News and Updates

Everywhere I turn there are COP stories.  Some of these are gloom-filled news items about President X not turning up, or Prime Minister Y.  Others are about the likelihood of the commitments / promises / pledges / etc made within...

Which country's education ministry has said this in the run up to COP26? "The Department for Education is committed to sustainable development and we believe that it is vital for our schools to prepare our young people for the future....

I got this email a while back: Dear William Congratulations again on publishing your article, 25 Years on: Looking back at Environmental Education Research, in Environmental Education Research, earlier this year. It is an accomplishment to be a published author, take a...

News the other day that, two years ago, Glasgow City Council bought 200 electric cars for use by its staff.  Commendably "progressive" you might think.  Less impressive is the fact that they have not been used at all since purchase....

The XR Youth Solidarity group, together with activists from WTF WWF, targeted WWF UK headquarters last month.  The Guardian reported that they went there to express solidarity with indigenous groups across Africa who they say have been evicted and persecuted...

What's the carbon footprint of a great spotted woodpecker [Dendrocopos major]? That might sound a silly question given that these fine birds are in wild populations [click here for vital stats].  They might even be thought to have a negative footprint given...

Do you know how long it takes to get to Dundee by bus from St Andrews?  Or when that university's biodiversity strategy was approved?  No?  Then woe betide you if you hope to get a degree from that august institution....

This is the text of a letter that the (now ex-) Secretary of State for Education – Gavin Williamson – sent to Teach the Future's campaign co-ordinator, Tess Corcoran: 7 September 2021 Dear Tess, Thank you for your letter of...

As I noted the other day, the University of Reading held a Climate Education Summit on September 15th.  It aimed to attract young people, scientists, teachers, policy wonks and activists in order to create "a new, nationwide action plan for...

A cabinet reshuffle is taking place, and speculation is rife that the gaffe-prone Education Secretary of State, Gavin Williamson, is due for the chop.  And chopped he has been No 10 has confirmed. Of more interest to me is what...