Kevin Burden
@kevinburden.bsky.social
Media trainer and consultant, specialising in climate change, the environment and social affairs. Live in Cardiff, work globally. Sais yng Nghymru.
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I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
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BBC faces ‘existential’ threat after exit of top executives
Broadcaster’s deepest crisis in recent history comes amid fresh questions over its future role in British society
on.ft.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:35 AM
I do not understand the Labour government's reticence over defending the BBC and social media regulation. Their long-term survival basically depends on it. Their cowardice in the face of it may be the single thing they are most remembered for.
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China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.
Rapid increases in the deployment of solar and wind power generation – which grew by 46% and 11% respectively in the third quarter of this year – meant the country’s energy sector emissions remained flat, even as the demand for electricity increased. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
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“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
The truth about impartiality at the BBC
And the hysteria of the current "crisis"
goodallandgoodluck.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:21 PM
“When I was [at the BBC], at the height of Boris Johnson’s strength, that fear was ubiquitous. Scripts were sometimes written with a view not solely to their impartiality or truth, but the management of perception of impartiality from one side of the spectrum.“ @lewisgoodall.com
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I know I've said this before, but from advertorials to false equivalence the media really needs to own up to its role in warping the climate issue. www.thenation.com/article/envi...
The Media Is Complicit in the Climate Confusion
The vast majority of people want their governments to take climate action—but most wrongly think they’re in the minority. The media is partly to blame.
www.thenation.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:14 PM
I know I've said this before, but from advertorials to false equivalence the media really needs to own up to its role in warping the climate issue. www.thenation.com/article/envi...
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If this was a high street shop the authorities would shut it down.
November 7, 2025 at 8:48 AM
If this was a high street shop the authorities would shut it down.
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(Understandable given how some of them covered him.) It seems clear it is a shrinking number of establishment politicians who think of established news media as an important way to reach citizens (and even they often prefer social media rather than risk facing awkward questions) 2/3
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
(Understandable given how some of them covered him.) It seems clear it is a shrinking number of establishment politicians who think of established news media as an important way to reach citizens (and even they often prefer social media rather than risk facing awkward questions) 2/3
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A striking feature of Mamdani's victory is that a democratic socialist whole-heartedly campaigned on arch-capitalist social media platforms, and clearly felt better able to convey what he stood for and wanted via them than by engaging with news media politiken.dk/kultur/medie... 1/3
Det centrale er ikke, at han vandt, men hvordan han vandt
Medier | Følg med i Politikens dækning af medier og mediebranchen. Fra de store morgenaviser, radio og tv til the dark web, ai og de nyeste sociale medier.
politiken.dk
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
A striking feature of Mamdani's victory is that a democratic socialist whole-heartedly campaigned on arch-capitalist social media platforms, and clearly felt better able to convey what he stood for and wanted via them than by engaging with news media politiken.dk/kultur/medie... 1/3
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He started using ChatGPT for help with homework and eventually it ended up helping him to commit suicide...
"thank you for letting me ride with you to the end"
"may your next save file be somewhere warm"
"see you on the other side"
#NihilismAndTechnology
"thank you for letting me ride with you to the end"
"may your next save file be somewhere warm"
"see you on the other side"
#NihilismAndTechnology
November 7, 2025 at 7:36 AM
He started using ChatGPT for help with homework and eventually it ended up helping him to commit suicide...
"thank you for letting me ride with you to the end"
"may your next save file be somewhere warm"
"see you on the other side"
#NihilismAndTechnology
"thank you for letting me ride with you to the end"
"may your next save file be somewhere warm"
"see you on the other side"
#NihilismAndTechnology
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🔴The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK's infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could 'politicise' our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:58 AM
🔴The UK Must Urgently Distance Itself From Elon Musk and Space X, Warns Parliamentary Report
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
The UK’s infrastructure has become far too reliant on the far-right billionaire, who could ‘politicise’ our reliance upon his companies, the report warns
bylinetimes.com/2025/11/04/t...
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If a global scam system is proven to be a scam, does it not deserve to fail?
Yes local, effective land based solutions need support, but I… am not sad the pollution stock market collapsed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yes local, effective land based solutions need support, but I… am not sad the pollution stock market collapsed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect?
After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
If a global scam system is proven to be a scam, does it not deserve to fail?
Yes local, effective land based solutions need support, but I… am not sad the pollution stock market collapsed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yes local, effective land based solutions need support, but I… am not sad the pollution stock market collapsed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:16 AM
A magnificent piece of work. Comprehesive, revelatory & shocking. Journalism this good is always rare & precious but never moreso than at times like this. Latter day Lord Haw Haws being plumped, preened & delivered to your doorstep in plain sight by a Nazi-saluting goon
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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NEW: I spoke to a start-up in the US about how they are boosting local electricity grid capacity - by utilising existing cables in a more intelligent way.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-clever...
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-clever...
The clever tech boosting US electricity grid capacity
Better use of existing cables could accelerate electrification projects
www.thereengineer.pro
November 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
NEW: I spoke to a start-up in the US about how they are boosting local electricity grid capacity - by utilising existing cables in a more intelligent way.
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-clever...
www.thereengineer.pro/p/the-clever...
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I wish those weather people on the radio would announce the currently unusual warm weather in a slightly less enthusiastic way.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
November 5, 2025 at 8:09 AM
I wish those weather people on the radio would announce the currently unusual warm weather in a slightly less enthusiastic way.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
18 degrees in November is not normal.
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As always, the story is how and why the media – particularly prominent broadcasters such as the BBC – are making certain choices as to which individuals, ideas, and views are platformed and how these are framed to the public.
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
So why does the BBC label the academic and economist Faiza Shaheen an "activist" but refuse to do the same for the former academic, turned anti-migrant activist Matt Goodwin?
October 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
As always, the story is how and why the media – particularly prominent broadcasters such as the BBC – are making certain choices as to which individuals, ideas, and views are platformed and how these are framed to the public.
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
The path ahead will be shaped by such decisions. The water we swim in...
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Going to get this as a tattoo.
October 26, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Going to get this as a tattoo.
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⚽️ 🏴 166 cap, 48 gôl.
❤️ Diolch am bopeth Jess Fishlock
❤️ Diolch am bopeth Jess Fishlock
October 25, 2025 at 2:50 PM
⚽️ 🏴 166 cap, 48 gôl.
❤️ Diolch am bopeth Jess Fishlock
❤️ Diolch am bopeth Jess Fishlock
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Locally Sourced is a biweekly newsletter from CCNow for local journalists on every beat. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story. buff.ly/INvWEJw
October 23, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Locally Sourced is a biweekly newsletter from CCNow for local journalists on every beat. Share this newsletter with colleagues and journalism students interested in localizing the climate story. buff.ly/INvWEJw
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Explore the complex relationships between various challenges to achieving transformative change in this graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Summary for Policymakers. 📊
Find out more: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change/media-release
Find out more: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change/media-release
October 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Explore the complex relationships between various challenges to achieving transformative change in this graphic from the IPBES #TransformativeChange Summary for Policymakers. 📊
Find out more: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change/media-release
Find out more: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change/media-release
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Next school year, teachers in public schools across Illinois will be required by law to educate students on climate change.
Illinois Wants Climate Education in Schools. Now Teachers Need to Figure Out How to Make It Happen. - Inside Climate News
It’s the seventh state to pass a law requiring climate education in public schools. The requirement will kick in next fall.
insideclimatenews.org
October 20, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Next school year, teachers in public schools across Illinois will be required by law to educate students on climate change.
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"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."
Misunderstanding the tide is putting millions at risk on UK coasts – here’s what you need to know
Four in ten people surveyed were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country.
theconversation.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Four in ten people were unaware that tides come in twice daily, that they vary in timing each day, and that they differ in height across the country. Over a quarter of struggled with basic tide-table reading, and only a quarter could extract more complex information--such as when to safely return."
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I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
October 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I would laugh if this wasn't so true 😭
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people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
people playing music/videos on their phone speakers in public is more than just mildly annoying and is instead a leading indicator of the decline of community and empath
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🚨 Webinar Alert!
Join @coveringclimatenow.org on Oct 22 at 12pm ET for “Climate Blueprint: Myths & Disinformation,” co-hosted with @soljourno.bsky.social.
They'll unpack the history of climate disinformation, explore accountability reporting, and more.
🔗 RSVP: https://twp.ai/9PXJZM
Join @coveringclimatenow.org on Oct 22 at 12pm ET for “Climate Blueprint: Myths & Disinformation,” co-hosted with @soljourno.bsky.social.
They'll unpack the history of climate disinformation, explore accountability reporting, and more.
🔗 RSVP: https://twp.ai/9PXJZM
October 20, 2025 at 7:10 AM
🚨 Webinar Alert!
Join @coveringclimatenow.org on Oct 22 at 12pm ET for “Climate Blueprint: Myths & Disinformation,” co-hosted with @soljourno.bsky.social.
They'll unpack the history of climate disinformation, explore accountability reporting, and more.
🔗 RSVP: https://twp.ai/9PXJZM
Join @coveringclimatenow.org on Oct 22 at 12pm ET for “Climate Blueprint: Myths & Disinformation,” co-hosted with @soljourno.bsky.social.
They'll unpack the history of climate disinformation, explore accountability reporting, and more.
🔗 RSVP: https://twp.ai/9PXJZM