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🔋☀️ What happens when solar power, battery storage and EVs work together? Vehicle-to-grid technology could let EV batteries help balance electricity supply and demand, while creating new opportunities for solar and storage.

⚡ How can the UK make better use of its renewable energy and bring down electricity costs? This Institute has renewed calls to debate zonal pricing and incentives for businesses to use surplus wind power. To get the most from clean energy, we also need to think about how our energy system works.

Crown Prince 👑winter squash, one of several growing on the allotment this year. I’m working on a risotto recipe that makes the most of its sweet, nutty flavour. I foresee a few kitchen trials ahead. #KitchenGarden

Water companies can’t reliably supply enough water for people, food production and wildlife, yet we’re told AI datacentres should take priority for millions of litres of cooling water. Get the water infrastructure right first. Servers can wait. #UKWater

The effects of occupation on the environment #ukrainewar #environment

Air pollution from burning fossil fuels causes 100,000 to 200,000 avoidable American deaths per year. At the EPA's statistical value of life of $10 million, these deaths cost America $1 to $2 trillion per year, every year. These costs far outweigh the costs of transitioning off of fossil fuels.

New hearty veggie burger recipe made with mushrooms, black beans, shallots, leek, garlic, ground nuts, Dijon and herbs. Served on sourdough potato buns, with rosemary fries and a roasted pepper-cashew sauce. Feedback welcome. #PlantBased

Déforestation : les déboisements de petites parcelles de forêt tropicale ont un impact disproportionné sur le climat

Ive said this off-hand on panels and interviews over the last few years sort of as a joke, but after Trump’s invasion of Venezuela I realized I am dead serious We need to start talking like the chemtrail people

More than four out of every five Americans are concerned about the environment, wildlife, and conservation, a new poll shows. Additionally, 72% of Americans say they'd rather vote for a political candidate who supports protecting wildlife. Why are basically no politicians paying attention to this?

A year ago this soil was spent. I've worked in compost made from seaweed, chicken and cow manure, oak leaves and bracken. Now it’s rich, organic and full of life. It’s taken time, but it’s ready. Looking forward to planting into it next spring. #homestead 🚜🌾👨‍🌾🌿

💷 £3.3 billion for community clean energy, it’s a promise worth keeping. The @energysavingtrust.bsky.social is urging the gov to stand firm on its pledge to scale up 8GW of community energy projects through the upcoming Local Clean Power Plan 👏

🌍 Climate scientists are pushing back ✊ Experts in the US are racing to challenge a Department of Energy report that downplays the risks of fossil fuels & casts doubt on the scientific consensus on the climate crisis. With the stakes this high, defending science has never been more important ⚡📢

‘Patriotic pumps’: heat pumps to run mainly on British energy as boilers set to be ‘heavily dependent’ on imports Over next five years heat pumps increasingly run on British renewable electricity as gas boilers become 80% dependent on imports.

In North Wales, community energy is powering change 💪💡 From climate assemblies to community-owned hydro, local groups are building a fairer future rooted in community action! This video & article are the perfect boost for your Tuesday morning 👇

Fresh from the allotment - organic grown strawberries at their peak. These are heading straight into a batch of strawberry ice cream later. Nothing fancy, just letting the fruit speak for itself. #GardenToTable 🍓🍓🍧

Polluters pay for climate action? Just imagine if this bill in the uk could get the support it needs! www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

This is why our household cut meat consumption by over half - not just for health or environmental reasons, but because of these conveyor belts of horror. We still eat meat, but only when we know it’s been raised responsibly and with care.

Wall Street’s basically done with the Paris climate goals. Morgan Stanley’s expecting a 3°C world—and sees big money in it. As things heat up, demand for air conditioning is set to boom, with market hitting $331B by 2030. Disaster for most, payday for a few. #ClimateCrisis #GlobalWarming #WallStreet

Bafflingly there are still people out there in the world who think being passionate about nature is “kind of weird”. or “a niche interest”. These people have it all wrong. Nature isn’t some quirky sideline to the main business. It IS the main business. Nature is us.

Well I suppose this is one way to move past the extractive, exploitative capitalist world system that we’ve lived under for the past 500 or so years… www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Say hello to my weekend seeded sourdough loaf! I've experimented with organic Wildfarmed rustic white, Emmer, Einkorn, and Spelt. At 80% hydration, it's packed with love and goodness ❤️—an open crumb and rich, earthy flavour, just like a proper country loaf from natural flours. #BreadSky

Coal Plant Ranked as US’s Dirtiest Asks for Pollution Exemption

Oh, the irony... 🌍✂️ A four-lane highway is being carved through the Amazon—one of the planet’s most vital carbon sinks—to make way for COP30, a climate summit. Deforestation for a sustainability conference? You couldn’t make it up www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Diplomats in Vietnam warned Washington that halting USAID’s efforts to clean up a massive deposit of dioxin would be a catastrophe for public health and relations with a key strategic partner in Asia. It halted anyway.

📣📣📣 “Oil and gas can well afford to step up. Big industry is using its exclusive access to make it seem like their cost is our cost when in reality fossil fuel executives can pay their fair share for common sense pollution reductions in our state.” www.abqjournal.com/opinion/arti...

"Citibank revealed in a court filing Wednesday that it was told to freeze the [climate] groups’ bank accounts at the FBI’s request. The reason? The FBI alleges that the groups are involved in “possible criminal violations,” including “conspiracy to defraud the United States.”" #climatesky

Rich nations ignore past pollution to claim climate plans are 1.5C-compatible

Never mind the planet’s fate when the jet set feel the urge to seek out some winter sun | Catherine Bennett #Climate

Climate Disinformation Booms As Extreme Weather Threats Grow

Britain is on the brink. Farage’s far-right Reform UK now leads in the polls. He’s a poor man’s Oswald Mosley, pushing Trump-style populism. If we don’t act, we risk a dangerous shift to the hard right. Labour needs to step up their game, or we’ll sleepwalk (with eyes wide open) into disaster.

TODAY: Decarbonising the power system by 2030 is one of Labour's missions. But what more could be done to speed up delivery? Tune in at 12:30 with @rosahodgkin.bsky.social @neso-energy.bsky.social @chrisstark.bsky.social and @dharavyas.bsky.social www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/govern...

Research Fellowship Opportunities at Project Drawdown! Here are some great opportunities to work on the front lines of climate solutions. Please pass along to your colleagues. drawdown.org/careers/rese...

Check out this giant jackfruit. The first time I tasted jackfruit was when I had biryani at Dishoom in London. I have been cooking with it ever since. #exoticfruit

Plastics is not a waste management issue, but a waste generation issue. (Hugh Fearnley on Laura Kuenssberg this morning) #environment

Bees are the latest victims of plastic pollution ->Earth.com | #PlasticPollution #Bee | More info from EcoSearch

Now for some good news on the environment, including the recovery of turtle populations and exciting advances in solar energy. #ClimateChange ♻️ #GoGreen

Not before time - definitely needs to be considered... "French AI summit to focus on environmental impact of energy-hungry tech. Event will push for greater transparency and aims to rank AI firms in terms of ability to meet climate goals." www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Senior Tories may push for party to become pro-fracking

Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #536,920! #Bluesky

edition.cnn.com/2024/09/05/c... #climate #stopOIL

The Healing Power of Nature: Nurturing Mental Health in the Great Outdoors ->Nature World News | #Nature #MentalHealth | More info from EcoSearch

An album a day for 20 days. No explanations, just album covers. 4/20 #OutSideBroadcast #Earworm #MusicSky 🎶

NGOs will sue the European Commission over its environmental policies which include 2030 climate targets, ‘green’ shipping and aviation. #ClimateChange ♻️ #GoGreen

How 12,000 Tonnes of Dumped Orange Peel Grew Into a Landscape Nobody Expected to Find