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Green MP for Brighton Pavilion, former leader and co-leader of @TheGreenParty, Mum
Oct 8, 2018 6 tweets 3 min read
#IPCC report says limiting warming to 1.5 degrees will require an industrial transition unprecedented in scale - but that it’s possible, if the political will is there - and that the wider opportunities and benefits are huge

So here are a few ideas for our own Government ... 1/6 Advice to Government:

Save money and carbon by stopping actively damaging projects like fracking, airport expansion, HS2, new nuclear, road expansion - and spend it on creating hundreds of thousands of jobs through a rapid expansion of renewables #IPCC 2/6
Nov 7, 2017 9 tweets 1 min read
Boris Johnson - the story:
1) Calls Commonwealth citizens "flag-waving piccaninnies" 2) Describes people from Congo having "watermelon smiles”