RISHI SUNAK HAS CALLED A GENERAL ELECTION FOR 4 JULY. It's the end of the Tories (and I feel fine).

Things are only getting wetter

Sunak backtracked on climate policies – and voters may punish him. By me and ⁦Helena Horton⁩ theguardian.com/politics/artic…

Prime Minister announces general election in the rain

Wowsers, India's new solar additions grew 5x in the first quarter of this year, hitting nearly 10GW Chart by Mercom India: "There is a substantial pipeline of large-scale projects scheduled for 2024, positioning India for a record-breaking year by a significant margin."

Global average sea level rose by about 0.3 inches (0.76 centimeters) from 2022 to 2023, according to a NASA-led analysis. This relatively large jump is due mostly to a warming climate and the development of a strong El Niño. No time to wait. #ActOnClimate

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The wrld has seen an explosion of interest in #naturebasedsolutions for managing water risks. Our flagship report, State of Investment in NBS for Water Security answers the Q: Is this interest translating into more investment on the ground? Submit data: bit.ly/nbs24-survey

A UK Parliamentary general election is happening on 4 July. Live in England, Scotland or Wales? Here are the deadlines you need: 📅 18 June: Register to vote by 11:59pm 📅 19 June: Apply for postal vote by 5pm 📅 26 June: Apply for proxy vote or free voter ID by 5pm

'There are serious issues at stake in this general election, and the Tories have just released nonsense figures with fake attribution and given it to newspapers who took it on trust. I’m really not sure that this will help their chances very much.' ✍️ Fraser Nelson

Whatever you do, don't visit the stopthetories.vote website to find out how to vote tactically to wipe out the Tories. And DON'T share this!

Very eye-opening to see who's leading the way on clean energy investment – and who's leading on fossil fuels China: Clean energy investment 3.7x fossil fuels Europe: 5.5x more in clean energy N America: Biggest investor in fossil fuels Middle East: 5.4x more on fossil fuels

If Starmer is elected on today’s manifesto, he’ll have a mandate for a quietly bold agenda on climate: double onshore wind, double insulation investment, triple solar, quadruple offshore wind. Stop new oil & gas licenses. End new petrol, diesel vehicle sales by 2030.

Surely this needs to spark a Saudi shift at global #climate talks - how can their diplomats still pretend climate driven extreme heat is not lethal after this?

On the sidelines of the #WFP Executive Board meeting, we're thrilled to co-host with Food and Agriculture Organization, International Fund for Agricultural Development & #COP28 + #COP29 Presidency: "Partnering to scale up climate actions in fragile and conflict-affected situations—zooming in on food security." 🔝Updates 🔜 #ClimateAction🌱🍽️

Hey BBC One Greens also have 4 MPs why aren't they depicted here?

This is what the CLIMATE VOTE looks like: 💚4 seats for Greens! ❌18 out of 23 Tory net zero sceptics lost their seats 👏36 of 51 Blue Wall seats flipped from Tory to Lib Dem & Labour, with climate & nature as key issues Voters are CRYING OUT for a green & prosperous future.

Your reminder - the Greens won 4 seats. Looking forward to them getting as much coverage as Reform ….

Anneliese Dodds is here, again, described as 'Minister for Women and Equalities' No reference to the humanitarian/int'l development/aid role she also holds - which UK NGOs hoped would be championed by a Labour Govt

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