UPDATE: It's been 5 days and Hill+Knowlton Strategies still hasn't responded to questions about how they can properly represent the UN Climate Talks when they're also shilling for Aramco, Shell, Exxon & more.

Let's keep up the pressure: time for H+K to come clean.
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The real horror of Halloween exposed by ⁦Philip Lymbery⁩ - pumpkin carving mania causes appalling food waste. scotsman.com/news/opinion/c…

New stats from DfT stats show that transport remains the UK's largest emitting sector of greenhouse gases.

Public transport is low-carbon and good the planet. Government must:

✔️Consistently fund bus networks
✔️Reduce domestic flights
✔️Makes train and bus fares cheaper

PR firm accused of greenwashing big oil is helping organise COP27 opendemocracy.net/en/cop27-hillk…

Status update from Brick Lane, the most obvious candidate street for pedestrianisation in the whole of London

Another exclusive on openDemocracy this morning from Ben Webster – British Airways' parent company has been pressuring the government to hide its emissions data from passengers opendemocracy.net/en/british-air…

Two thirds of new homes still built with gas boilers as developers drag their heels on road to net zero, leaving owners and tenants facing massive retrofit bill. opendemocracy.net/en/new-build-h…

Cop27 no longer the real thing

British Gas accused of misleading customers on green tariff by using “junk” carbon offsets from “scam” Chinese scheme. Great scoop by ⁦Lucas Amin⁩ opendemocracy.net/en/british-gas…

Such a refreshing focus from Keir Starmer on making sure Britain reaps the jobs & economic benefits of a massive expansion of clean energy.

Makes it the centre piece of Labour's plan for growth and renewal.

'British power to the British people.'

What a wonderful project - XO Bikes
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We are a small, not-for-profit organisation up against seriously big money. We have good lawyers helping us but our #legal bill is already in the tens of thousands.

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Great question from Dominic Buscall. Ranil Jayawardena MP keen immediately to express support for farmers but what about the vital issues of climate change and nature recovery?

Delighted to be joining the great team at openDemocracy, which plays such a valuable role in challenging power, encouraging democratic debate and calling out inequality and injustice

British Gas throws £10m to struggling customers after parent Centrica made £1,300m in just six months. Not so much a token gesture as a cynical attempt to quell public outrage over eye-watering profits as families face bleak winter.

Deeply worrying that none of the grain giants responded to queries made by the Guardian. They need far greater scrutiny. theguardian.com/environment/20…

#DameJoannaLumley writes a personal message to George Eustice Defra UK Hatchards launch of #60HarvestLeft Bloomsbury UK
Her message: to read the book and act urgently to save all life in this world and our 🌎 planet
The book will be delivered by hand!
#OnlyOneEarth
Compassion in World Farming

How sustainable is it to fly people 7,000 miles from Jakarta to the UK to pick strawberries? There’s extra carbon hidden in British berries this year.