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4 years

Global CO2 emissions are set for their biggest fall since WWII because of the coronavirus pandemic. They could drop by 7.5% in 2020, finds first peer-reviewed analysis of covid-19 impact on emissions. Study by @Peters_Glen , @clequere and team:

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Thrilled to announce I'm joining The Times as Environment Editor in September. Looking forward to reporting the reasons for hope as well as the doomsday beat stuff. Huge thanks to the brilliant New Scientist team for everything.

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Starting today at The Times as the paper’s environment editor. Contact me here via DM or via email on my profile.

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. @esa : "Italy, Spain, France, Germany and Poland are all facing a major heatwave with temperatures expected to climb to 48°C on the islands of Sicily and Sardinia – potentially the hottest temperatures ever recorded in Europe." #Cerberus

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IPCC author and climate scientist Julia Steinberger arrested in Switzerland over a protest

act now! - Liberate 🚙 | Renovate 🏠

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🚨🔥arrestation de @JKSteinberger à Bern Wankdorf "l'action civile non violente est importante, il ne nous reste plus beaucoup de temps"

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. @GretaThunberg protesting outside UK dept of energy security & net zero today, urging @grantshapps to block Rosebank oil field. GT: "Given everything that we know & can now see with our own eyes, approving Rosebank would be a deliberately destructive act.” 📷A.Christofilou

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. @GretaThunberg on her Atlantic boat journey: "By stopping flying, you don't only reduce your carbon footprint but also that sends a signal to other people around you that the climate crisis is a real thing"

'I might feel a bit seasick but I can live with it'

Climate change activist Greta Thunberg will travel to New York on a boat with very few home comforts.

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NEW The UK govt & Environment Agency this morning lost a legal challenge overs its failure to protect a fly fishing river in North Yorks, the Upper Costa Beck Court ruled in favour of @pickeringfish & @FishLegal_ which argued Humber river basin management plan was inadequate

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Renewable energy capacity has overtaken fossil fuels in the UK for the first time, research by @iain_staffell reveals. Story soon.

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NEW Sobering report today from the UN ahead of #COP27 - finds global CO2 emissions will go up 10.6% by 2030, on 2010 levels - that’s barely better than 16% increase expected on eve of #COP26 - worse of all, science says we need a 45% *cut* by 2030 to hit 1.5C climate target

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NEW Antarctic sea ice just set a record low for its winter maximum, by a pretty massive margin Only 16.96 million square kilometers in extent An area about 7x times the size of the UK is "missing" UK scientists tell me the figures are "shocking"

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The head of the National Trust and other green leaders have said that the planned scrapping of protection for rivers would amount to the “most significant unwinding of environmental law for decades” #nutrientneutrality

Rivers may lose last line of defence, says National Trust

The head of the National Trust and other green leaders have said that the planned scrapping of protection for rivers would amount to the “most significant unw

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5 years

Woah, big news. Norway's sovereign wealth fund, the world's biggest, is going to divest from oil and gas companies, Norwegian govt decides. (background: )

World’s biggest sovereign wealth fund proposes ditching oil and gas holdings

Energy industry jolted by advice to Norwegian government from its central bank, which runs $1tn fund

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July confirmed as hottest month on record by @CopernicusECMWF Global average temperature was 16.95C, 0.33C hotter than 2019 record @khaustein says the record is "staggering" and the "root cause is human-made climate change"

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Campaigners have reacted with shock at the government’s rejection of their bid to win bathing water status for a river in the constituency of environment secretary @theresecoffey #cleanitup

Swimming spot in Thérèse Coffey’s back yard fails to win bathing water status

Campaigners have reacted with shock to the government’s rejection of their bid to win bathing water status for part of a river in the environment secretary’s co

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The Times has launched #CleanItUp , a campaign to tackle water pollution in our rivers and beaches. Kicks off with news today that water companies are unlikely to face the £250 million penalties for major pollution incidents promised last year

Times Earth & Environment

Times Earth is the home of the latest news, comment and analysis from our experts on the environment, climate change, energy and other green issues

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Coronavirus lockdown measures in European cities have cut NO2 air pollution by around half - down 45% in Madrid, Milan, Rome, 54% in Paris, between 13 March and 13 April, says @esa

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- UK climate change adviser Lord Deben says the govt is "way behind" on adapting to a warming world - Deben says it's "remarkable" how poor Defra's plans are for net zero - says Defra previously had climate deniers as ministers, and he found it "difficult" to work with them

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NEW Jacob Rees-Mogg has dropped plans to appeal against a High Court ruling that found the government’s plan to reach net zero was unlawful The business secretary’s decision means the government must now draw up a new net-zero strategy by March.

Government drops appeal over net-zero High Court ruling

Jacob Rees-Mogg has dropped plans to appeal against a High Court ruling that found the government’s plan to reach net zero was unlawful.The business secretary’s

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4 years

I'm starting a @newscientist weekly email newsletter, Fix the Planet, on reasons for hope on climate change, from the worlds of science and technology. @ me with the issues & projects I should cover. And please sign up!

Sign up to Fix the Planet

Overwhelmed by climate change? You’re not alone. Fortunately, there are also reasons for hope in science and technology around the world - sign up to our newsletter to be first to hear about them...

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Sorry to be a party pooper given the lovely sunny weather but: air pollution is high and very high in several parts of England today. A reminder that getting off fossil fuels is not just about tackling climate change

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Gloomy day for solar in UK 1) households who fit solar in future will have to give their excess solar power away for free, under @beisgovuk decision 2) households who already have solar will pay more for their energy as @ofgem forces them to pay more for access to grid

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The UK gov is holding back two thirds of data on the state of biodiversity in England this year @MarkAvery : “Defra...has decided to bury the evidence" @ChrisGPackham : “Cherry-picking which ones is just cowardice" (h/t @RachSalv , who first clocked this)

UK government to hold back data on state of biodiversity in England

Only 7 of 24 of biodiversity indicators will be published this year, and many of those being omitted show a deterioriating natural environment

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Environment secretary @theresecoffey has called @GaryLineker irresponsible for sharing a Lib Dem tweet that said Tory MPs had voted in favour of allowing sewage spills for 15 more years "To try and suggest somehow we’ve legalised sewage disposal... is complete & utter nonsense"

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. @JamesBevanEA , boss of the Environment Agency, said he deserved his bonus after he was asked if he would give it to staff reliant on food banks @Feargal_Sharkey : “After seven years Sir James Bevan’s reality distortion filter seems to be fully charged.”

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Beautiful work here by Morten. I was on Times Radio with Michael Gove yesterday and he was still trying to present this as good news for the environment, i.e. up is down

Morten Morland

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Wednesday’s ⁦ @thetimes ⁩ cartoon

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NEW Environment groups have warned Rishi Sunak that they will mobilise members if attacks on green measures continue, saying the issue should not be treated as a “political football” “We will not stand by", write heads of groups representing 20m people

Rishi Sunak threatened with mass protest if climate policy watered down

Climate and environmental groups have warned Rishi Sunak that they will mobilise members if attacks on green measures continue, saying the issue should not b

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NEW The Environment Agency has told officials to cut back on inspections of bathing water pollution incidents and rely instead on water company assessments @LewisPugh says “like asking an arsonist to assess fire damage” (h/t @UE for obtaining key doc)

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NEW Church of England pensions board has divested from £7m in oil and gas stocks, incuding the £1.35m it holds in Shell. Effectively says engagement hasn't worked. Says none of the firms it's invested in have been closely aligned enough with Paris Agreement 1.5C climate goal

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The absolute sorry state of the UK trying to launch something as basic as a bottle deposit return scheme 2021 - 2023 launch plan. Later delayed to 2024. 2023 - delayed again, to 2025. Scottish one ready to launch but postponed 2024 - ministers say probably delayed again to 2027

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In a meeting with Defra officials, one minister said they had always loved gardening, and spent half an hour talking about their favourite Beatrix Potter characters. “There was no sense that they have any understanding at all of what it is they’re messing with,” a source said

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An Oxfordshire stream had almost four days of sewage dumped into it over a week in January, making it the worst in the Thames Water region #CleanItUp

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UK prime minister Liz Truss has been urged by cabinet minister @AlokSharma_RDG to attend next month’s crucial COP27 climate summit and to let King Charles go too Former UN climate chief @PEspinosaC also says Truss should attend #COP27

Let King Charles attend Cop27, says Alok Sharma

Liz Truss has been urged by one of her cabinet ministers to attend next month’s crucial COP27 climate summit and to let the King do so too, in the latest sign of growing divisions at the top of...

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NEW: IPCC climate report 🌎 Impacts already widespread, some irreversible ‍👩‍👦 3.3bn people in highly vulnerable areas 🌊Limits to adaptation increasingly clear ⚕️For 1st time in IPCC doc, mental health impacts are explicit 🌡️ 1.5°C makes big difference

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5 years

Very happy to be joining the @newscientist team in the new year. Last decade at Guardian has been a blast with great colleagues but I'm hugely excited at new opportunity. You know where to send your science scoops ;-)

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Delighted to announce @adamvaughan_uk is joining @newscientist as chief reporter. Adam is a great reporter and also a great digital-first journalist. Welcome Adam!!

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Some good news: Dogger bank, the world's largest offshore windfarm, has been plugged into the grid. 3.6GW when finished (Can't believe it's 13MW turbines. I remember getting excited seeing the first 8MW turbines up close: )

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It's almost like the Climate Change Act was a good idea to avoid long-term carbon targets being subject to the short-term fickle winds of politics...

The Tories are trapped by net zero legislation

The dilemma facing ministers is that they are bound by statute to meet certain carbon reduction targets

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4 years

Investment of £27bn in over 4000 miles of roads, says Sunak. Couple with fuel duty freeze, and contrast with £1bn for green transport solutions. Make up your own mind about how serious #budget2020 is on cutting transport CO2. Reminder: transport is biggest CO2 emitter in UK.

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says "postpone net-zero indefinitely" (via PA). He argues one reason is US economy is growing faster than UK's. Feels like a good moment to note the US has embarked on a far more ambitious green plan than the UK, spending $370bn on clean energy.

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Pollution warning over car tyre and brake dust, even after car fleets switch to electric. Good reminder of why need more walking & cycling too. ⁦ @RHarrabin ⁩ reports

Pollution warning over car tyre and brake dust

Even going electric won't stop cars polluting city streets, government advisers say.

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5 years

David Attenborough on climate change action: "We cannot be radical enough". Story on @newscientist : more soon

David Attenborough on climate change: 'We cannot be radical enough'

David Attenborough says the UK must take radical action to meet its climate change targets, but politicians must make efforts to keep the public on side too

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9 months

Shocking chart from @CopernicusECMWF At the end of July, carbon emissions from Canada wildfires were ALREADY double the previous ANNUAL record total

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Household bills would have been £1,750 lower this year if the government had moved faster to reduce emissions over the past decade, says @jessralston2 of the @ECIU_UK #netzero

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Britain should follow the lead of France and Norway and bring in a weight tax for SUVs to curb carbon emissions, @GreenAllianceUK have urged SUVs have soared in popularity in recent years, jumping from 22% of UK new car sales in 2014 to 39% in 2019

Tax SUVs by weight like France and Norway, say green campaigners

Britain should follow the lead of France and Norway and bring in a weight tax for SUVs to curb carbon emissions, campaigners have urged. SUVs have soared in popularity in recent years, jumping from...

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2 years

The people in the UK advocating fracking do realise that Cuadrilla started exploring for shale gas in 2010 and after a decade were still miles from commerical operations, right? The focus on fracking seems to me utter culture wars stuff rather than serious practical proposal.

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It makes no sense for the UK to approve new North Sea oil and gas fields, says @AdairTurnerUK , the head of a think tank funded by Shell and BP

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My analysis on nutrient neutrality - legal backing for clean rivers is being swapped for cash that can be washed away at any time - Only 8%of new homes are blocked by the rules - is risk of dirtier rivers a price worth paying for 16,500 extra homes a year?

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Ministers held an emergency meeting yesterday after a backlash from green groups fearful that the government plans to weaken environmental protections. “It seems to be genuine chaos,” said one govt insider

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What's going on with all the climate denial on Twitter, @elonmusk ? When I type climate, #climatescam is the 1st term that comes up It returns a long stream of posts making nonsense claims about @IPCC_CH science. Anyone else noticed uptick in climate scepticism on the platform?

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The 1.5°C climate goal may technicallly still be possible, but realistically it looks improbable. That doesn't mean people should give up. As @KHayhoe says: “Every bit of warming matters. Every year matters, every choice matters, every action matters.”

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Hats off to BBC for putting #COP24 climate change summit top of their news agenda today. Have to say the Beeb’s decision a few months ago to prioritise climate coverage is really showing, especially in projection they’re giving stories. Very welcome

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57% of 2019 Tory voters planning to vote Labour in the next general election think Sunak has "not gone far enough" on climate change action

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World’s biggest offshore windfarm (1.2GW!) to deliver first power this week

Biggest offshore windfarm to start UK supply this week

High hopes for Hornsea One as developer says its output could fill the gap left by nuclear

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Britain has run for three days in a row without coal power, a new record

UK runs without coal power for three days in a row

Demand lower following recent warm weather, making it easier for gas, renewables and nuclear to cover UK’s needs

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Majority of UK public want to install solar panels and home batteries, poll finds Runs counter to govt energy policy which all about large scale & centralised at mo

Majority of UK public want to install solar panels, poll finds

More than 70% would make homes more energy efficient given government support

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Rishi Sunak spent much of his net zero speech doing down heat pumps The following week inquiries about heat pumps went up x5 at @OctopusEnergy @g__j says need to focus on green options simply better being than fossil, not talking transitions & bans

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

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My interview with @clequere in @newscientist : "I’m going to work on climate change all my life. If we miss the 1.5°C target, then I will fight for 1.6°C or 1.8°C, and if we miss the 2°C target, I will fight for 2.4°C. So for me, the fight is permanent."

We can fix the climate as we reboot the economy – here's how

The drop in carbon emissions due to coronavirus lockdowns won’t last. But as we rebuild, we have a unique opportunity to make the structural changes required to hit net-zero targets, says Corinne Le...

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NEW Water bosses have been told they will no longer “mark their own homework” on whether they are illegally polluting rivers, in a big shift in how the sector is regulated @SteveBarclay yesterday told them operator self-monitoring is ending Story 👇

Water bosses told they can no longer monitor themselves on sewage

In a victory for The Times Clean It Up campaign, the Environment Agency will take over responsibility for reporting

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NEW UK on verge of ending coal power Just one coal power station will be running this winter, Uniper's Ratcliffe plant in Nottinghamshire Drax coal units at North Yorks and EDF coal plant at West Burton A are now being decommissioned, @NationalGridESO confirms

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Britain has hurt its international reputation on climate change and left other countries thinking it has "walked away" from the issue, says @AlokSharma_RDG ahead of #COP28

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King Charles is planning a new solar farm at his Sandringham Estate. It's amazing how fast solar power has spread across the UK. These maps tell the story. The one with hardly any yellow dots is January 2010. One with lots is today. (Source: REPD)

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Here’s @Feargal_Sharkey on why he’s backing the Times’ #CleanItUp campaign against water pollution

Feargal Sharkey: Why I’m backing The Times Clean It Up campaign

When I was ten years old I stood on the banks of a river in Northern Ireland and caught my first little wild brown trout. My heart never beat faster in its life

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NEW The UK government has quietly scrapped millions in funding for tackling air pollution, a letter seen by The Times reveals @SadiqKhan says air quality grant cut is “deeply disappointing” and will directly harm people’s health

Ministers scrap millions in funding for tackling air pollution

The air quality grant scheme has awarded more than £90m to councils since 1997 but has been dropped this year

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4 years

Tobacco-style warning labels about fossil fuels’ climate impact should be put on flight tickets, at petrol stations and on energy bills, says opinion piece in @BMJ_latest

We need health warning labels on points of sale of fossil fuels - The BMJ

Mike Gill and colleagues explain how the implementation of fossil fuel labelling could have a significant impact on the awareness of climate change. This article is part of The BMJ’s Health [...]Mo...

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NEW UK now has 50,000 public electric vehicle charging points, up from just 30,000 in Feb last year At current rates, expected to hit 100,000 in Aug 2025 Govt target is for 300,000 by 2030 Data from @zap_map

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Big day for climate change monitoring First ever satellite by an environmental non-profit is scheduled to launch today, circa 10pm UK time MethaneSAT should help hold companies and countries to account on their methane emissions

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Renewables will become the largest source of global electricity by early 2025, overtaking coal, the @IEA projects. That includes hydropower. But big growth comes from wind & solar power. Their share to more than double by 2027, to 20% of global power.

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2 years

These are the UK supermarket items with the worst environmental impact

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Sign of the times: Number of electric car charging locations has overtaken the number of petrol stations in the UK, @GoodEnergy points out, based on @zap_map data. 8,546 v 8,400. Likely still more pumps than chargers though.

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She appears to be referring to this tweet here

Gary Lineker

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1 year

Why on earth would you do this?

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Yes, EVs really are greener than ICE cars. Lifecycle GHG emissions for a battery car are already 65% lower than equivalent petrol car, even with UK's current elec mix. Expected to be 76% lower by 2030 as more renewables come online. New study by Ricardo

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So far I count the head of the National Trust, the chief of a huge energy trade body, a major BBC presenter and naturalist, and a leading climate scientist among those expressing concern about reports the UK govt is planning to water down its net zero plans…

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. @CarolineLucas on aviation donations to the Conservative Party: “Government aviation policy in recent months has been nothing short of pie-in-the-sky greenwash. Now we know why."

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@Ed_Acteson of @SOSWhitstable : “I shouldn’t have to dedicate hours a week to trying to fight for the very fundamental right to clean water. It’s ridiculous: I’ve got a full-time job, my wife’s got a full-time job, we’ve got two young children.”

How Britain’s waterways became a dirty joke – and why we should act now

‘I shouldn’t have to dedicate hours a week to trying to fight for the very fundamental right to clean water. But it’s hugely important,” said Ed Acteson, a 37-y

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7 years

Worth reading this again, given Rex Tillerson appointment

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The aviation industry contributed more than a tenth of the Conservative Party’s donations between April and June, prompting questions from environmental campaigners over the government’s policies to decarbonise flights

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NEW Climate-sceptic tweets have surged since @elonmusk 's Twitter takeover • UN's @MelissaFleming "alarmed" at "out-and-out climate change denial" • @KHayhoe : “Climate denial on Twitter was already a dumpster fire... it had a litre of gas thrown on it"

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It may not be getting the coverage that Chelsea and the World Snooker Championship got, but it's quite striking that Just Stop Oil has been slow marching across London for eight weeks now

Just Stop Oil

@JustStop_Oil

11 months

🐦 The sweet sounds of the dawn chorus as Just Stop Oil supporters begin week 8 of slow marching. 💀 Birds dropped dead in 40°C heat last year. New oil and gas adds fuel to the fire. Millions of people and animals will die. 🚷 Sign up to slow march 👉

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. @ZacGoldsmith said Sunak was apathetic towards the environment Bloomberg reports that Sunak's team is considering scrapping rules to protect rivers from nutrient pollution Dropping water protections to appease housebuilders looks less like apathy and more like hostility

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4 years

@globalhlthtwit Dear Anthony, I'm a journalist at @newscientist . Would like to talk with you for story today about just this subject please. Grateful if you could get in touch with best way to reach you - I'm on adam.vaughan @newscientist .com or DM me.

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There's been a lot of hoohah recently about how hard it will be for UK's car makers to hit their electric car targets. Bit of a reality check this morning. 20.1% of cars sold in August were electric. Target for 2024 is 22%. It's not that hard.

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For all those who asked a few weeks ago what effect the IPCC 1.5C report will have on governments and policy, the UK’s answer in #budget2018 was clear: jack all.

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2 years

The Ukrainian delegation reportedly called for the report to go ahead despite the war, and said it was upset the conflict “will detract from the importance” of the IPCC report, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability.

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Adam Vaughan

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1 year

NEW UK off track for net zero, finds @GreenAllianceUK analysis ahead of #IPCC report Shows only 28% of emissions cuts needed for next UK carbon target are backed with confirmed govt policies There is a LOT riding on @grantshapps "green day" this month

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

10 months

Despite mortages, wider cost of living crisis and everything else, concern about climate change remains rock solidly high. 82% of the British public are concerned about climate change. Govt polling out this morning in DESNZ tracker

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

4 years

Biomass power stations (e.g. @Draxnews ) shouldn't be counted as renewable and should instead be forced to pay for CO2 emissions through EU's carbon trading scheme, say Europe's national science academies today ( @EASACnews )

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

1 year

Hard to take a commentator arguing to weaken the UK’s net zero target seriously when their answers to energy security are tidal energy (tiny scale, costly) and nuclear fusion (not here at commercial scale til 2050s at earliest)

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

7 months

The timing of this pretty extraordinary UN secretary general @antonioguterres is holding a big “climate action summit” in New York tomorrow, where countries are meant to strengthen their climate change plans (not weaken them)

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@hzeffman

7 months

EXCL w/ @ChrisMasonBBC Rishi Sunak is considering changing some of the government's key green commitments. Could include: - Delaying ban on new petrol and diesel cars from 2030 to 2035 - Softening plans to phase out gas boilers. Speech in coming days

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Adam Vaughan

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10 months

Scores of environment groups call for nature to be at the heart of every party's general election manifesto. “Next year, the environment will be a major election battleground,” says @RSBenwell

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

2 years

Striking graph from @RenewableUK showing 86GW (!) of offshore wind is planned for the UK, at various stages of development. Offshore wind capacity today is 10.5GW.

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

5 years

39°C! Grim. No climate change attribution work been done on this UK heatwave, but here's a reminder that the European one at end of June was found to be made at least five times more likely because of climate change (and likely a much higher number)

Climate change made Europe's heatwave at least five times more likely

Climate change attribution researchers have shown that record-breaking heat in France was made at least five times more likely by global warming

www.newscientist.com

Met Office

@metoffice

5 years

It's looking likely that we could reach 39°C somewhere in southern and eastern England on Thursday. The hottest temperature ever recorded in the UK is 38.5°C 🌡️ There is currently a 60% chance we could break this on Thursday, depending on the amount of cloud

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Adam Vaughan

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Britons trying to reach their European holiday destination in an environmentally friendly way face paying about four times as much to travel by train as they would by plane

Trains to holiday spots in Europe cost four times as much as flying

Britons trying to reach their European holiday destination in an environmentally friendly way face paying about four times as much to travel by train as they wo

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

3 months

Your regular reminder from the government today that increases in wood-burning in homes has offset cuts in air pollution over the last decade Specifically, particulate matter known as PM2.5 and PM10 Yes, wood-burning. In the 21st century in the 6th richest country in the world

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

5 months

NEW UK govt joins EU, US, small island states etc reacting negatively to #cop28 draft A govt spokesperson said: “This draft is disappointing and does not go far enough. The UK position is clear - there must be a phase out of unabated fossil fuels to meet our climate goals.”

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

2 years

NEW There's a 20% chance of the UK hitting 40°C for the first time during the current #heatwave says @StottPeter of the @metoffice . And a 40% chance of temperatures breaking the UK record of 38.7°C set in 2019. See also this 2020 @NatureComms paper

The increasing likelihood of temperatures above 30 to 40 °C in the United Kingdom

Nature Communications - The United Kingdom has experienced a strong heat wave in 2019 that set a new temperature record for the country of 38.7 °C. In this study the authors show that...

www.nature.com

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

2 years

Swapping just a fifth of meat consumption for Quorn-like microbial proteins would more than halve global deforestation and related carbon emissions. New paper in @Nature

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

10 months

NEW British Airways is continuing to fly planes carrying excess fuel that exacerbates their climate-change impact. Here's a short 🧵

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

11 months

The carbon footprint of private jets in the UK is on a par with 200,000 people taking a return flight to Hong Kong, according to a government-commissioned report calling for the number of flights to be halved

The Times & The Sunday Times

News and opinion from The Times & The Sunday Times

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Adam Vaughan

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9 months

Relaxation of net zero could cause climate meltdown, Rishi Sunak warned 600+ scientists and academics all on PM to block new oil and gas fields @emilyshuckburgh says "any relaxation of the overall net zero transition risks a meltdown of our climate"

Relaxation of net zero could cause meltdown, Rishi Sunak warned

Hundreds of scientists have told Rishi Sunak that Britain’s pursuit of new oil and gas fields will endanger global climate change efforts.

www.thetimes.co.uk

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Adam Vaughan

@adamvaughan_uk

2 years

The UK had the worst heat pump installation rate in Europe last year, for the second year running. It's actually slightly worse than 2020, when the UK was joint bottom with Hungary. New figures out today from @helloheatpumps

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