30°C above normal in the Arctic today. 40°C above normal in the Antarctic today. It would be unbelievable if it were not true. And it is terrifying beyond words. The war we have waged against the natural world has, in climatic terms, just gone nuclear.

In a daily mail article Rt Hon Nadine Dorries has claimed those who oppose the privatisation of C4 are “ill informed.” Well let’s look at some of her claims, and I promise not to mention the fact she didn’t know that Channel 4 is purely funded through advertising, not the taxpayer.🧵

Fantastic responses to some pretty shocking "interviewing" 👏 #DontLookUp #RichardMadeley Gary Lineker #JustStopOil

Scientists now glued on at BEIS. Why?   "Last week scientists released a report that sounded the final alarm. We must end our addiction to #FossilFuels fuels NOW. The UK Government then announced it will increase exploration for oil & gas" Dr Thierry - Earth-System Scientist

Scientists now being arrested - IN THE UK! Why? Because Government will not listen to the science So, we have to do non-violent direct action to get their attention

The situation for the Conservative Party is worse than you think. The difficulty lies, however, in explaining how serious it is without falling into the language of hyperbole. So, I shall simply list some developments as dispassionately as I can. 🧵

HAPPENING NOW: I’m at Shell UK AGM where a choir has disrupted the chairman’s speech singing a rendition of “we will stop you” 🎶 #RallyAgainstShell

Message to Tory MPs. This is who you're voting on.

Does anyone know where the flight to Rwanda is scheduled to leave from on Tuesday? Who the carrier is? Timings etc. Because if it goes ahead we need to be there. Objecting on Twitter just won't cut it. We need to be there. And we need to take action against the carrier.

A clip from Don’t Look Up, and then a real TV interview that just happened

My latest documentary DENIAL, the first part of a new series Big Oil vs the World, will be broadcast tonight on BBC2 at 9pm. With this week’s unprecedented heatwave the latest reminder that devastating climate change is already underway, this is the story of how we got here.

New Yorkers! Come see The Territory in Central Park on Aug 16 The Territory provides an immersive on-the-ground look at the tireless fight of the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people against the encroaching deforestation brought by farmers & illegal settlers in the Brazilian Amazon

🚨 BREAKING🚨 GP JAILED FOR PEACEFUL CIVIL RESISTANCE: “I have no regrets, I offer no apology and I will breach the injunction again.” #CivilResistance #A22Network #JustStopOil #NoNewOil #EnoughIsEnough #ClimateCrisis #ClimateChange #CostOfLivingCrisis #CostOfGreedCrisis #UK

The French parliament passed a law in 2011 outlawing fracking because of concern it can pollute drinking water. Today, England lifted the ban on fracking. Not content with pumping crap into your water, they’re now going to poison you with gas as well.

Can you help? The Avon and Somerset Police have told me that ‘racism is not a crime.’ Stagecoach SouthWest falcon service has stopped picking up black and brown men at a certain bus stop near me. The drivers accept white passengers. This is apartheid in action. 1/4

My documentary on Joan Armatrading is playing tomorrow evening as part of a wonderful evening celebrating the legendary artist Joan Armatrading #joanarmatrading BBC Two Look out for performances from Meshell Ndegeocello, Soweto Kinch SHINGAI and Martha Wainwright

Don’t forget to tune into BBC Two this evening for two great Joan Armatrading shows: 8:40pm - Me Myself I (Documentary) 10:30pm - Live at Asylum Chapel from 2021 Or catch up on BBC iPlayer after. #joanarmatrading

I see this as the most important of all issues: the collapse of the Earth systems on we and all the living wonders with which we share this planet depend. It is happening in front of our eyes, and it should dominate the news everywhere, every day. theguardian.com/environment/20…