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Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C
With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero? www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...
With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?
Only 15 of 100 MPs surveyed knew of IPCC report that CO2 needs to peak this year to keep global heating to 1.5C
www.theguardian.com
October 10, 2025 at 9:04 PM
peteroche.bsky.social
Some positive news www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solu...
He got an entire country running on clean energy. Can he do it again?
Ramón Méndez Galain helped Uruguay decarbonize its grid in just five years, with 98 percent of its energy coming from renewable sources.
www.washingtonpost.com
September 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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theferret.scot
We also see The Herald has now picked up Rob's investigation from May about the rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity. You can read the full story here: theferret.scot/nuclear-inci...
Rise in nuclear incidents that could leak radioactivity
There have been 12 nuclear incidents that could have leaked radioactivity at the Faslane naval base since 2023, The Ferret can reveal.
theferret.scot
August 14, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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katharinehayhoe.com
"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"

This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...
Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025
YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
www.youtube.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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theferret.scot
🔴 EXCLUSIVE: Information kept secret for years on radioactive problems at the Clyde nuclear bomb bases is to be released to the public, after Scotland’s freedom of information watchdog said it threatens “reputations” not national security.
A large naval submarine is docked at the illuminated Faslane naval base at night, with lights reflecting on the water. Text overlay reads: “Faslane’s radioactive secrets to be released after The Ferret FOI battle” with a yellow and green accent bar. The Ferret logo is partially visible in the bottom right corner.
July 3, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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sw20.info
Our free-to-hire community rickshaw was a big hit with Aunty Pat!

It’s one of three e-bikes you can hire it too @ sw20.info!
Two women in the sun in Balerno sitting in the free-to-hire SW20 community rickshaw. Two women under the bridge at Colinton, Edinburgh, sitting in the free-to-hire SW20 community rickshaw
June 29, 2025 at 8:13 AM
peteroche.bsky.social
Councillors in Lincolnshire voted to pull out of the search for a site Geological nuclear waste disposal facility.
June 3, 2025 at 4:52 PM
peteroche.bsky.social
westedinburghlink.info/who-how-when/

What's happening with this one? @spokes.org.uk @blackfordsaferoutes.co.uk @edinburghminute.bsky.social
Who, How and When - West Edinburgh Link
The West Edinburgh Link is one of the winners of Sustrans Scotland’s 2017 Community Links PLUS competition. See who else is involved.
westedinburghlink.info
May 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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drpauldorfman.bsky.social
Wave and tidal energy offer greater export potential for UK than floating wind.

Tidal stream and floating wind could provide over 57 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2050, adding £21bn - £86bn to UK economy.

www.energyvoice.com/renewables-e...
Wave and tidal energy could give UK £50bn boost, report finds
Offshore renewable energy, including wave, tidal and floating wind, could support 160,000 jobs the UK by 2050, according to a report.
www.energyvoice.com
May 5, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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chasbooth.bsky.social
Ahead of #spokesmtg tonight, Greens are calling for urgent action to tackle delays to active travel projects in Edinburgh.
chasbooth.bsky.social Chas Booth (he/him) @chasbooth.bsky.social · Apr 30
Figures revealed by @edinburghgreens.bsky.social show that more than two thirds of Edinburgh's walking, wheeling & cycling projects are delayed.

We're calling for urgent council action to get them back on track.
April 30, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social
Well worth a listen (at least the last four minutes). In considering the best means to tackle #climatechange, @doyne_farmer predicts a rapid transition to solar, wind, batteries and storage - and dismisses #nuclear power as "too expensive".
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
The Life Scientific - Doyne Farmer on making sense of chaos for a better world - BBC Sounds
Doyne Farmer on how predict the future to help prevent climate change and win at roulette.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 5, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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ourworldindata.org
In 2004, it took the world a year to add a gigawatt of solar power — now it takes a day
A line graph depicting the average number of days it took to install a gigawatt of solar energy capacity worldwide from 2001 to 2023. The vertical axis represents the number of days on a logarithmic scale, spanning from 1 to 1000 days. The horizontal axis indicates the years from 2001 to 2023. In 2004, the average time was about 1 year, which is marked on the graph. A downward trend shows significant decreases in installation time over the years. By 2010, it took under 30 days, and by 2015, just over 7 days. The most notable point is in 2023, where it dropped to about 1 day on average for installation. The data source is attributed to IRENA (2024), with calculation by Our World in Data, and the chart is identified as CC BY, indicating it is licensed for sharing and adaptation with appropriate credit.
February 7, 2025 at 12:38 PM
peteroche.bsky.social
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/2489358...
Hinkley Point C: Petition launched to protect fish in Severn Estuary
Environmental groups have launched a petition to protect the Severn Estuary from the new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point C.
www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk
January 29, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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stopsizewellc.bsky.social
Famous.
Last.
Words.
"New UK nuclear power station will start up in 2035, claims EDF"
#SizewellC #StopSizewellC
www.thetimes.com/business-mon...
New UK nuclear power station will start up in 2035, claims EDF
Sizewell C, projected to generate 7% of UK electricity, aims for 2035 launch. But will it avoid the costly delays plaguing its sister plant?
www.thetimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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spokes.org.uk
#Roseburn-#UnionCanal🚲👩‍🦽🚶

Full report on the opening, history and future
--> www.spokes.org.uk/2024/12/rose...

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December 10, 2024 at 5:52 PM
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nauseanightshade.bsky.social
TONY BLAIR: STILL A NUCLEAR NUTTER!
His Institute for Global Change has brought
out a new report grandiloquently titled: “Revitalising Nuclear" - it's total tosh!
#NoNewNuclear

jonathonporritt.com/tony-blair-n...
TONY BLAIR: STILL A NUCLEAR NUTTER! - Jonathon Porritt
Explore why Tony Blair's nuclear energy policies continue to face criticism. This analysis highlights decades of policy failures, the impact on the UK's energy future, and the challenges of nuclear po...
jonathonporritt.com
December 7, 2024 at 1:26 PM
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robedwards5.bsky.social
Thanks to STV News and @laurapiper.bsky.social for including me and @theferret.scot in their story on the life of the Torness nuclear power station in East Lothian being extended. Again.

news.stv.tv/v/lifespan-o...
Lifespan of Scotland’s last nuclear power station extended
Operator EDF said Torness will keep producing electricity for an extra two years.
news.stv.tv
December 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM
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volts.wtf
In terms of mobility, e-bikes are selling faster & having bigger effects on emissions than EVs, much less self-driving EVs. And yet they get vastly, vastly less attention.

www.fastcompany.com/90994141/why...
Why 2023 was the year of the e-bike and not the self-driving car
E-bikes and self-driving cars both entered the year with momentum. Only one maintained it.
www.fastcompany.com
December 4, 2024 at 7:58 PM
peteroche.bsky.social
New type of storage battery made in Scotland www.businessgreen.com/news/4384442...
'Made in Britain': Invinity debuts next-generation vanadium flow battery
Battery manufacturer based in Scotland claims new flow battery offers viable alternative to lithium-ion batteries that can better support utility-scale renewables projects
www.businessgreen.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:08 PM
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janrosenow.bsky.social
Inside one of the world's largest heat pumps.

Look at this monster of a heat pump using sea water as a heat source and feeding heat into the local district heating system.
November 18, 2024 at 7:27 PM