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Don’t miss the action before, during, and after #UNEA7.
Subscribe to the Assembly’s newsletter for the latest updates, stories, and outcomes straight to your inbox: www.unep.org/environmenta...
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December 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Don’t miss the action before, during, and after #UNEA7.
Subscribe to the Assembly’s newsletter for the latest updates, stories, and outcomes straight to your inbox: www.unep.org/environmenta...
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NEW from Unearthed:
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
Water companies have borrowed over £10bn in ‘green’ bonds
The water industry issued a third of UK corporate bonds this year, according to a new Unearthed analysis - but the sewage crisis continues
unearthed.greenpeace.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
NEW from Unearthed:
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
England's water companies have borrowed over £10bn in 'green' bonds, while failing to tackle the sewage crisis
unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/11/30/w...
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“The religious right wants more white Christian babies and is trying to curtail women’s reproductive freedom in order to achieve that aim."
Great inputs from @popconnect.bsky.social on why policies don't work and rights are at risk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/h...
Great inputs from @popconnect.bsky.social on why policies don't work and rights are at risk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/h...
Trump wants Americans to make more babies. Critics say his policies won’t help raise them | CNN
The administration’s embrace of the pronatalist movement often doesn’t include support for programs traditionally associated with the health and well-being of women, children, and families.
edition.cnn.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:05 PM
“The religious right wants more white Christian babies and is trying to curtail women’s reproductive freedom in order to achieve that aim."
Great inputs from @popconnect.bsky.social on why policies don't work and rights are at risk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/h...
Great inputs from @popconnect.bsky.social on why policies don't work and rights are at risk.
edition.cnn.com/2025/11/26/h...
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More than 50 billion litres of sewage and treated effluent have flowed into England's largest natural lake, Windermere, and its rivers since 2017.
Toxic algae is spreading, fish are dying, and one of our most precious lakes is being treated like a dumping ground. 1/2
Toxic algae is spreading, fish are dying, and one of our most precious lakes is being treated like a dumping ground. 1/2
December 1, 2025 at 12:17 PM
More than 50 billion litres of sewage and treated effluent have flowed into England's largest natural lake, Windermere, and its rivers since 2017.
Toxic algae is spreading, fish are dying, and one of our most precious lakes is being treated like a dumping ground. 1/2
Toxic algae is spreading, fish are dying, and one of our most precious lakes is being treated like a dumping ground. 1/2
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Last week, leading experts briefed politicians and civil society groups on the impacts of climate breakdown.
In a media landscape saturated with disinformation and polluter ads, experts called on politicians to stand by the science. 🧵 1/5
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
In a media landscape saturated with disinformation and polluter ads, experts called on politicians to stand by the science. 🧵 1/5
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Last week, leading experts briefed politicians and civil society groups on the impacts of climate breakdown.
In a media landscape saturated with disinformation and polluter ads, experts called on politicians to stand by the science. 🧵 1/5
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
In a media landscape saturated with disinformation and polluter ads, experts called on politicians to stand by the science. 🧵 1/5
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
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🚨 NEW: The UK is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court 🚨
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
UK being sued by billionaire Russian oligarch in ‘secret corporate court’ - Global Justice Now
THE UK government is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court, it has been revealed. Answering a question in Parliament from Labour MP Martin Rhodes […]
www.globaljustice.org.uk
November 19, 2025 at 12:33 PM
🚨 NEW: The UK is being sued by a billionaire Russian oligarch in a secret corporate court 🚨
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
Mikhail Maratovich Fridman - one of the wealthiest individuals in the world - has brought a case against the UK under #ISDS
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/uk-bein...
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"This latest case against the UK government highlights the huge threat that corporate courts pose not only to sovereignty and democracy, but to security" - our trade campaign manager @cleodierickard.bsky.social quoted in @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Billionaire oligarch suing Britain over sanctions
Mikhail Fridman was sanctioned by Britain after the invasion of Ukraine because of his investments in Russia’s largest non-state bank
www.thetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 12:39 PM
"This latest case against the UK government highlights the huge threat that corporate courts pose not only to sovereignty and democracy, but to security" - our trade campaign manager @cleodierickard.bsky.social quoted in @thetimes.com
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
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The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
Say no to Palantir in the NHS - No to Palantir
goodlaw.social
December 1, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The government handed an NHS data contract to Palantir – a spy-tech firm with links to war crimes and deportations.
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
We’re demanding that the NHS stops using Palantir’s toxic tech.
Find out if your local NHS Trust is using the software and say no to Palantir 👇
https://goodlaw.social/658abc
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Want a break from the budget? Good news! Across Europe, there are zebra crossings at side roads. They make it clear that people walking and wheeling have priority, rather than stopping every few metres. In the UK, governments haven't officially allowed them - until today 🧵
November 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Want a break from the budget? Good news! Across Europe, there are zebra crossings at side roads. They make it clear that people walking and wheeling have priority, rather than stopping every few metres. In the UK, governments haven't officially allowed them - until today 🧵
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When nature suffers, so does humanity.
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Stay up to date with the latest solutions and actions #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://ow.ly/X1NJ50XzUS8
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Stay up to date with the latest solutions and actions #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://ow.ly/X1NJ50XzUS8
December 1, 2025 at 12:55 PM
When nature suffers, so does humanity.
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Stay up to date with the latest solutions and actions #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://ow.ly/X1NJ50XzUS8
One million species are at risk of extinction, and ecosystem degradation is affecting 40% of the global population.
Stay up to date with the latest solutions and actions #ForPeopleForPlanet: https://ow.ly/X1NJ50XzUS8
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Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
Conservatives Promote JCB's 'Revolutionary' Pothole Machine While Taking Millions of Pounds in Donations from the Company
Senior Conservatives have repeatedly promoted a pothole repair machine made by a company which has donated huge sums to the party and its MPs
bylinetimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Jonathan Gullis defects to Reform saying his former party has "lost touch with the people it was meant to serve".
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
He should know. When he was in Government he took a five-figure donation from JCB, then stayed silent when it axed hundreds of his constituents' jobs just two weeks later
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🌳 Last week, CNCC Vice-Chair @pippaheylings.bsky.social praised the UK’s negotiations at #COP30, but urged the Government to turn words to action and contribute to the #TFFF, a new innovative finance model aimed at keeping our forests standing. We hope they will listen to Pippa’s call.
December 1, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🌳 Last week, CNCC Vice-Chair @pippaheylings.bsky.social praised the UK’s negotiations at #COP30, but urged the Government to turn words to action and contribute to the #TFFF, a new innovative finance model aimed at keeping our forests standing. We hope they will listen to Pippa’s call.
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According to the study, habitat loss and degradation threaten the largest number of amphibians, affecting 2,684 species. Agriculture impacts 77 per cent of species, timber and plant harvesting 53 per cent, and infrastructure development 40 per cent. #Anthropocene
Amphibians see steep global decline: Study finds 788 species in decline over four decades
A global study reveals a severe biodiversity crisis for amphibians, with 788 species declining over four decades versus 121 improving. Habitat loss, agriculture, climate change and disease drive the d...
www.downtoearth.org.in
December 1, 2025 at 1:50 PM
According to the study, habitat loss and degradation threaten the largest number of amphibians, affecting 2,684 species. Agriculture impacts 77 per cent of species, timber and plant harvesting 53 per cent, and infrastructure development 40 per cent. #Anthropocene
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We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
December 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
We kept the receipts. These comments, taken together, paint a picture of the man he is today.
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Keep up to date with European Movement UK here:
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We're the UK's largest pro-European movement. Our goal is to reverse the calamity of Brexit and restore relations with our European neighbours.
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December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Keep up to date with European Movement UK here:
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Even Starmer has acknowledged that we need to move closer to the EU, but his Government have offered no serious plan to make this happen. If we want to boost trade, we must rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Even Starmer has acknowledged that we need to move closer to the EU, but his Government have offered no serious plan to make this happen. If we want to boost trade, we must rejoin the Single Market and Customs Union.
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Private jets are booming while communities everywhere face climate chaos.
The most polluting way to fly is becoming more accessible for the wealthy and more costly for everyone else.
#BanPrivateJets
The most polluting way to fly is becoming more accessible for the wealthy and more costly for everyone else.
#BanPrivateJets
Flying private jets is no longer just for the ultra-rich – DW – 11/07/2025
Corporate executives and the rich are increasingly heading for the comfort and security of private jets, despite calls to ground their environment-harming business planes. Can anything stop this growi...
www.dw.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Private jets are booming while communities everywhere face climate chaos.
The most polluting way to fly is becoming more accessible for the wealthy and more costly for everyone else.
#BanPrivateJets
The most polluting way to fly is becoming more accessible for the wealthy and more costly for everyone else.
#BanPrivateJets
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Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Hello, foreign oligarchs and corporations! Please come and sue the UK for billions | George Monbiot
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Sovereignty? Democracy? Sorry, but we can't afford those anymore. We'll be sued if we try to defend them.
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column is about a massive but scarcely-covered scandal.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Oligarchs + fossil fuel companies can sue the UK govt in secret courts for literally billions of pounds if they impose laws that protect the climate?
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
December 1, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Oligarchs + fossil fuel companies can sue the UK govt in secret courts for literally billions of pounds if they impose laws that protect the climate?
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
If you’re not fine with this, @globaljusticenow.bsky.social have a petition:
act.globaljustice.org.uk/uk-call-time...
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Over 25,000 people have already signed the letter to Keir Starmer and national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
December 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Over 25,000 people have already signed the letter to Keir Starmer and national broadcasters calling for a televised emergency briefing.
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
www.nebriefing.org/open-letter-... #NEB2025
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As little as $5/month can help us advance our mission. #ClimateForUs
December 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As little as $5/month can help us advance our mission. #ClimateForUs
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When Nigel Farage says "Never trust a Tory", does he mean the endless amount of Conservative defectors to Reform UK? 😬
December 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
When Nigel Farage says "Never trust a Tory", does he mean the endless amount of Conservative defectors to Reform UK? 😬
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We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers: both fairness and our public finances depend on it. A guest post by Mike Lewis, Director of @taxwatch.bsky.social www.faircomment.co.uk/p/we-need-hm...
We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers
Both fairness and our public finances depend on it (a guest post by Mike Lewis at TaxWatch)
www.faircomment.co.uk
December 1, 2025 at 8:58 AM
We need HMRC to work better for ordinary taxpayers: both fairness and our public finances depend on it. A guest post by Mike Lewis, Director of @taxwatch.bsky.social www.faircomment.co.uk/p/we-need-hm...
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Five years of inaction. Now what? 🤷
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
Pavement Parking: An Unhappy Fifth Birthday | Adam Tranter
Five years ago, the Government’s consultation into tackling the scourge of pavement parking closed.
Still, no action. In what is a very unhappy fifth birthday, I joined Ned Boulting, Laura Laker and ...
www.linkedin.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Five years of inaction. Now what? 🤷
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU
Living Streets' @tansbraun.bsky.social joined @adamtranter.bsky.social on @podstreetsahead.bsky.social to talk pavement parking https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamtranter_pavement-parking-an-unhappy-fifth-birthday-activity-7400632118323863552-SYUU