Archive For October 27, 2019

Peterborough Cathedral’s bright idea to save money

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Plans to install energy saving lightbulbs at Peterborough Cathedral, saving thousands of pounds, have taken another step forward.

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Extinction Rebellion bring protest groups together against Sizewell C plans

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An Extinction Rebellion protest aimed at EDF’s Sizewell C plans stopped them protesting on their land.

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Student climate strikers present open letter to the county at Guildhall following protest

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Student climate strikers present open letter to the county at Guildhall following protest

Part of the YouthStrike4Climate, Cllrs praised the “energy” of those students striking, the youngest just four years old

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‘We can change the way we live’ – Christchurch resident sets up eco friendly project to transform village

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One man from Christchurch has changed the way his village thinks about recycling and protecting the environment by launching an eco friendly project.

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‘Extinction Rebellion had its strategy right’ – MP leads legal challenge against police protest ban

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A Norfolk MP is one of a clutch of politicians mounting a legal challenge against the ban on Extinction Rebellion protests in London.

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This woman has the world’s biggest Wombles collection – and she’s about to sell them off

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Their litter-picking on Wimbledon Common sowed the seeds of sustainable living – and maybe even Extinction Rebellion.

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IPCC special report on the ocean and cryosphere

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November 2019: special report on oceans and the cryosphere emphasises calls to accelerate a transition to a zero carbon economy and place at least 30% of the world’s oceans under protection. Rising temperatures, acidification, and lower oxygen levels in the oceans are severely impacting human and marine life.

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Investments into tackling climate change

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November 2019: Quantifying risks to critical systems finds that investing into climate change mitigation shows positive returns when compared to the projected costs of climate change impacts; hence reinforces the benefits of avoiding them.

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Recently, our village of Histon and Impington declared a climate emergency – here’s why yours should too

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Recently, our village of Histon and Impington declared a climate emergency – here’s why yours should too

By Simon Beard and Pippa Heylings By all accounts, the last meeting of Histon and Impington Parish Council was like no other. Not only was the hall packed with members of the public, but the evening’s business had to be re-scheduled to allow many of them to go home for bed-time. The Histon and Impington…

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Tech recycling enterprise is given a Reboot

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A social enterprise threatened with closure has been saved thanks to Emmaus Cambridge.

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