National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...

Hundreds of MPs and peers are already signed up to attend to hear from scientists , economists and security experts – is your MP attending ? Check now at nebriefing.org

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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .

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Riba Stirling Prize 2025: Appleby Blue Almshouse named Britain's best new building Appleby Blue Almshouse in London wins the Royal Institute of British Architects' Stirling Prize.

We need a lot more of this!
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Cardiff may become UK's first city to impose SUV parking premium Owners of large cars such as SUVs would be charged more to encourage switching to smaller vehicles.

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European rights body urges UK ministers to review protest laws The Council of Europe's human rights commissioner warns the government about policing of demonstrations.

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‘It’s a road to destruction’: climate defenders facing surge in reprisals, says UN expert Mary Lawlor, UN special rapporteur for human rights defenders, accuses US, UK and other governments of paying lip service to climate goals while criminalizing activists

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Just brilliant! Thank you

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Recording a special Jane Goodall episode for the What If We Get It Right? podcast. Coming your way tomorrow — subscribe wherever you get your pods 🎙️ www.getitright.earth/podcast

In 2021, I was a guest on Jane Goodall’s podcast. Today, I’m re-airing that conversation to share her voice, her wisdom, her abundant soft power, with you.

🐒 🌿🕊️ Listen here (wherever you get your pods): www.getitright.earth/podcast

Contribute your thoughts to our effort to develop a UN metric of each country’s relationship with nature, to complement human development with flourishing with the rest of the natural world

Global renewable energy generation surpasses coal for first time Record solar expansion and steady wind growth driving world’s shift away from fossil fuels in 2025, report finds

So cool.

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Why we need more Jane Goodalls Her ability to move between academia, media and policy was almost unique.

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Starmer asks Conservative peer to write planning bill to block judicial reviews Exclusive: One option could be to leave treaty that allows legal claims against projects such as Heathrow expansion

This is really bad news

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If the government wants economic growth it must bring essential industries into public ownership Successive governments clobber households and small businesses by hiking interest rates to manage inflation, but don’t inconvenience corporations.

UK subsidises energy prices in other countries.

Investors, state entities from Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Israel, Italy, Korea, Norway, UAE & the US own most of UK energy sector.

£514bn operating profit since 2020.

Profits/Dividends go abroad.

Britons pay the price of privatisation dogma.

Labour’s plan for migrants to ‘earn’ permanent residency turns belonging into an endless exam In this hierarchical system, migrants are kept on extended probation and judged by standards never applied to British nationals.

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Why you don’t have to block roads or glue yourself to buildings to be a climate activist Environmental activism doesn’t always have to be radical.

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The more in favour of welfare you are, the more likely you are to support cycle lanes Findings show that the most political people have the strongest views on green transport infrastructure, potentially skewing the debate.

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Key oceans treaty crosses critical threshold to come into force Sixty states have ratified a global treaty to protect the oceans - it will become law in January.

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How I tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers – new study New research shows that the biggest sources of forever chemicals are rooted in the past – old landfills, waste sites or historic industrial use.

This is why we need #scientific #evidence

How I tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers – new study
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UWTSD named UK University of the Year for Teaching Quality The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has been named the UK’s university of the year for Teaching Quality in the 2026 Good University Guide by The Times and Sunday Times.

So well deserved. Great accolade for #UWTSD and its wonderful staff www.uwtsd.ac.uk/news/uwtsd-n...

Introducing War on Climate, a new series that explores how conflict interacts with environmental issues around the globe Wars and climate change are inextricably linked.

Introducing War on Climate, a new series that explores how conflict interacts with environmental issues around the globe
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The digital movement that is enabling Indigenous people to show for themselves how the Amazon region is changing A fast-growing digital movement means Indigenous people no longer rely on outsiders to speak for them.

The digital movement that is enabling Indigenous people to show for themselves how the Amazon region is changing
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International law isn’t dead. But the impunity seen in Gaza urgently needs to be addressed International law isn’t dead. Far from it. But impunity urgently needs to be addressed.

International law isn’t dead. But the impunity seen in Gaza urgently needs to be addressed
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Why building nature-centric housing involves a mindset shift Nature-centric housing solutions already exist in places Brazil, Italy and the Netherlands. The challenge is how to build these at scale and adapt them to the UK.

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Constituency-level data reveals which parties are most threatened by Reform National polling masks a hidden truth: people are very undecided about how they’d vote in their own constituency.

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Jamie Oliver is right – this is how much fruit and veg we really should be eating every day The celebrity chef’s call to eat more fruit and veg might sound extreme, but science shows that the benefits don’t stop at five.

Jamie Oliver is right – this is how much fruit and veg we really should be eating every day
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Angela Rayner resignation letter and Sir Keir Starmer reply in full Rayner says she "deeply regrets" her conduct over Hove property, while PM says he's "very sad".

Worth reading all three letters in full

In full: Rayner, PM and ethics adviser's letters on her resignation www.bbc.com/news/article...

Two remarkable Ambassadors for our Planet, 99 year old Sir David Attenborough and 91 year old Dr. Jane Goodall. They’ve dedicated their lives to educate and protect.. 🌍

#janegoodall #davidattenborough #nature #chimpanzees #wildlife #environment #drjanegoodall #jane #sirdavidattenborough #bbc #bsky

10 years ago today. The world has lost so much more humanity and compassion since then.