Lois Pennington
@loispennington.bsky.social
Research Associate at The Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research. Research includes waste management, aviation, and low carbon culture and tourism.
Also enjoys a walk, a pub quiz, and a good book 📚
Also enjoys a walk, a pub quiz, and a good book 📚
The @commonseac.parliament.uk report released today concludes that current government support for airport expansion is incompatible with the UK’s climate and nature targets, and is based on claims of economic growth that lack substansive evidence.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn
Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways
www.theguardian.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The @commonseac.parliament.uk report released today concludes that current government support for airport expansion is incompatible with the UK’s climate and nature targets, and is based on claims of economic growth that lack substansive evidence.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Grateful to have contributed to this piece with Kevin. Airport expansion is a clear test of whether the UK is serious about its climate commitments. New airport capacity and meeting our carbon obligations simply do not align, and the costs fall hardest on those who fly least.
Gatwick expansion blows another huge hole in the UK Government's already perforated climate commitments.
New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...
New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...
Gatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate Uncensored
Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of
climateuncensored.com
September 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Grateful to have contributed to this piece with Kevin. Airport expansion is a clear test of whether the UK is serious about its climate commitments. New airport capacity and meeting our carbon obligations simply do not align, and the costs fall hardest on those who fly least.
Reposted by Lois Pennington
Gatwick expansion blows another huge hole in the UK Government's already perforated climate commitments.
New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...
New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...
Gatwick Expansion: A Direct Assault on Climate Commitments - Climate Uncensored
Comment on UK Government announcement of Gatwick Airport expansion by Professor Kevin Anderson and Dr. Lois Pennington, of Tyndall Centre, University of
climateuncensored.com
September 26, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Gatwick expansion blows another huge hole in the UK Government's already perforated climate commitments.
New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...
New article on Gatwick expansion with my @tyndallcentre.bsky.social colleague Dr Lois Pennington @loispennington.bsky.social
climateuncensored.com/gatwick-expa...
Reposted by Lois Pennington
How do we fix this mess?
September 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
How do we fix this mess?
Reposted by Lois Pennington
Climate impact of waste from airline passengers ✈️
❗Airline waste is quantified nationally + equates to annual household waste of a small city
❗Current disposal practices for international catering waste could emit up to 40,500 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent p/a
Read the full paper ➡️ buff.ly/NQP1xpT
❗Airline waste is quantified nationally + equates to annual household waste of a small city
❗Current disposal practices for international catering waste could emit up to 40,500 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent p/a
Read the full paper ➡️ buff.ly/NQP1xpT
August 11, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Climate impact of waste from airline passengers ✈️
❗Airline waste is quantified nationally + equates to annual household waste of a small city
❗Current disposal practices for international catering waste could emit up to 40,500 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent p/a
Read the full paper ➡️ buff.ly/NQP1xpT
❗Airline waste is quantified nationally + equates to annual household waste of a small city
❗Current disposal practices for international catering waste could emit up to 40,500 tonnes of CO₂-equivalent p/a
Read the full paper ➡️ buff.ly/NQP1xpT
Reposted by Lois Pennington
New work published by @loispennington.bsky.social presents a first national-level estimate of the volume and climate impact of the waste generated from international flights....read on... www.linkedin.com/posts/lois-p...
New paper on international catering waste and climate impact | Lois Pennington posted on the topic | LinkedIn
Really pleased to share our new paper published today in Waste Management - "Beyond the runway – Quantifying the climate impact of international catering waste"
https://lnkd.in/eQzXrTps
Eve...
www.linkedin.com
May 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
New work published by @loispennington.bsky.social presents a first national-level estimate of the volume and climate impact of the waste generated from international flights....read on... www.linkedin.com/posts/lois-p...
Reposted by Lois Pennington
When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵
May 12, 2025 at 10:19 AM
When will Starmer learn that no matter how good his Nigel Farage impression gets, it won't save him from wipeout at the hands of Reform? Here's another idea - how about doing the work that's needed to actually make people's lives better? 🧵
Reposted by Lois Pennington
"The IMO has well and truly failed the most climate vulnerable" - a new blog about the latest development in tackling greenhouse gas emissions from shipping: theconversation.com/how-petrosta... Sadly an outcome completely at odds with stated ambitions & its 2023 strategy @uomscieng.bsky.social
How petrostates succeeded in watering down the world’s plan to cut shipping emissions
The UN has agreed to charge ships for the greenhouse gases they emit – but the price is far too low.
theconversation.com
April 17, 2025 at 3:22 PM
"The IMO has well and truly failed the most climate vulnerable" - a new blog about the latest development in tackling greenhouse gas emissions from shipping: theconversation.com/how-petrosta... Sadly an outcome completely at odds with stated ambitions & its 2023 strategy @uomscieng.bsky.social
Pleased to share a briefing I co-authored for @mpwatch.bsky.social on Sustainable Aviation Fuels. With the UK Gov backing Gatwick/Heathrow expansion and the 7th Carbon Budget just released, we need to be having honest conversations about aviation decarbonisation. www.mpwatch.org/blog/sustain...
MP Watch
Along with environmental and democratic allies, we aim to address the democratic deficit, by building and realising the potential of grassroots community groups to expose and oppose MPs of bad faith ...
www.mpwatch.org
February 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Pleased to share a briefing I co-authored for @mpwatch.bsky.social on Sustainable Aviation Fuels. With the UK Gov backing Gatwick/Heathrow expansion and the 7th Carbon Budget just released, we need to be having honest conversations about aviation decarbonisation. www.mpwatch.org/blog/sustain...