Jane Wildblood
@jwildblood.bsky.social
Chair of Bath & West Community Energy (BWCE) Fund; Trustee of Centre for Sustainable Energy and West of England Rural Network
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Do our politicians understand the supreme court’s gender ruling?
As members of the Women and Equalities Committee questioned Baroness Kishwer, it was not clear they do.
🖊️ @hannahsbee.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/the-we...
As members of the Women and Equalities Committee questioned Baroness Kishwer, it was not clear they do.
🖊️ @hannahsbee.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/the-we...
June 14, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Do our politicians understand the supreme court’s gender ruling?
As members of the Women and Equalities Committee questioned Baroness Kishwer, it was not clear they do.
🖊️ @hannahsbee.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/the-we...
As members of the Women and Equalities Committee questioned Baroness Kishwer, it was not clear they do.
🖊️ @hannahsbee.bsky.social www.newstatesman.com/the-we...
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Let's bust some #HeatPump myths this #MythbustingMonday 💥
Did you already know any of these, or do you have any myths you want busting next week? Let us know in the comments below 👇
You can also check out our full heat pump information page here 👉 bit.ly/4ciZ7w8
#NetZero #ClimateAction
Did you already know any of these, or do you have any myths you want busting next week? Let us know in the comments below 👇
You can also check out our full heat pump information page here 👉 bit.ly/4ciZ7w8
#NetZero #ClimateAction
June 2, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Let's bust some #HeatPump myths this #MythbustingMonday 💥
Did you already know any of these, or do you have any myths you want busting next week? Let us know in the comments below 👇
You can also check out our full heat pump information page here 👉 bit.ly/4ciZ7w8
#NetZero #ClimateAction
Did you already know any of these, or do you have any myths you want busting next week? Let us know in the comments below 👇
You can also check out our full heat pump information page here 👉 bit.ly/4ciZ7w8
#NetZero #ClimateAction
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Interesting research. If there's one thing that GLPs should have taught it, it's that hormones are incredibly powerful in ways that it's hard for us (the occupiers of individual bodies with only one experience of them) to appreciate.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
Exclusive: Why Wes Streeting changed his mind on cross-sex hormones
The evidence that shifted the government’s position on providing the treatment to children is revealed here.
www.newstatesman.com
May 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Interesting research. If there's one thing that GLPs should have taught it, it's that hormones are incredibly powerful in ways that it's hard for us (the occupiers of individual bodies with only one experience of them) to appreciate.
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
www.newstatesman.com/politics/hea...
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Community energy initiatives up and down the country are recirculating profits from new green energy solutions within the local economy, helping to address fuel poverty, tackle the climate crisis, and benefit their local neighbourhoods./ buff.ly/MkCsO7H
How a community-focused vision for net zero can revive local economies
Community Wealth Building offers a new model for economic development that can be at the heart of the UK’s transition to net zero
theconversation.com
May 13, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Community energy initiatives up and down the country are recirculating profits from new green energy solutions within the local economy, helping to address fuel poverty, tackle the climate crisis, and benefit their local neighbourhoods./ buff.ly/MkCsO7H
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I'm weary of toilet obsession.
Women need single-sex refuges, hostels, hospital wards, rape crisis centres, prisons, shelters, care for safety, dignity and privacy and all women shortlists, political organisations, sports for equality.
It's simple.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
Women need single-sex refuges, hostels, hospital wards, rape crisis centres, prisons, shelters, care for safety, dignity and privacy and all women shortlists, political organisations, sports for equality.
It's simple.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
Culture leaders 'unwilling' to police which toilets people use - BBC News
More than 1,000 people have signed an open letter to the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC).
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org
May 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
I'm weary of toilet obsession.
Women need single-sex refuges, hostels, hospital wards, rape crisis centres, prisons, shelters, care for safety, dignity and privacy and all women shortlists, political organisations, sports for equality.
It's simple.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
Women need single-sex refuges, hostels, hospital wards, rape crisis centres, prisons, shelters, care for safety, dignity and privacy and all women shortlists, political organisations, sports for equality.
It's simple.
www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....
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No comment needed
Except from all those commentators and news editors that were gagging to blame renewables. who should apologise. But won't
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/29/p...
Except from all those commentators and news editors that were gagging to blame renewables. who should apologise. But won't
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/29/p...
Spain blackout not caused by renewables, says prime minister
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez says Spain’s recent blackout was not triggered by excess renewables or a lack of nuclear power. He claims the government will reform the grid, seek an independent ...
www.pv-magazine.com
April 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
No comment needed
Except from all those commentators and news editors that were gagging to blame renewables. who should apologise. But won't
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/29/p...
Except from all those commentators and news editors that were gagging to blame renewables. who should apologise. But won't
www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/29/p...
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UK Energy minister Ed Miliband kicks off about the parties from the political right who:
“make up any old nonsense and lies to pursue their [deeply damaging] ideological agenda” on energy and climate
He’s not wrong - both Reform UK & Tories have lied & lied
www.theguardian.com/politics/com...?
“make up any old nonsense and lies to pursue their [deeply damaging] ideological agenda” on energy and climate
He’s not wrong - both Reform UK & Tories have lied & lied
www.theguardian.com/politics/com...?
Tories and Reform use the steel crisis to knock clean energy. They’re wrong: it will secure all our futures| Ed Miliband
The argument for a clean energy transition is not just one of climate breakdown but social justice and national security too, says Ed Miliband
www.theguardian.com
April 20, 2025 at 10:14 AM
UK Energy minister Ed Miliband kicks off about the parties from the political right who:
“make up any old nonsense and lies to pursue their [deeply damaging] ideological agenda” on energy and climate
He’s not wrong - both Reform UK & Tories have lied & lied
www.theguardian.com/politics/com...?
“make up any old nonsense and lies to pursue their [deeply damaging] ideological agenda” on energy and climate
He’s not wrong - both Reform UK & Tories have lied & lied
www.theguardian.com/politics/com...?
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“It is entirely possible to condemn the language and overreach of Trump’s executive orders on gender while also supporting the judgment in London. Women face discrimination, and so do transgender people, and the law can recognize that,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes:
Britain Rules on What a Woman Is
The country’s highest court has ruled that under the Equality Act, woman means “biological female.”
bit.ly
April 19, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“It is entirely possible to condemn the language and overreach of Trump’s executive orders on gender while also supporting the judgment in London. Women face discrimination, and so do transgender people, and the law can recognize that,” @helenlewis.bsky.social writes:
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The UK has the policies, the tech, and public concern is high, yet there's no national #ClimateCommunication strategy explaining the #EnergyTransition 's importance or impact on homes, bills, and lives. We think it's time for proactive communication to build consent for future changes.
Read more👇
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Building support for the energy transition - Centre for Sustainable Energy
The government lacks a coherent communications strategy to ensure its policies are accepted by the public.
www.cse.org.uk
April 17, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The UK has the policies, the tech, and public concern is high, yet there's no national #ClimateCommunication strategy explaining the #EnergyTransition 's importance or impact on homes, bills, and lives. We think it's time for proactive communication to build consent for future changes.
Read more👇
Read more👇
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Power lines
Labour must embrace community ownership to achieve net zero.
theecologist.org
February 13, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Successful rollout of solar panels could lift 1.2 million people in UK out of fuel poverty, & help decarbonise the UK’s electricity system
In fuel-poor households savings from rooftop solar panels could reduce energy bills by 24% say @resfoundation.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In fuel-poor households savings from rooftop solar panels could reduce energy bills by 24% say @resfoundation.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Solar panels could cut fuel-poor UK families’ energy bills by 24%, says study
Call for means-tested grants or loans to cover upfront costs that prevent poorer households from benefiting
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Successful rollout of solar panels could lift 1.2 million people in UK out of fuel poverty, & help decarbonise the UK’s electricity system
In fuel-poor households savings from rooftop solar panels could reduce energy bills by 24% say @resfoundation.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
In fuel-poor households savings from rooftop solar panels could reduce energy bills by 24% say @resfoundation.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I can’t believe it’s 2025 & we still have to write briefings about why hydrogen for heating is a terrible idea, only benefiting fossil incumbents 😅
Chris sets out the case excellently in this new post 👇
Chris sets out the case excellently in this new post 👇
Using hydrogen for heating is INCREDIBLY wasteful. Other technologies like heat pumps offer a far more efficient and affordable alternative.
February 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I can’t believe it’s 2025 & we still have to write briefings about why hydrogen for heating is a terrible idea, only benefiting fossil incumbents 😅
Chris sets out the case excellently in this new post 👇
Chris sets out the case excellently in this new post 👇
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Labour’s promoting growth using unproven and dangerous technologies youtu.be/UwT5LLmZYAc?... Labour is promising growth based on carbon capture and storage, new nuclear power stations and sustainable flying, and none of them are known to work. They’re gambling on economic fantasies.
Labour’s promoting growth using unproven and dangerous technologies
YouTube video by Richard J Murphy
youtu.be
February 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Labour’s promoting growth using unproven and dangerous technologies youtu.be/UwT5LLmZYAc?... Labour is promising growth based on carbon capture and storage, new nuclear power stations and sustainable flying, and none of them are known to work. They’re gambling on economic fantasies.
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February 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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New runways at London airports would result in cumulative emissions of around 92m tonnes of extra CO2e by 2050, if the number of flights increases in line with their operating company targets.
Carbon Brief’s analysis covered by Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/3WJ9Ut1
Carbon Brief’s analysis covered by Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/3WJ9Ut1
January 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New runways at London airports would result in cumulative emissions of around 92m tonnes of extra CO2e by 2050, if the number of flights increases in line with their operating company targets.
Carbon Brief’s analysis covered by Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/3WJ9Ut1
Carbon Brief’s analysis covered by Anushka Asthana on @itvpeston.bsky.social
➡️ buff.ly/3WJ9Ut1
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New analysis: If four UK airport expansions including Heathrow are allowed to go ahead, they will cancel out the carbon savings of this government’s clean power plan IN JUST FIVE YEARS. This government must cancel these planned expansions.
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
January 21, 2025 at 9:03 AM
New analysis: If four UK airport expansions including Heathrow are allowed to go ahead, they will cancel out the carbon savings of this government’s clean power plan IN JUST FIVE YEARS. This government must cancel these planned expansions.
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
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If the UK govt follows through on plans to expand Luton and Gatwick airports, it will wipe out the climate benefit of its world-leading Clean Power Plan 2030
Adding Heathrow expansion would wipe out the pre-2050 climate benefits in just 5 years of operation
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
Adding Heathrow expansion would wipe out the pre-2050 climate benefits in just 5 years of operation
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
Airport expansion would cancel out carbon savings of clean power plan
Proposed airport expansions a key test for this government's climate commitment
neweconomics.org
January 21, 2025 at 9:16 AM
If the UK govt follows through on plans to expand Luton and Gatwick airports, it will wipe out the climate benefit of its world-leading Clean Power Plan 2030
Adding Heathrow expansion would wipe out the pre-2050 climate benefits in just 5 years of operation
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
Adding Heathrow expansion would wipe out the pre-2050 climate benefits in just 5 years of operation
neweconomics.org/2025/01/airp...
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This would be exceptional stupidity by UK Labour government:
* airport expansion ineffective for growth
* damages climate, environment & health
* highly divisive - could use political capital more productively
* would require huge state subsidy when money's tight
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
* airport expansion ineffective for growth
* damages climate, environment & health
* highly divisive - could use political capital more productively
* would require huge state subsidy when money's tight
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
UK Poised to Back Heathrow Airport Expansion in Push for Growth
Keir Starmer’s government is preparing to approve controversial expansions to three London airports as part of a push to spur growth that’s become more urgent this month after international markets ca...
www.bloomberg.com
January 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
This would be exceptional stupidity by UK Labour government:
* airport expansion ineffective for growth
* damages climate, environment & health
* highly divisive - could use political capital more productively
* would require huge state subsidy when money's tight
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
* airport expansion ineffective for growth
* damages climate, environment & health
* highly divisive - could use political capital more productively
* would require huge state subsidy when money's tight
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
Factcheck: 18 misleading myths about heat pumps - Carbon Brief
Heat pumps are an alternative to gas boilers and wood stoves for indoor heating. They...
www.carbonbrief.org
December 4, 2024 at 7:54 PM
It did not take long until the naysayers on heat pumps also arrived on Bluesky.
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
To all of the "experts" commenting in my feed that heat pumps don't work: STUDY THE SCIENCE!
I have - here's my summary: www.carbonbrief.org/factcheck-18...
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The King Oak - Tullamore, Ireland
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
November 26, 2024 at 7:17 AM
The King Oak - Tullamore, Ireland
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly
Wonderful ancient oak, estimated as up to 800 years old.
Photo: Alan Holly