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Tom Lancaster

@tommlancaster

Land, food & farming lead @ECIU_UK working across climate, farming and land use issues. Previously did agriculture and land use policy at RSPB. Views all mine.

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Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Gas, not net zero, has driven up UK power bills "Research shows gas set UK prices 98% of the time in 2021 "The biggest & most variable component of bills is the wholesale price of electricity and that price has long been disproportionately set by gas" ft.com/content/2f2545…

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In this article, Steve Rigby suggests Net Zero and the shift to EVs could see the UK lose its car industry I'm afraid a report by the CBI found the complete opposite - going slow in making the move to building EVs represents the biggest threat to A thread

In this article, Steve Rigby suggests Net Zero and the shift to EVs could see the UK lose its car industry

I'm afraid a report by the CBI found the complete opposite - going slow in making the move to building EVs represents the biggest threat to 

A thread
Simon Evans (@drsimevans) 's Twitter Profile Photo

THREAD: How the Sun screwed up its "smoking gun" story on net-zero study The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade" Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP" Oops! 1/10

THREAD: How the Sun screwed up its "smoking gun" story on net-zero study

The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade"

Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP"

Oops!
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James Rebanks (@herdyshepherd1) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sincerely wish Anna all the best on this - she is desperately needed on that board given its make-up Why I accepted a place on the Food Strategy Advisory Board | Food Foundation foodfoundation.org.uk/news/why-i-acc…

Climate Centre (@climatecentreuk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The sun has got its hat on🤠The UK has seen the sunniest March for 60 years, with just 50% of its normal rainfall last month. The weather patterns we are seeing are going from "feast to famine", Professor Liz Bentley of Royal Meteorological Society tells justin webb. BBC Radio 4 Today | Uni of Reading

Joe Stanley (@joewstanley) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Still we hear these tedious canards recycled. John will have been told many times, it’s not the chlorine, it’s the low standards of welfare it masks which require a chemical clean before being safe to eat. It’s cheap, nasty & illegal here. Why does John prefer 🇺🇸 farmers to 🇬🇧?

Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So, the Government made some announcements today about the ZEV Mandate (EV sales targets that manufacturers have to hit) In other words, they're weakening it - and the changes aren't necessarily that great for industry, economic growth, or drivers A 🧵 bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

Jess Ralston (@jessralston2) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Some major errors & misleading claims from Nick Robinson on BBC Radio 4 Today this morning, when discussing British Steel with Treasury Minister James Murray I hope these are corrected on tomorrow's programme. Here's what he got wrong... 🧵 bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Pleased to see the The Guardian correct an article from a couple of months ago, which made some dodgy claims about EV demand falling A short 🧵 on three things they got wrong... theguardian.com/business/2025/…

Pleased to see the <a href="/guardian/">The Guardian</a> correct an article from a couple of months ago, which made some dodgy claims about EV demand falling

A short 🧵 on three things they got wrong...

theguardian.com/business/2025/…
Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our analysis of hybrids in The Guardian today Hybrids only save owners £13 a year over petrols PHEVs only £117 EVs offer extra savings of over £800 But Gov changes to ZEV mandate could see more hybrids sold instead of EVs Thread tomorrow (am off today) theguardian.com/money/2025/apr…

Steve Akehurst (@steveakehurst) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform? How might Labour unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over? Big new research by Persuasion UK out on 'Reform curious Labour' as featured by Miranda Green in today's FT 🧵👇

NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform?

How might Labour unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over?

Big new research by <a href="/Persuasion_UK/">Persuasion UK</a> out on 'Reform curious Labour' as featured by <a href="/greenmiranda/">Miranda Green</a> in today's FT 🧵👇
Alasdair Johnstone (@a_sjohnstone) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New Focaldata polling for ECIU taking temperature of on climate issues on the week of the local elections. Overall, despite a lot of media coverage about net zero, the support for the target across the board remains high at 66% vs 25%

New <a href="/focaldataHQ/">Focaldata</a> polling for <a href="/ECIU_UK/">ECIU</a> taking temperature of on climate issues on the week of the local elections. Overall, despite a lot of media coverage about net zero, the support for the target across the board remains high at 66% vs 25%
Colin Walker (@colinwalker79) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Here's some A-grade EV misinformation from the The Telegraph "EV fires up 77% in two years!!!" What the The Telegraph fails to mention is that the number of EVs on our roads has gone up 105% in those 2 years Which means the frequency of EV fires has actually gone down! 1/4

Here's some A-grade EV misinformation from the <a href="/Telegraph/">The Telegraph</a> 

"EV fires up 77% in two years!!!"

What the <a href="/Telegraph/">The Telegraph</a> fails to mention is that the number of EVs on our roads has gone up 105% in those 2 years

Which means the frequency of EV fires has actually gone down!

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📺 "This isn't just about farm incomes, its about environmental outcomes, but its also about the resilience of our food supply" Tom Lancaster, ECIU on BBC Countryfile discusses how schemes like the SFI can increase resilience to climate impacts ⬇️ bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…