Deputy Programme Director for News, Politics and Investigations @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social Also write Earthedit. Trending stories + data & investigations from GP & @unearthednews.bsky.social https://www.greenpeace.org.uk/email-signup/earth-edit/https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lrupdx2xb22tHow UK fast fashion brands end up in a protected wetland in Ghana. @unearthednews.bsky.social exposes the ongoing scandal of plastic waste https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/06/18/uk-brands-fashion-dumps-african-protected-wetlands/ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/18/discarded-clothes-from-uk-brands-dumped-in-protected-ghana-wetlands18 Jun 2025 09:33 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrupdx2xb22thttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lood2co7uk27Well that was a non hormone beef nothing burger08 May 2025 16:22 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lood2co7uk27https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lnuhhau73k2zNew investigation reveals how climate-linked flooding could spread toxic pollution from historic landfills across land and water. The question is, who pays to clean it up? https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/04/26/historic-landfills-flooding/28 Apr 2025 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuhhau73k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3ll4a2bdi4k2pPopulist leaders are brilliant at exploiting this.24 Mar 2025 07:24 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll4a2bdi4k2phttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lhrg3tcsbk2aBritish oil giant Shell is shipping gas from Russia relying on ice breakers subject to international sanctions.... This is not an ideal look surely [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Feb 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhrg3tcsbk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lfyyyqknlk27Another week coming up of seemingly endless grey still days in London. Is it just me, it could be, or has this kind of thing been more common this winter and could it be linked to climate change?18 Jan 2025 09:34 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfyyyqknlk27https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3ld4csuzgj22pWhen is Carol singing potentially illegal? When it's also a UK climate protest. More on that, a mega-wind auction and the link between food prices and climate change in today's lunchtime wrap. https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/webmail/854853/2351988880/ca52a65ff54270a6638d06d9deb0cb9ecdd59d5c76a50b448f0a75d164c6253e12 Dec 2024 12:53 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4csuzgj22phttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lcvb7c7x2k24Hello wonderful people of Bluesky. I've heard anecdotally that the storms and flooding (and inadequate defences) are driving support for Reform, is there any data out there about that - or in general about how people are responding politically?09 Dec 2024 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvb7c7x2k24https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lcv4wqptxk22Mapped: Where the UK exports it's banned pesticides to around the world. https://unearthed.greenpeace.org/2024/12/08/ultimate-hypocrisy-uk-exported-8500-tonnes-banned-pesticides/09 Dec 2024 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcv4wqptxk22https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lcv43uag6c22The UK - like other western countries - bans pesticides at home because they harm humans and the environment (including Bees) and then exports them around the world. Brilliant expose by @unearthednews.bsky.social on this neo-colonial and mind-bendingly stupid practice. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Dec 2024 16:04 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcv43uag6c22https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbwr4eefyk2wBP heads to the Gulf to drill deep again, Optimism over China's emissions and storms and rain hit the UK again... today's live stories https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/webmail/854853/2323843636/ca52a65ff54270a6638d06d9deb0cb9ecdd59d5c76a50b448f0a75d164c6253e27 Nov 2024 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwr4eefyk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbwc6whvh22xAtlantic sea temperatures way above normal as the UK is battered first by Storm Bert and now (to a lesser extent) by storm Connall As autumn and winter turn into a deluge we probably need to talk a bit more about why this is happening & who pays for it. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/czxvlkql232o [contains quote post or other embedded content]27 Nov 2024 10:00 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwc6whvh22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbw3ers7lc2zA question. The days of the "green new deal", even "build back better" seem a long time ago now, though many of the ideas are still vital. But if you were asked by a friend what big political, social or economic idea you think could win people's support and tackle climate change what would you say?27 Nov 2024 07:58 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbw3ers7lc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbue4vx5bc2jMajor UK Van plant set to close as firms appear to time news to pile pressure on the government over electric vehicle rules. Consultation on that is expected this evening, but with most UK-made vehicles exported there's scant evidence it's what's driving problems https://www.mirror.co.uk/money/breaking-vauxhalls-luton-plant-close-3419106326 Nov 2024 15:30 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbue4vx5bc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbu2tzisbs2nAs the costs of flood damage and flood protection mount the question over whether oil and gas firms should pay is... not yet being asked. My lunchtime roundup https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/webmail/854853/2320951618/ca52a65ff54270a6638d06d9deb0cb9ecdd59d5c76a50b448f0a75d164c6253e26 Nov 2024 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbu2tzisbs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbtxcu7f7c27Global petrol and diesel sales down by 20% in two and a half years - whilst vehicle demand rises. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Nov 2024 11:40 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbtxcu7f7c27https://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbrmvmxxjs2eClimate talks wrap up, Storm Bert and climate change and global plastic talks start amidst warnings of a plastic deluge... your lunchtime round-up today https://action.greenpeace.org.uk/webmail/854853/2317381924/8beefdda972844f1f8819a3707d27944ad51ee4d681ac2d1114080f0112acc9625 Nov 2024 13:29 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrmvmxxjs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbrmbxnfws2eWondering what impact, if any, this is having on Storm Bert in the UK right now? [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Nov 2024 13:18 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbrmbxnfws2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/damiankahya.bsky.social/post/3lbjiesbns22hThe thing that annoys me the most about this is the use of the word "personally" in a sentence also containing the word "I". [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Nov 2024 07:46 +0000at://did:plc:srda5es5cn7azmremwin56b7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbjiesbns22h