Climate change: and some practical projects to inspire

Climate Week started today:

Futures Forum: Sidmouth Climate Week kicks off Saturday 18th March

Not only are there sweeping ideas to debate:

Futures Forum: Climate change >>> Shell made a film about climate change in 1991 (then neglected to heed its own warning)

Futures Forum: Climate change: and increasing the power of government: or, "crossing the welfare state with the carbon tax"

There are also some very practical, on-the-ground projects to inspire:

Climate Change | STEM

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Success Stories - UN and Climate Change

Including:

March edition: the fight for onshore wind, sunshine and hope, science penguins and more.

What we've been up to... The fight continues Over 30,000 of you signed our pre-budget petition to demand  that the government supports onshore wind and solar in the UK. Renewables didn’t get a mention in the budget (though oil did)... but we’re not giving up. We’ve got loads more planned for our wind campaign over the next few months! (Didn't sign the petition? You can still sign up for campaign updates here!) Read our report on the budget Sunshine, solar and hope We’re brewing up a few solar solidarity projects (solar-darity, get it? Sorry...) for the next few months. Loads of you answered our call about city farms, racial justice groups or sexual health clinics that might make use of some solar panels. We should be ready to reveal what we’re up to soon... Solar-powered trains! Could we connect solar panels directly to railways to power electric trains? We’ve teamed up with researchers at Imperial College’s Energy Futures Lab to find out. The best bit? The idea came out of our work with the village of Balcombe. Here's a great write up of the idea from Ian Steadman at How We Get to Next. Check it out! What we’re into... Solar leapfrogs ahead in 58 countries Solar has become the cheapest source of energy in 58 low-income countries, including China, India and Brazil! Since 2015, the world has added more capacity for clean energy than coal and natural gas - combined. Read the article on Bloomberg Celebrating Berta Cáceres Berta Cáceres was a prominent environmental campaigner and indigenous leader in Honduras, one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an activist. We're celebrating her bravery, passion and determination, one year after her death. Find out more about her here Science Penguins! We’ve been celebrating British Science week with this awesome citizen science project from Penguin Watch. The project monitors penguins to work out changes in the Antarctic ecosystem - but there are lots of penguins, and it needs your help! Help scientists learn more about climate change, all from the comfort of your desk, squishy armchair or bed. Did we mention there are penguins involved? What you can do... Lighter, longer The seasons are changing! You may have noticed that daylight's been hanging around a bit longer. So why not take advantage of these longer days and try cycling to work or school? Here are some tips for bike maintenance! Support our work...

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