We need to take a moment to recognise and celebrate the one and only Diane Abbott. Congratulations to the new MOTHER OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS: The longest serving female member of parliament.

Join us now. Promises to be a great discussion. #UKElections2024 #ClimateAction

Busy morning of analysis. What now for climate action with ⁦The Labour Party⁩ up and running 🇬🇧, a rescue from the left into new political territory in 🇫🇷 and in the 🇺🇸 an election that has become a senior egg and spoon race. Thx ⁦Blavatnik School of Government⁩ and ⁦Nik Gowing⁩

I am delighted to announce that Chris Stark will be our head Head of Mission Control for Clean Power by 2030. We are bringing together the brightest and best to deliver our national mission to cut bills and make Britain energy independent. Welcome Chris Stark to the team!

.Capital Weather Gang can connect the dots between this hell and carbon pollution from human activity. And a hell from which we can release ourselves eventually if we curb emissions/our pollution. Time also for you to call on National Weather Service to name extreme heat events as part of duty of care.

.Chris Stark cannot think of anyone better to lead and coordinate. #EnergyTransition #ClimateActionNow

End of Week 1 and we've hit the ground running: 🍃Ended 9yr onshore wind ban in 72 hours 🌞 New solar for energy security 🔋 Clean Power Mission Control 🇬🇧 National Wealth Fund 🫶 Great ministerial team 🏗️ Talks on Grangemouth We're just getting started!

Here are all the key details in the King's Speech for fellow energy/climate geeks, inc "Great British Energy Bill", as well as Bills on planning reform, the National Wealth Fund, allowing the Crown Estate to borrow to invest, & on a revenue support mechanism for SAF

Read the London resilience plan. The underlying report. It’s a must read. HT to Emma Howard Boyd and the team that led the work. Protecting London a matter of ‘national security’ if extreme weather hits on.ft.com/3Y5rKIc #resilience #ClimateEmergency

Democrats in turmoil over leadership meanwhile Republicans are holding a canonization in Milwaukee. Zelensky embraced at Blenheim Palace, but 🇺🇦 cast aside as corrupt at the RNC. Rest of the world looks on concerned at an election consequential for everyone.

From the east coast of the US to UAE, And Iran extreme heat is punishingly dangerous at the moment. ⁦Laurie Goering⁩ pulls women leading with solutions together in this great piece for Climate Resilience for All. #extremeheat #climate climateresilience.org/heat-innovation

Seems so poignant in the week where the earth’s surface average temperature broke all records - twice. #extremeheat #ClimateCrisis

As Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy embarked on trade talks with India, Prof Rachel Kyte calls it "a moment to green supercharge the relationship between India and the UK". BBC News (UK)

Press Briefing: UN Secretary-General's Call to Action on Extreme Heat youtube.com/live/uTCp_fomg… via YouTube

Extreme heat as a result of the climate crisis is not for tomorrow, but happening in our cities today. I join with the UNSG’s call to action to mitigate the scale and be resilient to the reality we all face.

.António Guterres ssued an urgent #CalltoAction on #ExtremeHeat - this is where its focused, what leaders can build-on, why they could make a difference quickly, and where they need to fill gaps in data and systems that will save lives and livelihoods. theconversation.com/how-a-global-p…

.Allyson Chiu highlights policy failure in #climatecrisis - lack of energy efficient, affordable, non-polluting A/C. Solutions exist for those with resources but not those without -globally. Great work by Clean Cooling Collaborative and many more. Urgency felt now wapo.st/4cbzeww