This coming week is the 30th anniversary of the Rio Earth Summit (which launched the sustainable development paradigm) and the 50th anniversary of the Stockholm conference (which alerted world leaders to environmental dilemmas). Such anniversaries previously brought much fanfare from the UN. Not this year. The backsliding on poverty and the environment is so shocking and underminingContinue reading “EARTH SUMMIT REFLECTIONS”
Category Archives: Carbon
EU PLANS to ACCELERATE RENEWABLES
Europe’s plan to slash Russian fossil fuel imports and accelerate renewable energy production will test its ability to find the minerals, metals and other components that are needed for a dramatic shift to clean power. The plan, outlined by the European Commission, would speed the continent toward a historic transition to wind and solar energy,Continue reading “EU PLANS to ACCELERATE RENEWABLES”
WORLD ENERGY TRANSITION UPDATE
Published today (29 March), IRENA’s 2022 edition of the World Energy Transitions Outlook outlines the priority actions that will need to be taken between now and 2030 to keep the goal of limiting the global temperature increase to 1.5C within reach. COP26 President Alok Sharma stated earlier this month, in a journal for think-tank IPPR, that theContinue reading “WORLD ENERGY TRANSITION UPDATE”
Place- Based Learning and Climate Emergencies
Cities around the globe have a unique and powerful role to play in mitigating climate change and adapting to its impacts. Estimates suggest that urban activities produce 75 percent of global CO2 emissions, making them major contributors to climate change. Yet their growing populations are also extremely vulnerable to climate change, with climate change-induced heatContinue reading “Place- Based Learning and Climate Emergencies”
9 tips for talking to your family about degrowth during the holidays
By: Nathan Barlow The holidays are special; a chance to stop working, slow down and spend time with family and friends. The numerous family gatherings will likely involve discussions about the state of the world, politics, climate change, and maybe even degrowth. In case you find yourself in this scenario, we have put together this listContinue reading “9 tips for talking to your family about degrowth during the holidays”
THE PARALYSIS OF TRUTH IN PRACTICE
Epistemic vices which nullify epistemic virtues In May 2020, I LIKE TRAINS the Leeds based indie band shared a brand new single, The Truth, which was the first single from their upcoming album, KOMPROMAT. The inspiration behind KOMPROMAT, is a social as well as a conceptual representation of the current and ongoing theme ofContinue reading “THE PARALYSIS OF TRUTH IN PRACTICE”
Carbon Choices
The common sense solutions to our climate and nature crises Guest Blog by Neil Kitching Geographer and energy specialist Neil Kitching has published Carbon Choices on the common-sense solutions to our climate and nature crises. Here Neil outlines five common-sense principles to tackle climate change and considers the community and social implications of the changes thatContinue reading “Carbon Choices”
Bangladesh Sink or Swim
Many recent news stories highlight Bangladesh and its people living with and dying from climate change. This is both a moving and disturbing story – a wake-up call to all of us about the direct environmental and indirect social and political consequences of our (the developed world’s) dependency on fossil fuels. In this most vulnerableContinue reading “Bangladesh Sink or Swim”
Educating Earth Literate Leaders
We are now citizens of the Earth joined in a common enterprise with many variations. We have every right to insist that those who purport to lead us be worthy of the task. Imagine such a time! (Orr, 2003) Hundreds of delegates met late in 2019 in Madrid(Cop25) to discuss climate change and the UN’sContinue reading “Educating Earth Literate Leaders”
PREFACE TO THE DAS GUPTA REVIEW ON THE ECONOMICS OF BIODIVERSITY
We are facing a global crisis. We are totally dependent upon the natural world. It supplies us with every oxygen-laden breath we take and every mouthful of food we eat. But we are currently damaging it so profoundly that many of its natural systems are now on the verge of breakdown. Every other animal livingContinue reading “PREFACE TO THE DAS GUPTA REVIEW ON THE ECONOMICS OF BIODIVERSITY”
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