Looking Up
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Writer; environmentalist.
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This is so so bad
Here’s him touting the carbon capture project as sustainable — despite the vast majority of captured carbon (73%) being used to extract more oil from otherwise depleted wells.
Carney’s government offers a tax incentive even when this is how captured carbon is used.
Carney’s government offers a tax incentive even when this is how captured carbon is used.
October 1, 2026 at 7:56 PM
This is so so bad
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Excellent news from Austria!
Vienna has become the first capital city to sign Greenpeace's pledge to get cities off gas by 2040, and move to 100% renewables
Cites can help get Europe off oil and gas, cutting pollution and people's energy bills at the same time
Vienna has become the first capital city to sign Greenpeace's pledge to get cities off gas by 2040, and move to 100% renewables
Cites can help get Europe off oil and gas, cutting pollution and people's energy bills at the same time
Stadt Wien unterzeichnet als erste europäische Hauptstadt Greenpeace-Deklaration für Ausstieg aus Gas
Umweltschutzorganisation begrüßt diesen Schritt und fordert weitere Städte auf, dem Wiener Beispiel zu folgen
www.ots.at
September 29, 2026 at 9:44 AM
Excellent news from Austria!
Vienna has become the first capital city to sign Greenpeace's pledge to get cities off gas by 2040, and move to 100% renewables
Cites can help get Europe off oil and gas, cutting pollution and people's energy bills at the same time
Vienna has become the first capital city to sign Greenpeace's pledge to get cities off gas by 2040, and move to 100% renewables
Cites can help get Europe off oil and gas, cutting pollution and people's energy bills at the same time
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I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
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Pretty clear from the replies the majority of people respond to this think David actually worked at Exxon, which would be something to behold
I resigned from ExxonMobil today. I spent the last three years doing fossil fuel extraction research at both BP and ExxonMobil. Neither company is acting responsibly. They are racing to maximize extraction while the window to act closes, and gambling with our lives. More below.
September 12, 2026 at 8:47 PM
Pretty clear from the replies the majority of people respond to this think David actually worked at Exxon, which would be something to behold
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So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham drops support for political funding cap aimed at curbing mega-donors
PM said he would set bar at £500k, but trade unions say funding reforms could undermine their ability to donate to Labour
www.theguardian.com
August 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM
So the ultra-rich will continue to own our politics, and our country. Disappointing to say the least.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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He didn’t change. They did.
August 14, 2026 at 10:31 PM
He didn’t change. They did.
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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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Climate breakdown isn't a political negotiation. It's a scientic reality borne out in lives lost and wildfires.
Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefight helicopters, a cool space in every community and a maximum working temperature.
Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefight helicopters, a cool space in every community and a maximum working temperature.
August 12, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Climate breakdown isn't a political negotiation. It's a scientic reality borne out in lives lost and wildfires.
Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefight helicopters, a cool space in every community and a maximum working temperature.
Tax fossil fuel giants to pay for firefight helicopters, a cool space in every community and a maximum working temperature.
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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...
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A fire now the size of 140 football pitches
Drought in half of England & all of Wales
Heat alerts across the country.
Already 3000 dead from the heat.
The crisis is here. We can see it, we can smell the smoke.
We cannot sit by while government sit on their hands.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
Drought in half of England & all of Wales
Heat alerts across the country.
Already 3000 dead from the heat.
The crisis is here. We can see it, we can smell the smoke.
We cannot sit by while government sit on their hands.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
Drivers told to flee cars ‘if you want to stay alive’ after New Forest fire spreads | LBC
An area the size of 140 football pitches has reportedly been destroyed
www.lbc.co.uk
August 10, 2026 at 3:05 PM
A fire now the size of 140 football pitches
Drought in half of England & all of Wales
Heat alerts across the country.
Already 3000 dead from the heat.
The crisis is here. We can see it, we can smell the smoke.
We cannot sit by while government sit on their hands.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
Drought in half of England & all of Wales
Heat alerts across the country.
Already 3000 dead from the heat.
The crisis is here. We can see it, we can smell the smoke.
We cannot sit by while government sit on their hands.
www.lbc.co.uk/article/new-...
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Our Prime Minister has had a lot to say today about subscriptions.
Meanwhile, huge parts of the country are in drought.
We're about to enter our fifth heatwave of the year, killing more people.
Are we going to get anything from the Government?
Literally anything?
Meanwhile, huge parts of the country are in drought.
We're about to enter our fifth heatwave of the year, killing more people.
Are we going to get anything from the Government?
Literally anything?
August 10, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Our Prime Minister has had a lot to say today about subscriptions.
Meanwhile, huge parts of the country are in drought.
We're about to enter our fifth heatwave of the year, killing more people.
Are we going to get anything from the Government?
Literally anything?
Meanwhile, huge parts of the country are in drought.
We're about to enter our fifth heatwave of the year, killing more people.
Are we going to get anything from the Government?
Literally anything?
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I like that they gave hydrogen fuel-cell cars their own colour in the legend
Sure there's no transition? Check out global new car and light truck sales by powertrain. ICE vehicles have lost 1/3 of unit sales in the past decade. Dramatic decline, and quite obviously not about to reverse. Source: iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/a096b...
August 9, 2026 at 6:40 PM
I like that they gave hydrogen fuel-cell cars their own colour in the legend
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Zack Polanski, "If we decarbonise by 2050, that would cost less than a single (fossil-fuel) energy shock"
"We've now had two energy shocks in just a few years"
"We cannot keep waiting, we cannot keep hoping for magic technologies - it already exists, what is lacking is the political will"
"We've now had two energy shocks in just a few years"
"We cannot keep waiting, we cannot keep hoping for magic technologies - it already exists, what is lacking is the political will"
August 5, 2026 at 4:55 PM
Zack Polanski, "If we decarbonise by 2050, that would cost less than a single (fossil-fuel) energy shock"
"We've now had two energy shocks in just a few years"
"We cannot keep waiting, we cannot keep hoping for magic technologies - it already exists, what is lacking is the political will"
"We've now had two energy shocks in just a few years"
"We cannot keep waiting, we cannot keep hoping for magic technologies - it already exists, what is lacking is the political will"
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Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense.
Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
August 5, 2026 at 4:40 PM
Burning fossil fuels makes wildfires more frequent and more intense.
Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
Of course those who have made record profits causing the problem should pick up the bill.
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The usual lies from climate deniers like Matt Ridley.
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
July 31, 2026 at 10:50 PM
The usual lies from climate deniers like Matt Ridley.
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
Part of a broader pattern of paltering by bad actors like Bjorn Lomborg who misleadingly merge managed croplands & plains (which have seen decreases) with forests. See: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-no...
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Across the country, wildfires are raging.
The Prime Minister needs to call a COBRA meeting and treat the climate crisis with the urgency this moment calls for.
The Prime Minister needs to call a COBRA meeting and treat the climate crisis with the urgency this moment calls for.
July 30, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Across the country, wildfires are raging.
The Prime Minister needs to call a COBRA meeting and treat the climate crisis with the urgency this moment calls for.
The Prime Minister needs to call a COBRA meeting and treat the climate crisis with the urgency this moment calls for.
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It's no longer just a passing #heatwave; it's a persistent state, made more than five times more likely by the impact of human-driven #climatechange.
@climatecentral.org
@climatecentral.org
July 31, 2026 at 8:29 AM
It's no longer just a passing #heatwave; it's a persistent state, made more than five times more likely by the impact of human-driven #climatechange.
@climatecentral.org
@climatecentral.org
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it's the "just lie back and enjoy it" of climate denial
July 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
it's the "just lie back and enjoy it" of climate denial
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Extremely important investigation - I cannot emphasise enough how every single freaking day we are dealing with the consequences of the success of this lie.
Gas is basically treated like it's not a fossil fuel, even among some climate / energy advocates. It is so so so bad
Gas is basically treated like it's not a fossil fuel, even among some climate / energy advocates. It is so so so bad
NEW: Big Oil and Gas created the myth that natural gas is "clean" — despite knowing the health and climate harms of methane decades earlier than previously reported.
A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.
A major CCI investigation exposes how the gas industry deceived the public and policymakers into believing gas is a climate solution.
The Fraud of “Clean” Natural Gas | Center for Climate Integrity
How Big Oil and Gas Created the Myth that Natural Gas is a Climate Solution
climateintegrity.org
July 20, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Extremely important investigation - I cannot emphasise enough how every single freaking day we are dealing with the consequences of the success of this lie.
Gas is basically treated like it's not a fossil fuel, even among some climate / energy advocates. It is so so so bad
Gas is basically treated like it's not a fossil fuel, even among some climate / energy advocates. It is so so so bad
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It's a grim reflection of the media's priorities that there's been seldom a word about who the new Environment Secretary is (Angela Eagle, by the way, who is surely an improvement on the dismal Emma Reynolds). The post should be up there with Home, Foreign and Defence. It's central to our wellbeing.
Everyone had better be nice to me, because the Monbiot Hex is working at last.
One of my earnest hopes is that Emma Reynolds, the former City lobbyist whom Starmer appointed as yet another craven, spineless and utterly useless Environment Secretary, will be out of a job tomorrow.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
July 21, 2026 at 7:01 AM
It's a grim reflection of the media's priorities that there's been seldom a word about who the new Environment Secretary is (Angela Eagle, by the way, who is surely an improvement on the dismal Emma Reynolds). The post should be up there with Home, Foreign and Defence. It's central to our wellbeing.
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We don't bring back hope again by burning the planet and giving in to the fossil fuel industry.
Hope and a plan is bringing in wealth taxes, rent controls and investing in renewables.
That's how we make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Hope and a plan is bringing in wealth taxes, rent controls and investing in renewables.
That's how we make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Join the Green Party
Join the Green Party from just £6 a year. Become a member today - join the only party standing up for people and planet.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
July 20, 2026 at 11:57 AM
We don't bring back hope again by burning the planet and giving in to the fossil fuel industry.
Hope and a plan is bringing in wealth taxes, rent controls and investing in renewables.
That's how we make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Hope and a plan is bringing in wealth taxes, rent controls and investing in renewables.
That's how we make hope normal again.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
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It's Day 1 of Andy Burnham being Prime Minister & Donald Trump is celebrating the destruction of our planet.
Meanwhile Spain doubled it's renewables - before they had some of the highest bills in Europe and now some of the lowest bills.
Labour need to stop appealing to Trump.
Meanwhile Spain doubled it's renewables - before they had some of the highest bills in Europe and now some of the lowest bills.
Labour need to stop appealing to Trump.
July 20, 2026 at 6:33 AM
It's Day 1 of Andy Burnham being Prime Minister & Donald Trump is celebrating the destruction of our planet.
Meanwhile Spain doubled it's renewables - before they had some of the highest bills in Europe and now some of the lowest bills.
Labour need to stop appealing to Trump.
Meanwhile Spain doubled it's renewables - before they had some of the highest bills in Europe and now some of the lowest bills.
Labour need to stop appealing to Trump.
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This would be a deeply irresponsible and destructive act at any time.
To do it whilst we're having a third heatwave of the year and thousands of people have just died from extreme temperatures - makes it also politically incoherent.
We urgently need to replace Labour.
To do it whilst we're having a third heatwave of the year and thousands of people have just died from extreme temperatures - makes it also politically incoherent.
We urgently need to replace Labour.
July 19, 2026 at 10:21 PM
This would be a deeply irresponsible and destructive act at any time.
To do it whilst we're having a third heatwave of the year and thousands of people have just died from extreme temperatures - makes it also politically incoherent.
We urgently need to replace Labour.
To do it whilst we're having a third heatwave of the year and thousands of people have just died from extreme temperatures - makes it also politically incoherent.
We urgently need to replace Labour.
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Deeply irresponsible.
We're in a climate crisis.
This is such a terrible start.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We're in a climate crisis.
This is such a terrible start.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Burnham to announce plans for new North Sea oil and gas drilling
Drilling has become a controversial topic for the Labour party after the 2024 manifesto pledged to not issue new licences.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 18, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Deeply irresponsible.
We're in a climate crisis.
This is such a terrible start.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
We're in a climate crisis.
This is such a terrible start.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Heatwaves are killing thousands in this country.
Fossil fuels are an economic dead end.
Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate.
Fossil fuels are an economic dead end.
Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate.
July 17, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Heatwaves are killing thousands in this country.
Fossil fuels are an economic dead end.
Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate.
Fossil fuels are an economic dead end.
Approving new oil and gas drilling would be environmentally disastrous and economically illiterate.