11. Because I’m sure you will be asking, here, again, is a brief article, with links, about the key replacement technology. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

12. There’s loads of information about the impacts of livestock farming, and the technologies and politics that could lead the transition away from it, in Regenesis, supported with abundant references. penguin.co.uk/books/317018/r…

13. Each of the scientific papers it refers to opens up a trail of citations (going forwards) and references (going backwards). So it’s easy to learn more (accursed academic journal paywalls permitting).

To side with denial is to side with stupid. Don't do it to yourself. Get informed, get smart, set your gut instincts and system justification aside, and consider the evidence on its merits. Thank you.

George Monbiot This incredible chart shows how far off balance we’ve moved with mass animal production, compared to the natural state 100,000 years ago

Fantastic news - confirmation that Pine Martens are not only back but breeding successfully in the New Forest: bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan…

#Humpbackwhale sighted off #Brighton. Thanks to Gary Rice for this footage taken December 5th just outside #BrightonMarina. We believe this whale is likely to be the same individual sighted last week at the Port of #Dover. Please report any further sightings. #whale #sussex

This just out today: How to keep your home warm during very cold weather (on a budget) – and avoid dangerous heating 'hacks' theconversation.com/how-to-keep-yo… via The Conversation

Good climate news this week 1 EU seals groundbreaking deal to curb deforestation 2 US installs record 5.6GW in home solar 3 LA bans new oil & gas 4 US scientists in fusion energy breakthrough 5 California offshore wind auction bags $757m 6 $125b in funds lose EU's top "ESG" stamp

Unleash the #biodiversity-boosting power of bison! 🦬 Find out how bison are shaping the landscape at Wilder Blean, Kent – a Rewilding Network member – where they're filling a crucial missing part of the ecosystem. Featuring Kent Wildlife Trust Wildwood Kent #COP15

"The economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of nature. Not the other way around." ⁦The Wildlife Trusts⁩ ⁦Craig Bennett⁩ reminding everyone at #COP15 our lives depend on getting the approach to nature right.

🚨A warning from Sonia Guajajara: We're running out of time to protect life on Earth. Yet rich countries, like those in the EU, Norway and Australia are turning #COP15 another COP of broken promises by refusing to support "indigenous territories" in the global biodiversity deal

Amazing solar performance in EU in 2022 >Up 47% v 2021 at record-breaking 41.4GW >Expected to hit 60GW in 2023 Top 5 Countries 1 Germany: 8GW 2 Spain: 7.5GW 3 Poland: 4.9GW 4 Netherlands: 4GW 5 France: 2.7GW “lifeline amid energy and climate crises” euronews.com/green/2022/12/…

Monthly global temperatures between 1880-2021 thanks to the scientists at NASA. Watch til the end: buff.ly/34HE6gs. There is no time to wait. Make 2023 the year we #ActOnClimate #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #climate #energy #GreenNewDeal

Much more on the “Top 10 Positive Climate Actions of 2022”, out now on Episode 68 of the Angry Clean Energy Guy podcast theangrycleanenergyguy.com/podcast/episod…

I just signed this "cease and desist" letter to fossil fuel CEOs from Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate, Helena Gualinga, and Luisa Neubauer. It demands an end to the fossil fuel projects that are destroying our planet. Join us! World Economic Forum World Economic Forum #wef23 fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/da…

Good climate news this week 1 Earth’s ozone layer on course to be healed 2 New York to ban natural gas in new buildings 3 India: $2.3b program to push green hydrogen 4 France: parliament bill to speed up renewables deployment 5 US lays out road map for net-zero transport by 2050

Good climate news this week 1 England bans single-use plastic 2 EU to tackle greenwashing 3 US DOE arm in $394b for cleantech 4 EU awards €1.8b to 16 cleantechs 5 Germany plans 30GW offshore wind by 2030 6 Brazil raids illegal deforestation 7 hydrogen-powered plane in world-1st

Good climate news this week 1 $1tr green investments match fossil fuels for 1st time 2 Adani loses $52b in value 3 Class-action wave coming for ESG 4 UK greenwashing rules set bar higher than EU 5 Portugal debt-for-nature swap with Cape Verde 6 Tech hope for steel emissions cuts

Gorse and bramble are not scrub to be tidied. This should become an ecological crime. Why? Because thorned bushes are the parents of new trees. And, with enough scrubland establishment in the UK, there may be no need for wretched tubing, or even tree planting at all. Simples.