Ges Rosenberg
@gesrosenberg.bsky.social
Cabot Co-lead City Futures, sustainability & resilience, inclusion & equality, engineering design & systems thinking http:/esdi.ac.uk
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Climate change isn’t a future problem; it’s already affecting our food, water, & safety.
Cutting emissions matters, but countries also need to adapt so communities can cope with the impacts happening right now.
See how #ClimateAdaptation helps protect lives & livelihoods: https://ow.ly/5ssO50ZGq2H
Cutting emissions matters, but countries also need to adapt so communities can cope with the impacts happening right now.
See how #ClimateAdaptation helps protect lives & livelihoods: https://ow.ly/5ssO50ZGq2H
August 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Climate change isn’t a future problem; it’s already affecting our food, water, & safety.
Cutting emissions matters, but countries also need to adapt so communities can cope with the impacts happening right now.
See how #ClimateAdaptation helps protect lives & livelihoods: https://ow.ly/5ssO50ZGq2H
Cutting emissions matters, but countries also need to adapt so communities can cope with the impacts happening right now.
See how #ClimateAdaptation helps protect lives & livelihoods: https://ow.ly/5ssO50ZGq2H
Nuclear power was sited on coasts for access to cooling water. Why not data centres? Added to which off-shore, tidal & nuclear energy is nearby, and there is a need for economic growth & jobs, which would bring renewal & less opposition? @raeng.org.uk
policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/data...
policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/data...
Data centres - are our heads in the cloud? | Policy and insight
Why the government urgently needs to rethink its approach to data centres and AI infrastructure.
policy.friendsoftheearth.uk
August 28, 2026 at 2:20 PM
Nuclear power was sited on coasts for access to cooling water. Why not data centres? Added to which off-shore, tidal & nuclear energy is nearby, and there is a need for economic growth & jobs, which would bring renewal & less opposition? @raeng.org.uk
policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/data...
policy.friendsoftheearth.uk/insight/data...
#r4today flooding and droughts on farms. Clearly worth looking at investable co-funded upper catchment-scale water storage & irrigation. Not just BIG reservoirs. 25 years ago head of @bristoluni.bsky.social Water & Environmental Management Research Centre was warning of #ClimateChange.
July 30, 2026 at 7:47 AM
#r4today flooding and droughts on farms. Clearly worth looking at investable co-funded upper catchment-scale water storage & irrigation. Not just BIG reservoirs. 25 years ago head of @bristoluni.bsky.social Water & Environmental Management Research Centre was warning of #ClimateChange.
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Methane is responsible for roughly one-third of global warming today.
New tools are helping identify leaks that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, UNEP’s @methanedata.bsky.social explains why action on methane matters #NowForClimate: https://ow.ly/iI9a50Z6Ep3
New tools are helping identify leaks that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, UNEP’s @methanedata.bsky.social explains why action on methane matters #NowForClimate: https://ow.ly/iI9a50Z6Ep3
June 2, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Methane is responsible for roughly one-third of global warming today.
New tools are helping identify leaks that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, UNEP’s @methanedata.bsky.social explains why action on methane matters #NowForClimate: https://ow.ly/iI9a50Z6Ep3
New tools are helping identify leaks that would otherwise go unnoticed.
Ahead of #WorldEnvironmentDay, UNEP’s @methanedata.bsky.social explains why action on methane matters #NowForClimate: https://ow.ly/iI9a50Z6Ep3
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The building of a footbridge marks the latest progress in the construction of a new railway station in north Bristol
Newly-constructed footbridge as new train station takes shape
The station is due to open by the end of 2026
www.bristol247.com
June 2, 2026 at 1:55 PM
The building of a footbridge marks the latest progress in the construction of a new railway station in north Bristol
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Beavers bring SO many benefits: especially to aquatic ecosystems, but also the climate, flood reduction, rural economies, etc., etc...
And they *coevolved* with Irish ecosystems, so would fit in perfectly. We need to be having a national conversation about this.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And they *coevolved* with Irish ecosystems, so would fit in perfectly. We need to be having a national conversation about this.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
Beavers are turning rivers into powerful carbon sinks
Beavers may be unlikely climate heroes, but new research suggests they could play a powerful role in fighting climate change. By building dams and transforming streams into wetlands, these industrious...
www.sciencedaily.com
March 23, 2026 at 6:57 AM
Beavers bring SO many benefits: especially to aquatic ecosystems, but also the climate, flood reduction, rural economies, etc., etc...
And they *coevolved* with Irish ecosystems, so would fit in perfectly. We need to be having a national conversation about this.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
And they *coevolved* with Irish ecosystems, so would fit in perfectly. We need to be having a national conversation about this.
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...
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‘Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth, not one of them through the Strait of Hormuz,”
#Scotland
www.thenational.scot/business/259...
#Scotland
www.thenational.scot/business/259...
Alyn Smith: Dependency on oil is ludicrous when Scotland won the green energy jackpot
An independent Scotland simply won’t run our energy market like this.
www.thenational.scot
March 22, 2026 at 9:44 AM
‘Sunlight travels 93 million miles to reach the earth, not one of them through the Strait of Hormuz,”
#Scotland
www.thenational.scot/business/259...
#Scotland
www.thenational.scot/business/259...
Re news on #Brabazon new town. Seems very sketchy at this stage.
Exciting to see new town anouncements and all right words about connectivity/(mid-rise?) homes/sustainability/breaking car dependency.
However, where is focus for this new #BrabazonNewTown & how will it be different from history of South Goucestershire sprawl if it looks and sounds like this:
However, where is focus for this new #BrabazonNewTown & how will it be different from history of South Goucestershire sprawl if it looks and sounds like this:
March 23, 2026 at 11:07 AM
Re news on #Brabazon new town. Seems very sketchy at this stage.
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The Associated Press getting on board.
"The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
"The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
Energy fallout from Iran war signals a global wake-up call for renewable energy
The Iran war is exposing how much the global economy still depends on fragile fossil fuel supplies. The conflict has virtually choked off the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane for a fifth of the...
apnews.com
March 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
The Associated Press getting on board.
"The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
"The war in Iran is exposing the world’s reliance on fragile fossil fuel routes, lending urgency to calls for hastening the shift to renewable energy."
Exciting to see new town anouncements and all right words about connectivity/(mid-rise?) homes/sustainability/breaking car dependency.
However, where is focus for this new #BrabazonNewTown & how will it be different from history of South Goucestershire sprawl if it looks and sounds like this:
However, where is focus for this new #BrabazonNewTown & how will it be different from history of South Goucestershire sprawl if it looks and sounds like this:
March 23, 2026 at 10:49 AM
Exciting to see new town anouncements and all right words about connectivity/(mid-rise?) homes/sustainability/breaking car dependency.
However, where is focus for this new #BrabazonNewTown & how will it be different from history of South Goucestershire sprawl if it looks and sounds like this:
However, where is focus for this new #BrabazonNewTown & how will it be different from history of South Goucestershire sprawl if it looks and sounds like this:
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What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
November 25, 2025 at 10:17 AM
What it looks like in the transcript versus what I actually said.
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Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
November 25, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Here's the transcript. When I say ‘we had a convicted reality star’, you can add ‘who now rules as the most openly corrupt president in American history’ in your head.
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/reith...
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Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 27, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
So why should BBC be exempted from the same Freedom of Expression protections AND duties afforded and placed on academia? If Bregman is qualified to comment, we should hear if broadcast.
Surely it’s what VP Vance called for in Munich?
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Surely it’s what VP Vance called for in Munich?
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Wow. BBC journalists are now not even allowed to report the censored line from my Reith Lecture, that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history.”
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
You can hear how carefully they’re forced to tiptoe around it. So chilling...
November 30, 2025 at 12:07 AM
So why should BBC be exempted from the same Freedom of Expression protections AND duties afforded and placed on academia? If Bregman is qualified to comment, we should hear if broadcast.
Surely it’s what VP Vance called for in Munich?
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social
Surely it’s what VP Vance called for in Munich?
@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @privateeyenews.bsky.social
@sainsburys.bsky.social at your Emersons Green outlet today. Litter blowing around including plastic. Surely not the look you want?
October 4, 2025 at 5:11 PM
@sainsburys.bsky.social at your Emersons Green outlet today. Litter blowing around including plastic. Surely not the look you want?
@bbcpm.bsky.social briefing on drone warfare reminded me of Nazi Germany proving military capabilities during Spanish civil war. Is there a parallel process in Ukraine, which could see Putin’s Russia emerge with superior military capabilities? A briefing from a historian?
September 25, 2025 at 6:30 PM
@bbcpm.bsky.social briefing on drone warfare reminded me of Nazi Germany proving military capabilities during Spanish civil war. Is there a parallel process in Ukraine, which could see Putin’s Russia emerge with superior military capabilities? A briefing from a historian?
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The UK has long struggled to learn from Europe on spatial rebalancing.
A new blog by Charlotte Hoole & Jack Newman argues that while recent steps are positive, an asymmetric approach won’t tackle geographic inequality.
Read more - ow.ly/nBk850WJvJR
A new blog by Charlotte Hoole & Jack Newman argues that while recent steps are positive, an asymmetric approach won’t tackle geographic inequality.
Read more - ow.ly/nBk850WJvJR
August 28, 2025 at 8:21 AM
The UK has long struggled to learn from Europe on spatial rebalancing.
A new blog by Charlotte Hoole & Jack Newman argues that while recent steps are positive, an asymmetric approach won’t tackle geographic inequality.
Read more - ow.ly/nBk850WJvJR
A new blog by Charlotte Hoole & Jack Newman argues that while recent steps are positive, an asymmetric approach won’t tackle geographic inequality.
Read more - ow.ly/nBk850WJvJR
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Mapping the Future of Civic University Engagement: Introducing the Civic 6 Framework
@rileyresearch.bsky.social introduces the Civic 6 Framework—a tool designed to help UK universities reflect on and strengthen their civic and policy engagement.
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@rileyresearch.bsky.social introduces the Civic 6 Framework—a tool designed to help UK universities reflect on and strengthen their civic and policy engagement.
ow.ly/IOP650WNmyW
September 3, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Mapping the Future of Civic University Engagement: Introducing the Civic 6 Framework
@rileyresearch.bsky.social introduces the Civic 6 Framework—a tool designed to help UK universities reflect on and strengthen their civic and policy engagement.
ow.ly/IOP650WNmyW
@rileyresearch.bsky.social introduces the Civic 6 Framework—a tool designed to help UK universities reflect on and strengthen their civic and policy engagement.
ow.ly/IOP650WNmyW
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Saudi Arabia and France to lead UN push for recognising Palestinian statehood
Saudi Arabia and France to lead UN push for recognising Palestinian statehood
Two countries open three-day conference at United Nations with goal as part of peaceful settlement to end war in Gaza
Saudi Arabia and France have opened a three-day conference at the United Nations with the goal of recognising Palestinian statehood as part of a peaceful settlement to end the war in Gaza.
The conference began on Monday, just days after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said Paris would officially recognise the Palestinian government in September in an effort to reinvigorate peace talks around a two-state solution that have all but been written off since the deadly Hamas raid and ensuing Israeli military operation that began in 2023. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Saudi Arabia and France to lead UN push for recognising Palestinian statehood
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We are pleased to share that Bristol City Leap has earned third place in the Economic Development category on @fastcompany.com's 2025 Most Innovative Companies list 🥳
This is a recognition of what is possible for city-scale decarbonisation with a public and private partnership 🩵
#Bristol
This is a recognition of what is possible for city-scale decarbonisation with a public and private partnership 🩵
#Bristol
March 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
We are pleased to share that Bristol City Leap has earned third place in the Economic Development category on @fastcompany.com's 2025 Most Innovative Companies list 🥳
This is a recognition of what is possible for city-scale decarbonisation with a public and private partnership 🩵
#Bristol
This is a recognition of what is possible for city-scale decarbonisation with a public and private partnership 🩵
#Bristol
#CPSummit25 problem for data sharing: those who might have a use for data are not same as those who could provide useful data? So unless you identify value exchange/incentivise/monetise data sharing, then public goods through open data sharing are undersupplied.
March 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
#CPSummit25 problem for data sharing: those who might have a use for data are not same as those who could provide useful data? So unless you identify value exchange/incentivise/monetise data sharing, then public goods through open data sharing are undersupplied.
At Connected Places Catapult #CPSummit25. Looks like most discussion likely on X which is a shame.
March 19, 2025 at 11:51 AM
At Connected Places Catapult #CPSummit25. Looks like most discussion likely on X which is a shame.
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It's full steam ahead for the reopening of the Bristol to Portishead railway line
Bristol to Portishead line set to reopen in 'reverse Beeching' plan
A total of £30m is expected to be ratified in March at the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority committee
www.bristol247.com
February 10, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It's full steam ahead for the reopening of the Bristol to Portishead railway line