Extinction Rebellion BCP

I warned 3 years ago that mink farms are a likely route to a new and horrific human pandemic, and once more I'm fervently praying it doesn't map out that way. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

#FOTW Daily Post 21 8,000 years ago, post-glacial uplift of Scandinavia destabilised the seabed off Norway A giant underwater landslide sent a tsunami 20m high across Shetland and 30km inland in Scotland Climate change can move the very floor of the sea share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld #DeepTime

🌍💚 We braved the winds in Boscombe today for our Mothers' Rebellion for Climate Justice circle! A lovely turnout, ukulele music, forest school crafts and community solidarity. We refuse to look away. We refuse to give up. We will do everything we can for a liveable future for every child. 🌿

Models that say we can overshoot 1.5°C & come back down assume: - we will transform our food systems from carbon source to sink - forests and soils keep absorbing 25% of our emissions - oceans keep absorbing another 25% - we enact a vast build-out of tech to pull CO2 back out of the air

#FOTW Daily Post 20 As well as the atmosphere and oceans, a changing climate can wake the solid Earth When ice melted after the last ice age, the pressure release triggered quakes and eruptions. The ground responds to what we do to the sky Pls share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld

All this, plus the fact that nature is important for hundreds of other reasons beyond its role in mitigating climate change Nature should never be reduced to just a carbon store, and I say that as a climate activist

A green light for the Jackdaw gas field isn't the end of the matter Far from it Now we must make sure that the much worse Rosebank oil field doesn't see the light of day Please listen to my @stopcambo.bsky.social call to @andyburnham.bsky.social to leave the Rosebank oil in the ground

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

#FOTW Daily Post 19 1.5°C equates to key tipping points such as the loss of the Greenland Ice Sheet that, once crossed, won't reverse on any human timescale. 1.5°C isn't a slogan. It's a set of one-way doors to a different world And it's now shut behind us Pls share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld

Let’s eradicate our life support systems – that’ll teach the liberals! It's not just about giving destructive industries what they want, important as this is. The likes of Trump and Bolsonaro will kill the planet out of a vengeful desire to hurt. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

"Opening any new North Sea oil and gas fields is incompatible with achieving the Paris Climate Agreement goals of limiting warming to 1.5°C or holding warming to “well below 2°C” relative to preindustrial" #Jackdaw #Rosebank

Plenty of utter BS from the government and FF supporters being used to justify this monstrous decision Every tonne of CO2 we don't emit counts - and every tonne we do takes 400,000 years to completely remove from the atmosphere Politically inept too www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

"This decision will support the country’s energy security with homegrown gas this winter and help minimise the UK’s use of imported higher emission fuels as we continue our transition to renewables and nuclear." The minister is knowingly spouting utter bullshit, this decision is insane

Overshoot into dangerous climate change will not just produce damage, but accumulating damage. That has profound consequences for how we assess climate risk & tipping points. "The overshoot integral can inform climate science and policy beyond 1.5°C of warming" www.technosphere.earth/overshoot-in...

Today's decision by Labour to approve new drilling in the North Sea is climate vandalism. It's a betrayal of all of our futures, and Labour has abandoned all credibility in the fight against climate change. This is a victory for Shell over the people. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Ministers approving new oil and gas licences as the world passes 1.5C are pouring petrol on a burning building. They’re arsonists.

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.

I hate this narrative that planetary vandalism will "dismay environmental campaigners" I'm an environmental campaigner because I want to stand up for the millions of other species we share our home with Campaigners aren't doing it for themselves - we're a voice for the voiceless

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/...

Five hen harrier chicks found dead on a grouse moor had injuries consistent with stabbing . . . YES , stabbing . Email your ‘victim impact statement’ to gamebirds@defra.gov.uk (subject: Call for Evidence) by 1 Nov . It can't go on . raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/10/16/p...

This is Sampurna, an orangutan being cared for after being rescued near fires in Indonesia. Found suffocating he later died, his lungs blackened by smoke. Slash & burn clearing for #palmoil plantations is the main cause of the fires. Check your shampoo & food labels. #ABetterWorldIsPossible

Mr Healey - you are an ignorant, short-sighted, fool Have you taken any time to look around you - to see and understand what is happening to our world? There is NO growth on a dying planet www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

🌿 From our friends at Transition Town Bournemouth: Fashion Reimagined (12A) + clothes swap! More than a film screening: explore fast fashion, hear from Bridport Fashion Revolution and discover how change is happening. 👗 27th Oct, Patch Bournemouth, 7pm. Tickets and more info:

#FOTW Daily Post 11 I'm unflinching about the science — but I refuse to trade in despair. The past tells us things WILL be grim, but if we lose hope and fail to act, they will be far worse So, pls share and tag 2 That's how hope becomes momentum #FateOfTheWorld #TogetherUnstoppable #ClimateHope

In the UK alone, around 300,000 tonnes of used clothes are binned each year. To help reduce this waste: 🧵 Avoid fast fashion 🧵 Use what you have 🧵 Buy second hand 🧵 Learn how to mend More: littlegreenspace.org.uk/features/six...

“You are never too small to make a difference.” 🌱 Greta Thunberg Worried about the climate & biodiversity crises? Want to do more than sign petitions? From creative projects & planning to social media & wellbeing support, there's a place for you in XR BCP 💚 No experience needed, come as you are!

I am still collecting images to build a photo-collage of people reading The Fate of the World If you would like to be part of it, and join the great @chrisgpackham.bsky.social please send to me at bill.mcguire@w3z.co.uk

Posters have appeared in Boscombe to promote our Mothers' Rebellion Global Day of Action for Climate Justice peaceful demonstration on Sunday October 25th. Will you be joining us?

✊ 5 XR rebels. One demand: #JusticeForChadrack Chadrack Damazi-Nzita was just 18 when he was shot by soldiers protecting Perenco's oil facilities in DRC. We stand with Muanda's communities demanding truth, justice & accountability 📸 Join the digital solidarity action. Solidarity has no borders

Yesterday afternoon, ICE agents — who did not present a warrant, and who appear to have been disguised as construction workers — fired 7 shots into a car with a 5-year-old child, hitting Oscar Belgal in the neck.

This man has achieved more in a year outside of parliament than a lot of politicians do in a lifetime. He's rightly taking this moment to thank everyone that tirelessly supported the campaign, but let's put some respect on his name too: big up, Zacky P! We're proud of you x

#FOTW Daily Post 10 A little more than 700m years ago, the Earth was a giant ice-ball. What thawed it? CO2 building up over millions of years Even the deepest freeze was ended by carbon — the lever we're now yanking Please share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld #DeepTime

"The saga of Heathrow’s third runway beggars belief" There's a dozen compelling reasons not to build the 3rd runway in here... and it doesn't even mention climate change! If this goes ahead aviation will account for 80% of UK emissions by 2050

🚨BREAKING: WE RESCUED PIGLETS FROM RED COURT FARM🚨 After seeing the conditions at Luna’s farm whilst investigating it, in March Michelle, Liam, and Tom decided to rescue Leila, Nova, and Maia, and take them to freedom.

🐙 This #WorldOctopusDay help protect these astonishing animals from bottom trawling! Scottish Govt has a consultation open on whether to ban bottom trawling in its inshore protected areas 🌊 we’ll soon be sharing info on how to add your voice. Sign up to stay updated ✊ act.oceana.org/page/144742/...

"Nearly 93% of known plastic chemicals used to wrap food and make clothes, toys, and other common household and personal care products pose a high risk to human health" Plastic, mind you, is Big Oil's backup plan, on the off chance we decide to swap free solar energy for planet-killing fossil fuel.

There will be no new normal, and yes we need to adapt But it is simply not possible to adapt to endlessly worsening conditions So we have to do everything in our power to stop the defenders of the status quo from continuing to make things worse

It’s monstrous that people would consider trying to kill 1000 beings that are hundreds of years old and take 150 years to even reach sexual maturity, purely because they interfere with fishing for halibut. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

#FOTW Daily Post 6 Imagine heat so humid you can't sweat. No water, no shade will save you — organ failure within 6 hours. These 'wet-bulb' heatwaves become more common as the planet gets hotter. Not distant. Not abstract. Please share + tag 2 #FateOfTheWorld #TogetherUnstoppable

#FOTW Daily Post 5 Favourite denier myth - volcanoes emit more CO2 than humans Ask me or any other volcanologist — false Volcanoes: ~300 million tonnes CO2/year. Humans: 130 times more Please pass on the truth. Share and tag 2 others #FateOfTheWorld #TogetherUnstoppable

Flying is officially on course to account for *almost all* the UK's carbon dioxide emissions by 2050. Heathrow expansion alone would cause more carbon emissions by 2054 than *any other sector of the economy*. So why is it being contemplated? My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Please watch this crucial discussion about the scale of Earth's energy imbalance. The numbers are shocking. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCR...

🌍 ONE WEEK TODAY! XR BCP meets Thursday 8 October, 7.30pm at The Four Horsemen. We’ll shape our next actions — Mother’s Rebellion, climate misinformation, sewage pollution and more. We’ll also take #JusticeForChadrack photos for you to share and for XR BCP to share. Come be in the room.

Bill's Climate Catch-up #32 Subscribe to read the latest paid content in my #CoolEarth substack newsletter Lots of free stuff too 😊

📚 What kind of world are we leaving behind? Our next Climate Action Reading Group book is The Good Ancestor by Roman Krznaric — exploring long-term thinking & how we make decisions that consider future generations 🗓 Sat 31 Oct, 2pm 📍 Bournemouth Library No homework! Haven’t finished? Come anyway

💰 $58.2 BILLION in one year… That’s how much fossil-fuel financing JPMorganChase provided in 2025, up 12.5% from the year before. At a time we need to move away from fossil fuels, the money is still flowing the other way. #FossilFuelFinance #ClimateCrisis

📚🌍 Climate Action Reading Group is back next Saturday! We’re meeting at Bournemouth Library on 26 Sept at 2pm. We’re hoping to finish Late Victorian Holocausts — then we’ll choose our next book together! 📚 No homework or expertise needed. Come along, bring your ideas and join the conversation. 💚

In case you missed it - we've created a new animation about #WoodBurning. Thinking of installing a wood stove? Take two minutes to watch this first! Burning wood and solid fuels at home releases tiny particles of soot and dust that go deep into our organs, causing us #Health damage.

A macho culture of performative selfishness might start on the roads, through racing, rolling coal, ever bigger SUVs ... But it doesn't end there. If we want to live in a decent country which values human life, we need to change this culture. My column. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...