GREEN PARTY MAKE MAJOR WINS IN UK LOCAL ELECTIONS 2023
The UK local elections held on May 4th 2023 have seen The Green Party make significant wins: the party has secured Mid-Suffolk Council with an outright majority: the party gained 12 seats to win a total of 24 seats. The Tories lost 10 wards. The party now has 737 councillors, the largest number of councillors […]
XR BIG BIODIVERSITY MARCH GALLERY
A selection of images of passionate protesters who attended The Big One in London, April 2023, can be viewed here: GALLERY – Earth Day In London 2023 | Changemaker Media Photo of “King Charles III and Co” by Chrissie Masters for Changemaker Media
XR’s THE BIG ONE OPENS IN LONDON
A calm, diverse and inclusive event opened today Friday 21st April in Westminster, London. Organised by Extinction Rebellion in coalition with over 200 environmental and social organisations, a wide range of people attended. From babies-in-buggies to elders sporting badges, there were homemade cardboard placards proudly carried for hours between pickets and the main stage. Government […]
JOIN A SURVEY OF CLIMATE ACTIVISTS’ MOTIVATIONS
Photo by Korie Cull We are sharing: I am part of a team at the University of St Andrews who are looking to recruit climate activists for a two-wave longitudinal study before and after next week’s Extinction Rebellion ‘The Big One’ protest. The study aims to deepen understanding of increasing engagement with the climate crisis, […]
INDIAN HEATWAVES AT THE LIMIT OF HUMAN SURVIVAL
Photo by Raghu Nayyar As temperatures approached 50°C, March 2022 saw India reach its highest temperatures since records began over 100 years ago, and 2023 may push those records even higher. The northwestern regions are the worst affected by this heat and unlike the sparsely populated Sahara and inland Arabian peninsula (the only other regions […]
FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN LABELLING
Chrissie Masters In-depth sustainability labelling in the food supply chain has long been awaited…now Abel and Cole in the UK are stepping up to the challenge and are introducing a grading system, reports Edie.net (Monday 20 February 2023). The “eco-labelling” will be graded and assessed in partnership with the Oxford University team that developed the nutritional […]
FAIR TRADE FORTNIGHT 2023
Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 runs until 12th March and this year is highlighting the effect of the climate crisis on the food products and the livelihoods of the farmers that grow them. Fifty per cent of the world’s global emissions are caused by the highest-earning 10% of the population¹, however it is frequently the poorest communities […]
LAST CHANCE TO FINALISE GLOBAL OCEAN TREATY
Image Credit – Evangelos Mpikakis Oceans cover 71% of our Earth’s surface and are home to thriving ecosystems and areas of biodiversity. Not only this but our oceans and associated marine life act as a large carbon sink by capturing and storing carbon, helping to regulate the Earth’s carbon dioxide levels and global temperature. Without […]
WESTERN AUSTRALIA EXPERIENCES FLOOD CRISIS
Image Credit – Wes Warren A state of emergency has been declared in Western Australia’s Kimberley region as the area experiences the worst floods in its history. The torrential rains brought by former tropical cyclone Ellie have resulted in vast areas being inundated, with flood waters extending for 50 kilometres in some areas. According to […]
EXTINCTION REBELLION’S NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: TO TEMPORARILY SHIFT AWAY FROM PUBLIC DISRUPTION AS PRIMARY TACTIC
Image Credit – Joël de Vriend To kick off the New Year 2023, Extinction Rebellion (XR) has made a controversial resolution to temporarily shift away from public disruption as its primary protest tactic. XR states that while it recognises and celebrates the power of disruption to raise awareness and make a statement, the group believes […]
