@BarryGardiner tweeted
Jan 13, 2020 at 10:54 PM stewgreen

RLB also has support from Diane Abbott

All other candidates can sleep better as a result, though BoJo and his Front Bench Team will be disappointed that they are not going to have so much fun with their Shadows.

Jan 13, 2020 at 8:35 PM ianl

Thank you for the added info!

gc

On "rich volcanic soils" ...

As AK has said, rates of weathering are critical. Look at the weathering sequences - fresh igneous rock (volcanic extrusions, exposed areas of large intrusions) supplies a good range of minerals as it weathers, forming "rich" soils. This sequence is the reason that China could develop its' huge population - each flood season deposits freshly weathered, mineral rich soil washed down from higher altitudes (crossing the Yellow River after a flood is an astonishing sight). Similar processes occur in many places.

In Central Queensland (Aus) there are remnant patches of geologically recent extrusives, mostly basalt, which have weathered to an extraordinary rich soil, commonly called "black soil". These large patches are so valuable to agriculture that they are protected by statute.

The end sequence of weathering is a soil with little left but sand (silica), which most vegetation is not partial to.

"Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/ocean-temperatures-hit-record-high-as-rate-of-heating-accelerates

"Oceans are clearest measure of climate crisis as they absorb 90% of heat trapped by greenhouse gases

by Damian Carrington Environment editor

The heat in the world’s oceans reached a new record level in 2019, showing “irrefutable and accelerating” heating of the planet.

The world’s oceans are the clearest measure of the climate emergency because they absorb more than 90% of the heat trapped by the greenhouse gases emitted by fossil fuel burning, forest destruction and other human activities.

The new analysis shows the past five years are the top five warmest years recorded in the ocean and the past 10 years are also the top 10 years on record. The amount of heat being added to the oceans is equivalent to every person on the planet running 100 microwave ovens all day and all night.

Hotter oceans lead to more severe storms and disrupt the water cycle, meaning more floods, droughts and wildfires, as well as an inexorable rise in sea level. Higher temperatures are also harming life in the seas, with the number of marine heatwaves increasing sharply."

"The analysis method was developed by researchers at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and uses statistical methods to interpolate heat levels in the few places where there was no data, such as under the Arctic ice cap. An independent analysis of the same data by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration shows that same increasing heat trend."

I'm always suspicious of interpolations "where there was no data."

And from the faintly suspect to the absolutely ridiculous (same author, by the way - Damian Carrington, Environment Editor. Maybe he's after Harrabin's job?):

"Climate crisis likely to increase violent deaths of young people – report
Rising temperatures will mean more deaths from crashes, assaults and suicide, says study"

And, as ever, one article is never enough:

"Oceans are as hot as humans have known them and we’re to blame
We must use energy more wisely going forward and trust in the actions of our youth"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/climate-consensus-97-per-cent/2020/jan/13/oceans-are-as-hot-as-humans-have-known-them-and-were-to-blame

And sometimes two articles aren't enough, either:

"Why do record ocean temperatures matter?
Everything you need to know about the significance of the heat record set last year"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/why-record-ocean-temperatures-matter

"The Guardian view on policing protest: not a job for counter-terrorism
Editorial
Bracketing Extinction Rebellion with neo-Nazis is grotesque. A review of Prevent must now take place"

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/13/the-guardian-view-on-policing-protest-not-a-job-for-counter-terrorism

Groundhog Day - when one article just isn't enough...:

"Putting Extinction Rebellion on extremist list 'completely wrong', says Keir Starmer
Labour leadership frontrunner joins police chiefs in denouncing the move"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/priti-patel-defends-inclusion-of-extinction-rebellion-on-terror-list

Or even two articles aren't enough:

"Revealed: US listed climate activist group as ‘extremists’ alongside mass killers
DHS listed activists engaged in non-violent civil disobedience targeting oil industry alongside white supremacists in documents"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/us-listed-climate-activist-group-extremists

"Just one new onshore windfarm started under current UK policies in 2019
Rollout of new turbines is in decline amid Tory subsidy cuts, jeopardising climate targets"

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/just-one-new-onshore-windfarm-started-up-in-uk-in-2019

If - as regularly claimed by the Guardian - turbines are now cheaper than fossil fuels, why do they stop building them when the subsidies dry up?

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/climate-crisis-likely-to-increase-violent-deaths-of-young-people-report