Francis Sealey

We’re buying our historic town fields to save them from developers Communities across the UK are increasingly raising funds to purchase historic local fields and green spaces to protect them from property developers www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w...

The datacentre next door: on the frontline of tech’s latest David v Goliath battle The AI boom is pitting local residents against corporate giants seeking to power their energy-hungry networks – but one Welsh city is fighting back www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Trump Says We’re Winning in Iran. The Troops Are Telling a Very Different Story. zora.medium.com/trump-says-w...

As flood risk rises, some communities question the idea of resilience They are concerned that resilience is less about helping communities and more about transferring responsibility from institutions to citizens theconversation.com/as-flood-ris...

ClimateKind helps Londoners find their place in climate action. ClimateKind exists to help more Londoners take part in climate action in ways that feel relevant, practical and meaningful to them climatekind.co.uk?fbclid=IwY2x...

Bill Clinton quotes Quran and condemns anti-Muslim rhetoric youtube.com/shorts/Kk55xzZSh8E?fbclid=IwY2xjawVKgeBleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6cy5lTfIYaYIgL94mbTvSjMBxERfZz6Bel-Cgj4vIhOv9ZxJ803y66jcYC0w_aem_8F5kMOqDngGfBxPqIFQxgQ

Europe’s hottest summer ever was also its deadliest — by far Researchers estimate that more than 50,000 people died as five heat waves swept the continent — with two-thirds of those deaths attributable to climate change grist.org/extreme-heat...

Europe’s sponge cities are turning rain from waste into a valuable resource The EU is creating a ‘Sponge Facility’ to help implement nature-based projects that aim to make cities less prone to droughts and floods www.euronews.com/2026/10/17/e...

‘You are a humanitarian also, sir’: the US feeds Putin with lies as Ukraine’s children take cover and die Steve Witkoff’s flattery of Putin could be just the start of a mendacious stratagem from a US president who says Moscow ‘has been fine on Ukraine’ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...

Pathways to Individual & Collective Action Co-Sy is a social Cooperating System capable of supporting Waves of Coordinated Action around High Impact Solutions to bring about Social and Environmental Wellbeing. co-sy.org?fbclid=IwY2x...

How planting a 'rain garden' could help protect your home from flooding Flooding is expected to grow more extreme due to climate change. Your garden could be your home's first defence www.euronews.com/2026/10/20/h...

Why have countries been pushing for a vital global climate report to be delayed? Saudi Arabia, Russia and China among those claiming developed countries have skewed findings of IPCC review www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Tap water no longer drinkable in Norwegian village as climate-related thawing releases heavy metals Warning for other Arctic communities as residents told not to use water in Longyearbyen in Svalbard, one of the world’s fastest-warming places www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires During a summer fire that destroyed homes in Stourbridge, low pressure meant filling a water carrier took 40 minutes www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Gary Stevenson’s warning about Elon Musk’s trillionaire fortune is genuinely terrifying and has spent 40 minutes explaining exactly what it means for ordinary people. The short version: a great deal. thedailybritain.co.uk/elon-musk-tr...

We spend all our resources propping up the poverty emergency. We should be focused on the cure Emergency is largely poverty by another name. Ending the inheritance of poverty is the only answer www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

A climate nightmare lurks in the Atlantic. Europe is starting to pay attention. A slowdown of ocean currents that would disrupt life on the continent on an unthinkable scale www.politico.eu/article/clim...

Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution Letter from 150 scientists, MPs and activists calls for action to protect lower-income and minority-ethnic communities www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Police investigate Reform mayor for allegedly sharing ‘naked and sexualised’ images of himself Female colleague says she was forced out shortly after incident with Luke Campbell, Hull and East Yorkshire mayor www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Low Traffic Neighbourhoods cut pollution, reduce road traffic casualties, and support local shops, new research claims road.cc/news/ltn-oxf...

We must save water as drought becomes new normal, says minister The government has warned action is needed to prevent water shortages becoming "the norm" after severe drought was declared across parts of southern England. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The BBC has given the world a masterclass in standing up to Trump’s bullying It seems Trump didn’t fancy answering questions under oath. www.thelondoneconomic.com/politics/bbc...

Parliament is going to debate the petition you signed – “Hold a UK-wide briefing on climate and nature risks” petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

You Know That Terrifying Global Warning Threshold They’ve Been Worried About for a Decade? Climate Change Is Speeding Up So Much That Now We’re Due to Cross It In Just Over a Year It's "nearly a decade earlier than previous estimates. futurism.com/science-ener...

People’s dignity, and democracy, is at stake’: meet the economist ditching ideology for reality www.theguardian.com/business/202...

‘Subsidising suicide’: UN chief urges governments to stop propping up polluting fossil fuels Fossil fuels are 'boiling our planet', says Guterres. Yet COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia are expanding them, a new report shows. www.euronews.com/2026/10/16/s...

The expat voters who could help unseat Netanyahu Large numbers of Israelis abroad are flying home to vote, many with an axe to grind www.economist.com/middle-east-...

Just what damage can the emissions from a new fossil fuel facility cause? A new tool has estimates From crop failures to coral bleaching, a new tool developed by climate scientists aims to predict in detail the impacts of each megatonne of carbon emissions www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

Together, we've shown that people power drives meaningful change, and the call to protect what we love from climate change and nature loss is louder than ever. www.localintelligencehub.com?fbclid=IwY2x...

Reform UK councillors and candidates filmed making racist and misogynist comments Party faces fresh crisis as three councillors quit after ITV undercover filming exposed violence, misogyny and racist views www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

For the future of green politics, look beyond the Green party Environmentalists of all political hues must find the language and ideas that turn passion for climate action into impetus www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10% Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over funding www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Russian men are fleeing before the army can grab them Vladimir Putin looks poised for a huge wave of forced inductions www.economist.com/europe/2026/...

IPCC is under pressure to delay publication of key global climate report AR7 report was scheduled for 2028 in time for Cop33 summit but some petro-states and major developing countries want to postpone it www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Congresswoman On Ilhan Omar Home Raid: Trump Is A ‘Coward’ Who Targets Black Women "This is a gross abuse of power and the latest in a decade-long, racist smear campaign against a duly-elected Black Congresswoman," Pressley said in a statement. sg.news.yahoo.com/congresswoma...

Mapped: The London boroughs with the worst air pollution levels London is one of only three places in the country where levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) went above nationally set limits for air pollution. www.the-londoner.co.uk/london-borou...

Fired Government Scientists Are Finding New Ways to Spread the Word on Climate Change Donald Trump’s administration fired scientists working on the next National Climate Assessment. They’re finding new ways to publish their research au.rollingstone.com/culture/cult...

Liberals Can't Address the Climate Crisis Because It Means Confronting Capitalism We have no choice but to take on the fossil fuel industry. Those who won't acknowledge this are peddling fake solutions to climate change www.currentaffairs.org/news/liberal...

UN data shows Pacific sea levels rising at double global average youtube.com/watch?v=NWI1Q5Y82YQ&fbclid=IwY2xjawU6o05leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR43e7iLrCFY1un3WkMiWccWf-wrxdoSujyE5MH2vT7Ob7doDECL7c-15b2y9Q_aem_kGOXj3jVwBqyrWHOYm6INQ

Tories overstate net zero cost by nearly £500bn in apparent spreadsheet error Exclusive: Badenoch’s flagship conference policy document cites £957bn estimate, twice the total in climate advisers’ data www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health www.theguardian.com/environment/...

AI could have a huge part to play in addressing some of our biggest challenges. But that doesn't mean companies should get a free pass to build massive, energy- and water-intensive developments without challenge. takeaction.cpre.org.uk/page/202216/...

Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence ‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji www.theguardian.com/environment/...

New Documents Add to Evidence in Climate Deception Case Against ExxonMobil Court filings by the Massachusetts attorney general’s office include previously undisclosed documents, revealing new details about internal deliberations at the oil giant. insideclimatenews.org/news/0710202...

A Climate Expert’s Guide to Disaster-Proofing Your Next Home I admittedly go a bit overboard when it comes to worrying about climate risks. But I also believe it will eventually pay off. www.wsj.com/science/envi...

What is attribution science? The critical climate research that Big Oil would rather you didn’t believe in How an emerging field of research is fueling a major Supreme Court case that may hold fossil fuel companies liable for climate change. www.fastcompany.com/91619956/att...

World must change way it produces food to avoid biodiversity collapse, says WWF Recovery of tigers, tuna and green sea turtles show nature loss can be reversed when action taken, charity says www.theguardian.com/environment/...

UK’s preparation for food shortages is ‘woefully inadequate’, experts warn When facing crises including climate change, cyber-attacks, geopolitical shifts, and energy challenges could all put the country’s food supply under immense pressure www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

Now Trump has abandoned his fellow Americans – will America abandon him? His party is unlikely to turn on him before the midterms. Voters, though, might feel differently inews.co.uk/opinion/now-...

Which is the real threat: climate or AI? Both — and downplaying either is a risky gamble. But two things can be true at once www.crikey.com.au/2026/10/06/a...