Why is consensus on environmental action so important?
We asked Asad Rehman, chief executive @friends-earth.bsky.social, at our conference on Tuesday. Here’s what he said.
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We asked Asad Rehman, chief executive @friends-earth.bsky.social, at our conference on Tuesday. Here’s what he said.
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November 6, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Why is consensus on environmental action so important?
We asked Asad Rehman, chief executive @friends-earth.bsky.social, at our conference on Tuesday. Here’s what he said.
#GAevent
We asked Asad Rehman, chief executive @friends-earth.bsky.social, at our conference on Tuesday. Here’s what he said.
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Next up, we asked @pippaheylings.bsky.social why it’s so important to restore the political consensus on environmental action. Here’s what she said👉 #gaevent #environmentalconsensus
November 11, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Next up, we asked @pippaheylings.bsky.social why it’s so important to restore the political consensus on environmental action. Here’s what she said👉 #gaevent #environmentalconsensus
Climate minister Katie White: "We have now had three Conservative former PMs come out & attack the current opposition [over climate]. I give due credit to Theresa May...who had the backbone when nobody else would do it." #GAevent
November 4, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Climate minister Katie White: "We have now had three Conservative former PMs come out & attack the current opposition [over climate]. I give due credit to Theresa May...who had the backbone when nobody else would do it." #GAevent
Of all the gas estimated to have been in the North Sea basin, just 14% remains commercially viable according to official statistics.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Of all the gas estimated to have been in the North Sea basin, just 14% remains commercially viable according to official statistics.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
“We have exhausted so much of the gas from the North Sea.”
@zackpolanski.bsky.social speaks to #GAEvent underlining a need to tackle inequality & high energy bills.
"The attacks from deniers aren't just attacks on climate policies. It's an assault from vested interests waging a culture war."
@pippaheylings.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"The attacks from deniers aren't just attacks on climate policies. It's an assault from vested interests waging a culture war."
@pippaheylings.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
How can we rebuild the political consensus on environmental action?
Today we're bringing together leaders from politics, business and civil society to explore this question and chart a path forward.
🧵 We'll be posting live updates from our panels and keynotes right here, so stay tuned.
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Today we're bringing together leaders from politics, business and civil society to explore this question and chart a path forward.
🧵 We'll be posting live updates from our panels and keynotes right here, so stay tuned.
#GAevent
November 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
How can we rebuild the political consensus on environmental action?
Today we're bringing together leaders from politics, business and civil society to explore this question and chart a path forward.
🧵 We'll be posting live updates from our panels and keynotes right here, so stay tuned.
#GAevent
Today we're bringing together leaders from politics, business and civil society to explore this question and chart a path forward.
🧵 We'll be posting live updates from our panels and keynotes right here, so stay tuned.
#GAevent
Panel 1 | How can we tell a more effective story on climate change to accelerate action?
Ft Lilah Howson-Smith, Rachael Orr ( @climateoutreach.bsky.social ), @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social ( @roundourwayuk.bsky.social ) + Asad Rehman ( @friends-earth.bsky.social )
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Ft Lilah Howson-Smith, Rachael Orr ( @climateoutreach.bsky.social ), @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social ( @roundourwayuk.bsky.social ) + Asad Rehman ( @friends-earth.bsky.social )
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November 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
Panel 1 | How can we tell a more effective story on climate change to accelerate action?
Ft Lilah Howson-Smith, Rachael Orr ( @climateoutreach.bsky.social ), @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social ( @roundourwayuk.bsky.social ) + Asad Rehman ( @friends-earth.bsky.social )
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Ft Lilah Howson-Smith, Rachael Orr ( @climateoutreach.bsky.social ), @sofiejenkinson.bsky.social ( @roundourwayuk.bsky.social ) + Asad Rehman ( @friends-earth.bsky.social )
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Great to have Minister White here describing the progress the UK is making, the leadership were taking in the world, when it is urgently needed, and setting out serious and practical next steps. #GAevent
November 4, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Great to have Minister White here describing the progress the UK is making, the leadership were taking in the world, when it is urgently needed, and setting out serious and practical next steps. #GAevent
@lydiacollas.bsky.social: The general trends in terms of wildlife decline are going the wrong way, yes, however there are great stories about reintroduction in UK, beavers, kites and storks. There's extraordinary opportunity for wildlife to bounce back, that's what makes me hopeful.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:49 PM
@lydiacollas.bsky.social: The general trends in terms of wildlife decline are going the wrong way, yes, however there are great stories about reintroduction in UK, beavers, kites and storks. There's extraordinary opportunity for wildlife to bounce back, that's what makes me hopeful.
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Q: In a challenge to Baroness Coffey - if we scrapped the Climate Change Act, it would completely smash the consensus. What is the plan B?
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November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Q: In a challenge to Baroness Coffey - if we scrapped the Climate Change Act, it would completely smash the consensus. What is the plan B?
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[cont.] @tonyjuniper.bsky.social: We need to speed up delivery. But delivery of what? If it's delivery of conservation goals, that's not the same as nature recovery at scale.
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November 4, 2025 at 4:19 PM
[cont.] @tonyjuniper.bsky.social: We need to speed up delivery. But delivery of what? If it's delivery of conservation goals, that's not the same as nature recovery at scale.
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"Climate change deniers and people who get political currency are pushing open that closed door because the people who so often say they are going to fix it, don't".
@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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November 4, 2025 at 10:54 AM
"Climate change deniers and people who get political currency are pushing open that closed door because the people who so often say they are going to fix it, don't".
@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social @theguardian.com
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Now for our next panel: how do we sell the business opportunities of climate action?
Ft @tomsasse.bsky.social ( @economist.com), Sue Ferns ( @prospectunion.bsky.social), @mliebreich.bsky.social (CEO Liebreich Associates) and Steve Coulter (head of economy at Green Alliance).
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Ft @tomsasse.bsky.social ( @economist.com), Sue Ferns ( @prospectunion.bsky.social), @mliebreich.bsky.social (CEO Liebreich Associates) and Steve Coulter (head of economy at Green Alliance).
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November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Now for our next panel: how do we sell the business opportunities of climate action?
Ft @tomsasse.bsky.social ( @economist.com), Sue Ferns ( @prospectunion.bsky.social), @mliebreich.bsky.social (CEO Liebreich Associates) and Steve Coulter (head of economy at Green Alliance).
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Ft @tomsasse.bsky.social ( @economist.com), Sue Ferns ( @prospectunion.bsky.social), @mliebreich.bsky.social (CEO Liebreich Associates) and Steve Coulter (head of economy at Green Alliance).
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"It's been a busy two months since I was elected leader of the Green Party".
"One of the things I want to focus on is what I hear from the media. I'm presented with 'your position isn't popular'"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social, leader @greenparty.org.uk
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"One of the things I want to focus on is what I hear from the media. I'm presented with 'your position isn't popular'"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social, leader @greenparty.org.uk
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November 4, 2025 at 5:35 PM
"It's been a busy two months since I was elected leader of the Green Party".
"One of the things I want to focus on is what I hear from the media. I'm presented with 'your position isn't popular'"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social, leader @greenparty.org.uk
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"One of the things I want to focus on is what I hear from the media. I'm presented with 'your position isn't popular'"
@zackpolanski.bsky.social, leader @greenparty.org.uk
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Laura Sandys concludes, "I used to be MP for Margate. We had people from across the political spectrum there. The only thing that brought everyone together was if a green space was under threat.", urging the room to think of Margate and how untap that response.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Laura Sandys concludes, "I used to be MP for Margate. We had people from across the political spectrum there. The only thing that brought everyone together was if a green space was under threat.", urging the room to think of Margate and how untap that response.
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"People are angry about being failed by an economic and political system. We should not be trying to protect that status quo. So what consensus are we trying to defend and for who?"
Asad Rehman CEO, @friends-earth.bsky.social
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Asad Rehman CEO, @friends-earth.bsky.social
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November 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"People are angry about being failed by an economic and political system. We should not be trying to protect that status quo. So what consensus are we trying to defend and for who?"
Asad Rehman CEO, @friends-earth.bsky.social
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Asad Rehman CEO, @friends-earth.bsky.social
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There's lots of collaboration going on between Defra and DESNZ, but the way nature and climate are spoken about is in silos, these two are not binary and public comms need to reflect this.
Lilah Howson-Smith, Global Counsel
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Lilah Howson-Smith, Global Counsel
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November 4, 2025 at 11:21 AM
There's lots of collaboration going on between Defra and DESNZ, but the way nature and climate are spoken about is in silos, these two are not binary and public comms need to reflect this.
Lilah Howson-Smith, Global Counsel
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Lilah Howson-Smith, Global Counsel
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[cont.] Baroness Coffey: For me the Plan B, the path forward is a way to act on nature in the simplest way possible with as many people involved as possible."
"There will continue to be an unhealthy challenge in getting the balance between climate and nature right."
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"There will continue to be an unhealthy challenge in getting the balance between climate and nature right."
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November 4, 2025 at 4:34 PM
[cont.] Baroness Coffey: For me the Plan B, the path forward is a way to act on nature in the simplest way possible with as many people involved as possible."
"There will continue to be an unhealthy challenge in getting the balance between climate and nature right."
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"There will continue to be an unhealthy challenge in getting the balance between climate and nature right."
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For too long electricity prices are set by the cost of gas.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
November 4, 2025 at 5:07 PM
For too long electricity prices are set by the cost of gas.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
“We will reform electricity markets further and stop treating electricity bills as cheque books.”
@pippaheylings.bsky.social rightly highlights to #GAEvent that energy bills are too high.
Low cost energy can sometimes be delivered at the expense of nature.
Baroness Coffey told #GAEvent “sometimes you have to do something for carbon, sometimes you have to do it for nature.”
But as Government develops new infrastructure plans, they must be built in a nature friendly AND low cost way.
Baroness Coffey told #GAEvent “sometimes you have to do something for carbon, sometimes you have to do it for nature.”
But as Government develops new infrastructure plans, they must be built in a nature friendly AND low cost way.
November 4, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Low cost energy can sometimes be delivered at the expense of nature.
Baroness Coffey told #GAEvent “sometimes you have to do something for carbon, sometimes you have to do it for nature.”
But as Government develops new infrastructure plans, they must be built in a nature friendly AND low cost way.
Baroness Coffey told #GAEvent “sometimes you have to do something for carbon, sometimes you have to do it for nature.”
But as Government develops new infrastructure plans, they must be built in a nature friendly AND low cost way.
Q: On farm clusters, in Essex we used to have none, now we have 3 that are great at taking action at scale. Should we not be giving more emphasis to get more established and how do we do that?
Naomi Oakley: I love a farm cluster. Farmers love going to each others farms.
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Naomi Oakley: I love a farm cluster. Farmers love going to each others farms.
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February 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Q: On farm clusters, in Essex we used to have none, now we have 3 that are great at taking action at scale. Should we not be giving more emphasis to get more established and how do we do that?
Naomi Oakley: I love a farm cluster. Farmers love going to each others farms.
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Naomi Oakley: I love a farm cluster. Farmers love going to each others farms.
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📢 #GAevent tomorrow
In this webinar, our panel will provide insights into environmental careers, including the kinds of roles that are out there, and the steps others have taken to find them.
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📢 EVENT | The green jobs you didn't know existed
Want to work in the environmental sector but unsure where to begin?
Our panellists will share how they accessed their green careers, providing insights for those looking to take the next step.
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Want to work in the environmental sector but unsure where to begin?
Our panellists will share how they accessed their green careers, providing insights for those looking to take the next step.
Register: green-alliance.org.uk/event/the-gr...
December 9, 2024 at 12:29 PM
📢 #GAevent tomorrow
In this webinar, our panel will provide insights into environmental careers, including the kinds of roles that are out there, and the steps others have taken to find them.
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In this webinar, our panel will provide insights into environmental careers, including the kinds of roles that are out there, and the steps others have taken to find them.
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Two connected events
#GAevent - housing and net zero - we will need more lower carbon biomaterials
#WildSummitUK - saving British wildlife - we need better integrated polices on land use including house building, nature, farming, energy etc
I cant see any foresters speaking at either
#GAevent - housing and net zero - we will need more lower carbon biomaterials
#WildSummitUK - saving British wildlife - we need better integrated polices on land use including house building, nature, farming, energy etc
I cant see any foresters speaking at either
Embodied carbon in construction makes up around 10% of the UK’s total footprint. Globally, construction drives ~50% of all material extraction.
In the UK, a staggering 62% of all waste comes from construction. This is a systemic issue we can’t ignore.
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In the UK, a staggering 62% of all waste comes from construction. This is a systemic issue we can’t ignore.
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September 3, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Two connected events
#GAevent - housing and net zero - we will need more lower carbon biomaterials
#WildSummitUK - saving British wildlife - we need better integrated polices on land use including house building, nature, farming, energy etc
I cant see any foresters speaking at either
#GAevent - housing and net zero - we will need more lower carbon biomaterials
#WildSummitUK - saving British wildlife - we need better integrated polices on land use including house building, nature, farming, energy etc
I cant see any foresters speaking at either
"Last week we launched a new model of cross-party working. The Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. We have all parties but one involved. We're going to be working more together and taking people with us."
@pippaheylings.bsky.social
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@pippaheylings.bsky.social
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CNCC – The Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus
The Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus brings together MPs and Peers from across parties to champion joined-up action on climate and nature.
thecncc.org
November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"Last week we launched a new model of cross-party working. The Climate and Nature Crisis Caucus. We have all parties but one involved. We're going to be working more together and taking people with us."
@pippaheylings.bsky.social
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@pippaheylings.bsky.social
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