@GreenGuideUK

Seeking out planet-friendly stuff & sharing it around. Online directory. Green Guide for London. Also slow, seasonal & sustainable food in @LocavoreMag

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This Spanish city has been restricting cars for 24 years. Here’s what we can learn from it fastcompany.com/90952175/thi…
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Food price rises fuelled by huge fertiliser company profits- new research shows @tommlancaster @ECIU_UK sustainweb.org/news/jul23-fe…

Food price rises fuelled by huge fertiliser company profits- new research shows | Sustain

Fertiliser company profits soared to 500% from 2020 to 2022 according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit. In the same period, there was record food price inflation of nearly...

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Brimstone@BrimstoneEnergy14 Jul 2023
Many thanks to @washingtonpost for sharing this news! Let's build.
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@washingtonpost14 Jul 2023
A climate-friendly cement received the first third-party certification that it is structurally and chemically the same as the conventionally produced stuff. wapo.st/44A21rC

Cement warms the planet. This green version just got a key nod of approval.

A climate-friendly cement received the first third-party certification that it is structurally and chemically the same as the conventionally produced stuff.

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Well, great fun chairing @wigsandwords & @jake_fiennes this morning. What great advocates for the serious but optimistic messages of #regen #farming. Inspiring stuff, and stuff we can all do too - stop wasting food and #NoMowMay for starters...
Caroline Stanford@LandmarkHistory27 May 2023
This morning, 10.30 @CidermillTheatr . Come join us @campdenlitfest @canpdenonline!
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Wind powers the UK more than gas for the first time energylivenews.com/2023/05/1…

Wind powers the UK more than gas for the first time - Energy Live News

Wind provided 32.4% of the nation’s power, with gas delivering 31.7%, analysis claims

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@TreePilgrim@treepilgrim4 Apr 2023
Route is planned for Lands' End to John O'Groats, 4 months of pilgrimage to ancient and veteran trees the length of mainland Britain. Starting mid- April. Excited, and a little nervous!
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Slow Ways
@SlowWaysUK25 Feb 2023
We're looking for thousands of people to help with #SlowWays in 2023. Know someone who enjoys walking, running or wheeling who might like to check a few routes? Know someone with lots of followers who could help? 📢 Please point them in our direction! slowways.org
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One in five cars sold in 2023 will be electric, says International Energy Agency ft.com/content/3b2e3cef-cd9c…
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Peter Cairns@PCairnsPhoto22 Apr 2023
"The Northwoods Rewilding Network – launched in 2021 – now consists of almost 60 partners, including farms, crofts and community lands. The network supports over 70 jobs, and more than £1 million has already been spent with local suppliers and services." scotsman.com/news/opinion/co…

Why rewilding is good for people as well as nature – Steve Micklewright

The opening of the world's first-ever rewilding centre in the Highlands offers a much-needed beacon of hope.

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“Those of us who have been on this planet for half a century or more have lived through the greatest loss of wildlife on our planet for 65m years, since a meteor wiped out the dinosaurs” I have and the loss is terrifying!!! #ShiftingBaselineSyndrome theguardian.com/commentisfre…

David Attenborough's online Wild Isles isn't too hard-hitting for TV – it doesn't go far enough |...

I was hoping for a film that would wake people up to the dismal state of British nature. This charming episode won’t do that, says professor of biology Dave Goulson

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Clean energy is moving faster than you think. Investment in new large-scale fossil fuel projects is now a risky proposition. ft.com/content/5b337285-9b67…

Clean energy is moving faster than you think

Investment in new large-scale fossil fuel projects is now a risky proposition

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Care about comms? Passionate about the environment? Take a look at this dream job from our fabulous client @hubbubUK 👇
Hubbub@hubbubUK7 Apr 2023
Keen to create, full of ideas, and want work that makes a difference? Come join the Hubbub. 🌍hubbub.org.uk/job-opportunit… #environmentjob #charityjob #greenjob
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🔉 Job alert! We're looking for a Senior Trusts and Foundations Coordinator to be a core member of our Development team, generating income for all areas of the organisation including our Urban Forest programme, Trees for Streets and schools projects. bit.ly/3nrPKoQ
The green leaves of a tree.

ALT The green leaves of a tree.

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📢Calling members of the farming community in England! I want to know what you think of farmland birds and if they influence how you manage your land. I would be extremely grateful if you could fill out a short questionnaire. 🧑‍🌾🐦 readingagriculture.eu.qualtr…
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With Jimmy Carter now in hospice care, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird looks back on the former president's environmental legacy — from his sweeping protection of Alaska’s wild lands to his efforts on renewable energy. e360.yale.edu/features/jimmy…

Unheralded Environmentalist: Jimmy Carter’s Green Legacy

With the former president now in hospice care, Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Kai Bird looks back on Jimmy Carter’s environmental record in the White House — from his sweeping protection of...

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Renewable energy use surges past coal for first time in the US independent.co.uk/climate-ch…

Renewable energy use surges past coal for first time in US

‘Renewable energy is now the most affordable source of new electricity in much of the country’

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The climate time-bomb is ticking but the latest @IPCC_CH report shows that we have the knowledge & resources to tackle the climate crisis. We need to #ActNow to ensure a livable planet in the future. ipcc.ch/report/ar6/syr/

AR6 Synthesis Report: Climate Change 2023

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

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Upstream dams are drowning Cambodia’s protected flooded forest thethirdpole.net/en/nature/u… #conservation via @third_pole
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Words by Marta Kasztelan @MartaKaszti & photos by Andy Ball @_andy_ball
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edie@edie15 Mar 2023
How can B Corp certification help your business to attract and retain talent? Find out in our new guest blog from Seismic. #BCorpMonth #BCorp #BusinessIdeas edie.net/how-b-corp-certific…

How B Corp certification can help you attract and retain talent - edie

As part of edie’s Business Leadership month, Seismic outlines how the B Corp movement can help businesses retain talent during a time when climate quitting is becoming a growing problem for busines...

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