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Tom Spencer
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Writing about the Climate Emergency & Greenwashing.

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#ClimateEmergency #Climate #Greenwashing #SpeirGorm
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Tom Spencer @tpspencer88.bsky.social · Nov 20
There are two issues that I still think are going under the radar when it comes to the Climate Crisis: Greenwashing & climate anxiety

Greenwashing is rife & a leading cause of climate denial/delay

Its also profiteering from good intentions during the cost-of-living crisis
#ClimateEmergency #COP29
a woman sitting in front of a window with the words greenwashing on the bottom
Alt: a woman sitting in front of a window with the words greenwashing on the bottom
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Budget 2026 leaves us more exposed to the ravages of climate change than ever

Spending almost four times more on subsidising fossil fuels than we do on climate change mitigation shows the utter contempt this government has for the environment
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#SpeirGorm #Budget25 #Climate
Photograph of many people silohuetted against the setting sun, which has made the sky a burnt red
October 9, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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My two cents on Budget 2026 from back in August...

An SUV tax won’t save us — Ireland needs bold climate action in Budget 2026

Budget 26 must prioritise a just transition that protects all Irish people
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
#Budget26 #SpeirGorm #Ireland #Budget #ClimateCrisis
An SUV tax won’t save us — Ireland needs bold climate action in Budget 2026
Budget 2026 must move beyond token measures like SUV taxes and prioritise a just transition that protects all Irish people
www.irishexaminer.com
October 7, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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‘Interception Is a Euphemism, It’s Kidnapping, It’s Piracy’
www.youtube.com/shorts/FD3PM...
#GlobalSummudFlottila #Palestine #Genocide
‘Interception Is a Euphemism, It’s Kidnapping, It’s Piracy’
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October 1, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Israeli naval forces board four Sumud Flotilla boats, 75 miles from Gaza

Thinking of all those brave people on board trying to break the seige and bring aid to those in Palestine

Now we find out whether politicians care & will act beyond empty words
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/o...
Israeli naval forces board pro-Palestinian flotilla 75 miles from Gaza
About 20 Israeli naval ships approached the fleet of more than 40 boats carrying aid, activists on board say
www.theguardian.com
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Value of UK arms imported by Israel ‘reached record high in June’
www.channel4.com/news/factche...
#FreePalestine #Genocide #Palestine
Graph showing that the UK shipped a record amount of arms to Israel in June 2025, at the height of the genocide in Palestine committed by Israel
September 29, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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COP30 delivering true climate colonialism even before it gets underway
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#COP30 #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Climate
‘A heavy burden’: Belém residents evicted in rush for profits from Cop30 rentals
As the Brazilian city prepares to host 50,000 delegates, local people are being pushed from their homes
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Exciting to be at the IMMA Earth Rising Festival 2025

The Climate Alarm Clock team is here and will be doing a live podcast recording on the Reception Stage at 2:30 today

Come join us
#ClimateEmergency #Dublin #Ireland #SpeirGorm #Climate @climatealarmclock.bsky.social @profjohnbarry.bsky.social
Photograph of Professor John Barry wearing a Palestine Action t-shirt while being interviewed by the Climate Alarm Clock Podcast team at the Irish Museum of Modern Art as part of the Earth Rising Festival. They are inside a large building with tall glass windows
September 14, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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When Just Stop Oil carefully used monuments and art to raise awareness of inaction on the Climate Emergency, Starmer & co called them "pathetic" and "vandals" and encouraged prison sentences

Now they've done all they can to quickly destroy a work of art
#ClimateEmergency #Genocide ##ClimateCrisis
Screenshot of a newspaper article. The headline reads: "Just Stop Oil condemned by Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer after Stonehenge protest" Screenshot of a tweet by Keir Starmer dated 19th June 2024. It says: "The damage some to Stonehenge is outrageous. Just Stop Oil are pathetic. Those responsible must face the full force of the law" A photo of a Banksy graffiti on the Royal Courts in London showing a judge in robes and a wig beating a protestor, whose blood is splattered on their own placard The Banksy graffiti which has been removed from the wall leaving only a shadow
September 11, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war

Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
#FreePalestine
Revealed: Israeli military’s own data indicates civilian death rate of 83% in Gaza war
Figures from classified IDF database listed 8,900 named fighters as dead or probably dead in May, as overall death toll reached 53,000
www.theguardian.com
August 21, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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A little light in the dark...

Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’

Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detained
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Protester arrested over ‘Plasticine Action’ T-shirt: ‘How ridiculous is this?’
Miles Pickering says crowd at protest over Palestine Action ban was laughing at ‘silliness’ of scene as he was detained
www.theguardian.com
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations

Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measures
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Plastic #Greenwashing
Countries urged to ‘hold the line’ in Geneva plastics treaty negotiations
Talks continue amid warnings from environmental groups over being ‘sold out’ without meaningful or legally binding measures
www.theguardian.com
August 14, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Reached the target of 201km walked (hobbled) for @unrwa.org today

Thanks to everyone who donated!

We've raised €570 for UNRWA at a vital time for the Palestinian people (285% of the original goal)

Let us hope for peace and prosperity for the people of Palestine
www.gofundme.com/f/200km-walk...
Donate to 200km walk for UNRWA, organized by Tom Spencer
At least 55,700 people have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, including more than 15,000 childr… Tom Spencer needs your support for 200km walk for UNRWA
www.gofundme.com
August 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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My years reporting on Gaza broke me down. Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged?

Between 2010 and 2013, Phoebe Greenwood was on the ground capturing Israel’s attacks on Palestine. Few wanted to see it
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
#Gaza #Palestine #Genocide
My years reporting on Gaza broke me down. Why did it take so long for the world to become outraged? | Phoebe Greenwood
Between 2010 and 2013, I was on the ground capturing Israel’s attacks on Palestine. Few wanted to see it
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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‘Why is this happening?’: violent attacks terrify Ireland’s immigrant community

Spate of physical incidents includes attack on a six-year-old girl at a County Waterford housing estate
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
#SpeirGorm #Ireland
‘Why is this happening?’: violent attacks terrify Ireland’s immigrant community
Spate of physical incidents includes attack on a six-year-old girl at a County Waterford housing estate
www.theguardian.com
August 10, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Climate
‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse
An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program

Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
#ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Climate
First-of-a-kind US class-action lawsuit would force EPA to reinstate $3bn climate program
Coalition of non-profits, tribes and local governments sued EPA chief for halting climate justice grants
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching

Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateEmergency #Biodiversity
Great Barrier Reef suffers biggest annual drop in live coral since 1980s after devastating coral bleaching
Researchers warn reef may reach tipping point where coral cannot recover fast enough between major catastrophic events
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns

Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#ClimateEmergency
World in $1.5tn ‘plastics crisis’ hitting health from infancy to old age, report warns
Plastic production has increased more than 200 times since 1950 and hits health at every stage from extraction to disposal, says review in the Lancet
www.theguardian.com
August 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
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Acropolis of Athens, some years ago
#Photography #Monochrome #BlackandWhite #BnW #Architecture #Greece #Athens
A black and white photograph of a large greek temple illuminated by the sun, framed by ancient brick walls in the shade
July 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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Starmer calls the situation in Gaza "intolerable"

But he's done nothing but tolerate the situation while more than 55,000 people have been killed and more are starving to death

He and Lammy are still twiddling their thumbs on recognising Palestine statehood:
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
Starmer under pressure from cabinet to recognise Palestinian statehood
Exclusive: Wes Streeting among ministers pushing for action after calling Israeli attacks on aid sites ‘intolerable’
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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It's taken 25 days, but we're halfway to the @unrwa.org charity fundraiser distance target

That's more than 100km walked (hobbled/limped), which was orginally going to be my overall target, because I wasn't sure if I could do that far while re-learning to walk
www.gofundme.com/f/200km-walk...
#Gaza
July 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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Eleven minute race for food: how aid points in Gaza became ‘death traps’ – a visual story
www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
July 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
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Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions

Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decades
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...
#Gaza #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #Climate
Clearing Gaza rubble could yield 90,000 tonnes of planet-heating emissions
Processing debris from Israel’s destruction of homes, schools and hospitals could take four decades
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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Gaza is 'hell on earth' with doctors fainting from hunger, UN warns, as 1,000 estimated to have been killed seeking food

"Caretakers, including UNRWA colleagues in Gaza, are also in need of care now, doctors, nurses, journalists, humanitarians, among them"
www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...
Gaza is ‘hell on earth’ with doctors fainting from hunger, UN says, as 1,000 people estimated to have been killed seeking food - Israel-Gaza war live
Head of UN Palestinian Refugee Agency says health workers, journalists and humanitarians are fainting while performing duties
www.theguardian.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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It's taken 25 days, but we're halfway to the @unrwa.org charity fundraiser distance target

That's more than 100km walked (hobbled/limped), which was orginally going to be my overall target, because I wasn't sure if I could do that far while re-learning to walk
www.gofundme.com/f/200km-walk...
#Gaza
July 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM