Mark Stevenson
@Optimistontour
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Co-founder @CUR8earth, ambassador @ClientEarth and Oath. Author. Presenter: @jandthef. Half of @quantumpigband
London
Joined June 2009
💥 COURT WIN 💥 The High Court has now told the UK government not once, but twice, that its climate strategy is not fit-for-purpose, and is therefore unlawful. Full story here: https://t.co/nTPrlO886h
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Hey @AskVirginMoney here's a question. Why have you locked me out my account, stopped my payments, passed me to 5 depts and kept me on hold for over 60mins so far?
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Hey David @CEOVirginMoney - your bank has frozen my business account, locked me out of internet and mobile banking, stopped payments out of my account, crippled my business, passed me around 5 depts and put me on hold for over an hour with no info.
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Hey @VirginMoney - you've frozen my account, blocked a payment and locked me out of internet banking (web and app) - insisted I call you and then passed me along to 4 depts - put me on hold for 40 mins and booted me off every call. Trying to run a business here. What gives?
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Just FYI @hotelscomhelp, it was your reward programme that kept me booking my hotels through you - and your new one will see me stop doing that. A reward programme 'upgrade' that cuts benefits by 80% is a great way to lose customers.
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That time you ask a bank (@cashplus) for it's ethical policy because you're thinking of opening an account - and they go very, very quiet.... #oldschool.
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Hey @Cashplus - I'm shopping around for a new business bank - but can't find anything on your site (or elsewhere) about your ethics and climate change/ fossil fuel policy. Can you help?
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The Nature Restoration Law is within our reach. EU leaders have a historic opportunity to adopt the first law to tackle climate and biodiversity at the same time. #RestoreNature
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Your regular reminder that the UK's North Sea gas production is down by two-thirds since 2000 and is set to drop by another 97% by 2050 – even with new licensing rounds it would fall by 95%
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Investment flows are shifting the world towards a more electrified, renewables-rich energy system. 5 years ago, for $1 invested in fossil fuels, the same went to clean energy. But today, for $1 invested in fossil fuels, $1.80 is going to clean energy → https://t.co/xyum3htwSB
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What does climate inequality look like? The top map shows national responsibility for climate breakdown. The bottom maps show projected climate-change attributable health and mortality risks in 2050.
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#COP28
#ClimateChange is about consumption of very richest people in our global society. 50% of global emissions are emitted by just 10% of the population. 90% of global emissions by 50% of the population. We need climate justice to save our planet. The rich need to step up
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The only acceptable stance
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45 independent studies now conclude: there is no major role of hydrogen for heating our homes. The latest study was published today by @IEA. It says by 2050 hydrogen demand in the buildings sector will be: Zero 🧵 https://t.co/djcMVFhau5
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My mum is 92 and voted Conservative all her life. Today she told me she cannot in good conscience do so at the next election. I’m no John Curtice but I think doesn’t bode well for the Tories.
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Its hard to overstate just how exceptionally high global temperatures are at the moment. They have blown past anything we've previously experienced by a huge margin. Over at The Climate Brink, we try and visualize this summer of extremes in seven charts. https://t.co/yApwMbyxgG
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We’re taking the UK gov to court – again. We’re concerned that rollbacks on key climate policies announced by the PM on Wed could risk throwing the UK even further off track from meeting its legally-binding targets, and put the future health of its citizens in danger. 1/2
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