Pete M 🌳
@pete-m.bsky.social
| Climate | Environment | Wildness | 🏴 🌍 |
Work: Decarbonisation and circularity
Life: Making a small patch of North Wales wilder. Often found outdoors.
Work: Decarbonisation and circularity
Life: Making a small patch of North Wales wilder. Often found outdoors.
This is why we need to talk about Climate Breakdown rather than global warming or climate change.
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk reut.rs/4p41Kai
Iceland deems possible Atlantic current collapse a security risk
Iceland has designated the potential collapse of a major Atlantic Ocean current system a national security concern and an existential threat, enabling its government to strategize for worst-case scenarios, the country's climate minister told Reuters.
reut.rs
November 13, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This is why we need to talk about Climate Breakdown rather than global warming or climate change.
Good news. A better society is possible.
November 9, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Good news. A better society is possible.
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Bill Gates is a moron.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
In a memo, Gates warned against a “doomsday outlook” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c... after decades, Gates is now over climate change!?
the hypocrisy of the man who rebranded tax evasion as charity is as bottomless as his wealth
In a memo, Gates warned against a “doomsday outlook” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c... after decades, Gates is now over climate change!?
the hypocrisy of the man who rebranded tax evasion as charity is as bottomless as his wealth
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Bill Gates is a moron.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
Bear with me - are swift bricks in every new building really what is needed?
Surely better to mandate for wildlife provision based on local ecological need. Yes, swift bricks grouped in appropriate buildings, but also bat and sparrow boxes, house martin & swallow roosts etc.
Surely better to mandate for wildlife provision based on local ecological need. Yes, swift bricks grouped in appropriate buildings, but also bat and sparrow boxes, house martin & swallow roosts etc.
Last night, Peers voted against Swift bricks: rejecting a simple, proven way to help one of our fastest declining birds recover. ❌
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
We share @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social's disappointment & frustration.
The vote came late, but with government refusing to back it, its fate was already sealed.
November 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Bear with me - are swift bricks in every new building really what is needed?
Surely better to mandate for wildlife provision based on local ecological need. Yes, swift bricks grouped in appropriate buildings, but also bat and sparrow boxes, house martin & swallow roosts etc.
Surely better to mandate for wildlife provision based on local ecological need. Yes, swift bricks grouped in appropriate buildings, but also bat and sparrow boxes, house martin & swallow roosts etc.
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notes on gatesnotes, in a thread
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
notes on gatesnotes, in a thread
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
"A new way to look at the problem" - er, no, he's been running this line for DECADES
On the headline: you can absolutely guarantee anyone presenting themselves as telling tough, hard truths is about to deliver some self-aggrandising nonsense
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📢 New paper out!
🌊 We discuss how well mechanisms of variability in the subpolar gyre are represented in climate models, finding that models that do this best are also the models in which abrupt shifts are found 😬.
It's a technical story, so here's a simple overview 🧵
doi.org/10.5194/esd-...
🌊 We discuss how well mechanisms of variability in the subpolar gyre are represented in climate models, finding that models that do this best are also the models in which abrupt shifts are found 😬.
It's a technical story, so here's a simple overview 🧵
doi.org/10.5194/esd-...
Causal mechanisms of subpolar gyre variability in CMIP6 models
Abstract. The subpolar gyre is at risk of crossing a tipping point under future climate change associated with the collapse of deep convection. As such, tipping can have significant climate impacts; i...
doi.org
October 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📢 New paper out!
🌊 We discuss how well mechanisms of variability in the subpolar gyre are represented in climate models, finding that models that do this best are also the models in which abrupt shifts are found 😬.
It's a technical story, so here's a simple overview 🧵
doi.org/10.5194/esd-...
🌊 We discuss how well mechanisms of variability in the subpolar gyre are represented in climate models, finding that models that do this best are also the models in which abrupt shifts are found 😬.
It's a technical story, so here's a simple overview 🧵
doi.org/10.5194/esd-...
Bill Gates is a moron.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
In a memo, Gates warned against a “doomsday outlook” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c... after decades, Gates is now over climate change!?
the hypocrisy of the man who rebranded tax evasion as charity is as bottomless as his wealth
In a memo, Gates warned against a “doomsday outlook” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/28/c... after decades, Gates is now over climate change!?
the hypocrisy of the man who rebranded tax evasion as charity is as bottomless as his wealth
Bill Gates Says Climate Change ‘Will Not Lead to Humanity’s Demise’
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Bill Gates is a moron.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
You don’t fill the aid funding gap by taking it from climate action. It will only increase the aid funding gap.
Good article on the problem with @plaidcymru.bsky.social. I couldn’t vote for a party that aligns with those saying there is “no space for large-scale nature restoration in Wales” and is a servant to ecologically illiterate lobbying from the NFU. Do better @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
Plaid Cymru has no God-given right to the votes of people who care about nature. To deserve them they must reject the idea that to look out for farmers is to gut regulation and ignore Wales’ environment, because that is a lie ✍️ Eben Myrddin Muse
The Missing Agenda: Plaid Cymru’s Nature Blind Spot
Eben Myrddin Muse This weekend Welsh politics is comprehending a new political reality, confirmed by Caerphilly’s electorate – Plaid Cymru are the rising force in Welsh politics, the presumptive gover...
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October 26, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Good article on the problem with @plaidcymru.bsky.social. I couldn’t vote for a party that aligns with those saying there is “no space for large-scale nature restoration in Wales” and is a servant to ecologically illiterate lobbying from the NFU. Do better @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social
No surprise to see continued illegal activity on a grouse moor near me (Ruabon Moor). A place with a dubious record of Hen Harrier disappearances, poisonings and illegal activity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Illegal snares to trap animals investigated in Denbighshire
A charity says it obtained footage appearing to show snares being laid in a forest in Denbighshire.
www.bbc.com
October 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
No surprise to see continued illegal activity on a grouse moor near me (Ruabon Moor). A place with a dubious record of Hen Harrier disappearances, poisonings and illegal activity.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
All this talk of energy costs…
Nearly a quarter of bills goes to private profit.
The grid upgrade will cost 1.7× more on a private than public model.
The privatisation tax no one talks about.
Nearly a quarter of bills goes to private profit.
The grid upgrade will cost 1.7× more on a private than public model.
The privatisation tax no one talks about.
October 16, 2025 at 3:44 PM
All this talk of energy costs…
Nearly a quarter of bills goes to private profit.
The grid upgrade will cost 1.7× more on a private than public model.
The privatisation tax no one talks about.
Nearly a quarter of bills goes to private profit.
The grid upgrade will cost 1.7× more on a private than public model.
The privatisation tax no one talks about.
Fossil fuel engined cars with a plug are a particularly malevolent example of greenwashing. No surprises, surely?
This will damage climate action by reducing trust. People will feel conned. Something needs to be done, urgently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This will damage climate action by reducing trust. People will feel conned. Something needs to be done, urgently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Plug-in hybrids pollute almost as much as petrol cars, report finds
Analysis of 800,000 European cars found real-world pollution from plug-in hybrids nearly five times greater than lab tests
www.theguardian.com
October 16, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Fossil fuel engined cars with a plug are a particularly malevolent example of greenwashing. No surprises, surely?
This will damage climate action by reducing trust. People will feel conned. Something needs to be done, urgently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
This will damage climate action by reducing trust. People will feel conned. Something needs to be done, urgently.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Yet more confirmation that carbon offsets are junk.
Overestimating impact is a feature, not a bug. And quality is generally poor.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Overestimating impact is a feature, not a bug. And quality is generally poor.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Are Carbon Offsets Fixable?
This article provides a systematic review of the literature on carbon offsets. A growing number of studies have found that the most widely used offset programs continue to greatly overestimate their p...
www.annualreviews.org
October 7, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Yet more confirmation that carbon offsets are junk.
Overestimating impact is a feature, not a bug. And quality is generally poor.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Overestimating impact is a feature, not a bug. And quality is generally poor.
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
I agree with 2014 Shabana, not the 2025 version who wants to arrest her past self (if she supported the same cause in more than one occasion).
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I agree with 2014 Shabana, not the 2025 version who wants to arrest her past self (if she supported the same cause in more than one occasion).
Don’t like the wind? Getting on the Octopus Agile tariff softens the blow.
🚨SUPER MEGA NEGATIVE / FREE PRICING ALERT!!🚨
Tomorrow's Prices:
4th September
Overnight low ~ 0p
Morning peak ~ 0p
Afternoon low ~ -1p
Evening peak ~ 17p
It's gonna be the cheapest day you've seen in a while! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
Tomorrow's Prices:
4th September
Overnight low ~ 0p
Morning peak ~ 0p
Afternoon low ~ -1p
Evening peak ~ 17p
It's gonna be the cheapest day you've seen in a while! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳
October 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Don’t like the wind? Getting on the Octopus Agile tariff softens the blow.
Palantir are complicit in a genocide through the deployment of their AI systems that has targeted and killed innocent civilians.
Labour are selling the soul of the UK to Peter “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” Thiel.
Labour are selling the soul of the UK to Peter “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” Thiel.
September 29, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Palantir are complicit in a genocide through the deployment of their AI systems that has targeted and killed innocent civilians.
Labour are selling the soul of the UK to Peter “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” Thiel.
Labour are selling the soul of the UK to Peter “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible” Thiel.
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Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
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Anyone out in Bath today. If you spot this bike and tell me where it is I will pay you fuckin handsomely. Pop a lock on it I’ll literally give you £500.
September 19, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Anyone out in Bath today. If you spot this bike and tell me where it is I will pay you fuckin handsomely. Pop a lock on it I’ll literally give you £500.
A glimpse of an Irish Atlantic rainforest.
Knockomagh Wood, Loch Hyne, Co.Cork.
🌳🇮🇪
Knockomagh Wood, Loch Hyne, Co.Cork.
🌳🇮🇪
September 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
A glimpse of an Irish Atlantic rainforest.
Knockomagh Wood, Loch Hyne, Co.Cork.
🌳🇮🇪
Knockomagh Wood, Loch Hyne, Co.Cork.
🌳🇮🇪
I don’t really watch @BBCNews but had it on last night.
No wonder the asylum debate is so toxic when they emphasise the loaded “taxpayers’expense” phrase.
No wonder the asylum debate is so toxic when they emphasise the loaded “taxpayers’expense” phrase.
August 22, 2025 at 7:05 AM
I don’t really watch @BBCNews but had it on last night.
No wonder the asylum debate is so toxic when they emphasise the loaded “taxpayers’expense” phrase.
No wonder the asylum debate is so toxic when they emphasise the loaded “taxpayers’expense” phrase.
A defining photo of our time.
August 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
A defining photo of our time.
“The risks to livestock can be minimal and there are so many positives… I also think a more balanced ecosystem is beneficial to farmers”
YES. Do it already.
There is public consent with 72% in the area supporting it.
YES. Do it already.
There is public consent with 72% in the area supporting it.
Lynx could thrive in Northumberland with most in area supporting return, study finds
Lynx could thrive in Northumberland with most in area supporting return, study finds
Release of 20 lynx over several years into Kielder Forest area would create population of about 50 animals
Releasing just 20 lynx in Northumberland would be enough to create a healthy wild population, research has found, and most people in the area would support the practice.
Northumberland Wildlife Trust has been working to see if the wild cats, which became extinct in Britain about 1,300 years ago as a result of hunting and habitat loss, could be returned to the area. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
August 7, 2025 at 7:06 AM
“The risks to livestock can be minimal and there are so many positives… I also think a more balanced ecosystem is beneficial to farmers”
YES. Do it already.
There is public consent with 72% in the area supporting it.
YES. Do it already.
There is public consent with 72% in the area supporting it.
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To be clear, Rayner gave permission for eight allotments to be sold. She has not told councils to sell off allotments - that's just untrue.
Just when the unpredictability of climate change
is beginning to dire affects
on food production and prices ...
is beginning to dire affects
on food production and prices ...
August 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
To be clear, Rayner gave permission for eight allotments to be sold. She has not told councils to sell off allotments - that's just untrue.
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I thinks weeks newsletter I breakdown why the data suggests that the 20mph limit in Wales wales actually an amazing idea.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
Turns out the 20mph limit was great idea!
Two years on from the controversial policy, it's becoming increasingly clear that the doubters were wrong
willhaywardwales.substack.com
August 3, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I thinks weeks newsletter I breakdown why the data suggests that the 20mph limit in Wales wales actually an amazing idea.
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
willhaywardwales.substack.com/p/turns-out-...
Past 24 hours in Gaza :
The main humanitarian hub attacked.
WHO facilities attacked; staff detained, stripped, questioned at gun point.
People killed and injured when tanks fired on tents.
Continued rise in people killed getting food.
Deaths from starvation.
It’s genocide
The main humanitarian hub attacked.
WHO facilities attacked; staff detained, stripped, questioned at gun point.
People killed and injured when tanks fired on tents.
Continued rise in people killed getting food.
Deaths from starvation.
It’s genocide
July 22, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Past 24 hours in Gaza :
The main humanitarian hub attacked.
WHO facilities attacked; staff detained, stripped, questioned at gun point.
People killed and injured when tanks fired on tents.
Continued rise in people killed getting food.
Deaths from starvation.
It’s genocide
The main humanitarian hub attacked.
WHO facilities attacked; staff detained, stripped, questioned at gun point.
People killed and injured when tanks fired on tents.
Continued rise in people killed getting food.
Deaths from starvation.
It’s genocide