Power the UK with homegrown renewables

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Britain’s grid could run without fossil fuels for first time since 1882 This Easter could mark a milestone for the country’s transformation of the electricity system, though the exact moment depends on our mercurial weather

"Gas prices have surged since Iran conflict began. The way power markets work (under powerful Labour MPs) means gas almost always sets the wholesale electricity price. During periods of zero-carbon operation, Neso expects wholesale prices to be low"
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White family in Swiss mountains

Black stick figures on Swiss map.

Swiss cultural symbols presented as being under threat.

Headscarf-wearing woman with Swiss passport.

The Swiss far right "People's Party" (which appears in the Epstein files in his communications with Steve Bannon) is our country's largest party. It is also campaigning in favour of a straight up white nationalist ecofascist initiative - called the "sustainability initiative."

Petition Parliamentary Petition Do YOU want Britain to take back control of our media and democracy from the international billionaires who have hijacked it?They use it to force our politicians to act again…

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Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’ Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefits

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How much more evidence do we need? The ultra-rich and the governments supporting them will destroy everything for the sake of profit, power and pride. Nothing is precious to them - not human life, not the living world - except their own wealth and status. Our survival depends on resisting them.

Two protesters arrested on first day of Queensland’s ‘from the river to the sea’ ban Arrests occurred after pro-Palestinian activists gathered outside state parliament within hours of new laws taking effect

'Two pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested for violating contentious new Queensland hate-speech laws, with one of them allegedly saying the banned phrase “from the river to the sea”.'

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"Two action takers from 'People Against Genocide' occupy the front canopy of Chubb Insurance's Manchester office.
Chubb provide the mandatory insurance needed by Elbit Systems to manufacture Israeli drone engines on British soil"(The Aftershock) #UK #Palestine

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

#Climate breakdown shrinks the amount of time people can safely go about their lives. Rising temperatures, driven by #fossilfuel burning make it hard even for many young, healthy adults to do basic physical activities, such as housework or walking up stairs

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Advert for an event about protest rights in the UK, Monday 16 March 6-8 pm, Cambridge Quaker Meeting House, Jesus Lane.

‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regions

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Line graph time series of daily mean Arctic sea ice thickness for each year from 1979 to 2025 using shades of red, white and blue. A seasonal cycle is shown with thicker ice in late winter and thinner ice in late summer. A long-term decreasing trend is also visible. Data is from PIOMAS v2.1.

The average thickness of #Arctic sea ice reached a new all-time minimum this year (in this dataset)... 📉

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The 2025 state of the climate report: a planet on the brink We are hurtling toward climate chaos. The planet's vital signs are flashing red. The consequences of human-driven alterations of the climate are no longer

What does @rutgerbregman.com know that Kevin Anderson doesn't?

And what gives him the right to brand the likes of Kevin Anderson a 'doomerist'?

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The National Emergency Briefing There was a ground-breaking event in London this week, a first of its kind update on climate change called the National Emergency Briefing. Members of Parliament were invited to attend and many did…

Every single month the UK burns up 0.7% of the carbon budget for 2C.

In the words of Kevin Anderson , it is now 'too late for non-radical futures. I see no way out of revolutionary rates of change in how we (particularly groups of us) live today.'

See earthbound.report/2025/11/29/t... (at 40:29)

To stay within 2 degrees of warming, the UK would need to cut its emissions by 8% per year, 3% higher than the cuts we saw at the peak of the COVID epidemic. If we took a more equitable approach to our fair share of the pie, the figure would be 13% per year.

We know that if we pass 2C we risk triggering a cascade of interacting tipping points in the earth system. We are already crossing tipping points for coral reefs and the Amazon, and we are witnessing the weakening of the AMOC, which regulates our climate.

Climate change: senior insurance leader warns of economic collapse - Insure Our Future Global As climate risks escalate and global temperatures exceed 1.5°C, insurance industry leaders remain silent. This article explores the urgent warnings from insider Allianz’s Günther Thallinger and calls ...

We are anticipating temperature rises of 2C by 2050 with a small but real chance of 4C by 2100. This spells systemic collapse, including the collapse of the economy. Risks will become uninsurable and the financial system will implode.

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This was @rutgerbregman.com's reply to a question about the pace of change following his third Reith Lecture.

History is also littered with the corpses of people who underestimated imminent threats. Could it be that Bregman is failing to recognise the unprecedented nature of the climate threat?

'I've never really liked the doomerist framwork of, oh, we have only 5 years or 10 years or whatever the number is to tackle climate change. Humans are also extraordinarily creative and adaptive creatures, at least that's what I see time and time again in history'.

Cambridge Antarctic Rights Network! Big event on the evening of December 1, with Natalie Bennett, Paul Powlesland and others.

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Super Typhoon Fung-wong made landfall in the Philippines on Sunday. At least two deaths have been reported and over a million people were pre-emptively evacuated from their homes. nyti.ms/4hMp3TC

Jonathon Porritt: 'Love Anger & Betrayal'. Speaker Tour, Cambridge Jonathon Porritt introduces his new book which asks: "What good are science and rational persuasion if no one is paying attention?"

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Honest Government Ad | Visit Norway! YouTube video by thejuicemedia

The Norwegian Government has made a new tourism ad, and it's surprsingly honest and informative! 🇳🇴

Pilgrim on 700-mile 'save the earth' walk to London calls in at York A pilgrim with a 21st century “save the earth” message has called in at York during his 700-mile trek. Quaker and climate activist Andrew Dames…

Cambridge activist Andrew Dames, walking from Shetland to London to protest against fossil fuels, has arrived in York!

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Protest outside Great St Mary’s, Cambridge

Open Letter re Chancellorship Open Letter re the Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge The next Chancellor will, we are told, ‘play a vital part in Cambridge’s public-facing activities, fundraising, and in providing advi...

350 signatures! including many plucky fighters from the tuition fee wars of 2010-11.

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"This is not just a usual British warm summer and it's being driven by climate change." 💯

@robertnpalmer.bsky.social on @lbcnews.bsky.social

tomorrow!

Open Letter re Chancellorship Open Letter re the Chancellorship of the University of Cambridge The next Chancellor will, we are told, ‘play a vital part in Cambridge’s public-facing activities, fundraising, and in providing advi...

Cambridge-associated people, please keep signing/sharing this letter against Lord Browne's candidacy for Chancellor.

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UN expert urges criminalizing fossil fuel disinformation, banning lobbying Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms

This MUST happen

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