Andy Norton
@andynortondev.bsky.social
Following climate science, climate finance/politics. Applied anthropologist. Professor of Practice SOAS.
Sonny Rollins, John Scofield and others reflecting on the genius of Miles Davis - this year marks the centenary of his birth. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
‘He used the trumpet as a songbird’: 100 years of Miles Davis, by jazz greats Sonny Rollins, Yazz Ahmed and more
Ahead of the centenary of Davis’s birth, musicians including Terence Blanchard and John Scofield analyse his brilliance: from his soft phrasing and spiritual feel to his raspy cussing and leather outf...
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Sonny Rollins, John Scofield and others reflecting on the genius of Miles Davis - this year marks the centenary of his birth. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
This is such a telling sign of the rapid global collapse of trust in the US administration. Former FIFA president Blatter says fans should not travel to the US for the World Cup. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Sepp Blatter suggests fans should not travel to US for World Cup
The former Fifa president backed a Swiss lawyer who called for a boycott of the tournament due to security concerns in the US
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 1:16 PM
This is such a telling sign of the rapid global collapse of trust in the US administration. Former FIFA president Blatter says fans should not travel to the US for the World Cup. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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This is even worse from the BBC! Stop giving prominence to people with a track record of lies above the videos we can all see.
January 24, 2026 at 10:55 PM
This is even worse from the BBC! Stop giving prominence to people with a track record of lies above the videos we can all see.
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I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
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January 24, 2026 at 2:22 PM
I think this is the most important article I've written for a while: a trip to Sudan to report on the UN's refugee agency.
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
as.ft.com/r/f137508d-d...
Battered by Trump's cuts and western retreat, can humanitarianism survive?
as.ft.com/r/f137508d-d...
Worth a read. FT's @henrymance.ft.com accompanying the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on his last field trip - to the horrors of Sudan. Gift Link. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
Adapt, shrink or die: the global crisis in humanitarian aid
On the road in Sudan with the UN’s outgoing High Commissioner for Refugees
giftarticle.ft.com
January 25, 2026 at 7:47 AM
Worth a read. FT's @henrymance.ft.com accompanying the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi on his last field trip - to the horrors of Sudan. Gift Link. giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
10 key insights from Climate Science in 2025 www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-1...
Guest post: 10 key climate science ‘insights’ from 2025 - Carbon Brief
Annual “10 new insights in climate science” report offers a snapshot of key advances in the scientific understanding of the climate system
www.carbonbrief.org
January 23, 2026 at 9:34 PM
10 key insights from Climate Science in 2025 www.carbonbrief.org/guest-post-1...
this bloke has a nice turn of phrase - "AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok." Cory Doctorow. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM
this bloke has a nice turn of phrase - "AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok." Cory Doctorow. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
last 11 years the 11 warmest globally on record, and the top three are the last three www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
University of Reading's climate stripes show third-hottest year
The stripes were created in 2018 and show the change in average global temperatures since 1850.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 9:19 AM
last 11 years the 11 warmest globally on record, and the top three are the last three www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
BBNJ now in force... www.un.org/sg/en/conten...
Secretary-General's video message on the Entry into Force of the Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction
Today marks a watershed moment for the ocean. The Agreement on Marine Biological Diversity of Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, the BBNJ Agreement, is now in force.This is a historic achievement – f...
www.un.org
January 18, 2026 at 8:58 AM
BBNJ now in force... www.un.org/sg/en/conten...
great work this www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
Cloth wraps treated with ‘dirt cheap’ insecticide cut malaria cases in babies
Soaking fabrics in a commonly used insect repellent is a simple and effective tool as mosquito bites become more common during daytime, study shows
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:23 AM
great work this www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
what Trump is accusing Powell of is clearly what he would have done to the Fed building if he's been in charge... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Why is Trump’s justice department investigating Fed chair Jerome Powell?
Powell publicly denounced the inquiry as punishment for not bowing to the president’s wishes on interest rates
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
what Trump is accusing Powell of is clearly what he would have done to the Fed building if he's been in charge... www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Great news - the wonderful Anu Joshi appointed as Director of @ids.ac.uk www.ids.ac.uk/news/profess....
Professor Anuradha Joshi appointed Director of the Institute of Development Studies - Institute of Development Studies
Professor Anuradha Joshi has been appointed as IDS new Director.
www.ids.ac.uk
January 12, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Great news - the wonderful Anu Joshi appointed as Director of @ids.ac.uk www.ids.ac.uk/news/profess....
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Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
January 12, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Nadim Zahawi arrived in the UK from Iraq as a child refugee. His family claimed asylum once they were here. Today he has joined Reform who will stop all in country asylum applications. Under his new party, his own family fleeing persecution would be immediately deported.
what comes next? the world beyond rules. @adamtooze.bsky.social "The outlook, for now, is for multipolar disorder lavishly powered with cheap energy: a polycrisis with drones and heavy crude" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Opinion | Trump Broke the World Order. Now What? (Gift Article)
With the president’s actions in Venezuela, we’re entering a new era. Here’s what it could look like.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2026 at 7:36 AM
what comes next? the world beyond rules. @adamtooze.bsky.social "The outlook, for now, is for multipolar disorder lavishly powered with cheap energy: a polycrisis with drones and heavy crude" www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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The richest individual on Earth should not own the keys to the largest disinformation machine on the planet.
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Musk says X outcry is 'excuse for censorship'
The government is urging Ofcom to use all its powers – up to and including an effective ban – against X.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 9:26 AM
The richest individual on Earth should not own the keys to the largest disinformation machine on the planet.
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
It's not censorship to switch X off. It's common sense.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
strong statement from GCF on US withdrawal www.greenclimate.fund/statement/gr...
Green Climate Fund statement on the United States’ withdrawal from GCF
On 8 January 2026 (U.S. time) the Green Climate Fund (GCF) was notified by the United States Department of the Treasury of the “United States’ withdrawal from the Fund and intent to vacate its Board s...
www.greenclimate.fund
January 10, 2026 at 12:25 PM
strong statement from GCF on US withdrawal www.greenclimate.fund/statement/gr...
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NATO Ambassador Whitaker on Greenland: "As the ice recedes and we do have some thawing and passageways open up in the arctic, obviously the approaches to the US in North America are more dangerous." (So global warming isn't a hoax apparently ... )
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
NATO Ambassador Whitaker on Greenland: "As the ice recedes and we do have some thawing and passageways open up in the arctic, obviously the approaches to the US in North America are more dangerous." (So global warming isn't a hoax apparently ... )
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ANALYSIS: World’s biggest historic polluter by far – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
ANALYSIS: World’s biggest historic polluter by far – the US – is pulling out of UN climate treaty
Historic CO2 1850-2025
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Historic CO2 1850-2025
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🇨🇳🔥🔥🔥
🇷🇺🔥🔥
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🇩🇪🔥
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Per capita, the US impact is even more disproportionate
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Full list here of international organisations that US admin has announced it is withdrawing from - includes UNFCCC, IPCC, IRENA guardian.ng/news/world/u...
Full List: Trump withdraws US from 31 UN organisations, 35 others
The United States has announced its withdrawal from 66 international organisations, including the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change,
guardian.ng
January 8, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Full list here of international organisations that US admin has announced it is withdrawing from - includes UNFCCC, IPCC, IRENA guardian.ng/news/world/u...
The optimistic take on US withdrawal from Paris ('it's just one country') always struck me as bonkers. Next step may be a US backed UNSG candidate to (at the very least) hamstring the UNFCCC process. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Trump taking ‘drill, baby, drill’ plan to Venezuela ‘terrible’ for climate, experts warn
‘Everybody loses’ if production supercharged in country with largest known oil reserves, critics say
www.theguardian.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:21 PM
The optimistic take on US withdrawal from Paris ('it's just one country') always struck me as bonkers. Next step may be a US backed UNSG candidate to (at the very least) hamstring the UNFCCC process. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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Young women in the UK are rapidly moving to the Left.
Young women are radicalising
Britain's young women are sad, alienated and increasingly left-wing
www.newstatesman.com
January 5, 2026 at 12:06 PM
Young women in the UK are rapidly moving to the Left.
How the world changes - cheap kit and a new geopolitics replacing unreliable high emissions coal and diesel with solar in South Africa. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...
Cheap Solar Is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa
www.nytimes.com
January 1, 2026 at 9:08 AM
How the world changes - cheap kit and a new geopolitics replacing unreliable high emissions coal and diesel with solar in South Africa. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...