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Peter Roche retweeted
“Hope comes from honesty.” We agree, Prime Minister.
Our open letter to you calls for a Gov emergency briefing to the nation on the climate & nature crisis. Will you take this forward?
Trust the public with the facts.
Build support for bold action.
nebriefing.org/open-letter-t…
Trump’s anti-climate agenda could result in 1.3m more deaths globally, analysis finds theguardian.com/environment/…
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Congrats @sarahknapton on your article on nukes/cancer fears. A colleague, Dr Ian Fairlie, wanted to thank you but he's not on X ianfairlie.org He wishes to alert you to his latest blog on this matter. ianfairlie.org/news/new-stud…
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"Somehow, the nuclear lobby has managed to convince politicians that the industry is not only green, but “clean”. Just about all of them have fallen for it, not least our energy supremo Ed Miliband." thetimes.com/business-money/…
Peter Roche retweeted
WOW – The IEA has boosted its latest renewable forecast by another 16%
Just 9 months ago, in January 2024, its Renewables 2023 report forecast 3,200GW of capacity – mainly wind and solar – would be built around the world during the five years 2024-2028.
Now, in Renewables 2024, it's significantly increased that forecast, to 3,700GW over the same five years – and a massive 5,500GW by 2030.
It's now forecasting two-thirds more renewable capacity being built than just two years ago.
buff.ly/47W3H1r
Peter Roche retweeted
Last week I shared a survey showing more than 9 in 10 EV drivers would never go back to petrol or diesel cars.
I was told by some that the survey was biased because it was facilitated by @FullyChargedShw.
Well here’s another one this time from @TheRAC_UK. Same result.
rac.co.uk/drive/news/electri…
Peter Roche retweeted
📢 BREAKING: The four ACTIVISTS who draped ex-PM Rishi Sunak's EMPTY Yorkshire mansion in black fabric to PROTEST NEW OIL AND GAS have had CHARGES of criminal damage DISMISSED.
ALT Four activists stand in front of the courthouse holding a big yellow banner that says: NO NEW OIL
35 Greenpeace activists have been arrested for peacefully protesting Dove's plastic pollution. Some have now been held for over 20 hours #DitchDove
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Peter Roche retweeted
🔴 NEW: Labour and Conservative governments secretly harboured doubts about building a nuclear power station at Torness in East Lothian in the late 1970s, according to internal documents released by the Scottish Government.
Read the full story: bit.ly/4fBaEZ4?utm_source=Tw…
Peter Roche retweeted
🔴 NEW: At least nine officers from London’s secret undercover policing unit, known as spycops, aided the infiltration and surveillance of anti-nuclear protests in Scotland between 1978 and 1983.
Find out more: bit.ly/46JoDrF?utm_source=Tw…
The Telegraph telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08… claims “Britain might be leading the world on Net Zero, but no one is following.” In fact, Climate Action Tracker classifies the UK’s effort as insufficient. 9 countries are classified as almost sufficient climateactiontracker.org/cou…
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Peter Roche retweeted
Ministers told to cut hurdles for solar panels on tenements. From 2008 to 2014 I worked on tenement solar projects. Scotland has made no progress in the last decade - in fact we can’t even organise repairs because of delays in owner tenet association laws. heraldscotland.com/news/2450…
Incredibly simple tech can supercharge the race to net zero. To even out the intermittent power supply from renewables, we need energy storage facilities. It turns out the best solution might be cheap, simple ideas like heating bricks and lifting weights. newscientist.com/article/mg2…
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Peter Roche retweeted
As convener of @NFLAUKandI in Scotland I’ve written to Ian Murray asking him to respect devolution and rule out the construction of nuclear power stations in Scotland against the will of the Scottish Government.
Scottish Secretary Ian Murray is being urged to rule out the building of new nuclear power stations in Scotland.
thenational.scot/news/244488…
Peter Roche retweeted
“It is extremely concerning that French EDF & China's CGN believes itself to be above our laws,” says @FishLegal_ “The British public have a right to know the impact Hinkley C nuclear power plant will have"
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Sizewell C will also devastate our seas...1/2
President Joe Biden has a terrible nuclear policy. A re-elected President Donald Trump’s would be much worse. thebulletin.org/2024/07/trum…
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Wave energy to rival offshore wind costs by 2030s, study shows
offshore-energy.biz/wave-ene…
Peter Roche retweeted
Great British Nuclear SMR competition delayed for General Election.
Environmental Audit Committee says SMRs won't help UK decarbonise by 2035 & US Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says SMRs "too expensive, too slow, & too risky."
newcivilengineer.com/latest/…
Peter Roche retweeted
The world's big banks poured a staggering US$ 705 BILLION into fossil fuels in 2023 alone.
The new #BankingOnClimateChaos reveals just how complicit these banks are in the climate crisis.
It’s past time to #DefundClimateChaos.
Learn more: act.gp/44IdfeT
#BOCC
ALT The Dirty Dozen. The worst banks since the Paris Agreement (2021). Top 12 banks financing fossil fuels globally, 2016 - 2023. JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Bank of America, MUFG, Wells Fargo, Mizuho, RBC, Barclays, SMBC, UBS, SCOTIABANK, HSBC. Learn more at: BankingOnClimateChaos.org.
These Guardian stories need wide circulation
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