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Tice: warmer summers mean better English wine.
Also this summer: over £800m in lost revenue for England’s farmers from the hot, dry 2025 season, per the CCC. Drought orders. Wildfires.
Adaptation isn’t free. Someone pays. Under Reform’s plan, it’s you. #ReformUK
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
In the Green Party, any member can propose a policy. It’s in our constitution, and members decide whether to debate it.
So when the media presents that as the Green Party “proposing” a policy, they’re misleading you.
Worth asking why the billionaire press constantly attacks us.
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
I have heard many people in the water industry and indeed some in government repeating the lie, why I wonder?
Of the £91 billion being spent by water companies over the next 5 years £90 billion of it, that's 99% it is being funded directly from bill payers pockets, from your bank account and mine, not shareholders.
Which raises the obvious question, what actually is the point of the shareholders, why do we need them?
Interview starts 2 hours 45 minutes into the programme.
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Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
After Farage used Widdecombe's death into an opportunity to deflect from corruption, my satirical deep dive examines how right-wing populists weaponise tragedy and perform victimhood by turning our outrage into political capital.
This one’s for free!
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Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
This continues to be pathetically inadequate.
@andyburnham has a one of chance to shift the blame onto previous administrations and show that he really understands climate change by having Independent scientists broadcast the facts to the public before the likely winter flooding occurs @nebriefing
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
The NFU is right. This is the new climate reality.
It doesn't matter whether people believe it's climate change. It won't care when we run out of water, food costs rocket & wildfires spread.
We need a Climate Adaptation Minister to lead cross-govt action
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Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
While the cost of living crisis continues to spiral, with food and fuel prices soaring, so do global oil and gas companies profits. Shell has today announced it's profits have more than doubled. This is obscene.
reuters.com/business/energy/… – at Manchester, England
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
Economics says growth must be infinite.
The planet says resources are finite.
One of them is lying. Spoiler: It's not the planet.
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
The latest Nino 3.4 data.
Yesterday's Nino 3.4 sea-surface temperature set the 60th consecutive daily record high for the Nino 3.4 region, and was 0.83°C higher than the previous record for July 28th, which came at the start of the 1997/98 El Nino.
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
"Claims that wildfires can be prevented simply by forest thinning or raking up debris are not only inaccurate, but they are also part of a broader pattern of disinformation in response to climate-fueled extreme weather. That disinformation deflects from what experts say is the biggest driver of worsening fires: the rapidly warming climate."
Forestry isn't the problem.
Physics is.
And physics doesn't vote Republican.
(Or Reform.)
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Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
The drought is exposing a weakness in nuclear power. Lack of water in the Danube has closed two reactors in Romania and one in Hungary. Similar problems have shut three in France. At least eight others in Europe are having to operate on reduced power.
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Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
"But we're only 1% of emissions": media in countries collectively emitting 20% of global CO₂
200+ national newspapers in 27 countries made claims that because their country accounts for only approx 1% of global emissions, progress in cutting that country’s emissions should be slowed
ALT World map highlighting countries' contributions to global emissions, distinguishing between 1% and 2%-5% categories in different colors.
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
A week into his time as Prime Minister and still no public statement on climate change. Time Andy Burnham addressed this huge growing threat to the nation @andyburnham @UKLabour
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
Vote Green today for a Mayor who puts people and planet first, not corporate profit. Let’s take Greater Manchester back from big money. 💚
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
Jonathan Porritt has been arrested.
As he says "trying to save lives is not terrorism, exposing this Governments complicity in genocide is not terrorism." – at Stockport, England
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
Open letter to the Prime Minister on new North Sea drilling 📢
Prof. Kevin Anderson & other Tyndall Centre scientists at the University of Manchester have urged Andy Burnham to rule out further development of the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil/gas fields. buff.ly/aGbyTqM
Matt Dimond-Brown retweeted
As governments row back on green measures, there has never been a more important time to make a lot of noise
True, many climate scientists are speaking out and taking action, but many more are still hiding in the undergrowth
This is just not good enough
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