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Remember: a vote for Nigel Farage is a vote for Donald Trump, who has just humiliated the true leader of the free world, President Zelensky

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Two weeks ago, Vance lectured Europe for supposedly not tolerating free speech. Today he tried to bully Zelenskyy for not saying exactly what Trump wanted. A grifter and a coward.

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Don't miss the glimmers of hope in a tough month for international cooperation for the common good: 140+ governments agree $200 billion-a-year plan to reverse nature loss "countries can come together & agree an ambitious outcome for nature" @zslofficial.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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If the Pacific sacrifices its ecological stability, it will be for the benefit of others, not for itself...decades of Pacific nations leading global climate advocacy is undermined by the mere idea of the deep sea mining industry Powerful piece by Fili Fepulea’i – Tapua’i pina.com.fj/2025/02/28/p...

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The growing opposition to #DeepSeaMining in the Pacific reinforces the need for a moratorium. As Pacific voices call to protect the ocean and their way of life, industry and some governments attempt to push ahead with this reckless industry. #DefendTheDeep @canpacificislands.bsky.social

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On one hand this is a massive overreach On the other hand… fair

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Breaking news: U.S. sides with Russia to vote against a U.N. resolution condemning Moscow for the Ukraine war. Washington’s dramatic shift on the conflict marks a major break with its European allies and coincides with the Trump administration’s bid to repair relations with the Kremlin.

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"Deep sea mining is an extremely difficult solution to a battery metal problem that existed 10 years ago” - i.e. get over it and move on www.marketplace.org/2025/02/17/o...

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Greenpeace sues US fossil fuel company for trying to silence and bankrupt environmental campaigners in test of new EU freedom of speech rules www.ft.com/content/b0c1...

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Shell bought 350,000 tonnes of Russian gas in the past 13 months - and was escorted through the Arctic Circle using sanctioned nuclear icebreakers @unearthednews.bsky.social on the oil giant's helping hand from a company contributing to Russia’s war fund unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/02/09/s...

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First Solar agreed to exclude minerals from deep sea mining its supply chains: an early win for shareholder environmental activists and a sign progress is possible if companies stick to their principles rather than kowtowing to an ESG “backlash” under Trump www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

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Recycling lithium-ion batteries cuts emissions, has lower environmental impact than mining and strengthens supply chain security - win-win www.sciencedaily.com/releases/202...

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Portugal's parliament adopts a 25 year legally binding moratorium on deep sea mining! Good news to end the week with 💙 This creates a moratorium until 1 January 2050 in Portugal's waters www.publico.pt/2025/01/30/a...

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Fantastic to see the domino effect of legal victories against fossil fuel projects because of their climate impact! Powerful line in the ruling: The interest of members of the public in climate change outweighs the interest of the developers 🙌

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BREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK. The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned. This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.

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Breaking: Uplift welcomes a very sensible decision from the Court of Session invalidating the decision to approve the Rosebank oil field. Rosebank is a disaster for the climate & will do next to nothing to create the prosperity & stability that the UK needs. 🧵 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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"Without sustainable ocean ecosystems, our economy, stability and cultural identity will collapse. The only way to continue benefiting from the ocean’s treasures is to protect it" Welcome words as the Marshall Islands declares its first ocean sanctuary oceanographicmagazine.com/news/new-mar...

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UN special rapporteur says stopping deep sea mining in the Arctic "should become permanent" & Norway should call for an international moratorium on this extractive industry that "can undermine the ocean’s contributions to human well-being" www.ohchr.org/sites/defaul... 👏 @srenvironment.bsky.social

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We are living in a climate changed (and contested) world. BBC headlines this morning: - UK Chancellor to back airport expansion - Scientists say climate change was major factor in LA fires - Climate activists facing regressive sentencing for protests, says descendent of suffragette

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Spanish minister says that mismanaged climate disasters, like in Valencia, are fuelling support for far-right parties that exploit the anger, even as they deny humans are causing climate change www.ft.com/content/5599...

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When Hitler came to power in Germany the press published cheerful pieces about what a nice man he was. Perhaps the stakes are low for wealthy white Anglophone men. I doubt they are for anyone else.

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"We’re not looking to be friends with government. We’d like UK wildlife to be our friends" Mantra for nature campaigners to repeat after @markavery.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Bravo to scientists speaking out against industry intimidation Discovery of dark oxygen in the ocean was met with personal attacks from deep sea mining companies. Prof Andrew Sweetman says “online bullying” has been “continuous” & a “challenge to live through” www.newscientist.com/article/2465...

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Hard to listen to the news at the moment, so a moment of joy to hear Amol Rajan describe Feathers McGraw as “one hell of a mafioso penguin” on the Today Programme

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The little moment of sadness when in the Eurostar queue they ask if you’re European, and I have to answer “no… I’m British” 😭

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“Why is the continent with the biggest potential for renewables unable to attract the technology and resources that are plentiful in the global economy? It’s not by accident” Fadhel Kaboub on decolonising decarbonisation: critical minerals and green industrial policy www.tni.org/en/article/c...

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“Nature keeps surprising us. There are so many things that people have said, ‘Oh, this is impossible,’ and then later it turns out it’s not.” On the hunt for dark oxygen in the ocean depths 🌊

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'Dark oxygen' mission in collaboration with NASA to explore areas of seabed targeted for deep sea mining We need to protect the ocean depths - not mine them before we can understand their mysteries www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Elon Musk's recent interventions in the UK and Germany have gone down poorly in both countries - 69-73% say Musk trying to influence national politics is unacceptable - 63% say Musk knows little to nothing about issues in their country - Musk net favourability: -52/-53 yougov.co.uk/politics/art...

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Deep sea miners are spinning hard that Trump will revive their hopes - but the US has no vote on opening up the global seabed Aligning with Trump’s White House may not be the best way to win the world over to an industry that already has a major social licence problem 🤔 www.wsj.com/articles/tru...

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Some helpful perspective on China hawks jumping on climate bandwagon: "China may be the leader in green tech, but the more important race is the one the planet is running, against the clock, to curb climate change." www.ft.com/content/d365...

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Indigenous groups of Madagascar have survived centuries of environmental tumult - and resisted colonisation, including in the name of conservation The resilience of fishing communities is the bedrock of ocean protection that works magazine.columbia.edu/article/what...

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Sunrise over snowy fields on the early morning Eurostar today ❄️

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All needing some good climate news as fires rage - this is neat: 'Europe's biggest battery farm' built on coal mine Change can happen, fast - and for the better www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

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Google Maps fire icons over LA are a) useful sources of public safety information and b) so dystopian 😰

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NEW – Analysis: UK newspaper editorials attacked Ed Miliband relentlessly throughout 2024 | @joshgabbatiss.bsky.social @sylviahayes.bsky.social Read here: https://buff.ly/3WfFpL3

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No, the world has not breached the 1.5C global warming target. It’s a climate target - which means it’s an average that must be sustained over at least a decade. We currently sit at 1.2 C. Which is already very bad. The science is clear: every bit of warming matters, every action matters.

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A year ago today, Norway greenlit deep sea mining in the Arctic At the time I wrote how this crazy plan would inevitably sink - luckily that's aged well! Next up: ensure the victory in this battleground really is the spark that torches the industry’s entire future www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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New: A wealthy LA resident's plea for private fire fighters to save his home as Pacific Palisades burned puts a focus on the role of private fire-fighting and the equity of the rich paying to protect their homes with everyone else left to sift through the ashes. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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These fires are a watershed moment, not just for residents of LA, but emblematic of a new era of complex, compound climate disaster. Conditions for a January firestorm in Los Angeles have never existed in all of known history, until they now do. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

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A year ago today, Norway greenlit deep sea mining in the Arctic At the time I wrote how this crazy plan would inevitably sink - luckily that's aged well! Next up: ensure the victory in this battleground really is the spark that torches the industry’s entire future www.euronews.com/my-europe/20...

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Beautiful story from Greenpeace Arctic sailing expedition in 2024: "All sailors should be concerned about deep-sea mining. We are all dependent on a healthy ocean and shouldn’t allow a few companies to imperil it in the name of profit" #StopDeepSeaMining www.yachtingmonthly.com/cruising-lif...

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Pacific resistance to deep sea mining is growing amid neocolonial fears - and this nascent industry using the same tired playbook Good piece speaking to activists defending their ocean & culture: www.teaonews.co.nz/2024/12/20/h...

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Global climate talks should centre impacted voices and transparency says UN special rapporteur Good to see proposals for total transparency over corporate lobbyists and an end to celebrating underhand deals on carbon markets that won’t work www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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Takeaway from crazy news day: need to relearn lessons of Trump 2016 Ignore vast swathes of what passes for ‘news’ Trump wanging on about Greenland and Panama is noise. Ditto Musk’s latest disorientation post on X. Zuckerberg gutting content moderation and kissing the ring is signal though.

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How 2024 started in the world of deep sea mining, and how it’s going 🎉 Stopping deep sea mining in the Arctic was a major victory to close the year - onwards to protecting more ocean this year!

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Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿

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