Let’s Go Zero are currently recruiting a new climate action advisor to schools in the East of England area. That’s my team and I can attest to it being a great job. If you’re in the region, come and work with me. Here is the job description, and please spread the word.
Possible have been campaigning on private aviation and tax, and noted a small win in the recent budget. Here’s their article on what’s changed and what remains to be done.
Not something I’ve heard of before, but several Latin American countries have created legal protections for waves. Surf activism is a thing, apparently, and ecologists point out, if you’re protecting the waves you’re likely protecting the ecosystem as a whole.
I’ve been reading Andrew Boyd’s book I Want a Better Catastrophe recently, and while I have further questions, I really like the presentation of his climate flowchart.
Speaking of books, you’re down to the wire if you need anything from Earthbound Books before Christmas. First class post will get it to you if you need a gift, and I’ve even got some suggestions for things your climate friends will like.
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What we learned this week
The Guardian have run a whole series of articles this week on the theme Beyond Growth (a name I once used for a sister website to this one). Good to see that kind of sustained attention on postgrowth futures in a mainstream newspaper. As the Trump administration revoked the legal standing of climate regulation in…
Three board games for the climate
We were playing a board game the other everning as a family, and my daughter chose Carbon City Zero. It’s an educational game about climate change, but it totally stands up as a form of entertainment. This isn’t always true of educational games, and climate change isn’t the easiest thing to make a game out…
Book review: Code Dependent, by Madhumita Murgia
New technologies always come with trade-offs and unanticipated consequences. The more powerful the technology, the greater the potential for disruption. We’re still in the early stages of accessible AI tools, but we’re already seeing profound rippling effects. In this eye-opening and important book, Madhumita Murgia investigates some of those effects in a global tour of…
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