London Mayor posts climate change challenge on Bluesky
A Bluesky post from london.gov.uk sparks debate over climate science and government action.
What to know
- The Mayor's Bluesky post asserting climate change reality drew heavy engagement but also sharp criticism that the UK Labour government has not backed its climate rhetoric with policy—approving new oil and gas drilling and expanding Heathrow.
- Commenters split between those affirming the climate science consensus and those questioning whether the Mayor can debate the underlying science, or whether political commitment matches stated urgency.
- The thread highlights tension between climate advocacy and practical energy infrastructure decisions, with some users arguing existing fossil fuel supply chains cannot yet be replaced.
The dispute Whether the UK Labour government genuinely prioritizes climate action or merely uses climate rhetoric while continuing fossil fuel expansion and airport growth. · positions read across 30 posts and comments
Climate change is real and requires urgent government action, including rapid transition to renewables.
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“Unless governments act now, we'll face much worse.”
london.gov.uk · Bluesky ↗
The Labour government is hypocritical—it claims climate urgency while approving new oil and gas drilling and airport expansion.
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“Tell me again that this labour government won't allow any more new oil and gas drilling.”
mojophil1.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
The climate transition requires careful planning; ending fossil fuel extraction before renewable infrastructure is ready would be reckless.
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“It's not that simple. If you don't do any more drilling now then the gas and oil we have will stop flowing at some point soon. That sounds like a good thing but we need to be absolutely certain we have the infrastructure to take over…”
spedley.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
Climate science cannot be settled by rhetorical social media posts; the Mayor should debate the science directly with qualified skeptics.
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“Climate change is a hoax. Politicians' inability to follow science and their huge ability to be hoaxed by clever graphs is not relevant. You are not relevant because you and your staff can NOT debate the science.”
limot.bsky.social · Bluesky ↗
london.gov.uk London Mayor's official account
How it unfolded 3 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump postscomments
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Commenter outlines clean energy transition agenda
A user posted a detailed thread calling for rapid transition to renewable energy, electric vehicles, and electrification of buildings, framing it as a path to British energy independence.
“Lets speed up wind, solar, getting BEVs and batteries - lots of sovereign clean green British energy. No dirty Russian or US Oil or Gas. Lets transform society.”
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Yet you are supporting a government pushing to expand Heathrow.
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Spot on Lets speed up wind, solar, getting BEVs and batteries - lots of sovereign clean green British energy No dirty Russian or US Oil or Gas Lets transform society Could redirect some funding to speeding up this transformation and do some simple measures Cut out Gas cookers - go electric🧵
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Electric buses✔️ Cut out Gas Laundry machines in care homes✔️ Remove Gas from all blocks of flats over 4 stories✔️ More solar on council property and car parks✔️ Lets electrify everything
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Critics challenge government's fossil fuel record
Commenters accused the Labour government of hypocrisy on climate, pointing to continued oil and gas drilling approvals and Heathrow expansion plans. One user sarcastically asked: "Tell me again that this labour government won't allow any more new oil and gas drilling."
“Tell me again that this labour government won't allow any more new oil and gas drilling.”
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I'm old enough to remember when smoking causing cancer was a hoax. That was all money talking too.
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Fully agree. Tell me again that this labour government won't allow any more new oil and gas drilling.
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It's not his decision to make, unfortunately.
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Mayor calls for urgent government action
In an immediate reply to the post, london.gov.uk stated: "Unless governments act now, we'll face much worse" and linked to a Guardian op-ed piece.
“Unless governments act now, we'll face much worse.”
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Unless governments act now, we’ll face much worse. My piece in the Guardian:
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Only a moron could pretend it's not real. Either that or someone trousering huge amounts of cash from the oil & gas industries might try a pathetic defence.
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background
London Mayor posts climate change challenge — The official london.gov.uk Bluesky account posted a sarcastic challenge to climate change deniers with the text "Tell me again that climate change is a hoax." The post quickly accumulated 1,390 likes and 21 comments.
What people are saying 16 voices from 1 site · best of 30 · verbatim
- Sep 16
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Your chart shows climate warming noticably beginning around 1930.
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That is false. You don't refute climate science by demanding a live debate. The conclusion comes from rising temperatures, rising human-produced CO2, its radiative effect, and observed atmospheric/ocean changes. Results are published, testable, and independently replicated, not from anonymous graphs
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Any relation to the Mayor of London? 🤔 And next time, a bit of research would help.
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Have a word with your party who are suppressing the Environment Collapse report 🧐
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We're in for much worse regardless. We don't truly know where temperature equilibrium is for the current level of CO2, and CO2 levels are still rising. We should be panic cutting emissions wherever they aren't essential to living, but instead many people will say still fly for a weekend in London.
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Nobody really believes it is. That statement/faux belief is just an outrage weapon to use against what some see as the opposing tribe.
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Mr Mayor, are you going to get a bit more bolshy now you're officially gonged? I do hope so.
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When all the poor are dead who will the rich and powerful get to do the stuff they don't have a 1st idea about ?. Renewables only way to go and fuck the oil and gas lobbies .
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They will. But they’re either idiots or funded.
- Sep 15
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Well if you stand as Mayor again, and you’ll have my vote again, Cunningham and presumably Cleverly will claim it is to oppose you. Apart from the usual racist stuff and lies about the crime statistics.
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Correct. And a government formed by your party are happy toe watch the world smoulder for profit If you really (as in actually, and aren't just votepimping) care then there is ONE thing you can do It begins with D and ends with EFECT. Otherwise not interested in a word you and your toastparty say
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Add ~0.17°C to get the values relative to Pre-Industrial. Also NOAA runs lower than other global datasets, by ~0.1°C.
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There isn't ONE climate scientist you can find in London, or UK, or Europe, or world, to challenge this article. Don't be a politician. Out of "ALL SCIENTISTS", go find ONE scientist who has a name and can put it on the line. Put up or shut up.
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Sure thing. Climate change is a hoax. Politicians' inability to follow science and their huge ability to be hoaxed by clever graphs is not relevant. You are not relevant because you and your staff can NOT debate the science, or FIND ANYBODY TO DEBATE it, you can just repost anonymous-style graphs.
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It's not that simple. If you don't do any more drilling now then the gas and oil we have will stop flowing at some point soon. That sounds like a good thing but we need to be absolutely certain we have the infrastructure to take over before that happens. Currently, we do not.
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If mankind makes the year 2200 in a meaningful and sustainable way it will be a miracle. The rate of change is accelerating while we tinker around the edges.