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Briefings on how daily House of Commons’ business impacts my plant and animal constituents. Geographer, lawyer, children’s book editor, teacher, mum of four. Linktr.ee/mpfornature
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How much longer will the BBC, ITV, Sky, C4 and C5 hide AMOC collapse from the British people?
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
October 9, 2025 at 4:12 PM
How much longer will the BBC, ITV, Sky, C4 and C5 hide AMOC collapse from the British people?
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
Campaigners were at City Hall today to demand London Assembly members start planning for the UK being plunged into a far colder, drier climate which would decimate agriculture. 🧵
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Scientists are begging politicians to act on a ticking time bomb - and of course, the media are ignoring it. Another of the #99Problems and reasons we need a #MediaRevolution
If AMOC collapses: ❄️ Europe freezes 🌧️ Monsoons fail 🔥 Amazon burns 🌊 US floods.
👉 mediarevolution.org/news/a-media...
If AMOC collapses: ❄️ Europe freezes 🌧️ Monsoons fail 🔥 Amazon burns 🌊 US floods.
👉 mediarevolution.org/news/a-media...
August 19, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Scientists are begging politicians to act on a ticking time bomb - and of course, the media are ignoring it. Another of the #99Problems and reasons we need a #MediaRevolution
If AMOC collapses: ❄️ Europe freezes 🌧️ Monsoons fail 🔥 Amazon burns 🌊 US floods.
👉 mediarevolution.org/news/a-media...
If AMOC collapses: ❄️ Europe freezes 🌧️ Monsoons fail 🔥 Amazon burns 🌊 US floods.
👉 mediarevolution.org/news/a-media...
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Wildfires are breaking records this year and the far right are also rising.
Are they linked?
I have just finished making a 59-min documentary called Fires and Fascism that explores these links
Would your local cinema be interested in showing it? Reply to this with their name and I’ll message them
Are they linked?
I have just finished making a 59-min documentary called Fires and Fascism that explores these links
Would your local cinema be interested in showing it? Reply to this with their name and I’ll message them
#Wildfires in Spain have reached record emissions in just one week according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere data. Heatwaves & drought are fueling fires, forcing evacuations & worsening air quality hundreds of km away. 🔥 Read the article for details
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
atmosphere.copernicus.eu/spain-below-...
August 20, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Wildfires are breaking records this year and the far right are also rising.
Are they linked?
I have just finished making a 59-min documentary called Fires and Fascism that explores these links
Would your local cinema be interested in showing it? Reply to this with their name and I’ll message them
Are they linked?
I have just finished making a 59-min documentary called Fires and Fascism that explores these links
Would your local cinema be interested in showing it? Reply to this with their name and I’ll message them
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The media is broken and it’s breaking us.
Owned by billionaires, wired for division, built to distract.
But around the world, rebels & reformers are rising.
This is the #MediaRevolution
🌀 Join the countdown to 5 Nov: Media Liberation Day.
🔗 mediarevolution.org
Owned by billionaires, wired for division, built to distract.
But around the world, rebels & reformers are rising.
This is the #MediaRevolution
🌀 Join the countdown to 5 Nov: Media Liberation Day.
🔗 mediarevolution.org
July 28, 2025 at 7:25 AM
The media is broken and it’s breaking us.
Owned by billionaires, wired for division, built to distract.
But around the world, rebels & reformers are rising.
This is the #MediaRevolution
🌀 Join the countdown to 5 Nov: Media Liberation Day.
🔗 mediarevolution.org
Owned by billionaires, wired for division, built to distract.
But around the world, rebels & reformers are rising.
This is the #MediaRevolution
🌀 Join the countdown to 5 Nov: Media Liberation Day.
🔗 mediarevolution.org
I haven’t posted as MPforNature for a while as I’ve been busy launching Climate Stories Library.Take a look, follow,and send us your stories! Thanks to Reliable Refugee Storytellers Association for sharing this story Www.climatestorieslibrary.com
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July 17, 2025 at 10:49 AM
I haven’t posted as MPforNature for a while as I’ve been busy launching Climate Stories Library.Take a look, follow,and send us your stories! Thanks to Reliable Refugee Storytellers Association for sharing this story Www.climatestorieslibrary.com
Insta:climatestorieslibrary
TikTok:Climatestorieslib
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Shotgun pellets and bullets that contain lead are to be banned for almost all uses, ministers have said, in a long-awaited announcement welcomed by wildlife groups.
The restrictions will be phased in over three years from 2026. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The restrictions will be phased in over three years from 2026. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Lead ammunition to be banned for hunting and shooting in England, Scotland and Wales
Exclusive: Restrictions on ammunition containing toxic metal to be phased in over three years from 2026
www.theguardian.com
July 10, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Shotgun pellets and bullets that contain lead are to be banned for almost all uses, ministers have said, in a long-awaited announcement welcomed by wildlife groups.
The restrictions will be phased in over three years from 2026. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The restrictions will be phased in over three years from 2026. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Thousands met their MPs at a Mass Lobby in Westminster “showing a huge demand for #ClimateAction”
Those of us who have spoken out for years on the climate and nature emergency will look forward to seeing this sentiment transformed into action.
#DeedsNotWords
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Those of us who have spoken out for years on the climate and nature emergency will look forward to seeing this sentiment transformed into action.
#DeedsNotWords
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Thousands meet their MPs to show huge demand for climate action
Mass lobby in Westminster kicked off with giant image on white cliffs of Dover stating ‘89% of people want climate action’
www.theguardian.com
July 9, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Thousands met their MPs at a Mass Lobby in Westminster “showing a huge demand for #ClimateAction”
Those of us who have spoken out for years on the climate and nature emergency will look forward to seeing this sentiment transformed into action.
#DeedsNotWords
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Those of us who have spoken out for years on the climate and nature emergency will look forward to seeing this sentiment transformed into action.
#DeedsNotWords
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I love the use of the term "enshittification" in this article by @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social. "The climate crisis isn’t tomorrow’s problem, it’s today’s".
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www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🔥🌍🫠
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Why do we pretend heatwaves are fun – and ignore the brutal, burning reality? | Zoe Williams
The heatwave media formula is still extravagantly weird: all stock photos of ice-creams and suns with their hats on. It is time we recognised this extreme weather for exactly what it is, writes Zoe Wi...
www.theguardian.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I love the use of the term "enshittification" in this article by @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social. "The climate crisis isn’t tomorrow’s problem, it’s today’s".
🔥🌍🫠
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
🔥🌍🫠
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Happy (sad?) warming stripes day - fantastic to meet teachers dedicated to sustainable education at the MEE celebration day last Friday @ministryofeco.bsky.social @merylbatchelder.bsky.social @edhawkins.org #warmingstripes
June 21, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Happy (sad?) warming stripes day - fantastic to meet teachers dedicated to sustainable education at the MEE celebration day last Friday @ministryofeco.bsky.social @merylbatchelder.bsky.social @edhawkins.org #warmingstripes
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The govt is ignoring scientists' warnings about carbon capture.
Take action now:
👉Join the #ScrapCarbonCapture webinar on Weds: eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-a-solu...
👉Write to your MP: action.zerohour.uk/carboncapture
👉Read Dr Andrew Boswell's guest blog:
www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/the-264-bill...
Take action now:
👉Join the #ScrapCarbonCapture webinar on Weds: eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-a-solu...
👉Write to your MP: action.zerohour.uk/carboncapture
👉Read Dr Andrew Boswell's guest blog:
www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/the-264-bill...
The £264 billion Carbon Capture Bill: Why your energy costs will soar | Fuel Poverty Action
Dr Andrew Boswell writes on Carbon Capture and Storage for FPA. Money would be better spent on renewables and insulating homes, he explains.
www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk
June 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
The govt is ignoring scientists' warnings about carbon capture.
Take action now:
👉Join the #ScrapCarbonCapture webinar on Weds: eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-a-solu...
👉Write to your MP: action.zerohour.uk/carboncapture
👉Read Dr Andrew Boswell's guest blog:
www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/the-264-bill...
Take action now:
👉Join the #ScrapCarbonCapture webinar on Weds: eventbrite.co.uk/e/not-a-solu...
👉Write to your MP: action.zerohour.uk/carboncapture
👉Read Dr Andrew Boswell's guest blog:
www.fuelpovertyaction.org.uk/the-264-bill...
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The book is in Italian, but I wanted to give non-Italian readers a feel of it. So I translated the prologue & introduction into English (with 🙏 to @mpfornature.bsky.social for language revision; all errors are my responsibility.)
Have a read here👉 docs.google.com/document/d/1... 2/
Have a read here👉 docs.google.com/document/d/1... 2/
June 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
The book is in Italian, but I wanted to give non-Italian readers a feel of it. So I translated the prologue & introduction into English (with 🙏 to @mpfornature.bsky.social for language revision; all errors are my responsibility.)
Have a read here👉 docs.google.com/document/d/1... 2/
Have a read here👉 docs.google.com/document/d/1... 2/
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⚠️ BTO research predicts devastating declines in seabird populations in Britain & Ireland under future climate change. Some species face staggering losses by 2050, with up to 90% declines for Puffin and more than 70% declines for Arctic Tern and Fulmar. ➡️ bit.ly/seabirds-climate #Ornithology
May 28, 2025 at 7:08 PM
⚠️ BTO research predicts devastating declines in seabird populations in Britain & Ireland under future climate change. Some species face staggering losses by 2050, with up to 90% declines for Puffin and more than 70% declines for Arctic Tern and Fulmar. ➡️ bit.ly/seabirds-climate #Ornithology
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An ‘almost continuous’ marine heatwave state appears to be emerging around the UK.
What a 120-year-old research station is telling us about the warming of the sea around the UK
An ‘almost continuous’ marine heatwave state appears to be emerging around the UK.
tcnv.link
May 28, 2025 at 5:07 PM
An ‘almost continuous’ marine heatwave state appears to be emerging around the UK.
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Ⓥ ⚖️ Veganism has been dubbed the Swiss Army knife of social justice movements for a reason. Join us & help mitigate:
Animal cruelty
Inequality
Deforestation
Biodiversity Loss
Pandemics
Antibiotic Resistance
Water shortages/pollution
Ongoing colonization
Marine debris
Crop deaths
Ecological collapse
Animal cruelty
Inequality
Deforestation
Biodiversity Loss
Pandemics
Antibiotic Resistance
Water shortages/pollution
Ongoing colonization
Marine debris
Crop deaths
Ecological collapse
May 28, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Ⓥ ⚖️ Veganism has been dubbed the Swiss Army knife of social justice movements for a reason. Join us & help mitigate:
Animal cruelty
Inequality
Deforestation
Biodiversity Loss
Pandemics
Antibiotic Resistance
Water shortages/pollution
Ongoing colonization
Marine debris
Crop deaths
Ecological collapse
Animal cruelty
Inequality
Deforestation
Biodiversity Loss
Pandemics
Antibiotic Resistance
Water shortages/pollution
Ongoing colonization
Marine debris
Crop deaths
Ecological collapse
‘By 2028, AI alone could consume as much energy as 28% of US households’?
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
www.technologyreview.com/2025/05/20/1...
We did the math on AI’s energy footprint. Here’s the story you haven’t heard.
The emissions from individual AI text, image, and video queries seem small—until you add up what the industry isn’t tracking and consider where it’s heading next.
www.technologyreview.com
May 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
‘By 2028, AI alone could consume as much energy as 28% of US households’?
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A panel discussion this Saturday that can be viewed online:
www.youtube.com/live/BxA_Loa...
www.youtube.com/live/BxA_Loa...
Panel Discussion: Homes for Everyone, with Chris Packham and guests | Hay Festival
YouTube video by Chris Packham
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May 22, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A panel discussion this Saturday that can be viewed online:
www.youtube.com/live/BxA_Loa...
www.youtube.com/live/BxA_Loa...
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Oilwell’s mood tracker helps you accept your climate anxiety, so oil and gas companies can get on with ignoring it
Oilwell.app the app that helps you embrace climate breakdown.
Oilwell.app the app that helps you embrace climate breakdown.
May 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Oilwell’s mood tracker helps you accept your climate anxiety, so oil and gas companies can get on with ignoring it
Oilwell.app the app that helps you embrace climate breakdown.
Oilwell.app the app that helps you embrace climate breakdown.
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📢📢NEW CAMPAIGN 👉SCRAP CARBON CAPTURE
✅series of short films to educate MPs & public - watch first with @sioldridge.bsky.social below
❌why fossil fuel Carbon Capture must be scrapped in Climate Plan
📜 write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
More links in posts below
✅series of short films to educate MPs & public - watch first with @sioldridge.bsky.social below
❌why fossil fuel Carbon Capture must be scrapped in Climate Plan
📜 write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
More links in posts below
May 16, 2025 at 7:24 AM
📢📢NEW CAMPAIGN 👉SCRAP CARBON CAPTURE
✅series of short films to educate MPs & public - watch first with @sioldridge.bsky.social below
❌why fossil fuel Carbon Capture must be scrapped in Climate Plan
📜 write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
More links in posts below
✅series of short films to educate MPs & public - watch first with @sioldridge.bsky.social below
❌why fossil fuel Carbon Capture must be scrapped in Climate Plan
📜 write to your MP now scrapcc.org/CCS-ACTION-BS1
More links in posts below
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*Copy one of Boris Johnson's stupidest and most self-destructive policies.
*Ignore the massive wave of public fury it ignited.
*Smear and attack anyone warning that it might not be a great idea.
In this week's column I ask what the hell Keir Starmer is playing at.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
*Ignore the massive wave of public fury it ignited.
*Smear and attack anyone warning that it might not be a great idea.
In this week's column I ask what the hell Keir Starmer is playing at.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot
Even it now admits that brick by brick, these proposals will wreck habitats. This could be Starmer’s most damaging mistake yet, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM
*Copy one of Boris Johnson's stupidest and most self-destructive policies.
*Ignore the massive wave of public fury it ignited.
*Smear and attack anyone warning that it might not be a great idea.
In this week's column I ask what the hell Keir Starmer is playing at.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
*Ignore the massive wave of public fury it ignited.
*Smear and attack anyone warning that it might not be a great idea.
In this week's column I ask what the hell Keir Starmer is playing at.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Another disaster from our gov. As we face the driest spring since 1956, and our chalk streams are already struggling, it’s vital these precious warerways are protected in situ. We can’t just magic them up elsewhere. #chalkstreams www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Attempt to protect rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
Government vetoes cross-party effort to protect threatened waterways from push to rip up environmental red tape
www.theguardian.com
May 15, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Another disaster from our gov. As we face the driest spring since 1956, and our chalk streams are already struggling, it’s vital these precious warerways are protected in situ. We can’t just magic them up elsewhere. #chalkstreams www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Scientists visited UK parliament yesterday(over 150 spanning 7 generations)to offer support to help MPs develop, understand, and vote on policies. Vital resource of impartial info to counter the paid lobbyists. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @mikebernerslee.bsky.social @sciencetopolitics.bsky.social
May 14, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Scientists visited UK parliament yesterday(over 150 spanning 7 generations)to offer support to help MPs develop, understand, and vote on policies. Vital resource of impartial info to counter the paid lobbyists. @chrisgpackham.bsky.social @mikebernerslee.bsky.social @sciencetopolitics.bsky.social
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Among the speakers at the "Bring science to politics" rally today was @mikebernerslee.bsky.social, here explaining that evidence isn't enough any more. There must be a price to pay for politicians who deny or ignore it, and a reward for those who run with it and act accordingly.
May 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Among the speakers at the "Bring science to politics" rally today was @mikebernerslee.bsky.social, here explaining that evidence isn't enough any more. There must be a price to pay for politicians who deny or ignore it, and a reward for those who run with it and act accordingly.
Great day at the Natural History Museum in London communicating the insect decline emergency and the horrors of deep sea mining to families and visitors. @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @oceanauk.bsky.social @xrlondon.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth
May 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Great day at the Natural History Museum in London communicating the insect decline emergency and the horrors of deep sea mining to families and visitors. @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social @oceanauk.bsky.social @xrlondon.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth