IPCC REPORT 2023: QUANTUM LEAP NEEDED TO AVOID CLIMATE DISASTER
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s meeting in Switzerland on 20th March 2023 highlighted the urgent need for climate action in order to stick to the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°c. This requires a global emission peak by 2025, a 43% emission reduction by 2030, 65% by 2035, and […]
RETHINKING TOURISM IN TAGHAZOUT
The hazed view of the traveller, and the weighty scales of touristic demand vs ecological infrastructure Taghazout was once only a small hive of Berbers, an untouched, prosaic village reliant on fishing and self-sufficiency. But when the Seventies birthed the modern ease of travel and encouraged mass tourism, this Moroccan townlet quickly became a hub […]
WILDYA VENTURES TO INSPIRE
Eco Changemaker Oliver Dauert We asked Wildlife Advocate and Ecopreneur Oliver Dauert to describe his life: 1 You describe yourself as a “Wildlife Advocate” – such a great description – when did your love of wildlife begin and how does this inform your life today? Since I can remember I loved wildlife. I grew up […]
PREPARING THE GROUND – THE GREEN ALLOTMENTS MISSION
Image Credit – Patrick Federi Stepping out to full air on the turn it’s time toGet the ground ready for the rush of sowingAnd to finish off the roses.They must be pruned by MarchAnd March is where we’re going.There’s much to be done, soLet’s get the ground ready for so much sowing.The numbers are straightforward […]
NEW EU REGULATIONS TAKE A STANCE AGAINST GREENWASHING
Image Credit – Michael Fousert The European Union (EU) is planning to impose penalties on companies that make false or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of their products and services in an attempt to combat corporate greenwashing, according to leaked draft legislation seen by European news website EURACTIV.1 The proposal, set to be tabled […]
FRANCE IS PIONEERING THE MOVE TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY – COULD THE UK LEARN A THING OR TWO?
Image Credit – Philippe Murray-Pietsch Over recent years, France has introduced a number of sustainable development strategies and coherent policies that aim to promote a more circular economy. Chiefly, The 2020 Anti-Waste Law, also called AGEC Law, (translates to Loi relative à la lute contre le gaspillage et a l’économie circulaire) lays out a variety […]
EXTINCTION REBELLION ACTIVISTS TARGET MICHAEL GOVE’S OFFICE IN RESPONSE TO CUMBRIA COAL MINE DECISION
Image Credit – @XrebellionUK Extinction Rebellion (XR) staged a bold protest outside the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities in London on Monday, (17th January) in response to the UK government’s recent decision allowing the development of a new coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria.1 The deep coal mine, set to be the UK’s first […]
CLEAN ENERGY RESET: UK Government to Invest £20 Billion in Carbon Capture
Image Credit – Chris LeBoutillier On Wednesday 15th March, the UK government announced that it will provide £20 billion funding for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) programme. The funding was unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who has previously emphasised the need to scale up the UK’s carbon capture industry and […]
THE WINNERS OF THE EARTHSHOT PRIZE 2022
Image Credit – Noah Buscher Protect and Restore Nature: Kheyti, India Kheyti, an Indian start-up, has developed a solution to the challenges that small-hold farmers face as rising temperatures affect harvests. This small greenhouse offers crops shelter from extreme weather and destructive pests, and also provides small-hold farmers with end-to-end support to ensure they use […]
CLIMATE TRACE – EMISSIONS TRACKER PAVES THE WAY FOR TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY
Carbon Emissions Released 2021. Source: https://climatetrace.org/map On the 9th of November at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, founding member Al Gore announced the launch of Climate TRACE’s newly intricate and highly detailed carbon emissions database. Formed in 2021 prior to COP26, Climate TRACE, which stands for Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions, is a global non-profit coalition […]
