Alan Underwood
@openfoot.bsky.social
Ageing environmentalist. Earth science trained. Lifelong dream journaler. Chasing, recording and photographing dragonflies in retirement. 🏴🇪🇺
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Alan Underwood
@openfoot.bsky.social
· Jan 17
Your #dreams ! Taking you to places where fresh perspectives and new views are unavoidable.
Trump: hands off the forests! actions.eko.org/a/trump-hand...
Trump: hands off the forests!
For 25 years, a law protected 59 million acres of forests in the US – some of the last truly wild forests on the planet – and just a few weeks ago, Trump signed off to end this protection.Now, pristin
actions.eko.org
September 16, 2026 at 12:08 PM
Trump: hands off the forests! actions.eko.org/a/trump-hand...
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The incoming ‘super’ #ElNiño will create chaos around the world – and we are far from ready for it, says @profbillmcguire.bsky.social
- One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way. We need leaders who make things better not worse
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way. We need leaders who make things better not worse
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuire
One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2026 at 8:52 AM
The incoming ‘super’ #ElNiño will create chaos around the world – and we are far from ready for it, says @profbillmcguire.bsky.social
- One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way. We need leaders who make things better not worse
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
- One of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way. We need leaders who make things better not worse
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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This would have been a lot less damaging for households, businesses and the global economy if we had transitioned to renewables faster
The delayers and obstructionists are making life harder for all of us
The delayers and obstructionists are making life harder for all of us
Oil prices rise after drone attacks shut down Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline
Price spike comes as rebel Houthis in Yemen target oil infrastructure and capture strategic island in Bab al-Mandab strait
www.theguardian.com
September 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM
This would have been a lot less damaging for households, businesses and the global economy if we had transitioned to renewables faster
The delayers and obstructionists are making life harder for all of us
The delayers and obstructionists are making life harder for all of us
US Congress: Protect National Monuments! actions.eko.org/a/us-congres...
US Congress: Protect National Monuments!
Endless red-rock canyons recording 200 million of Earth’s history, an estimated 100,000 archaeological sites that hold the memory of Native Nations, and endangered species from the Mexican spotted owl
actions.eko.org
September 12, 2026 at 7:31 AM
US Congress: Protect National Monuments! actions.eko.org/a/us-congres...
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So pleased to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social demanding the Government’s suppressed then redacted report on ecosystem collapse be published in full. People can’t prepare for what they don’t know - concealing this report is unforgivable #WildSummit
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 8:53 AM
So pleased to see @zackpolanski.bsky.social demanding the Government’s suppressed then redacted report on ecosystem collapse be published in full. People can’t prepare for what they don’t know - concealing this report is unforgivable #WildSummit
My #Abergavenny garden’s Common Darters can stay inactive for lengthy periods when the sun goes in, which gives a chance for some up close and personal shots. #insects #dragonfly #wildlife #odonata #wales #nature
September 3, 2026 at 2:22 PM
My #Abergavenny garden’s Common Darters can stay inactive for lengthy periods when the sun goes in, which gives a chance for some up close and personal shots. #insects #dragonfly #wildlife #odonata #wales #nature
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Keeping to 1.5C of warming is no longer possible – but we must still limit the overshoot
We need a strategy for navigating the huge risks to ecosystems and societies
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/09/02/k...
We need a strategy for navigating the huge risks to ecosystems and societies
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/09/02/k...
Keeping to 1.5C of warming is no longer possible - but we must still limit the overshoot
We need a strategy for navigating the huge risks to ecosystems and societies We need a strategy for navigating the huge risks to ecosystems and societies
www.climatechangenews.com
September 3, 2026 at 9:35 AM
Keeping to 1.5C of warming is no longer possible – but we must still limit the overshoot
We need a strategy for navigating the huge risks to ecosystems and societies
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/09/02/k...
We need a strategy for navigating the huge risks to ecosystems and societies
www.climatechangenews.com/2026/09/02/k...
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“Existing approaches are no longer fit for purpose... I think, for me, that’s the clarion call. We now have to reconfigure our climate governance around dealing with an overshoot pathway.”
- Prof Debra Roberts, a report author and co-chair of the @ipcc.bsky.social
- Prof Debra Roberts, a report author and co-chair of the @ipcc.bsky.social
Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’
But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere
www.theguardian.com
September 2, 2026 at 8:48 AM
“Existing approaches are no longer fit for purpose... I think, for me, that’s the clarion call. We now have to reconfigure our climate governance around dealing with an overshoot pathway.”
- Prof Debra Roberts, a report author and co-chair of the @ipcc.bsky.social
- Prof Debra Roberts, a report author and co-chair of the @ipcc.bsky.social
Small Copper butterflies enjoying the asters in my #Abergavenny garden. One of my favourite butterflies. Small but perfectly formed and wonderfully marked and coloured. #Wales #butterfly #insects #ukwildlife #nature
August 30, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Small Copper butterflies enjoying the asters in my #Abergavenny garden. One of my favourite butterflies. Small but perfectly formed and wonderfully marked and coloured. #Wales #butterfly #insects #ukwildlife #nature
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Today's water-cooler fun facts:
August 27th saw the 21st consecutive daily record global temperature, more than 1.80°C above the pre-industrial baseline, more than 4.35 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 daily mean, and more than 0.25°C above the previous daily record.
August 27th saw the 21st consecutive daily record global temperature, more than 1.80°C above the pre-industrial baseline, more than 4.35 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 daily mean, and more than 0.25°C above the previous daily record.
August 29, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Today's water-cooler fun facts:
August 27th saw the 21st consecutive daily record global temperature, more than 1.80°C above the pre-industrial baseline, more than 4.35 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 daily mean, and more than 0.25°C above the previous daily record.
August 27th saw the 21st consecutive daily record global temperature, more than 1.80°C above the pre-industrial baseline, more than 4.35 standard deviations above the 1991-2020 daily mean, and more than 0.25°C above the previous daily record.
It feels like you can’t watch a game of football without wading through annoying gambling ads. 🙄 😡It’s dangerous for young fans, and it puts a stain on the beautiful game. ⚽Find out what you can do about it. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
Protect young fans: kick gambling ads out of football
Gambling ads are all over football, targeting young fans and risking dangerous addictions. Millions are watching the Premier League - so can you help me get them banned now? We don’t have long!
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 27, 2026 at 5:28 PM
It feels like you can’t watch a game of football without wading through annoying gambling ads. 🙄 😡It’s dangerous for young fans, and it puts a stain on the beautiful game. ⚽Find out what you can do about it. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/pr...
The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
Sign the Urgent Petition - End this rip-off
People in the UK are struggling to get by while some corporations are set to announce record high profits on the back of the Iran war. Join the campaign to demand these war profiteers are taxed so we ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 26, 2026 at 5:37 PM
The Iran war is making everything more expensive for us, but some companies are cashing in. Don't think that's right? Sign the petition now demanding they are taxed more on their record profits to help us all with the cost of living. you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ra...
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" #Climate adaptation is a whole-of-government problem, not just for one desk at Defra. Why is there an AI minister around the Cabinet table, but no resilience and adaptation minister? ... And, crucially, why is no one asking these questions in government?" - Dr Amy McDonnell, @zero-hour.bsky.social
Ministers are in denial about the scale of the crises we face | Letter
Letter: Having just 20 Defra staff working on climate adaptations show the government is not taking the challenges of heatwaves, wildfires and droughts seriously, writes Dr Amy McDonnell
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2026 at 9:56 AM
" #Climate adaptation is a whole-of-government problem, not just for one desk at Defra. Why is there an AI minister around the Cabinet table, but no resilience and adaptation minister? ... And, crucially, why is no one asking these questions in government?" - Dr Amy McDonnell, @zero-hour.bsky.social
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The threatening thaw: Prof Gustaf Hugelius on #climatecrisis risks to tipping point of permafrost
Q&A with @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Q&A with @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The threatening thaw: climate professor on heatwave risks to tipping point of permafrost
Prof Gustaf Hugelius warns wildfires could accelerate release of methane and carbon as vast regions approach irreversible thresholds
www.theguardian.com
August 20, 2026 at 9:12 AM
The threatening thaw: Prof Gustaf Hugelius on #climatecrisis risks to tipping point of permafrost
Q&A with @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Q&A with @jonathan-watts.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
Protect nature for the future: make wildfire prevention a national priority
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire ...
you.38degrees.org.uk
August 19, 2026 at 1:44 PM
Enough is enough. Devastating wildfires are threatening our communities, our wildlife, and our landscapes 🌳 We need the UK Gov to back our amazing fire fighters and invest in a real national wildfire prevention plan. Join me and sign the petition here: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/te...
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Wind and solar now dominate global electricity generation.
2025 renewables = 85.6% of new global power capacity additions.
Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.
2025 renewables = 85.6% of new global power capacity additions.
Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.
August 18, 2026 at 1:47 PM
Wind and solar now dominate global electricity generation.
2025 renewables = 85.6% of new global power capacity additions.
Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.
2025 renewables = 85.6% of new global power capacity additions.
Each year nuclear adds only as much net global power capacity as renewables add every two days.
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As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports.
Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round.
A missed opportunity?
Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round.
A missed opportunity?
As Britain bakes, ministers quietly park plans for solar carports
Ministers have quietly shelved plans that could have transformed Britain's biggest car parks into shaded power stations
eastangliabylines.co.uk
August 15, 2026 at 11:23 AM
As Britain swelters through another heatwave, few people will have heard that ministers have quietly dropped plans for solar carports.
Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round.
A missed opportunity?
Cars cooler in summer. Shelter from the rain in winter. Clean electricity all year round.
A missed opportunity?
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“There is a magnificent initiative called the #NationalEmergencyBriefing - a UK initiative focused on delivering an unfiltered evidence-led expert assessment of the climate and nature crisis”
Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
August 13, 2026 at 11:25 AM
“There is a magnificent initiative called the #NationalEmergencyBriefing - a UK initiative focused on delivering an unfiltered evidence-led expert assessment of the climate and nature crisis”
Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
Thank you @mrjamesob.bsky.social
Screenings across the UK, and beyond: www.nebriefing.org/screening-map
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"Possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted - we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points" writes @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
#climatecrisis
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 12, 2026 at 9:06 AM
"Possibly the greatest question humanity has ever confronted - we can hit the social tipping points before we hit the environmental tipping points" writes @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/membership/2...
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Why pick on Chris Packham? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08... The Times has mounted an attack on Chris Packham, saying he is not autistic. Why? What do they hope to gain? And is this quite sinister?
Why pick on Chris Packham?
As I have already noted today, The Times has chosen to question whether Chris Packham is really autistic, despite the fact that he has a diagnosis saying that he is. I have already discussed some aspe...
www.taxresearch.org.uk
August 12, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Why pick on Chris Packham? www.taxresearch.org.uk/Blog/2026/08... The Times has mounted an attack on Chris Packham, saying he is not autistic. Why? What do they hope to gain? And is this quite sinister?
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European summers aren't what they used to be!
Grey curve is the climate of 1950-90. Every coloured line is a summer since 1991. Every one since 2005 sits beyond the 95th percentile of the curve.
This isn't a shifting #climate. It's already a new one! 🤯🥵
Plot inspired by Barriopedro et al. 2011
Grey curve is the climate of 1950-90. Every coloured line is a summer since 1991. Every one since 2005 sits beyond the 95th percentile of the curve.
This isn't a shifting #climate. It's already a new one! 🤯🥵
Plot inspired by Barriopedro et al. 2011
August 10, 2026 at 7:10 AM
European summers aren't what they used to be!
Grey curve is the climate of 1950-90. Every coloured line is a summer since 1991. Every one since 2005 sits beyond the 95th percentile of the curve.
This isn't a shifting #climate. It's already a new one! 🤯🥵
Plot inspired by Barriopedro et al. 2011
Grey curve is the climate of 1950-90. Every coloured line is a summer since 1991. Every one since 2005 sits beyond the 95th percentile of the curve.
This isn't a shifting #climate. It's already a new one! 🤯🥵
Plot inspired by Barriopedro et al. 2011
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2003 was once exceptional. Now it's average.
2024's record will be average by the mid-2040s.
The extreme summers of the 2040s don't bear thinking about!
🌡🥵😬
#ClimateEmergency
After @edhawkins.org & @stottpeter.bsky.social using ERA5 + CMIP6.
2024's record will be average by the mid-2040s.
The extreme summers of the 2040s don't bear thinking about!
🌡🥵😬
#ClimateEmergency
After @edhawkins.org & @stottpeter.bsky.social using ERA5 + CMIP6.
August 10, 2026 at 7:04 AM
2003 was once exceptional. Now it's average.
2024's record will be average by the mid-2040s.
The extreme summers of the 2040s don't bear thinking about!
🌡🥵😬
#ClimateEmergency
After @edhawkins.org & @stottpeter.bsky.social using ERA5 + CMIP6.
2024's record will be average by the mid-2040s.
The extreme summers of the 2040s don't bear thinking about!
🌡🥵😬
#ClimateEmergency
After @edhawkins.org & @stottpeter.bsky.social using ERA5 + CMIP6.
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A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
Petition: Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks
The UK faces growing risks from climate and nature breakdown - from extreme weather to economic disruption and national security threats. Yet the public has never been given a clear national briefing ...
petition.parliament.uk
August 8, 2026 at 2:56 PM
A big thank you to everyone who’s been promoting the petition for a televised emergency briefing on the climate and nature crisis. It’s now jumped up to 56,700.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...
#NationalEmergencyBriefing #TimeToStepUp
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"We are well beyond incremental, so-called policy relevant pathways.
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Think wartime mobilisation, and the command of entire economies.
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None of the climate scenarios capture this.
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They are all constrained by what politicians would find palatable..."
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Think wartime mobilisation, and the command of entire economies.
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None of the climate scenarios capture this.
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They are all constrained by what politicians would find palatable..."
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August 7, 2026 at 2:57 PM
"We are well beyond incremental, so-called policy relevant pathways.
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Think wartime mobilisation, and the command of entire economies.
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None of the climate scenarios capture this.
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They are all constrained by what politicians would find palatable..."
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Think wartime mobilisation, and the command of entire economies.
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None of the climate scenarios capture this.
👏
They are all constrained by what politicians would find palatable..."
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