Conservationist for >30 years most of them spent working on human-wildlife coexistence and focused on elephants (and Banteng, Dhole, et al.) with WCS, IUCN, & CITES/MIKE. Now at ZSL working to maximize impact; views my own, https://linktr.ee/simonhedges1
"The rules-based global order, if not dead, is resting, parrot-like, on the floor of its cage." app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/160065...
Trump has made his biggest, most dangerous mistake yetHis deal to let Saudi Arabia develop a domestic, unregulated nuclear programme is a landmark moment in the disintegration of global orderapp.thenewworld.co.uk"[If] you want to spot #AI writing, look for bland, pretentious prose lavished with Latinate words—at least for now." How to spot AI writing Gift article www.economist.com/culture/2026...
How to spot AI writingLarge language models like long words and em-dashes—or do they?www.economist.comClive Lewis, the Labour MP, said there was “no legitimate reason” to press ahead with #Jackdaw because it would make only a negligible difference to energy prices while sending the wrong signal as Europe experienced record heat Too right! #ClimateEmergency www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Burnham risks first revolt as PM over apparent support for North Sea drillingLabour MPs fear No 10 team lack up-to-date energy insight and don’t fully recognise voters’ climate concernswww.theguardian.com“Once we know that we can sell and distribute the repellent at a low cost, that should generate a self-sustaining system where the money is flowing back to everybody at each stage in the development,” said Scofield. #malaria #mosquitos www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Catnip lotion as effective as Deet at repelling mosquitoes, study findsResearchers testing a cheap, homegrown oil in Uganda found what cats knew all along – it worked as well as the artificial chemical used globallywww.theguardian.comSome good news to the end the week #ClimateEmergency londondaily.com/court-rules-...
Court Rules Approval for Rosebank and Jackdaw Oil Fields Unlawful - London DailyEnvironmental campaigners win case against UK government's approval of two major oil and gas projects, with new approval needed before production can begin.londondaily.comFirst test of whether this is serious will be whether the #Rosebank and #Jackdaw oil and gas fields are approved #ClimateEmergency
Leo Hickman++BREAKING++ The UK and Spanish governments have issued a joint statement overnight: "[We] agreed that this summer’s wildfires demonstrated that climate change was now a national security emergency facing Europe and threatening our way of life." www.gov.uk/government/n...
"Wildfires are not purely a matter of climate, but #climate does matter. The frequency and extremity of fire-friendly weather has been increasing for 40 years; conditions very unlikely before climate change are being seen with increasing frequency" Gift article www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
Europe’s fires are just the startThey are not a new normal. But worse can nonetheless be expectedwww.economist.comCommenting on the study, The Soil Association's Lee Holdstock said. “A truly sustainable #food system must also consider impacts on #nature, #soil health, #water quality, the use of synthetic inputs, and #animal #welfare.” Too right! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Organic eggs have worse impact on climate than eggs from caged chickensAdopting organic free-range model in UK could lead to greenhouse emissions equivalent to 2,316,000 tonnes of CO2, study suggestswww.theguardian.comExvellent open letter to the PM on #Rosebank and #Jackdaw! "All signatories are members of the Tyndall Centre, based in the School of Engineering at the University of #Manchester, and all played a key role in the #climate research underpinning the GMCA’s 2038 carbon neutrality commitment." Bravo!
Kevin AndersonOpen letter to the PM on Rosebank & Jackdaw oil and gas fields, covered in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... Full letter here: climateuncensored.com/letter-to-th...
"Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid #wildfires and #heatwaves" Yah think?! www.theguardian.com/environment/...
PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drillingExperts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaveswww.theguardian.com“It’s not just as simple as turning the temperature dial up. It’s full-on #climate change,” says McRae. “It’s changes in the atmosphere, changes in the surface weather, changes in a lot of things.” www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
What is a ‘fire cloud’, and how have they worsened wildfires in Europe?Severe wildfires can generate their own unique weather systems. One of the most striking examples of this are dangerous pyrocumulonimbus, or pyroCB, cloudswww.theguardian.comAbout 70 million people in the #US are set to face excessive #heat advisories as dangerously hot temperatures scorch much of the country’s southern and central states. #ClimateEmergency www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Scorching US heatwave to hit 70 million people with third ‘heat dome’ in monthTemperatures of 95-105F (35-40C) are expected, spanning Gulf of Mexico coast to the Great Plains and the midwestwww.theguardian.comFive Australian marsupials, newly recognised as a result of taxonomic review, have been confirmed as #Extinct on the IUCN Red List This brings the total number of modern mammal extinctions in #Australia to >40. Predation by feral cats and foxes is the leading cause www.linkedin.com/posts/climat...
#climate | IUCN | 18 commentsFive Australian marsupials, newly recognised as a result of taxonomic review, have been confirmed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List.
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· The little bettong (Be...www.linkedin.comWords to live by: "The big thing is not to panic but to show some urgency in life, get things done and not make the mistake of thinking you’ve got for ever. You’ve got meaningful things you need to do, so get on with doing them” - Jah Wobble app.thenewworld.co.uk/story/159667...
Jah Wobble on Lydon, Farage and why punk couldn’t happen nowThe bass legend believes music is becoming a middle-class hobbyapp.thenewworld.co.ukGood news is rare in our dystopian times, but here's some: Naomi Klein is now on Substack aiming to help us all make sense of at least some of what's going on open.substack.com/pub/naomikle...
Welcome to Patterns by Naomi KleinIntellectual scaffolding for our age of serial shocksopen.substack.comAs well as the heron, charismatic birds including white-tailed eagles, white storks and cranes have been seen at the National Trust estate #rewilding #ConservationOptimism www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rare heron seen at Somerset estate where river has been allowed to run freeBlack-crowned night heron one of many species thriving at Holnicote Estate where river ‘reset’ has transformed area into lush oasiswww.theguardian.comEven camels can't cope: Africa's ships of the desert hit by rising temperatures #ClimateEmergency www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Africa's camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soarHerders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.www.bbc.co.ukwww.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Funding bus fare cap from aid budget will hit world’s poorest, Burnham toldProposal ‘throws global south countries under the bus’, says ActionAid UK directorrwww.theguardian.comNathalie SheridanThis right here is the problem with the UK today. X, Y, Z doesn't affect you = show no understanding or compassion for others; concern yourself only with what's happening in your own little bubble
Finally it all paid off as a puffling – baby #puffin – poked its way into the sunshine, becoming the first to be spotted on the coast of Dorset in southern England for three decades #ConservationOptimism www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘A great thrill’: baby puffin is first one seen on Dorset coast in three decadesPuffling excites volunteers trying to save the last known regular nesting site on mainland of southern Englandwww.theguardian.com