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World Car Free Day

Today is World Car Free Day – a day where people all around the world get to experience the wonder, joy and freedom that comes with removing cars from our...

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Why COP26 failed on fossil fuels

For the first time at a key climate summit, the F word got a mention in the final text: fossil fuels. Yet even then, extensive lobbying ended with the word...

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What cycling and struggles for indigenous cultural revival in Colombia can teach about transition

Rapid 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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We’re off track on climate commitments. How can tax reform help?

Last week the Climate Change Committee warned that time is running out for realistic commitments to tackle the climate crisis. The Committee highlighted...

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The most efficient way to decarbonise may not be what many think

The most outstanding successes of decarbonisation policy in China, India, Brazil and Europe have come from targeted investment policies, including...

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The gas price crisis – in a hole, stop digging, here’s how to climb out…

Does it seem odd that in a gas price crisis, there are people arguing we should dig ourselves deeper into the grip of that particular fuel? We’ve been...

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The Charter of the Forest inspires our future

The history of land ownership, how we use the land and how we perhaps should use it for the benefit of all , is a vital topic – and one often languishing...

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Rapid transition to beat the heat: Community Resilience

Extreme weather events like the brutal heatwave engulfing much of Europe in July 2022, highlight the urgent need to foster community resilience. Much like...

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Rapid transition to beat the heat – Infrastructure

All the wonders of human civilisation were conceived of, and created in, a climate that no longer exists. Nowhere is this clearer than in the infrastructure...