Sarah Finch
@sarahfinch.bsky.social
Writer, editor, climate campaigner. Born at 319 ppm.
Fighting fossil fuels with @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and championing the Atlantic Salmon with @tidelines.bsky.social.
I was @MadamPratolungo on Twitter.
Fighting fossil fuels with @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social and championing the Atlantic Salmon with @tidelines.bsky.social.
I was @MadamPratolungo on Twitter.
I'm looking forward to this event on Thursday with @drmjwarren.bsky.social and @guyshrubsole.bsky.social.
Books and Birds, two of my favourite things. Maybe even a Beer with @edfinch.bsky.social too?
Books and Birds, two of my favourite things. Maybe even a Beer with @edfinch.bsky.social too?
🎫 Have you got your ticket yet?
🐦⬛ We can't wait to welcome @drmjwarren.bsky.social to The Bookery this coming Thursday to discuss his new book, The Cuckoo’s Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place, in conversation with environmental campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole! 🧵 ⬇️
🐦⬛ We can't wait to welcome @drmjwarren.bsky.social to The Bookery this coming Thursday to discuss his new book, The Cuckoo’s Lea: The Forgotten History of Birds and Place, in conversation with environmental campaigner and author Guy Shrubsole! 🧵 ⬇️
November 10, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I'm looking forward to this event on Thursday with @drmjwarren.bsky.social and @guyshrubsole.bsky.social.
Books and Birds, two of my favourite things. Maybe even a Beer with @edfinch.bsky.social too?
Books and Birds, two of my favourite things. Maybe even a Beer with @edfinch.bsky.social too?
I'm sad to learn that Exeter has the highest death rate among homeless people of any English city.
It's a lovely place to live but it seems we can't look after our vulnerable neighbours.
Thank you @exeterobserver.org for reporting on this.
exeterobserver.org/2025/11/06/e...
It's a lovely place to live but it seems we can't look after our vulnerable neighbours.
Thank you @exeterobserver.org for reporting on this.
exeterobserver.org/2025/11/06/e...
Exeter homeless death rate highest among English cities featured in annual Museum of Homelessness campaign charity report - Exeter Observer
21 people died while homeless in Exeter in 2024, nearly three times as many as previous year, but council says nothing despite report publication during city homeless awareness week.
exeterobserver.org
November 9, 2025 at 11:38 AM
I'm sad to learn that Exeter has the highest death rate among homeless people of any English city.
It's a lovely place to live but it seems we can't look after our vulnerable neighbours.
Thank you @exeterobserver.org for reporting on this.
exeterobserver.org/2025/11/06/e...
It's a lovely place to live but it seems we can't look after our vulnerable neighbours.
Thank you @exeterobserver.org for reporting on this.
exeterobserver.org/2025/11/06/e...
Reposted by Sarah Finch
Conservative Peer Lord Deben calls on all MP & Peers to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis.
Please check if your MP is attending this critical non-partisan briefing, and if not, urge them to 👉 www.nebriefing.org
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
Please check if your MP is attending this critical non-partisan briefing, and if not, urge them to 👉 www.nebriefing.org
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
November 9, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Conservative Peer Lord Deben calls on all MP & Peers to attend the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate and #nature crisis.
Please check if your MP is attending this critical non-partisan briefing, and if not, urge them to 👉 www.nebriefing.org
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
Please check if your MP is attending this critical non-partisan briefing, and if not, urge them to 👉 www.nebriefing.org
#TimeToStepUp #NEB
I'm proud that I played a small role editing this report.
The new undersea cable linking Tunisia and Italy is presented as a win-win project. But as the report shows, it is just the latest version of colonialism: Europe meeting its decarbonisation goals at the expense of Tunisia's sovereignty.
The new undersea cable linking Tunisia and Italy is presented as a win-win project. But as the report shows, it is just the latest version of colonialism: Europe meeting its decarbonisation goals at the expense of Tunisia's sovereignty.
Tunisia’s public utility, STEG, risks being sidelined. Domestic renewable energy production stalls, public ownership weakens, and the country becomes dependent on imports. This is not energy sovereignty, it’s dependency dressed as progress. New TNI report: www.tni.org/en/publicati...
November 7, 2025 at 8:52 AM
I'm proud that I played a small role editing this report.
The new undersea cable linking Tunisia and Italy is presented as a win-win project. But as the report shows, it is just the latest version of colonialism: Europe meeting its decarbonisation goals at the expense of Tunisia's sovereignty.
The new undersea cable linking Tunisia and Italy is presented as a win-win project. But as the report shows, it is just the latest version of colonialism: Europe meeting its decarbonisation goals at the expense of Tunisia's sovereignty.
Equinox and Shell joining forces in an attempt to avoid paying their fair share into the UK economy.
These two massively wealthy corporations have already made fortunes by driving climate change.
Major reform to the tax system is needed.
These two massively wealthy corporations have already made fortunes by driving climate change.
Major reform to the tax system is needed.
BREAKING 🚨: Rosebank's owner Equinor is joining forces with Shell on a new North Sea venture ‘Adura’ that could see Shell dodge £1.3 billion in UK tax.
While families struggle to heat their homes, polluters keep cashing in.
While families struggle to heat their homes, polluters keep cashing in.
November 6, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Equinox and Shell joining forces in an attempt to avoid paying their fair share into the UK economy.
These two massively wealthy corporations have already made fortunes by driving climate change.
Major reform to the tax system is needed.
These two massively wealthy corporations have already made fortunes by driving climate change.
Major reform to the tax system is needed.
Thank you @equalshope.bsky.social for having me on your podcast.
I enjoyed talking about the @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social court win and whether it could halt new fossil fuels in the UK.
We will find that out when the govt decides on the Rosebank oil field.
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
I enjoyed talking about the @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social court win and whether it could halt new fossil fuels in the UK.
We will find that out when the govt decides on the Rosebank oil field.
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
November 5, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Thank you @equalshope.bsky.social for having me on your podcast.
I enjoyed talking about the @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social court win and whether it could halt new fossil fuels in the UK.
We will find that out when the govt decides on the Rosebank oil field.
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
I enjoyed talking about the @wealdactiongroup.bsky.social court win and whether it could halt new fossil fuels in the UK.
We will find that out when the govt decides on the Rosebank oil field.
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
Oceana UK made a Top Trumps of planned oil sites. The numbers are shocking:
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
500 govt meetings with oil lobbyists last year ✓
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
22 new oil fields pending ✓
8 fields in or next to marine PROTECTED areas ✓
Our govt considering the true ocean impact ❌
Game over. The #OilFieldFiles are public.
📧 Email your MP to stop this → act.oceana.org/page/171529/...
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Oceana UK made a Top Trumps of planned oil sites. The numbers are shocking:
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
🦭 149 wildlife species at risk (likely an underestimate)
🐟 36 commercially important fish species also threatened
🛢️ over 900 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent projected to be released
Email your MP: link in this post ⬇️
📣 Devon people!
Here's a petition to embed a citizen's assembly into the new Devon councils to add some real local and representative decision making.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Here's a petition to embed a citizen's assembly into the new Devon councils to add some real local and representative decision making.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Rescue democracy in Devon!
Instead of snatching decisions away from local people, we demand that Citizens’ Assemblies form the beating heart of Devon’s new council so ordinary people decide what happens, not out of touch politi...
actionnetwork.org
November 2, 2025 at 8:20 AM
📣 Devon people!
Here's a petition to embed a citizen's assembly into the new Devon councils to add some real local and representative decision making.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
Here's a petition to embed a citizen's assembly into the new Devon councils to add some real local and representative decision making.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/re...
The government will be deciding soon whether or not to approve the Rosebank oil field. Climate scientists and experts warn approving it would be a disaster.
Send your views to Keir Starmer:
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Send your views to Keir Starmer:
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Decision time: Tell Keir to #StopRosebank
This is the moment we've been building towards: it's final decision time for the UK Government. Equinor is trying to get the new Rosebank oil field re-approved. It's up to us all to convince the Gover...
actionnetwork.org
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The government will be deciding soon whether or not to approve the Rosebank oil field. Climate scientists and experts warn approving it would be a disaster.
Send your views to Keir Starmer:
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Send your views to Keir Starmer:
actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...
@stopcambo.bsky.social
Great article @jamesgdyke.info! We absolutely must turn off the fossil fuels spigot.
The best chance right now is to make sure the govt doesn't approve Rosebank. It's oil & gas would produce 254 million tonnes of CO2Eeq when burned.
Would you write a blog about that?
(I've emailed you too)
The best chance right now is to make sure the govt doesn't approve Rosebank. It's oil & gas would produce 254 million tonnes of CO2Eeq when burned.
Would you write a blog about that?
(I've emailed you too)
November 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Great article @jamesgdyke.info! We absolutely must turn off the fossil fuels spigot.
The best chance right now is to make sure the govt doesn't approve Rosebank. It's oil & gas would produce 254 million tonnes of CO2Eeq when burned.
Would you write a blog about that?
(I've emailed you too)
The best chance right now is to make sure the govt doesn't approve Rosebank. It's oil & gas would produce 254 million tonnes of CO2Eeq when burned.
Would you write a blog about that?
(I've emailed you too)
Reposted by Sarah Finch
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
October 31, 2025 at 10:22 AM
A woman is killed by a man every 3 days in the UK...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
78% are murdered by a partner/ex
Yet not once have I heard Reform talk about this
Not once have I heard them back measures to protect women’s safety
In fact, they voted against them...
Reposted by Sarah Finch
Good news! The govt has published its long-awaited Methane Action Plan.
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
October 30, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Good news! The govt has published its long-awaited Methane Action Plan.
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
Bad news! It ignores onshore oil and gas production.
Every year, millions of tonnes of methane are vented, burned, and leaked from UK onshore oil sites
www.wealdactiongroup.org.uk/2025/10/meth...
Reposted by Sarah Finch
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
October 27, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.
Reposted by Sarah Finch
"Until these systemic issues are addressed, planning for onshore energy projects will continue to feel less like a democratic process and more like an endurance test for those who care most about the places they live."
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
Guest post: Community challenges with the planning system drillordrop.com/2025/10/28/g...
Guest post: Community challenges with the planning system
David Eddy, chair of Foxholes and Butterwick Parish Council, in North Yorkshire, reports on the challenges facing local communities dealing with oil and gas developments.
drillordrop.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"Until these systemic issues are addressed, planning for onshore energy projects will continue to feel less like a democratic process and more like an endurance test for those who care most about the places they live."
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
So true. The onshore oil & gas permitting regime needs a thorough overhaul.
Profits should never cost lives. I’m standing with the survivors of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines in their fight against Shell. Sign now to join me: www.odettecase.org?utm_source=b...
The Odette Case
A fight for justice like no other.
www.odettecase.org
October 27, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Profits should never cost lives. I’m standing with the survivors of Typhoon Odette in the Philippines in their fight against Shell. Sign now to join me: www.odettecase.org?utm_source=b...
Very proud of Exeter today. Huge turn out to face off the far right. #ExeterIsForEveryone #RefugeesWelcome 🍉🌿🌈💚
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Very proud of Exeter today. Huge turn out to face off the far right. #ExeterIsForEveryone #RefugeesWelcome 🍉🌿🌈💚
Reposted by Sarah Finch
15,000 scientists warn of socio-economic collapse. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
National Emergency Briefing on climate & nature
An unfiltered assessment of the latest threats to UK food supply, health and national security from eight leading experts to an invitation-only audience - also covering positive solutions. Westminster...
www.nebriefing.org
October 19, 2025 at 7:36 AM
15,000 scientists warn of socio-economic collapse. Yet nearly half of Brits think climate change won’t affect them.
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
This gulf in perception is why we’re staging the National Emergency Briefing on the #climate & #nature crisis.
Has your MP confirmed they’ll be there? #TimeToStepUp #NEB
We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚
At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.
Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...
At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.
Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...
Demand UK support for Indigenous forest defenders at climate talks
Our world’s forests are under threat, worsening climate change, biodiversity loss and threatening vulnerable communities. This year’s UN climate talks – hosted in the Amazon – are our chance to act. W...
action.friendsoftheearth.uk
October 15, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We can't stop deforestation without the experts: Indigenous people. 💚
At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.
Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...
At #COP30, the UK govt has a chance to champion their rights, funding and legal protection.
Tell the UK climate minister: back the forest defenders. Sign our open letter. action.friendsoftheearth.uk/petition/def...
UK MPs “overwhelmingly overestimate the time period humanity has left to bend the temperature curve”, according to new research published this week.
Is your MP one of these? They need to attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November
Go to: www.nebriefing.org to send them an invitation
Is your MP one of these? They need to attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November
Go to: www.nebriefing.org to send them an invitation
October 10, 2025 at 4:54 PM
UK MPs “overwhelmingly overestimate the time period humanity has left to bend the temperature curve”, according to new research published this week.
Is your MP one of these? They need to attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November
Go to: www.nebriefing.org to send them an invitation
Is your MP one of these? They need to attend the National Emergency Briefing on 27 November
Go to: www.nebriefing.org to send them an invitation
🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, new research shows! Overfishing is emptying our seas of life, and it's a political choice 🐟 So I’m joining @oceanauk.bsky.social in calling on the Prime Minister to end overfishing in UK waters. Join us! 📩
act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, new Oceana UK research shows
Overfishing is emptying our seas of life, and it's a political choice 🐟 That's why I’m joining Oceana UK in calling on the Prime Minister to end overfishing in UK waters.
act.oceana.org
October 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
🚨 Half the UK’s top 10 fish stocks are being overexploited, new research shows! Overfishing is emptying our seas of life, and it's a political choice 🐟 So I’m joining @oceanauk.bsky.social in calling on the Prime Minister to end overfishing in UK waters. Join us! 📩
act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
act.oceana.org/page/178303/...
Totally agree. (I had to look up 'Chesterson's Fence' and I'm glad I did.)
I don't want to get all Chesterton's Fence here, but if you don't understand that a "microscopic snail" is an indicator species that's protected for the health of the entire ecosystem, you probably shouldn't be forming "good relationships" with developers
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Rachel Reeves clears planning blockage amid ‘good relationship’ with developer
Exclusive: Chancellor says 20,000 homes were being held up due to ‘some snails that are a protected species or something’
www.theguardian.com
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Totally agree. (I had to look up 'Chesterson's Fence' and I'm glad I did.)
Exeter Reform councillors have apparent change of heart on anti-migrant protests on learning that migrant women and kids had a ‘horrendous time getting from where they were to here’
eastdevonnews.co.uk/2025/09/25/e...
eastdevonnews.co.uk/2025/09/25/e...
Exeter Reform UK councillor quits party and turns independent
An Exeter Reform UK councillor has turned independent, after explaining to remain would ‘compromise my own principles’.
eastdevonnews.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Exeter Reform councillors have apparent change of heart on anti-migrant protests on learning that migrant women and kids had a ‘horrendous time getting from where they were to here’
eastdevonnews.co.uk/2025/09/25/e...
eastdevonnews.co.uk/2025/09/25/e...
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social tells it like it is:
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
"The truth is that on a rapidly heating planet, a pragmatic approach means we are playing Russian roulette with all six barrels loaded. The only question is just how big a mess we will make when we pull the trigger"
In case you missed it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
In case you missed it
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our world is hurtling into climate disaster and what do politicians give us? Oilfields and new runways | Bill McGuire
In the name of ‘pragmatism’, green measures are being ditched, net zero derided. Be very clear: without slashing emissions we are in deep, deep trouble, says UCL professor Bill McGuire
www.theguardian.com
September 30, 2025 at 1:02 PM
@profbillmcguire.bsky.social tells it like it is:
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
“Pragmatism is only possible when feasible alternatives are available. Where climate breakdown is concerned, there is no alternative... We either slash emissions now or we are in deep, deep trouble.”
❗ Give Cranswick Chair Tim Smith the boot: Remove him from Government advisory boards.
@animaljustice.bsky.social footage shows pigs slammed onto concrete, crushed, kicked and denied water and food at Mere Farm in Lincolnshire
Please sign and share
act.animaljusticeproject.com/page/177792/...
@animaljustice.bsky.social footage shows pigs slammed onto concrete, crushed, kicked and denied water and food at Mere Farm in Lincolnshire
Please sign and share
act.animaljusticeproject.com/page/177792/...
Give Tim Smith the Boot!
Given Cranswick's systemic violations towards pigs, Tim Smith must be removed from Government advisory boards.
act.animaljusticeproject.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:47 AM
❗ Give Cranswick Chair Tim Smith the boot: Remove him from Government advisory boards.
@animaljustice.bsky.social footage shows pigs slammed onto concrete, crushed, kicked and denied water and food at Mere Farm in Lincolnshire
Please sign and share
act.animaljusticeproject.com/page/177792/...
@animaljustice.bsky.social footage shows pigs slammed onto concrete, crushed, kicked and denied water and food at Mere Farm in Lincolnshire
Please sign and share
act.animaljusticeproject.com/page/177792/...
Wow! Well done @drandrewboswell.bsky.social
🚨 Legal win 🚨
UK Govt forced to review its Industrial Strategy
Our legal challenge exposed failure to assess environmental impacts of Carbon Capture & Storage - a dirty distraction, locking us into gas
#ClimateJustice
Press Release: scrapcc.org/PR-IS
@dalevince.com
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
UK Govt forced to review its Industrial Strategy
Our legal challenge exposed failure to assess environmental impacts of Carbon Capture & Storage - a dirty distraction, locking us into gas
#ClimateJustice
Press Release: scrapcc.org/PR-IS
@dalevince.com
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social
September 27, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Wow! Well done @drandrewboswell.bsky.social