@petercracknell.bsky.social
I tweet about the climate emergency & drug law reform.
BSc Geophysics
BA Psychology
BSc Geophysics
BA Psychology
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Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.
Cold and expensive v hot, cheap and eco-friendly: the contrasting histories of home heating in the UK and Sweden
Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.
tcnv.link
February 16, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Two professors of energy studies – one British, the other Swedish – explore the very different histories of home heating in their countries.
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Africa installed 4.5 GW of solar in 2025, says Global Solar Council www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/06/a... - and much much more to come: www.cell.com/iscience/ful... ; www.cell.com/joule/fullte...
Africa installed 4.5 GW of solar in 2025, says Global Solar Council
The Global Solar Council's Africa market outlook report says the continent saw its fastest year for solar growth to date in 2025. Its medium-term outlook forecasts Africa to install over 31.5 GW of so...
www.pv-magazine.com
February 14, 2026 at 10:24 PM
Africa installed 4.5 GW of solar in 2025, says Global Solar Council www.pv-magazine.com/2026/02/06/a... - and much much more to come: www.cell.com/iscience/ful... ; www.cell.com/joule/fullte...
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Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
February 13, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Palestine Action have WON their judicial review in the High Court!
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
A massive victory for free speech, freedom of association and the right to protest.
A massive defeat for the draconian attempts by Keir Starmer's government to curtail our fundamental rights.
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You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell!
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
February 12, 2026 at 3:40 PM
You can't prove received wisdom wrong if you don't try... and you've got to give China credit for not being afraid to try. A step on the way to serious reduction of shipping emissions by 2050? Or an expensive experiment with niche coastal uses? Time will tell!
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
maritime-executive.com/article/chin...
On 22 January, #Amsterdam city council approved a bid by #green political party GroenLinks and animal welfare party Partij voor de Dieren to ban #fossil fuel and #meat adverts in public spaces and on the city’s public transport network.
“Amsterdam is set to ban climate-damaging advertising [fossil fuel and meat adverts] in public spaces, following a trend spreading across Dutch cities.
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
France has also enacted legislation outlawing adverts from non-renewable energy companies, and one Italian city has plans to do the same.”
The European city banning all fossil fuel and meat adverts in public
Amsterdam initially proposed the move in 2020, becoming the first city in the world to do so.
www.euronews.com
February 9, 2026 at 10:27 PM
On 22 January, #Amsterdam city council approved a bid by #green political party GroenLinks and animal welfare party Partij voor de Dieren to ban #fossil fuel and #meat adverts in public spaces and on the city’s public transport network.
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The expiration of the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty is both a strategic + moral failure.
The last thing our country - and our planet - needs is a new nuclear arms race. ⬇️
The last thing our country - and our planet - needs is a new nuclear arms race. ⬇️
February 6, 2026 at 3:50 PM
The expiration of the last remaining U.S.-Russia nuclear weapons treaty is both a strategic + moral failure.
The last thing our country - and our planet - needs is a new nuclear arms race. ⬇️
The last thing our country - and our planet - needs is a new nuclear arms race. ⬇️
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BREAKING: We were outside Equinor's offices this morning to demand they #StopRosebank
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Rosebank is the largest undeveloped oil field in the north sea.
ANY DAY NOW the UK government will have to make a decision on whether to re-approve Rosebank's development.
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Rosebank is the largest undeveloped oil field in the north sea.
ANY DAY NOW the UK government will have to make a decision on whether to re-approve Rosebank's development.
February 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
BREAKING: We were outside Equinor's offices this morning to demand they #StopRosebank
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Rosebank is the largest undeveloped oil field in the north sea.
ANY DAY NOW the UK government will have to make a decision on whether to re-approve Rosebank's development.
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Rosebank is the largest undeveloped oil field in the north sea.
ANY DAY NOW the UK government will have to make a decision on whether to re-approve Rosebank's development.
A row of homes in a village in south #Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the #climate crisis.
South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
South Wales council to buy and demolish homes prone to flooding
Residents of 16 houses on Clydach Terrace in Ynysybwl express relief after repeated floods caused by climate crisis
A row of homes in a village in south Wales is to be bought by a local authority and demolished as they can no longer be protected from flooding caused by the climate crisis.
It will cost Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough council more than £2.5m to buy the 16 riverside properties, pay for legal costs and help to rehouse dozens of residents. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:27 PM
We need a public health approach to illegal drugs.
People are struggling.
We need to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
My interview with #BBCLauraK
Great to see Green Party membership rising once again!
youtu.be/lMmDM_PvHyc?...
We need to lower bills, protect our NHS and rebuild our public services.
My interview with #BBCLauraK
Great to see Green Party membership rising once again!
youtu.be/lMmDM_PvHyc?...
Green Party is the party "of the 99%", says leader Zack Polanski | Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg
YouTube video by BBC Politics
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 6:39 PM
We need a public health approach to illegal drugs.
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Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:18 AM
Please spread this far and wide, as stories don't get much bigger than this. When the government blocks even the intelligence services from telling us we're heading for environmental catastrophe, you know we have a problem. A very big problem.
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Thank you.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Food production is the most significant cause of terrestrial #biodiversity loss. The #UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock, which means that a wholesale change in consumer diets is required.
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 11:08 PM
Food production is the most significant cause of terrestrial #biodiversity loss. The #UK does not have enough land to feed its population and rear livestock, which means that a wholesale change in consumer diets is required.
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I am a climate scientist and this is correct.
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
January 24, 2026 at 6:38 PM
I am a climate scientist and this is correct.
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
As the planet warms, storms like the one today are getting stronger… and as the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the mid latitudes, it increases the risk of the “freezer door” swinging open.
Technical explanation here: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Tool use is well known in #chimps, #crows, dolphins and even #octopuses, but not #cattle, until now...
"Scientists have been forced to rethink the intelligence of cattle after an Austrian cow named Veronika displayed an impressive – and until now undocumented – knack for tool use." www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Back-scratching bovine leads scientists to reassess intelligence of cows
Brown Swiss in Austria has been discovered using tools in different ways – something only ever seen in humans and chimpanzees
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Tool use is well known in #chimps, #crows, dolphins and even #octopuses, but not #cattle, until now...
Higher #inequality, regardless of absolute levels of wealth, is associated with higher #crime, worse public health, higher #addiction, lower educational attainment, worse status anxiety (leading to higher #consumption of positional goods), worse #pollution and destruction, and a host of other ills.
It is the source of so many of our evils: the astonishing concentration of wealth in the hands of a very few, and the immense political power that gives them. We cannot solve our problems until we tackle it.
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This week's column.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
At the root of all our problems stands one travesty: politicians’ surrender to the super-rich | George Monbiot
There are many excuses for failing to tax the ultra-wealthy. The truth is that governments don’t tackle the problem because they don’t want to, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Higher #inequality, regardless of absolute levels of wealth, is associated with higher #crime, worse public health, higher #addiction, lower educational attainment, worse status anxiety (leading to higher #consumption of positional goods), worse #pollution and destruction, and a host of other ills.
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More of London's roads will have safer speed limits because there's irrefutable evidence it save lives:
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
January 16, 2026 at 5:29 PM
More of London's roads will have safer speed limits because there's irrefutable evidence it save lives:
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
📉 25% fewer main road collisions
📉 34% fewer people killed or serious injured on local roads
📉75% fall in children killed on local roads
@itvnews.bsky.social
itv.com/news/london/...
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sales of internal-combustion engine collapsing in China, down by half since 2017. EVs have taken over
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
January 15, 2026 at 5:27 PM
sales of internal-combustion engine collapsing in China, down by half since 2017. EVs have taken over
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
And, China's car exports are soaring.
US automakers getting completely left behind as they abandon EVs. Losing market share worldwide
www.ft.com/content/5b13...
China added more than 300GW of #solar power and 100GW of #wind power in 2025, while India added 35GW of solar, 6GW of wind and 3.5GW of hydropower.
#Goodnews
#Goodnews
Coal power generation falls in both China and India for first time since 1970s
- ‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- ‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
#climatecrisis
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Coal power generation falls in China and India for first time since 1970s
‘Historic’ moment in biggest coal-consuming countries could bring decline in global emissions, analysis says
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:07 PM
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"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
Oxford high street demand returns to pre-pandemic levels
Oxford’s high street is bucking the national trend, with demand rising and vacancy rates low
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 10:36 AM
"Oxford's High Street booming, bucking national trend"
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
And this in a city where we've removed city centre parking and put in a congestion charge. Almost as if it's people who shop, not cars.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/2573227...
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There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
Meet the TikTok stars demanding oil companies clean up their mess
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
www.motherjones.com
December 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
There are millions of abandoned oil wells across the United States. A group of unlikely activists in Texas is making sure no one forgets they need to be cleaned up.
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Need cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for | Martin Kettle
Need cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for | Martin Kettle
A single act of kindness reminded me that, despite so much evidence to the contrary, the better angels of our nature are not necessarily doomed, says Guardian columnist Martin Kettle
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Need cheering up after a terrible year? I may have just the story you’re looking for | Martin Kettle
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Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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December 15, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Because the issue of population change is so widely misunderstood, here's a short thread which seeks to lay it out simply.
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
🧵1/13
It explains why there is almost nothing anyone can do to change the global population trajectory, both as numbers rise, then as they fall.
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Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
December 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Experiences, favorite food or toiletries that will be used up for Christmas rather than accumulating unwanted junk. Good idea @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
A conversation between Joe Rogan and Mel Gibson summed up 2025 for me – and not in a good way | George Monbiot
From merrily dismissing climate science, to promoting irresponsible health claims, the podcast was an unintentional warning for our times, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
December 27, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Today's column is on the relentless march of blithering idiocy, which includes denying climate science while your house is - literally in this case - burning down.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...