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Unabated word of the week
Unabated – as in: "The UK position is clear – there must be a phase out of unabated fossil fuel [extraction and use] to meet our climate goal." This is clear if a bit arcane as unabated fossil fuel use...
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Heresy Apostasy at COP28
This is part of what the PM said in his speech at COP28. "First, the world needs to do more to tackle climate change. We’ve made real progress – including at the Glasgow summit but the climate science and mounting...
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To EV or not to EV?
That is the question, if anyone actually cares. There must be a scratching of collective heads across Whitehall as to why an ignorant UK public still refuses to buy EVs. Most current sales are for company car fleets rather than...
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Writing Net Zero History
The idea of net zero was brought into mainstream thinking following the Paris Agreement in 2015, but the idea was developed in the IPCC Fifth Assessment Report in 2013 which stated that limiting global temperature change means limiting the cumulative...
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Activism in Schools
Last evening, I took part in an event organised by the Ministry of Eco Ed on activism in schools / education. It set out to explore these 'key questions': What do we mean by activism? What examples have you seen...
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CO2 + t = nz
The blurb for the on-line workshop on Net Zero that I'll be contributing to next week says: "Climate change education plays a critical role in driving action and solutions needed to achieve net zero emissions globally. In this workshop, join...
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Net Zero Learning Climate Change
I wrote the following 18 months ago for NAEE's blog. I'm reviewing it here to see how well it fits with a focus on net zero. This is the text: In terms of teaching about climate change, and based on...
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Let's help the poor, not punish them
A recent Guardian article argues for carbon taxes that target those who can afford to play. It quotes IEA data that provides energy-related CO2 emissions per person in 2021. It says: "In rich countries, the richest 10% of people have carbon...
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Buzzing about net zero
I'm taking part in a workshop on net zero and education in a couple if weeks. It's title is: What’s the buzz about net zero? It's being organised by NAAEE and GEEP. I'm chairing a panel and am expected to...
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The End of Pandamonium in North Britain
I’ve not mentioned the two giant pandas in Edinburgh zoo lately, and it’s almost too late as they are off home next week. When they first arrived, the ticket sales must have exceeded the rent the zoo was paying (around...
