Imagine 2200 is a short story writing competition from Grist. If, like me, you have an appreciation for the short story genre, there is some beautifully presented climate fiction to enjoy.
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Newly released documents show how fossil fuel companies funded some early and critical scientific research into climate change in the 1950s, according to Desmog.
I missed this at the time, but the New Economics Foundation published a paper in December looking at how the idea of Universal Basic Services could help to meet environmental goals.
One for any fellow journalists reading: the media agency America Amplified has released a ‘playbook’ for Community Engagement Journalism, which is rather good. (Community Engagement Journalism is basically what I’m trying to do with the Zero Carbon Luton newsletter)
Highlights from this week
The Pentagon’s green makeover
President Jimmy Carter famously put solar panels on the White House, only for Ronald Reagan to take them off again in a deliberate rejection of clean energy. Obama put them back, and now under President Biden, a host of other US federal buildings are getting a green refurb. Among them is the Pentagon, the beating…
The psychology of climate action
I’ve been working with schools and teachers in Luton recently, as part of a scheme called Climate Action Teacher Champions. It was developed in partnership with the Climate Action Unit at University College London, which is headed up by the neuroscientist and climate communicator Kris De Myer. His particular field of study is understanding what…
Steps towards a circular shoe
Last week I wrote about Pringles cans and their more recyclable new design. The reason that Pringles cans were so notorious in the waste industry is that they are a hybrid that uses metal, plastic and cardboard. The materials can’t be separated and so they can’t be easily processed for recycling. This is true of…
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