Dr Sue
@drsuel.bsky.social
Trying to avert the climate catastrophe
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2025 PHA Registration Now Open
Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland
Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe.
www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025
Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland
Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe.
www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025
September 15, 2025 at 6:29 AM
2025 PHA Registration Now Open
Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland
Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe.
www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025
Friday 31st October – Monday 3rd November; Glasgow, Scotland
Bringing people together to inspire each other and help build a stronger public health movement across Europe.
www.tinyurl.com/PHA2025
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As part of The Scottish Wellbeing Economy Strategy Group, we are launching a new webinar series aiming to generate energy and discussion around the concept of a #WellbeingEconomy and what this means for Scotland. First up will be @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social
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August 28, 2025 at 12:59 PM
As part of The Scottish Wellbeing Economy Strategy Group, we are launching a new webinar series aiming to generate energy and discussion around the concept of a #WellbeingEconomy and what this means for Scotland. First up will be @gerrymccartney1.bsky.social
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Book Launch: Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities
19th September, 16:00-17:30
Glasgow
www.eventbrite.com/e/chp-book-l...
19th September, 16:00-17:30
Glasgow
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September 5, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Book Launch: Advancing Health Rights and Tackling Inequalities
19th September, 16:00-17:30
Glasgow
www.eventbrite.com/e/chp-book-l...
19th September, 16:00-17:30
Glasgow
www.eventbrite.com/e/chp-book-l...
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LAND MOOT 2025 Tickets on sale now!
A weekend of talks, workshops, skill-sharing, creative practices and a ceilidh - as we move from talking to action. PHMS and @sanecollective.bsky.social have helped organise a workshop on land and health
alandmoot2025.brownpapertickets.com
A weekend of talks, workshops, skill-sharing, creative practices and a ceilidh - as we move from talking to action. PHMS and @sanecollective.bsky.social have helped organise a workshop on land and health
alandmoot2025.brownpapertickets.com
September 13, 2025 at 9:20 PM
LAND MOOT 2025 Tickets on sale now!
A weekend of talks, workshops, skill-sharing, creative practices and a ceilidh - as we move from talking to action. PHMS and @sanecollective.bsky.social have helped organise a workshop on land and health
alandmoot2025.brownpapertickets.com
A weekend of talks, workshops, skill-sharing, creative practices and a ceilidh - as we move from talking to action. PHMS and @sanecollective.bsky.social have helped organise a workshop on land and health
alandmoot2025.brownpapertickets.com
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UBS, Credit Suisse & Citi among 9 banks fined $21.5mn in Singapore for money-laundering.
Are banks in UK different? Chance of UK investigations?
FCA required to promote growth of finance. Deregulation mania.
40% of the world's dirty money goes through UK and its offshore havens.
archive.ph/b1elj
Are banks in UK different? Chance of UK investigations?
FCA required to promote growth of finance. Deregulation mania.
40% of the world's dirty money goes through UK and its offshore havens.
archive.ph/b1elj
UBS and Citi among nine banks fined $21.5mn in Singapore money-laundering case
Scandal involving island-wide seizures of gold bars and luxury cars rocked city-state’s wealth management sector
www.ft.com
July 6, 2025 at 6:57 AM
UBS, Credit Suisse & Citi among 9 banks fined $21.5mn in Singapore for money-laundering.
Are banks in UK different? Chance of UK investigations?
FCA required to promote growth of finance. Deregulation mania.
40% of the world's dirty money goes through UK and its offshore havens.
archive.ph/b1elj
Are banks in UK different? Chance of UK investigations?
FCA required to promote growth of finance. Deregulation mania.
40% of the world's dirty money goes through UK and its offshore havens.
archive.ph/b1elj
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Hands off Iran
Our statement on the US attack, propaganda which echoes the run-up to the Iraq war, the risks of escalation, the ongoing genocide in Gaza - which lies at the heart of this violence in the Middle East - and what the UK gov must do now ⤵️
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/hands-o...
Our statement on the US attack, propaganda which echoes the run-up to the Iraq war, the risks of escalation, the ongoing genocide in Gaza - which lies at the heart of this violence in the Middle East - and what the UK gov must do now ⤵️
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/hands-o...
Hands off Iran – our statement - Global Justice Now
The US attack on Iran that occurred over the weekend is a dangerous and illegal escalation of violence in the Middle East. Yet again, the US is backing acts of […]
www.globaljustice.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Hands off Iran
Our statement on the US attack, propaganda which echoes the run-up to the Iraq war, the risks of escalation, the ongoing genocide in Gaza - which lies at the heart of this violence in the Middle East - and what the UK gov must do now ⤵️
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/hands-o...
Our statement on the US attack, propaganda which echoes the run-up to the Iraq war, the risks of escalation, the ongoing genocide in Gaza - which lies at the heart of this violence in the Middle East - and what the UK gov must do now ⤵️
www.globaljustice.org.uk/news/hands-o...
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RECORD HEAT IN OCEANIA
The tropics keep breaking record everywhere
Lately there were more records of hot nights:
Minimum 28.3C Yap and Majuro
MICRONESIA and MARSHALL ISLANDS HOTTEST MAY NIGHT IN HISTORY tied
June will also start breaking record allover the tropics.
The tropics keep breaking record everywhere
Lately there were more records of hot nights:
Minimum 28.3C Yap and Majuro
MICRONESIA and MARSHALL ISLANDS HOTTEST MAY NIGHT IN HISTORY tied
June will also start breaking record allover the tropics.
May 30, 2025 at 9:15 AM
RECORD HEAT IN OCEANIA
The tropics keep breaking record everywhere
Lately there were more records of hot nights:
Minimum 28.3C Yap and Majuro
MICRONESIA and MARSHALL ISLANDS HOTTEST MAY NIGHT IN HISTORY tied
June will also start breaking record allover the tropics.
The tropics keep breaking record everywhere
Lately there were more records of hot nights:
Minimum 28.3C Yap and Majuro
MICRONESIA and MARSHALL ISLANDS HOTTEST MAY NIGHT IN HISTORY tied
June will also start breaking record allover the tropics.
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'"BBC has refused to publish 'Gaza: Medics Under Fire', a documentary that passed all internal editorial approvals.
Scheduled for broadcast in February, the film remains unaired. Hundreds of signatories to an open letter addressed to the BBC have called the decision "political suppression"'
Scheduled for broadcast in February, the film remains unaired. Hundreds of signatories to an open letter addressed to the BBC have called the decision "political suppression"'
May 25, 2025 at 8:51 AM
'"BBC has refused to publish 'Gaza: Medics Under Fire', a documentary that passed all internal editorial approvals.
Scheduled for broadcast in February, the film remains unaired. Hundreds of signatories to an open letter addressed to the BBC have called the decision "political suppression"'
Scheduled for broadcast in February, the film remains unaired. Hundreds of signatories to an open letter addressed to the BBC have called the decision "political suppression"'
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Why do global fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise?
In simple aggregated terms: economic growth (orange) is too strong to be overcome by improvements in energy efficiency & structural change (green), & CO2 intensity of energy use (blue).
robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...
In simple aggregated terms: economic growth (orange) is too strong to be overcome by improvements in energy efficiency & structural change (green), & CO2 intensity of energy use (blue).
robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...
May 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Why do global fossil CO2 emissions continue to rise?
In simple aggregated terms: economic growth (orange) is too strong to be overcome by improvements in energy efficiency & structural change (green), & CO2 intensity of energy use (blue).
robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...
In simple aggregated terms: economic growth (orange) is too strong to be overcome by improvements in energy efficiency & structural change (green), & CO2 intensity of energy use (blue).
robbieandrew.github.io/country/?cou...
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The Tony Blair Institute should issue a public apology for putting out a climate ‘solutions’ report that has been so easily weaponised by those seeking to delay climate action. This was a gross misjudgement and it should have been properly vetted before publication - what a mess
Climate experts and politicians round on Tony Blair for ‘wrong message’
Former Labour PM accused of ‘handing talking points’ to Tories and Reform after saying net zero strategy faltering
www.theguardian.com
April 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
The Tony Blair Institute should issue a public apology for putting out a climate ‘solutions’ report that has been so easily weaponised by those seeking to delay climate action. This was a gross misjudgement and it should have been properly vetted before publication - what a mess
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Strikes will provide Starmer with the opportunity he wants to appear tough...
Talk of 'balancing the books' & 'fiscal constraints' are nonsense when you issue your own fiat currency. Read some Modern Monetary Theory & stop lying!
www.dumptheguardian.com/society/2025...
Talk of 'balancing the books' & 'fiscal constraints' are nonsense when you issue your own fiat currency. Read some Modern Monetary Theory & stop lying!
www.dumptheguardian.com/society/2025...
No extra money for NHS staff and teacher pay rises, says Downing Street
No 10 says pay increases will not be covered by borrowing and must come from existing budgets
www.theguardian.com
April 28, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Strikes will provide Starmer with the opportunity he wants to appear tough...
Talk of 'balancing the books' & 'fiscal constraints' are nonsense when you issue your own fiat currency. Read some Modern Monetary Theory & stop lying!
www.dumptheguardian.com/society/2025...
Talk of 'balancing the books' & 'fiscal constraints' are nonsense when you issue your own fiat currency. Read some Modern Monetary Theory & stop lying!
www.dumptheguardian.com/society/2025...
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Blackouts latest: 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' behind huge outages in Portugal and Spain
Power grids were not built for the extreme #climate that now exists
Also shows how elite and corporations push for a cashless society would be a disaster
news.sky.com/story/spain-...
Power grids were not built for the extreme #climate that now exists
Also shows how elite and corporations push for a cashless society would be a disaster
news.sky.com/story/spain-...
Blackouts latest: 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' behind huge outages in Portugal and Spain
Huge power outages have hit major cities across Spain and Portugal. Flights, traffic lights, trains, phone networks and card payments have been affected, with reports of panic-buying at supermarkets. ...
news.sky.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Blackouts latest: 'Rare atmospheric phenomenon' behind huge outages in Portugal and Spain
Power grids were not built for the extreme #climate that now exists
Also shows how elite and corporations push for a cashless society would be a disaster
news.sky.com/story/spain-...
Power grids were not built for the extreme #climate that now exists
Also shows how elite and corporations push for a cashless society would be a disaster
news.sky.com/story/spain-...
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Ehrc interim guidance following fws case
An interim update on the practical implications of the UK Supreme Court judgment | EHRC
www.equalityhumanrights.com
April 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Ehrc interim guidance following fws case
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Reform UK wants
- fewer worker rights
- more exploitation
Reform is not on the side of
working people against migrants
It is on the side of
profiteering billionaires against working people & migrants
"A vote for Reform UK is a vote for Fascism - the last thing the UK needs."
via Jason Hill
- fewer worker rights
- more exploitation
Reform is not on the side of
working people against migrants
It is on the side of
profiteering billionaires against working people & migrants
"A vote for Reform UK is a vote for Fascism - the last thing the UK needs."
via Jason Hill
April 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Reform UK wants
- fewer worker rights
- more exploitation
Reform is not on the side of
working people against migrants
It is on the side of
profiteering billionaires against working people & migrants
"A vote for Reform UK is a vote for Fascism - the last thing the UK needs."
via Jason Hill
- fewer worker rights
- more exploitation
Reform is not on the side of
working people against migrants
It is on the side of
profiteering billionaires against working people & migrants
"A vote for Reform UK is a vote for Fascism - the last thing the UK needs."
via Jason Hill
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A hero on #Earthday - one person can make a difference
How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia’s Vast Grasslands
Batmunkh Luvsandash fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in Mongolia
to take on the powerful mining industry and win
e360.yale.edu/features/bat... via @YaleE360
How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia’s Vast Grasslands
Batmunkh Luvsandash fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in Mongolia
to take on the powerful mining industry and win
e360.yale.edu/features/bat... via @YaleE360
How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia's Vast Grasslands
Batmunkh Luvsandash has fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in his native Mongolia. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, he explains how, by drawing on the knowledge of l...
e360.yale.edu
April 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
A hero on #Earthday - one person can make a difference
How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia’s Vast Grasslands
Batmunkh Luvsandash fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in Mongolia
to take on the powerful mining industry and win
e360.yale.edu/features/bat... via @YaleE360
How a Former Herder Protected Mongolia’s Vast Grasslands
Batmunkh Luvsandash fought to protect more than a million acres of steppe lands in Mongolia
to take on the powerful mining industry and win
e360.yale.edu/features/bat... via @YaleE360
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'The headline takeaway: references to sex in the Equality Act are references to biological sex; references to men in the Equality Act are references to biological males; references to women in the Equality Act are references to biological females.'
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Sex has always meant biological sex
The Supreme Court delivers a seismic ruling on equality law
knowingius.org
April 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
'The headline takeaway: references to sex in the Equality Act are references to biological sex; references to men in the Equality Act are references to biological males; references to women in the Equality Act are references to biological females.'
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
Legal explanation. 🎯
knowingius.org/p/sex-has-al...
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MPs have to vote on benefits cuts legislation in June, months before the Office for Budget Responsibility impact assessment on the effects of the cuts, which isn’t due until the autumn…
That’s deliberately Starmerising the vote.
That’s deliberately Starmerising the vote.
April 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
MPs have to vote on benefits cuts legislation in June, months before the Office for Budget Responsibility impact assessment on the effects of the cuts, which isn’t due until the autumn…
That’s deliberately Starmerising the vote.
That’s deliberately Starmerising the vote.
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Amazing that another human being would make a decision to halt funding to feed starving children, rather than practice personal austerity, not charge the American people & government for his frequent, multi-million dollar weekend golf excursions, and perhaps direct those funds for better uses…
April 20, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Amazing that another human being would make a decision to halt funding to feed starving children, rather than practice personal austerity, not charge the American people & government for his frequent, multi-million dollar weekend golf excursions, and perhaps direct those funds for better uses…
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Report I helped write for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in today's Herald.
"Not tackling climate change could leave Scotland between £30 billion and £140 billion poorer by 2035, and “bankrupt the Scottish economy”
www.rsgs.org/into-the-red
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509639...
"Not tackling climate change could leave Scotland between £30 billion and £140 billion poorer by 2035, and “bankrupt the Scottish economy”
www.rsgs.org/into-the-red
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509639...
Climate chnage could cost devastating £45 billion per year to Scotland
Climate change could leave Scotland ‘bankrupt’ says report set to publish following anniversary of dropping of Scotland's climate targets
www.heraldscotland.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:47 AM
Report I helped write for the Royal Scottish Geographical Society in today's Herald.
"Not tackling climate change could leave Scotland between £30 billion and £140 billion poorer by 2035, and “bankrupt the Scottish economy”
www.rsgs.org/into-the-red
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509639...
"Not tackling climate change could leave Scotland between £30 billion and £140 billion poorer by 2035, and “bankrupt the Scottish economy”
www.rsgs.org/into-the-red
www.heraldscotland.com/news/2509639...
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Guest post: Exploring the risks of ‘cascading’ tipping points in a warming world #Climate
Guest post: Exploring the risks of ‘cascading’ tipping points in a warming world - Carbon Brief
Recent research suggests triggering one tipping element within the Earth system could cause subsequent changes in others, leading to a “tipping cascade”.
www.carbonbrief.org
April 15, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Guest post: Exploring the risks of ‘cascading’ tipping points in a warming world #Climate
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How is #conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share how they are focusing on resilience, big landscapes, and local communities.
#globalwarming
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-...
#globalwarming
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-...
How is conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share
About 90 kilometers (56 miles) southeast of Cape Town lies the tranquilly-named town of Betty’s Bay in South Africa, home to less than 2,000 people. But it’s not the people that draw Nik Sekhran’s eye...
news.mongabay.com
April 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
How is #conservation preparing for a much hotter world? Experts share how they are focusing on resilience, big landscapes, and local communities.
#globalwarming
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-...
#globalwarming
news.mongabay.com/2025/04/how-...
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This is not good
Soil moisture has declined in the 21 century — and the changes are likely to be permanent if global warming continues, new research shows.
Soil moisture is now failing to recover after dry years, as it has in the past.
@carbonbrief.org covers the paper in full:
www.carbonbrief.org/global-soil-...
Soil moisture is now failing to recover after dry years, as it has in the past.
@carbonbrief.org covers the paper in full:
www.carbonbrief.org/global-soil-...
Global soil moisture in 'permanent' decline due to climate change - Carbon Brief
A new study warns that global declines in soil moisture over the 21st century could mark a “permanent” shift in the world’s water cycle.
www.carbonbrief.org
April 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
This is not good
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As I warned in my latest post: Do not underestimate the gravity of the Trump Shock of 2nd April, 2025. Above all, do not underestimate the impact it will have on your pension, your investments, possibly your job, and your economy - wherever you may be. annpettifor.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
April 9, 2025 at 6:51 AM
As I warned in my latest post: Do not underestimate the gravity of the Trump Shock of 2nd April, 2025. Above all, do not underestimate the impact it will have on your pension, your investments, possibly your job, and your economy - wherever you may be. annpettifor.substack.com/p/the-trump-...
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My thoughts on the passenger cap and solar panels at Dublin Airport
Healthcare has learned from aviation to reduce harm. Now aviation must learn from healthcare. Let's put the planet’s health first.
Healthcare has learned from aviation to reduce harm. Now aviation must learn from healthcare. Let's put the planet’s health first.
Passenger cap lift: Solar panels at Dublin Airport will not compensate for more people flying
Dr Ola Løkken Nordrum says Dublin Airport’s greening of its site while pushing for a lift of the passenger cap will not wash environmentally.
jrnl.ie
April 7, 2025 at 6:22 PM
My thoughts on the passenger cap and solar panels at Dublin Airport
Healthcare has learned from aviation to reduce harm. Now aviation must learn from healthcare. Let's put the planet’s health first.
Healthcare has learned from aviation to reduce harm. Now aviation must learn from healthcare. Let's put the planet’s health first.