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"Labour ministers met fossil fuel lobbyists 500 times in first year of power, analysis shows"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels

Westerners will literally steal from refugees rather than go to therapy.
#UK

Is it Zack Polanski’s birthday or something??
#ukpolitics
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/

Tickets are live for UKGE 2026! #UKGE #UKGE2026

"Watchdog rules Red Tractor exaggerated its environmental standards"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Farming

Left-wing candidate Andrea Egan beats Starmer ally to lead Unison - BBC News
#UKPol

Left-wing candidate Andrea Egan beats Starmer ally to lead Unison
Andrea Egan, who was expelled from Labour three years ago, replaces Unison's current general secretary Christina McAnea.

Which UK politicians (or candidates) and which UK journalists are in the Fediverse? (Partial points for accounts visible from here on BlueSky or Threads etc).
#ukpol #ukfedi #ukjournalism

"Plastics dominate UK litter as rural and outdoor spaces emerge as pollution hotspots"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic #Plastics

Plastics dominate UK litter as rural and outdoor spaces emerge as pollution hotspots
A new study by the University of Portsmouth shows that plastic items make up more than seven in ten pieces of litter recorded across the UK, with countryside locations and public recreation areas carrying some of the heaviest burdens.

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In the last part of the video some figures that might draw some attention.
The Israel arms imports from the UK
Very different from earlier years.
From:
Israel’s arms imports from UK hit record high values – Channel 4 News
#Israel #Gaza #UK

"Beauty businesses urged to join new UK-wide packaging recycling initiative"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Recycling

The petition to the #UK parliament 'Urgently fulfil humanitarian obligations to #Gaza' is to be debated in parliament on 24th November (Monday after next). Please write to your MP urging them to take part, and give them lines you'd like them to say.

WriteToThem
WriteToThem is a website which provides an easy way to contact MPs, councillors and other elected representatives.

Huh, I see that #zipCar #uk

"UK government backs more than 180,000 heat pump installations"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #HeatPumps

UK government backs more than 180,000 heat pump installations
Subsidy support has driven heat pump adoption, with the pace of deployment increasing since early 2024. Second largest subsidy scheme to be wound down in 2026 leaving expanded boiler upgrade scheme as dominant support mechanism. Full details on UK government's Warm Homes plan expected in early 2026.

The China spy saga – a concocted controversy to shackle us to Trump | Morning Star
https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/china-spy-saga-concocted-controversy-shackle-us-trump

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
UK Apachi & Shy FX:
🎵 Original Nuttah
#UKApachi #ShyFX
https://shyfx.bandcamp.com/track/original-nuttah-25-benny-l-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/55K24vPjLgAX8yLAq8fErj

🌡️ Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
#uk

Government told to prepare for 2C warming by 2050
The Climate Change Committee said the UK should make climate change adaptions beyond the Paris Agreement.

"Experts urge UK to ban cigarette filters to protect health and environment"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Smoking #Environment

"Morrisons becomes first UK supermarket to delay net zero targets"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Morrisons

#UK question: what is the difference between Civil Marriage and Civil Partnership in the UK (more specifically #Scotland if it changes anything)? Why would you choose one over the other? Is it just that "civil marriage" is more likely to get recognised internationally?
I can't seem to find any…

"MPs condemn badger cull as ineffective – Badger Trust urges cattle-focused TB measures"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Badgers #Animals

MPs condemn badger cull as ineffective – Badger Trust urges cattle-focused TB measures
Badger Trust welcomes MPs’ condemnation of the badger cull and calls for urgent, cattle-focused action to tackle bovine TB

Starmer’s coup by fraud is now laid bare | Morning Star
#UKPol

"UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Netherlands

UK, Dutch agencies pull funding from Total’s controversial Mozambique LNG project
U.K. and Dutch export credit agencies have withdrawn their financial commitments for French oil and gas giant TotalEnergies’ gas project in Mozambique, in an unprecedented move that marks the latest setback for the controversial project. UK Export Finance (UKEF), a government agency, and Netherlands-based Atradius, both of which provide companies with loans, guarantees and insurance […]

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #NickGrimshaw
UK Apachi & Shy FX:
🎵 Original Nuttah
#UKApachi #ShyFX
https://shyfx.bandcamp.com/track/original-nuttah-25-benny-l-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/55K24vPjLgAX8yLAq8fErj

"Labour has also won every time the Senedd has been contested, as it will be again in May. Yet, if the most recent Wales-wide poll holds good, that is set to change. Plaid will instead be the largest party, just ahead of Reform UK, with Labour third. Though still a minority, Plaid would be in government. In Welsh terms, that would be a political earthquake. Perhaps in Britain-wide terms too"
#UKPol

"UK public’s awareness of flood risk ‘dangerously low’, MPs warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Flooding

It seems that #ukpolitics

Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
We demand that the UK Government immediately commits to not introducing a digital ID cards. There are reports that this is being looked at.

"First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp
The Wicken Fen nature reserve became the first in UK to record 10,000 species, after finding a unique moth that imitates a wasp.

Fuck every country supporting Israel’s genocide of the Palestinian people. And yes, that includes the UK.
Look at the state of these genocidal fascists… arresting a British-Palestinian NHS doctor for speaking out against Israel’s genocide.
History sees. History remembers.
👇
#UK #israel

🔐 UK phone retailers lock shop doors while trading to tackle rising thefts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/sep/06/phone-retailers-lock-doors-tackle-rising-thefts

"Flooded UK coalmines could provide low-carbon cheap heat ‘for generations’"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

A friend sent me a gift (knitted gloves) from abroad, to the UK. I had to pay a "customs tax" for it to be delivered, even though postage had already been fully paid. Why is that? Like, what is the justification for taxing gifts? 🤔
#UKQuestion

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on #BBC6Music's #ChrisHawkins
UK Apachi & Shy FX:
🎵 Original Nuttah
#UKApachi #ShyFX
https://shyfx.bandcamp.com/track/original-nuttah-25-benny-l-remix
https://open.spotify.com/track/55K24vPjLgAX8yLAq8fErj

"Almost all external insulation fitted under Tory scheme needs repair or replacing, report finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Houses

"Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #SolarPower #Energy

"Famous UK landmarks at risk from climate damage, Aviva warns"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

"How Labour is growing UK renewables, and the biggest challenges on the horizon"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Renewables

"UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

UK rejects total ban on bottom trawling in offshore marine protected areas
The U.K. government has rejected calls to fully ban bottom trawling in its offshore marine protected areas, despite evidence that the fishing practice tears up seabed habitats and releases large amounts of carbon. Bottom trawling involves dragging weighted nets across the seafloor, often crushing coral reefs and sponges while stirring up sediments. The huge nets […]

"National security threatened by climate crisis, UK intelligence chiefs due to warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"Well-managed solar farms could help boost declining bumblebee populations in the UK, new study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #SolarPower

Could the UK’s solar farms provide a refuge for bumblebees?
Solar farms could provide a habitat for bumblebees, study shows.

"Thousands take legal action over ‘widespread pollution’ of three UK rivers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Pollution

"Wood-burning stoves face new restrictions in the U.K.—but a loophole from Britain's smog years is fueling the problem"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #WoodBurner

Wood-burning stoves face new restrictions in the U.K.—but a loophole from Britain's smog years is fueling the problem
Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes with a hidden cost.

"National Trust and TV wildlife expert team up on autumn nature campaign"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NationalTrust

"Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Ofgem approves GBP 10.3 billion investment in UK transmission grid
UK energy regulator green-lights transmission network operator budgets for five-year period. Initial budget of GBP 10.3 billion ($13.7 billion) approved with an upper-bound estimate of GBP 70 billion transmission investment by 2031. At least GBP 44 billion of transmission spend has already been committed, according to the regulator.

"UK government and public overestimate time left for climate action, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

UK government and public overestimate time left for climate action, study finds
A new study has found that UK Members of Parliament (MPs) and the public overestimate the time left to meet a critical deadline for limiting global warming.

"Ofgem approves £107m for UK’s hydrogen backbone"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy #Hydrogen

"Cutting home insulation funding will imperil UK’s climate goals, Reeves told"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Houses

"Britain’s red-tailed bumblebees may have an unlikely saviour in solar farms"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Bees

"The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Deforestation

The alleged British links to mass deforestation and displacement in a conflict few have even heard of
UK banks, energy giants and arms exporters are at the heart of one of the world's least-known human rights and environmental crises, our research has revealed.

"‘Little lungs are paying’: 1.6m claimants head to high court as carmakers finally face punishment for Dieselgate"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars

"The UK must secure supplies of 34 critical minerals says new report – here’s how"
#UK #UnitedKingdom

The UK must secure supplies of 34 critical minerals says new report – here’s how
New technologies could transform the way we mine – and recycle – critical minerals.

"‘Greenwashing’ Lacoste, Nike and Superdry adverts banned in the UK"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Greenwashing

"At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Gas plays dwindling role in UK power price as renewables roll-out accelerates"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FossilFuels #Climate

"UK wildfires devastated more areas in 2025 than at any time since records began, figures show"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Wildfires

"Will net zero really cost UK households £500 a year?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate

"Organised crime making millions from illegal waste dumping in UK, says committee"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Britain’s 300-hectare Seed Processing Center Opens to Build Climate-Resilient Forests"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Trees #Environment

Britain's 300-hectare Seed Processing Center Opens to Build Climate-Resilient Forests | Happy Eco News
Britain's largest seed processing center opened in Cheshire to produce seeds for climate-resilient forests. The facility processes four tonnes of seeds annually and can store them for up to 20 years.

"Net-zero scenario is ‘cheapest option’ for UK, says energy system operator"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Energy

Net-zero scenario is ‘cheapest option’ for UK, says energy system operator - Carbon Brief
A scenario that meets the “net-zero by 2050” goal would be the “cheapest” option for the UK, according to the National Energy System Operator

"Why the ‘Loop’ refill model, which failed in the UK, is thriving in France"
#UK #France #Refill

"From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

From concrete walls to living edges, here’s how riverside habitats are being restored along the Thames
From concrete walls to living edges, the Thames is being reshaped to support fish, wildlife, and a healthier urban river.

"Brits still buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels despite drop in polling support and political attacks, Sky News analysis finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #EV

Brits still buying EVs, heat pumps and solar panels despite drop in polling support and political attacks, Sky News analysis finds
Fresh polling by YouGov, carried out exclusively for Sky News, finds that belief in and concern about man-made global warming remains as high as in their heyday in 2021, when the UK hosted the COP26 climate summit.

"Great British Energy plans 15 GW clean energy investment"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Great British Energy plans 15 GW clean energy investment
UK government-owned energy company’s first strategic plan sets GBP 15 billion private finance target and commits to support for more than 1,000 local and community energy generation projects.

"Senior Tories dismayed at Badenoch’s ‘catastrophic’ vow to repeal Climate Change Act"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"Conservatives would end 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Cars #Vehicles

"Waitrose partners with Polytag to capture data on plastic recycling"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Waitrose #Recycling

"‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #London #Pollution

"Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Revised UK environmental plan sets new goals for nature, pollution and farming"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"Government aims to create 400,000 jobs through UK national green energy plan"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

"Should lynx and wolves be reintroduced to Britain and Ireland? Young people have mixed feelings"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Animals

Should lynx and wolves be reintroduced to Britain and Ireland? Young people have mixed feelings
Human nature will shape the feasibility and viability of proposals to reintroduce apex predators such as lynx or wolves.

"Water shortages could derail UK’s net zero plans, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero

"With most MPs ignorant of the urgency, how can the UK ever reach net zero?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #NetZero #Climate

"UK sets 2035 targets to cut reliance on imported critical minerals"
#UK #UnitedKingdom
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"Retailers join UK Packaging Pact ahead of 2026 launch"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Packaging

"Celebrity chefs urge Britons to ‘bang in some beans’ to boost legume consumption"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Bees

"‘No one knows where it came from’: first wild beaver spotted in Norfolk for 400 years"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Norfolk #Beavers

"UK rooftop solar installations hit record high"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #SolarPower #Energy

"Contracts for Difference: UK Government confirms boost in payments to offshore wind developers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

"Oxford United to Build UK’s First All-Electric Football Stadium"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Football

Oxford United to Build UK’s First All-Electric Football Stadium | Happy Eco News
Oxford United will build the UK’s first all-electric football stadium, a 16,000-seat venue powered entirely by renewable energy. Featuring solar panels, heat pumps, and timber construction, the £150 million project will slash emissions by 80%. Alongside football, it will host events, a hotel, and community facilities—redefining sustainable stadium design.

"How researchers tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #PFAS

How researchers tracked the biggest hidden sources of forever chemical pollution in UK rivers
The amount of toxic "forever chemicals" flowing into the River Mersey in north-west England has reached some of the highest levels recorded anywhere in the world.

"Garden ponds provide vital habitats – and a revival is under way in Britain"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

"UK households bin 168m Christmas lights and ‘fast tech’ items a year"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Technology #EWaste

"UK plastic waste exports to developing countries rose 84% in a year, data shows"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Plastic #Plastics

"Plans progress for wind-powered floating hydrogen plant in Wales"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Wales #Energy…

"Royal Mail launches ‘UK’s largest’ micro electric vehicle fleet"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #RoyalMail #EV

"‘Eat out to help out’ scheme added to air pollution in London, study finds"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #London #AirPollution

"Britain’s canals and rivers face lack of funds amid climate pressures, campaigners warn"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Rivers

"UK Newspapers Publish More Ads for Polluting Products Than Climate Coverage "
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

UK Newspapers Publish More Ads for Polluting Products Than Climate Coverage 
Space devoted to promoting flights, cruises, SUVs, and the oil industry dwarfed the column inches given to last year's U.N. climate summit, study finds.

"Sadiq Khan calls on Reeves to bring ‘authentic’ Labour budget that boosts green investment"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Money #Finance

"Repair cafes bringing new life to cherished items, building communities and boosting sustainability"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Ireland

"Boris Johnson tells Tories to stop ‘bashing green agenda’ or risk losing next election"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate

"Britain’s ponds are disappearing – here’s why restoring them is vital for wildlife and climate resilience"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Environment

Britain’s ponds are disappearing – here’s why restoring them is vital for wildlife and climate resilience
Across Britain, ponds are quietly vanishing. Reviving them is one of the simplest ways to boost biodiversity and climate resilience.

"Analysis: Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Energy

Analysis: Great Britain has run on 100% clean power for record 87 hours in 2025 so far - Carbon Brief
Electricity demand on the island of Great Britain has been fully covered by the output of clean-energy sources for a record 87 hours in 2025 to date

"The UK’s food waste crisis – and how to fix it"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #FoodWaste

"Why the UK Advertising Industry Remains in Climate Denial"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Climate #ClimateChange

Why the UK Advertising Industry Remains in Climate Denial
With the COP30 climate talks about to open in Brazil, advertising agencies are failing to reckon with their role in the climate crisis.

"Was the circular economy a missed opportunity in the Autumn Statement?"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #CircularEconomy