Paul Brannen
@paulbrannenne.bsky.social
Author: 'Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown'. Published 27 June 2024. Available https://www.agendapub.com/page/detail/timber/?k=9781788217354
Public Affairs Director CEI-Bois
Former UK MEP
Public Affairs Director CEI-Bois
Former UK MEP
Well done @brucespringsteen.net good to see you using your powerful voice to call out the rising tide of Fascism in the USA.
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
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January 28, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Well done @brucespringsteen.net good to see you using your powerful voice to call out the rising tide of Fascism in the USA.
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“This is a significant milestone in Glennon Brothers history, which dates back to 1913."
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2580589...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2580589...
January 28, 2026 at 5:09 PM
“This is a significant milestone in Glennon Brothers history, which dates back to 1913."
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2580589...
FULL STORY: www.forestryjournal.co.uk/news/2580589...
Most impressed by Bellway’s new timber frame facility opened today at Sutton-in-Ashfield. The timber frames both substitute for more carbon intensive materials & themselves store carbon = a climate win-win. @forestryjournal.bsky.social @marycreagh.bsky.social @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
January 28, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Most impressed by Bellway’s new timber frame facility opened today at Sutton-in-Ashfield. The timber frames both substitute for more carbon intensive materials & themselves store carbon = a climate win-win. @forestryjournal.bsky.social @marycreagh.bsky.social @matthewpennycookmp.bsky.social
Heading to Nottinghamshire for the opening of Bellway's new timber frame facility. All part of the southward march of timber frame into England, a well established construction practice in Scotland accounting for 92% of family homes, compared to less than 10% in England.
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 AM
Heading to Nottinghamshire for the opening of Bellway's new timber frame facility. All part of the southward march of timber frame into England, a well established construction practice in Scotland accounting for 92% of family homes, compared to less than 10% in England.
I spent a few days in Paris last month and I can vouch this is indeed the case. A big change in a short time. Impressive. 🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️
“The transformation is astonishing. [Paris] has quietly—& quickly—become one of the most bike-friendly cities in the world. What started as a series of emergency ‘coronapistes’ or pop-up bike lanes, built during the pandemic has evolved into a permanent bike network spanning hundreds of kilometres.”
New Study Shows How Paris Pedaled Its Way to a Cycling Revolution
Cycling through central Paris meant weaving between buses and scooters—a bold choice reserved for the fearless few.
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January 28, 2026 at 8:14 AM
I spent a few days in Paris last month and I can vouch this is indeed the case. A big change in a short time. Impressive. 🚴🚴♀️🚴♂️
Time to join the Canadian public and decline to buy anything from the USA and not to visit either. Boycotts work and they can work fast if the majority support.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Trump tariffs: US president announces plan to hit UK, Denmark and other European countries with tariffs over Greenland
The US president says the countries will be charged a
www.bbc.co.uk
January 17, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Time to join the Canadian public and decline to buy anything from the USA and not to visit either. Boycotts work and they can work fast if the majority support.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c1...
Delighted to have been awarded an honorary fellowship by the Institute of Chartered Foresters. www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
We are delighted to announce that Paul Brannen and Professor Peter Bonfield OBE have been awarded Honorary Fellowships of the Institute, recognising their outstanding contributions to forestry… | Inst...
We are delighted to announce that Paul Brannen and Professor Peter Bonfield OBE have been awarded Honorary Fellowships of the Institute, recognising their outstanding contributions to forestry, timber...
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January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
Delighted to have been awarded an honorary fellowship by the Institute of Chartered Foresters. www.linkedin.com/posts/instit...
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Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
Banks Notch Higher Fees From Green Bonds Than Fossil Fuel Debt
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business.
bloom.bg
January 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Wall Street’s biggest banks made more money financing green projects than they did from working with fossil fuel companies for a fourth straight year, even as they faced ongoing pressure to pull back from the business
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The decision to go for bio-based construction is usually very easy. Especially in 2026.
Why do I say that? These building material samples here are already 10 years old.
Why do I say that? These building material samples here are already 10 years old.
January 1, 2026 at 10:34 AM
The decision to go for bio-based construction is usually very easy. Especially in 2026.
Why do I say that? These building material samples here are already 10 years old.
Why do I say that? These building material samples here are already 10 years old.
Receive a book for Xmas?
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
December 28, 2025 at 8:42 AM
Receive a book for Xmas?
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
Then thank a tree.
No commercial forestry = no trees = no wood pulp = no paper.
PS the forestry should be done sustainably as per the Forestry Commission.
I’ve been appointed as a Non-Executive Commissioner to the Forestry Commission. Very much looking forward to this additional role given more wood in more buildings is predicated on planting and felling more trees.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
New Non-Executive Commissioner to the Forestry Commission appointed
Paul Brannen appointed for a three-year term
www.gov.uk
December 23, 2025 at 11:18 AM
I’ve been appointed as a Non-Executive Commissioner to the Forestry Commission. Very much looking forward to this additional role given more wood in more buildings is predicated on planting and felling more trees.
www.gov.uk/government/n...
www.gov.uk/government/n...
‘Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown’.
Now on its fourth print run in 18 months. Still time to order for Xmas.
www.waterstones.com/book/timber/...
Now on its fourth print run in 18 months. Still time to order for Xmas.
www.waterstones.com/book/timber/...
December 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
‘Timber! How wood can help save the world from climate breakdown’.
Now on its fourth print run in 18 months. Still time to order for Xmas.
www.waterstones.com/book/timber/...
Now on its fourth print run in 18 months. Still time to order for Xmas.
www.waterstones.com/book/timber/...
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Keir Starmer: "I have a Christmas message for Reform. If mysterious men from the east come bearing gifts...this time, report it to the police."
December 17, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Keir Starmer: "I have a Christmas message for Reform. If mysterious men from the east come bearing gifts...this time, report it to the police."
'Timber as a Climate Solution'
Thanks to Operation Noah for giving me the opportunity to write a guest blog.
Yes, we have a climate problem but we also have climate solutions.
www.operationnoah.org/timber-as-a-...
Thanks to Operation Noah for giving me the opportunity to write a guest blog.
Yes, we have a climate problem but we also have climate solutions.
www.operationnoah.org/timber-as-a-...
Timber as a Climate Solution - Operation Noah
Chopping down trees to help solve climate breakdown appears to be counterintuitive, but the science backs this approach when sustainably grown mature trees are used in place of carbon-intensive buildi...
www.operationnoah.org
December 15, 2025 at 9:27 AM
'Timber as a Climate Solution'
Thanks to Operation Noah for giving me the opportunity to write a guest blog.
Yes, we have a climate problem but we also have climate solutions.
www.operationnoah.org/timber-as-a-...
Thanks to Operation Noah for giving me the opportunity to write a guest blog.
Yes, we have a climate problem but we also have climate solutions.
www.operationnoah.org/timber-as-a-...
Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetised.
www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...
www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...
Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetized | Aalto University
The costs of the wood-built school and sports hall in Myrskylä were compared to a reinforced concrete alternative — and wood proved clearly more economical when environmental impacts were assigned a monetary value.
www.aalto.fi
December 10, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Study: Wood is a more cost-effective building material than concrete when emissions are monetised.
www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...
www.aalto.fi/en/news/stud...
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Pallets are a vital component of almost of every distribution system.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
Almost everything you’ve ever eaten or owned sat at one point in time on top of a wooden pallet. Pallets are essentially invisible, yet they're vital to transport logistics.
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Pallets are a vital component of almost of every distribution system.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
In the U.K. many of them are made of Sitka Spruce 🌲 - it’s light weight but strong enough, holds a nail and because it’s a pale colour it is easy to paint.
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Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Quite breathtaking story - military grade drones at Dublin airport which flew on the path Zelensky's plane took. The drones reached the flight path of his plane exactly the time it should have been there, but just missed it because Zelensky arrived ahead of schedule:
Almost everything you’ve ever eaten or owned sat at one point in time on top of a wooden pallet. Pallets are essentially invisible, yet they're vital to transport logistics.
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
December 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Almost everything you’ve ever eaten or owned sat at one point in time on top of a wooden pallet. Pallets are essentially invisible, yet they're vital to transport logistics.
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
In the UK there are approximately 250m wooden pallets in circulation. For more see: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...
I've signed. We need 100,000 signatures.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
November 28, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I've signed. We need 100,000 signatures.
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/74...
Good to see an academic paper linking tackling the housing crisis with tackling the climate crisis. Both the EU & UK currently addressing them as separate issues - in the main - at present. www.bruegel.org/analysis/sol...
The solution to Europe’s housing affordability crisis must include building decarbonisation
The EU can help tackle Europe’s housing crisis by reducing energy costs, decarbonising buildings and adhering to climate goals
www.bruegel.org
November 14, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Good to see an academic paper linking tackling the housing crisis with tackling the climate crisis. Both the EU & UK currently addressing them as separate issues - in the main - at present. www.bruegel.org/analysis/sol...
George Orwell’s statue outside the BBC’s London HQ is accompanied by the quote “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”.
I hope the BBC goes on telling people, especially the rich & powerful, what they don’t want to hear.
I hope the BBC goes on telling people, especially the rich & powerful, what they don’t want to hear.
November 10, 2025 at 4:36 PM
George Orwell’s statue outside the BBC’s London HQ is accompanied by the quote “If liberty means anything at all it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear”.
I hope the BBC goes on telling people, especially the rich & powerful, what they don’t want to hear.
I hope the BBC goes on telling people, especially the rich & powerful, what they don’t want to hear.
They are going the extra kilometre with their street trees in Vienna. Extensive wild flower planting around the tree and a fence that clearly signals ‘This is not a toilet for dogs’.
November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
They are going the extra kilometre with their street trees in Vienna. Extensive wild flower planting around the tree and a fence that clearly signals ‘This is not a toilet for dogs’.
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Since folks are talking a lot about democratic socialism this week, just gonna re-up this thread on how MLK voiced religious support for democratic socialism — but most folks aren't aware of when he did so most explicitly.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
1. Religion aside: Mamdani cites a 1961 speech by MLK here, but King was actually more explicit about his support for democratic socialism later on.
I know this because I went to great lengths to confirm the quote — which comes from a 1966 speech to staff in SC — for my book American Prophets.
I know this because I went to great lengths to confirm the quote — which comes from a 1966 speech to staff in SC — for my book American Prophets.
November 6, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Since folks are talking a lot about democratic socialism this week, just gonna re-up this thread on how MLK voiced religious support for democratic socialism — but most folks aren't aware of when he did so most explicitly.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
That was in an obscure, little-known speech he gave in Frogmore, SC in 1966.
We suspected it, now we know it. Time to act.
Time to close down Musk.
Time to close down Musk.
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 10:36 AM
We suspected it, now we know it. Time to act.
Time to close down Musk.
Time to close down Musk.
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X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right
Sky's Tom Cheshire explains how Elon Musk's X is boosting the British right.
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:38 AM
X effect: How Elon Musk is boosting the British right