Daniel Gibson
@danielgibbo.bsky.social
Programmer, runner, traveller, amateur photographer, lapsed astrophysicist, sometime singer
📍 Lancaster, UK
📍 Lancaster, UK
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This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says
Thanks to wind and solar, the grid could see its lowest ever carbon intensity on 🎄🎅 day
Renewable wins amid climate challenges…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thanks to wind and solar, the grid could see its lowest ever carbon intensity on 🎄🎅 day
Renewable wins amid climate challenges…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says
System operator Neso predicts lowest carbon intensity ever on Christmas Day after new wind and solar power come online
www.theguardian.com
December 21, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This year’s Christmas could be Britain’s greenest yet, energy operator says
Thanks to wind and solar, the grid could see its lowest ever carbon intensity on 🎄🎅 day
Renewable wins amid climate challenges…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thanks to wind and solar, the grid could see its lowest ever carbon intensity on 🎄🎅 day
Renewable wins amid climate challenges…
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I just rode the Asquith Xavier pendolino from London to Lancaster. Xavier fought discrimination to become the first non-white train conductor at Euston station in 1966. His Wikipedia article is well-written and worth a read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asquith...
December 12, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I just rode the Asquith Xavier pendolino from London to Lancaster. Xavier fought discrimination to become the first non-white train conductor at Euston station in 1966. His Wikipedia article is well-written and worth a read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asquith...
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It's crazy that the US has the nearly the same rate of road traffic deaths per 100,000 people as India, Brazil and China. It does worse than Indonesia and Mexico. Wow!
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
December 10, 2025 at 5:44 PM
It's crazy that the US has the nearly the same rate of road traffic deaths per 100,000 people as India, Brazil and China. It does worse than Indonesia and Mexico. Wow!
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
Neat stuff from @ashendruk.com's excellent new newsletter www.not-ship.com/huh-apparent...
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Fantastic news! Kerala continues to set the pace for how to approach extreme poverty
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
How Kerala eliminated extreme poverty | Brookings
Jayant Menon and Vinod Thomas examine how Kerala nearly eliminated extreme poverty through sustained social investment, targeted safety nets, and community-led monitoring.
www.brookings.edu
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Fantastic news! Kerala continues to set the pace for how to approach extreme poverty
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
www.brookings.edu/articles/how...
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if this happens, it will be the biggest international law news in decades and will be immediately followed by several of the hardest fought sets of litigation you have ever seen. time to stop ignoring tax
Rule 1 of the global tax system is you tax multinational corporations where they SAY their profits are, not where they MAKE profit. Most countries backed flipping this 100-year-old rule in recent UN tax talks, to finally end the era of global tax abuse
#UNtaxConvention
taxjustice.net/press/un-inc...
#UNtaxConvention
taxjustice.net/press/un-inc...
UN inches towards flipping “Rule 1” of global tax system and ending tax abuse era - Tax Justice Network
The 100-year-old cornerstone of the global tax system was put to debate last month in Nairobi as countries continued historic negotiations on a world-first UN tax convention.1 Having already committed...
taxjustice.net
December 3, 2025 at 11:45 AM
if this happens, it will be the biggest international law news in decades and will be immediately followed by several of the hardest fought sets of litigation you have ever seen. time to stop ignoring tax
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Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed
Sri Lankan leader says island battling ‘largest and most challenging natural disaster in our history’
www.independent.co.uk
December 3, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Satellite images reveal scale of flood devastation in Sri Lanka as 366 killed
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
www.independent.co.uk/asia/south-a...
Two of my favourite science communicators, in one podcast?! Dream come true mate
open.spotify.com/episode/6ecT...
open.spotify.com/episode/6ecT...
This One's a Tear Jerker
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
December 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Two of my favourite science communicators, in one podcast?! Dream come true mate
open.spotify.com/episode/6ecT...
open.spotify.com/episode/6ecT...
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Where are the headlines about this?
The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.
This is gangsterism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.
This is gangsterism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
This French judge approved Netanyahu’s arrest warrant. Now Trump is targeting him | Owen Jones
Three ICC judges have been put on a sanctions list with terrorists after approving an arrest warrant for Israel’s prime minister. This is the charade of the ‘rules-based order’, says Guardian columnis...
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Where are the headlines about this?
The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.
This is gangsterism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The US has turned the life of this French judge into a nightmare - because he applied justice to Israel.
This is gangsterism.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
November 26, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Scrapping the two-child limit in full is a monumental decision. Well done to all involved in the Child Poverty Strategy, and everyone who has made the case against the policy.
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
OBR says scrapping costs £3 billion in 2029-30 and will lift 450,000 out of poverty
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Has the England flag become a racist symbol? Most ethnic minority adults say it has
England flag
All GB adults: 39% has become racist symbol
White adults: 36%
Ethnic minority adults: 52%
UK flag
All GB adults: 19%
White adults: 18%
Ethnic minority adults: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
England flag
All GB adults: 39% has become racist symbol
White adults: 36%
Ethnic minority adults: 52%
UK flag
All GB adults: 19%
White adults: 18%
Ethnic minority adults: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
November 21, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Has the England flag become a racist symbol? Most ethnic minority adults say it has
England flag
All GB adults: 39% has become racist symbol
White adults: 36%
Ethnic minority adults: 52%
UK flag
All GB adults: 19%
White adults: 18%
Ethnic minority adults: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
England flag
All GB adults: 39% has become racist symbol
White adults: 36%
Ethnic minority adults: 52%
UK flag
All GB adults: 19%
White adults: 18%
Ethnic minority adults: 26%
yougov.co.uk/society/arti...
Never thought I'd find anyone who loves Wikipedia more than I do. Of course Hank Green does
Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust
YouTube video by Hank Green
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November 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Never thought I'd find anyone who loves Wikipedia more than I do. Of course Hank Green does
Why the UK's Doing Better Than You Think
YouTube video by TLDR News
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November 21, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Trump's aid cuts causing food shortages in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, causing increased numbers to attempt perilous sea crossings to Malaysia.
🔒 www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
🔒 www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
Asia’s most treacherous sailing season
Rohingya refugees are risking their lives in perilous sea crossings. Some do not make it
www.economist.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Trump's aid cuts causing food shortages in Rohingya refugee camps in Bangladesh, causing increased numbers to attempt perilous sea crossings to Malaysia.
🔒 www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
🔒 www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...
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Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Did you know the government spends £2.7 billion a year on tax breaks for oil & gas companies?
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
I've written to Rachel Reeves to tell her to end this scandal: stop propping up declining oil & gas companies and back workers instead
Join me: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en... @38degrees.bsky.social
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Faithful or traitor, Wes Streeting is shameless
November 13, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Faithful or traitor, Wes Streeting is shameless
Mike Okay in Afghanistan - fantastic as always. I'm a big admirer of his courage, compassion and storytelling ability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOW...
Afghanistan Broke Me..
YouTube video by Mike Okay
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Mike Okay in Afghanistan - fantastic as always. I'm a big admirer of his courage, compassion and storytelling ability.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOW...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uOW...
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The irony meter just broke.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
November 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The irony meter just broke.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
The BBC isn't perfect, but it's one of the few things standing between our British values and a Trump-style takeover of our politics.
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Latest attribution study: climate change made Hurricane Melissa’s 5‑day rainfall 30–50% heavier and maximum winds ~7% stronger in Jamaica and eastern Cuba.
Extreme events now 2–9× more likely, testing adaptation limits.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
Extreme events now 2–9× more likely, testing adaptation limits.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
Climate change enhanced intensity of Hurricane Melissa, testing limits of adaptation in Jamaica and eastern Cuba – World Weather Attribution
www.worldweatherattribution.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Latest attribution study: climate change made Hurricane Melissa’s 5‑day rainfall 30–50% heavier and maximum winds ~7% stronger in Jamaica and eastern Cuba.
Extreme events now 2–9× more likely, testing adaptation limits.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
Extreme events now 2–9× more likely, testing adaptation limits.
www.worldweatherattribution.org/climate-chan...
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How many people across 6 European countries surveyed say climate change is/not a result of human activity?
DEN 76% is / 15% is not/doesn't exist
FRA 75% / 19%
SPA 72% / 24%
ITA 70% / 23%
GER 69% / 24%
UK 68% / 22%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
DEN 76% is / 15% is not/doesn't exist
FRA 75% / 19%
SPA 72% / 24%
ITA 70% / 23%
GER 69% / 24%
UK 68% / 22%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 6, 2025 at 3:42 PM
How many people across 6 European countries surveyed say climate change is/not a result of human activity?
DEN 76% is / 15% is not/doesn't exist
FRA 75% / 19%
SPA 72% / 24%
ITA 70% / 23%
GER 69% / 24%
UK 68% / 22%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
DEN 76% is / 15% is not/doesn't exist
FRA 75% / 19%
SPA 72% / 24%
ITA 70% / 23%
GER 69% / 24%
UK 68% / 22%
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
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Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
Gates recently called for a ‘strategic pivot’ in climate strategy. That appears to have hit a nerve.
theconversation.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Why Bill Gates’ climate memo is being celebrated by skeptics while frustrating scientists
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
theconversation.com/why-bill-gat...
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Bill Gates raises some important points in his recent essay. No, the climate crisis is not going to end the human race. Yes, we should spend money on eliminating hunger & disease. However, his investments in the fossil fuel industry rather undermine his credibility www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-w...
How Bill Gates profits from the Climate Crisis
YouTube video by It's Complicated
www.youtube.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Bill Gates raises some important points in his recent essay. No, the climate crisis is not going to end the human race. Yes, we should spend money on eliminating hunger & disease. However, his investments in the fossil fuel industry rather undermine his credibility www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV-w...
This is a great explainer on the common misconceptions around renting and buying property. It's a breath of fresh air for renters at a time when buying is often seen as the ultimate goal. There are caveats - see the video's comments - but still worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4H9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4H9...
Renting vs. Buying a Home: What People Get Wrong
YouTube video by Ben Felix
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 7:15 PM
This is a great explainer on the common misconceptions around renting and buying property. It's a breath of fresh air for renters at a time when buying is often seen as the ultimate goal. There are caveats - see the video's comments - but still worth a watch.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4H9...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4H9...
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What do Europeans across seven countries surveyed see as the biggest issues facing their nation?
Cost of living: France
Defence: Denmark; Lithuania; Poland
Immigration: Germany
Health: Italy
Housing: Spain
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Cost of living: France
Defence: Denmark; Lithuania; Poland
Immigration: Germany
Health: Italy
Housing: Spain
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
What do Europeans across seven countries surveyed see as the biggest issues facing their nation?
Cost of living: France
Defence: Denmark; Lithuania; Poland
Immigration: Germany
Health: Italy
Housing: Spain
yougov.co.uk/internationa...
Cost of living: France
Defence: Denmark; Lithuania; Poland
Immigration: Germany
Health: Italy
Housing: Spain
yougov.co.uk/internationa...