As we leave the Science Museum today here's Dr. Anthony Graham Tony Graham explaing why he joined the occupation of the museums new 'Energy Revolution' gallery.

We won't stop ramping up our campaign until we have a #FossilFreeMuseum

We’re about to settle in for our second night occupying the Science Museum’s new “Energy Revolution” gallery, in protest against the museums continued ties to the fossil fuel industry.

Here’s an update from inside the museum from Dr. Aaron Thierry

🚨Breaking!

The Science Museum have decided to close the ‘Energy Revolution’ gallery to the public rather than let people hear the truth about their polluting sponsor Adani - the largest private coal producer in the world!

#AdaniOut #FossilFreeMuseum

BREAKING: Chris Packham, scientists & young activists have occupied the Science Museum's Energy Revolution gallery in protest against the sponsorship of coal giant Adani.

'Science is understanding truth & beauty - it's grotesque for the Museum to promote coal!'
#DropAdani

'Science is really clear that if we're trying to stabilise the climate & meet the climate agreement all world governments have signed up to we have to stop burning fossil fuels

Yet what are world governments doing? They're increasing the production & supply of fossil fuels!'
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I was on BBC News (UK) earlier discussing the fact that we've just had 10 record breaking months in a row.

'What we're seeing is that these record breaking temperatures are causing huge devastation & extremes that are having catastrophic effects for peoples lives & livelihoods' 1/2🧵

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The Lancet and colonialism: past, present, and future thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Please read our brief look The Lancet's past, what it says about its present, & might about its future.

'Influence unfairly accumulated through colonialism must be redirected to egalitarian purposes.'

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🌏 The Climate and Nature Bill, formerly the CE Bill, was introduced in the Commons today with support from MPs of all main parties. Though the name's changed, the Bill remains the same—a call to action for a serious, science-led plan to tackle the climate and nature…

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It's a Best Of: star comedians help top climate scientists cut through to the masses!

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It's happened many times over the decades...

Every time the statutory environmental agencies dare to do their job right, the Govt of the day threatens to take away their powers, cut their budgets, and put them back in their box

That's ultimately why we end up with poo in our…

This is probably the largest and most comprehensive global survey I have seen on peoples values regarding prioritizing the environment vs. economic growth.

The findings overwhelmingly show people on a global scale value the environment over growth. worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSDocumentati…

For the climate community still unwilling to make the connections between climate justice, genocide, warfare:

Great timing for this article sciencedirect.com/science/articl… on virtual vs in-person conferences, as we prepare to encourage conversations about reducing air travel LSTM.

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Hypocrisy by powerful countries undermined the rules-based international order in 2023, making it harder to promote human rights and resolve the world’s most devastating wars, CIVICUS announced in its 13th annual State of Civil Society Report

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'the recognition of a #ClimateEmergency suggests that universities should shift towards a more proactive ecopedagogical role as a matter of urgency'

#education #university #ecopedagogy

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I urge all climate scientists and politicians to read this article by Jonathon Porritt
jonathonporritt.com/mainstream-cli…
Quoting his summary points:
1️⃣'The speed with which the climate is now changing is faster than (almost) all scientists thought possible.'

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Simon Oldridge Jonathon Porritt ScientistsForXR Bill McGuire Dr Charlie Gardner Leon Simons Professor Mark Maslin 𝕏 🙄 Dr Emily Grossman James Edward Hansen Bill McKibben GO GREEN Further to Jonathon Porritt arguments, for many senior climate types we hugely underestimate the pervasive & dangerous influence of prestige &hi-incomes (hence emissions &resource-use); we've normalised 'we're worth it' & tailor our assumptions to support such self-serving norms.

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