Anthony Walker
3.7K posts
@AnthonyPWalker
Terrestrial ecosystem ecologist | models - data - forests - elevated CO2 - photosynthesis - life on Earth - mountains - hiking - books - cooking - music - more
Announcing '#Anthromes and terrestrial carbon: From the deep past to net-zero' – a new joint Special Collection from Plants, People, Planet and New Phytologist 👇 📚 nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/hub/anthromes-… @KathrynBaragwa @ymalhi @NextGenShovel
BREAKING: Mass arrests under the Terrorism Act in Trafalgar Square, as hundreds defy the ban on Palestine Action. The police are knowingly unlawfully arresting peaceful protestors for holding placards which say: "I oppose genocide - I support Palestine Action"
Great to visit Gareth Wyn Jones on his farm in North Wales today with Dan & Laura to chat about all things agriculture! Reform are the only party who have a clear plan to reform the SFS, address Bovine TB, and end the NVZ regulations 🏴➡️ @DanWalesReform @LauraJ4SWEast
BREAKING: More details come into view. #Israel’s Security Cabinet has reportedly approved 34 new settlements, further entrenching its unlawful presence deep within the occupied State of #Palestine. The secrecy surrounding the decree appears calibrated, not for domestic necessity, but to spare discomfort among allies in the region, Europe and the United States. The ICJ Advisory Opinion on the Legal Consequences of the Occupation of Palestinian Territory (2024) was unambiguous. Israel is under an obligation to bring its unlawful presence to an end, unconditionally and without delay. Third States are under a corresponding duty not to aid or assist in maintaining that situation, and to cooperate to bring it to an end. Yet the response has been one of studied inaction. The Court spoke with clarity; the world replied with silence. Israel, reading that silence for what it is, has chosen not restraint, but acceleration of its colonization efforts.
🇦🇷 Argentina’s Congress passed a bill backed by President Javier Milei allowing mining in environmentally sensitive glacier and permafrost areas of the Andes, weakening a 2010 glacier protection law. Supporters say it provides legal certainty for copper and lithium extraction, while environmentalists warn it threatens water sources for 70% of Argentinians. 🎥 Video by AFP
Greens win by-election to replace jailed councillor bbc.in/4cmgVHl
Sir Tony Blair has accused Ed Miliband of taking an “ideological” approach to net zero and called on him to approve new oil and gasfields in the North Sea to protect households and businesses from energy price shocks The Tony Blair Institute, the former prime minister’s think tank, said the government should approve new licences for the drilling of the Jackdaw gasfield and the Rosebank oilfield to help address Britain’s “systematic energy crisis” The report, which was endorsed by Blair, argues that Britain needs to pursue a two-track approach by producing more clean energy while accelerating domestic oil and gas production to reduce Britain’s exposure to global markets Tone Langengen, a policy adviser at the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) and author of the paper, also said the UK risked falling behind global competitors by solely focusing on clean power “If the government doubles down on the wrong parts of the system, the UK will remain exposed to the same vulnerabilities,” he said “But this is also an opportunity to reset — including by accelerating domestic supply to reduce reliance on volatile imports and support UK jobs and tax revenues.” thetimes.com/article/30599d…
BlackRock, one of the world’s largest asset managers, already owns 65 NHS GP surgery buildings. Now it wants to expand its UK empire by buying more NHS property, in a new venture with Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF). It’s privatisation by stealth. But you can help stop it in its tracks. Tell @GMPF_LGPS to walk away from predatory US profiteers. 👇Sign our petition. vist.ly/4wx7b
