Rachel Coxcoon
@rachelcoxcoon.bsky.social
Director: Climate Guide - Local Gov. climate strategy
PhD researcher: 'Climate Citizens', Lancaster Uni - researching ideological influences on attitude to climate policy
Centrist. On Bluesky. Quickly now comrades, summon the Thought Police…
PhD researcher: 'Climate Citizens', Lancaster Uni - researching ideological influences on attitude to climate policy
Centrist. On Bluesky. Quickly now comrades, summon the Thought Police…
This is a glorified panel discussion, not a #ClimateAssembly! #CitizensAssemblies are widely understood to be in-depth processes, descriptively representative of the citizenry. When we co-opt these words for 'in-group' chats, they lose their impact, and with it, people's trust. (1)
Do please join a stellar cast tonight for our live Climate Assembly, online and in person.
www.theguardian.com/guardian-liv...
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The Guardian’s climate assembly with George Monbiot and special guests
This is more than a discussion – it’s a call to action
www.theguardian.com
September 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
This is a glorified panel discussion, not a #ClimateAssembly! #CitizensAssemblies are widely understood to be in-depth processes, descriptively representative of the citizenry. When we co-opt these words for 'in-group' chats, they lose their impact, and with it, people's trust. (1)
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Today marks one year since Labour won a landslide majority on just 34% of the vote.
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
July 4, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Today marks one year since Labour won a landslide majority on just 34% of the vote.
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
No wonder trust in politics is so low when we keep getting governments that most people didn't choose.
There is an alternative: a proportional system where Parliament reflects how people voted. #PRnow
Really useful new report from @nestauk.bsky.social on the impacts of rebalancing the costs of Great British Energy Scheme and supplier ECO targets by moving the levies off electricity and onto gas; media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Ho...
TLDR: Only well-off households using gas pay more, by £20-£76pa
TLDR: Only well-off households using gas pay more, by £20-£76pa
June 5, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Really useful new report from @nestauk.bsky.social on the impacts of rebalancing the costs of Great British Energy Scheme and supplier ECO targets by moving the levies off electricity and onto gas; media.nesta.org.uk/documents/Ho...
TLDR: Only well-off households using gas pay more, by £20-£76pa
TLDR: Only well-off households using gas pay more, by £20-£76pa
I dunno, maybe she nicked it off one of the younger kids at lunch break?
June 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I dunno, maybe she nicked it off one of the younger kids at lunch break?
Anybody who works on educating the public about climate change, here is a fantastic new resource from @roostweather.bsky.social .
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social , this could be a really nice exploratory tool for those training councillors?
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social , this could be a really nice exploratory tool for those training councillors?
Is it hot right now in the UK?
New interactive website allowing anyone to explore live temperatures hour-by-hour across the UK, and whether they are cool, warm or hot relative to normal.
istheukhotrightnow.com
Built by @roostweather.bsky.social.
New interactive website allowing anyone to explore live temperatures hour-by-hour across the UK, and whether they are cool, warm or hot relative to normal.
istheukhotrightnow.com
Built by @roostweather.bsky.social.
May 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Anybody who works on educating the public about climate change, here is a fantastic new resource from @roostweather.bsky.social .
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social , this could be a really nice exploratory tool for those training councillors?
@carbonliteracy.bsky.social , this could be a really nice exploratory tool for those training councillors?
'Car Brain' - 1920's style!
@ianwalker.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @modacitylife.com
@ianwalker.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @modacitylife.com
Later generations were taught that streetcar service declined because passengers preferred to drive. Transportation experts have patiently explained this cause to me.
But primary sources reveal that a small minority of motorists degraded the transit modes that the vast majority relied upon.
But primary sources reveal that a small minority of motorists degraded the transit modes that the vast majority relied upon.
May 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
'Car Brain' - 1920's style!
@ianwalker.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @modacitylife.com
@ianwalker.bsky.social @rantyhighwayman.bsky.social @brenttoderian.bsky.social @modacitylife.com
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🧵 REVEALED: Community energy projects in Scotland are generating 100x more local wealth than privately-owned wind farms.
But just 0.5% of the renewable power is community-owned. Why this staggering imbalance?
But just 0.5% of the renewable power is community-owned. Why this staggering imbalance?
May 28, 2025 at 8:19 AM
🧵 REVEALED: Community energy projects in Scotland are generating 100x more local wealth than privately-owned wind farms.
But just 0.5% of the renewable power is community-owned. Why this staggering imbalance?
But just 0.5% of the renewable power is community-owned. Why this staggering imbalance?
I'm seeing the effect of this on my daily commute. The bed of the Wye in Hereford is visible in places, you could walk across it in wellies right now. This time last year, the water level was at least 3 feet higher... #drought
May 15, 2025 at 12:17 PM
I'm seeing the effect of this on my daily commute. The bed of the Wye in Hereford is visible in places, you could walk across it in wellies right now. This time last year, the water level was at least 3 feet higher... #drought
Sadly the Guardian fails to mention (a) Greens threw everything at these 2 seats (b) LD and LAB stood paper candidates (c) Reform cratered the Tory vote. These are only repeatable victories in those circumstances. The RW vote still dominates here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
May 14, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Sadly the Guardian fails to mention (a) Greens threw everything at these 2 seats (b) LD and LAB stood paper candidates (c) Reform cratered the Tory vote. These are only repeatable victories in those circumstances. The RW vote still dominates here. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
May 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Cassocks are red
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Conclaves are dope
Wake up babe we got a
Still astonished that there is not more commentary on how Trump might turn out to be accidentally good for the environment. Can't help but wonder how much of the stuff coming through these ports from China was cheap, pointless household tat that nobody needed. Halloween ornaments for one thing...
“Shipping ports are empty across the United States. Nothing is coming in. Businesses have cancelled the remainder of their 2025 orders.”
(h/t FreightWaves)
(h/t FreightWaves)
May 2, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Still astonished that there is not more commentary on how Trump might turn out to be accidentally good for the environment. Can't help but wonder how much of the stuff coming through these ports from China was cheap, pointless household tat that nobody needed. Halloween ornaments for one thing...
Fascinating stuff from @dangrey.bsky.social on Spanish blackouts.
I'd been wondering what we might learn from Spain so we can avoid this in UK. Now I think we might learn from Spain that Spain should have learned from UK when something similar happened here a few years back!
I'd been wondering what we might learn from Spain so we can avoid this in UK. Now I think we might learn from Spain that Spain should have learned from UK when something similar happened here a few years back!
We know only a little about why Spain and Portugal's blackout occurred on Monday, but enough to what went wrong and what should have happened but didn't.
Javier Blas's conference call with REE gives us the clues
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Javier Blas's conference call with REE gives us the clues
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May 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Fascinating stuff from @dangrey.bsky.social on Spanish blackouts.
I'd been wondering what we might learn from Spain so we can avoid this in UK. Now I think we might learn from Spain that Spain should have learned from UK when something similar happened here a few years back!
I'd been wondering what we might learn from Spain so we can avoid this in UK. Now I think we might learn from Spain that Spain should have learned from UK when something similar happened here a few years back!
Genius.
April 30, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Genius.
Well worth a read, though unfortunately the people who most need to read it won't, because the batshit crazy Tony Blair Institute report is manna from heaven for the Torygraph.
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Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
Tony Blair Institute have released a report which is getting a lot of coverage in UK today
It says the drive for net zero emissions is flawed and some media outlets have gone to town
However it’s a bit odd
By odd, I mean there’s a lot of bollocks in it and shouldn't be taken seriously 🧵🧵
April 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Well worth a read, though unfortunately the people who most need to read it won't, because the batshit crazy Tony Blair Institute report is manna from heaven for the Torygraph.
“Irrelevant old man says stupid thing”.
But, for variety’s sake, it’s not Trump.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But, for variety’s sake, it’s not Trump.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Climate plan based on phasing out fossil fuels doomed to fail, says Tony Blair
Former PM claims net zero policies losing public support and says there should be greater focus on carbon capture
www.theguardian.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“Irrelevant old man says stupid thing”.
But, for variety’s sake, it’s not Trump.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
But, for variety’s sake, it’s not Trump.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What is he even saying here? Vote for me (I'm crazy and I think my name is on your ballot), vote for Poilievre (he's already promised me he's going to hand over Canada immediately?), or vote for Carney (because I'm planning to invade and that will give me an excuse?) truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
Good luck to the Great people of Canada. Elect the man who has the strength and wisdom to cut your taxes in half, increase your military power, for free, to the highest level in the World, have your C...
truthsocial.com
April 28, 2025 at 2:57 PM
What is he even saying here? Vote for me (I'm crazy and I think my name is on your ballot), vote for Poilievre (he's already promised me he's going to hand over Canada immediately?), or vote for Carney (because I'm planning to invade and that will give me an excuse?) truthsocial.com/@realDonaldT...
This thread sums up my frustration listening to Badenoch on Peston. “UK can’t do #netzero because we utterly failed to support our own #renewables industry over decades, which is obviously China’s fault” www.youtube.com/live/-NuGUb8... from 32 mins
April 26, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This thread sums up my frustration listening to Badenoch on Peston. “UK can’t do #netzero because we utterly failed to support our own #renewables industry over decades, which is obviously China’s fault” www.youtube.com/live/-NuGUb8... from 32 mins
The whole Trump tariffs thing feels a lot like Brexit to me. The 'remain in the EU camp' spent the last weeks of that campaign endlessly warning that Brexit would be hugely economically damaging. Many people who wanted Brexit understood that, & accepted it as a price worth paying. But for what? 🧵
April 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
The whole Trump tariffs thing feels a lot like Brexit to me. The 'remain in the EU camp' spent the last weeks of that campaign endlessly warning that Brexit would be hugely economically damaging. Many people who wanted Brexit understood that, & accepted it as a price worth paying. But for what? 🧵
Fantastically helpful explainer and tool for anyone who regularly deals with the 'we need two grids' argument when teaching people about renewables. via @daanwalt3r.bsky.social
electrotechrevolution.substack.com/p/renewables...
Worth circulating, @carbonliteracy.bsky.social ?
electrotechrevolution.substack.com/p/renewables...
Worth circulating, @carbonliteracy.bsky.social ?
Renewables allow us to pay less, not twice
What Kemi Badenoch, and many others, get wrong about renewables.
electrotechrevolution.substack.com
April 1, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Fantastically helpful explainer and tool for anyone who regularly deals with the 'we need two grids' argument when teaching people about renewables. via @daanwalt3r.bsky.social
electrotechrevolution.substack.com/p/renewables...
Worth circulating, @carbonliteracy.bsky.social ?
electrotechrevolution.substack.com/p/renewables...
Worth circulating, @carbonliteracy.bsky.social ?
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THREAD: How the Sun screwed up its "smoking gun" story on net-zero study
The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade"
Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP"
Oops!
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The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade"
Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP"
Oops!
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March 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
THREAD: How the Sun screwed up its "smoking gun" story on net-zero study
The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade"
Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP"
Oops!
1/10
The Sun: "As much as 10% wld be wiped off economic growth by end of decade"
Source: "At no point does this study suggest there will be a drop in UK GDP. It talks abt a 10% transfer…within GDP"
Oops!
1/10
This week, I have been mostly being a lungfish.
March 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
This week, I have been mostly being a lungfish.
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I was an undergrad when Cole was doing his PhD at Cardiff. Such a lovely bloke and one hell of an illustrator - if anyone needs anything doing please contact him
Some news shared in visual format (more details in blog post #linkinbio).
Please swipe for a short heart-felt summary of my health and if you need an illustrator/artist please do get in touch!
Thanks for reading 🙏
Please swipe for a short heart-felt summary of my health and if you need an illustrator/artist please do get in touch!
Thanks for reading 🙏
March 12, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I was an undergrad when Cole was doing his PhD at Cardiff. Such a lovely bloke and one hell of an illustrator - if anyone needs anything doing please contact him
I wonder if I just tell HMRC I am not available to pay my taxes right now, then we can just call this whole thing quits?
#notaxationwithoutrepresentation (or someone answering the damned phone).
#notaxationwithoutrepresentation (or someone answering the damned phone).
March 14, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I wonder if I just tell HMRC I am not available to pay my taxes right now, then we can just call this whole thing quits?
#notaxationwithoutrepresentation (or someone answering the damned phone).
#notaxationwithoutrepresentation (or someone answering the damned phone).
If I had a pound for every time a local authority politician had tried this one on me during a #climatechange training day, I would have quite a lot of money by now.
See also "Oh I, remember when they kept telling us the Y2K computer bug would crash all the computers and then nothing happened...."
See also "Oh I, remember when they kept telling us the Y2K computer bug would crash all the computers and then nothing happened...."
March 12, 2025 at 11:07 AM
If I had a pound for every time a local authority politician had tried this one on me during a #climatechange training day, I would have quite a lot of money by now.
See also "Oh I, remember when they kept telling us the Y2K computer bug would crash all the computers and then nothing happened...."
See also "Oh I, remember when they kept telling us the Y2K computer bug would crash all the computers and then nothing happened...."
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Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
The daily CO2 number from Mauna Loa exceeded 430 ppm yesterday. This is the first reading above 430 ever recorded.
CO2 levels have not been this high since the Pliocene epoch, 3 to 5 million years ago.
Code UFB!!!
The daily CO2 number from Mauna Loa exceeded 430 ppm yesterday. This is the first reading above 430 ever recorded.
CO2 levels have not been this high since the Pliocene epoch, 3 to 5 million years ago.
March 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Breaking News!
Code UFB!!!
The daily CO2 number from Mauna Loa exceeded 430 ppm yesterday. This is the first reading above 430 ever recorded.
CO2 levels have not been this high since the Pliocene epoch, 3 to 5 million years ago.
Code UFB!!!
The daily CO2 number from Mauna Loa exceeded 430 ppm yesterday. This is the first reading above 430 ever recorded.
CO2 levels have not been this high since the Pliocene epoch, 3 to 5 million years ago.