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Zero carbon Britain: Rising to the climate emergencyA new report out today from Rapid Transition Alliance founding member the Centre for Alternative technology (CAT) looks at how the UK can cut energy demand...
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Zero carbon Britain: Rising to the climate emergencyA new report out today from Rapid Transition Alliance founding member the Centre for Alternative technology (CAT) looks at how the UK can cut energy demand...
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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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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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Tour tomorrow, today! Why we made a travel guide to an imaginary future cityIn the absence of opportunities to travel under The Current Circumstance, we thought you might enjoy a bit of armchair exploration instead—and so we’re...
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Time to mobilise like we mean itExcerpt from A Good War: Mobilizing Canada for the Climate Emergency by Seth Klein Lessons from the Second World War have guided our pandemic response....
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The polluter elite and the challenge of rapid transitionThe window of opportunity to prevent irreversible climate breakdown and mass species extinction is closing. Accelerating the transition requires directly...
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The new, old way forwardThe village emergency committee sounds like a possible subject for J. K. Rowling’s next novel of English rural life and is easy to mock. I felt my eyes...
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The launch of the Green New Deal BillAfter over 10 years of development the Green New Deal Group have launched the full version of a Green New Deal Bill. The launch coincides with the global...
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The elephant in the room: Fossil fuel non-proliferationThere is a huge elephant in the world of climate policy that no one wants to name. The burning of fossil fuels is the primary cause of the current climate...