Fossil Free WYPF
@fossilfreewypf.bsky.social
The Fossil Free West Yorkshire campaign is calling for the West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) to divest from fossil fuel investments as climate action and to protect pensions.
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"New long-term fossil fuel investments risk pulling in the opposite direction. We want African govts to build on the continent’s #RenewableEnergy potential rather than lock future generations into another cycle of dirty energy dependence,” Ajra Mohamed, Climate Action Network Africa #EndFossilFuels
September 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
"New long-term fossil fuel investments risk pulling in the opposite direction. We want African govts to build on the continent’s #RenewableEnergy potential rather than lock future generations into another cycle of dirty energy dependence,” Ajra Mohamed, Climate Action Network Africa #EndFossilFuels
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How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
- Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
www.theguardian.com
September 21, 2026 at 6:48 AM
How Saudi oil scientists ended up working on the world’s most important climate reports
- Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
- Guardian investigation reveals fossil fuel links of IPCC authors, with experts declaring the body’s conflict of interest policy ‘not fit for purpose’
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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🔍Companies making green claims should be paying attention.
Poland’s consumer watchdog, UOKiK, has formally weighed in on our case against Nestlé Poland, just weeks before its first court hearing.
Poland’s consumer watchdog, UOKiK, has formally weighed in on our case against Nestlé Poland, just weeks before its first court hearing.
September 21, 2026 at 9:31 AM
🔍Companies making green claims should be paying attention.
Poland’s consumer watchdog, UOKiK, has formally weighed in on our case against Nestlé Poland, just weeks before its first court hearing.
Poland’s consumer watchdog, UOKiK, has formally weighed in on our case against Nestlé Poland, just weeks before its first court hearing.
Vigil 250 18.9.26 @ #WestYorkshirePensionFund saying 'Divest from fossil fuels!' in #EndFossilFuels #GlobalWeek. Simon Pilcher USS "We see a hot world as being a profoundly damaging world for our scheme. We think climate risk is a huge financial factor.. the risks..are risks to all assets."
September 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Vigil 250 18.9.26 @ #WestYorkshirePensionFund saying 'Divest from fossil fuels!' in #EndFossilFuels #GlobalWeek. Simon Pilcher USS "We see a hot world as being a profoundly damaging world for our scheme. We think climate risk is a huge financial factor.. the risks..are risks to all assets."
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🌍 Bradford Green councillors have arranged a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis at City Hall, Bradford.
📅 Wed 30 Sept, 7pm
🎟️ Free places, limited availability.
🔗 Book now ⬇️
📅 Wed 30 Sept, 7pm
🎟️ Free places, limited availability.
🔗 Book now ⬇️
September 16, 2026 at 11:43 AM
🌍 Bradford Green councillors have arranged a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis at City Hall, Bradford.
📅 Wed 30 Sept, 7pm
🎟️ Free places, limited availability.
🔗 Book now ⬇️
📅 Wed 30 Sept, 7pm
🎟️ Free places, limited availability.
🔗 Book now ⬇️
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4 billion dead: there are no words, meaning there are no words.
I am speaking at the next international online call.
The last one had nearly 2000 registrations. This thing is only going to grow.
Here are the details...
Monday 21 September, 7pm BST
actionnetwork.org/events/the-4...
I am speaking at the next international online call.
The last one had nearly 2000 registrations. This thing is only going to grow.
Here are the details...
Monday 21 September, 7pm BST
actionnetwork.org/events/the-4...
September 13, 2026 at 11:29 AM
4 billion dead: there are no words, meaning there are no words.
I am speaking at the next international online call.
The last one had nearly 2000 registrations. This thing is only going to grow.
Here are the details...
Monday 21 September, 7pm BST
actionnetwork.org/events/the-4...
I am speaking at the next international online call.
The last one had nearly 2000 registrations. This thing is only going to grow.
Here are the details...
Monday 21 September, 7pm BST
actionnetwork.org/events/the-4...
Why climate movements struggle to talk about class www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
Why climate movements struggle to talk about class
Environmental movements often frame injustice through race and gender while overlooking the ways class shapes power, exclusion, and whose voices are heard. The result is a climate politics that can al...
www.resilience.org
September 13, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Why climate movements struggle to talk about class www.resilience.org/stories/2026...
Vigil 24 11.9.26. At West Yorkshire Pension Fund to say stop investing in fossil fuels because they are killing us fast! And @andyburnham.bsky.social #StopRosebank! BP new chair 'will refocus on fossil fuel extraction and ditch renewable energy investments'. www.theguardian.com/.../bp-appoi....
September 13, 2026 at 9:38 AM
Vigil 24 11.9.26. At West Yorkshire Pension Fund to say stop investing in fossil fuels because they are killing us fast! And @andyburnham.bsky.social #StopRosebank! BP new chair 'will refocus on fossil fuel extraction and ditch renewable energy investments'. www.theguardian.com/.../bp-appoi....
Vigil 249 11.9.26. At West Yorkshire Pension Fund to say stop investing in fossil fuels because they are killing us fast! And @andyburnham.bsky.social #StopRosebank! BP's new chair 'will refocus on fossil fuel extraction and ditch renewable energy investments'. www.theguardian.com/.../bp-appoi....
www.theguardian.com
September 13, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Vigil 249 11.9.26. At West Yorkshire Pension Fund to say stop investing in fossil fuels because they are killing us fast! And @andyburnham.bsky.social #StopRosebank! BP's new chair 'will refocus on fossil fuel extraction and ditch renewable energy investments'. www.theguardian.com/.../bp-appoi....
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The climate crisis and racism are inextricably intertwined. The exploitation of the majority of the world’s people and the planet for the benefit of a small minority has led us to the existential crisis our species is now facing.
September 12, 2026 at 3:55 PM
The climate crisis and racism are inextricably intertwined. The exploitation of the majority of the world’s people and the planet for the benefit of a small minority has led us to the existential crisis our species is now facing.
Vigil 248 on 4.9.26 with Global Justice Bradford outside West Yorkshire Pension Fund saying STOP INVESTING IN FOSSIL FUELS! www.oxfam.org.uk/.../un-warns... - and climate breakdown does not just affect the most vulnerable, it will affect us all. Fossil fuels are suicide and murder.
September 9, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Vigil 248 on 4.9.26 with Global Justice Bradford outside West Yorkshire Pension Fund saying STOP INVESTING IN FOSSIL FUELS! www.oxfam.org.uk/.../un-warns... - and climate breakdown does not just affect the most vulnerable, it will affect us all. Fossil fuels are suicide and murder.
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📣 Following last week’s nature loss and national security debate in Parliament, it was clear that MPs, and the public, want the government to release the security services full report. It’s great that @zackpolanski.bsky.social has joined the call and urged them at the #WildSummit. Will they listen?
Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full
Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:09 PM
📣 Following last week’s nature loss and national security debate in Parliament, it was clear that MPs, and the public, want the government to release the security services full report. It’s great that @zackpolanski.bsky.social has joined the call and urged them at the #WildSummit. Will they listen?
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🧵 below 👇👇
1️⃣ Govt lawyers have refused to answer basic questions about the Govt set carbon budget levels for many years (16) ahead
2️⃣ Read more and please repost
3️⃣ We are filing a legal case later this month. Please support
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
1️⃣ Govt lawyers have refused to answer basic questions about the Govt set carbon budget levels for many years (16) ahead
2️⃣ Read more and please repost
3️⃣ We are filing a legal case later this month. Please support
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
September 1, 2026 at 11:23 AM
🧵 below 👇👇
1️⃣ Govt lawyers have refused to answer basic questions about the Govt set carbon budget levels for many years (16) ahead
2️⃣ Read more and please repost
3️⃣ We are filing a legal case later this month. Please support
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
1️⃣ Govt lawyers have refused to answer basic questions about the Govt set carbon budget levels for many years (16) ahead
2️⃣ Read more and please repost
3️⃣ We are filing a legal case later this month. Please support
@zackpolanski.bsky.social
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I didn't mean to turn this into a thread, but the issue has got me properly triggered (again). Read on for how this approach has been embedded in every aspect of government, who has driven the process and how it works.
Officially, the water industry in England is regulated. Practically, it's unregulated. There's no difference between what it does under the eye of the Environment Agency and what it would do if the EA did not exist. The EA is completely useless, by design. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Dry weather sewage discharges soar as water companies face scrutiny
Exclusive: 7,280 suspected illegal spills in rivers and sea recorded in first five months of 2026
www.theguardian.com
September 1, 2026 at 8:05 AM
I didn't mean to turn this into a thread, but the issue has got me properly triggered (again). Read on for how this approach has been embedded in every aspect of government, who has driven the process and how it works.
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About bloody time.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
London Science Museum cuts links with BP after decades of partnership
Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2026 at 6:45 PM
About bloody time.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
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London Science Museum has dropped fossil fuel giant BP as sponsor. Big thx Extinction Rebellion & Culture Unstained for campaigning to end this greenwashing👏
Under CEO Murray Auchincloss #BP abandoned its previous goal to cut #OilAndGas production 25% by 2030, then totally scrapped reduction targets
Under CEO Murray Auchincloss #BP abandoned its previous goal to cut #OilAndGas production 25% by 2030, then totally scrapped reduction targets
August 29, 2026 at 9:20 AM
London Science Museum has dropped fossil fuel giant BP as sponsor. Big thx Extinction Rebellion & Culture Unstained for campaigning to end this greenwashing👏
Under CEO Murray Auchincloss #BP abandoned its previous goal to cut #OilAndGas production 25% by 2030, then totally scrapped reduction targets
Under CEO Murray Auchincloss #BP abandoned its previous goal to cut #OilAndGas production 25% by 2030, then totally scrapped reduction targets
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Allowing Rosebank/Jackdaw with promises of CCS later is a trap, as @kevinclimate.bsky.social points out:
- CCS is unproven at anything like the required scale.
- We should invest in cutting fossil fuel use, not prolonging it.
- Every year of delay makes the required emissions cuts steeper.
- CCS is unproven at anything like the required scale.
- We should invest in cutting fossil fuel use, not prolonging it.
- Every year of delay makes the required emissions cuts steeper.
Response to Open Letter to DESNZ about Rosebank & Jackdaw - Climate Uncensored
Response to a letter from Stephanie Loo, Myles Allen & colleagues to the DESNZ Secretary of State about offsetting continued fossil fuel production with
climateuncensored.com
August 28, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Allowing Rosebank/Jackdaw with promises of CCS later is a trap, as @kevinclimate.bsky.social points out:
- CCS is unproven at anything like the required scale.
- We should invest in cutting fossil fuel use, not prolonging it.
- Every year of delay makes the required emissions cuts steeper.
- CCS is unproven at anything like the required scale.
- We should invest in cutting fossil fuel use, not prolonging it.
- Every year of delay makes the required emissions cuts steeper.
Vigil 247, 28.8.26 @WestYorkshirePensionFund. We feel for those affected by the Nepal floods. This is why we've been demanding the fund #DivestFromFossilFuels which drive #ClimateBreakdown incl severe weather eg flooding. Council pension funds can stop investing in the cause of death & destruction
August 28, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Vigil 247, 28.8.26 @WestYorkshirePensionFund. We feel for those affected by the Nepal floods. This is why we've been demanding the fund #DivestFromFossilFuels which drive #ClimateBreakdown incl severe weather eg flooding. Council pension funds can stop investing in the cause of death & destruction
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It's too late for non-radical futures.
A slide from a recent talk by @kevinclimate.bsky.social on the stark choice that faces us.
You can view the whole talk here:
youtu.be/ABptBPMWitU
A slide from a recent talk by @kevinclimate.bsky.social on the stark choice that faces us.
You can view the whole talk here:
youtu.be/ABptBPMWitU
August 24, 2026 at 3:32 PM
It's too late for non-radical futures.
A slide from a recent talk by @kevinclimate.bsky.social on the stark choice that faces us.
You can view the whole talk here:
youtu.be/ABptBPMWitU
A slide from a recent talk by @kevinclimate.bsky.social on the stark choice that faces us.
You can view the whole talk here:
youtu.be/ABptBPMWitU
Vigil 246. Global Justice Bradford outside West Yorkshire Pension Fund saying divest from fossil fuels for financial prudence and climate safety. Go see a screening of the @nebriefing.bsky.social #ThePeople'sEmergencyBriefing to find out more. bd25climatefacts.net 4 dates & venues
August 24, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Vigil 246. Global Justice Bradford outside West Yorkshire Pension Fund saying divest from fossil fuels for financial prudence and climate safety. Go see a screening of the @nebriefing.bsky.social #ThePeople'sEmergencyBriefing to find out more. bd25climatefacts.net 4 dates & venues
Vigil 245 Never a single one missed We need 2 face that climate breakdown is caused by fossil fuels & we need to move off fossil fuels asap! #DivestFromFossilFuels #WestYorkshirePensionFund! Pls sign petition asking govt for briefing on climate & nature risks: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
August 14, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Vigil 245 Never a single one missed We need 2 face that climate breakdown is caused by fossil fuels & we need to move off fossil fuels asap! #DivestFromFossilFuels #WestYorkshirePensionFund! Pls sign petition asking govt for briefing on climate & nature risks: petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
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Good.
Now we need action. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefighting helicopters. A cool space in every community. A maximum working temperature.
And no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. We cannot negotiate with the science.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Now we need action. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefighting helicopters. A cool space in every community. A maximum working temperature.
And no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. We cannot negotiate with the science.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
UK weather: Burnham to chair Cobra meeting on extreme heat as temperatures surge again
The Government will meet to discuss this summer's record-breaking heat as the tally for days above 30C in the UK is broken.
www.bbc.co.uk
August 12, 2026 at 7:06 AM
Good.
Now we need action. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefighting helicopters. A cool space in every community. A maximum working temperature.
And no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. We cannot negotiate with the science.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
Now we need action. Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefighting helicopters. A cool space in every community. A maximum working temperature.
And no new oil and gas extraction in the North Sea. We cannot negotiate with the science.
www.bbc.co.uk/weather/arti...
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Despair is not just wrong. It's irrational.
Things can change, at astonishing speed. In fact, the flip might be happening already.
My article for the Guardian's climate support campaign.
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
Things can change, at astonishing speed. In fact, the flip might be happening already.
My article for the Guardian's climate support campaign.
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
Don’t despair about what’s happening to our planet. That’s what they want you to feel
There are social tipping points when the seemingly impossible suddenly becomes inevitable. Good journalism plays an essential role in helping drive these shifts and shows us how real change can happen
www.theguardian.com
August 11, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Despair is not just wrong. It's irrational.
Things can change, at astonishing speed. In fact, the flip might be happening already.
My article for the Guardian's climate support campaign.
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
Things can change, at astonishing speed. In fact, the flip might be happening already.
My article for the Guardian's climate support campaign.
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...