A nice bit of mischief here from the Tearfund campaigns team, who are inviting people to send a lemon to the British government. Have a look at their Send A Lemon campaign to find out why.
Remember those cheap electric cars from China that I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, and suggested they may be coming the way of North America and Europe? Not if President Biden has his way – Chinese EVs are a security threat apparently.
Of course, your all-American Tesla harvesting data about all your movements and habits and selling it is perfectly fine. There has been very little discussion of smart cars and privacy, but the Mozilla Foundation warn that the risk of privacy breaches from cars is higher than any other category of connected device.
The world’s first wooden satellite will be launched by Japanese scientists this summer. It is designed to burn up on re-entry without contributing to space debris.
Q-Bot, who did our underfloor insulation with their remote control robot, have launched a referral scheme. If you get yours done and mention me, you get a £250 discount and I get £250 in vouchers. Check here to see if your floor is eligible and start the process.
I managed to end up with over a dozen speaking engagements this month, so fewer posts next week. It’s World Book Day and I’m in schools all week with my children’s author hat on. (In case you’re wondering, the UK celebrates World Book Day on its own a month before the official UN one, but still insists on calling on keeping the ‘world’ in the name. Don’t ask me why.)
Highlights from this week
The fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty
“Today we face an immense confrontation between fossil capital and human life. And we must choose a side. Any human being knows that we must choose life.” That was Colombian president Gustavo Petro at COP28, announcing that his country would be endorsing the idea of a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. They were the 12th country…
Four routes to a broader climate movement
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed the book The Climate Majority Project, which describes the need for a more inclusive and more moderate climate movement. The book includes their theory of change – the way they think change is going to happen. They are focusing on four strands of change, which I think are…
What Africa’s Great Green Wall looks like
I’ve written before about the Great Green Wall across the Sahel, aiming to shore up the region and hold back the Sahara desert. Whether or not it is ever completed, it is already one of the most ambitious environmental projects ever attempted. It’s a remarkable feat of international cooperation, and a vast mobilisation of volunteer…
The Earthbound Report 