Can capturing carbon buy us time to tackle climate change?
This BBC radio broadcast from the World Service series People Fixing the World was first broadcast on 11 June 2019. Download here.
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Putting a price on carbon
This BBC radio broadcast from the World Service series People Fixing the World was first broadcast on 6 August 2019. For most of human history, pumping carbon dioxide into the air has come free of charge. Burning fossil fuels powered … Continue reading →
Banking Investments in Fossil Fuels
Councils across the UK are investing more than £16 billion in the fossil fuel industry according to the Campaign Against Climate Change. Maxime of Fossil Free Coventry has produced the following summary of information about the value of the investment … Continue reading →
Fossil Free Coventry
Fossil Free Coventry is part of the Fossil Free movement which promotes divesting from the fossil fuel industry. This helps to change perception of the industry, and it’s something that consumers can get involved in. Divestment is the opposite of an … Continue reading →
Peat Fires Across the Arctic
Large swathes of peat are on fire around the Arctic Circle. Parts of Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Canada are engulfed in flames and smoke. Many are large enough to be seen from space. They are not only caused by global … Continue reading →
United Nations Association Coventry Branch Declares a Climate Emergency
We, UNA Coventry, declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency The United Nations Association is independent of but supports the United Nations. The Coventry Branch promotes the aims of the UN, which include preventing a climate catastrophe, and work to make … Continue reading →
Change Festival Declares Climate Emergency
Becky Burchell and the Change Festival Team declared the following Climate and Ecological Emergency on 3 April 2019. We, CHANGE Festival, declare a Climate and Ecological Emergency. CHANGE Festival is an arts festival that brings people together in hope and … Continue reading →
Greta Thunberg sails to New York on zero-carbon voyage
Greta Thunberg is today preparing to sail to New York on a 60ft yacht that has been fitted with 1.3kW of solar panels and two underwater turbines, but has no no kitchen, shower, privacy or toilet in a bid to … Continue reading →
Hydrogen Vehicles
Vehicles powered by hydrogen are a green alternative to electric vehicles and are more attractive for long journeys. And with the UK planning to ban petrol and diesel cars and vans in 2040, these vehicles will be increasingly important in … Continue reading →
Harbury Energy Initiative
Harbury Energy Initiative is a village volunteer-run group that aims to save energy, to reduce household costs and to cut carbon within our community. Much of their work to date has focused on community buildings. They have also helped with … Continue reading →