Earl Russell LD
@earlrussell.bsky.social
🔶Liberal Dem 🔶 Spokesperson on Energy & Climate Change. House of Lords Life Peer. Photographer. Environment and Social Justice. Walker & Mountain Biker. 🇺🇦🏳️⚧️
Tump's denial of climate change & refusal to deploy renewables has led directly to the the illegal removal of a foreign head of state & a plan to run a sovereign nation for the sole purposes of getting contracts signed to gain commercial control their heavy crude oil to supply American refineries.
January 4, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Tump's denial of climate change & refusal to deploy renewables has led directly to the the illegal removal of a foreign head of state & a plan to run a sovereign nation for the sole purposes of getting contracts signed to gain commercial control their heavy crude oil to supply American refineries.
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Trump is acting with impunity in Venezuela, sending a dangerous signal that leaders can be removed by force.
The PM must call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
@calummillerld.bsky.social
The PM must call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
@calummillerld.bsky.social
January 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Trump is acting with impunity in Venezuela, sending a dangerous signal that leaders can be removed by force.
The PM must call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
@calummillerld.bsky.social
The PM must call an emergency UN Security Council meeting.
@calummillerld.bsky.social
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Why is Donald Trump so interested in Venezuela's oil?
US is the world's biggest oil producer by a country mile - but that's light crude oil, meaning it is still totally dependent on trade to meet its demands for heavy oil. And that brings us to Venezuela
news.sky.com/story/how-m...
US is the world's biggest oil producer by a country mile - but that's light crude oil, meaning it is still totally dependent on trade to meet its demands for heavy oil. And that brings us to Venezuela
news.sky.com/story/how-m...
Why is Donald Trump so interested in Venezuela's oil?
The US is the world's biggest oil producer by a country mile - but that's light crude oil, meaning it is still totally dependent on trade to meet its demands for heavy oil. And that brings us to Venezuela.
news.sky.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Why is Donald Trump so interested in Venezuela's oil?
US is the world's biggest oil producer by a country mile - but that's light crude oil, meaning it is still totally dependent on trade to meet its demands for heavy oil. And that brings us to Venezuela
news.sky.com/story/how-m...
US is the world's biggest oil producer by a country mile - but that's light crude oil, meaning it is still totally dependent on trade to meet its demands for heavy oil. And that brings us to Venezuela
news.sky.com/story/how-m...
The true scale of this political surveillance on legitimate protest is still very much under appreciated and under reported.
Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal
Spycops sent thousands of surveillance reports to MI5, inquiry documents reveal
Security Service was able to compile detailed files on members of legitimate protest groups infiltrated by undercover police officers
Thousands of surveillance reports compiled by undercover police officers who spied on political campaigners were routinely passed to MI5, documents obtained by the spycops inquiry have revealed.
Police sent undercover officers on long-term deployments to infiltrate mainly leftwing protest groups and gather enormous quantities of information about their political and personal activities. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
January 4, 2026 at 10:21 AM
The true scale of this political surveillance on legitimate protest is still very much under appreciated and under reported.
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Hadn’t occurred to me before I read rge tone of this but do the oil companies know they’re being volunteered to spend billions of dollars?
January 3, 2026 at 6:02 PM
Hadn’t occurred to me before I read rge tone of this but do the oil companies know they’re being volunteered to spend billions of dollars?
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Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
January 3, 2026 at 11:34 AM
Keir Starmer should condemn Trump’s illegal action in Venezuela.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
Maduro is a brutal and illegitimate dictator, but unlawful attacks like this make us all less safe.
Trump is giving a green light to the likes of Putin and Xi to attack other countries with impunity.
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China. Russia. *Rubbing hands with glee*.
Useful idiot.
Useful idiot.
January 3, 2026 at 11:03 AM
China. Russia. *Rubbing hands with glee*.
Useful idiot.
Useful idiot.
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❗️The USA has captured Maduro along with his wife and taken them to the USA, Trump stated.
January 3, 2026 at 9:28 AM
❗️The USA has captured Maduro along with his wife and taken them to the USA, Trump stated.
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ICYMI this is a very impressive article from BBC News, who downloaded NESO data from their API and performed their own analysis.
'Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity... solar-powered electricity rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels'
'Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity... solar-powered electricity rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels'
Record year for wind and solar electricity in Great Britain in 2025
Wind, solar and other renewables hit a new high last year but the government is still some way off its clean power target.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 3, 2026 at 8:29 AM
ICYMI this is a very impressive article from BBC News, who downloaded NESO data from their API and performed their own analysis.
'Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity... solar-powered electricity rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels'
'Wind was the biggest single renewable source of electricity... solar-powered electricity rose by nearly a third on 2024 levels'
Very good explainer on AI energy use, lack of reporting, & ideas put forward by IEA on how AI could be used to generate energy efficiencies to offset usage. I have raised these issues in Parliament particular in amendments to the Planning Bill. We need an ambition to make AI carbon neutral by 2030.
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
‘Just an unbelievable amount of pollution’: how big a threat is AI to the climate?
Defenders say AI can do good to fight the climate crisis. But spiralling energy and water costs leave experts worried
www.theguardian.com
January 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Very good explainer on AI energy use, lack of reporting, & ideas put forward by IEA on how AI could be used to generate energy efficiencies to offset usage. I have raised these issues in Parliament particular in amendments to the Planning Bill. We need an ambition to make AI carbon neutral by 2030.
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Multiple detonations.
(via Faytuks Network on Twitter)
(via Faytuks Network on Twitter)
January 3, 2026 at 6:19 AM
Multiple detonations.
(via Faytuks Network on Twitter)
(via Faytuks Network on Twitter)
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Today our message to Starmer is loud and clear: scrap the £3bn Trump tax on our NHS and put that money into social care now.
@libdemdaisy.bsky.social
@libdemdaisy.bsky.social
January 2, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Today our message to Starmer is loud and clear: scrap the £3bn Trump tax on our NHS and put that money into social care now.
@libdemdaisy.bsky.social
@libdemdaisy.bsky.social
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Everyone is laughing but this is my poor, poor Dad!
It’s not AI, his arse is actually at the front and his feet go backwards! Stop mocking his misfortune!!
It’s not AI, his arse is actually at the front and his feet go backwards! Stop mocking his misfortune!!
January 2, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Everyone is laughing but this is my poor, poor Dad!
It’s not AI, his arse is actually at the front and his feet go backwards! Stop mocking his misfortune!!
It’s not AI, his arse is actually at the front and his feet go backwards! Stop mocking his misfortune!!
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Cutting methane is one of the fastest ways to slow warming.
UNEP’s Eye on Methane shows the data is here, but action isn’t.
Governments must turn measurement into real cuts: www.unep.org/resources/ey...
#CutMethane #YearInReview
UNEP’s Eye on Methane shows the data is here, but action isn’t.
Governments must turn measurement into real cuts: www.unep.org/resources/ey...
#CutMethane #YearInReview
January 2, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Cutting methane is one of the fastest ways to slow warming.
UNEP’s Eye on Methane shows the data is here, but action isn’t.
Governments must turn measurement into real cuts: www.unep.org/resources/ey...
#CutMethane #YearInReview
UNEP’s Eye on Methane shows the data is here, but action isn’t.
Governments must turn measurement into real cuts: www.unep.org/resources/ey...
#CutMethane #YearInReview
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The UK’s three hottest years on record have been 2025, 2023, and 2022. Truly mad that there are people who we are supposed to take seriously who insist there is nothing extraordinary or concerning about this fact.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
Double record-breaker: 2025 declared UK's hottest and sunniest year on record
Mean temperature of 10.09C sees 2025 join 2022 and 2023 in the three hottest years since 1884, provisional Met Office data confirms
www.businessgreen.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:07 PM
The UK’s three hottest years on record have been 2025, 2023, and 2022. Truly mad that there are people who we are supposed to take seriously who insist there is nothing extraordinary or concerning about this fact.
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
www.businessgreen.com/news/4523723...
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The @bloomberg.com Green gang put our heads together and highlighted Climate/Energy Stories to Watch in 2026:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
Climate Change Key Trends To Follow in 2026
Happy New Year (plus one day)! Today’s newsletter is your climate cheat sheet for the rest of the year.
www.bloomberg.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:17 PM
The @bloomberg.com Green gang put our heads together and highlighted Climate/Energy Stories to Watch in 2026:
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
🎁🔗 www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
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Yet again we experienced another very mild December with average temperature of 7.6C at #London Heathrow +1.6C above warmed 1991-2020 baseline.
Dec 2025 ranks as the 6th warmest in 77 year record and it is tied by four other years these include: 1953, 1985, 1988 and as recent as 2024!
Dec 2025 ranks as the 6th warmest in 77 year record and it is tied by four other years these include: 1953, 1985, 1988 and as recent as 2024!
January 2, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Yet again we experienced another very mild December with average temperature of 7.6C at #London Heathrow +1.6C above warmed 1991-2020 baseline.
Dec 2025 ranks as the 6th warmest in 77 year record and it is tied by four other years these include: 1953, 1985, 1988 and as recent as 2024!
Dec 2025 ranks as the 6th warmest in 77 year record and it is tied by four other years these include: 1953, 1985, 1988 and as recent as 2024!
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📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Senior Marine Industries Adviser bit.ly/JNCCjob202555 a rewarding role with great opportunities to influence decisions which affect nature recovery in the marine environment. Closing date: Sunday 25th January 2026 #Marine #Industry
January 2, 2026 at 11:54 AM
📢#JobOpportunity #WeAreSeeking a Senior Marine Industries Adviser bit.ly/JNCCjob202555 a rewarding role with great opportunities to influence decisions which affect nature recovery in the marine environment. Closing date: Sunday 25th January 2026 #Marine #Industry
Critical moments now in Ukrainian conflict. Nuclear blackmail must always fail. NATO unity, planning & resolve shows clarity against unacceptable treats. There will be more dangerous ahead as Putin runs out of credible options, lacks credible restraints on his power & retains unarchivable ambitions
Russia Issues Nuclear Warning About NATO—’Catastrophic Consequences’ and it would be a fatal mistake for the U.S. to escalate its actions against longtime ally Venezuela. www.newsweek.com/russia-putin...
Russia issues nuclear warning about NATO—"Catastrophic consequences"
Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov remarks came as tensions between Moscow and NATO remain high.
www.newsweek.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Critical moments now in Ukrainian conflict. Nuclear blackmail must always fail. NATO unity, planning & resolve shows clarity against unacceptable treats. There will be more dangerous ahead as Putin runs out of credible options, lacks credible restraints on his power & retains unarchivable ambitions
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🚨 It's time for Starmer to scrap the Trump NHS tax and fix the social care crisis.
January 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
🚨 It's time for Starmer to scrap the Trump NHS tax and fix the social care crisis.
Is anyone listening? The 'just 3 years to stop the treat' is wrong. These mattes are more urgent. Labour need a plan, government needs to implement it and then people need to feel the benefit before you get the desired outcome. Time has almost run out already.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour needs complete ‘reset’ to defeat Reform UK threat, says strategist
New Labour advertising guru Chris Powell says urgent plan needed to ‘wage and win the daily war for attention’
www.theguardian.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Is anyone listening? The 'just 3 years to stop the treat' is wrong. These mattes are more urgent. Labour need a plan, government needs to implement it and then people need to feel the benefit before you get the desired outcome. Time has almost run out already.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Well played, Sadiq. Well played.
#ukpolitics
#ukpolitics
January 1, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Well played, Sadiq. Well played.
#ukpolitics
#ukpolitics
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Really hoping 2025 was the year global greenhouse gas emissions peaked. It might have been one of the most historic years in human history.
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Really hoping 2025 was the year global greenhouse gas emissions peaked. It might have been one of the most historic years in human history.
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Seems the data cable issues between Helsinki and Tallinn are believed to have been caused by a passing vessel, which now has been directed to enter Finnish waters. Police has released a statement (in English). FBG Flagship OPV Turva strikes again, kindly asking the suspect to enter Finnish waters.
Poliisi tutkii yhteistyössä muiden viranomaisten kanssa Suomenlahdella tapahtunutta kaapelirikkoa
poliisi.fi
December 31, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Seems the data cable issues between Helsinki and Tallinn are believed to have been caused by a passing vessel, which now has been directed to enter Finnish waters. Police has released a statement (in English). FBG Flagship OPV Turva strikes again, kindly asking the suspect to enter Finnish waters.