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Review of ‘The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain’s New World of Extremes’, by David Shukman
Read more: Review of ‘The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain’s New World of Extremes’, by David Shukman‘We’re not remotely ready to deal with the worsening conditions that are confronting us now, let alone those still to come.’ David Shukman’s book ‘The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain’s New World of Extremes’ opens with the stark message that the UK is far away from being resilient to the rising…
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2024 global temperature record is consistent with model predictions
Read more: 2024 global temperature record is consistent with model predictionsA new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences argues that the record warmth was entirely consistent with expectations on a warming planet. When accounting for human-caused warming alongside natural climate variability like El Niño and La Niña climate patterns, the 2024 temperatures actually showed that climate models today are capturing the…
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Politicians and public attend Climate Emergency Briefing in York
Read more: Politicians and public attend Climate Emergency Briefing in YorkCredit Sophia Chen Chris Packham: ‘You must listen to the science. Because if you don’t, then things go wrong and lives are lost.’ A dynamic and purposeful viewing of the National Emergency Briefing took place in York yesterday to a packed Tempest Anderson Hall. Over 850 screenings have now taken place around the country, from…
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Review of ‘Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home’ by Katharine K Wilkinson
Read more: Review of ‘Climate Wayfinding: Healing Ourselves and the Planet We Call Home’ by Katharine K WilkinsonWilkinson’s book crackles with purpose and the potential of what might be possible. It reminds us that there is a ‘we’ at the heart of this journey and that we are bound and bonded by a common framework of humanity. ‘Climate Wayfinding’ is a book which encourages- even demands- time for reflection; time for strengthening…
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Review of ‘The Fate of the World: A History and Future of the Climate Crisis’ by Prof Bill McGuire
Read more: Review of ‘The Fate of the World: A History and Future of the Climate Crisis’ by Prof Bill McGuire‘Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day, To the last syllable of recorded time; And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death.’ Shakespeare’s words, from over 400 years ago, seem shockingly relevant today, as we face an existential climate crisis, but we witness no…
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Europe is warming more than twice as fast as the global average
Read more: Europe is warming more than twice as fast as the global averageEuropean State of the Climate report provides comprehensive overview of climate indicators Findings released today from European Centre for Medium- Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlight key changes in climate indicators for the world’s fastest warming continent. A range of factors are addressed in the report ranging from cold environments,…
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MPs call for urgent, drastic and decisive action on pervasive PFAS pollution
Read more: MPs call for urgent, drastic and decisive action on pervasive PFAS pollutionA report, published today, by a cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, called for the phase-out of ‘forever chemicals’ in non-essential uses, as well as recommending a group- based approach in tackling PFAS chemicals, rather than an individual approach of separate PFAS. The report argued that current UK Government action is lagging behind standards in Europe and…
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Review of ‘The Visual Life of Climate Change’ by Saffron O’Neill
Read more: Review of ‘The Visual Life of Climate Change’ by Saffron O’Neill‘The Visual Life of Climate Change’ is an enthralling exploration and evaluation of the efficacy of climate related images and challenges the reader to be more critical of the ideologies and narratives posed by any image. O’Neill makes the early point that, ‘Images are not simply facile illustrations accompanying the ‘serious’ work of textual communication,…
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Review of ‘Green Thinking- Unlearning Outdated Ideas in Science, Economics and Politics’ by Natalie Bennett
Read more: Review of ‘Green Thinking- Unlearning Outdated Ideas in Science, Economics and Politics’ by Natalie BennettIn ‘Green Thinking’, Natalie Bennett calls for a deep, transformative, ‘breaking the chains’ moment, to move us away from outdated ideas which promote harmful outcomes. It challenges assumptions and models and really is a ‘breakthrough book’- the transformative model that we need for the 21st-century. She argues that, ‘We are in the Age of Shocks-…
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Halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-being
Read more: Halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030 critical to avoid disastrous effects on human well-beingImmediate call for global action to shift world towards a “Nature Positive” approach is published today in Frontiers in Science. Harvey Locke @2026 ‘Human activities are driving a global decline in biodiversity and are interfering with the natural processes essential for human well-being. Achieving climate and development goals is impossible without keeping nature intact.’ This…
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