Ken Penton
@kenpenton.bsky.social
Executive member, Labour’s Environment Campaign - @serauk, UK Advisor to @fossiltreaty campaign. RT not an endorsement.
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Set aside, for the moment, Jeffrey Epstein’s appalling criminality.
Even if these communications had been with an entirely uncontroversial Wall Street executive, Lord Mandelson's behaviour would still be scandalous.
Even if these communications had been with an entirely uncontroversial Wall Street executive, Lord Mandelson's behaviour would still be scandalous.
February 2, 2026 at 9:09 AM
Set aside, for the moment, Jeffrey Epstein’s appalling criminality.
Even if these communications had been with an entirely uncontroversial Wall Street executive, Lord Mandelson's behaviour would still be scandalous.
Even if these communications had been with an entirely uncontroversial Wall Street executive, Lord Mandelson's behaviour would still be scandalous.
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New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
February 1, 2026 at 5:26 PM
New Epstein emails show Peter Mandelson secretly advising JPMorgan’s CEO on how to fight Labour’s 2009 bankers’ bonus tax - even suggesting he “mildly threaten” the Chancellor.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
Mandelson was Business Secretary at the time.
A year later, he was seeking work with JPM.
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I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
Bruce Springsteen - Streets Of Minneapolis (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen
youtu.be
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Stay free
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Clean power is the route to energy security, jobs and billpayers protected from volatile fossil fuel markets.
It is an opportunity for all of Europe, and Britain is doubling down:
It is an opportunity for all of Europe, and Britain is doubling down:
OPINION: By accelerating our drive to clean energy, today’s North Sea Summit will be fundamental in delivering the energy security and prosperity Europe desperately needs.
Miliband and Jørgensen: Clean energy is Europe’s only route to security and prosperity
Today’s summit will be fundamental in delivering the energy security and prosperity Europe desperately needs.
www.politico.eu
January 26, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Clean power is the route to energy security, jobs and billpayers protected from volatile fossil fuel markets.
It is an opportunity for all of Europe, and Britain is doubling down:
It is an opportunity for all of Europe, and Britain is doubling down:
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Ah yes, Stalinism - where famously everything is on your doorstep and life is happier and more convenient and you don't have to waste whole years of your life in a car, polluting the environment.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
January 25, 2026 at 10:35 PM
Ah yes, Stalinism - where famously everything is on your doorstep and life is happier and more convenient and you don't have to waste whole years of your life in a car, polluting the environment.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
Absolutely, that was what Stalinism was all about.
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CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
January 24, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CNN put together a clip of JD Vance claiming ICE agents have "absolute immunity" followed by him two weeks later claiming "I didn't say that officers who engage in wrongdoing would enjoy immunity"
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This week Donald Trump claimed the North Sea has “500 years” of oil and gas left.
Reality: UK oil & gas production is already in steep decline and is projected to fall ~90% by 2050.
New licenses won’t reverse geology.
Reality: UK oil & gas production is already in steep decline and is projected to fall ~90% by 2050.
New licenses won’t reverse geology.
January 22, 2026 at 12:57 PM
This week Donald Trump claimed the North Sea has “500 years” of oil and gas left.
Reality: UK oil & gas production is already in steep decline and is projected to fall ~90% by 2050.
New licenses won’t reverse geology.
Reality: UK oil & gas production is already in steep decline and is projected to fall ~90% by 2050.
New licenses won’t reverse geology.
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Newham secures £8m+ external funding for 2026/27 transport projects 🚶♂️🚴♀️
Royal Docks Corridor expansion, new Stratford–Leytonstone cycle links, bus priority upgrades and greener streets – supporting safer travel, cleaner air and climate action.
www.newham.gov.uk/news/article...
Royal Docks Corridor expansion, new Stratford–Leytonstone cycle links, bus priority upgrades and greener streets – supporting safer travel, cleaner air and climate action.
www.newham.gov.uk/news/article...
Newham continues to build on successes – delivering safer, cleaner, and greener transport options for residents – Newham Council
Newham Council unveils major transport safety improvements supported by £4.5m TfL funding, enhancing walking, cycling and healthy streets across the borough in 2025/26.
www.newham.gov.uk
January 21, 2026 at 10:41 PM
Newham secures £8m+ external funding for 2026/27 transport projects 🚶♂️🚴♀️
Royal Docks Corridor expansion, new Stratford–Leytonstone cycle links, bus priority upgrades and greener streets – supporting safer travel, cleaner air and climate action.
www.newham.gov.uk/news/article...
Royal Docks Corridor expansion, new Stratford–Leytonstone cycle links, bus priority upgrades and greener streets – supporting safer travel, cleaner air and climate action.
www.newham.gov.uk/news/article...
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Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
January 20, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Some perspective: The S&P opened down -1.3% on Trump's Greenland saber-rattling. That's $750 billion of wealth destroyed -- roughly equal to estimates of the value of Greenland.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
And so ~in dollar terms~ his shenanigans have already cost the US one Greenland, and we've got nothing to show for it.
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⚡🏭 The UK government can’t keep ignoring the environmental impact of data centres.
Data centre energy demand is rapidly rising, putting growing pressure on electricity grids and undermining the UK’s decarbonisation plans.
Here’s why this matters 👇 🧵
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Data centre energy demand is rapidly rising, putting growing pressure on electricity grids and undermining the UK’s decarbonisation plans.
Here’s why this matters 👇 🧵
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
January 19, 2026 at 9:36 AM
⚡🏭 The UK government can’t keep ignoring the environmental impact of data centres.
Data centre energy demand is rapidly rising, putting growing pressure on electricity grids and undermining the UK’s decarbonisation plans.
Here’s why this matters 👇 🧵
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
Data centre energy demand is rapidly rising, putting growing pressure on electricity grids and undermining the UK’s decarbonisation plans.
Here’s why this matters 👇 🧵
#ClimateSky #GreenSky
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In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
January 17, 2026 at 7:23 PM
In 1916, the US was worried that Germany might take control of the Danish West Indies to use as a submarine base. So, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to the USA, with the colony becoming the US Virgin Islands. In exchange, the USA acknowledged Denmark's complete sovereignty over Greenland.
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Labour have secured a record breaking 8.4GW of additional offshore wind capacity.
The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
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The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
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January 14, 2026 at 6:59 PM
Labour have secured a record breaking 8.4GW of additional offshore wind capacity.
The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
1/2
The auction is the biggest in European history, with long term prices secured at about 20% lower than the maximum.
The sites, off England, Scotland and Wales, are enough to power 12 million homes!
1/2
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The supply of newly qualified energy workers is not keeping pace with the sector’s needs.
To prevent the skills gap from widening further by 2030, the number of new trained entrants into the energy sector globally would need to rise by around 40% 👉 iea.li/49nns4l
To prevent the skills gap from widening further by 2030, the number of new trained entrants into the energy sector globally would need to rise by around 40% 👉 iea.li/49nns4l
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
The supply of newly qualified energy workers is not keeping pace with the sector’s needs.
To prevent the skills gap from widening further by 2030, the number of new trained entrants into the energy sector globally would need to rise by around 40% 👉 iea.li/49nns4l
To prevent the skills gap from widening further by 2030, the number of new trained entrants into the energy sector globally would need to rise by around 40% 👉 iea.li/49nns4l
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The 8.4GW of offshore wind power announced this week in CfDs auction AR7 is set to boost clean power - such that had these wind farms been operating over the last year – gas power generation could have been a third lower, according to @ECIU_UK analysis.
eciu.net/media/press...
eciu.net/media/press...
January 14, 2026 at 2:11 PM
The 8.4GW of offshore wind power announced this week in CfDs auction AR7 is set to boost clean power - such that had these wind farms been operating over the last year – gas power generation could have been a third lower, according to @ECIU_UK analysis.
eciu.net/media/press...
eciu.net/media/press...
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2026 opens w/ clear eyes and stubborn hope. Even as democracy is attacked and climate action delayed, solidarity, imagination, and people-power are rising. From frontline leadership to a million voices demanding an end to fossil fuel expansion—this belongs to all of us. ✊🌍
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
“My hope for 2026 is that it is a year full of solidarity, imagination, and brave action towards a resilient, people-powered movement of change.” - Kumi Naidoo, President of the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative
Catch up on anything you might have missed in 2025:
Catch up on anything you might have missed in 2025:
January 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
2026 opens w/ clear eyes and stubborn hope. Even as democracy is attacked and climate action delayed, solidarity, imagination, and people-power are rising. From frontline leadership to a million voices demanding an end to fossil fuel expansion—this belongs to all of us. ✊🌍
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
@fossiltreaty.bsky.social
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Breaking climate limits is not a neutral act and will inevitably lead to dangerous climate tipping points. This moment should trigger a tipping point in our approach to climate action. A critical window to reset ambition, to address root causes, and to put people at the centre of our approach.
Climate tipping point will be reached by the end of this decade, Copernicus institute warns
2025 was the third-warmest year on record
jrnl.ie
January 14, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Breaking climate limits is not a neutral act and will inevitably lead to dangerous climate tipping points. This moment should trigger a tipping point in our approach to climate action. A critical window to reset ambition, to address root causes, and to put people at the centre of our approach.
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Good news for the offshore windustry!
Record breaking new offshore wind results arrived this morning, in the latest UK CfD auction. Eight new projects supported, two new floating sites, 8.4 GW altogether!
Record breaking new offshore wind results arrived this morning, in the latest UK CfD auction. Eight new projects supported, two new floating sites, 8.4 GW altogether!
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Good news for the offshore windustry!
Record breaking new offshore wind results arrived this morning, in the latest UK CfD auction. Eight new projects supported, two new floating sites, 8.4 GW altogether!
Record breaking new offshore wind results arrived this morning, in the latest UK CfD auction. Eight new projects supported, two new floating sites, 8.4 GW altogether!
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Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
January 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Seven Select Committee Chairs have written jointly to the Prime Minister calling for an explicit ban on cryptocurrency donations in the forthcoming Elections Bill.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
This is not an argument about digital assets. It is an argument about democratic integrity.
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Gas peakers are no longer needed to fill the evening peaks in electricity demand
Batteries have decreased in cost to such an extent to threaten #gas
Gas is not a transition fuel
It is a fuel transitioning out of the energy system
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--...
Batteries have decreased in cost to such an extent to threaten #gas
Gas is not a transition fuel
It is a fuel transitioning out of the energy system
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--...
Grid scale battery cost reductions - the final nail in the fossil fuel coffin?
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
m.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM
Gas peakers are no longer needed to fill the evening peaks in electricity demand
Batteries have decreased in cost to such an extent to threaten #gas
Gas is not a transition fuel
It is a fuel transitioning out of the energy system
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--...
Batteries have decreased in cost to such an extent to threaten #gas
Gas is not a transition fuel
It is a fuel transitioning out of the energy system
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--...
A lot to be optimistic about in the role of battery storage helping displace fossil fuels - including gas - in cheaper, more secure, sustainable, balanced and flexible energy systems around the world.
Gas peakers are no longer needed to fill the evening peaks in electricity demand
Batteries have decreased in cost to such an extent to threaten #gas
Gas is not a transition fuel
It is a fuel transitioning out of the energy system
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--...
Batteries have decreased in cost to such an extent to threaten #gas
Gas is not a transition fuel
It is a fuel transitioning out of the energy system
m.youtube.com/watch?v=fR--...
Grid scale battery cost reductions - the final nail in the fossil fuel coffin?
YouTube video by Just Have a Think
m.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 8:43 AM
A lot to be optimistic about in the role of battery storage helping displace fossil fuels - including gas - in cheaper, more secure, sustainable, balanced and flexible energy systems around the world.
Absolutely. This.
Tories in 2019: Corbyn wanting to disband NATO is irresponsible: www.channel4.com/news/factche...
Tories today: Trump threatens to break up NATO - no biggie.
These are not serious people.
Tories today: Trump threatens to break up NATO - no biggie.
These are not serious people.
January 11, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Absolutely. This.
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A headline to sum up our times:
January 9, 2026 at 11:09 AM
A headline to sum up our times: