Vhairi Tollan
Climate policy at Scottish Greens 🌍🌱| History student @theOU 🎓| views my own 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanToday the Scottish Parliament will vote on @markruskell.bsky.social's Bill to ban greyhound racing in Scotland. 🐶 This cruel 'sport' results in the deaths of hundreds of dogs a year in the UK and is only legal in a handful of countries. It's time to end it in Scotland for good.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanWe did it. Swift bricks into law. We made Scotland a better country for these beautiful birds. Thank you @hannahbournetaylor.bsky.social! More to come from @scottishgreens.org in today's final sessions for the Natural Environment Bill today - watch this space!
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanSwifts are in serious decline, with their UK population falling by 66% since 1995. Moments ago MSPs backed our amendment to install low cost swift nesting bricks in new buildings. This small act will make our communities more liveable for birds and help swifts recover.
- Reposted by Vhairi Tollan🧵 1/6 I am delighted that my colleagues across the Parliament supported my amendment to ensure that no government can run roughshod over our nature protections. This is a win for nature. This bill www.thenational.scot/news/2565367...
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanNEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart) What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanHannah is a formidable campaigner who will win her fight to give swifts a home 💚 I’ve been delighted to work with her and @RSPBScotland and have now lodged an amendment to the Natural Environment Bill to require swift bricks in new homes in Scotland! 🏴🪶
- Reposted by Vhairi Tollan🚨NATURE IS UNDER ATTACK! The government wants to scrap vital nature protections and allow companies like theme park operators to destroy natural habitats! 👉 greens.scot/DefendScotla...
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanGreat news for nature🌳 Yesterday MSPs voted to create a law obliging the owners of large landholdings to publish plans on how they will increase biodiversity and adapt to climate breakdown, as part of the new Land Reform Bill. Read the full story 👉 bit.ly/4hyl3Gl 📷James Shooter/Rewilding Britain
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanDespite their temporary support for climate targets, the Conservatives have never backed the action that's needed to tackle the climate emergency. Now they're dropping all support for meaningful climate policy, to serve the financial interests of their wealthy donors. Utterly shameful.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanThe Housing Bill, introduced by Scottish Greens, has passed! ✅ Rent controls ✅ The right for renters to keep pets ✅ The right for renters to decorate ✅ Increased council tax on second homes ✅ Support for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness 👇 And more
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanNigel Farage is the biggest charlatan in British political history. And here's what his constitutents in Clacton really think:
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanMotherfucking wind farms…
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanClimate change is already making our day to day lives more difficult and more expensive. Public transport, crop yields, our health - it's all suffering. We have the solutions. But things will only get worse until governments start listening to the science and stop making excuses.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanNew Zealand used to make headlines for its bold climate commitments. The gutting of those commitments is equally bold, but not getting much attention outside NZ. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, read @roycerk2.bsky.social for @drilledmedia.bsky.social drilled.media/news/new-zea...
- Reposted by Vhairi Tollanyou've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...
- Dog days ☀️
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanI've been talking about this for years but the fossil fuel industry has five key narratives, they haven't changed much in decades, and they just shift between them/combine them depending on what is happening in the world. Made a quick and dirty flow chart to illustrate it:
- Reposted by Vhairi Tollan2. The renewables-based electrified world is reliant on products, not commodities, because sun and wind are free. While resources like oil are controlled by those key states endowed with them, just about anyone can contribute to and benefit from the supply chain to build solar and wind equipment.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanGreyhound racing is a cruel sport that is dangerous for dogs. Latest data from across the UK shows: 🚨109 dogs died trackside in 2023 🚨4,238 injuries were caused to greyhounds Today, Scottish Greens introduced a bill to end greyhound racing in Scotland for good.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanSad news about the Happy Heat Pump Podcast. Sorry to say, that after about 20 episodes, we’re drawing it to a close at the request of the BBC which worries it may be seen as steering into areas of public controversy. 1/2 youtu.be/RJPKgngqoX0?...
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanThe crisis for UK steel is exposing another – perhaps even bigger – crisis for the UK Our news media seems incapable of even the most basic factchecking YES energy for UK steelmakers is costly NO it's not due to net-zero YES it is due to GAS Here's what UK media isn't telling you🧵
- Reposted by Vhairi Tollan✊🔥🌍If you ever wondered why to engage into climate activism : review of evidence 👉 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... "There is strong evidence that climate activism shifts public opinion and media coverage in a pro-climate direction, but this varies by context and the tactics employed." 🧪
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To no one's surprise, UK newspapers are full of truly dreadful - and, at times, outright bizarre - "reporting" of the Climate Change Committee's new carbon-budget advice. For a sane and nuanced summary – with lots of charts - here's our detailed coverage... www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-reducing... - Reposted by Vhairi TollanA serious programme of climate action is both necessary and possible - and as the UKCCC have shown today it will bring big benefits for household budgets, and it can be done at lower cost than previously thought; equal to a small fraction of the military spending that Starmer announced yesterday.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanNet zero now makes up nearly 5% of the Scottish economy, providing over 100,000 full-time jobs. While the UK economy sits stagnant, net zero has grown by over 20% in Scotland since 2022. It's not just environmentally necessary, it represents a huge economic opportunity.
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- Reposted by Vhairi TollanBREAKING 🚨: WE WON OUR CASE AGAINST ROSEBANK. The court has ruled the oil field UNLAWFUL and Rosebank’s approval has been overturned. This is a monumental victory in the fight for a liveable future for all.
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanMore on carbon capture claims being grossly exaggerated www.desmog.com/2025/01/14/e...
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanLucy Grossmith, Mumurations over Fields
- Reposted by Vhairi TollanA climate-sceptic commentator has written this today in a UK newspaper without any apparent pause for reflection or self-doubt: "I really don’t think we are causing net climate change. However, scientific opinion thinks we are." And, in doing so, he sums up our era of anti-science misinformation.
- Where does this leave plans for a UK deposit return scheme? Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target
