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Raechel Kelly
@raechelkelly.bsky.social
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Climate action, regenerative thinking, doughnut economics, circular economy. Mum stuff & rollerskates. Solo project The Liminality & local project Planet Cheltenham.
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leanahosea.bsky.social
As renewables eat into the energy market + EVs reduce demand for petrol, fossil fuel firms aim to step up production of plastics + chemicals made from oil + gas. By mid-century, half of growth in demand for oil is predicted to come from making more plastic + chemicals. A must read 👇🏾
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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watershed-i.bsky.social
16,000 chemicals in plastic
4100 known to be hazardous
10,000 of these chemicals haven't been tested enough to know if they're harmful or not

Rising plastic production, rising chemical production - a rising sea of harmful chemicals all around us all the time.
November 19, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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carolinelucas.bsky.social
“Our greatest natural hazard is flooding, and we don’t prepare people for it”. We absolutely should. This is urgent. Another good reason to sign this petition calling for a National Climate Resilience plan - please do sign & share @climatemajority.bsky.social
petition.parliament.uk/petitions/73...
Flooded and forgotten: the UK’s waters are rising and we’re being kept in the dark | John Harris
Rescue operations in Wales, submerged railway lines in Cornwall – these events are ever more common. So why have we utterly failed to prepare, asks Guardian columnist John Harris
www.theguardian.com
November 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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charliejgardner.bsky.social
'Repairing epistemic injustice and loss in the era of climate coloniality'

Important new paper from Farhana Sultana

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November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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markmiodownik.bsky.social
The rise and rise of the Repair Cafe: insideclimatenews.org/news/1111202...
A Growing Number of ‘Repair Cafes’ Are Popping Up Around the World to Curb Consumer Waste - Inside Climate News
Local communities are hosting events where people can bring in their broken goods for repairs—free of charge.
insideclimatenews.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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worthingcan.bsky.social
BBC told Evan Davis to stop making a podcast about heat pumps, on the grounds that discussing them meant “treading on areas of public controversy”
The Energy & Utilities Association, which lobbies for gas appliances, paid a public affairs company to make them so
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Dark forces are preventing us fighting the climate crisis – by taking knowledge hostage | George Monbiot
The fundamental problem is this: that most of the means of communication are owned or influenced by the very rich, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 14, 2025 at 8:52 AM
raechelkelly.bsky.social
Every other train station in the UK: ‘Here is the platform your train will leave from, feel free to head there with plenty of time, perhaps get a tea or have a sit down.’
Paddington station: ‘We have no way of knowing where any trains are, here is your platform for the train leaving in 90 sec, RUN.’
November 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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drpauldorfman.bsky.social
Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Pollution from Ineos’s Antwerp plastic plant ‘will cause more deaths than jobs created’
Lawyers challenge €4bn Project One development, saying emissions and health impacts vastly underestimated
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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joellegergis.bsky.social
As COP30 begins, here's a gentle reminder that well-intentioned half measures aren't going to solve the climate crisis. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end. My latest in The Guardian... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis
History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:18 AM
raechelkelly.bsky.social
Not Alan being both the worst and best Traitor ever #traitors
a man wearing glasses and a colorful shirt holds his hand to his chin .
ALT: a man wearing glasses and a colorful shirt holds his hand to his chin .
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November 6, 2025 at 10:11 PM
raechelkelly.bsky.social
Alan in Traitors is Tom in Four Weddings and a Funeral: ‘I think I fooled them so far. The great advantage of having a reputation for being stupid: People are less suspicious of you.’
November 6, 2025 at 10:03 PM
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patrickgaley.bsky.social
If a global scam system is proven to be a scam, does it not deserve to fail?

Yes local, effective land based solutions need support, but I… am not sad the pollution stock market collapsed www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘There is no money’: As carbon markets collapse, what happens to the forests they promised to protect?
After it was found most offsets did not represent real carbon reductions, the money dried up. But successful schemes such as Kasigau in Kenya now face a stark future
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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charliejgardner.bsky.social
Utterly scandalous that climate activists are prevented from mentioning climate change in their defence

Even worse when one group is and another isn't, yet they're accused of the same offence

Our legal system is being turned into a joke
Just Stop Oil protesters convicted after being denied right to state climate facts
Lawyers call for clarity over law as six are found guilty while being stopped from using defence used by fellow activists
www.theguardian.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:46 AM
raechelkelly.bsky.social
And in the UK? We’re switching off wind turbines. 🤦‍♀️
marklemley.bsky.social Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 16d
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative

electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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sianberry.bsky.social
Zohran Mamdani focused on childcare costs to win the race for New York Mayor, and the UK needs to have the same conversation about how no-cost childcare could help more than just parents.

Me for @glamouruk.bsky.social:
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/zohr...
Zohran Mamdani's victory is a win for mothers. Is the UK ready to follow?
Childcare is an election-winning issue, writes Green Party MP Siân Berry for Glamour.
www.glamourmagazine.co.uk
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
ACTUAL GOOD NEWS WARNING

65% of the planned coal capacity from 2015 ended up not existing, thanks almost entirely to climate policy and renewable energy construction

China is an outlier - but maybe not for long

@e3g.bsky.social

www.e3g.org/publications...
planned coal capacity No New Coal is now a global norm for the vast majority of countries 164 countries – covering more than two-thirds of the global economy – either have no planned coal in their project pipeline and/or have made a No New Coal commitment. The global pipeline of planned coal-fired power plant projects has collapsed by 65%, and 74% when excluding China, in the decade following the ratification of the Paris agreement. The shift is made possible by the growth of renewables. Solar and wind accounted for 87% of new capacity additions in 2024, while coal made up just 3%. Just 11 countries now account for 96% of new planned coal power. The remaining 4% is spread across 18 countries. This total of 29 countries still planning new coal is down from 65 a decade ago. In almost all of the countries still planning coal power, solar and wind capacity additions are exceeding coal and gas. Momentum on No New Coal continued in 2025 NDCs: Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Mauritius, Morocco, Singapore and the UK reiterated or made commitments to no new coal (see our NDC energy commitments tracker); Thailand cancelled its last planned coal plant; and Honduras committed to stop permitting new coal plants through new membership of the Powering Past Coal Alliance (PPCA). Approximately 4 billion tonnes of CO2 emissions have been avoided every year of the last decade thanks to the collapse of planned coal capacity – equivalent to nearly one-third of China’s annual CO2 emissions. Planned coal levelling off outside the OECD; China remains an outlier Outside the OECD (excluding China), the number of planned coal projects has largely levelled off, with many shifting investments towards renewables. A few countries, such as India, Indonesia, and Zimbabwe, continue to expand their coal pipelines. Realising President Prabowo’s clean energy vision for Indonesia – based on announcements to close Indonesia’s coal fleet within 15 years, achieve 100% renewable energy by 2035, and install 100 GW of solar power – requires a clear signal that only new renewables capacity is going to be prioritised going forward. Committing to No New Coal provides such a signal. Pakistan’s solar boom presents a clear opportunity to end the country’s reliance on new coal power and fulfil the former Prime Minister’s 2020 announcement that Pakistan would “not have any more power based on coal”. As the incoming ASEAN chair, the Philippines can also use a firmer No New Coal commitment to enable regional planning on coal-to-clean transitions. African leaders’ call for a rise in the continent’s share of global renewable energy investments from just 2% today to at least 20% by 2030, must be met to ensure there is no pursuit of coal in Africa. China remains a global outlier: responsible for 62% of the world’s planned coal capacity. However, the country is also the world leader in the rollout of both wind and solar, with 1,215 GW of prospective capacity and a commitment to increase this pipeline to over 3,600 GW by 2035. There is no need for new coal: in the first half of 2025, generation from clean energy exceeded domestic demand growth. Going beyond its insufficient NDC, China now has a clear opportunity to implement plans to end new coal construction in its next Five Year Plan in 2026.
November 4, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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We have people booked to bring broken food processors, favourite jumpers with damaged zips, and ailing plants. Don't miss this opportunity to repair your stuff with the help of 40 technicians and makers. Repair Café | Sustainable UCL - share.google/2qFlWYPHRPLs...
Repair Café
Bring your broken or damaged possessions to our UCL Repair Café event at UCL East Marshgate on Friday, 7th November.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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bladeofthes.bsky.social
Tesco could pay every worker an extra £10,000 and still make a profit.

British Gas could pay every worker an extra £35,000 and still make a profit.

Shell could pay every worker an extra £300,000 and still make a profit.

It is the billionaires who are ripping you off.
October 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
Climate scientists don't need to legitimise Gates by giving his statement further attention, he's being deeply unhelpful and he's had enough publicity...
October 30, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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rachelsalvidge.bsky.social
Exclusive: mercury from fillings, belched out of crematoria, is getting into our rivers and fish. More than 98% of fish & mussels tested in English waters contain mercury above proposed EU limits. 43 countries have banned it. Why not here you might ask...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Toxin levels in fish lead to calls for UK-wide ban on mercury dental fillings
Exclusive: More than 98% of fish and mussels tested in English waters contain mercury above EU safety limits
www.theguardian.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:16 PM
raechelkelly.bsky.social
This was such a joy to be part of, with thanks to @lornaprescott.bsky.social Jo Orchard Webb and everyone at Co Lab Dudley, especially the Dudley People’s School of Climate Justice crew! And especially @bridgetmck.bsky.social ‘s insight and ways of drawing connections 🌍 ❤️ 🌱
lornaprescott.bsky.social Lorna Prescott @lornaprescott.bsky.social · 24d
Got a bit of writing done. It’s been heartening remembering two days in Dudley this spring with @bridgetmck.bsky.social @raechelkelly.bsky.social and our local collaborators, going about evaluation in a deeply relational and generative way.

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The Kith & Kin Living Lab: a field building approach to evaluation
Why and how we co-created a Kith & Kin Living Lab to explore Dudley People’s School for Climate Justice work.
medium.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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lornaprescott.bsky.social
Got a bit of writing done. It’s been heartening remembering two days in Dudley this spring with @bridgetmck.bsky.social @raechelkelly.bsky.social and our local collaborators, going about evaluation in a deeply relational and generative way.

medium.com/colab-dudley...
The Kith & Kin Living Lab: a field building approach to evaluation
Why and how we co-created a Kith & Kin Living Lab to explore Dudley People’s School for Climate Justice work.
medium.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
raechelkelly.bsky.social
A reminder from the smallest one today. Some excellent activities at The Wilson in Cheltenham for littlies.
October 29, 2025 at 6:27 PM
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Half term and the kids are alright. I’m fine with the brain rot if it results in baked goods.
Giant cookies in the shape of a 6 and a 7
October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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That this exquisite chalk stream should be polluted with e-coli, pesticides, cleaning products, industrial chemicals, medicines + toiletries is a tragedy beyond words that could be prevented by improving sewage systems so wastewater is treated 3 times - enough to remove most chemicals + pathogens
riveractionuk.bsky.social River Action @riveractionuk.bsky.social · 24d
September's RIVER OF THE MONTH is…… The River Itchen 🎉

Flowing through the heart of Hampshire, the River Itchen is one of the world’s rare chalk streams and is home to the endangered Atlantic Salmon. 🐟

But this iconic river is in trouble.... 🧵👇

🔗- kit.riveractionuk.com/rotm-the-riv...

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River of the Month - The River Itchen - River Action: River Rescue Kit
Welcome to River of the Month! Every month, we spotlight a different river, sharing its wonders, its challenges, and the incredible people fighting to protect it. This month is… The River Itchen   By ...
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October 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM