🎂 Almost 17 years since the passing of the Climate Change Act with overwhelming cross-party support Has it been effective at getting us to net zero emissions? Since it passed, the UK has already cut emissions by around 50%

Why are bills going up by £100 in April? R4 Today's @bbcnickrobinson claimed "People say bills are going to go up... because *you’re determined not to use fossil fuels*" With many households still struggling with the cost of living, let's look at what's *actually* happening...

Pleased to say we were recently successful in getting the @southwalesargus to publish a correction to an article in which they claimed that a local car fire was an EV... ...despite the fire service categorically saying that it wasn't https://t.co/n53NiUdsKq

“There are no seasons anymore. They blur into one. We go from mass flooding to drought and fluctuate between the two.” Farmer Colin Chappell of Brigg, Lincolnshire tells ⁦@TimesRadio⁩ how farmers are coping with an unpredictable climate ⁦@ECIU_UK⁩ ⁦@NFFNUK⁩

ECIU on inflation :As the UK experiences one of our worst droughts in living memory, the impact of climate change on these figures is clear to see. The Bank of England stated in a report [2] this month that extreme weather is now one of the main drivers of food price inflation,

Yesterday we published some analysis on who the best performing manufacturers are when it comes to increasing their UK EV sales, and who the stragglers are Ford, Renault 🔥🔥 Honda, Toyota 😢😢 Here's a thread on what we did and what we found out https://t.co/VWTAjwRL0E

OK, a few more thoughts on this new car sales stats for July Headlines stats: EV sales at 21.3%, and up 9% on July 24 - a comparatively modest increase PHEV sales up 33% - big growth Petrol sales down 15% - pretty significant decline A short-ish thread

ECIU on heatwave: “The threat to our security…from climate change that this extreme heat represents, set alongside the economic benefits…of the clean energy future…should be a strong reminder that net zero  is the only solution we have to…limit that threat."

Commenting on TIFF data published today by Defra, @tommlancaster, @ECIU_UK said: “Increasingly extreme weather is testing the financial resilience of farming to breaking point and jeopardising our food security" https://t.co/xO9XPNpPuK

Commenting on confirmation that England has suffered it's driest spring in over a century, and the UK its warmest and sunniest spring on record, @tommlancaster.bsky.social, @eciu.net said: "The rate at which climate records are falling is relentless." https://t.co/pCPz8rMRkb

📺 "This isn't just about farm incomes, its about environmental outcomes, but its also about the resilience of our food supply" @tommlancaster, @ECIU_UK on @BBCCountryfile discusses how schemes like the SFI can increase resilience to climate impacts ⬇️ https://t.co/oKWvXa4hL8

Here's some A-grade EV misinformation from the @Telegraph "EV fires up 77% in two years!!!" What the @Telegraph fails to mention is that the number of EVs on our roads has gone up 105% in those 2 years Which means the frequency of EV fires has actually gone down! 1/4

These are foods mentioned in this article, but many more everyday food items from broccoli 🥦 to bananas 🍌 are becoming more costly. Extreme weather conditions in the UK and globally are threatening food production and causing price spikes. This is a crucial part of the story!

3️⃣: 🥔 Potatoes can be grown in the UK, provided we have suitable growing conditions. Relentless wet weather in 2023 (made worse by climate change) delayed harvesting, caused crops to rot and led to a shortage before Christmas. Prices have since shot up. https://t.co/tH4M9JBmTX

2️⃣: ☕ Coffee is also in the midst of a spike in price. This has been exacerbated by extreme temperatures and erratic rainfall in producer countries like Brazil 🇧🇷 and Vietnam 🇻🇳 https://t.co/6r4kgY9CWH

1️⃣: 🍫 Ivory Coast 🇨🇮 is the UK's top supplier of cocoa, totalling 84% of our imports. It's been pummelled by climate impacts recently - extreme rainfall in 2023, drought in early 2024 & a humid heatwave shortly after, all made worse by climate change. https://t.co/rcypIotM5o

Interesting @theipaper story highlighting claims by the Food & Drink Federation that higher NI contributions and new food packaging levies are increasing prices. But here's something they don't mention... what about climate change? 🧵 https://t.co/u3c39F7mo7

New @focaldataHQ polling for @ECIU_UK taking temperature of on climate issues on the week of the local elections. Overall, despite a lot of media coverage about net zero, the support for the target across the board remains high at 66% vs 25%

NEW: Who are the voters Labour risks losing to Reform? How might Labour unite them with the rest of its election winning coalition? How might Reform win them over? Big new research by @Persuasion_UK out on 'Reform curious Labour' as featured by @greenmiranda in today's FT 🧵👇

Our analysis of hybrids in @guardian today Hybrids only save owners £13 a year over petrols PHEVs only £117 EVs offer extra savings of over £800 But Gov changes to ZEV mandate could see more hybrids sold instead of EVs Thread tomorrow (am off today) https://t.co/HeMjKoA4sq