Anthony Simpson
@anthonysimpson.bsky.social
Climate, electric vehicles, storage, food emissions (go vegan). Day job EV and storage at National Energy System Operator (NESO). Views are my own.
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This piece in @forbes.com describes the keynote I gave at the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social LEAP conference this week
I make the case that biophysical limits and a shrinking safe climatic space means an inevitable plant-based shift. Video of the talk coming soon!
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
I make the case that biophysical limits and a shrinking safe climatic space means an inevitable plant-based shift. Video of the talk coming soon!
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
The Way We Eat Is About To Change—Whether We Like It Or Not
Oxford’s Paul Behrens says global diets will shift toward plant-based foods as a structural response to rising environmental and economic risks.
www.forbes.com
April 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
This piece in @forbes.com describes the keynote I gave at the @oxmartinschool.bsky.social LEAP conference this week
I make the case that biophysical limits and a shrinking safe climatic space means an inevitable plant-based shift. Video of the talk coming soon!
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
I make the case that biophysical limits and a shrinking safe climatic space means an inevitable plant-based shift. Video of the talk coming soon!
www.forbes.com/sites/johndr...
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Honeybees in the US may have just experienced their most severe die-off on record, a loss of 1.6 million, or 55 per cent of all US colonies – and we don’t know exactly why.
Largest ever US honeybee die-off has destroyed 1.6 million colonies
www.newscientist.com
April 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Honeybees in the US may have just experienced their most severe die-off on record, a loss of 1.6 million, or 55 per cent of all US colonies – and we don’t know exactly why.
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Despite being advised by the Climate Change Committee to reduce the production & consumption of meat/dairy, the UK government has funded, every year, campaigns to *increase* their consumption: shorturl.at/mWMkq
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
WHY ARE WE STILL BEING TOLD TO EAT MORE MEAT?
CEO CIWF
philiplymbery.com
April 10, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Despite being advised by the Climate Change Committee to reduce the production & consumption of meat/dairy, the UK government has funded, every year, campaigns to *increase* their consumption: shorturl.at/mWMkq
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
So here's a petition to ask for the promotion of plant-based foods: shorturl.at/HS5Ig
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The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.
Oscar-winning Palestinian director of ‘No Other Land’ assaulted by Israeli settlers in the West Bank | CNN
The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film “No Other Land” Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewi...
www.cnn.com
March 24, 2025 at 9:23 PM
The Palestinian co-director of Oscar-winning film "No Other Land" Hamdan Ballal was beaten up by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank and taken away by Israeli soldiers, his colleagues and eyewitnesses said.
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Absolutely loved developing and giving this lecture ❤️
If you want to learn how solar PV went from being a promising but expensive technology, to being the cheapest way of producing electricity in just 25 years, then do give this a watch 👇
If you want to learn how solar PV went from being a promising but expensive technology, to being the cheapest way of producing electricity in just 25 years, then do give this a watch 👇
Slides and recording from the last Oxford Energy Seminar for Hilary term 25, given by Dr Chris Jardine on 'The astonishing rise of solar PV' are available to view bit.ly/41MNh8K @chrisjardineenergy.bsky.social
Energy Seminar – HT25 Week 8: The astonishing rise of solar PV | Oxford Energy
Oxford is addressing the major technical, social, economic and policy challenges of providing secure, affordable and sustainable energy for all. Work on different aspects of the energy challenge, whi...
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March 13, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Absolutely loved developing and giving this lecture ❤️
If you want to learn how solar PV went from being a promising but expensive technology, to being the cheapest way of producing electricity in just 25 years, then do give this a watch 👇
If you want to learn how solar PV went from being a promising but expensive technology, to being the cheapest way of producing electricity in just 25 years, then do give this a watch 👇
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Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050 #Climate
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050
Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday
www.theguardian.com
March 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Conservative party to ditch commitment to net zero in UK by 2050 #Climate
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1. Against my own political instincts, I’ve taken what feels like a drastic step, and started stockpiling food. This week’s column explains why.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
Britain’s food supply is precarious – and Trump’s chaos is spreading. I have a plan. Do you? | George Monbiot
I’ve started a stockpile, but that isn’t the answer. If crisis strikes, the government needs a strategy to protect us all, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
March 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
1. Against my own political instincts, I’ve taken what feels like a drastic step, and started stockpiling food. This week’s column explains why.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Plus a brief thread.
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Basel Adra, the co-director of Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” says his intention with the film was “not the award itself but … to get to people’s hearts.”
He wants the world to see what is happening in his community of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
He wants the world to see what is happening in his community of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
March 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Basel Adra, the co-director of Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land,” says his intention with the film was “not the award itself but … to get to people’s hearts.”
He wants the world to see what is happening in his community of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
He wants the world to see what is happening in his community of Masafer Yatta in the West Bank.
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I really don't think this news has made sufficient shock waves.
Dr Katherine Calvin, NASA Chief Scientist Trump-Musk just fired, is the highest ranking American on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC. She is co-chair of Working Group 3 on mitigation. This is a climate attack.
Dr Katherine Calvin, NASA Chief Scientist Trump-Musk just fired, is the highest ranking American on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC. She is co-chair of Working Group 3 on mitigation. This is a climate attack.
Breaking news: NASA announced today it will eliminate its Office of the Chief Scientist, along with offices advising the agency on technology, strategy, and coordinating its diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts. scim.ag/3Ft8Xza
NASA to eliminate chief scientist position
Long-running advisory role cut along with two dozen others in agencywide reduction
scim.ag
March 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I really don't think this news has made sufficient shock waves.
Dr Katherine Calvin, NASA Chief Scientist Trump-Musk just fired, is the highest ranking American on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC. She is co-chair of Working Group 3 on mitigation. This is a climate attack.
Dr Katherine Calvin, NASA Chief Scientist Trump-Musk just fired, is the highest ranking American on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the IPCC. She is co-chair of Working Group 3 on mitigation. This is a climate attack.
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What the right wing REALLY means:
February 2, 2025 at 4:20 PM
What the right wing REALLY means:
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Why does this have to be repeated over and over again?
Not sure who needs to hear this, but you don’t need cow’s milk to survive. Think about it—why would anyone need the milk of another species to live? It’s not science, it’s marketing.
January 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Why does this have to be repeated over and over again?
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Looking for an undergraduate scholarship with a focus on sustainability?
www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-stu...
www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-stu...
Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarship
The University of Reading offers Global Sustainability Leaders Scholarships for students who have a passion for environmental sustainability and want to make a difference.
www.reading.ac.uk
January 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Looking for an undergraduate scholarship with a focus on sustainability?
www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-stu...
www.reading.ac.uk/ready-to-stu...
Out for walk by the canal, and what a treat to see this one hanging out!
January 22, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Out for walk by the canal, and what a treat to see this one hanging out!
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"These airports are funnels for UK cash to go overseas - I'd like to hear the rationale for how that generates growth benefits in the UK."
@alchap.bsky.social explains why airport expansions won't create the growth the chancellor wants
@alchap.bsky.social explains why airport expansions won't create the growth the chancellor wants
January 22, 2025 at 4:02 PM
"These airports are funnels for UK cash to go overseas - I'd like to hear the rationale for how that generates growth benefits in the UK."
@alchap.bsky.social explains why airport expansions won't create the growth the chancellor wants
@alchap.bsky.social explains why airport expansions won't create the growth the chancellor wants
"Drax lobbied Canada for intervention on EU forest protection measures" via FT.
www.ft.com/content/37be...
www.ft.com/content/37be...
Drax lobbied Canada for intervention on EU forest protection measures
Protection rules for old growth and primary forests questioned by UK energy group fuelled by wood pellets
www.ft.com
January 22, 2025 at 10:53 PM
"Drax lobbied Canada for intervention on EU forest protection measures" via FT.
www.ft.com/content/37be...
www.ft.com/content/37be...
"Lowkey EXPOSES Donald Trump's Pro Israel Funders" c/o @doubledownnews.bsky.social
www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/n...
www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/n...
Lowkey EXPOSES Donald Trump's Pro Israel Funders
They say follow the money, so we did…
www.doubledown.news
January 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
"Lowkey EXPOSES Donald Trump's Pro Israel Funders" c/o @doubledownnews.bsky.social
www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/n...
www.doubledown.news/watch/2024/n...
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I can’t begin to comprehend the fear, anguish, terror, desperation & helplessness farmed animals feel.
It’s crippling to me just witnessing it; to experience it I can’t comprehend.
Humans need to acknowledge that all animals are sentient, experiencing emotion. This is not unique to humans.
It’s crippling to me just witnessing it; to experience it I can’t comprehend.
Humans need to acknowledge that all animals are sentient, experiencing emotion. This is not unique to humans.
January 11, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I can’t begin to comprehend the fear, anguish, terror, desperation & helplessness farmed animals feel.
It’s crippling to me just witnessing it; to experience it I can’t comprehend.
Humans need to acknowledge that all animals are sentient, experiencing emotion. This is not unique to humans.
It’s crippling to me just witnessing it; to experience it I can’t comprehend.
Humans need to acknowledge that all animals are sentient, experiencing emotion. This is not unique to humans.
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Oxfam: Super-rich have already burned more than their fair share of carbon for 2025
The idea of taxing the super-rich to fund climate action shot up the international agenda during Brazil’s G20 presidency
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/10/o...
The idea of taxing the super-rich to fund climate action shot up the international agenda during Brazil’s G20 presidency
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/10/o...
How much carbon do the super-rich already burn in 2025?
A report by UK-based NGO Oxfam says the world's super-rich have already used up their fair carbon budget for 2025.
www.climatechangenews.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Oxfam: Super-rich have already burned more than their fair share of carbon for 2025
The idea of taxing the super-rich to fund climate action shot up the international agenda during Brazil’s G20 presidency
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/10/o...
The idea of taxing the super-rich to fund climate action shot up the international agenda during Brazil’s G20 presidency
www.climatechangenews.com/2025/01/10/o...
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Hello - the government is developing an Integrated National Transport Strategy, and put out a "call for ideas" towards the end of last year. Transport affects all of us, so a great opportunity to have your input, deadline for responding is 30th Jan: www.gov.uk/government/c...
Integrated National Transport Strategy: a call for ideas
www.gov.uk
January 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Hello - the government is developing an Integrated National Transport Strategy, and put out a "call for ideas" towards the end of last year. Transport affects all of us, so a great opportunity to have your input, deadline for responding is 30th Jan: www.gov.uk/government/c...
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Palestinian babies are not spontaneously freezing to death. They are being deliberately subjected to conditions calculated to terminate life. In other words, they are being murdered. The cause of death is not the cold, but the genocide being perpetrated by Israel and the US.
January 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Palestinian babies are not spontaneously freezing to death. They are being deliberately subjected to conditions calculated to terminate life. In other words, they are being murdered. The cause of death is not the cold, but the genocide being perpetrated by Israel and the US.
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Come join our growing team!
Project Drawdown seeks
- a new Director of Private-Sector Partnerships (full-time, US based)
- several part-time research fellows (part-time, US or international)
Drawdown.org/careers
Project Drawdown seeks
- a new Director of Private-Sector Partnerships (full-time, US based)
- several part-time research fellows (part-time, US or international)
Drawdown.org/careers
Careers
Drawdown.org
January 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Come join our growing team!
Project Drawdown seeks
- a new Director of Private-Sector Partnerships (full-time, US based)
- several part-time research fellows (part-time, US or international)
Drawdown.org/careers
Project Drawdown seeks
- a new Director of Private-Sector Partnerships (full-time, US based)
- several part-time research fellows (part-time, US or international)
Drawdown.org/careers
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Hourly wage progression is negatively associated with being a mother, being older, and having less education.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
January 2, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hourly wage progression is negatively associated with being a mother, being older, and having less education.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
Among low-income workers, family circumstances can place real constraints on people’s willingness or ability to change job or progress in work.
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+++NEW ANALYSIS+++
UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade
Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/9
UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade
Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/9
January 2, 2025 at 9:00 AM
+++NEW ANALYSIS+++
UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade
Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/9
UK electricity was the cleanest ever in 2024, with emissions per unit falling by more than two-thirds in a decade
Highlights:
🏭end of coal power after 142yrs
🔥fossil fuels at record-low 29% share
🌄renewables at record-high 45%
www.carbonbrief.org/...
1/9
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Misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptake.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
UK government hires ‘nudge unit’ to help dispel heat pump myths
Behaviour experts say misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptake
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Misinformation shared in media and by other stakeholders is impeding uptake.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Think about all the land we could free up, rewild and give back to nature if governments, businesses and citizens pursued a serious protein shift away from animal products.
Giving more space to nature again will also be key to protecting ourselves better against extreme weather events to come. ⛑️🏞🌳
Giving more space to nature again will also be key to protecting ourselves better against extreme weather events to come. ⛑️🏞🌳
No-brainer for plant based!
"Combining the land used for grazing with the land used to grow animal feed, we find animal agriculture uses around 29% of Earth’s land. All other agriculture – for plant-based food, biofuels, and other uses – comprises the remaining 9%."
drawdown.org/insights/fix...
"Combining the land used for grazing with the land used to grow animal feed, we find animal agriculture uses around 29% of Earth’s land. All other agriculture – for plant-based food, biofuels, and other uses – comprises the remaining 9%."
drawdown.org/insights/fix...
Fixing food’s big climate problem
It surprises many people to learn that the food we eat, the farms that grow it, and the landscapes we’ve cleared all contribute to climate change. And contribute in a big way.Unfortunately, policymake...
drawdown.org
December 29, 2024 at 10:07 AM
Think about all the land we could free up, rewild and give back to nature if governments, businesses and citizens pursued a serious protein shift away from animal products.
Giving more space to nature again will also be key to protecting ourselves better against extreme weather events to come. ⛑️🏞🌳
Giving more space to nature again will also be key to protecting ourselves better against extreme weather events to come. ⛑️🏞🌳