Becky Kenton-Lake
@bken-la.bsky.social
Coalition Manager at Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (@sccscot.bsky.social)
Climate, and the odd dog photo
Climate, and the odd dog photo
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📢Big opportunity alert! 📢
Join Oxfam Scotland as our new Advocacy Advisor and help build a fairer Scotland.
If you know the Scottish political landscape and want to drive lasting change on poverty & inequality, this is your chance.
Apply by 7 Sept bit.ly/3UsLS41
Join Oxfam Scotland as our new Advocacy Advisor and help build a fairer Scotland.
If you know the Scottish political landscape and want to drive lasting change on poverty & inequality, this is your chance.
Apply by 7 Sept bit.ly/3UsLS41
August 14, 2025 at 7:50 AM
📢Big opportunity alert! 📢
Join Oxfam Scotland as our new Advocacy Advisor and help build a fairer Scotland.
If you know the Scottish political landscape and want to drive lasting change on poverty & inequality, this is your chance.
Apply by 7 Sept bit.ly/3UsLS41
Join Oxfam Scotland as our new Advocacy Advisor and help build a fairer Scotland.
If you know the Scottish political landscape and want to drive lasting change on poverty & inequality, this is your chance.
Apply by 7 Sept bit.ly/3UsLS41
Really excited about this new role - come work with me! 😃
📣 New job opportunity 📣
We're seeking an experienced Press and Communications Lead to promote ambitious climate policy in the media & shape narratives ahead of the Holyrood elections in 2026
Salary: £35,000-£38,000
Deadline: 12 noon Fri 20 June
More info: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/stop-climate...
We're seeking an experienced Press and Communications Lead to promote ambitious climate policy in the media & shape narratives ahead of the Holyrood elections in 2026
Salary: £35,000-£38,000
Deadline: 12 noon Fri 20 June
More info: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/stop-climate...
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland is recruiting a Press and Communications Lead - Stop Climate Chaos Scotland
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland (SCCS) is seeking an experienced Press and Communications Lead to play a key role in ensuring that the coalition, its members and partners are as coordinated and effective ...
www.stopclimatechaos.scot
June 2, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Really excited about this new role - come work with me! 😃
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⚡️BREAKING NEWS - Rosebank oil field declared unlawful 🎉💚
In Scotland we're celebrating this win because we need a just & properly-funded transition for communities who currently depend on the oil & gas industry.
#ScotlandUnitedForClimateAction
In Scotland we're celebrating this win because we need a just & properly-funded transition for communities who currently depend on the oil & gas industry.
#ScotlandUnitedForClimateAction
BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned.
This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
January 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
⚡️BREAKING NEWS - Rosebank oil field declared unlawful 🎉💚
In Scotland we're celebrating this win because we need a just & properly-funded transition for communities who currently depend on the oil & gas industry.
#ScotlandUnitedForClimateAction
In Scotland we're celebrating this win because we need a just & properly-funded transition for communities who currently depend on the oil & gas industry.
#ScotlandUnitedForClimateAction
MASSIVE WIN 🙌
BREAKING:
ROSEBANK OIL FIELD DECLARED UNLAWFUL! 🥀🥀🥀
This is huge victory for climate justice + people power! ✊✊✊
Political attention must immediately turn to developing an urgent and fair transition plan for oil workers.
ROSEBANK OIL FIELD DECLARED UNLAWFUL! 🥀🥀🥀
This is huge victory for climate justice + people power! ✊✊✊
Political attention must immediately turn to developing an urgent and fair transition plan for oil workers.
January 30, 2025 at 10:12 AM
MASSIVE WIN 🙌
This was a fun way to start 2025 🎥
Lights, camera, climate action: why we started 2025 with a mock film set outside the Scottish Parliament 📽️
Read our new blog: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/lights-camer...
Read our new blog: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/lights-camer...
January 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
This was a fun way to start 2025 🎥
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On MSPs’ first day back in 2025 we were on location at the Scottish Parliament to show that Scotland is united for climate action for warmer homes, cleaner forms of travel & good jobs in green industries.
🎬 Find out more: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/scotland-united-for-climate-action/
🎬 Find out more: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/scotland-united-for-climate-action/
January 9, 2025 at 10:04 AM
On MSPs’ first day back in 2025 we were on location at the Scottish Parliament to show that Scotland is united for climate action for warmer homes, cleaner forms of travel & good jobs in green industries.
🎬 Find out more: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/scotland-united-for-climate-action/
🎬 Find out more: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/scotland-united-for-climate-action/
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It was fantastic to have such a great turnout for our Scotland United for Climate Action reception at Scottish Parliament last night. Thank you to everyone who came along!
January 8, 2025 at 8:08 PM
It was fantastic to have such a great turnout for our Scotland United for Climate Action reception at Scottish Parliament last night. Thank you to everyone who came along!
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2024 was Scotland's 6th warmest year in records which go back to 1884. May was the warmest May ever and December the 7th warmest December. Spring 2024 was the warmest Scottish spring ever. We also had the 4th wettest April.
9 of the 10 warmest years have been since 2000, the other one is 1997.
9 of the 10 warmest years have been since 2000, the other one is 1997.
January 3, 2025 at 8:06 AM
2024 was Scotland's 6th warmest year in records which go back to 1884. May was the warmest May ever and December the 7th warmest December. Spring 2024 was the warmest Scottish spring ever. We also had the 4th wettest April.
9 of the 10 warmest years have been since 2000, the other one is 1997.
9 of the 10 warmest years have been since 2000, the other one is 1997.
Pentlands looking 👌 today
January 2, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Pentlands looking 👌 today
Good to get a final piece in @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social on the delays to key climate policies in 2024 and what we need to see happen in 2025, featuring @cyclinguk.bsky.social, @oxfamscotland.bsky.social, @wwfscotland.bsky.social @foescot.bsky.social
December 21, 2024 at 6:08 PM
Good to get a final piece in @thescotsmanpaper.bsky.social on the delays to key climate policies in 2024 and what we need to see happen in 2025, featuring @cyclinguk.bsky.social, @oxfamscotland.bsky.social, @wwfscotland.bsky.social @foescot.bsky.social
Wise words as ever from @kat-jones.bsky.social... many battles ahead in the lead up to the 2026 election
And here's a blog I've written about the campaign tactics in general ... aprs.scot/news/environ...
Environmental campaigning in the age of misinformation - Action to Protect Rural Scotland
As people in Galloway, and further afield, are being asked to contribute their views on a new National Park to the official consultation, our Director, Kat Jones, contemplates the campaign that is bei...
aprs.scot
December 20, 2024 at 9:53 AM
Wise words as ever from @kat-jones.bsky.social... many battles ahead in the lead up to the 2026 election
"Transformative funding has again been delayed, so Scotland must unite for climate action" @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social, SCCS board member + @oxfamscotland.bsky.social assesses the latest fiscal pledges from Holyrood – and finds them wanting
tfn.scot/opinion/scot...
tfn.scot/opinion/scot...
December 10, 2024 at 4:21 PM
"Transformative funding has again been delayed, so Scotland must unite for climate action" @jamie-livingstone.bsky.social, SCCS board member + @oxfamscotland.bsky.social assesses the latest fiscal pledges from Holyrood – and finds them wanting
tfn.scot/opinion/scot...
tfn.scot/opinion/scot...
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#ScotBudget
CUT: 🚲🚶👩🦽 5.6%->4.6% of transport
Also🚌🚆cuts, but🚘up
🙋♀️HERE--> www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/scot...
@edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @transformscot.bsky.social @bken-la.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20ed.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social
CUT: 🚲🚶👩🦽 5.6%->4.6% of transport
Also🚌🚆cuts, but🚘up
🙋♀️HERE--> www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/scot...
@edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @transformscot.bsky.social @bken-la.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20ed.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social
December 8, 2024 at 6:06 PM
#ScotBudget
CUT: 🚲🚶👩🦽 5.6%->4.6% of transport
Also🚌🚆cuts, but🚘up
🙋♀️HERE--> www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/scot...
@edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @transformscot.bsky.social @bken-la.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20ed.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social
CUT: 🚲🚶👩🦽 5.6%->4.6% of transport
Also🚌🚆cuts, but🚘up
🙋♀️HERE--> www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/scot...
@edi.bike @chdot.bsky.social @transformscot.bsky.social @bken-la.bsky.social @edfoc.bsky.social @sw20ed.bsky.social @edinreporter.bsky.social @da-anderson.bsky.social @chasbooth.bsky.social
Great buzz at the @povertyalliance.org conference today, hearing from so many great speakers about how we can build the better society we need for both people and planet.
Really pleased to have shared some thoughts on building coalitions, with @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
#MakingChange
Really pleased to have shared some thoughts on building coalitions, with @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
#MakingChange
Today is the day we start #MakingChange. We're looking forward to welcoming all the delegates and speakers to our annual conference today. You can find the agenda and a livestream of the opening and closing sessions on our website here.
www.povertyalliance.org/makingchange/
www.povertyalliance.org/makingchange/
Making Change Happen Conference - The Poverty Alliance
Join the waiting list! Conference Agenda Scotland is a country that believes in justice and compassion. These values guide the anti-poverty movement in all that we do - including the design and delive...
www.povertyalliance.org
November 29, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Great buzz at the @povertyalliance.org conference today, hearing from so many great speakers about how we can build the better society we need for both people and planet.
Really pleased to have shared some thoughts on building coalitions, with @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
#MakingChange
Really pleased to have shared some thoughts on building coalitions, with @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social
#MakingChange
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4th of Dec is the deadline for folks in SCOTLAND to apply for the next intake of our Spokesperson Network programme. We train people up to do great broadcast media interviews and then provide support and pitching to get them on TV and radio www.neweconomyorganisers.org/work/support...
Spokesperson Network | NEON
The Spokesperson Network trains and supports people to speak on television and radio. We are substantially boosting the number of progressive, diverse voices in this space to challenge pervasive narra...
www.neweconomyorganisers.org
November 26, 2024 at 9:27 AM
4th of Dec is the deadline for folks in SCOTLAND to apply for the next intake of our Spokesperson Network programme. We train people up to do great broadcast media interviews and then provide support and pitching to get them on TV and radio www.neweconomyorganisers.org/work/support...
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland is one of the 50+organisations launching #TaxJusticeScotland today.
Really pleased to be part of this campaign for the fairer tax system we urgently need for people and planet.
Really pleased to be part of this campaign for the fairer tax system we urgently need for people and planet.
A fairer Scotland starts with fairer taxes. Today we’re joining 50+ orgs to launch #TaxJusticeScotland
We need bold tax changes to help every child grow up free from poverty and ensure public services/our environment/our communities thrive.
More ➡️ taxjustice.scot
We need bold tax changes to help every child grow up free from poverty and ensure public services/our environment/our communities thrive.
More ➡️ taxjustice.scot
November 26, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Stop Climate Chaos Scotland is one of the 50+organisations launching #TaxJusticeScotland today.
Really pleased to be part of this campaign for the fairer tax system we urgently need for people and planet.
Really pleased to be part of this campaign for the fairer tax system we urgently need for people and planet.
If this is what Bluesky is about, I'm here for it
My six favourite European Mr Men character names...
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
6. Mr Muddle in Spain = Don Confuso
5. Mr Topsy-Turvy in Germany = Herr Kuddelmuddel
4. Mr Bounce in France = Monsieur Bing
3. Mr Dizzy in Portugal = Senhor Bobo
2. Mr Greedy in Sweden = Gubben Glufs Glufs
1. Mr Bump in Norway = Herr Dumpidump
November 19, 2024 at 8:15 AM
If this is what Bluesky is about, I'm here for it