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❗️A drone fitted with an explosive detonator was discovered beside a Ukrainian Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft at Leipzig Airport, BILD reports. Airport operations were temporarily suspended, and German police are investigating possible sabotage.
My column on how capital becomes a death cult. Faced with a choice between profit and human life, the radical right chooses profit. Then it tries to persuade us that mass death is what we want. It's the new phase of climate denial: accept your fate, earthlings. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George MonbiotAs climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiotwww.theguardian.com
"Grocers are already bringing in more products from abroad because of the poor conditions at home" But the time is coming - soon - when countries will hold onto their own And the UK imports getting on for half its food www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Farmers warn shoppers face smaller and more expensive vegetables due to hot weatherThis year's harvest could be the worst on record due to the exceptionally dry spring and summer.www.bbc.co.uk
Britain can't wait for an Autumn Budget. The government must drop their red lines, get round the table with our European neighbours to kickstart our economy before it's too late.
What if climate adaptation isn't happening in government plans, but in everyday decisions? From farmers adjusting practices to businesses redesigning operations, people are quietly adapting to a changing climate long before official policies catch up. theconversation.com/climate-rela...
Climate-related ‘silent adaptation’ coping strategies are going beyond official directivesAt local level, many grassroots initiatives are cropping up to tackle unforeseen climate-related events, but improvising and instinctive ways of working are often overlooked in public policy.theconversation.com
'Brutal' harvest could be worst on record Dire forecast has sparked calls to factor domestic food production into the current debate about Britain's national security, as it currently relies on imports for 40% of all food consumed news.sky.com/story/bruta...
Can’t you leftists understand? Mass death is good for you. Reject the woke love of life! Welcome civilisational collapse! Watch it all burn, then dance in the ashes! This, roughly speaking, is how the dismissal of climate action is now being justified. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Murderous heat, an endangered food supply, decimated landscapes: embrace the Mediterranean life | George MonbiotAs climate disaster stares us in the face, the radical right says ‘Embrace the Mediterranean life’. Embrace death, more like it, says Guardian columnist George Monbiotwww.theguardian.com
A rapid shift from wet to dry weather, a hallmark signature of climate change, fueled the European wildfires that have displaced 300,000-plus people. From @yalee360.bsky.social:
Weather Whiplash Helped Fuel the Wildfires in France and Spaint.co
'Eight of the biggest oil companies amassed profits of more than $90bn (£67bn) in just three months as the Iran conflict sent energy prices soaring and the emissions-fuelled climate crisis caused deadly heatwaves.' www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisisIran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damagewww.theguardian.com
It's been an absolute honour to visit Clacton fewer times than I've visited America, hold zero surgeries and do fuck all for the town.
Around 3.6 million couples in the UK live together without marrying, and most have almost no protection if they separate. Jonathan Marks, Lib Dem Justice spokesperson, is making the case for a law that finally gives cohabiting couples a fair deal.
New piece from me: Getting over the 2030 energy bill bump On how we're in a period of unusually high energy bills that we should be able to escape from - but only if we start making serious progress on electrification www.nesta.org.uk/blog/the-ene...
The energy edit: getting over the 2030 energy bill bumpEvery six weeks Andrew Sissons assesses the most important signals and trends underpinning the UK’s energy transition.www.nesta.org.uk
NEW – Factcheck: How nuclear, gas, wind and solar power are affected during heatwaves | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org w/ comment from @iain-staffell.bsky.social @henrypreston.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/yfvQnUS
It was the hottest July on record for mean temperature and mean maximum temperature in Reading since records began in 1908. By mean temperature, it is also the hottest month on record since 1908. Extraordinarily sunny too, with just over 358 hours recorded.
"We’ve just experienced the driest July on record and BP has driven record-breaking droughts, unprecedented wildfires and extraordinary excess heatwave deaths while amassing $5.7 billion (£4.24 billion) in profits". www.greenpeace.org.uk/press-centre/
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While wildfires rage, oil bosses are laughing all the way to the bank thanks to Donald Trump’s idiotic Iran war. People across the country are facing sky high energy bills. If Burnham is struggling to find the money to help families with those bills, I’d start here.
Sky NewsOil giant BP profits more than double due to Iran war - again
It is time to invest homegrown, clean energy and cut reliance on imported gas, to boost energy security and deliver cheaper, more stable bills for households.
This is a stark warning: the climate emergency is here, yet the Government moves at a snail’s pace. It's time for a national strategy: funding cool hubs for vulnerable groups, mandating cooling and ventilation in new homes, supporting drought-affected farmers and heat-proofing NHS facilities.
Farmers are reporting poor yields due to lack of water & rain. Winter silage is already being used to feed animals due to dead summer grass. Agrivoltaics, where solar panels are raised so that more conventional farming can continue underneath is proving a solution with surprising benefits.
Heatwaves, farmland and solar energyCould mediterranean style agrivoltaic systems help farmers cope with mediterranean style heatwaves, and improve energy independence?eastangliabylines.co.uk
Most sea-crossing #migrants are driven by a mix of conflict, poverty, and environmental stress. The UN Refugee Agency reports that three out of four displaced people globally come from countries heavily impacted by climate risks. www.un.org/en/peace-and...
At the crossroads of crisis How the climate crisis worsens displacement and conflict | United Nationswww.un.org