Archive For January 13, 2020

Extinction Rebellion to carry out ‘longest shutdown so far’ in Cambridge

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The protesters hope to draw attention to Cambridge’s over-reliance on fossil fuels

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Peterborough ‘much cleaner’ and fly-tipping down as new city waste team praised – but concerns over recycling rates

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Councillors have praised Peterborough City Council’s new waste collection team and say it is having an impact on fly-tipping hotspots.

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Cambridge groups protest King’s Parade anti-terror barrier

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Camcycle leads call to revise road block design, joined by Cambridge Schools Eco Council

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Cambridge City Council aims to fight poverty, climate change and crime

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Cllr Lewis Herbert, the authority’s Labour leader, talks about its budget and priorities for the coming year.

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Cambridge City Council fighting poverty, climate change and crime

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Cllr Lewis Herbert, the Labour leader of Cambridge City Council, talks about its budget and priorities for the coming year.

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Cambridge Extinction Rebellion protester found guilty after London demonstration

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The university lecturer also previously protested outside a Cambridge petrol station

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Cambridge academic found guilty of XR public order offences

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Crowdfunding appeal for city's Extinction Rebellion arrestees

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Climate change forum to take centre stage

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The challenges faced by climate change will be discussed at an event in Lowestoft next month.

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Acceptance of recycled drinking water

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January 2020: Recycled drinking water may contribute to circular water consumption and address increasing water scarcity. However, public acceptance remains low and forms a key barrier to successfully implementing water recycling strategies.

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Environmental stress on women

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January 2020: Women’s capacity to adapt to climate change across Asia and Africa is negatively impacted by current adaptation strategies, leading to reduced health and wellbeing. The study calls for investments into equitable adaptive capacity building for men and women to prepare communities for safer and more effective future migration induced by climate change.

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