Superb piece by Joss Garman and Ruth Davis countering the lazy reporting of the farmers’ demonstrations as a green backlash and outlining the steps that need to be taken to help them.open.substack.com/pub/jossgarman…

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The centre left New Statesman is now happy to publish articles putting ‘climate and nature emergency’ in heavy scare marks (it saves saying ‘so called’) or viewing environmental policies as just another way in which elites immiserate the masses. greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/04/09/yes…

Good and important read from Shaun Spiers this. Timely reminder that ignoring or appeasing climate scepticism is a dangerous game for politicians to play.
greenallianceblog.org.uk/2024/04/09/yes…

An important piece theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

EXCLUSIVE watch alex thomson ask Paula Vennells if she misled parliament 👇

EXCLUSIVE:

@Alextomo asks Former Post Office CEO Paula Vennells if she misled parliament.
She’s been seen publicly for the first time since Channel 4 News released damning revelations confirming Post Office management knew of issues with remote access to its Horizon years…

An important article by alan rusbridger on a taboo that has long needed tackling. prospectmagazine.co.uk/politics/65635…

A truly terrific scoop!

There are very legitimate concerns about the UK's ability to sustain this pace of emissions reduction, but there is no denying the track record has been very impressive. Cutting emissions by 52% since 1990 is world-leading. businessgreen.com/news/4190857/u…

Some good news for Good Friday. UK emissions have halved, renewables account for nearly half our power and fossil fuels' share of the grid is down to 34 per cent. There are lots of challenges ahead, but also good reasons to think this trend can continue. businessgreen.com/blog-post/4191…

Important piece by @bencooke135
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‘A single beaver pond holds an estimated 1.1 million gallons of water and recharges underlying aquifers with an even greater amount of water.’

Understanding, restoring and cherishing beavers is the key to rediscovering our own place in the cosmos. linkedin.com/posts/sam-know…

For all the bluster, new nuclear will be too late, to little to make a serious dent in energy needs & carbon emissions by the 2030s, & cripplingly expensive. We've the means now to create a clean, affordable, reliable power sector, built on renewables, storage, energy efficiency.

It is, however, always helpful to have a senior politician engage with, rather than ignore, gloss over, or deny, what is happening to the climate and what it means for the global economy.

Feeding the birds in your garden is all very well, but their babies need insects, not seeds and nuts. So the best thing you can do for the birds is to replace your colourful, exotic bushes with native species such as crab apple, hawthorn and dog rose, or if you have space, oak,…

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Jacob Rees-Mogg says 'postpone net-zero indefinitely' (via PA). He argues one reason is US economy is growing faster than UK's.

Feels like a good moment to note the US has embarked on a far more ambitious green plan than the UK, spending $370bn on clean energy.

Very much enjoying the myriad very serious commentators who now tacitly admit the economic and political strategy they've spent 20 years lobbying for has resulted in a full spectrum trainwreck, but still insist they are right about what must happen now.