SHARING IS CARING: THE STORY OF TENTSHARE
Photo by Uzenk Doezenk Camping is a great experience – reconnecting with nature, being with friends and family, being able to travel cheaply – but unless one is an avid camper it can seem unnecessary to have all the kit. Good quality kit can be expensive to purchase and unless used frequently can take up […]
ARCHIVE: RESET CONNECT AT LONDON CLIMATE ACTION WEEK
Photo by Benjamin Davies You can attend the Reset Connect event at ExCel London on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th June and hear world-leading experts in sustainability discuss the latest innovations in sustainability, investing and technology. The conference kicks off with Kate Raworth, co-founder of the Doughnut Economics lab and goes onto cover issues ranging […]
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
ARCHIVE: 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, […]
ARCHIVE: SCIENCE MUSEUM UNDER XR SCRUTINY FOR SPONSORSHIP
On 29th March 2023, Extinction Rebellion (XR) took to the halls of The Science Museum in London during the ‘Lates’ event to protest Adani Green Energy’s sponsorship of the new Energy Revolution gallery. Adani Green Energy is a smaller branch of the parent company Adani Group, an India-based multinational industrial conglomerate reported to be heavily […]
ARCHIVE: 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 […]
ARCHIVE: EARTH HOUR
Photo by Pawel Nolbert Earth Hour is an annual event which symbolically unites people around the world and focusses attention on the urgent need to conserve energy. Will your nearest landmark buildings be turning out the lights at 8.30pm -9.30pm local time? Promoted by the World Wildlife Fund, the organisation recommends switching off devices to […]
ARCHIVE: 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 […]
ARCHIVE: 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 […]
GOOD NEWS ON INTERNATIONAL ENERGY SOURCING
Image Credit – American Public Power Association The Global energy crisis marks a ‘historic turning point’ in the transition away from fossil fuels according to the IEA (International Energy Agency). Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine which began in February last year has accelerated the transition to renewable energy, according to the IEA’s annual report on […]
