Tweaking aircraft flight paths could cheaply reduce warming impact by 50% Scientists for Global Responsibility Phil Webber.bsky.social bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

A note on Twitter/X & me: I’ll be staying on this platform, pretty much no matter what. I hope you will too. Do NOT cede public space to the far-Right. I’m enjoying being on BlueSky: but it’s a sort of echo-chamber compared to Twitter. WE NEED TO STAY HERE TOO. Pse RT if u agree.

: "The latest actions by Russia, the USA, and the UK are escalating the Ukraine war, increasing the risks of a nuclear confrontation. We call on all parties to step back and pursue serious diplomacy before it's too late."

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I was at an incredibly moving and upsetting session in the House of Commons today where MPs heard from a group of professionals including doctors, nurses and humanitarian organisers describing their first hand experience of the abhorrent situation in Gaza: Children facing

Deep in the Southern Lebanese countryside, away from the media gaze, Israel is destroying roads, bridges, water treatment, irrigation, farmhouses and the very infrastructure that sustains rural life.

Rivkah Brown Viner's time has been a disaster for the Guardian in terms of its intellectual & political credibility. She allowed the likes of Freedland, Cohen & their allies to attack a democratically elected Labour leader, enabling a succession of weak Conservative governments. #ItWasAScam

UK 'doesn't have enough builders' for Labour's 1.5m homes. Successive govts neglected the provision of skilled labour. Even if new homes are built, majority of people can't afford to buy. No govt plan to increase real wages, curb profiteering. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Remember the outrage when Israel first targeted hospitals in Gaza? Now, the last hospital in northern Gaza is destroyed, babies are freezing to death & the WHO Director-General narrowly survived an attack in Yemen. This genocide is fuelled by UK arms sales & Western support.

Billionaires should not own social media platforms. Billionaires should not run our newspapers. Billionaires should not control our politics. A free media is a democratic media - a public good that is owned and run by us all.

As I seem to be shadowbanned, I repeat: The "riviera plan" for Gaza is nonsense, which nonetheless must be taken very seriously. President Trump has basically declared his intention to commit the int'l crime of forced displacement and resort to unlawful use of force against the

Last week, Google (Alphabet) dropped its opposition to using AI for weapons and surveillance. Israel’s ‘Lavender’ system is proof of the dangers of using algorithms on the battlefield. This is a worrying shift. Regulation can’t wait. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

30%-40% of public money given to England's care homes vanishes in profits, little left for frontline services. Almost all care homes forcibly closed between 2011 and 2023 were operated by for-profit companies. Profits and care can't be combined. Watch the Minister's reply.

"It was a day that, by the time I went to bed that night, I knew this country had changed." So many powerful speeches outside Westminster Magistrates Ct today, not least from the legend who is Juliet Stevenson, who described exactly what she saw the police do on 18 January.

Renewables (9-12x) More Cost Effective Than Carbon Capture or Direct Air Capture "If you spend $1 on CC instead of on wind, water & solar, you are increasing CO2, air pollution, energy reqs, energy costs, pipelines, and total social costs" cleantechnica.com/2025/02/16/ren… CleanTechnica

Excellent thread explaining details of a dangerously misleading Mail headline.

New Climate Change Committee carbon budget shows urgent demand management of flying is needed. How can this possibly happen if Gov insists on rampant airport expansion? Report shows public support for frequent flier levy and limiting expansion. #Gatwick decision up next, will Labour listen?

Wow – amazing news this morning. Getting to net zero will be even cheaper than we previously thought & could save households £700 a year on bills, with more savings from switch to EVs. This is win-win-win for people in the UK and govt must commit to making it happen.

“Delivering bold action to cut emissions and tackle the #climate crisis could drag this country out of the doldrums and put money back into people’s pockets.“ greenpeace.org.uk/press-centre/

Speaking tonight from 7pm. cnduk.org/events/peace-n… Covering: chaotic incompetence of the UK Gov's non delivery of the current UK nuclear weapon system 'upgrade' - Dreadnought. lmplications of US pull-back. Unpick latest misleading announcements intended to impress Trump.