Why we need to confront denial over the climate crisis
Heartfelt article about why protesters are the sane ones in all this. (date: 19/05/2022)
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The world’s forests do more than just store carbon, new research finds. #climatechange #forests (date: 24/03/2022)
Tory MPs call the green transition ‘unaffordable’. Europe is proving that’s a lie. #climatecrisis #energysaving (date: 23/03/2022)
Extremes of 40C above normal: what’s causing ‘extraordinary’ heating in polar regions? #climatechange #ice (date: 21/03/2022)
Gas-powered kingmaker: how the UK welcomed Putin’s man in Ukraine | Russia | The Guardian
Lots in here on why #war in #Ukraine. Europe’s hunger for #gas > #oligarchs > Russian #kleptocracy > #dirtymoney and #inequality in #uk. If we had dropped the addiction to fossil fuels, maybe this crisis wouldn’t be happening… nor the #climatecrisis (date: 09/03/2022)
UK not prepared for climate impacts, warns IPCC expert | Climate crisis | The Guardian
Another warning: “UK not prepared for climate impacts, warns IPCC expert” #climatecrisis #adaptation (date: 04/03/2022)
IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown | Climate crisis | The Guardian
IPCC issues ‘bleakest warning yet’ on impacts of climate breakdown. #climatecrisis (date: 01/03/2022)
Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN | Wildfires | The Guardian
Wildfires likely to increase by a third by 2050, warns UN. #climateemergency #fire (date: 23/02/2022)
Antarctic sea ice falls to lowest level since measurements began in 1979 | Antarctica | The Guardian
Antarctic sea ice falls to lowest level since measurements began in 1979. #climate #cryosphere #seaice (date: 23/02/2022)
London flooding poses ‘significant risk’ unless immediate action taken | UK news | The Guardian
London flooding poses ‘significant risk’ unless immediate action taken. Estimated cost £1b per year and significant risk to life. #climateemergency #risk #adaptation (date: 21/02/2022)
‘An almighty crash’ – battered Britain still reeling at the havoc wreaked by Storm Eunice. #climateemergency #extremeweather #insurance (date: 21/02/2022)
Draughty window or door? Now it can be seen from space
Could be a bit big brother but, used well, this will help to target energy saving measures. (date: 21/02/2022)
UK urged not to abandon climate goals amid net zero row | Environment | The Guardian
UK urged not to abandon climate goals amid net zero row. #climateemergency #politics #emissions (date: 15/02/2022)
Architects call for mass insulation of England’s interwar suburbs | Housing | The Guardian
Architects call for mass #insulation of England’s interwar suburbs. #climate #energy #emissions (date: 11/02/2022)
The world is literally on fire in places and yet… Tories fighting net zero plans are dragging climate into new culture war, experts say. #ClimateEmergency #brexit @XR_Reading (date: 09/02/2022)
New greenfield housing forcing people to use cars, report finds | Housing | The Guardian
This makes me angry: “New greenfield housing forcing people to use cars, report finds” #climateemergency #health #transport #maladaptation (date: 07/02/2022)
UK government ‘failing’ to cut #carbon #emissions from home heating. #climateemergency #energycrisis (date: 03/02/2022)
Plants in the UK Flowering a Month Earlier Due to Climate Change
Plants in the UK Flowering a Month Earlier Due to Climate Change. I’ve got a song about this that I’ll be singing at the Fisherman’s on Friday. #climateemergency #heat #rdguk (date: 02/02/2022)
Great Barrier Reef on verge of another mass bleaching after highest temperatures on record. #extremeevents #climateemergency (date: 29/01/2022)
Airlines flying near-empty ‘ghost flights’ to retain EU airport slots. #climate #transport (date: 26/01/2022)
#Climatecrisis could wipe 1% a year off UK economy by 2045, say ministers. We need to focus on #adaptation (date: 18/01/2022)
World’s 10 richest men see their wealth double during Covid pandemic | Rich lists | The Guardian
World’s 10 richest men see their wealth double during Covid pandemic. Time for tax on them. Note Oxfam report - their wealth same as 40% world’s population! #filthyrich #climatechange #poverty #covid (date: 17/01/2022)
‘Another hellish day’: South America sizzles in record summer temperatures. #extremeweather #climate (date: 15/01/2022)
Fund home insulation and heat pumps for people on low incomes, PM urged. #energy #energycrisis #climatecrisis (date: 14/01/2022)
US hit by 20 separate billion-dollar climate disasters in 2021, NOAA report says. #adaptation #climateemergency (date: 11/01/2022)
Labour proposes windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas to reduce bills | Labour | The Guardian
Labour proposes windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas to reduce bills. #energy #climate (date: 09/01/2022)
Farm subsidy plan ‘risks increasing the UK’s reliance on food imports’ | Farming | The Guardian
Farm subsidy plan ‘risks increasing the UK’s reliance on food imports’. #brexit #farming #uk #climate (date: 09/01/2022)
‘Drastic’ rise in high Arctic lightning has scientists worried | Climate crisis | The Guardian
‘Drastic’ rise in high #Arctic lightning has scientists worried. #climateemergency (date: 08/01/2022)
2021 was the year clean energy finally faced its mining problem - The Verge
A clean energy revolution will hinge on getting mining right (date: 07/01/2022)
More than 400 weather stations beat heat records in 2021 | Extreme weather | The Guardian
More than 400 weather stations beat heat records in 2021. #climateemergency #extremeweather #heat (date: 07/01/2022)
Why the Thames Barrier cannot fail (Tom Scott)
Good video talking about the levels of risk, protection and redundancy designed into the current Thames Barrier. (date: 07/01/2022)
UK towns and cities hit by flash flooding 51 times since 2007 | Flooding | The Guardian
UK towns and cities hit by flash #flooding 51 times since 2007. #climateemergency (date: 05/01/2022)
Faster trains and cheaper tickets to boost European rail travel in new strategy
(date: 14/12/2021)
At least 70 dead as tornadoes rip across central and southern US states
(date: 12/12/2021)
DRY: the diary of a water superhero
This book is for children everywhere. Read how an ordinary schoolgirl in the UK transforms into a water superhero when a DRY summer becomes a DRY winter. Join her as she shares her new found love of water with her family, school and community as the drought progresses into a second DRY summer. This book was co-produced as part of NERC DRY (Drought Risk) and About Drought projects (see www.dryutility.info and www.aboutdrought.info). (date: 07/12/2021)
California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies in unprecedented decision. #water #climateemergency (date: 03/12/2021)
What an appalling waste! “UK green homes scheme was ‘slam dunk fail’ says public accounts committee” #ClimateEmergency #ZeroCarbon (date: 01/12/2021)
New post on my blog “Lets think about #Adaptation following #COP26”. #ClimateEmergency #FloodActionWeek #ClimateLandscapes Note the urban landscapes event this evening at 5:30 (date: 26/11/2021)
Lets think about Adaptation following COP26 – Chris Beales – climate change | music
New post on my blog “Lets think about #Adaptation following #COP26”. #ClimateEmergency #FloodActionWeek #ClimateLandscapes Note the urban landscapes event this evening at 5:30 (date: 26/11/2021)
Flood action campaign 2021 - Reading Climate Action Network (RCAN)
Flood action campaign 2021 - Reading Climate Action Network @ReadingCAN #FloodActionWeek #PrepareActSurvive @EnvAgency #ClimateEmergency (date: 25/11/2021)
More than 5,000 homes in England approved to be built in flood zones | Housing | The Guardian
Wrong headline to see in #floodactionweek: More than 5,000 homes in England approved to be built in #flood zones. #climateemergency (date: 22/11/2021)
Zero Carbon Britain Training - Centre for Alternative Technology
We provide councils, communities and other organisations with the knowledge, confidence and skills to help achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040. Our range of training courses and events below is being constantly developed and updated to include the latest insights and information. (date: 18/11/2021)
COP26: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Glasgow - Carbon Brief
The UN climate conference, COP26, finally took place in Glasgow, with expectations and tensions running high after a year-long delay due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The two-week meeting was seen as a critical moment for commitments and action after richer nations had failed to raise the $100bn annual climate funding they had promised to vulnerable countries and the gap to staying below 1.5C loomed large. (date: 18/11/2021)
Pacific north-west storm wreaks havoc, with one dead and Vancouver cut off | Canada | The Guardian
Pacific north-west storm wreaks havoc, with one dead and Vancouver cut off. #climate #extremeweather #flood (date: 17/11/2021)
Martin Rowson on attempts to phase out fossil fuel subsidies at #Cop26 – cartoon #politics #climatecrisis (date: 16/11/2021)
The Orkney Islands: The energy revolution starts here - BBC Science Focus Magazine
The right technologies in the right place. Huge potential for tidal and wind power. (date: 16/11/2021)
UK’s longest-lasting snow patch melts for only eighth time in 300 years
Experts says global heating a significant factor in more regular disappearance of Scotland’s ‘Sphinx’ patch (date: 16/11/2021)
‘A death sentence’: Indigenous climate activists denounce Cop26 deal | Cop26 | The Guardian
‘A death sentence’: Indigenous #climate activists denounce #Cop26 deal (date: 16/11/2021)
Met Office - Future extreme rainfall more extreme than first thought
New analysis of the latest climate science shows that future extreme rainfall could be more extreme than previously thought. * In a stark example, new calculations using a high emissions scenario with around 3°C of warming by 2070 show that in Glasgow, where COP26 is being hosted, the number of days where 30mm of rain or more is recorded in an hour could be 3.5 times more likely by the 2070s compared with the 1990s. (date: 16/11/2021)
US-China deal on emissions welcomed by global figures and climate experts | Cop26 | The Guardian
Nice to see a bit of positive news: US-China deal on emissions welcomed by global figures and #climate experts (date: 11/11/2021)
COP26 Water Day: what does it mean for Reading? - Reading Climate Action Network (RCAN)
COP26 Water Day: what does it mean for Reading? - Reading Climate Action Network (RCAN). @ReadingCAN #climateemergency #water #flood (date: 11/11/2021)
World’s ‘calamitous’ water crisis being ignored in climate talks – WaterAid. #climateemergency #cop26 #water (date: 10/11/2021)
(400) https://twitter.com/ReadingCAN/status/1457766363917950978/photo/1
RT @ReadingCAN: 400+ people came together on Saturday 6th of Nov to show they are concerned about climate crisis. The #March4Climate started at Broad Street, attracted individuals of all ages from the local community. Thank you to all who joined and supported 👏🏻👏🏽👏🏿 #climatemarch #COP26 (date: 08/11/2021)
Adaptation day at COP26 - Reading Climate Action Network (RCAN)
Adaptation day at COP26 - Reading Climate Action Network (RCAN). @ReadingCAN #climateemergency #rdguk (date: 08/11/2021)
#climate survey shows important public knowledge and willingness gap: “#energy consumption was seen as a priority by only 32%, while favouring public #transport over cars (25%) and radically changing our #agricultural model (24%) were similarly unpopular” (date: 08/11/2021)
(400) https://twitter.com/StaticRainChris/status/1456979859490500608/photo/1
Good to see #COP26 marked in #rdguk Reading. #climateemergency @ReadingCAN (date: 06/11/2021)
‘Dangerous blindspot’: why overlooking blue carbon could sink us | Coastlines | The Guardian
Exceptional new findings show the huge potential of salt marshes for sucking up carbon. But is it too late for blue carbon to save the world? (date: 06/11/2021)
From a summer of extremes to COP26 – Chris Beales – climate change | music
From a summer of extremes to COP26 - update to my blog. #climatechange #adaptation (date: 06/11/2021)
Good #economic analysis: “#Cop26 will be derailed unless the rich world meets its obligation to the poor” #climatecrisis (date: 04/11/2021)
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