Paul Brannen 🇺🇦 @PaulBrannenNE@respublicae.eu

Tories in a spin over new onshore windfarms.
Seems they are going to lift the ban and just make it very difficult to build them instead.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/06/sunak-set-end-ban-new-onshore-windfarms-england-tory-rebellion?CMP=share_btn_tw

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@Ben_Spencer This was the last piece of major commercial forestry planted in England at Doddington in Northumberland in 2018. Definitely not a monoculture. First piece of significant planting in England for ten years, nothing else since. Need more native & commercial planting @theresecoffey

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@jonburkeUK @The_RHS Clearly something needs to happen on this as it's happening all over the country.

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@Factsofw0rld It only would have worked if there had been an infinite number of monkeys.

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RT @cmrodrigueze: Latest Forest Cover Analysis for Costa Rica indicates 57% tree cover. In the early 80’s it was 21%. This massive restoration hasn’t been a burden for growth and social development!!
https://www.nacion.com/crisis-climatica/actualidad/arboles-cubren-el-57-del-territorio-de-costa-rica/UHHZ4GF6WRDE3EQVJIHSP3TBLI/story/ https://www.nacion.com/crisis-climatica/actualidad/arboles-cubren-el-57-del-territorio-de-costa-rica/UHHZ4GF6WRDE3EQVJIHSP3TBLI/story/

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@JasonMa21425210 @estherk_k No, I ride in the gutter like most cyclists.

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@HateTurnips @estherk_k Car v lorry? Do cars need therefore to be more careful than lorries? Hence car drivers can't listen to music but lorry drivers can? I think everyone needs to be equally careful not only the vulnerable.

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@Sc_Meerkat @estherk_k I think you'll find emergency vehicle drivers who have witnessed cars failing to pull over despite sirens and flashing lights because the car driver has the windows closed and music on full blast & isn't checking their mirrors.

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LATEST SEAT PREDICTION: BERWICK-UPON-TWEED
Tory Berwick now a tight marginal seat, well within the margin of error re the polling.
https://pollingreport.uk/seats/E14000554

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LATEST SEAT PREDICTION: HEXHAM
LAB GAIN FROM CON @LabourHexhamCLP
MAJ: 10.8%
https://pollingreport.uk/seats/E14000746

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@estherk_k By the logic of your own argument you should have your car windows open and no radio or music playing in the car … so as to be alert as you put it.

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@TristanAR_ @SustainableTall Perth have signed off planning permission for a 183m tall wooden building. When complete it will be tallest timber building in the world and taller than the ‘gherkin’ in London.

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@andyheald Impressive although slightly disappointed to see it has a four storey subterranean concrete car park as it’s foundations! I’d guess this means it still has a hefty amount of embodied carbon.

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RT @ArqJBW: New-PhD opportunity at the University of Edinburgh on homegrown natural fibre insulation. Funding through NERC to analyse variable tree species and natural binding solutions. More info here: https://www.ed.ac.uk/e4-dtp/how-to-apply/supervisor-led-projects/project?item=1529 @scotforestry @e3dtp @EdinburghUni @SP_NetZero @NetZeroUK

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RT @BBCRosAtkins: This is what happened to home insulation installation rates in 2013 after David Cameron promised to 'roll back the green charges' on energy. The charges had funded insulation schemes. Click here for a 3 min explainer on what's happened since. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-63816641

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The FT's report on yesterday's Commission proposal on the Certification of Carbon Removals. Note, this a process & the EU Parliament will now amend the proposal. The European wood sector has welcomed the proposal because https://www.cei-bois.org/press-releases @CEIBois
https://www.ft.com/content/c3ab4d6d-a7af-4462-8616-a8a47cf69e51

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@eaAgriFood This Commission legislative proposal welcomed by the European woodworking & sawmill industries as it paves the wave for carbon credits generated via carbon stored in wood in the built environment https://www.cei-bois.org/press-releases

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An important step today towards an EU wide system that will enable carbon credits to be allocated if carbon is safely stored long-term in wood in buildings. See https://www.cei-bois.org/press-releases @CEIBois

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The European woodworking & sawmill industries have today welcomed the new legislative proposal from the EU Commission on the Certification of Carbon Removals as it will help achieve net-zero by 2050, see: https://www.cei-bois.org/press-releases @CEIBois @KiraTaylor15 @Westervangaal

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Today's proposal from the EU Commission opens the way to creating carbon credits generated from storing carbon in wood in the built environment. This is welcome as storing carbon long-term is critical to achieving net zero by 2050 https://www.cei-bois.org/press-releases @ceibois

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