Steve Dawe
@stevedawe.bsky.social
Transport, Envt, Climate, life long Green Party and Buddhist. Writer at WEST ENGLAND BYLINES. Retd interdisciplinary social sci lecturer incl teaching Abt Climate/Envt/Devt Studies/Euro Studies. Married, parent, grandparent. Passionate Abt folk music.
What will the consequences of Trump's withdrawal from Climate treaties and related institutions be? insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
How Trump’s Withdrawal From Climate Treaties May Ultimately Play Out - Inside Climate News
In addition to international stakes, states and cities face additionally challenges to acting autonomously this time around.
insideclimatenews.org
January 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
What will the consequences of Trump's withdrawal from Climate treaties and related institutions be? insideclimatenews.org/news/1801202...
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“An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue…until the #Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities…his website #ICE List has received millions of views”
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
Irish man risks US retaliation for unmasking thousands of Ice officers online
Dominick Skinner started publishing identities last year and is assisted by over 500 volunteers across America
www.irishtimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:08 PM
“An Irish man responsible for leaking the identities of thousands of US immigration enforcement officers has said he will continue…until the #Trump administration stops targeting immigrant communities…his website #ICE List has received millions of views”
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
#spéirgorm
www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...
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Fossil fuel proponents are lobbying for and implementing policies that oppose renewables because fossil fuels cannot compete with renewables in the free market. They are faster to build out and cost less to build, operate and maintain. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.irena.org/News/pressre...
91% of New Renewable Projects Now Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels Alternatives
Renewables maintain their cost leadership in global power markets, IRENA’s new report on Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2024 confirms.
www.irena.org
January 19, 2026 at 5:08 PM
Fossil fuel proponents are lobbying for and implementing policies that oppose renewables because fossil fuels cannot compete with renewables in the free market. They are faster to build out and cost less to build, operate and maintain. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋 www.irena.org/News/pressre...
This is dependent upon various forms of private sector subsidies. FF subsidies are about $ Trillion p.a. In the UK, civil aviation is subsidised incl via other transport infrastructure and its maintenance. Stopping increases in fuel duties c2011 lost Govt revenue: a subsidy to cars of c.£80bn.
Ultimately, corporations are about privatizing profits and socializing losses. If we want to do something about climate change, governments have to step up.
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 6:14 PM
This is dependent upon various forms of private sector subsidies. FF subsidies are about $ Trillion p.a. In the UK, civil aviation is subsidised incl via other transport infrastructure and its maintenance. Stopping increases in fuel duties c2011 lost Govt revenue: a subsidy to cars of c.£80bn.
Land use features which should assist in securing us and other species against both Climate and ecological emergencies are losing the battle with Climate Change.
Climate change itself is increasingly leading to the loss and degradation of forests, grasslands, wetlands, rivers and even farms, creating a dangerous feedback loop.
www.wri.org/insights/lan...
www.wri.org/insights/lan...
Land Use Changed the Climate. Now Climate’s Changing the Land
Land-use change has long been recognized as a major contributor to global warming. Deforestation and agriculture alone account for nearly 25% of human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
www.wri.org
January 19, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Land use features which should assist in securing us and other species against both Climate and ecological emergencies are losing the battle with Climate Change.
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Expert analysis, energy, climate, renewables, nuclear news and views.
#Nuclear #Renewables #Climate
www.nuclearconsult.co.uk
#Nuclear #Renewables #Climate
www.nuclearconsult.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Expert analysis, energy, climate, renewables, nuclear news and views.
#Nuclear #Renewables #Climate
www.nuclearconsult.co.uk
#Nuclear #Renewables #Climate
www.nuclearconsult.co.uk
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Bring on the Headington LTNs!
I find the transfer between the safety of the East Oxford LTNs and Headington completely wild. SImilar streets, but Headington feels like the wild west. Drivers don't wait for cyclists, they force their way through EVEN WHEN I'M RIDING WITH KIDS. Bring on more LTNs.
I find the transfer between the safety of the East Oxford LTNs and Headington completely wild. SImilar streets, but Headington feels like the wild west. Drivers don't wait for cyclists, they force their way through EVEN WHEN I'M RIDING WITH KIDS. Bring on more LTNs.
The Cowley Low Traffic Neighbourhoods have saved 30 collisions over 3 years within the LTNs and boundary roads according to latest casualty data, analysed by @cohsat.bsky.social
The Cowley LTNs were implemented in April 2021, after sporadic coronavirus lockdowns between March 2020 and March 2021.
The Cowley LTNs were implemented in April 2021, after sporadic coronavirus lockdowns between March 2020 and March 2021.
January 19, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Bring on the Headington LTNs!
I find the transfer between the safety of the East Oxford LTNs and Headington completely wild. SImilar streets, but Headington feels like the wild west. Drivers don't wait for cyclists, they force their way through EVEN WHEN I'M RIDING WITH KIDS. Bring on more LTNs.
I find the transfer between the safety of the East Oxford LTNs and Headington completely wild. SImilar streets, but Headington feels like the wild west. Drivers don't wait for cyclists, they force their way through EVEN WHEN I'M RIDING WITH KIDS. Bring on more LTNs.
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There is also invisible methane wherever you see ruminant livestock, which is still the largest single source of anthropogenic methane (www.unep.org/resources/re...), with half a million extra farmed ruminant animals - mostly cattle - added each week, globally. (academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...)
January 19, 2026 at 5:04 PM
There is also invisible methane wherever you see ruminant livestock, which is still the largest single source of anthropogenic methane (www.unep.org/resources/re...), with half a million extra farmed ruminant animals - mostly cattle - added each week, globally. (academic.oup.com/bioscience/a...)
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Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists | Green Futures Solutions
greenfuturessolutions.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
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Labour government agrees with Greens (&LibDems) that Labour leader Susan Brown's letter tried to have it both ways was about whether 2026 elections should go ahead or not.
Green group leader @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social rightly called her letter disgraceful:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Green group leader @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social rightly called her letter disgraceful:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
January 19, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Labour government agrees with Greens (&LibDems) that Labour leader Susan Brown's letter tried to have it both ways was about whether 2026 elections should go ahead or not.
Green group leader @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social rightly called her letter disgraceful:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Green group leader @chrisjarvisdiy.bsky.social rightly called her letter disgraceful:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
January 17, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Living a moral life in an age of bullies requires collective action; it cannot be done alone. Each of us must organize and participate in a vast network of moral resistance. From this solidarity we will grow stronger. This is what our current moment requires.
A wake up call for anyone who missed it. SEE: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/c...
‘Climate change is here’: Experts warn global crisis is decades ahead of forecasts
Drought, heatwaves, hurricanes, and wildfires are arriving sooner than we imagined according to scientists
www.independent.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 12:58 PM
A wake up call for anyone who missed it. SEE: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/c...
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Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Seems like they’re just not that into us 🤷🏼
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Cleminson Street, Salford. Salford pioneered play streets, traffic-free from 8am till sunset (borrowed from New York) in the 1930s. Legislation followed: there were 700 in England and Wales in the 1950s, all but forgotten by the 1980s.
January 18, 2026 at 8:54 AM
Cleminson Street, Salford. Salford pioneered play streets, traffic-free from 8am till sunset (borrowed from New York) in the 1930s. Legislation followed: there were 700 in England and Wales in the 1950s, all but forgotten by the 1980s.
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There’s nothing extreme about wanting a functioning NHS, a fair distribution of wealth, and a liveable planet.
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
There’s nothing extreme about wanting a functioning NHS, a fair distribution of wealth, and a liveable planet.
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My Bill would ban pesticide use in public spaces.
This is more evidence of children being exposed to unnecessary and dangerous chemicals when playing in spaces that should be safe.
Alternative methods exist, and every council should be using them!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is more evidence of children being exposed to unnecessary and dangerous chemicals when playing in spaces that should be safe.
Alternative methods exist, and every council should be using them!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Traces of cancer-linked pesticide found in tests at UK playgrounds
Pressure mounting for use of glyphosate, listed by WHO since 2015 as probable carcinogen, to be heavily restricted
www.theguardian.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:11 PM
My Bill would ban pesticide use in public spaces.
This is more evidence of children being exposed to unnecessary and dangerous chemicals when playing in spaces that should be safe.
Alternative methods exist, and every council should be using them!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This is more evidence of children being exposed to unnecessary and dangerous chemicals when playing in spaces that should be safe.
Alternative methods exist, and every council should be using them!
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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These prisoners now face permanent neurological damage, heart conditions, and a lifetime of chronic illness. All without ever being convicted of any crime.
This is what political repression looks like in Britain today.
This is what political repression looks like in Britain today.
January 15, 2026 at 6:32 AM
These prisoners now face permanent neurological damage, heart conditions, and a lifetime of chronic illness. All without ever being convicted of any crime.
This is what political repression looks like in Britain today.
This is what political repression looks like in Britain today.
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We demand urgent healthcare and justice. We demand that all their demands are met. Immediate release on bail and an end to all arms sales to Israel.
We stand with Umer Khalid, who continues his strike. The fight goes on.
We stand with Umer Khalid, who continues his strike. The fight goes on.
January 15, 2026 at 6:32 AM
We demand urgent healthcare and justice. We demand that all their demands are met. Immediate release on bail and an end to all arms sales to Israel.
We stand with Umer Khalid, who continues his strike. The fight goes on.
We stand with Umer Khalid, who continues his strike. The fight goes on.
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Teaching climate denial funded lies
"CAMPAIGNERS accused BP of influencing science education in Britain, after it was revealed that the oil giant could influence the curriculum in a major teacher training programme."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bp-a...
"CAMPAIGNERS accused BP of influencing science education in Britain, after it was revealed that the oil giant could influence the curriculum in a major teacher training programme."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bp-a...
BP accused of influencing science education in Britain
CAMPAIGNERS accused BP of influencing science education in Britain, after it was revealed that the oil giant could influence the curriculum in a major teacher training programme.Documents obtained thr...
morningstaronline.co.uk
January 18, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Teaching climate denial funded lies
"CAMPAIGNERS accused BP of influencing science education in Britain, after it was revealed that the oil giant could influence the curriculum in a major teacher training programme."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bp-a...
"CAMPAIGNERS accused BP of influencing science education in Britain, after it was revealed that the oil giant could influence the curriculum in a major teacher training programme."
morningstaronline.co.uk/article/bp-a...
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While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
January 15, 2026 at 8:20 PM
While countries are making progress at measuring & mitigating methane from fossil fuels, we need to increase our efforts in curbing methane from livestock, rice, & food waste.
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
@paul-west.bsky.social and I explain in our latest article @projectdrawdown.bsky.social drawdown.org/insights/we-...
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A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas
A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas
For most of modern history, the open ocean has been treated as a place apart. Beyond the 200-nautical-mile limits of national jurisdiction, it was governed by custom, fragmented rules, and the…
news.mongabay.com
January 17, 2026 at 3:48 PM
A new treaty comes into force to govern life on the high seas
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The retreat is real, but it gives the impression that the only reason that the financial markets were starting to address climate and sustainability was pressure from activists and the desire to be fashionable. Nowhere does it mention the accelerating impacts of the climate crisis 1/
"On company earnings calls, mentions of words like climate and sustainability have plunged by 75 percent over the past year."
How Wall Street Turned Its Back on Climate Change
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The retreat is real, but it gives the impression that the only reason that the financial markets were starting to address climate and sustainability was pressure from activists and the desire to be fashionable. Nowhere does it mention the accelerating impacts of the climate crisis 1/
RSPB launches its new Nature Friendly Farming report: SEE: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
Nature friendly farming: our vision for a brighter future
www.rspb.org.uk
January 17, 2026 at 12:50 PM
RSPB launches its new Nature Friendly Farming report: SEE: www.rspb.org.uk/helping-natu...
10 good reasons to join the Green Party? Actually, having joned what was then the Ecology Party in February 1983, I would say that new members would find far more than this during their membership. Try it now!
Welcoming @zackpolanski.bsky.social to #Sheffield this afternoon! 💚🌱💚
He was in Wakefield this am. Barnsley atm. Bradford tmrw!
Sheffield in a few hours!
Zack has boundless energy, and it's all Green. 💚🔥
While you wait for him to arrive, enjoy this reel from the @bradfordgreens.bsky.social. 💪 👇
He was in Wakefield this am. Barnsley atm. Bradford tmrw!
Sheffield in a few hours!
Zack has boundless energy, and it's all Green. 💚🔥
While you wait for him to arrive, enjoy this reel from the @bradfordgreens.bsky.social. 💪 👇
✨️ Happy New Year!!
❓️ Need a New Year's resolution?
💚 We've got you covered.
✅️ Here are 10 reasons why should join the Green Party in 2026 ⬇️
❓️ Need a New Year's resolution?
💚 We've got you covered.
✅️ Here are 10 reasons why should join the Green Party in 2026 ⬇️
January 17, 2026 at 12:45 PM
10 good reasons to join the Green Party? Actually, having joned what was then the Ecology Party in February 1983, I would say that new members would find far more than this during their membership. Try it now!