Flo Bullough
@flobullough.bsky.social
Senior Policy Advisor in Climate at RAEng. Formerly Parliament and the Geological Society. Trustee at GfGD. Love policy, maps, rocks, sherry, south america and spanish. Views my own.
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DYK, that sepia ink was originally made from squid ink?
DYK, that it is possible to recover the remains of ink from fossil Belemnites?
DYK, that Mary Anning discovered this?
DYK, that you can reconstitute that fossil squid ink and use it to draw?
DYK, this was en vogue in the 19th century?
DYK, that it is possible to recover the remains of ink from fossil Belemnites?
DYK, that Mary Anning discovered this?
DYK, that you can reconstitute that fossil squid ink and use it to draw?
DYK, this was en vogue in the 19th century?
The Geological Society
- Fossil sepia, described 1829
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November 16, 2025 at 10:01 AM
DYK, that sepia ink was originally made from squid ink?
DYK, that it is possible to recover the remains of ink from fossil Belemnites?
DYK, that Mary Anning discovered this?
DYK, that you can reconstitute that fossil squid ink and use it to draw?
DYK, this was en vogue in the 19th century?
DYK, that it is possible to recover the remains of ink from fossil Belemnites?
DYK, that Mary Anning discovered this?
DYK, that you can reconstitute that fossil squid ink and use it to draw?
DYK, this was en vogue in the 19th century?
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Man outwits Student Loans Company by staying poor forever buff.ly/xRoRswK
October 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Man outwits Student Loans Company by staying poor forever buff.ly/xRoRswK
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Very good stuff from Sadiq Khan at the Labour Irish society event. He said there are two reasons he loves coming to Labour Conference.
“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.
“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”
“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.
“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”
September 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Very good stuff from Sadiq Khan at the Labour Irish society event. He said there are two reasons he loves coming to Labour Conference.
“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.
“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”
“One is the reception at the Labour Party Irish Society reception.
“The second is to get away from all the Sharia Law in London”
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The UK has a target to protect 30% of land & sea for nature by 2030🏞️
But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀
New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱
But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀
New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱
September 10, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The UK has a target to protect 30% of land & sea for nature by 2030🏞️
But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀
New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱
But progress isn’t adding up - just 6% of land across the UK is protected, with 5 years to go🥀
New findings are launched as we prepare for #WildSummitUK tomorrow, where nature voices from across the country will push for action 🌱
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Attended the @geolsoc.bsky.social launch of their new campaign, to raise awareness of the wonderful world of geosciences - aimed at 14-18 yr olds and those interested in engaging them. Lots of GREAT stuff here! Clickety-click!
Attended the @geolsoc.bsky.social launch of their new campaign, to raise awareness of the wonderful world of geosciences - aimed at 14-18 yr olds and those interested in engaging them. Lots of GREAT stuff here! Clickety-click!
ThisIsGeoscience
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September 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Attended the @geolsoc.bsky.social launch of their new campaign, to raise awareness of the wonderful world of geosciences - aimed at 14-18 yr olds and those interested in engaging them. Lots of GREAT stuff here! Clickety-click!
Attended the @geolsoc.bsky.social launch of their new campaign, to raise awareness of the wonderful world of geosciences - aimed at 14-18 yr olds and those interested in engaging them. Lots of GREAT stuff here! Clickety-click!
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What would a radical approach to electricity system decarbonisation look like? 🔋
NESO's new Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan builds on our long-standing policy work to decarbonise the grid: nepc.raeng.org.uk/policy-work/...
NESO's new Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan builds on our long-standing policy work to decarbonise the grid: nepc.raeng.org.uk/policy-work/...
Enabling a decarbonised electricity system
Explore the NEPC (National Engineering Policy Centre) programme on decarbonising electricity in Great Britain.
nepc.raeng.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 7:46 AM
What would a radical approach to electricity system decarbonisation look like? 🔋
NESO's new Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan builds on our long-standing policy work to decarbonise the grid: nepc.raeng.org.uk/policy-work/...
NESO's new Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan builds on our long-standing policy work to decarbonise the grid: nepc.raeng.org.uk/policy-work/...
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Effectively digitalising the energy sector is an essential step towards complete decarbonisation. @neso-energy.bsky.social's new Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan sets out 16 clear and deliverable actions. ⚡
Read our full comment: raeng.org.uk/news/academy...
Read our full comment: raeng.org.uk/news/academy...
Academy comments on NESO's Sector Digitalisation Plan
Sir John Lazar CBE FREng comments on the National Engineering Systems Operator's Sector Digitalisation Plan and the Academy's contribution to the report
raeng.org.uk
September 2, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Effectively digitalising the energy sector is an essential step towards complete decarbonisation. @neso-energy.bsky.social's new Energy Sector Digitalisation Plan sets out 16 clear and deliverable actions. ⚡
Read our full comment: raeng.org.uk/news/academy...
Read our full comment: raeng.org.uk/news/academy...
So pleased to see so many new EV chargepoints going in in my borough @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social at the moment, look at that sea of ‘New’s’ on ZapMap! Hope other boroughs will follow suit soon 🚙 🚙⚡️⚡️
August 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
So pleased to see so many new EV chargepoints going in in my borough @towerhamletsnow.bsky.social at the moment, look at that sea of ‘New’s’ on ZapMap! Hope other boroughs will follow suit soon 🚙 🚙⚡️⚡️
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UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota
- Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules
Story by @jasperjolly.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules
Story by @jasperjolly.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota
Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules
www.theguardian.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:03 AM
UK carmakers on track to meet EV sales target despite intense lobbying to lower quota
- Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules
Story by @jasperjolly.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Electric car sales made up 21.6% of sales in first half of 2025, only just below the effective 22% share needed to meet rules
Story by @jasperjolly.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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If you're feeling hot & bothered, or you're wondering why school has been cancelled cos it's too hot – & you think 29C at 9pm is really bad, actually…
…then you might like to share how YOU think London should prepare for extreme heat.
Short survey:
www.london.gov.uk/ta...
…then you might like to share how YOU think London should prepare for extreme heat.
Short survey:
www.london.gov.uk/ta...
July 1, 2025 at 1:49 PM
If you're feeling hot & bothered, or you're wondering why school has been cancelled cos it's too hot – & you think 29C at 9pm is really bad, actually…
…then you might like to share how YOU think London should prepare for extreme heat.
Short survey:
www.london.gov.uk/ta...
…then you might like to share how YOU think London should prepare for extreme heat.
Short survey:
www.london.gov.uk/ta...
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Apparently this needs repeating (again)
Dhara Vyas, chief executive of industry body Energy UK tells Carbon Brief that it is “crystal clear what has driven electricity bills up in the UK…it’s the wholesale costs, driven by the price of gas”.
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Dhara Vyas, chief executive of industry body Energy UK tells Carbon Brief that it is “crystal clear what has driven electricity bills up in the UK…it’s the wholesale costs, driven by the price of gas”.
www.carbonbrief.org/...
June 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Apparently this needs repeating (again)
Dhara Vyas, chief executive of industry body Energy UK tells Carbon Brief that it is “crystal clear what has driven electricity bills up in the UK…it’s the wholesale costs, driven by the price of gas”.
www.carbonbrief.org/...
Dhara Vyas, chief executive of industry body Energy UK tells Carbon Brief that it is “crystal clear what has driven electricity bills up in the UK…it’s the wholesale costs, driven by the price of gas”.
www.carbonbrief.org/...
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The pace and scale of the EV revolution is huge, and yet still somehow under-appreciated. A technology that has dominated for over a century is on its way out and it is taking millions of barrels a day of oil demand with it. www.businessgreen.com/news/4515116...
BloombergNEF: UK emerges as Europe's leading EV market
Battery electric and plug-in hybrids tipped for record year, as global sales set to grow 25 per cent this year - but US climate policy rollback puts brakes on longer-term forecasts
www.businessgreen.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Will be interesting to see if certain media outlets just ignore the report from the Spanish government confirming the key role of thermal power plants in the Iberian power outage or still try to erroneously spin it as a failure of renewables. www.businessgreen.com/news/4515109...
'Solar PV was not the cause of the blackout': Report on Spain's power outage reveals failure of thermal plants a key factor
Renewable energy advocates accuse commentators who blamed renewables for black out of 'jumping the gun and oversimplifying the cause'
www.businessgreen.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Will be interesting to see if certain media outlets just ignore the report from the Spanish government confirming the key role of thermal power plants in the Iberian power outage or still try to erroneously spin it as a failure of renewables. www.businessgreen.com/news/4515109...
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In London, nearly half of the people sleeping rough are migrants.
People who have moved to the UK can face complex challenges to leave homelessness behind. Each person has their own story, skills & future hopes.
But how do we support non-UK nationals to find safe routes away from the streets?⬇️
People who have moved to the UK can face complex challenges to leave homelessness behind. Each person has their own story, skills & future hopes.
But how do we support non-UK nationals to find safe routes away from the streets?⬇️
June 18, 2025 at 12:19 PM
In London, nearly half of the people sleeping rough are migrants.
People who have moved to the UK can face complex challenges to leave homelessness behind. Each person has their own story, skills & future hopes.
But how do we support non-UK nationals to find safe routes away from the streets?⬇️
People who have moved to the UK can face complex challenges to leave homelessness behind. Each person has their own story, skills & future hopes.
But how do we support non-UK nationals to find safe routes away from the streets?⬇️
As ever, excellent @carbonbrief.org overview of climate and energy commitments in today’s spending review. Hurrah for the DESNZ budget commitments!
NEW – UK spending review 2025: Key climate and energy announcements | @mollylempriere.carbonbrief.org @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social
Read here: buff.ly/QokHObr
Read here: buff.ly/QokHObr
June 11, 2025 at 10:38 PM
As ever, excellent @carbonbrief.org overview of climate and energy commitments in today’s spending review. Hurrah for the DESNZ budget commitments!
Hurrah!
Victory for Ed Miliband as Labour’s £13.2bn warm homes plan will not face cuts in spending review
Source confirms decision that will help meet net zero targets and pledge to cut energy bills by £300
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Source confirms decision that will help meet net zero targets and pledge to cut energy bills by £300
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour’s £13.2bn warm homes plan will not face cuts in spending review
Source confirms decision that will help meet net zero targets and pledge to cut energy bills by £300
www.theguardian.com
June 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Hurrah!
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once again I must tap my own sign
June 5, 2025 at 9:13 PM
once again I must tap my own sign
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Unless I’m very mistaken, which past form would suggest reasonably likely, it’s twenty years ago today that The Thick of It was first broadcast. This means that Ollie Reader is now 43 and, I would imagine, writing speeches about immigration for Keir Starmer.
May 19, 2025 at 5:40 AM
Unless I’m very mistaken, which past form would suggest reasonably likely, it’s twenty years ago today that The Thick of It was first broadcast. This means that Ollie Reader is now 43 and, I would imagine, writing speeches about immigration for Keir Starmer.
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The Tony Blair Institute issues a new statement on its climate report:
"The report is clear that we support the government's 2050 net zero targets, to give certainty to the investors and innovators who can develop these new solutions and make them deployable..."
Suggests No10 weren't delighted...
"The report is clear that we support the government's 2050 net zero targets, to give certainty to the investors and innovators who can develop these new solutions and make them deployable..."
Suggests No10 weren't delighted...
April 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The Tony Blair Institute issues a new statement on its climate report:
"The report is clear that we support the government's 2050 net zero targets, to give certainty to the investors and innovators who can develop these new solutions and make them deployable..."
Suggests No10 weren't delighted...
"The report is clear that we support the government's 2050 net zero targets, to give certainty to the investors and innovators who can develop these new solutions and make them deployable..."
Suggests No10 weren't delighted...
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Britain will accelerate push to net zero, Starmer tells energy summit
Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security.
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Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security.
@fionaharvey
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April 27, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Britain will accelerate push to net zero, Starmer tells energy summit
Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security.
@fionaharvey
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Speech made clear prime minister sees renewable energy as core to UK’s future prosperity and national security.
@fionaharvey
buff.ly/JfocQZG
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Björk Performs Benefit Concert For Wilted Sunflowers In Mushroom Forest
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April 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Björk Performs Benefit Concert For Wilted Sunflowers In Mushroom Forest
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April 9, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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April 8, 2025 at 9:28 PM
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Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
report by @ember-energy.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
report by @ember-energy.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
Thinktank says solar has been fastest-growing energy source for last 20 years, but remains dwarfed by hydro power
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Clean energy powered 40% of global electricity in 2024, report finds
report by @ember-energy.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
report by @ember-energy.org
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
I’m getting a heat pump installed next week & decided to post about the process on my Insta stories. So if you’re thinking about getting one & want to know what it involves, please do follow along or ask any qs! Pt 1: rip out the boiler cupboard! www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2... #heatpump #netzero
April 1, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I’m getting a heat pump installed next week & decided to post about the process on my Insta stories. So if you’re thinking about getting one & want to know what it involves, please do follow along or ask any qs! Pt 1: rip out the boiler cupboard! www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2... #heatpump #netzero