare’s insights from a solar geoengineering conference.
Essential, urgent viewing.
youtu.be/c06fMqqT1xU?...
CO2 accelerating, corals gone forever, is it time to start geoengineering? | NFAWIF | XRUK
YouTube video by Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK
youtu.be
December 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
News From a World in Flux with XR's Clare Farrell & Dr Charlie Gardner
Episode 29 covers accelerating CO₂ levels, alarming news that global coral bleaching has passed a tipping point & Clare’s insights from a solar geoengineering conference.
Essential, urgent viewing.
youtu.be/c06fMqqT1xU?...
Episode 29 covers accelerating CO₂ levels, alarming news that global coral bleaching has passed a tipping point & Clare’s insights from a solar geoengineering conference.
Essential, urgent viewing.
youtu.be/c06fMqqT1xU?...
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“Our placards said it plainly: ‘Those who did the least suffer the most’.
“As COP30 sidelines frontline communities, we refuse to let their truths go unheard.”
westcountryvoices.co.uk/extinction-r...
“As COP30 sidelines frontline communities, we refuse to let their truths go unheard.”
westcountryvoices.co.uk/extinction-r...
Extinction Rebellion Wimborne bring frontline climate testimonies to the heart of town for COP30
In freezing temperatures on Thursday 20 November 2025, and again in persistent rain on Sunday, members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) Wimborne gathered on the footbridge over the River Allen near Wimbor...
westcountryvoices.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 3:02 PM
“Our placards said it plainly: ‘Those who did the least suffer the most’.
“As COP30 sidelines frontline communities, we refuse to let their truths go unheard.”
westcountryvoices.co.uk/extinction-r...
“As COP30 sidelines frontline communities, we refuse to let their truths go unheard.”
westcountryvoices.co.uk/extinction-r...
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November 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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📍 We’re here at the National Emergency Briefing!
🌍 Experts will discuss the climate and nature emergency and its impacts on everyday life in the UK—from national security, food security, the NHS to the cost of living crisis.
🌿 Now is the time for decision makers to follow the science. #CANBill
🌍 Experts will discuss the climate and nature emergency and its impacts on everyday life in the UK—from national security, food security, the NHS to the cost of living crisis.
🌿 Now is the time for decision makers to follow the science. #CANBill
November 27, 2025 at 9:42 AM
📍 We’re here at the National Emergency Briefing!
🌍 Experts will discuss the climate and nature emergency and its impacts on everyday life in the UK—from national security, food security, the NHS to the cost of living crisis.
🌿 Now is the time for decision makers to follow the science. #CANBill
🌍 Experts will discuss the climate and nature emergency and its impacts on everyday life in the UK—from national security, food security, the NHS to the cost of living crisis.
🌿 Now is the time for decision makers to follow the science. #CANBill