Paul Wilding
@GreenG1ant
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Working in local government. Passionate about green issues, social justice and climate justice 💚
Its Not A Hoax 🤞
TC Won't Give In To LiesThere's an easy way to avoid the 20% VAT increase on private schools.
Send your children to a local school. Simples
https://www.theguardian.com/education/article/2024/aug/30/eton-fees-increase-vat-private-schools
CelloMom On Cars"In Poland, a case study considering agri-PV and wheat concludes that revenues per hectare can be twelve times higher than those from wheat crops alone, Ember said, with a potential annual profit of €1268 per hectare from the combined electricity and wheat sales — a stark contrast with traditional wheat production that is estimated to be generating net losses in 2024."
Even a fraction of that kind of yield would already be exciting.
Green Party of England & WalesThe Children's Society says that 1 in 10 children aged 15 in the UK has - once a week or more - skipped a meal due to a lack of money.
Making us the fourth worst country for child food deprivation in Europe.
Poverty is a political choice. Time to end the two-child benefit cap.
Making us the fourth worst country for child food deprivation in Europe.
Poverty is a political choice. Time to end the two-child benefit cap.
High Country NewsAlaska’s permafrost is thawing, releasing a concerning amount of mercury
https://www.hcn.org/articles/alaskas-permafrost-is-thawing-releasing-a-concerning-amount-of-mercury/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub
Posted into High Country News @high-country-news-HighCountryNew
Dr. Katharine Hayhoe💡 What you can do: Plastic isn't only made from petrochemicals - it's a huge pollutant as well. Small steps can lead to big changes—like cutting billions of plastic bags from circulation. Ready to make a difference? It all starts with one person: you.
Read more from my latest edition: https://www.talkingclimate.ca/p/can-we-get-rid-of-plastic
O=C=OWhy is #Lapland on fire? #Finland’s far north set for record-breakingly hot summer
The average monthly temperature in the northern part of the country was between 15.5 and 18C, around 2 to 3.4 degrees above the average temperature. The number of hot days - defined by FMI as days when the daily temperature exceeds 25C - reached 20 in July, four days above the monthly average.
#ClimateCrisis
#GlobalHeating, human made
DegrowthUKIn one week two positive treatments of #degrowth in the UK national press.
1) The second of 2 articles in the Morning Star - not brilliant but not wrong: https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/what-should-we-do-about-degrowth-0
2) Article in the Guardian - very sympathetic and dismisses some myths. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/27/what-is-degrowth-can-it-save-planet
It's worth sending a letter to each to indicate wider support:
Emeritus Prof Christopher MayThere's little climate-justice to be found in the Pacific:
hardly producing any of the drivers of human-induced climate change, the Pacific islands are on the front-line dealing with sea-level rises....
As so often our actions (or inaction!) in the developed continents is having a massive impact on people we hardly see or think about.
Without global solidarity & empathy, we will likely continue to do nothing to materially help these island peoples.
#climate #politics
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3ej0xx2jpxo
Δρομογράφος#UN chief Guterres warns of fast-rising #PacificOcean
#Environment #ClimateCrisis
https://www.dw.com/en/un-chief-guterres-warns-of-fast-rising-pacific-ocean/a-70055845?mobileApp=true
