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Dr Pete Knapp
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Air quality scientist/journalist. Making a film: Fires and Fascism https://fires-and-fascism.co.uk
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BREAKING

Marcus Decker won his appeal against deportation after his protest suspended on the Dartford Crossing after being given 3 years.

I’m happy to know the (indirect) donations from GB News interviews went to support this momentous day.

@just-stopoil.bsky.social
@gbnewsonline.bsky.social
annieleymarie.bsky.social Annie Leymarie @annieleymarie.bsky.social · 18h
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social, Jonathan Porritt, various @scientistsforxr.earth and many others were with the wonderful Marcus Decker at his deportation hearing.
All fingers crossed!
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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Anybody want a laugh?

The MOD constantly fly their jets over Norfolk.

Their response to a complaint:
- military aircraft emissions don't cause climate change
- they are diluted anyway
- 0.5% of our fuel is from crops that destroy rainforests
Dear , Thank you for your email of 17 October to the Low Flying Complaints and Enquiries Unit, regarding disturbance from military flying over Attleborough, Norfolk. We have been asked to write to you on behalf of Headquarters Air Command. We can confirm the airspace over Norfolk is used by RAF flying units at Coningsby, and Marham and the United States Air Force (USAF) bases at Mildenhall and Lakenheath. You can therefore expect to see military aircraft operating at medium and high level as they make their way to areas in which to train, including over the North Sea. In addressing your concern regarding aviation fuel, there is no evidence to suggest that fuel emissions from military aircraft have a significant effect on the environment, even in locations where intensive low flying takes place, such as military training areas. Furthermore, due to the nature of aircraft operations, exhaust emissions are significantly diluted when emitted to the atmosphere. However, in recognising the importance of decarbonising our aviation capabilities, in July 2023, in consultation with our industry partners and the wider aviation industry, Defence issued the Defence Aviation Net Zero Strategy which sets out the five strategic steps which Defence will take on its journey towards decarbonisation. The RAF have now entered a strategic partnership with the Aviation Impact Accelerator (AIA), an international industry-academia partnership led by the University of Cambridge whose mission is to accelerate the journey to sustainable aviation. In the meantime, in relation to fuel specifically, the RAF continues to drive forward the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel in its platforms and will procure 5.15M litres in FY 24/25 increasing from 4M litres in FY 23/24. Whilst these quantities represent approximately 0.5% of the MOD’s overall aviation fuel procurement per annum, they will continue to increase year on year subject to wider market availability which is a key limiting factor. We hope this information is helpful and apologise again for any disturbance caused.
November 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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BREAKING! 🚨

📢 We’ve taken over the ad space at Southwark tube station, calling on the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, to end adverts that promote pollution. 🧵 1/8

✍️ Use our template to write to the Mayor: actionnetwork.org/letters/time...
November 10, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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Have we got this the wrong way round? 

We are the only species who destroys our own habitat and calls it 'progress' 🤦‍♀️
November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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nebriefing.bsky.social
We're delighted that tireless advocate for the natural world, @chrisgpackham.bsky.social CBE, will be opening the National Emergency Briefing in Westminster Central Hall on 27th November.

Chris speaking with @bbclaurak.bsky.social earlier👇

Please make sure your MP is attending: nebriefing.org
#NEB
November 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
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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 🇬🇧
November 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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My film ‘Fires and Fascism’ is showing TODAY IN DERBY at 15:30.

Sun 9 Nov
Derby Quad
Director Q&A afterwards

www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/fires...
Screen showing films including mine
November 9, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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There are 10 screenings of my film 'Fires and Fascism' coming up around the UK in November:
9 Nov - Derby
11 Nov - Southampton
13 Nov - Stirling
17 Nov - Wivenhoe
18 Nov - Manningtree
19 Nov - Norwich
20 Nov - Portsmouth
21 Nov - Didcot
23 Nov - Stroud
25 Nov - Stoke

Details in next 10 posts...
Map of the UK with screening locations
November 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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A good screening at @granthamicl.bsky.social at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social with staff and students this evening.

The Q&A focused on the role of academia in society, ethical funding, and how we break down silos.

Next screening details in Derby on 9 Nov below.
Audience watching Fires and Fascism
November 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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Film showing in Norwich on Nov 19th - trailer is sobering, but I am looking forward to being on panel afterwards, weaving threads of ecological resistance and resilience and my one families stories of standing up to fascism in Europe. Come and join us!
November 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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Documentary 'Fires and Fascism' @ the Derby Quad.
Sun 9 Nov at 15:30.
Director Q&A.

Get tickets here:
www.derbyquad.co.uk/events/fires...

Trailers:
fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Fires And Fascism + Director Q&A | Derby QUAD
View our latest event: Fires And Fascism + Director Q&A. See what the available times are for this event.
www.derbyquad.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 8:31 PM
peteknapp.bsky.social
Another slam dunk for the head-slapping decisions around the Earthshot Prize, and how it’s not fit for purpose.
desmog.com DeSmog @desmog.com · 7d
Glitz meets green in Rio on Wednesday at the awards ceremony for Prince William's signature environmental charity: The Earthshot Prize. TJ Jordan reports for DeSmog on ties between Earthshot's PR agency and Petrobras, Brazil's state oil company. #climate #COP30
Revealed: Prince William’s Climate Prize Hired PR Firm Tied to Brazilian Fossil Fuel Industry
The agency — LLYC Brasil —promoted upcoming Earthshot Prize ceremony in Rio de Janeiro while under contract to oil giant Petrobras.
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November 3, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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Another successful screening of my film at Imperial College Union cinema this evening with some thought provoking questions in the Q&A about academics’ roles; renewable energy; and cherrypicked histories to suit far right narratives.

For more screenings: fires-and-fascism.co.uk#screening-da...
People watching the film in the cinema Map of the UK with over 40 locations marked
November 3, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Tonight (Monday) I’ll be screening my film at the Imperial College Union cinema, open to the public.

Tickets: www.imperialcollegeunion.org//shop/csp/ci...

For more screening dates across the country: fires-and-fascism.co.uk#screening-da...
Film poster with the same details as the post, £5 entry
November 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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A great screening at ActOne cinema in Acton this evening, which is community-run, and a thought-provoking Q&A.

Tomorrow’s screening will be at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social Union Cinema in South Ken, London, open to the public, at 6pm:
www.imperialcollegeunion.org//shop/csp/ci...
Cinema with ‘Fires and Fascism’ on the projection
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
peteknapp.bsky.social
Screening of my film ‘Fires and Fascism’ in London today (Sunday) at 14:45 at ActOne Cinema in Acton.

Director Q&A afterwards.

Here’s the link:
www.actonecinema.co.uk/movie/fires-...
FIRES AND FASCISM + DIRECTOR Q&A
FIRES AND FASCISM is a new 57-min documentary that shows the wildfires in Europe are more than just climate change and mismanagement. It links the increasing wildfires of Europe with fascism, big busi...
www.actonecinema.co.uk
November 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
peteknapp.bsky.social
A good screening in Cotham, Bristol this evening with @xrbristol.bsky.social.

The Q&A covered topics such as how local groups can engage with wider communities, whether the future of activism can be legal or not, and how I interviewed people in languages that I don't speak!
20 people watching Fires and Fascism shown from a projector
October 28, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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Farage: epic grifter
October 27, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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My film 'Fires and Fascism' will be shown at Bath Uni room CB 5.1 at 6:15pm tomorrow (29 Oct) showing links between wildfires, crime, big business, and the far right. It shows capitalism is the driving force towards fascism.

It shows how community is a part of the solution.

Open to Bath students.
peopleandplanet.bsky.social People & Planet @peopleandplanet.bsky.social · 21d
👎 Shameful behaviour from Bath University!

Solidarity to students who took action to shine a light on major fossil fuel, mining and arms corporations at their careers fair!
BREAKING: Student climate justice activists removed from Bath University careers fair for being too “intimidating”. Photos shows 3 students smiling holding up flyers.
October 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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HUGE win as Edge Hill Uni commits to #DivestBorders AND #FossilFree 🥳 🎉

This is further recognition that @peopleandplanet.bsky.social campaigns work

Migrant justice = climate justice.

We demand our unis stand for both!

Surely next on the victory list is @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social? 👀
October 28, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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I've set off to Bougainville,PNG, for another #NoFly journey. I want to complete my research there. Travelling the ~25,000km distance from Italy by🚢,🚅,&🚌,I'll emit ~10 times less than✈️ (computations to come).Here the long read on my motivations: gianlu777.substack.c... 1/🧵
Map of my no-fly itinerary from Italy to Bougainville, PNG
September 3, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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I was at the Exeter march today to see the much larger #RefugeesWelcome counterprotest.

It was quite a sight.

Tonight I'll be showing my film 'Fires and Fascism' at Southernhay church at 6pm. It's about building community and suppressing fascism.

@ucu.org.uk

#ExeterIsForEveryone 🍉🌿🌈💚

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October 25, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Do you think your MP is aware of the full implications of the climate crisis, across health, national security, food security and our economy?

Ask them to attend the first National Emergency Briefing on 27 Nov: www.nebriefing.org
October 24, 2025 at 9:11 AM
peteknapp.bsky.social
Very pleased to see that @charlottechurch.bsky.social was referred to as a ‘Singer & Activist’ on #CelebrityTraitors.

Her work with Hacked Off, the environment, and Palestine are inspiring and hugely important.

More celebrities should be happy to be referred to as activists.
Charlotte Chuch on celebrity traitors with label ‘Singer and Activist’
October 23, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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🎉Historic Court win🎉

The greenwashing adverts of fossil fuel giant TotalEnergies have been ruled illegal, in a case taken by
@amisdelaterre.org, @greenpeace.fr & @notreaffaireatous.bsky.social with our support. 1/4
October 23, 2025 at 12:50 PM