Between the profoundly disruptive and the profoundly incremental
A Constructive Programme conversation with Simon Cross
I've not posted for a while but I'm back :) & there's a whole bunch of conversations that I'd already had to help me think how we construct a new world, and will be sharing more of them soon. The next is with the brilliant, compassionate ordained deacon Simon Cross substack.com/@clarejfarre...
06.03.2026 16:52
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βHow quickly the Earth continues to warm ultimately depends on how rapidly we reduce global CO2 emissions from fossil fuels to zero,β
A suggestion - #StopRosebank
And u could help to do that here;
stoprosebank.postbug.app
06.03.2026 15:58
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π¨ URGENT: The NPPF consultation is critical chance to lock in stronger climate-friendly planning restrictions for onshore oil, gas and coal
β³ Deadline to submit: 10 March 2026
Weβve produced a short briefing on the key fossil fuel questions.
Scan the QR, or visit tinyurl.com/NPPF2026
02.03.2026 17:24
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Many MPs & MSPs have already signed the #StopRosebank pledge - but we need more !
#WeDontNeedAnotherOilfield
Follow this link that creates a personalised postcard to your MP/MSP and automatically sends it on your behalf.
stoprosebank.postbug.app
04.03.2026 18:38
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Following #NEB2025 - It looks like the Peopleβs Emergency Briefing film is coming to HORSHAM on 21st April.
βHope is a disciplineβ
04.03.2026 09:30
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READ ALL ABOUT IT
Labour MPs tell government to #StopRosebank.
They say - largest undeveloped oilfield in North Sea is not needed.
#RenewablesNotFossilFuels
02.03.2026 15:30
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And those are - without a doubt - fabulous Welsh cakes (gluten-free availableβ
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28.02.2026 19:26
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Thereβs a sinkhole in our bread basketβ¦
28.02.2026 08:09
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βMost revealing of all is the reportβs own estimate that nature-loss could cost roughly 12% of UK GDP by 2030β
#TheTruthIsOut
27.02.2026 19:12
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β¦but with a hint of greenβ¦
27.02.2026 19:05
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#ParasolLost
#WillWeGetItBack
βTo avoid Planetary Insolvency, policymakers must urgently implement a fundamental, policy-led change of direction, informed by up-to-date information on what is happening, and have a willingness to address the root causes of the problems we face.β
26.02.2026 16:08
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Screencap of Financial Times article: 'Rapid UK coastal erosion throws spotlight on Β£40 billion nuclear plant. More than 27 metres of cliff lost over a year in area just two kilometers from Sizewell C.
What could possibly go wrong?
'The coast around Norfolk and Suffolk is eroding faster than expected in an area just two kilometres from the Β£40bn Sizewell C nuclear power plant construction site.'
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24.02.2026 17:56
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19% of homes in Scotland could face a βhighβ or βvery highβ risk of severe flooding.
1 in 5β¦
#ChangeNeededNow
#StopRosebank #ForScotlandsSake
25.02.2026 14:05
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#GoingUp
#Quickly
24.02.2026 20:03
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#NuclearTooExpensive
#NuclearTooSlow
#RenewablesPlease
21.02.2026 19:15
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Challenges aheadβ¦
But letβs try and minimise the problems.
#StopRosebank
#NoNewOilAndGas
#RenewablesNotFossilFuels
21.02.2026 08:26
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#PhysicsIncoming
βWeβre going to see that physics in action again in the next 24 months, and it will drive many changes. Some of them will be political.
OUR JOB is to make sure that we use that sad opening to force as much change as we can.β
20.02.2026 19:15
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With decadal warming at >0.4Β°C/dec, then weβre set for 2Β°C global warming by approx 2037β¦
#VeryBadNews
#WeNeedToChangeNow
#StopRosebank
15.02.2026 18:54
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Roses are red
Oil is jet black
We must Stop Rosebank
So Labour - donβt backtrack
@stopcambo.bsky.social
14.02.2026 09:29
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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
Struggling to find the words to describe the utter reckless vandalism of this sickening move - deliberately making millions of people sicker & less secure in order to enrich billionaire polluters
12.02.2026 19:16
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#HereComesTheFuture
10.02.2026 13:13
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Global economy must move past GDP to avoid planetary disaster, warns UN chief
Exclusive: AntΓ³nio Guterres says worldβs accounting systems should place true value on the environment
βWe must place true value on the environment and go beyond gross domestic product as a measure of human progress and wellbeing. Let us not forget that when we destroy a forest, we are creating GDP. When we overfish, we are creating GDP.β
#DoughnutEconomics
#ChangeNeeded
09.02.2026 12:58
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βThe first duty of Govt is to protect its citizensβ
#TellTheTruth
07.02.2026 12:34
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Itβs happeningβ¦
- we need #NEB2025
07.02.2026 09:29
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If you want less wildfires in Scotlandβ¦#StopRosebank
06.02.2026 17:45
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Flawed economic models mean climate crisis could crash global economy, experts warn
States and financial bodies using modelling that ignores shocks from extreme weather and climate tipping points
βThe net result of flawed economic advice is complacency amongst investors & policymakers. Thereβs a tendency in certain govt depts to trivialise the impacts of climate on the economy so as to avoid making difficult choices today. This is a big problem β the consequences of delay are catastrophic.β
05.02.2026 08:09
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#StopRosebank π’β
04.02.2026 14:45
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I think that in this instance telling us the truth is a good ideaβ¦
Although the Kerry McCarthy MP (Labour) considers subtle - so mostly hidden - messaging betterβ¦
#NEBriefing
04.02.2026 09:22
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#BigOil
#AlwaysAProblem
#StopRosebank
03.02.2026 17:01
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