Geoff Petty
@geoffpetty.bsky.social
Author ‘Teaching Today’, & ‘How to Teach Even Better’ OUP. Also ‘How to be Better at Creativity’
Presently campaigning on climate and nature crises = Over-reach
Novels ‘The Little Gods Who Cooled The Earth’ & ‘We Can’t Afford the Rich’
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Presently campaigning on climate and nature crises = Over-reach
Novels ‘The Little Gods Who Cooled The Earth’ & ‘We Can’t Afford the Rich’
Www.geoffpetty.com
As families face rising bills, and extreme weather causes devastation around the world, oil and gas companies shouldn’t get a tax break. Tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves to not turn her back on climate and communities. Add your name
November 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
As families face rising bills, and extreme weather causes devastation around the world, oil and gas companies shouldn’t get a tax break. Tell Chancellor Rachel Reeves to not turn her back on climate and communities. Add your name
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The collapse of the UK was hastened by Brexit, but it's been coming for a long time. Destroy the public sector and hand over water, energy etc to the profiteers. Then, as Starmer is doing, flog off the rest of the UK to billionaires. Started with Thatcher. It's called #Neoliberalism. Read this!
November 13, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The collapse of the UK was hastened by Brexit, but it's been coming for a long time. Destroy the public sector and hand over water, energy etc to the profiteers. Then, as Starmer is doing, flog off the rest of the UK to billionaires. Started with Thatcher. It's called #Neoliberalism. Read this!
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trawling produces the same emissions of CO2 as the global aviation industry
trawling produces the same emissions of CO2 as the global aviation industry
Emissions from trawling contribute to climate change
Learn how ending bottom trawling could cut harmful carbon emissions from the seabed and stop fuelling climate change.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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trawling produces the same emissions of CO2 as the global aviation industry
trawling produces the same emissions of CO2 as the global aviation industry
🔴'BBC Bias’ Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
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The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President, reports @nafeez.bsky.social
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'BBC Bias' Memo Was Authored by Lobbyist Tied to Pro-Trump Tech Giants
The leaked memo that fuelled Trump’s attack on the BBC was written by a lobbyist at a firm paid by US tech giants tied to the President
bylinetimes.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,”
Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,”
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,”
Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,” he warned. “To falter whilst mega droughts wreck national harvests, sending food prices soaring, makes zero sense, economically and politically.
“Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,” he warned. “To falter whilst mega droughts wreck national harvests, sending food prices soaring, makes zero sense, economically and politically.
‘It will never be forgiven’: UN climate chief warns world to act or face disaster
Faltering governments will be blamed for famine and conflict abroad, and face stagnation and inflation at home, says climate chief at start of Cop30
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 3:54 PM
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
“Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,” he warned. “To falter whilst mega droughts wreck national harvests, sending food prices soaring, makes zero sense, economically and politically.
“Not one single nation among you can afford this, as climate disasters rip double digits off GDP,” he warned. “To falter whilst mega droughts wreck national harvests, sending food prices soaring, makes zero sense, economically and politically.
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I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I’ve just announced I’ll be leading a National Emergency Briefing on 27 November . At a time when climate is in free fall on the political agenda , it’s vital our leaders realise what is at stake if we do not accelerate a just , green transition for all .
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
@nebriefing.bsky.social 🇬🇧
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The past 11 years, back to 2015, will be the 11 warmest years on record.
The WMO said limiting global heating to the Paris agreement target of 1.5C above preindustrial levels was now virtually impossible.
The past 11 years, back to 2015, will be the 11 warmest years on record.
The WMO said limiting global heating to the Paris agreement target of 1.5C above preindustrial levels was now virtually impossible.
Triple-whammy of hottest ever years risks ‘irreversible damage’, says UN
Experts say 2023, 2024 and 2025 the three hottest years in 176 years of records, with 1.5C Paris agreement target now ‘virtually impossible’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
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The past 11 years, back to 2015, will be the 11 warmest years on record.
The WMO said limiting global heating to the Paris agreement target of 1.5C above preindustrial levels was now virtually impossible.
The past 11 years, back to 2015, will be the 11 warmest years on record.
The WMO said limiting global heating to the Paris agreement target of 1.5C above preindustrial levels was now virtually impossible.
Reposted by Geoff Petty
🌊 Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs
Isotope data show >6 µm natural particles fuel zooplankton diets, but mining adds inert particles of the same size, diluting nutrition and triggering bottom-up impacts that reach predators
Just say no
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Isotope data show >6 µm natural particles fuel zooplankton diets, but mining adds inert particles of the same size, diluting nutrition and triggering bottom-up impacts that reach predators
Just say no
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs - Nature Communications
Deep-sea mining in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone may release waste into midwaters that support diverse marine life. This study finds such discharges could dilute key food particles and disrupt trophic l...
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November 6, 2025 at 5:51 PM
🌊 Deep-sea mining discharge can disrupt midwater food webs
Isotope data show >6 µm natural particles fuel zooplankton diets, but mining adds inert particles of the same size, diluting nutrition and triggering bottom-up impacts that reach predators
Just say no
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Isotope data show >6 µm natural particles fuel zooplankton diets, but mining adds inert particles of the same size, diluting nutrition and triggering bottom-up impacts that reach predators
Just say no
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Reposted by Geoff Petty
Reconstructing October #Arctic sea ice extent since 1850...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at doi.org/10.7265/jj4s...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at doi.org/10.7265/jj4s...
November 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Reconstructing October #Arctic sea ice extent since 1850...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at doi.org/10.7265/jj4s...
Data from @nsidc.bsky.social at doi.org/10.7265/jj4s...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity share.google/gm6L85IA4UNv...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity share.google/gm6L85IA4UNv...
Dogger Bank wind farm will boost the UK economy by £6bn during its lifetime, according to an independent report published today.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Dogger Bank wind farm will boost the UK economy by £6bn during its lifetime, according to an independent report published today.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Dogger Bank wind farm will boost the UK economy by £6bn during its lifetime, according to an independent report published today.
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November 6, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Dogger Bank wind farm will boost the UK economy by £6bn during its lifetime, according to an independent report published today.
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From 2010 to 2023, wind power delivered a net benefit of £104.3 billion to UK consumers.
@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
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@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
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November 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
From 2010 to 2023, wind power delivered a net benefit of £104.3 billion to UK consumers.
@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
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@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
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From 2010 to 2023, wind power delivered a net benefit of £104.3 billion to UK consumers.
@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
O'Shea | Modelling the long-term financial benefits of UK investment in wind energy generation | striptags }} | UCL
From 2010 to 2023, wind power delivered a net benefit of £104.3 billion to UK consumers.
@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
O'Shea | Modelling the long-term financial benefits of UK investment in wind energy generation | striptags }} | UCL
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November 4, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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From 2010 to 2023, wind power delivered a net benefit of £104.3 billion to UK consumers.
@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
O'Shea | Modelling the long-term financial benefits of UK investment in wind energy generation | striptags }} | UCL
From 2010 to 2023, wind power delivered a net benefit of £104.3 billion to UK consumers.
@reformparty_uk @Conservatives
O'Shea | Modelling the long-term financial benefits of UK investment in wind energy generation | striptags }} | UCL
"Protest is allowed, as long as it’s invisible, transient and useless. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies." @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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Die Quietly
This Labour government would have banned the Labour movement – alongside all the other protests that secured our freedoms.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
"Protest is allowed, as long as it’s invisible, transient and useless. But the moment protest ceases to be effective is the moment democracy dies." @georgemonbiot.bsky.social
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@teamlabouruk.bsky.social is making the UK hospitable to Capital by destroying Nature when no conflict is necessary. they are also lying about planning obstacles.
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The Cauldron Principle
The government is trying to set us against our ecosystems. We must resist this Trumpian gambit.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
@teamlabouruk.bsky.social is making the UK hospitable to Capital by destroying Nature when no conflict is necessary. they are also lying about planning obstacles.
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Wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010. Green is clean and cheap.
(Includes the cost of green subsidies required to build clean energy infrastructure.)
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(Includes the cost of green subsidies required to build clean energy infrastructure.)
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Wind power has cut £104bn from UK energy costs since 2010, study finds
Reduction comes from energy generated from windfarms and lower cost of gas owing to lower demand
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October 29, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Wind power has cut at least £104bn from energy costs in the UK since 2010. Green is clean and cheap.
(Includes the cost of green subsidies required to build clean energy infrastructure.)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
(Includes the cost of green subsidies required to build clean energy infrastructure.)
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer.
At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to:
“The financial sector as we know it ceases to function. And with it, capitalism as we know it ceases to be viable.”
At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to:
“The financial sector as we know it ceases to function. And with it, capitalism as we know it ceases to be viable.”
April 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Climate crisis on track to destroy capitalism, warns top insurer.
At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to:
“The financial sector as we know it ceases to function. And with it, capitalism as we know it ceases to be viable.”
At 3C of global heating, climate damage cannot be insured against, covered by governments, or adapted to:
“The financial sector as we know it ceases to function. And with it, capitalism as we know it ceases to be viable.”