Josef Davies-Coates

@josef.is

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Community & Digital Engagement at @communityenergyengland.org #CommunityEnergy Starter Pack: https://go.bsky.app/LpqEmbM All my links here: https://ud.coop/jdaviescoates Build #community, develop #coops, create #commons. #TogetherWeHaveEverything

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Promotional graphic for the Net Zero Terrace Streets Update & Finance Webinar on Thursday, 30 October 2025, 1–2 PM (GMT), featuring partner logos and a “Join Now” link: bit.ly/NZTSfinance.

"I'm pleased to see the government say that new builds will now have solar on them (that should have happened a long time ago!) But we also need major investment in lots of infrastructure with a particular focus on community infrastructure. That's because it reduces peoples bills, is good for the planet and crucial encourages democratic decision making in communities. This is essential to fight off the challenge of the right. Far too many people feel - and are accurate - that things are being done to them rather than with them. Community energy can play a huge part in this." – Zack Polanski, Leader, ‪The Green Party of England & Wales‬

A screenshot of an icon of a plane.

Screenshot from the body of the same Observer article showing the correct location: “on the edge of Bridport, the Dorset town known for its literary festival, cider and a famous hat shop.” This contrasts with earlier incorrect references to “Devon.”

Screenshot from The Observer article titled “Review: Hazelmead, Devon – the UK’s largest co-housing project,” dated Sunday 4 May 2025. The location is incorrectly listed as Devon; Hazelmead is in Bridport, Dorset.

Screenshot of a Observer article misidentifying Bridport as being in Devon instead of Dorset. The headline reads: “Hazelmead’s 53 new homes have been hard won but cost less than £10m.” The location is listed twice as “Bridport, Devon.”

A hand holding two new British passports — officially dark blue but clearly black in appearance, much like the symbolic victory they represent in the post-Brexit saga of self-inflicted wounds.

Map from LandExplorer showing the land edged and hatched in red at 787 High Road, Goodmayes, Ilford (IG3 8TB), identified as BT Property IG0003, Goodmayes Telephone Exchange. The overlay indicates the property boundary in brown. A sidebar on the left provides property details: the leasehold owner is Arqiva Services Limited, with an address in Winchester. The title number is BGL91322 and the INSPIRE ID is 54447717.

A colourful festival poster for Shindig Festival, taking place over four days from 22nd to 25th May at Charlton Park, Wiltshire. The poster features a retro-style design with bold, multicoloured text listing artists including Gilles Peterson, Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, Ibibio Sound Machine, Gentleman's Dub Club, Asian Dub Foundation, Moonchild Sanelly, Dub FX, Romare (Live), K.O.G, Alogte Oho & His Sounds of Joy, and many more. The bottom of the poster provides a website for full lineup details and ticket information: www.shindigfestival.co.uk

This image is a bar chart titled "Percentage of Species at Risk of Extinction by 2100." It compares the extinction risks for three categories of species (Vertebrates, Plants, and Insects) under three global warming scenarios: 1.5°C, 2°C, and 3.2°C.

Vertebrates:
4% at 1.5°C
8% at 2°C
26% at 3.2°C

Plants:
8% at 1.5°C
16% at 2°C
44% at 3.2°C

Insects:
6% at 1.5°C
18% at 2°C
49% at 3.2°C

The chart highlights the increasing risk of extinction as global temperatures rise, with Insects being the most affected group under higher warming scenarios. The source is credited as Warren et al., 2018, Science.

A screenshot taken from https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006320722003949?via%3Dihub with the text:

Highlights

• Population is often mistakenly blamed as the main driver of biodiversity loss.
• However such arguments actually mis-apportion blame and hinder progress.
• Consumption patterns, largely from developed economies is a major driver of biodiversity loss.
• Maintaining global biodiversity will require reducing imported impacts.
• Sustainable supply chains and diets are crucial to counter current trends.

The plain English version of Bristol's Just Transition Declaration listing the 10 key principles

Our first Panel Discussion is getting started at the @Comm1nrg's #SouthWest #CommunityEnergy conference in #Bristol

Michaela Cryar from @Comm1nrg principal supporter @Younity_UK shared all the things they do to support #CommunityEnergy

#CommunityEnergy England's CEO Emma Bridge kicks things off at our packed regional conference

Community Energy practitioners from across the South West network over lunch at the Community Energy England Regional Conference

A picture of M Shed beside the docks in Bristol