Climate Change

John Dewey Social Action and Democracy.

John Dewey Social Action and Democracy. John Dewey (1916), in Social action, took as central to his concerns the notion of democracy, arguing: ‘Democracy must be reborn in each generation. Education is the midwife.’ His view of knowledge as a ‘public and common store’ (Dewey 1900) shaped his view of democracy, alongside notions of ‘intelligenceContinue reading “John Dewey Social Action and Democracy.”

GOVERNANCE AND THE ANTHROPOCENE

A recent paper has traced the evolution of selected global environmental agreements from 1971 to 2025. And, it asks why the increasing intensity and focus of international environmental governance has not been matched by urgent and scalable improvement in planetary conditions. Using qualitative comparative document analysis across climate, biodiversity, and pollution, the study assesses theContinue reading “GOVERNANCE AND THE ANTHROPOCENE”

When will Labour take the initiative and be bold? Or are we facing yet another crisis of governance?

Our letter to John Whitby our MP Emma Hickling and Steve Martin We saw the Peoples Emergency briefing last week at Matlock Imperial Rooms, during the final night of the fifth heatwave that the UK has experienced this year. The next night we watched the National Emergency briefing videos on YouTube. These briefings highlight theContinue reading “When will Labour take the initiative and be bold? Or are we facing yet another crisis of governance?”

Sneinton Mini Civic Climate Assembly

A great pleasure to support the 25 th Mini Civic Climate Assembly in the Sneinton Community Centre last week. It attracted some lively and informed residents from the city of Nottingham who had many great ideas for making Sneinton Market a more environmentally and socially sustainable venue for the residents of its community and other residentsContinue reading “Sneinton Mini Civic Climate Assembly”

City of Nottingham Climate Assembly July 2026

We know that our city is moving in the right direction in its move to become carbon neutral and to respond to the climate challenges that are facing us in a way that will benefit everyone. Yet we also know that we need an ever-improving connection between policies enacted by decision makers and the actionsContinue reading “City of Nottingham Climate Assembly July 2026”

JOHN RUSKIN and CLIMATE CHANGE

In 1884, John Ruskin delivered one of the first lectures to discuss climate change and make a link to industrial pollution. Now, with the help of a group of 13- to 16-year-olds, a new exhibition Sheffield’s unrivalled Ruskin collection is taking place at the city’s Millennium Gallery. Storm-Cloud brings together work from the Guild ofContinue reading “JOHN RUSKIN and CLIMATE CHANGE”

Fear got us this Far- Hope will get us Further and Possibly Faster

By Tobias Brosch, Edward Mishaud, and Disa Sauter “An elevator-pitch definition of fear might be a neurobiological process to keep us alive,” writes cultural historian Robert Peckham in his 2023 book, ‘Fear: An Alternative History of the World.’ Indeed, fear – that full-on jolt of adrenaline we feel throughout our body – has served humanityContinue reading “Fear got us this Far- Hope will get us Further and Possibly Faster”

Carbon capture project ‘to boost hundreds of jobs’ in Cement works in Derbyshire

A project to develop a pipeline to capture carbon emitted by cement and lime factories in the Peak District and bury it below the Irish Sea will create hundreds of jobs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said. The pipeline will be created to transfer carbon dioxide (CO2) from Derbyshire, Staffordshire and the Northwest to be storedContinue reading “Carbon capture project ‘to boost hundreds of jobs’ in Cement works in Derbyshire”

Paradigm Shakes

We seem to be stuck in a dangerous and destructive paradigm. Our current approach to climate change is painfully inadequate. Will shifting paradigms be easier if we start with a few small shakes?Karen O’Brien Jan 20 ExtremesThese are not easy times. It’s hard to watch the news and read the latest climate projections. And it’sContinue reading “Paradigm Shakes”

Back to fossil fuels-with AI?

An edited opinion piece by John ElkingtonAccording to the International Energy Agency (IEA), AI-related energy demand is set to almost double between 2022 and 2026. Bad enough, but Generation is more pessimistic still. “There are … forecasts that are much more drastic,” it concludes. “It is easy to imagine a world in which ever moreContinue reading “Back to fossil fuels-with AI?”