Susan Board, PhD

Burnham in danger of sleepwalking into climate disaster. Letter to PM argues series of wrong choices on North Sea oil, Heathrow, EVs and heat pumps will scupper net zero plans www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Just weeks after Professor Jason Arday was hounded to his death, Reform UK’s branch in Oxford has invited the racist academic who led the campaign, Nathan Cofnas, to speak. Tell the education secretary to protect students and academics from hate: https://goodlaw.social/u07r

Monstrous beyond all reckoning. The US is using remote sensing *designed for humanitarian purposes* for the opposite purpose, potentially drowning civilians en masse. Trump hates Somalis. His troops appear to be exploiting the weather to help slaughter them. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

I have refused many invitations to be interviewed by Piers Morgan over the years. This time I made an exception, on the condition that it be one-on-one, not a scream fest, and that it actually be about the book Astra and I wrote. It was... an experience. youtu.be/SMFQBQx-qSU

Growth at any price comes at a high price www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

💤 Now the clocks have gone back, take a little inspiration from nature and enjoy the slower pace of autumn. Hazel dormice are true masters of rest, spending nearly three-quarters of the year asleep in one form or another! 📸: Neil Hulme

Apart from anything the messaging is massively confusing They've just demonstrated, very publicly, that they are not taking the climate crisis seriously Now they turn around and ask us to take it seriously, but do so with zero authority

Just 2 days after telling us they're committed to making the crisis worse by greenlighting more fossil fuel extraction, the government is now telling us it's our responsibility to prepare for the impacts of the climate breakdown that's already upon us A shameful abdication of responsibility

"Campaigers have for years suggested that 'politicians should wear their corporate donors' logos, like race car drivers.' Andy Burnham is finally giving the people what they asked for."

Currently wondering what message the UK govt thought it was sending by dressing up the Minister for Net Zero in a literal Shell logo.

AOC: "As AI begins to encroach in our society, their goal is to take your cognition away from you. AI's goal is to take your thoughts away from you, your ability to think away from you, so that you become dependent on a machine ... reading books is active resistance"

About 2/3 of the 50,000 deaths from the summer heatwaves in Europe are attributable to climate change, say Imperial College researchers That's risen from 2/5 at the start of the century Note that heat deaths are projected to rise faster than cold deaths fall www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rail routes in Sussex impacted by Austen. Trees down affecting services on these routes Moulsecoomb, between Lewes - Brighton Uckfield, between Crowborough - Uckfield Balcombe, between Haywards Heath - Brighton Angmering, between Worthing - Angmering www.sussexexpress.co.uk/news/transpo...

'The truth is that grimly ratcheting immigration down to next to nothing has come at extraordinary fiscal and social cost, and if the aim was to destroy Reform’s raison d’etre then it hasn’t worked.'

Coming to a forest near you... www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I guess today is as good a day as any to boost this @theconversation.com article I wrote with @nicholasbeuret.bsky.social back on March: theconversation.com/the-un-is-tu...

Whenever someone says that electricity is expensive because of decarbonisation, there are only two possibilities Either they are knowingly lying to you Or they are the victims of disinformation, and have been fooled by someone who was lying to them

We've been consistent on no new oil and gas from day one. Unlike Labour.

The Govt claiming we must drill more fossil fuels so we can use the tax revenues to fund the green transition is about as logical as a doctor telling you to smoke 2 packs a day to raise the money for your lung transplant You don’t put out a fire by pouring on more fuel 🔥#Jackdaw

Approving the Jackdaw gas field solves none of our problems, while contributing to the existential crisis of climate breakdown. The government has privileged special interests above the general interest. It's a shameful, cowardly decision.

🧵 So, UK government has approved extraction from the Jackdaw gas field in the North Sea. Advocates for this have claimed that gas produced in the North Sea emits “four times” less CO₂ than imported liquified natural gas (LNG).

Jackdaw will not bring down bills or protect jobs. This is an irresponsible decision from a government that seems to care more about the profits of fossil fuel companies than the money in your pocket or the safety of our planet.

This is not about "climate campaigners" and framing it this way is totally ridiculous This is a blow to the planet and us all

The Guardian's homepage right now... 1. "UK approves Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea" 2. World must cut emissions by 18% in four years ‘to find our way back’, UN says

Things we need to be able to contain the next pandemic. 1. More research into infectious diseases and how to detect, treat and prevent them. 2. Improved awareness and understanding of the public through education and engagement. 3. More funding for health and social care. 4. Better governments.

Trump just claimed the United States had done “a lot” for Ukraine, but that Ukraine has done “nothing” for the United States. This is unjust in the highest degree. And not just untrue in the normal sense — it is a big lie, designed to bring about horror and chaos. snyder.substack.com/p/trumps-big...

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Having successfully compromised the climate COPs, the fossil fuel sector and its allies are now targetting the IPCC climate reports themselves If they succeed, then we can finally say goodbye to any serious action to cut emissions The end game beckons www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Most of Europe’s wild bee species & 1/2 hover fly species have declined over last century Research “confirms what has long been suspected" on pollinator loss Wildlife being lost at unprecedented rate as humans destroy habitats, spray pesticides & change climate www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Longyearbyen is warming at between 5 & 7 times the world’s average rate We're getting a glimpse of the chaos to come if the world does not act now on climate change share.google/Fxd4dhTvAVlD...

Governments look almost certain to miss nearly all of the targets – potentially continuing the record of never having met a single UN target on nature since the biodiversity convention was created in 1992. UK is on track to meet just 3 of the 23 targets by the end of the decade. #biodiversityloss

Insulating homes and investing in heat pumps would be more effective in reducing living costs, creating jobs, and boosting the economy than drilling for new oil.

Climate change hits in so many predictable - but unprepared - ways, even in "temperate" England.

A reminder drought isn’t just a lack of rain. It’s also a warning about how fragile our water systems are becoming. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We wanted to assure you that Sally Rooney's books are still available to buy and to order online!

What does a 63% decline in farmland birds tell us about the way we farm? UK breeding bird abundance is down 19% since 1970. Seabirds have fallen 22% since 2020. Food production matters. So does the biodiversity that sustains functioning ecosystems. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

I’m sorry, what?! “Salmon are carnivores and eat other fish in the wild, so feeding them chicken is entirely natural,” said an executive at a major salmon-feed producer.” Feeding them humans would be just as “natural” BTW. www.ft.com/content/8f1e...

2°C by 2040. That's where the trend lands if warming keeps running at its post-2011 rate of 0.39°C a decade. The CMIP6 climate models in this chart land there too We're crossing 1.5°C as we speak: 2024 cleared it, 2026 will too, and next year's record #ElNino points at 1.7°C

“You could almost believe that the real purpose of government was to do the bidding of corporations, foreign states and the ultra-rich... Will Burnham allow the mob rule of private business to keep dominating our lives…?” @georgemonbiot.bsky.social asks: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

‘What does it say about his ability to prioritise, handle complex information, and make challenging decisions, when he seems barely able to follow basic social media rules, or meet basic societal norms?’

This is quite a journey….

Palantir didn't have to evade the UK's controls on lobbyists to get astonishing, unminuted access to government ministers and officials, or even to hire them to lobby their colleagues. Why not? Because there aren't any. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

More confirmation of the parlous state of #biodiversity on these islands. Environment Act ia not delivering. We need #NaturesRights now www.theguardian.com/environment/...

“People come and walk here and it looks just like mud, at a distance. And then you get closer in and see.” Set up by the environmental charity Thames21, volunteers are recruited to help map out the amount of wipes that are flushed down the toilet and washed up along the river. #plasticpollution

Global heating rate now at 0.4C a decade 1.5C to be permanently crossed in 2028 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Investing in reducing our dependence on oil and gas *is* defence spending

During a time of energy insecurity and rising bills, we need a total rethink of what national security actually means. It doesn't just mean buying missiles. It means making sure the nation is resilient at a time of geopolitical instability. Increasing our reliance on petrostates does the opposite.