Wild Justice: new report on the declining actions of Natural England concerning establishing new SSSIs eg none since 2023. SEE: wildjustice.org.uk/unprotected-...

Take action - Get Ofwat's Board to reject the Thames Water creditors

Thames Water wants to set its own rules. The Board of Ofwat is split over whether to let them. Tip the scales in favour of people and planet: email the Board now, and urge them to reject Thames Water's creditors @weownit.org.uk weownit.org.uk/stop-thames-water%0A

A reckoning in the Amazon Indigenous leaders, traditional communities and researchers are resisting development in the Amazon rainforest that could push its ecosystems past irreversible tipping points.

Resistance to development in the Amazon. SEE: theecologist.org/2026/apr/18/...

War on Iran, war on nature A long US-Israel war against Iran would push the Middle East’s environment to breaking point.

War on Iran as a war on nature. SEE: theecologist.org/2026/apr/20/...

Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining moment

Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The full carbon costs of trawlers may be more than you think. SEE: theecologist.org/2026/apr/17/...

Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds Pollution is ‘silent accelerator that robs individuals of their healthiest years’, say researchers

Carry on.

Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms Map reveals most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions, which are dangerous to health and environment

What will the Govt do to end this? SEE: Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Peatland near Loch Ness to be restored in rewilding project Charities and private landowners are working on the scheme covering more than 1,000 hectares.

Rewilding is hope. SEE: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The politics of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) Growing evidence suggests that the AMOC system of ocean currents may be heading towards collapse

This is easily the most concerning post I have made for a long time. I had written an intro to the topic - westenglandbylines.co.uk/features/cli...
But this is for urgent action: Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Labour Government deepens UK overfishing crisis UK catch limits keep exceeding scientific advice, driving fish stock collapse and undermining post‑Brexit sustainability promises.

Overfishing sustained by UK Govt: www.bluemarinefoundation.com/2026-cefas-s...

Do share widely:

More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled

Twilight for British butterflies? SEE: www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Puffins’ cliffs might turn quieter this year After a brutal winter in the Atlantic, many seabirds were washed ashore and won’t return to their breeding grounds.

Birds have had a hard North Atlantic winter. SEE: www.birdlife.org/news/2026/03...

With the UK economy predicted to be hit hardest by Trump's war, remember who supported it.

Musician performs inside melting glacier to highlight climate crisis Swiss musician To Athena has performed inside a cave in a melting glacier to highlight ice loss in the Alps.

Music from inside a dying glacier. SEE: www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

Super Typhoon Sinlaku bears down on Northern Mariana Islands, Guam Slow-moving Sinlaku is weakening as it heads towards Guam, but it will still bring dangerous conditions to the region.

Super Typhoons do exist: SEE: www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/...

Big Oil and offshore Britain How Big Oil reaps in the profits while avoiding contributions to the public good by using Britain's network of offshore tax havens.

What is the UK losing from involvement in fossil fuels? Certainly, indefensible state subsidies of £17.5bn a year. But this is not all:
theecologist.org/2026/apr/14/...

MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration Exclusive: Ministers accused of trying to keep investment firm’s withdrawal from partnership with NatureScot under wraps

MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Pause permits and construction of data centers! The birds are vanishing. Near Microsoft and Amazon AI data centers, the living world is falling silent. Where birdsong once filled the air, a constant mechanical roar never stops. Thousands of server

Pause permits and construction of data centers! action.eko.org/a/pause-perm...

We are still a long way from having UK Govt policies which eradicate the cost of living crisis. It does, after all, kill people and this is only one example:

Exclusive: Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost Renewable power made up almost 50% of the world’s electricity capacity last year after a record ‌increase in solar installations, data from the International Renewable Energy Agency shared exclusively...

Renewables grew to almost 50% of global electricity capacity in 2025 after solar boost www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Renewable energy sets new US record, beating gas on the grid for the first time in month of March It’s just one month, but it’s a sign of where the US is headed as renewable energy – namely solar – surges onto the grid, despite Trump.

Renewable energy sets new US record, beating gas on the grid for the first time in month of March reneweconomy.com.au/renewable-en...

Are we heading for ‘super El Nino’ – and what could we expect? Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highs

Are we heading for ‘super El Niño’ – and what could we expect?

- Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to new record highs

#ElNino #climatecrisis
Explainer by @gabriellecanon.bsky.social
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🤯 It's a Mythbusting Monday - and this is a big one...

Studies show that solar, wind and battery storage could comfortably power 100% of the world's energy needs by 2050.

This transition will mean more habitable planet, but - according to some experts - it could also mean cheaper energy bills.

It was already strange that Your Party chose not to field its own candidates in the local elections but back 'left independents' instead. In Scotland and elsewhere, it appears Your Party is in a crisis that can only lead to shrinkage.

Michael Morpurgo, Chris Packham, and Isabella Tree at the Oxford Literary Festival The three authors talked to Philip Lymbery, author and CEO of Compassion in World Farming on 21 March in the Sheldonian Theatre

Hazel and I wrote this report of a key environmental event at Oxford Literary Festival: Michael Morpurgo, Chris Packham, and Isabella Tree at the Oxford Literary Festival westenglandbylines.co.uk/news/environ...

Climate cooperation offers a way out of energy price chaos With geopolitics in disarray, energy price crises will keep happening. Continued dependence on fossil fuels would leave countries forever lurching from crisis to crisis.

Recommended read: In the Indian Express, Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of UN Climate Change, argued that “climate cooperation offers a way out of energy price chaos”.

And 2nd hand solid wood furniture will last lifetimes and does not require assembling. And is cheaper.......

The Iran war is driving a solar boom in the UK.

@octopus.energy reports solar sales up 54% in March alone.

EDF says residential sales are running at double last spring's rate.

Every rooftop solar installation is a vote against fossil fuel price volatility.