Protect Our Winters is a climate campaign organised by the outdoor gear industry. I hadn’t come across it before, but saw an ad for it on a bus-stop and looked it up.
I did a double take when reading that the first offshore wind farm had connected to the US grid this week. I knew it wasn’t a big thing, but I hadn’t realised there wasn’t any at all. Better late than never and let’s hope it booms from here.
Are young people more favourable towards degrowth? The answer isn’t entirely conclusive, but it’s still good to see an overview of degrowth and GDP scepticism in the Observer.
Does the world have enough minerals to build a low carbon society? It’s a common question that is often answered with pessimism about resource limits. Here’s Hannah Richie with a detailed answer.
A couple of weeks ago we saw a Virgin Atlantic plane flying on 100% biofuels from waste cooking oil. Here’s the South China Morning Post reporting on a company doing the same thing with waste oil in China.
Highlights from this week
After 28 years, the elephant has been named
A few years ago I clicked on a news headline and found that it wasn’t an article, it was a live news blog. The top line informed me that the chancellor had delivered his budget, and they would have “instant reax soon.” Even the word ‘reactions’ was apparently too long for our culture of immediacy.…
Nine reasons to reject the Rwanda plan
Yesterday Parliament voted on emergency legislation to push forward its plan to send refugees to Rwanda. The government had been advised that their plan would breach international law because Rwanda is not a safe destination for refugees. The emergency law will give the government the right to say that it is. As the Conservative Lord…
To stop the boats, make it safe to stay
When parliament discussed the Rwanda plan this week ahead of voting on it, the Home Secretary and the shadow Home Secretary faced off across the dispatch box. As Yvetter Cooper spoke for Labour, James Cleverly apparently muttered “what’s your plan?” over 30 times at her like some kind of broken politician toy. This is a…
The Earthbound Report 