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‘Moment of truth’ to act on climate says UN’s GuterresUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today that the planet is waging a “suicidal” war on the natural world. We are facing a ‘moment of...
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‘Moment of truth’ to act on climate says UN’s GuterresUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned today that the planet is waging a “suicidal” war on the natural world. We are facing a ‘moment of...
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A civic plan for a climate emergency; building the 1.5 degree, socially-just cityLeeds City Council became the latest local government body to pass a resolution declaring a climate emergency on Wednesday, 27th March. It becomes part of a...
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Coronavirus: we’re in a real-time laboratory of a more sustainable urban futureA pause has been forced on urban life. Quiet roads, empty skies, deserted high streets and parks, closed cinemas, cafés and museums – a break in the...
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Economic prospects for 2021: the FT surveyEach year the Financial Times newspaper investigates the UK’s upcoming economic prospects with a survey of economic analysts. Andrew Simms from Rapid...
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Fossil fuel disarmamentThree years ago, on 7 July 2017, something quite remarkable happened. After decades of trying to get the nuclear powers to fulfil their commitments under...
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Given Half a Chance: Ten Ways to Save the WorldEnvironmentalist Edward Davey’s new book, Given Half a Chance: Ten Ways to Save the World shows how little it would take to set a rapid transition in...
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Let’s work with nature and let nature work with usI was reminded by Facebook yesterday that I had posted a picture of my sunglasses 5 years ago. One balmy June evening, I had dug my bike out from the back...
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Local food for rapid transitionAs a nature-loving child growing up in the 2000s, I was debilitated and depressed by the idea that we could either save species and ecosystems, or provide a...
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Meet The Members – Paul Allen, Centre for Alternative TechnologyThe Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) is an educational charity dedicated to researching and communicating positive solutions for environmental...