Sarah Wilkinson

@guardian Unfortunate (or deliberate?) ad placing from @KelloggsUKI in @guardian today!

Let them eat Flakes: Kellogg’s CEO says poor families should consider ‘cereal for dinner’ #Echobox=1709051289" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/f…

@paullewismoney Yes, no longer need gas. Meter removed by Octopus for free. No more standing charges.

Heat pumps: People who have had a heat pump installed - does that mean you no longer need gas? If so have you had the gas meter removed and what did it cost? If not are you still paying the standing charge for the meter? DM me (I will follow u if needed) or tweet. Many thanks.

Despite over 3,000 pages of new detail, our confidence in the UK meeting its goals from 2030 onwards is now markedly less than it was in our previous assessment a year ago. A key opportunity to push a faster pace of progress has been missed. theccc.org.uk/2023/06/28/bet…

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Heat pumps are a vital technology for net zero but multiple myths and half truths are spread via news and social media. I take on 20 of those myths and debunk them one by one in the @NewStatesman newstatesman.com/spotlight/clim…

@janrosenow @IEA Yes, although the graphic could be confusing. At first glance it looks like it's saying sea levels are falling, which is obvs not the case. And totally misses the point.

Electrification is a key feature of a clean energy system. Electricity use will have to more than double by 2050 according to @IEA. Non-electric energy use will have to decline by almost 50%. This means an inversion of the current situation.

Social media and newspapers are flooded with myths about heat pumps. Let's take them one by one in this thread.

@PeterEastern Thanks, I will have a look

@PeterEastern We have an 11.2kw Ecodan. Pretty happy with it. But how do you know if it's cycling? Where do you get the data for these graphs?

@FlightFreeUK Will be 4 years this summer. Have taken 3 return trips by plane since 2010. Not planning any flights this year and unlikely to next year.

How long has it been since you took your last flight? 🤔

@FolksworthCofE Lovely, except that Folksworth is not in Peterborough!

@janrosenow Hmm. Agree with the sentiment but there are far more important criteria when choosing a car than who the CEO is.

I have been a Tesla owner for 2 years now. Like the car but now seriously considering selling it. I want the CEO of a car company to focus on running the business not some weird culture war.

@heatpolicyrich A lot! But we also pay almost nothing in summer (due to solar+ battery) so got to average it out.

Would anyone in a quite average UK house happen to know how much you are spending a day on your energy (electricity and gas bills) over the past week?

@danhancox I'm told by a church going friend that advent already started a few days ago this year. This was news to me. Something to do with what day of the week Christmas falls on. Still didn't feel right starting the chocolate until today.

Marking the first day of advent with my favourite Christmas film: youtu.be/RsF0BoJSeqA

Is eating local actually the best way to reduce your food-related emissions? Not at all. Research finds that transport only accounts for 10-20% of a food’s total emissions. In short, what products you eat matters MUCH more than where they come from. ourworldindata.org/food-choice-vs…

@ClareyCollins Are they going to eat your strawberries?

I think these are common green shield bug nymphs on my strawberry plants. I love shield bugs, and have been delighted at the increase in number in my garden recently, which I think is due to the native tree planting... But this is the first time I've seen so many, quite a sight☺️

The Queen’s words to COP26 last year have a certain poignancy. businessgreen.com/news/4056060/q…

@Tesco Hi again Amena, please can you find out why Tesco have discontinued this product, your 100% #recycled #toiletroll? This was a great product. Do @Tesco now sell, or have any plans to introduce, any 100% recycled toilet roll products? Thanks. Sarah. ♻️

@sarahhancox Hi Chris, I have looked into this for you just now and we have discontinued this within all our stores. When our products get discontinued, this can be done for a number of reasons e.g. due to customer feedback, supplier changes etc. I hope this helps. Thanks, Amena

Hey @Tesco, why have you stopped selling the 100% recycled toilet roll? (Is this everywhere or just Peterborough?) Many people think we shouldn't be cutting down trees just to wipe our bottoms. #recycle Please bring it back.

@Tesco Hi Amena, who is Chris? Thanks. Sarah

@Tesco Hi Amena, yes but I wanted to know whether you have discontinued this product everywhere or not? Also I already said in my first tweet that I'm in the Peterborough area.

@sarahhancox Hi Sarah, we have various different warehouses across the UK. Sometimes a product isn't always discontinued in all our stores but may be in the stores local to you. For us to see if the product is available, we will need your postcode so we can do a check locally. Thanks, Amena twitter.com/messages/compo…