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Welcoming migration in a warming worldRich countries cause human movement – in a warming world they need to protect and accept those forced to flee. Mo Farah, one of the greatest distance...
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What could 2023 mean for Rapid Transition?2022 was a year punctuated by climate disasters. The destruction wrought by climate impacts around the world was, at times, difficult to fully comprehend....
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What cycling and struggles for indigenous cultural revival in Colombia can teach about transitionRapid Transition Alliance contributor Matt Rendell’s new book, Colombia Es Pasión, was awarded ‘Cycling Book of the Year’ 2021, and it is about much...
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What do responses to the pandemic, and the energy and conflict crises teach us about reversing overconsumption?The pandemic showed that society has the capacity to change policy, behaviour and daily life in a very short period of time, almost overnight. Consumption...
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What do the world’s fastest transitions to low carbon power and transport have in common?Norway is making the world’s fastest transition to zero emissions road transport. Over half of all cars sold in the country are electric vehicles (EVs),...
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What does COP27 mean for rapid transition?This year’s COP27 took place in Sharm El Sheik, Egypt, at a time of multiple threats facing the international community. Things do not look good. A fossil...
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What would a climate emergency plan look like?Across the world, national and local governments are declaring a climate emergency on the back of dire warnings from UN scientists about the need for urgent...
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When behaviour changes overnight – from stay-at-home, to smoke free air and switching sides of the roadHow quickly, in peacetime democracies, are people prepared radically to change their behaviour? The Covid-19 pandemic provides some clues. One of the most...